The Straits Times, 21 March 1941

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    37 1 The Straits Times (ESTABLISHED NEARLT A CKHTURY] jH^yylS LEADING NEWSPAPER LARGEST NET SALES PRICE 5 CENTS. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1941. lib PAGES. FINAL EDTW. The Straits Times 16 PAGES. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MARCH 21T~T941. PRICE 5 CENTS.
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      156 1 MIEN CHONG SMART TAILORING AnUUMr— S«K Leaf tb* WAIN SHIF.IX'S la Bllk and Wool AIM AMERICAN SHAKKBKIN. I" wi««» e^o«ri X 4 (:drmin St., S'»we. Phon« bw ii' IB 1 1 HHB KjL* 4"^ 1 "Why shouldn't I? The day I paid the first p^mm. I created an estate of
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      6 1 rSINOAPORK. I*o CECIL ST. CPHONS 5471).
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      8 1 ELSIE MARY Cattery Road. Just Arrived— American Dresses.
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    ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
    53 2 MR. Lee Teow Kee and family wish to express their heartful thanks to all their mends, relatives, members of the Amicable AUi.s'ic Association, Siong 800 Athlelic Association, who sent wreaths, caskets Irttors a'-.d telegrams of condolence and' r.lto those who attended the nleht vlsl^ and funeral of the late
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      901 2 WANTED iT JJ AI^ T f :D A l)aby s Prftm Teie 8O8I <w ric AjltfuU1 P^k giving particulars and WANTED good Tweed or Grey Flannel Costume, must be In perfect condition Meaium size Box No. 75, Strait* Times. D. C. GENERATOR 12—15 k.w. or near and D.C. Motor 10
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      641 2 EDUCATIONAL •,»h BT I mE T «TOk required for English I^^ I StUtUes ModeraU Charges. Apply 27- A Lincoln Road. HOUSES FLATS .TO LET bedrooms, verandah, bath- Barage $70 pm A >»* nt^? GLIN v »«aWe^ong period laTgTfiir- loun S e dinln 8. bedrooms kitchen etc., M.S. long bath* Unnto^o
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      833 2 TENDERS SINGAPORE IMPROVEMENT TRUST. TENDERS are Invited for the reconstrue tlon of eighteen houses together with varlou other work in connection with back lanes a Albert street and Noordin Lane. Plans, Specification and Form of Tende may be obtained at the Office of the Singa pore Improvement Trust on payment
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      630 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS (incorporated in Jaxwn) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE. TO _SAN_rttANCISCO Manila, Hon* Kon». Kobe. Yokohama. Honolulu. San F-»ncl«eo and Los Angelea L«ave Leave Manila H'fcong 88 YAWATA MARD Mar 29 ADr 1 ms. A3AMA MARO Apr. 13 'Apr. 15 m.s. TATUTA MARU May 3 May
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      394 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE. Frequent Sailing, 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 Fremant.e (Perth) via Java by first class passenger ships. Single fare $192 (A £28)
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      300 3 8.8.C. Takes Over Theatre Tne star dressinp room of a famous London theatre is now the office of Mr. Cecil Madden, BBC. produ-er of Overseas proframme^, who v here seen at work in the room which has in the past been used by sjirh stars aT Mirie Tempest, Lilian Braithwaite,
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      524 3 ftndio Programmes to-day x 'a^SSSr: •SrSr^Z?--SU.OAPOBE =3S~k££b £>a jrvwSSftS "^Ssr-WJa-a^ ZHI. 13.XJ me/. < Commentary In Malay, or Music. B^2o p.m. Lonaon. v ..g^^y Evening Popu.at wgM pm ZHPI 960 me/. <"»•"*;> The Annajoum Arable Ohaail. (ronttU. 8_« {^rt^'g^O pm. The News R<* ;ed from 0 58_J1.53 metre. OM ZHP3
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    MALAYAN COLLIERIES 1940 PRODUCTION
    753 4 A RECORD Profit Rises To $756,167: Dividend Unchanged At 16% DEPRECIATION $412,808: WAR TAXATION RESERVED T i^J?™ it ean ed by Ma)a yan Collieries Ltd. in 1940 was wiISk 6r cha F? in g $412,809 for depreciation and 5.212,565 paid in royalties to the F.M.S. Government
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    GOOD DEMAND AT RUBBER AUCTION
    103 4 IN a /eekly repcrt on the rubb-r market, issued yesterday, Gtathrtel and Co. Ltd. write:— The locil market has been quiet but steady. London has experienc?d mor n buyin* support with sellrrs reserved whilst in New York, prices have acivmced in sympathy with those of
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    RUBBER PRICE BEING CLOSELY WATCHED
    94 4 London. Mar. 20. I THE rubber market was softer on I reports that enemy d;ir.ia°e pro 1 Pd |to be exaggerated. The Rubber Asso- elation Is closely watching the fluctuations with a view to curbing any unwarranted soe-culation. The market claims that the recent i
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    GOLD PROSPECTING IS SUMATRA
    55 4 (From Our Own Correspondent) Batavia. Mar. 19 WITH a view to founding a gold mining InI dustry In Sumatra, the Netherlands Indies Portland Cement Co. has starts the exp:or* I Uon of the mountains near Palnan. Sumatra i It is known there are already »everal cow
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    "ALL-OUT" TIN PRODUCTION
    120 4 'THE exportable allowance under x the International Tin Control Schema is to continue at 130 per cent, of standard tonnages for the remainder of this year by decision of the International Committee at its meetinr in London yesterday, says Reuter. The Committee also recommended the signatory Governments
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    STOLE COAT
    143 4 Boy Of Thirteen Admits Theft At Telok Ayer pAP.KING his car at "Little Brigh- ton." as the Telok Ayer seafrtmt Is ")r>rly known In Singapore, a ilnese youth and his girl friend re■.'incd there for some time enjoyinc the breeze on Wednesday nipht. They little knew that 13-year-old
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    CONVICTION QUASHED ON APPEAL
    86 4 A CHINESE, Kok Quay Moy. who had been under sentence of nine months' simple imprisonment for as--luing In the maiis;*etnent of a Chap-Ji-Kee lottery was successful to his appeal before the High Court jrartertiav. t<'i. 'li.ng the conviction, the Chief Justice. Sir Percy McElwaine. remarked that
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    RENT RESTRICTION FOR PAHANG TOWNS
    89 4 AMEEHNG of the Pahang State Council was held at Peian recently The Council agreed to trie Rent and Charged Lands (Restriction) Enactment 1940 being brought into force in the Sanitary Board areas of Bentong, I Ketari and Karak and appointed lor! these areas an Assessment
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    96 4 Singapore, Mar. 21. Gambler «*u»«rt Hamburg Cube 12 to i Java Cub« Jl2J 12 j>o i -O7 B Mixed J225 Sun Dried M 50 White Muntok V&M White ti4in Black *IH? Son. rum, 725 No »45.10 a *«.1O JBK' Sarawak ,430, 430 *1^ Small Flake .7 e
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    89 4 Friday. Mar. 2;. noon. dnyers Seller? I Prirej Price No. OS. B.S.S. (Spot Ink) U K 39 No IX R.S.S fo b la 1 »*e» Mar.-Apr. (Sellers Option) st% 391.; G.».A.a R S.S fob m oalc* M»r.-Apr. (Seilen Option) Jgu, 3«« F.AO K.S> fob re
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    FOUND WITH CHAP-JI-KEE SLIPS AND RECORDS
    108 4 wrooi chooi seno, a 44-year-oid Hok- klen. pleaded guilty In the third court yesterday to a charge that he assisted in carrying on Chap-Ji-Kee In a house in Rochore Road on Tuesday. Prosecuting, /nspector T. C. Cheah said that at 5.45 p.m. that day
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    DUTCH SHIP LOST IN ATLANTIC
    56 4 Batavta, Mar. 21. THE Netherlands Indies Navy Depart- ment reported last night that the Dutch freighter, Simaloer (6,500 tons) must be considered lost after Blr attack in the Atlantic at the beginning of the montn. It is believed that of the crew of 71 only
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    SPEED LIMIT ON SECTION OF CHANGI ROAD
    30 4 A SPEED limit of 30 miles per hour has been enforced on a port-on of Changi Road between the 12th and 13th milestones.
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    DEMAND FOR STEEL
    117 4 New Delhi, Mar. 19. •pIE great demand for Indian steel has prompted the Government to create a special SunpJv section in tl.e UheetoKi'o General of Munitions Production In Calcutta. The bulk of the output from th« Indipn sleo' woncs is beins i^iten 10 mcci overseas orders. The
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    PETROL COUPONS
    8 4 DETROL coupons issued for March StrartiMlSLV/er^tan^.
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    AROUND THE MARKETS
    827 4 Collieries Disappoint: Tins And Rubbers In Demand By Onr Finamial Correspondent Singapore, Mar. 21. THE topic of discussion in market circles this morning is the balance sheet or Malayan Collieries Ltd. Although sharsholders have scarcely had time thorcughly to examine this document their flrst reaction is one
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    EXCHANGES
    182 4 The following arc one excnaruw ratec thb morning according to the dally elrcolai is*u«h or the Honeiong and Shanghai Banklni stLUNQ London T.T 2/4 3/32 London demand 2/4 3/^2 Switzerland (T.T. only) 202 4a New York demand 47 10 Montreal demand 61 85 Batavla demand 83 71 -Samarang demand
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    TIN STEADY IN LONDON
    48 4 London, Mar. 20. •THE tin market opened steady. The turnover was 300 tons. It Is believed that the Ministry of Supply sold cash tin against purchases of forward The United States bought moderately cvernight. After official nours a further 40 tons were traded.— Reuter.
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    DONATIONS TO THE WAR FUND
    304 4 THE following donations to The War Fund are recorded to-day R. N. Reuben, further contribution 2000 Trans/erred from Penang being 178 th instalment of contributions made through Pinang Gazette and Straits Echo 4CG.O.') Collections from District of Cameron Highlands 228 N. &F. Gregory i<i(J Staff
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    WAR RISK INSURANCE TO START NEXT MONTH
    873 5 Premium Rate Subject To Periodic Revision THE War Risks (Goods) Insurance scheme will come A into force on Apr. 1. Under its provisions it will be compulsory for commercial firms and businessmen to STaf fci^thSf 37 on^r SST& Xr $R npr month or
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    London Stock Exchange
    366 5 Buying Of Industrials For Investment I/Kidon, Mar. 20. f|N the stoci Kxchawie to-day late buying of leading industrials for Investment purposes revived an otherwise quiet session Courtaulds, Imperial Chemicals and Dunlops improved toward the close but otherwise industrials were inclined to ease Oilt-cdged Mid Home rails ruled
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    126 5 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES (Prom Our Own Correspondent j London, Mar. 20. f OMMODITY and Exchange markets closed M (ollows wttß previous quotation* tn parenthesis:— RUBBER: Dull. Spot H%4 lS*d (14 7IIM H*<J> JuSe 14Vtd 14* d <14* d 14«16d) Se^' 14% d 14>td (14Hd 14»l«d> Oct Dec. 14Vid 14* d (14%
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    106 5 Mail* close r»L the General Post Office as follow TO-DAY xtU-n air 4.00 p.m. Africa air 4.00 pjn. Australia air 4.00 p.m Burma air 4.00 pjn. Ceylon air 4.00 p.m Egypt air 4.00 pjn Great Britain etc air 4.00 p.m India r 40 P m Java
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    JERAM KUANTAN EARNS $87,417
    191 5 Dividend Doubled At 20 Per Cent. THE net profit earned by Jeram 1 Kuantan Rubber Estate Ltd. in the year ended December last was $87,417, compared with $40,300 in the preceding year. Interim dividends totalling 14 per cent, were paid during the year and L the
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    List Of Current Dividends
    161 5 Issued bj the Malayan Sharebrokere' Association 31ng»pore. Mar. 20. aoofei Oranpanj OtrfcJeo* Clow fIM Austral Amal. 3d. lHd W»us Mar. IS Tanjong Tin 5% tot. less tax Tekfca-Taiptoe 6d. le« t»x MM Havtor UVi% lffS: l "..:::-i-,«S::^S Xapata 15 fln l Al INDDSTBIALS Eastern United s
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    Malayan Sharebroker Assn. Singapore Quotations
    1093 5 THURSDAY, MAR. 1941: 4 P.M. I ©■TOT* i*UWI Ampat Tin (4s> 3s 3d 3s 7ttd Austral Amtl. (5») 6s 9d 7s 3d Austral Malay (£> 33s 6d 34s 6d Aver Hltam (ss) 17s 9d 18s 6d Ayer Weng (»1) -77 -82 Bangrm Tin (I) Us
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      727 5 Qoch^L^ ESSENTIAL, El SICKK O M WITH DECREASED APPETITE and RESTRICTED DIET. GLUCOSE B.D. IS A MOST VALUABLE FOOD. AS A TONIC, IT -SUPPLIES ADDITIONAL ENERGY. A "FIRST AID" IN ACTUAL SICKNESS SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS ALIKE. Obtainable at all Chemisis, Dispensaries and Stores Price $1.30 per lb. tin
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      107 5 SINGAPORE TIDE TABLES to-o»j H. W. 3.49 a.m. 7.9 ft.: «.O3 p.m. 6.8 ft. L W. 10. 4« a.m. l.» ft.; 10.49 p.m. 4.8 ft. To-morrow H. W. 5.01 a.m. 7.4 ft.; 7.49 p.m. «.8 ft. L. W. 12.40 noon 2.1 ft. Sunday. Mar. S3 H. W. 6.54 a.m. 7.4
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      154 6 Warner Bros.' Action-packed adventure story! mrJf 1 1 mm fir /J lastf r of jflg 'MVi "^venture! also airmail PA THE GAZETTE And an interesting colour short about SINGAPORE CROSS ROADS of m ORIENT TO-MORROW at MIDNIGHT Uy^L ALHASViBRAI The stars of "ROBIN HOOD" Aether a e ain FLYKN flp^f
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    S AFRICA'S IMPORTANCE AS WAR SUPPLIES RESERVOIR
    154 7 Mass Production Of Armoured Cars, Bombs, Shells And Guns Johannesburg, Mar. 20. of war supplie?. p The position, officials responsible say. is Completely satisfactory and strides are being made, especially with munitions. Union-produced armoured cars are used by the South African forces peneI
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    Pro-British Feeling Among The French
    94 7 Istanbul, Mar. 20 A FRENCH diplomat passing through Istanbul from Vichy yesterday emphatically stated that Marshal Henri Petain personified France, never deviating from the armistice agreement, never allowing the French Empire's fleet to fall into Germany's hands. D-nouncing Pierre Laval and a handful of other
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    FACTORY EXPANSION IN INDIA URGED
    59 7 Bombay, Mar. 20. SIR Alexander Roger, chairman of the Roger mission, recommended •aree-scale factory expansion in lnaia. At present Intended for war work they will be equipped with modern f machinery which would prove suitable i for many kinds of peace-time work I! and thus
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    U.S. DYNAMITE FACTORY EXPLOSION
    74 7 New York, Mar. 20. AN explosion which occurred «>-day at a dynamite factory at Kenvil N>w Jersey, of the Hercules Powder Factory, rocked the country for miles the violence of the explosion, which occurred in a refuse dump nobody was injured and no damage was d
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    WHAT THE LUFTWAFFE CANNOT DESTROY
    43 7 London, Mar. 20. WHEN U* P^e Minister of Australia. W Mr R O. Menzles. inspected an eneineerinc works to Sheffield, he was welmS Helllwell in a short speech said. •The one of the highlighU of his tour.-Brttish Wireless.
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    THE QUEEN'S TRIBUTE TO RAID VICTIMS
    31 7 London, Mar. 20. AFTER Their Majesties had walked around A the bombed areas of Swansea and talkwond"rlS. ar.d ""^>" ™Vire ,is a great pleasure."-- British wireless.
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    BRITISH TRIBUTE
    51 7 TO THE DUTCH People's Devotion To Cause Of Freedom London, Mar. 20. PROPOSING the toast of Pf 1 Juliana and the Royal Family or the Du£h peoples from the earliest SrUcl ofthe tavader. daily a* e«m^e ••Hirtnt-v scarcely provides a paralKl, ne HI Cannot Destroy A Nation —British
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    BRITAIN AND U.S. AID FOR CHUNGKING
    60 7 London, Mar. 20. rthe House of Commons to-day, Mr Se!?Sorgan (Con.. Stourbridge k P R C TButler. Under-Secretary for Forei-Ti Affairs, replied that the Brihad noted with^ sympathy and interest Mr R°°^ v^ statement regarding China It was the British Government s Policy to
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    BID TO BELITTLE SPITFIRE FUNDS
    68 7 ■_,-.ndou, Mar. 20. pONTRIBUTOBS to the rapid* *f£"£* Spitfire Funds tn all part* at the Briua belittle the significance of this great W» p-oples their la»t few pennies." Regardin* the "tart lew pennies," few miUtonT>mids has now been ndsefl for "v; Spitfire Fund, and latest
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    VATICAN'S GRATITUDE TO BRITISH FORCES
    94 7 London, Mar. 20. THE plight of Italian civilians in East Africa has been the subject of deep concern to ttoe Vatican, and on two recent occasions gg| tribute has been paid on behalf of the Holy See to the correct and sympathetic attitude displayed towards
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    36 7 New Delhi, Mar. 19. A MILITARY conference of rulers and representatives of states maintaining Indian States forces dismissed matters relating to enhancing the value of States forces' co-oDeratton during the war. Unanimous decisions were reached.— Reuter.
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    GERMAN DEPREDATIONS IN NAME OF "NEW ORDER"
    217 7 London, Mar. 20. "FSB? S &^p?g tandaS France for the privilege of bring occupied by the German Army. The journal says that the fil.isowu 000 which Germany is levying upon .the P «^o^N h o^Tar d Van« repreincome and a still higher proportionoi
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    SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MAR. 21, 1941. (565 th Day Of The War.) GIVE US WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT
    1205 8 SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MAR. 21, 1941. (565 th Day Of The War.) GIVE US WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT In a newspaper interview given on his return to duty after leave in England, His Excellency Sir Geoffrey Northcote, Governor of Hong Kong, spoke of the wonderful spirit of the people at Home and
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      DAY OF PRAYER
      258 8 His Majesty's Call For Sunday Next To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Once again His Majesty King George VI. has called the nation and Empire to prayer, and Christians throughout the world will be thankful for such a ruler and his public acknowledgment of Almighty
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      VOLUNTEER NURSES
      374 8 "Preposterous Conditions" Of Employment To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— ln response to an urge it appeal for voluntary nurses which was made lately, I Joined the St. John Ambulance, and was allocated to a certain hospital, on the understands: that I would give whole-time service
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      A.R.P. UNIFORMS
      91 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times i-fSr*-!*? 11 rrateful if you will Kindly allow space for me to voice my opinion regarding A.R.P. wardens 1 uniforms. Your correspondent Warden Cleveton Chua" should bear in mind that uniforms used by the A R P wardens are not for
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      74 8 The Straits Times receive many more letters than can be published in the space available. Accordingly brief concise letters stand a better chance of selection and prompt publication] than long ones. Letters exceeding 250 words are unlikely to be published at\ the present time. When letters are\ typed, double-spacing will
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      JUVENILE CRIME I
      514 8 Two Pressing Needs In Malaya To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Miss Nicoll Jones, an expert on social problems, in a talk at a meeting of the Singapore Rotary Club the other day, suggested the establishment of a Juvenile Court in Singapore. The problem of
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      MONEY-LENDERS
      332 8 Why Men Sign Absurd Undertakings To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, I am in entire accord with the statements of Pro Bono Publlco in your correspondence column of Mar. 10 and can only express surprise that these so-called money-lenders have been allowed to ply their racket for
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      LOCAL CEMENT
      575 8 Government Should Sponsor Manufacture To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Owing to the shortage of cement in Malaya at the present time, building operations—except perhaps works connected with defence—threaten to come to a standstill. Increasing numbers of men directly dependent on building and constructional work generally
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      A NOBLE SPEECH
      263 8 All Resources Of U.S. At Our Disposal To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,-The President of the United States of America has told in no uncertain manner what rol 3 his country is going to play in this the mo^t ci. hfm fh StrU .f, gle
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    FLEET AIR ARM IN FRESH SERIES OF ATTACKS
    140 9 Successful Raids On Albanian Ports WARSHIP AMONG VESSELS HIT BY AERIAL TORPEDOES Severe Damage Caused In Night Onslaughts T HE Fleet Air Arm in a fresh series of attacks 1 has struck further heavy blows at the Italian naYy The attacks, carried
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    DUCE'S COUSIN CAPTURED
    222 9 Taken Prisoner In Albania London, Mar. 21. nroiE failure of another Italian 1 attempt to break the Greek line in the central Albanian front is related in a Greek Press M l"' st^ statement broadcast by the Athens radio last night. The assault which tcok the form
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    New Bond Issue To Finance U.S. Defence
    29 9 Washington, Mar. 21. T^OUR new types of securities ran B togln 1 denomination from ten cents to *10.000 35 ass s ssr.tyna
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    WOULD BROADCAST OF ROOSEVELT'S SPEECH
    14 9 Mew Voile. Mar. 20. A SP which President Roose-wor'.d.-Reuter.
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    Enemy At Keren Hard Pressed
    110 9 Cairo. Mar. 21. THE Italians are putting up desperate resistance at Keren, in Eritrea though repor.s reaching Cmro indicate that they lack adequate air support U The position of the. British forces In the Keren area continues to develop lavoarably, stated a military spokesman here
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    YUGOSLAVS WATCH BULGARIA
    75 9 Troops Mass On Eve Of Signing Of Pact London, Mar. 21. YUGOSLAVIA now has 1,200,000 men mobilized. Most of these troops are massed on the Bulgarian frontier, according to the Swiss radio. A Belgrade message to New York states that Prince Paul and the Regency Council specially
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    TURKISH CABINET HEARS SARAJOGLU
    92 9 Vichy, Mar. 21. THE Turkish Foreign Minister, M Sarajoglu was received yesterdaj afternoon by President Ineunu tc whom he reported the substance of hU UlkTwfth the British Foreign Secretary Mr Anthony Eden, says ari Ankara dispatch to the official French news agency. Later in the afternoon
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    ENEMY KEPT GUESSING
    232 9 Where Will Next Blow Fall? London, Mar. 21. FOLLOWING the British attack on the Lofoten islands, off the Norwegian coast, the "occupation of Berbera, capital of British Somaliland, with a combination of sea, air and land forces must have brought to the enemy knowledge that similar blows
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    U.S. CITIZENS & ALIENS LAW IN BRITAIN
    24 9 U.S. CITIZENS ALIENS LAW IN BRITAIN London. Mar. 21. »s liberal a policy as possible will be A adoDted by the British Government in
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    SECRET DEVICES PREPARED FOR GERMAN INVADERS
    148 9 London, Mar. 21. rE lighting up of Britain's southern shores from the beaches with lights searching far out to sea would have quickly exposed a Nazi invasion had it followed the heavy raid on London drring We<littsday night, writes Reuter's spec }J «»we£ pondent
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    N.LLOOKINGTO HER DEFENCES
    25 9 Army, Navy Air Force Growing Lonaon, Mar. 21. A LARGE number of pilots are being trained in the Nether- he stated. Torpedo-Boats
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    KING INSPECTS U.S. DESTROYER
    29 9 London, Mar. 21. SSAErffi rnereauipment and destroyer Is manned He inspected o m r L?° a a t action stations la ?n r '%&2£ Te^Kl^rinsp.ctcd
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    SOUTH-WEST COAST TOWN RAIDED
    70 9 London, Mar. 21. LONDCI had a short alert last night. The raiders were few and far be ween and only a small number of who appeared to be coming in from the "^ThTaU-de^was sounded In London "•rafSl* south-west coast town last ni'ht was described as severe.
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    EIRE'S DRASTIC FOOD RESTRICTIONS
    99 9 Dublin, Mar. 21. IYRASTIC restriction of orders in [^regard to wheat, flour and bread have been made by the Eire Government, to come into operation lmof flour extraction fmm wheat is raised from 90 to »a p r er cent and the feeding of wheat Products
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    Story Of Rome Peace Move
    74 9 Washington, Mar. 20. RESULTS of inquiries here do not bear out an American report that a peace emissary from the Vatican and King Victor Emmanuel of Italy was in Washington. Rumours of an Italian desire for peace are fairly frequent, but it is felt here
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    Liberating The Dutch People
    109 9 Queen Wilhelmina On "Joint Activity" London, Mar. 21. "II7E can distinguish the dawn of W victory.' declared Queen Wiihelmina, broadcasting yesterday to the Dutch people. Sneaking of Dutchmen who had saKed their lives the defence^ will flower again." "Already spiritual victory is theirs and ours, for
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    AMERICA'S NEW BATTLESHIPS
    160 9 Five To Be Over 60,000 Tons Washington. Mar. 20. nnHE Senate to-day approved the A £862.000.000 bill to help finance America's two-ocean navy. It provides for the construction of six new type battle-cruisers. yP Naval experts in the House of Representatives to-day diseased th?t the next five
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    BREACH WITH U.S. FORESEEN
    187 9 Nazi Embassy's Preparations Washington, Mar. 20. A CLEAR indication o he present state of German- iimerican relations is considered here to be civen by the fact, learned here today, that the German Embassy in Washington recently sent a circular to all consuls and other German officials
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    WAR FUND INCREASES BY $3,119 TO-DAY
    476 10 Further Contribution Of $2,000 From Mr. R. N. Reuben CAMERON HIGHLANDS' D. O SENDS CHEQUE FOR $228 THIJi?T H1 Ji?S ii Q Of ThC War Fundto^ a y« $5,087,171, an increase of $3,119 since yesterday. of J h f^ a K Va M e
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    Penang European Found Hanged
    70 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) MPenanr. Mar. 21. R. LESLIE P. DUSTAN, engineer salesman in Penang of United Engineers, Ltd., was found hanged in the bathroom of his house in Dunn Road last night. Mr. Dustan recently returned from leave with his wife. He was 35. He
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    I.C.O's BRAVERY IN AFRICA
    208 10 Worked 36 Hours Without A Break Delhi, Mar. 20. ■T*HE bravery of a young Indian officer, trained at the Dehra Dun Military Academy, was reported here to-day by an officer of the Indian Army just returned from the Middle East. In one of the engagements the
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    NEED FOR M.A.S. RECRUITS
    283 10 Churches' Appeal THE shortage of recruits for the x Medical Auxiliary Service is thsubject of a personal letter from M» S. W. Jones, the Colonial Secretary i«i the various religious ministers 'in Singapore, who have issued a general appeal "to all men and women oJ goodwill.'"
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    SPECIAL DAY OF PRAYER
    243 10 OPECIAL services will be held in •>^ Singapore churches on Sunday, tne day appointed by the King as a National Day lor Prayer for strength and guidance in the days to come and of thanksgiving for blessings already received. Action has been taken In conformity witn
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    Commander-in-Chief In Perak
    46 10 Commander-in- Chief In Perak ,i2«,wT7 a> i der W C te/ Air Chief Mar »ha* Sir Robert Brooke-Popham tEP%J£? nteen n S eTal i and eUewhere <■ the FM.S. this uxek. These alighting from a plane and (below) talking to officers who met him at the airport.
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    Muar Chettiar Sentenced
    155 10 (from ©ur Own Correspondent) Seremban, Mar. 20. TH E Seremban Magistrate, Mr. J. A. 1 A. Faith, this morning delivered a lengthy Judgment in a case in which Teh Kong Hwee, of Mu-sr. and Muthuraman Chettiar of the same place were charged, the Chinese on two counts
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    What The Army Education Corps Is Attempting In Malaya
    1402 10 IN a broadcast talk on "Education in the Army" from the Singapore station on Wednesday, an officer the Army Education Corps, touchin' on aspects of the subject as it applies to Malaya said: Let us now see what education the army
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    AMUSEMENTS
    86 10 Dance (Informal) <; p.m. t 0 Midnight UAKKICK THEATM, GtYLANG Also Kentucky v p.n KBAT WORLD to 9 9 p.m. u> Midnight Globe: 40 IjtUe Or Cvi-liiDs UAJVI THEATiU illapp, World, lbu True Beaddc: MU IVOicii, Cabaret withHonaU, «OXV KATONC si I \u;h ii" SKI, K TAi: l>al^ Cabarei-
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    VITAMIN B 1 & MALAY RICE
    273 10 VITAMIN B 1 MALAY RICE I.M.R. Inquiry Into Diet Problem (From Our Owd Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 20. important investigation is now bo-'np conducted by the Institute for Medical Research into the loss of vitamin Bl in the usual Malay method of cookinp rice. This was disclosed by Mr J
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    INDIAN-MADE GINS
    45 10 la. an exhibition liere ot Rims manufa'tured by Ordnance Factories in India orders have been placed for 17 items, to th<value of nearly r.j.sco. Bombay has also held a similar exhibition. Three hundred firms weiv interested i,' tJiexhibits and 200 tenders were hand
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    RADIO SPELLING BEE
    65 10 JHKRE will be ipellinif bee contest over q l^ Stowne rmdlo to-ni*ht from 8.50 to 9.20 betwwn five Petty Offlrers frotn th^ Naval Base and five members of the A.I.F. A sale of magazines and pen I chated for Ralßes Library betwc :n JsniMn and June of
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    CORONER INQUIRES INTO TRIPLE TRAGEDY
    958 11 Eye- Witness Accounts Of Crossroads Collision MISHAP WHEN FIRE-ENGINE WAS ANSWERING MOCK RAID CALL EYE-WITNESS accounts of an accident which occurred at L the intersection of Victoria Street and Stamford Road on the morning of Mar. 11 were given by several witnesses at an inquest
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    SLASHED DOG WITH KNIFE
    205 11 Chinese Charged In Police Court ALLEGED to have slashed a dog with a large chopper used for slaughtering pigs and wounded it so severely that it died in an animal infirmary the next day, Tan Plow, a pork seller s assistant, was on trial in the
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    BOMBER FUND
    139 11 Perak Chinese Support Miners' Effort (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Mar. 20. PERAK Chinese miners warmly supported the "Malayan Miners' Bomber Fund" at a joint meei'ng of the Perak Mining and Planting Association the Perak Chinese Mining Association and the Perak Miners'! Association, held here to-day. The meeting
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    TO-NIGHT'S RADIO TALK ON MALAY REGIMENT
    453 11 "THE History of the Malay Regiment" 1 Is the title of a tall: to be broadcast frcm Singapore Station at 7 pm. to-day by an officer of the Regimenv This is the final talk in the series "The History of the Regiments at the
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    $10,000 IN INTEREST FREE LOANS
    46 11 rE Accountant-Geneial, S.S., has received an additional $10.3.VUi in interest-free loans to help in tne prosecution of the war. The separate Loan" to the Imperial Government Anonymous $8,500. Loans to the S.S. Government Mr Harold Cundy $857.14; Mr. Chan Lvi $1,000.
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    30 11 j MAGIC CIRCLE MEETING A SPECIAL general meeting of the Malayan Magic Circle will be held at Circle House to-night at 9.30. This will be followed by an impromptu entertainment.
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    WELFARE OF CHINESE CIVIL POPULATION
    687 11 Police Car eers Offered To Educated Young Men THE Government is taking a keen interest in the welfare »of the Chinese people who form a big portion of Ke the" STE! "^S detective branch." This statement is contained in a circular ..om the Felice to
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    BLAST BUND COLLAPSES
    227 11 Passer-By Knocked Unconscious AN INDIAN tamby had a narrow escape from death yesterday afternoon when the inner half of an Umost completed brick A.R.P. wall erected along the five- foot way, to protect the premises of Messrs. G H. Slot and Co., in Robinson Road. collapsed. The
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    IMPERIAL MEDAL FOR PRISON OFFICER
    38 11 'ifTHE Kin? has approved the award of r i 1 the Impertnl Serv:^ Medal to ChW Msub-Warder Pnm Klsam who recently retired from the Btnu»« Settl'in'-nts 1 Prisons' Service after 31 years' service.
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    Issued Cheques Without An Account With Bankers
    410 11 PLEADING guilty in the ciimina) dis- trict court yesterday to three char-; ges of cheat'.nß, young Kara En g Lin,; who admitted five previous convictions, was sentenced to a year's rigorous >m- prisonment on each eliwwe, the term* to run concurrently, and to
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    DISILLUSIONMENT OF INDOCHINA COMPLETE
    606 12 Tokio's "Forced Arbitration" Shattered Her Hopes |of them whose visas ire unsatisfactory have went on°° Ulelr Shlps> »»•««<*»[ M^iii ICCBJ'1 CCB J'™ W| thou h tl People m i n ?t know what to make «f the Par East srtuatico. the general opinion among newspapermen there
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    Next Batch For Embodiment
    94 12 ALL volunteers liable for c»«- tinuoas irainm- but who have TS.," 0 JJ r?one luch t«-*«"in»r during 1941 win b* embodied for the period Apr. 15 to June 14, both days esterd"' st S n Fdfr pablished v J h P rS4>nnel af fhe Sineapore Volunteer
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    DIVORCE ACTION
    226 12 Respondent's Application For Children's Custody A DIVORCE petition in which Eiias Davies U seeking a dissolution of his marriage with Bertha Elizabeth Davies was postponed by the Chief Justice. Sir Percy McKlwaine, In th« High Court yesterday. When the case was called Mrs. Davies who, up to that
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    Sale Of Petrol Coupons Is Not Illegal Says Official
    321 12 'Prom Ocx Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 20. THAT it is not an offence under the 1 Emergency Regulations (Petrol Consumption) Order, 1941. to sell or exchange coupons, is the opinion of Mr H. Stallworthy. Chairman of the Transport Board, FMB.
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    ALLEGED FALSIFICATION OF ACCOUNTS
    61 12 T C u hcl Senß a 28-year-jld hL£ ngU "aV 8p lcln < hu appeared before Mr. L. c. Goh, the third magistrate yesterday on a charge that as a store-keeper employed by the Fbod ControUer, he had falsified the accounts of the sugar pool between
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    AXIS MUST WIN VICTORY BY THIS SUMMER OR LOSE
    295 13 Blockade As Reich's Best Weapon Invasion Is Too Hazardous Stockholm, Mar. 21. COMMENTING on the Battle of the Atlantic, Col. Klecn I writing in the newspaper Vecko Journalen, declares that Iho Jorld* first blitz war has now lasted a year and
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    Criticism Made Of Building
    117 13 Poor Supervision Of London Work Alleged London, Mar. 20. SOME criticism of looseness in supervision of building of Government factories is made in the report of a special commission appointed to investigate national expenditure. It refers specifically to an extensive factory which will cost aborn £12
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    THE TIMES ON REBUILDING
    155 13 Post-War Situation Is Discussed London, Mar. 20. BHITISH newspapers welcome yesterday's House of Commons deuate «>n Do*t-war rerons.ruction and tne ssSLsrsjagvws rate the scars of war and make the most of Britain's r es9urces t Parlia The Times observes that I arlia mentarv opinion on the
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    INIHVS "BEVIN BOYS" IN ENGLAND
    31 13 Madras, Mar. 20. NEWS has been received that the first batch of "Bevin Boys" has reached England. The second batch is almost ready to proceed.— Reuter.
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    OFFICIALS FOR N.I.
    22 13 Bntavift. Mar. 20. DR. van KleB«» and Mr. Charles Welter. r«i>prtivplv Foreign Minister and Minisjjfa? Si ■as-*."? BMtRn News.
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    Britain's Policy in Regard To French
    58 13 London, Mar. 20. THE importance and significance^ of 1 the agreement between the British Government and the Council of Defence of the French Empire are themes In a leading article by The Tlm h e e^- states that the econ£jtL "the"2 Purees V^?*"***^* aro
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    Liberal Rules For U.S. Citizens
    19 13 London. Mar. 20. case of Americans unless there are reasons for the contrary— Reuter.
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    22 13 BUDGET FOR COMMONS BEFORE EASTER London, Mar. 20. Mr Winston Churchill, the Prime Introduced In the House of Commons before Easter.— Reuter.
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    29 13 TAMES JOYCE'S BURIAL Vl/HEN James Joyce, the Irish author. Wwas buried at the top C* the Zuridhbere, Switzerland, t*ier* w?s no r^ man! no Scripture reading, and no prayer.
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    Story Of Revolver Practice By Baronet On Trial For Murder
    145 13 Nairobi, Mar. 20. •<|F you came home one day and found your wife in bed with anOther man and you shot him, would you be charged with, and hanged for. murder?" This question was alleged by Chief srarSrw B?S*SWfeK»JS c<i
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    Visit To London For Fraser
    68 13 Wellington, Mar. 20. •"THE New Zealand Prime Minls- ter, Mr. Peter Fraser, commenting on London newspaper reports, said that he had received an invitation from Mr. Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister, and the British Cabinet to visit Britain to discuss matters in connection with the
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    "Women's Day" In Commons
    183 13 "Women's Day" In Commons London. Mar. 21. f*HE House of Commons yesterday had 1 an all-woman day. Beven out of the ten women members Joined forces for the first time to present the case of the women of Britain to the Government— and did so with ieminine forcefulness. The debate
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    PLANTED STRAWBERRIES INSTEAD OF CABBAGES
    102 13 1 RTHUR ROE. a market gardener, of A Moorland l Road. Axbridge. in SomerSrs Che idar Valley strawberry counS.was fined and ordered to pay €3 3s costs at Axbridge fot P lan n strawberries Instead of cabbages in a QU |o r nleern 1 e
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    GERMAN ARMY BUYS RACEHORSRS
    40 13 POM a Berlin source It Is reported ,hat the German Horse-Brecdlns Union, in co-operation wjth th. German Army Comir.and. has ou^ c well-known French raclne sables, the purchase Including several of the A«a j Khan's horses.
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    EIGHT TIMES TO RESCUE
    26 13 to each of the five members of Ms crew^ They went out to the rescue eight times during Dec. 6 and 7.
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    B.B.C. BAN IS REMOVED
    226 13 Churchill Acts As Mediator London, Mar. 20. |N typically Churchillian manner the Prime Minister to-day personally intervened to settle a dispute of constitutional character which was recently conducted witn asperity. The sore point was the action of the BBC in banning a number of artists who
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    New Nazi Ban On B.B.C For Bulgarians
    82 13 London, Mar. 20. BULGARIANS have been forbidden to listen to British broadcasts, states |a Sofia dispatch to the official Demon news agency, citing a decree Issued by the Minister of the Interior Bulgarians must be protected from propaganda from certain foreign radio stations,
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    RESULT OF SEARCH OF ASAMA MARU
    58 13 Urn Angeles. Mar 20. fHK N YX. announces that It wui not 1 accept passengers' hand *»8|*«« nnleu American licences are obtained^ The new ruling will take eHect wnM^ 25 when the Tatauta Maru to scheduled to a three-hour delaj rto the departure of
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    BRITISH TO CONTINUE PUSH IN ABYSSINIA TO END
    538 14 Any Request To Evacuate Settlers Must Be Part Of Capitulation a tvtv x London, Mar. 20. A™ n ZV e^? y fhC Itallans for the safe condu <* of the <2U0 000 Italian non-combatants in Abyssinia could only l!ZL Pa f J
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    Preparedness In Assam
    73 14 Shillone, Mar. 20. T'HK need of being prepared for any contingency was to-day emphasized by the Governor of Assam, who warned the people that air attacks may come without warning, adding that the flying distance from the nearest aerodrome occupied by the Japanese to Shillong was a
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    392 14 'Symbol Of Practical Co-operation' Fadden Sydney, Mar. 20. A GREAT welcome was accorded the United States naval squadron of seven warships when it arrived at Sydney Head to-day. Scudding storm cl-ni'Li and drivin» rain failed to dampen the ardour of the cheering crowds ashore and
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    MIGRATION OF JEWS
    73 14 "THE Berlin News Agency, commenting on American reports of a proposal for the migration of 450,000 Jews jto the U.S.A.. states that no obstacle |in principle will be placed on such emigration from the Old Reich and I from Ostmark (Austria) It adds tha< lt£ Cr^£ re
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    An Italian Ace Is Captured
    207 14 London, Mar. 20. OTATED to be Italy's ace acrobatic pilot in East Africa. "Porpoise Pedro has been captured, according rV£ M^V° n recelve «J 'rom the 4K Ti ,J dd Ie East h w>quarters by j the Air Ministry news service. Pedro, who flew a
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    Blockade Of Nazi-Held France To Continue
    111 14 London, Mar. 21. THE German-controlled press in Paris claims that In view of the threat of Adm. Darlan, the Vichy vicePremier and Navy Minister, to convoy French merchant ships, Britain has agresd t" ?lkw those shirs passage through the blockade. In London It is
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    BIG LA. DEFEAT SURPRISE OF WEEK-END'S CRICKET
    886 15 Barnes And Bowley In Line For State Honours QUITE the most surprising result of last week-ends cricket which saw the season in Singapore blossom rieht out of its embryo stage, was the innings victory the Singapore Recreation Club scored over the Indian Association.
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    SUNDAY'S GOLF AT TANGLIN
    230 15 Garrison Club To Meet Sepoy Lines r;E following are the starting times and teams for a match between the Ser>oy Lines Golf Club and the Gartlson Golf Club, to be played at Tanghn on Sunday, Sepoy players mentioned first: 9am H G Turner (20) and A.
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    Ceylon Sports Club Cricket Teams
    139 15 rE following are Ceylon Sports Club it trains lor w^-end flaiiesAjninst the Heavy B-Utery at BMestler to-morrow B. Dudley (capt.i, S. Chelliah, Carlo 1 Perera, Dr Balasingam, K.ulasin'ram. A. i S. A. Janspn, E. Sinnathurai. V. Param- sothy. E. Doraisamy, S. Thuraislngam. 1 Roy Ondatle.
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    CHELTENHAM GOLD CUP TO POET PRINCE
    121 15 London, Mar. 20. rE Cheltenham Gold Cup race, run over three BbUm at the season's outstanding stoeplcchr.se meeting, was i won to-day by Mr. D. Sherbrooke's Poet Priiue, with Major L. Montague's Savcn secon-l and Lady Phipps 1 Red Rower third. Ten ran. Roman
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    BRAMTOCO SPORTS CLUB
    89 15 rE following playcri will represent the Bramtoco Spent) Club In a Triendly table tennis niatrh against the .Straits Times Pmss Sports Club at Hoe Chiang Road nt 5.15 p.m. to-day: Ycung Hat Wah. Oni; Chen? Klat. Tan Gim Vans*. M. K. Dimon and Hens Seng Chens. Re
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    soccer results IN BRIEF
    101 15 soccer results IN BRIEF Tat following are the results in brief of league soccer matches played yesterday: S.A.F.A. League, first division. RA. (A.- A) and the Fortress RE. drew at Changi, each side scoring two goal>. Reserve divisi3n; The game between the Gordons and the Fortress BE, U have been
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    MALAY REGIMENT WIN TWO-NIL
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    FIRE-WATCHERS SAVE MILLIONS
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    212 16 Gnvvv a -j. London, Mar. 20. tow^h.M Va K Ce^ Uni f/r ntered Tepelini the last Albanian town held by the Italians on the road to Valona, early this morn,n ff after fierce fighting, according to reports reaching Reuters special correspondent on the Albam-a^frontier
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    Turkish Message To Mr. Eden
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    Nazi Air Officer A Prisoner
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