The Straits Times, 5 April 1941

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    38 1 FINAL EDTN. The Straits Times [BSTABLISHKU NEARLY A CMfTURY] MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER LARGEST NET SALES 16 PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, APRIL 5. 1941. PRICE 5 CENTS The Straits Times 16 PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1941 PRICK 5 CENTS
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      270 1 for Up-to-date TAILORING MIEN CHONG Av*ilaDl«- Mil Imi Uu WAIN SHIFIIS la Kllk and Wool Atoo AMERICAN SHAKKsKIN la twlow tttturt t olrmM St.. S'parc Phaot qi» ?it^^—~--^^ rr=:rrr T ——trfr*\ ll 1/ BROLAX Blinds look mucn neaur U?TC*><-- JA-I -~~i r~y~ l^r aav than ra*t*n chlrka and will last
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      11 1 ELSIE MARY Battery Road. Has a Good Selection of Afternoon Dresses.
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      1201 2 Straits Wtrnz SMALL ADST Minimum charge St. for advt not exceeding 4 Haas More than four lines 25 cents per line (Six words) Box No. 25 cents c .-a. DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES BIRTHS. MARRIAGES. DEATHS. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. ANNOUNCEMENTS A PPC CARDS are charged S3 each per Insertion per Inch. Over I Inch
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      862 2 BOARD ft RESIDENCE NAPIER HOUSE, 7 Kapler Road. One double flat and one single Oat. Apply Mrs. T. H. Payne, Telepnooe *****. "HILLTOP." GUEST BOUSE COM single and double bed rooms, outstanding cuisln-. moderate rates Tel. *****. 7 and 8 Institution Hill, Singapore. HOLLAND HUIS, 304 Orchard Rd. Lar&e Urj
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      478 2 BUSINESS CARDS ETC. I WESTERN AUSIRAXIA City ot Perth tat nearest Capital to Singapore and P.M. States The mint deHrhUul climate la Australia. Spend row holidays M Western Aastralia. For particulars regarding Bungalows, Flats or properties, write to: JOSEPH CHARLES. LEARMONTH DUFFY CO.. Joseph Charles. F.R.E.L. r.C.I.V. West Australian Chambers,
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      104 2 JOIN THE GREEN CIRCLE LENDING LIBRARY Ist rI.OOK 18-F BATTERY RD. P.O. BOX 34, SINGAPOKK. Moderate terms: Special rates Ontetallon Members Club* and Messes. Open Dally: B.M A.M. to < P.M. Saturdays: g.M A.M. to 1 P.M. I EUGENE Permanent Waving EUGENE Hair-reconditioning. I M AISON PERM European Ladies Hairdressers
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      553 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. (lncorporatco. in England I PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL B.N CO MAIL. PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICE The best possible services are being maintained by the P. O. S. N. Coy. from the Straits to their usual ports of call in China. India. Ceylon
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      442 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 FARC Regular Services to Fremantle (Perth) via Java by first class passenger ships. Single fare $192 (A £26)
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      213 3 INSURANCE FIRE-ACCIDENT MOTOR FIDELITY GUARANTEE MARINE, WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION THE LONDON ASSUPJ\NCE. lIONO KONO FIRE INSCK. CO. LTD. PHOENIX ASBURANCE CO. LTD. WESTERN ASSURANCE CO. EAOLE BTAH INS CO. LTD. BRITISH AMERICA ASSURANCE CO. GUTHRIE&CO.,LTD. (Incorporated in SBi HAVE YOU MADE YOUR WILL? No prudent man neglects this du:v to nimselt
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      195 3 Radio Programmes TO-DAY SINGAPORE ZHl U.ss oe/a < tM Zliri IMn/i |UN a.) ZHP» IJtl me/i HIM m.) (ZHL ZHP1). 4.50 p.m. Commentary on the sixth race ot the Singapore Rftcrs, by A. Cramsie. Relayed from Bukit rimah Racecourse; 6.10 p.m. Modern Mandarin Dance Music t; 6.40 p. m News
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      203 3 the Singapore Races, by A. Cramsle. Relayed from Buklt flmah Racecourse; 6.10 p.m. Malay Musical Entertainment from the Studio: 5.55 D.m. Commentary on tile eighth race of the Singapore Races, by A. CramM? Relayed from Buiclt Tlmah Racecourse: 6.0fi pm. News In Hindustani: 8.20 p.m. Music*. 9.40 p.m. News In
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      882 3 1 Vpm. Concert WalUwt; 1.30 pm. Warnlnr to Mariner*. Mem; 1.45 pm. Interval. (Ziil znrn. I pm. Cantoneaa music by the SUrcr Moon Musical Dramatic Association. (Prom th» Studio); 5.35 p.m. New* In Cantoneae; 5.50 p.m. Hokkien mutlct: 6 pm. News )n Hokkien; e.15 p.m. Warning to Mariners. 6 30
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      486 3 EMPIRE STATION EASTERN TRANSMISSION »fll b» r»dta" 4 I* Malaya on: Gsr— 1»»Z metres (15.15 m/ea) iM OSO U.M artrn (17.7* a/ea> fraa) Hi PJB. t* >.5t p.m. CSB— JI.S3 metrea (9.51 a/«a| and GSH —14.53 metres 111.75 m/ea) from am U U.M am NORTH AMERICAN TRANSMISSION »5.4t a-m. u
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    London Stock Exchange
    366 4 London, Apr. 4. r\N the Stock Exchange to-day price* were marked down In the early session under the influence of the approaching budget and the news from Libya but the close was steadier though this was at the lowest levels. OUt-edged, Home rails and Industrials recorded fairly
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    MARCH DOMESTIC RUBBER EXPORTS
    31 4 THE estimated export of dry rubber from Mafeiya, Brunei and Labuan c" urine March was 48,000 tons, compared with a proportionate monthly exportable allowance of 54,000 tons.
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    FREIGHT SPACE FROM NETHERLANDS INDIES
    75 4 London. Apr. 4. I The Netherlands Indies Government has assigned shipping priorities from Bctavla to the Eastern United States during May. firstly, for rubber and latex, tin. tapioca and fibre; secondly, for gums and sr-ces. Any tanker space not needed lor latex will be rest
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    TIN REMAINS STEADY IN LONDON
    60 4 London, Apr. 4. TIN opened steadier. The turnover a was 250 tons. The market recoverinnntnv with the better advices from the East where there were much smaller sales. There was considerable buying, especially after official hours, when consumers paid five shillings above the Ministry's selling
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    AUSTRAL MALAY GROUP MARCH TIN-ORE OUTPUT
    78 4 THE following outputs of tin -ore are reported from companies In the Austral Malay group for March: Hours Yardage PUuis ore K. Kamunting 660 133.030 445 Thabawleik Tin 632 200.000 1,600 Pungah Tin Dredge 1 ..660 277.000 1,467 Dredge 2 ..571 204.000 1,125 Austral
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    MARCH RUBBER IMPORTS
    40 4 pOREIGN imports of rubber in r March totaled 18,157 tons, compared with 20,324 tons in February, bringing the total imports for the quarter to 65,466 tons, compared with 64,304 tons in the first quarter of 1940. i
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    SUMATRA RUBBER COMPANY'S FATE
    394 4 Drama Of Fall Of France (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Feb. 19. ATTENTION has been drawn in London to-day to the strange fate that has overtaken the well-knoxn Sennah Rubber Company, Ltd., operating estates, situated in the Laboear district of Sumatra with its registers! offices and
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    MAJEDIE RUBBER'S FUTURE
    88 4 i From Our Own Correspondent) London, Feb. 26. TTIAT the ertate, which had be»n 1 bought by the Government of Johore last December for $220,000. was in the process of being transferred, was stated oy Mr. T. B. Barlow wher he presided yesterday at the annual general
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    109 4 Singapore, Apr. 4. I surer* *in-t Rlr« qu«trd per k«y»n 10 plruK Othet rommoditira quoted per pknl rxcept hrrc othernise lUted. i rtur.oirr Hamburg Cube Java Cube ?opro Mlxfd (225 Sue Dried (3.50 White Muntok White Black >'o9c riom No I UnR» $605 F*»r (590 Sarawak (430
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    EXCHANGES
    182 4 rr.e following are the excnangr rates thLmcrnlng according to tl.t daily circular la>u*. t>v the Hongkonc inrt Shanghai Banklru Ooro oration MM London T.T J/4 1/32 London demand 2/4 3/32 Switzerland (T.T. only) 202.46 New York demand 47.10 Montreal demand 51. >S Batavta demand M.71 Samarang demand M 58
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    127 4 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES (Prom Our Own Correspondent) London, Apr. 4. COMMODITY and Exchange markets eloaed v as follows with previous quotations In parenthesis RUBBER: Stead;. Spot: M'-d 14Sd M.d 14\d> May 14d 14\d (14d 14'>d> JulySept. 14d 14Hd (14d 14V*d) OctDec. 13 15 16d 14 1 16 d (13 15 16d
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    79 4 CHAMBER OF COM MERCE RUBBER ASSN. FrMay, Apr. 4. noon. •layer* Setter; rrtees l*ih* No a B.SS. (spot hw) 31-. 39% No IX E.SS IB April 39'» 39', G.F-A-Q. S.S t« b la Dales April W, 38", rJt.Q. sUS.B f»b. m o»irt April 3»V rCTOKE OUOTATIU.NS Ma. CX E.S.S aa
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    AROUND THE MARKETS
    420 4 Tin Shares Easier But Offerings Well Absorbed <Py Our Financial Correspondent) Singapore, Apr. 5. *¥*HE tin share market continued its easier trend yesterday but offerings were (airly well absorbed at the lower prices. Hrng Fatt hid business at $1 34 early in the day but they lat?r
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      257 4 c^Hssaaaawaaißwaaaßß^a^B^awasasißa (JolSaudijiiiMei, >i. tiling i-an outthiiie H,l\.-r ■liranvd with'Silvo.' < i-iii k l v and f.i«ily it imI a glittering polish vhich shows up the full Iti-nuty of the inrtal. It <o'itains no ariil or mer-<-\ir'. ami you ■•an nafelv u«o it t.i ki-i'p all your Silver k'uuioit and beautiful.
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      33 4 THE CAPITOL'S BIG MUSICAL SHOW FOR THE EASTER HOLIDAYS Imo smomG swownsi |k^ Vo n u V*m«'«« >nWayl El! \k IWANDREWniSTERS M H^| -.*k "~4 UTT>~'^m" <M|| You'll ROAR AT THE RITZ BROTHERS
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      182 4 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE. The Exchange Banks will be closed on.— 11th April Friday > Good Friday > 12th April Saturday) Following Day. (Public Holiday) 14th April Monday Easter Monday (Bank Holiday). ALEXANDRA BRICKWORKS, LIMITED. (Incorporated In the Straits Settlements.) NOTICE U hereby clven that the Thirteenth Annual General Meetinß of
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      36 4 ARIEL MOTOR CYCLE The Popular Motor Bike KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE LENGTH AND BREADTH OF MALAYA Machines sold to the JOHORE POLICE DEPT. and P W. D.. SELANGOR Sole Agents TIE EASTERN AUTO CO., LTD. Orchard Road.
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      200 4 SINGAPORE TIDE TABLES To-aay H.W. 3.10 a.m. 7.6 ft.; 4.01 p.m. 6\s ft. L.W. 9.54 am. 2.3 ft.: 9.48 pm 4.4 ft. To-morrow H.W. 4.10 am. 7.3 ft.; 0.38 p.m. 64 ft. L.W. 11 08 a.m. 2.5 ft.: 11.11 pm 4 ft. Monday, Apr. 7. H.W. 5.35 am. 7 ft.;
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    FAR EAST CRISIS MAKES LONDON RUBBER MARKET BOOM
    1801 5 Consumers Rushing To Buy Reserves SHAREHOLDERS STRONGLY ADVISED TO RETAIN SCRIP (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 21. IN spite of the lessons of an 18months' war of surprises, the average financial or industrial expert here continues to see little further than
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    Malayan Sharebrokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
    1361 5 IR1DAY, APR. 4. 1M1: 4 P.M. MININO Rayrn Scllcri Ampat Tin (4s> 3s 3d 3* T/id Austral Amal. (Si) 6s 9d 7s Ittd Austral Malay (£> 33s «d 34a M Aycr Hitam (5s 17s 4 4d IS* lV*d Aver Weng (fl> .80 .85 Bar.grro Tin
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    106 5 Mails clofic at the General Post Offl<-« as TO-DAY AtLlralia air 12.30 p.m. Java air 12. J0 p.m. New Zealand air 12.30 p.m. Medan air 12.30 p.m. Palembar-.^ air 12.30 p.m. MONDAY Aden air 4 p.m. Africa air 4 p.m. Burma air 4 p.m. Ceylon air
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    MARCH RUBBER CROPS
    42 5 The following rubber crops were harvested In March: ib. Broome 212.500 Duff Development 330,679 Alor Pongsu 99.519 Bedong Rubber 56.157 Temerloh Rubber 35.367 The crop harvested by Duff Development Co.. Ltd. in the year ended March was 3,302,752 It.
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    List Of Current Dividends
    208 5 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association. Singapore, Apr. 4. Boom Oompaaj OirMena Claw TIN Idrls Hyd 2H% Mm Ui Johan 7H% final Apr. 11 Kent 5% le«s tax K. L. Tin l!- Mural 40% int. Apr. 7 Pcnglcalen Ord 6d. less tax... Sthn. Tronoh 7tt% Int.
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      486 5 AUCTION NOTICE VALUABLE FKEEBOLD AND LEASEHOLD FSOPEKTIiiS to be sold by Public Auction at the Salfroon. of CUINO KENO LEE Sc CO. LTD. No. 9-A. (Ist. floor) DAlmetda SUeet Singapore, en Monday. 7tk: Ape*. 1941, al tM P.M. KAWANA BAWANA SHAIK MOHAMED MARICAR Deceased. Lot 1 Leasehold (99 Tears from
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      368 5 PUBLIC NOTICES singapore boy scofjti (loc:al) asscx^iation. NOTICE Is hertby giren that the AnnaO Oeneral Meeting nf the Avy-ln'.ion will b* held on Thursday. 10th April. 1941 at th* Singapore English School. OM'um Lane oil Orchard Road, Singapore at 7 p.m. (Signed) D. R. WATERS. Honorary secretary. THE MUNICIPAL ORDIN
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      298 6 HERE'S YOUR HAPPY WEEK-END SHOW! TO-DAY AND TOMORROW 4 SHOWS n a.m. 3.15, > I UAMDDA 6.i5 9.i5 p.m. ALnHIYIPtCM The glamorous star of "IRENE" in s£££3HlHE2Si^ i RKO MmL_. !^BM^ RADIO'S Eb :^1 H^ml Comedy a~ H fuSmt B> 1 Ilomance ANNA NEAGLE in "NO, NO, NANETTE" With ROLAND
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    Way Of Democracy Is By Death Of Evil
    562 7 COME years ago while crossing the Atlantic it was my privilege to travel with a cultured negro gentleman who was celebrated as a singer of the then very popular negro "spirituals" songs of a seml-rellglous. Semi-nat onal nature, instinct with a feeling
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    CHURCH SERVICES FOR TO-MORROW
    1610 7 CBI'RCU OF ENGLAND ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL —Palm Sunday. 6.50 a.m. Holy Communion; 7.30 a.m. Matins; 8 a.m. Choral Eucharist; 10.15 a.m. United children's service and procession of palms; 5.30 p m Evensong and sermon. Preacher: The Archdeacon. Sub)eot: "Perseverance ST. PAUL'S CHURCH— Sunday. 8 a.m. Holy
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      428 7 RAFFLES HOTEL TO-NIGHT SPECIAL RACE DINNER DANCE (formal) 8 p.m to 1 a.m CABARET TUC ACTOR ***** *CROBAUC Ai TRACTION ■Mt Ad lUX UUU DANCERS Dinner $3.00— 800K YOUR TABLE— Non-diners $1.00 RIJSTTAFEL served to-day from 12.30 to 2.30 p.m. TO-MORROW EVENING IN THE PALM COURT MILITARY BAND CONCERT -8.30
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      207 7 A POPULAR CHOICE FOR YOUR WEEKEND SHOWt CATHAY to-day A AX m J. 15 6.15 9.15 Where Everybody Goes. ''PHONE 1400 EXTRA MORNING MATINEES TO-DAY TOMORROW AT 11 O'CLOCK Roaring Laughter! Soaring Adventure! Adoring Love! M fc tdth ww r 1 B^sb hL ac Wringing from Glorious Comedy to heart-lifting
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, APR.5,1941. (580th Day Of The War.) "THANKS GOD FOR SMUTS"
    1122 8 A large percentage of the Malayans who have taken leave during the past year have gone to Australia. Very few indeed have visited South Africa. They have not been: prevented from doing so by any
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    SYRIAN CRISIS
    64 8 London, Apr. 5. Following the appointment of Khaleb b.'y Aljm as thj head of the new Syrian Government, Emile Edde. pres.dent of the Republif. and Mons Biyhum, Secretary of State, have resigned, says a Beirut message to ths Vi -hy n ws agency. It adds that Gen. Arlabosse
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      EVACUATION
      341 8 Procedure Adopted In Great Britain To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— With reference to your leading article of March 26, on the subject of evacuation notices, will you be good enough to give me space to make the following remarks: So far as can be ascertained In
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      HOME-GROWN FOOD
      180 8 Plan To Encourage Those Without Land To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— The suggestions on the Grow Your Own Food campaign put forward by John England should have occurred to the authorities long ago. However, may I point out that by this scheme only the people
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      SUNK!
      78 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— Splttler Who killed Cock-Ro-bin Matsuoka Dunno." Cunningham I killed Cock-Ro-bin Mlsslnglinkl But you didn't play fair. You clow d up our funk-hole and gave us no chance to run." Ma'suoka -1 am flying back to Japan Sasonarn Missingllnki: "And don't forget
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      RUSSIA'S PART
      1008 8 A Protest Against Cheap Epithets To the Editor of the Stra.ts Times Sir,— lt was highly amusing to rtad "Rationalist's" account of "Britain's" behavi,- ur and mental proc> > connection with the Russian problem. He seems to think of Britain a-i of an omnipotent, vastly righteous lion endowed
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    WHAT MALAYANS HEAR FROM HOME
    1130 8 COME extracts from letters re. j ceived by Malayans from friends I in Great Britain giving an interest- ing picture of conditions in Eng- 1 land and showing how the people are facing the ordeal of the Battle of Britain, appear below: From the export
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      78 8 /^T\ INCOME TAX U'^jlJ PROBLEM? ACQUIRE TOUR ACCOUNT BOOKS now (OVER A 1.000 KINDS STOCKED) BASRAI BROS. MANUFACTURING STATIONERS AND MERCHANTS 5 111 r.I A STREET. 169 BATU ROAD, SINGAPORE. PHONE (497. KUALA LUMPLR. NUMONT FUL-VUE In nj.-wll tScrewlessi Construction. I usnion s litest. ffflturliiK All tntlrc.y new prinriple of
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    FRESH TALK OF AXIS-U. S. DIPLOMATIC BREACH
    415 9 American Shipping For Red Sea Soon? AIDING BRITISH WAR EFFORT IN AFRICA AND BALKANS 100 Freighters May Be Diverted To Route AXIS-UNITED STATES tension has been further heightened by Washington's flat rejection of the Axis demands for release of the German and Italian
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    LIBYAN PUSH 'TOO LATE"
    442 9 Coinin e n t On Axis Manoeuvre Cairo, Apr. 5. '•TTHE Germans have Initiated their attack in Libya three weeks too late, since it is probably designed to relieve British pressure on Eritrea by drawing off our troops from that theatre of war," said the mili-
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    15.000 Planes For Great Britain
    100 9 Washington, Apr. 4. OFFICIAL sources reveal that the i^ United States Lease and Lend 1 programme will include the produc- tion of 15,000 aeroplanes, 5,000 tanks and more than 300 merchant ships. i The planes will be mainly bombers and about 13.000 are for the
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    GREEKS REPEL TANK ATTACK IN ALBANIA
    54 9 Athens, Apr. 5. SUCCESSFUL local action by the Greeks resulted in more enemy i positions beins taken, states last [nights Greek High Command com- munique. Seventy prisoners, including one officer, fell into Greek hands. I An enemy attack wi h tanks was 1 repelled
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    STOP PRESS
    53 9 Vessel Sunk By Singapore Mine The Coniinander-in-Chief, China Station, regrets that Admiralty mooring vessel Bulllalo, when proceeding this morning to endeavour to salve an aircraft which crushed yesterday in the vicinity of one of the minefields of Singapore, fouled a mine, blew up and sank. There are unfortunately
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    NAZI THREAT TO HUNGARY
    284 9 Action Against Yugoslavia? Belgrade, Apr. 5. pOUNT Teleki, the Hungarian Prime Minister, is believed to have shot himself because he considered that his country was being drawn into a disastrous war on Germany's side. Latest information reaching Belgrade from the Ilungiri.in capital suggests that immediately after
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    COUP D'ETAT IN IRAQ
    149 9 Britain Watching Situation London. Apr. 5. MEWS has just reached London of a coup d'etat in Iraq following upon a recent political statement. i Although the situation is sti'.l obscure, it appears that a number of j ministers headed by Ra.shid Ali have soi73d power in
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    New Cable Service For Straits Times
    49 9 A SPECIAL additional cable service from Sydney and New York is to be published dally in The Straits Times, The Singapore Free Press and The Sunday Times, beginning to-day. The service will be exclusive in Malaya to the Strait* Times group of newspapers.
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    TAX INCREASES MAY AFFECT ALL COMMUNITIES
    313 9 London, Apr. 5. rpHE British taxpayer, in addition A to tightening his belt, will have to dig Jtill more deeply into his pecket for victory after Sir Kingsley Wood, Chancellor of the Exchequer, presents the budget in a few days, writes Reuter's political correspondent.
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    Matsuoka Says He Hopes For Italian Victory
    807 9 TOKIO BECOMES DUBIOUS ABOUT VALUE OF MINISTER'S JOURNEY London, Apr. !>. I AM convinced that under your leadership the great Italian nation will emerge victorious from this war," declared Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka, Japanese Foreign Minister, in a farewell telegram to MmmU on his
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    PARATROOPS OF BRITAIN
    403 9 Fresh Details Of New Force London, Apr. 5. MEW facts on Britain's paratroop army were given in a broadcast from London last night by an anonymous R.A F. officer who helped to organize the first British descent on southern Italy on Feb. 14. on which as a
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    Ford Closes All Its Assembly Plants
    50 9 Detroit, Apr. 5. TIU; Ford Motor Company an- j nnunrfs the (losing of all IK of its assembly plants in the I niW-i Statts. thr rr.ison riven beinn a shortage nf parts dne to the Rivrr Koure strike. —Reuter. (Reds b: h.nd strike—pace 13)
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    YUGOSLAVIA TURNS TO U.S.
    314 9 Request For War Material Washington, Apr. 4. YUGOSLAVIA has requested the United States to supply her with "certain types" of war material. This fact was revealed to-dny by President Rocsevelt at his PtM conference. H? state 3 that the reque. t was mad.- wh-n he confrrred
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    SOLDIERS CONTINUE TO SUPPORT WAR FUND
    745 10 To-day's Total Shows Increase Of More Than $1,000 THE War Fund has advanced by more than $1,100 since yesterday and the total is now $5,273,850. There are no four-figure donations in to-day's list, but there are a number of items of unusual interest. Serving
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    AMUSEMENTS
    158 10 Umtl ilUTLL :.il llacc Uimier Dartre l 8 p m to lam GARRKK THEATRE. GEYLANC Kris Mataram (Malay Talkie) 7 A 9.30 p.m. great noni.o C'abant: 7.3ii to 9 A: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Globe: Broadway Melody >>i 1940. Sky: Golden Doy. IIAPTV TIIKATUK (llappj World) Only Angela
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    BRISTOL AIR RAID RELIEF FUND
    63 10 A FUND has been opened for the relief of residents of Bristol who have suffered by the recent air raids. Those wishing to assist should send their donations to '.he Hongkong and Shanghai Ranking Corporation, Singapore, for the credit of the Bristol Air Raid Relief
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    CHILDREN FORCED TO SCATTER
    173 10 Offending: Driver's Licence Suspended For Month A LORRY driver who "forced a line of Convent school children to! scatter," at a pedestrian crossing, had his driving licence suspended for a month In the Singapore traffic :ourt yesterday. Telling the driver, Ong Ec Lah, "It was a
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    "THE MUMMY'S HAND" IS A THRILLING FILM
    106 10 It the Cinema Pl:r Mummy'- Hand.' (Dirk Foran, i "iran and ffrthm Fordl. A UHI -Jl IV lure. At the CapitoL 4 monster, one who Is Immortal and back to life after 4.000 years as' i 1.. ':-rim, in the Egyptian tombs. Is
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    MR. J. E. SAMUEL
    60 10 MR J. E. SAMUEL J. E. Samuel, chief storekeeper of! the General Electric Co. Ltd Singa- ore. died y.sterday at his residence in "elok Kurau Road. Mr. Samuel had been mploycd with the O.E.C. for the past ight years, prior to that he was employed y the Municipality as a
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    M.C.S. CADETS DEATH
    34 10 PHE death occurred in Madras on 1 Mar. 27 of Mr. D. Macphie, a cadet )f the Malayan Civil Service, who was itlached to the office of the Malayan •Emigration Commissioner.
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    A.R.P. Wardens Tackle An Incendiary Bomb
    35 10 Air raid leardens of the Central Division putting out an incendiary bomb during a competition lor teams ot the division held last evening at NM Road— Straits Times picture.
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    VOLUNTEERS RESERVE LIST
    158 10 Hope That They Will Join L.D.C. "THE Government has had under consideration for some time the problem of the utilization to the best advantage of Volunteers who owing to the needs of their particular essential occupation are exempted from mobilization or exempted from all forms of military
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    K.L. BLOOD DONATION SOCIETY'S PROGRESS
    183 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 4. THE KuuU Lumpur Blood Donation Society now has 80 members, states the report to be presented at the second annual f eneral meeting of I the Society on Apr. 16. Thus the mem- bershlp has grown from
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    MORE RADIO PROGRAMME IN ASIATIC LANGUAGES
    98 10 rr\HE broadcasts from Singapore in Asiatic •I languages which were recently extended will shortly be further enlarged. Beginning to-day, a programme in Malay, consisting of a talk and music, will be broadcast every Saturday from 10 pm. to 10.30 p.m. A programme In Malayalam,
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    MALACCA WEDDING RECEPTION
    52 10 A RECEPTION will be held at the Malacca Rest House at 5 pin. on Apr. 13 tn connection with the marriage <4 Mr. Palaytl Gopl, hon. secretary of the Malacca Indian Association with Sreeniathi C. P. Kamaltsh). daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. P. K. Nair. of
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    DUTCH NOW USING 20 FORMER NAZI SHIPS
    137 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) Batavia, Apr. 4. TWENTY German ships confiscated in Netherlands Indies harbours after the invasion of Holland are now in us< with the exception of two, which will be ready for service shortly. Owing to technical difficulties and a large
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    UNABLE TO FURNISH BAIL
    72 10 Q D. SPUHUNO, a Britisher, admitted m the Singapore third court yesterday that he was the man wanted on a warrant Issued in Negrl Setnblian alleging criminal breach of trust as a servant He was offered ball of $500 by Mr. L. C. Goh. the magistrate,
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    45 10 Mr. P. H. Forbes h*s been appointed i Director of Passive Defence for railway areas i in Singapore and Johore. Directors of passive defence for the district, of Larut and o; Jelcbu are, roapectiTely, the District Officer Larut and Mr. Argw Campbell, state Oaae*te notifications.
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    WAGES DISPUTE IS SETTLED AMICABLY
    99 10 TPIIE Singapore Engineering As- social ion and the Singapore Engineering Mechanics' Association, representing respectively the employers and about 2,090 skilled artisans employed in a large number of Chinese engineering works < in Singapore, announce that the I recent deadlock which has occurred during the past
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    ACTING RANK & OVERSEA DUTY
    228 10 ACTING RANK OVERSEA DUTY Position Of Army Officers (From Our Own Correspondent) London. Feb. 25 IT may interest certain military officers now serving in Malaya to know that in the House of Commons this week Mr. R. R. Stokrs (Lab.. Ipswich) asked the Secretary of State for War. whether officers,
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    OVER $l.000 COLLECTED FOR LORD MAYOR'S FUND
    128 10 WELL Ml |1 MM I as a result of the ball organize. bors of the I Canning, at the Virtuiia Memorial Hall in i aid of a Mr Raid Distress I- und An unqualified success, the dancf provided some 500 gu..;*s with an
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    MOTORIST FINK I) $25
    70 10 p"OR driving a motor-car along OrcharJ Road otherwise than In an orderly .md careful mannir, H. van Cuylenbertt <n I Weame's Air B»rvices Ltd.. *-as fined t3» when he pleaded guilty In the Singapore I traffic court ve^rerday Van Cuylenberg was said to have 'nproperly overtaken
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    Indies Push Ahead With Big Passive Defence Scheme
    303 10 (From Our "Own Correspondent) Batavia, Apr. 4. npoo great a risk would be incurred by trying to imitate actual war conditions during air raids precautions practices, stated the Government representative in a statement In the People's Council. He expressed the view that
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    TWO-DAY BLACK-OUT' IN SINGAPORE IN MAY,
    411 11 TWO-DAY BLACK-OUT' IN SINGAPORE IN MAY, Johore Holding Independent Exercise Lasting Fortnight STATE'S 'STAND-BY' ORDER WILL NOT HAVE PARALLEL HERE ALTHOUGH all members of Johore 's Passive Defence Services have been officially requested to "proceed to their appointed pos's and places of assembly as and when directed" during the period
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    HIGHLANDERS TO BEAT COMBINED RETREAT
    120 11 T"IIE pipes, drums and military band of the Arayll an.l Suth<rl?.nd Highlanders will jeat a comb.ned Retreat on the Padang at C p.m. on M.nuay. me piugramme will oe. Retreat Call, Drummer's Call, Retreat Marcn. "Lochanstde". Pirx'S and Drums: Quick Harch, "The Thin Red Line."
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    Duke Of Gloucester In Coast Dug-out"
    24 11 The Duke of Gloucester is seen em erging from a "dug-out" during a recent inspection of coastal defences.
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    DRIVER NOT TO BLAME
    338 11 European Absolved By Coroner /^HARLES Owen Flemmich, of the Malayan Forest Service stationed at Mersing (Johore), described in the Singapore Coroi.er's court yesterday how as he was on his way to the Royal Singapore Flying Club on Mar. 20, his car came into collision with a
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    C.-IN-C. LEAVES MANILA FOR HONG KONG
    50 11 r£ Commar.der-ln-C'r.ief, Far East. Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Broo^e-Popham, has left Manila ?or Hot.s Kong. During his few days in Manila he nad taUs with the Commander of the Unin'd States Asiatic Fleet, Adm. Hart, and the United States Commander-in-Chirf in the Philippines.
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    18 11 j For test purpos.-s. air raid warning sirens will be sounded weekly in Johore at noon on Saturdays.
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    CASE GOES TO HIGH COURT
    513 11 Contractors To Stand Trial "I THINK Ifs a filthy trick to adopt this line of questioning and j bring out this evidence," exclaimed a witness, Henry Moore, quantity surveyor employed at the Naval Base, at the conclusion of a threehour cross-examination while he j was
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    Lawyers Protest Against Police Case Delays
    431 11 A STRONG plea that their clients should not have to come to court week after week while criminal charges "hung fire" against them— as the p. lice had asked (or postponement after postponement was made by two lawyers In the Singapore third court yesterday
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    RESCUE WORK DONE BY SALVATION ARMY
    254 11 Ilethodical Watch On Girls In Unsavoury Surroundings E fine work on street patrol of Salvation Army's women officers who spent more than 300 hours last ytmx inting girls in "unsavoury cafes and cabarets, and on the streets," was referred to by Lieut.-Col H. A.
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    Big "Scrap Week" In Singapore
    109 11 A BKi drivr is brine organized in Singapore to collect scrap and materials generally to help win the war. Singapore Scrap Week will start vhnrlly and details will he publi hrd in a few dnys time. it is officially announced. To brrin with, the following
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    WAR TAX COLLECiiON IN THE COLONY
    1478 12 Method Of Operation Set Out In Explanatory Statement AS a result of many inquiries from the public who still do not understand the operation of the War Tax Ordinance in the Colony, the War Tax Department has issued an explanatory statement dealing with the
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    BANKRUPT'S REQUEST
    78 12 FRMER proprietor of a jewellery business. Lam Poo Chye unsuccessfully applied for his discharge from bankruptcy before the Chief Justice, Sir Percy MeQwaine, In the High Court yesterday Mr. T. L. Tan, repre^ scnting the Official Assignee, said Lam had two wives, one cf whom was in China,
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    CONTINUOUS TRAINING
    337 12 More Exemptions Refusals THIRTY-flve more applications for exemption Iron continuous training with the Volunteers during the April-June period were heard bj the Singapore Tribunal yesterThe Tribunal, comprising Mr. 1. C. Cobbett, Mr. P. A. B. MrKerron and Mr. R. E. Prentis. granted exemption in 29 cases. Major P.
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    DEATH OF YOUNG DANE TN JOHORE
    382 12 Assistant On Mount Austin Rubber Estate rr\HE death occurred .at the Johore Bahru 1 General Hospital, on Thursday after a short illnea* of Count Earllng CHuf Chrtetoffer Viggo Dannesciold-Samsoe. an assistant of Mount Austin < Johore t Rubber Estate* Ltd.. at the age ot
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    CONTROL OF ALIENS
    77 12 "IT has been felt for some time that ihe j measure of control of aliens as It stands lat present aff 'ris Inadequate protection against the activities of undesirable alien elements," states Mr. R. Moor, acting Legal Advlser. Johore, in jraseuing the Registration ot Aliens Bill which
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    Schools Urged To Encourage "Back-To-Land" Outlook
    437 12 A HOPE that the teaching of gar- dening in schools may give the pupils a real liking for agriculture and in this way help in some measure to maintain a "back-to-the- land" movement, leading not only j to the desirable increase of food production
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    22 GERMAN DIVISIONS NOW MASSED IN BULGARIA
    373 13 Forces Steadily Moving Toward Greek Yugoslav Borders Ankara, Apr. 4. F 1 is understood here that there are 22 German divisions now in liulparia, with main provision points in the Philippoplis area. German headquarters in that area arc at Chamkoriya. A tendency has
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    Nazi Consul Thanks Belgrade Governor
    70 13 Belgrade. Apr. 4. I •T*HE German consul to-day called on the Governor of Belgrade belor. leaving and thanked him for the correct and irreproachable behaviour towards himself and other Germans. Atrocity stories circulated by the Germans were denied by bath th? j German and Italian
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    Farm Planning In America
    175 13 Part Of Aid Britain Programme Washington, Apr. 4. ••"■THE scarcity programme" for control of certain United lutes agricultural products has now ■<n ended, announced the secretary of Agriculture, Mr. Claude K. Wickard, to-day. file programme involved the slaught r of pigs above a fixed number, and
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    Parliament Adjourns In Canberra
    46 13 Parliament Adjourns In Canberra (Strmits Times Special Cable) Sydney, Apr. 4. THE House of Representative* adjourned yesterday. It will reassemble as soon as practicable aftei the return of the Prime Minirtcr, Mr. R G. Menzirs, from England, but in any case not later than May 28.
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    BULGARIANS KILL 5 NAZI SOLDIERS
    58 13 Belgrade, Apr. 4. J"*TVE German soldiers are reported to have been killed by Bulgarian peasant! in a clash in the village of Milnadolna. near the Yugoslav frontier The peasants are reported to have attacked when the soldiers' conduct became intolerable. Fierce reprisals asa'nst the village
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    Four-Hour Raid On Bristol
    130 13 Nazis Resume Blitz After Long Lull i London, Apr. 3. < SHARP four-hour attack last night on Bristol, in west England, broke the lull in the German air offensive which has lasted since the heavy blitz on Plymouth almost a fortnight apo. A number of raiders
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    Sir Robert Craigie In Tokio Talk
    66 13 Tokio, Apr. 4. CIR ROBERT CRAIGIE, Briliah Ambassador to Japan, saw Mr. Chuichi Ohashi, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, on Tuesday and discussed general matters concern- ing Anglo-Japanese relations. Announcing this at a Foreign Office Press conference here to-day, the spokesman also stated that Sir
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    More Allies To Rally To Great Britain London Apr. 4.
    132 13 More Allies To Rally To Great Britain London Apr. 4. J|R. A. V. ALEXANDER, First Lord of the Admiralty, speaking at a luncheon in ondon to-day, said If Britain remained etermined to defeat the threat to her fn-e-»m she would see, as the struegle went on. atlon after nation turning
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    More Private Cars In Australia
    72 13 (Straits Times Special Cable) Sydney, Apr. 4. PE Minister or Supply, Senator P.A.M. Mcß:ide, has announced hat pstrol consumption sln:e ationing began on Oct. 1 has been educed by 20 to 25 per cent. Pri-war consumpti-n was 3C0,C00,000 [aliens annually and, in tpite of th
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    JAPAN'S OVERHAUL OF ECONOMIC POSTS
    84 13 Toklo, Apr. A THOROUGH overhaul of key ecor^ nomic posts in the Japanese Cabinet has Just been made by the Prime Minister, Prince Konoye. Prince Konoye to-day obtained Imperial sanctioi lor the appointment of Vice-Admiral Teijiro Toyoda as Minister of Commerce and Lieutenant-General Teiichi Suzuki
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    BRITISH AIRMEN IN ALBANIA RAID
    53 13 Athens, Apr. 4. MILITARY buildings In and around the Italian base of Berat, in Albania, received direct hits durinu an RAF raid yesterday. A communique from R.A.F headquarters in Greece, announcing the raid, describes it as "entirely successful." All the British aircraft returned yafely, it
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    New Appointment For India
    62 13 New Appointment For India I,nnd'in, Apr. 4. MR. Henry Vincent Hodson, Director of the Empire division of the Ministry of Information, has been appointed to succeed Sir Hawthorn Lewis (now Governor of Orissa) as Reforms Commissioner, India. The appointment is regarded a* Indicative of the anxiety of the British Government
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    Mr. Quo's Tribute To British Fortitude
    130 13 London, Apr. 4. INTERVIEWED by the Daily Tele- graph, Mr. Quo Tai-cni. Chinese Ambassador in London, who has b^en appointed as Chinese Foreign Minister, said: "I am going with mixed feelings of regres and anticipation. I shall be sorry to leave friends I have
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    Soviet & Accession Of King Peter
    50 13 Soviet Accession Of King Peter Vichy, Apr. 4. VLM VYSHINSKI, deputy Soviet Commfcsar for Foreign Affairs, hay handed to M. Gabrilovitch. Yug«slav Minister in Moscow, an official document recognizing the official notification of King Peter's accession to the throne of Yugoslavia, it is understood in diplomatic circles in Moscow —Reuter.
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    NEW INDIA-BURMA TRADE PACT
    50 13 New Delhi, Apr. 4. ANEW trade agreement between India and Burma gives Indian goods 15 per cent, preference ovei non-Empire goods and ten per cent, preference over goods from other Em plrp countries. The agreement Is operative on Monday and lasts fcr an Indefinite period. .—Reuter.
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    Heavy Bombing Attack On Battleships At Brest
    459 13 FIRES STARTED IN DOCK AREA: OSTEND AND ROTTERDAM ALSO ATTACKED London, Apr. 4. AN Air Ministry communique states that last night, despite bad weather, a strong force of the Bomber Command again attacked the naval base atf Brest, where the enemy battle-cruisers Scharnhorst
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    Reds Behind U.S. Motor Strike
    116 13 Detroit, Apr. 4. ARISING out of the strike at the River Rouge factory, the Ford Motor Company has filed a suit in the Federal Court asking for an injunction to restrain the "Communist Party from threatening or intimidating its employees in the peaceful pursuit of
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    INQUEST INTO DEATH OF ENVOY'S SON
    42 13 London. Apr 4. AN lnqueit was held yest?rday at Gxford on Norton Knat-hbul!-Huges en. whrso death occurred at Oxfcrd en Mar. 26 He was the only son of Fir Hu'lie Knatchbull-Hugecsen, British Ambassador to Turkey.— Reuter.
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    PLANTING MATTERS DISCUSSED BY I.S.P. JOURNAL
    2268 14 Planting Topics Need To Revise Method Of Assessment Of Buddings By Our Planting Correspondent f\F the various publications issued from time to time on planting matters, all planters, I think, will agree that none contains a collection of articles of such a varying range
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    WEEK-END SPORTS EVENTS
    136 15 TO-DAY Kaees: Singapore Turf Hob* SumBirr meeting, first day, at Bnklt Timah. Soccer: S.A.F.A. league, flrmt division. Loyals vs. Malays, stadium; second division (a). R.A.B.C. v«. B.H.R, Alexandra; 11.11.1... NaaH vs. Straits Times, Depot; A.P.C. vs. Fords, A.P.C. Cricket: S.R.C. v«. CSC, S.R.C.; Police vs. Indian Assn.,
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    Fast Work At Bukit Timah
    400 15 A BIG DAY FOR MR. MENZIES? IF form shown in training can laktn as a reliable guide, Mr. T. 11. Mrnzi s should have a big aftrrn'i n at Rukit Timah today, the first day of the Singapore 'lurf Club's Summer meeting. All Mr. Menzies'
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    NORTH PERAK TENNIS POSTPONED
    79 15 iFrom Our Own Correspondent) Talplng, Mar. 31. OWING to poor entries the North Perak tennis champ.oiish.pi, scheduled to tilce place at Taiping during the Easter holidays, have been pDttponcd to a later date in the year. The Lok Hwa B.P. of Selangor wii! be s;ecn in
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    S.C.R.C. CRICKET TEAMS
    83 15 THE following are S.C.R.C. crlck<;t teams for the week-end Ar»inst the V.M.C.A. at Ansan Road at 2 p.m. to-day Cheow Chye, (rapt. Keng Hock, Swee Keng. Swee Law, Cecil Wong. Hock Chye, lim Swa.ii:. lliiam Slew, Anthony Lim, Alex Tan, Cheng Slang. Against the Western Depot at
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    PULAU BRANI WIN
    24 15 THE Royal Engineers (P.Bi beat the Malay Regiment one-nil in a second division (a) soccer match played at Pulau Brani yesterday.
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    BUSMEN WIN 4—1
    28 15 THE Singapore Traction Company beat the Chartered Bank by four goals to one in a Business Houses' League match played at the S.T.C ground yesterday.
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    Y.M.C.A. CRICKET
    57 15 THE following have been selected to play cricket for the V.M.C.A. versus the S.C.R.C. on the Anson Koad at 2.10 p.m. to-day I. B. Suratta. A. Dunns. R. Lyne, H. Yatcs, G. L. Day, J. Miles, O. Bceston, Tan Guan Hour, Au Tat Choo, B. Fanes, Tan Guan
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    RESERVE SOCCER
    27 15 r T*HE Manchester ri'.crvts beat the Loyal reserves by .six goab to four in renerve dm lea l c;er fixture at Oil) mvi BarrafJcs yeftcrday.
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    HOLE IN ONE
    30 15 P LAYING at th.; Roy.il Singapore Golf Club yesterday, Dr. W. Llnei, .i! (,Ki tuc cond hole, ol i Couiwc a distance, oi 208 yards, in one..
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    PROGRAMME OF EVENTS AT BUKIT TIMAH
    1187 15 First Day Of Singapore Turf Club's Summer Meeting BELOW is given the full programme of events at Bukit Timah to-day, the first day of the Singapore Turf Club's Summer (Governor's Cup) meeting. The double tote will be on races six and eight and the
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    TO-MORROWS EVENTS AT THE YACHT CLUB
    62 15 •TO-MORROW, at the Royal Singapore Yacht Club, the "A" "B" and "C classes will sail a sweepstake race, storting times as follows: "C" Class at 9.50 am.; "A" Ciass at 10 a.m.; "B" Class at 10.10 a.m. The Singapore 14ft. one-design dinghy class will
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    TO-DAY'S RACE SELECTIONS
    157 15 TO-DA Y'S RACE SELECTIONS SELECTIONS for to-day's ra.?es at Bukit Timah are: STRAITS TIMES Race 1: Happy Sal, Re^istan-e. Race 2: Easter Parade, Exeve Rare 3: Kalo, Hengist. Race 4: Hit Flash, I pheld. Race 5: Never Set, Hrrpo. Race 6: Depot, Bay Dragon. Race 7: Pro Pilria, Counsel. Race
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    CHINESE ATHLETIC BEAT LAST YEAR'S CHAMPIONS
    750 15 Seletar Airmen Without Some Of Their Stalwarts Chinese Athletic 2; R.A.F 1. DLAYING their first match of the season before a larjje 'crowd at Anson Road stadium yesterday, the Royal Air Force— last year's first division league soccer champions —were defeated by the Chinese
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    TO-MORROW'S GOLF MATCH
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    Command Small Units Hockey Final
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    437 16 SURRENDER OF MASSAWA IS EXPECTED MOMENTARILY 40 Vessels Trapped In Eritrean Port May Be Sunk By Enemy London, Apr. 4. THE Eritrcan port of MlMfl has been railed upon to surrender, and a reply is expected momentarily, states Keuter's special correspondent with the
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    Ban On Cameras In Defence Sites
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    61 16 Washington, Apr. 4. DRESIDENT Roosevelt declared at his Press conference to-day that it seems at present that a great deal of the sabotage of Italian merchantmen in United States ports was on orders of Admiral Roberto Lais, Italian Naval Attache in Washington,
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    522 16 State Department's Public Reply To German And Italian Protests Washington, Apr. 1. YjR. Cordcll Hull, Secretary of State, confirmed to-day that the United States had flatly rejected the (Jerman ami Italian protests against the seizure of 30 Axis ships an»i had refused
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    287 16 Ruse At Harar Foiled By British General London, Apr. 4. IT Is now possible to tell for the first time of the surrender of Harar. second largest city in Abyssinia, on March 26, cables Reuter's special correspondent with the South African forces in East Africa. After
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