The Straits Times, 14 April 1941

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    38 1 FINAL EDTN. The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLT A COTTURVI MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER LARGEST NET SALES 12 PAGES SINGAI»ORE, MONDAY, APRIL 14, 1941. PRICE 5 CENTS. The Straits Times 12 PA(JES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, APRIL 14, 1941 PRICE 3 CENTS.
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  • The Straits Times
    • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
      • Obituary
        DEATH
        48 2 KOH— Yamada Ofunl, widow of the late Koh Kng Watt J.P. of Labuan. passed away peacefully at her residence No. 24, Tiverton Lane on Sunday. April 13, 1941 at 3.2S p.m. Funeral on April 16. 1941. The cortege leaves "Labuan Villa" at 10 a.m. for Buklt Brown
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        ACKNOWLEDGMENT
        28 2 Mrs. A. O. Griffith wishes to tender her heartfelt thanks to all friends who have written and In various other ways helped hex in her sudden grief.
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      568 2 CHRISTIE- MAHTYN.— The engagement Is announced and the marriage will take place shortly of Miss Lucy Ella Christie or Buklt Tumbbh. Sercmban to Mr. James Martyn of Mlddleton Estate, Bahau, N.S. SMALL APS. Minimum charge SI. far »fivt as 4 eseecdln* 4 line* Mare than four linn 25 cents per
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      460 2 Revitalize 1 yourself I Resolve to put off your tired, devitalized self, and put on a new, revitalized, rejuvenated self 1 In other words, start taking 'Phyllosan' tablets to-day I Especially to those who live under debilitating climatic conditions, Phyllosan tablets come as one of the most important results of
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      489 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS P. G. BRITISH INDIA! MNWJHHH AND APCAR LINE. OiMMniorated Is J«P»n> lncorporatec Bmrlaiuli P^souK^Oßmrrus.K.* GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS MAIL PASSENOER AND CAROO BIHYICE pQp CUNAJRD WHITF STAR The best possible service* UNE ore being maintained by the P O S N. Coy. from the "Straits to their usual port*
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      505 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE. Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom. Date* are not guaranteed, at! cargo bookings subject to Conference War Clauses. WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHOKTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE CHEAPEST FARE Regular Services to Fremantle (Perth) via Java by first class passenger ships. Single fare $192 (A £28)
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      408 3 IJIAFFLESJIOTEIi TO-NIGHT SPECIAL RACIfDINNER DANCE informal) 8 p.m. to midnight &ttS! THE ASTOR DUO KRffi Dinner $3.00. Nan- Diner* $1.00 IATWIAY-SrtCIAL MCE DIMER. DANCE CABARET. MXX -ow. ON AtCOINT Of IIFAV* BOOKIN(iS ON SATVRDAt NIGHTS. PATRONS ART. ADVISED TO 800 X IHtIR T ABIES IN ADVA I SUNDAY EVENING IN
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    SINGAPORE TURF CLUB'S SUMMER MEETING
    1372 4 Bay Dragon Scores Again JljKS. S. N. YEAP'S Anniversary Cup winner, Bay Dragon, again won the main event at Bukit Timah on Saturday, the third day of the Singapore Turf Club's Summer (Governor's Cup) meeting. There was a ver^ large crowd in attendance, and the
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    R.V.S. SUNDRUM TAKES NINE WICKETS
    278 4 GOOD bowline by R. V. S. Sundram, who Ux* nine wickets (or 44 runs, enabled IN Ri_. -7 Institute. Singapore, to best the Central Wonuhop Sports dub. KL. by 44 runs In a cricket match played at the Ri ground yesterday. The scores were: RAILWAY
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    BOXING POSTPONED
    28 4 THE boxing programme which was to j 1 have been staged at the New World arena yesterday was postponed. The fights will take place on Friday.
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    AROUND THE MARKETS
    225 4 Rubber And Tin Rise In New York (By Our Financial Correspondent) Singapore, Apr. 14. THE only market open on Saturday was New York where the price of tin advanced by one-eighth of a rent to 51% cents and the price of rubber rose one-eight of a cent
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    COPRA MARKETING BOARD FOR PACIFIC
    85 4 Sydney, Apr. 12. THE Governments of Australia, New 1 Zealand, Fiji and the Western Pacific High Commission are establishing a copra marketing board to iaW British and Free French copra producers in the Pacific. Australian and New Zealand requirements and the substantial British purchase will
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    59 4 Lima, Apr. 12. JAPAN remains a constant buyer of Peruvian cotton and lately has bought considerable quantl'ios. W.th purchases amounting to 6,W tons the British Government seems to have exhausted all the suitable rotten of the 1940 crop. Excessive rains have damaged crops and many arrv.s mav need resowing. Farmers
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      116 4 A NSWERING many questions, •TV. we t wish .to point i out that "Waterloo Bridge" is the first moI tion picture in which Miss Vivien Leigh has appeared since her Academy prize-winning performance as I Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone With The 1 Wind." 1 "Waterloo Bridge," in which Miss 1
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      362 4 PUBLIC NOTICES FAR EASTERN MUSIC SCHOOL l-.\ Kirk Terrace, Kirgapore Tlie Srhaol «U1 be el<wed an April. Uth an* reayea* M April !IK, i*4t far the Emattr RolMaya. NOTICE. The B»-chanjfe Banks win be moted on:— Ilth April FYtday Good Friday > 12th April Saturday) Pol'owlixf D• .Pnilic Horiday) 14Ui
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      67 4 SINGAPORE TIDE TABLES ro-aay H.W. 12.19 noon 9 3 ft. L.W. 6.16 p.m. 1.8 ft. To- morrow H.W. 00 22 »JJJ. 9 ft.: 1. 15 pm n. L.W. 6 55 p.m. 2 4 ft Wednwday, Apr. M. H.W. 1 a m 9.2 ft.; 2 05 p ra. 8 4 ft.
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      257 5 ALL SHOWS PACKED OUT DURING THE WEEK-END TO-DAY 4 HOLIDAY SHOWS 6-15 9-15 p.m. ALMA IVI IS X A CAROL OIIVIA FiYNN DeHAVULAND RAYMOND NASSEY^RONALD REAGAN ALAN HALE WilUm laiivJu«. V.n U.H.c G>im Rjy.Hl Urmn ON^n GyiM "Bif !W Owrcud by MICHAEL CURTIZ A WARNER BROS.-Fim It i n IH—
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      338 5 Q 7th DAY Already 21 performances H 4 SHOWS TO-DAY 11 i.a.3.15, 6.15 9.15 p.M. Ifl 3 Shows To morrow. Tuesday, 3.15. 6.15 &9.15 p.«. Eh PAVILION phone 6903 Many have Seen it twice The Most Discussed Film of the year. Colu m bia '8 H "The TREE of LIBERTY"
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      189 5 PACKED HOUSES AT ALL SHOWS SINCE ITS OPENING! 4 SHOWS TO -DAY lT l AT THE CAPITOL GAY GAUCHOS I SULTRY SENORITAS t Roar At The RITZ BROTHERS A tO rCHY T£* p0 AmWe with the Amusing, Amorous ft /il/nil Lll^-^K. ANDREWS S.STERS pttS^fj With CONSTANCE MOORE [i f^V^ *<•—
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, APR. 14, 1941. (589th Day Of The War.) A LESSON FROM THE PAST
    1305 6 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, APR. 14, 1941. (589th Day Of The War.) A LESSON FROM THE PAST There is nothing new in the article which is printed below. It appeared originally in the Straits Times on April 15. 1915. Neither the mar. wha wrote it nor the man whose
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    NO EASTER HOLIDAY FOR LONDONERS Heaviest Air Activity: Berlin In Flames
    1265 6 NO EASTER HOLIDAY FOR LONDONERS Heaviest Air Activity: Berlin In Flames i LONDON j LETTER i By CABLE j 1 By Our Own Correspondent London, Apr. 11. i WITH Bank Holidays abolish- ed for the duration of the i war, all London is going to it this Good Friday. Every
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  • Letters To the Editor
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      WARTIME TRAVEL
      453 6 Experiences Of Traveller To India To the Editor of the Strait* Times Sir.—Having suffered a complete nervous breakdown through filling up war tax forms, it was decided that recovery would be unlikely unless a complete change of scene was achieved! India was decided on. and knowledge of the
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      A PROTEST
      67 6 To tbe Editor of the Straits Time* Sir,— l protest against the very fngthy political articles written by Anglo-Celt," Rationalist" and thers. Our particular job at present is to efeat Naziism and all that it implies, iot to continue trying to sow more iscord in this unhappy world
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      ALLOWANCES
      134 6 Comment On The Call For Personal Economy To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir-1 have heard His Ex;ellen:y the Governor soeak on more than one occasion on the necessity of cutiins down personal expenditure. It would be interesting to knox whether government officials who. in addition to their
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      PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
      162 6 Exports Of Rubber Held Up To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— We are facing a spate of public holidays. In fact the one commemorating the Birth o' the Prophet has already been faced. To-day, the 10th, is a working day. after which, from tne 11th. unt.l
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      AIR MAILS
      157 6 A Week From Singapore To Calcutta To the Edi.or of the Straits Times Sir, Since the outbreak of war, one has had to pay seven times the normal figure to send a letter by air. IT the air service is regular, one naturally expects his letters to be
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      51 6 Just Unpacked! PHILATELISTS. We have Just received a large Selection ol STANELEY GIBBONS Postage Stam[ Albums, I-ooEO-leaf Spring-back Albums Priced Catalogue of 1941 anj stamp Accessories etc.. Write for Full Particulars from: G. H. KIAT CO.. LTD., 6 A 8. Robinson Road Singapore. JOHN DUKE Manufacturing Opticia n 21. BATTERY
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    BRITISH FORCES POURING INTO WESTERN DESERT
    651 7 Swift Enemy Push To Libyan Border AXIS BID TO STORM TOBRUK SMASHED BY THE R.A.F. Fighting Near Sollum As Bardia Falls To Axis I^REED from their victorious East African cam- paign, British and Im])erial forces are arriving daily in ever-increasing numbers in Libya and
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    MALTA HAS ITS 500TH AIR RAID ALERT
    59 7 Valetta. Apr. 14. EASTER Sunday was ushered in with Malta's 500 th air raid alert. Following a night during which enemy aircralt approached the coast and dropped bombs, another enemy formation a Hacked early Sunday morning. British fighters and antiaircraft guns went into
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    SETTLERS' PLIGHT IN ABYSSINIA
    45 7 IN Abyssinia the two main British advances along the Dessie and Qondar roads are still being held up by demolitions, while Italian settlers are demanding protection in inereasInp numbers from the ever-Rrowin-patriot forces, says a communique ,issued in Cairo yesterday. Reuter.
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    MESSAGE TO YUGOSLAVIA
    276 7 Encouragement From Churchill London, Apr. 14. PjO not regret the staunch courage which has brought upon you this furious onslaught," said Mr. Winston Churchill, the Prime Mm- ister. in a broadcast this Sunday evening to the Yugoslav people. I "The British Empire," he added, "is 1 fighting
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    IF AXIS TURNS ON RUSSIA
    327 7 Tokio Pledged To Stay Neutral London, Apr. 14. TTOE treaty of friendship and neutrality signed between the Soviet Union and Japan is a somewhat novel form of international instrument, writes Reuters diplomatic correspondent. In effect the treaty of neutrality as it stands does not go
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    42 7 Moscow, Apr. 14. THE Slovak Minister. Father Tiso. left 1 by train for Bratislava last night to consult with his Government. S Following the signing of the SovietI Japanese neutrality pact. Count von 1 Schulenburg, the German Ambassador, left for Berlin— Reuter.
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    New British Raid In N. Norway
    55 7 Stockholm, Apr. 14. A BRITISH torpedo-boat raided a small port in northern Norway, according to the Gothenburg correspondent of the Aftonbladet, quoting an Oslo report. The British vessel, he says, entered the port and sent ashore a landing party, including Norwegian guides, and attacked
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    Nazi Attack On Hospital Ship
    141 7 Athens. Apr. 14. rE captain of the Greek hospital ship Attiki. sunk by Geri man bombers on Saturday morning, was shot dead when the planes came dewn to a level of 100 feet and machine-gunned the lifeboats. I This is revealed in survivors' accounts. I
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    "IF EIRE HAS TO TAKE UP ARMS"
    179 7 Dublin, Apr "4. REITERATING ihe dangers which threat3n Eire, the Prime Minister. > Mr. Eamon de Valera, broadcasting la-'t night said: "Althougn we wish well to all pe:ples and have no desare to quarrel with any, we have proclaimed our neutrality and as
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    Invasion-Smashing Equipment Tested In Latest British Manoeuvres
    638 7 London, Apr. 13. BRITISH army exercises in which an entrenched German invai sion force endeavoured to maintain a bridgehead around a captured east coast port to permit a drive against industrial Midlands have Just ended, says Reuter's air correspondent. Faring the invaders were
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    MAIN YUGOSLAV AND GREEK FRONTS STILL UNBROKEN
    464 7 Berlin Realizes Difficulties In Balkans Have Just Begun THE Yugoslav front is unbroken, though Ihfir losses have been heavy, says the Berlin correspondent of the Stockholm newspaper Tidningen. He says that Berlin rrrTg* I*—1 that the difficulties of the Balkan operations have still
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    Greek Position "Satisfactory"
    164 7 Germans l)ismu>ed By Defenders* Bu\onels Athens. Apr. M. r rili: military situation in Greece was described by the Athens radio la«-t night as "very satisfactory. The announcer said, "The invaders are hesitating before the strong wall raised by the Greek army and are facing; determined resistance from
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    NEW RAID ON AIRFIELD IN DODECANESE
    34 7 BRITISH b-mtrr; carried <v another raid on t!ie arrodnin- ac Cahto. in the Do<le-> n:\se Island*, on Friday night. Th"re wi-re many d.rect hits on the aerodr,.T!P. -Reuter.
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    WAR FUND ADVANCES BY MORE THAN $10,000
    676 8 Further Donation From Tapah Rubber Received MINERS' BOMBER FUND NOW NEARING $750,000 LJOLIDAYS are usually bad for The War Fund. This Faster, however, has been an exception, thanks larpely to i, substantial donation from Tapah Rubber Estates Ltd. At the annual general meeting
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    SINHALESE GATHERING
    31 8 »THE Sinhalese National Day was 1 ctirbra'ed ht the Victoria Government English School yesterday under Um ruspices of the Sinhala JanopaIcsra Mah- Sabha. There was :i laree Baliierins. «ff
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    AMUSEMENTS
    141 8 SINGAPORE MUlfs HOTU Spwuil Rare Dinner Dane 'Informal) 8 p m to Midnight. (.KM1 WORLD Cabaret :7 30lo9*8pmtol a m Globe: Traitor. Spy. Sky: Tower of London HAPPT TIIEATRfc tlloppj World) Harta Berdarah. Seaside: King »rw woRii. Talkies. Theatres and Cinema*. Side Shows. Cabaret. Danrine QUF.ENS GEYLANG Toping Saitan
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    TRANSPORT OF FOOD STOCKS
    228 8 Lorry Disposition Being Examined SINGAPORE'S Food Supply Office is i conducting a wide examination of local transportation of food, with special regard to the disposition of lorries in an emergency. Some 6.000 questionnaires on the subject are being sent out to food dealers on the island.
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    STRIKE SHORT-LIVED
    65 8 'Prom Our Own Correspondent Seremban, Apr. 12 A SMALL, shou-lived strike occurred on Jemima Estate yesterday among Tamil labourer*, when 200 downed tools owins to differences among the labour ,stai7. They returned to work after ten mer. alleged to be ringleaders had been paid off. Mr. V R.
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    POLICE BAND
    58 8 rpHE Band of the Straits Settlements Police will perform under the direction of Mr J C. Hitch at Katong Park at 530 p.ni tomorrow March. "Pro Patrla." W. Clark Overture. "Zampa." Harold: Selection. "The Rose. 1 W H Myddleton. Valse. "Doe Alouertes." R Dridge: Descriptive Piece •DYokan John
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    PLENTY OF SUN FOR EASTER
    219 8 Big Programme Of Holiday Sport HPHOUGH rain has fallen during Easter for short periods, brilliant sunshine for most of the holidays has given sportsmen and sportswomen from all parts of Malaya and other holidaymakers in Singapore an enjoyable week-end. Swimming, badminton and golf competitions have
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    NO MARKET MANAGERS AT ORCHARD ROAD
    91 8 AT a committee meeting. Singapore Muni- j cipal Commissioners decided that they could not agree to the suggestion that a market manager be appointed for the supervision of Orchard Road market between certain hours. The question of appointing market inspectors waa first raised by
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  • At The Cinema
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      FILM ABOUT U.S. NAVY
      103 8 H-rr C«bo Tke Nary." Uamn Ctgmry. Pat O'Brien. Gloria Stuart. Frank MrHoirh). ffvwr Bros. Mklnijhl prrnirre at Ihf Akaaabra on Saturday. A STORY about the U S Marines alwa>v mak»s (jood material for a film and "Here Comes The Navy.- Is no exception. I With Sets
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      "WATERLOO BRIDGE"
      81 8 -WaKrloo Bri4»e (VMh l«»h and KotHTt T»rlor.| M.G..M. MidnirM premiere at the Capitol ■yrviEN Leigh scores another outstanding succ«« with Robert Taylor in M O.M's. splendid portrayal of the lives at tveo lovers whose romance Ukcs olace undrr unusual circumstances. from her achievement fn Oon« With The Wind,"
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      BENNY & ROCHESTER
      54 8 BENNY ROCHESTER "••ore Tliy Neighbour" (Jack Benny. Fred Allen. Rochester. Mary Martin Verree Toudale and Ike McrrV Mac*). 1-oraniMUU. At the (ulu> midair*! premiere an Saturday CNAPPY dialogue and amusing sltuatiooc inJiveo this p>t-iurr which bat plenty of laughs i Rochester Is up to nig old trick* and is j
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    Making Poor Mothers Realize Value Of C.W.S. Creches
    677 8 THE Singapore Child Welfare Society has much work before it if poor Chinese mothers are to be made to realize the value of bringing their babies to the creches for attention, states the matron in in her annual report of the work
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    Free Frenchman
    69 8 11. Charles Baron, Gen. de Gaulle's leader in the Far Eait, who in an interview with the Prets last week disclosed "German-inspired Vichy efforts" to undermine the Free French movement in the Far East. M. Baron, whose headquarters are in Singapore, has just concluded an extensive tour of
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    INDIAN BAN ON IMMIGRATION
    216 8 Local Tamil Plea For Removal A PLEA for the removal of the I Government of India's ban on unassisted immigration to Malaya was made by Mr. O. Ramasamy Nadar speaking at the Inaugural meeting of the All-Malaya Tamil* 1 Association yesterday. *No others except those who
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    U.S. ARMY OFFICERS ON VISIT TO SINGAPORE
    48 8 ru United ftates Army offlrers. .jeut-Col William Maver and Lieut-Col. Moses William PeV.u?rfw. arrived in Singapore by air from Bangkok yesterday Both declined to comment on the Fa: Eastern situation. Col. May?r said h? was in Singapore for a short stay.
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    TAMIL BROTHERHOOD CELEBRATIONS
    137 8 I"HE Tamil Brotherhood Association rek>-b-ated ye«teniay rts seventh annivera;T and the Tamil New Year Thrre were a mmicat ,>art? ar-d two i>ubllo meetings In the afternoon A largeh ed dinner was aluo held B-fore the celebration* rtme to a rlo.se. Mr. T R Hsthan. the hor.. secretary
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    NO CHANGE IN BATU ARANG STRIKE POSITION
    151 8 i From Our Own Conesponacn Kuala Lumpur Ap- 13 THE .situation at Malayan Collieries' coal mines at Bntu Arane. where 5.000 both Chinese and Indians, have be»n on sMsi Mn-e l«ni Monday remains unchanged The company last Thursday gave an uKimatum to the
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    CHINESE WEDDING
    37 8 M:j ANG I'ECK HWEE. the son of Mr and Ml*. Ans Choon Seir^. .if Sin^anorp. w.'i married to Miss Kway Soo (_hoo ves*.''day The- ceremony took nla.p at the Siew Bin Sia AaocUtion, Victoria Street
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    "SAVE WASTE" DRIVE TO AID WAR EFFORT
    575 8 Scrap Piling Up In Readiness For "Salvage Week" ALTHOUCiII "Salvage Week" when H-rap ol" all kinds will be collected for Afpanl as part of Sineaporo^ war effort -does not officially begin until Apr. 2S, many households and firms are already piling up the
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      103 8 IMPORTANT NOTICE PASKOES LTD. •re Hosing their Retail Shop and Showrooms at Orchard Koa.l. All Stock nuiftt he liquidated by 15th May 1941, regardless of cost. IN FUTURE PASKOES HEAD OFFICE AND FACTORY will be situated at 48 BROADRICK ROAD. KATONG. FURNITURE WILL BE MADE TO OROER ONLY AND DESIGNS
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    JAPAN AND SOVIET SIGN NON-AGGRESSION PACT
    313 9 Pledge Neutrality In Event Of Either Entering War London, Apr. 13. A "PA(!T of noutrality" between Soviet Russia and Japan was «signed at the Kremlin in Moscow this morning. Under Article I of the pact the two parties apree to maintain peaceful and friendly
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    U.S. President's Son Going To Egypt
    89 9 Chungking, Apr. 1 MR. J.inir- K'X'M-vdt. s'tn Of President Roosevelt, is leaving on Saturday by Clipper from San Kranviscn for Chungking en route to Cairo, according to a Chinese Press dispatch from Washington. It is understood that Mr. James Roosevelt has obtained a visa
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    Danish Minister And A German Order
    136 9 Danish Minister And A German Order Lond-n, Apr. 13. TIE Druiisli Minister in Washington. M. Hcnrlk do KaufTmann. who recently signed the agreement by which the United suites it. to establish bases in Greenland has be.-n recalled to Denmark by the Gormanoor.ii.Dcd Daiiif-h Ftareign OflV*. The agreement h*l bt n
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    China And Australia Exchange Ministers
    89 9 Chungking, Apr. 13. IN early announcement of an cxA ihan?e of Ministers between China and Australia is exported here. It is reported that the names of the Chinese and Australian Ministers havr been already .iceided and onii' awa't confirmation by the two Governments The Chinese
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    FIRST CHINA MONOPOLY ON NECESSITIES
    70 9 Shanghai, Apr. 13. GEN. Chi..iiK Kui-sliek's Government j is expected to introduce a state 1 monopt ly on certain daily necessities j in free China in about tiur months' time. Plan.s affecting Mi:h comnuditie.s a* sugar, salt, saints and matches are belnft drawn up. Aivoniing
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    Axis & French Shins Held By Japan
    60 9 Axis French Shins Held By Japan Shanghai. Apr. 13. TWO Axis euastaJ ships the Italian Beatrice md the German Wilhelmina. ere reported to havp been released yesterday by the Japanese nival authorities after being d-tained five days otl the Chekiang ccast. However, five German and Frener. vessels are stated to
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    GERMAN FOR FRENCH MUNICIPALITY ?
    53 9 GERMAN FOR FRENCH MUNICIPALITY Shanghai, Apr. 13. ACCORDING to the local Wang Chingwei organ, the New China Daily News, there is a movement to re-arranse the composition of the French Municiipal Council here with replacement of one Chinese member by a German. The report, so far cannot be confirmed from
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    Britain Refuses To Recognize Iraq
    55 9 London, Apr. 13. TTlir. British Government does not recognize the authority of the present unconstitutional regime in Iraq, it was pointed out in well-informed circles in London to-day. The view taken he.r Js that the decisions attributed to tiie croup which has seized power in
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    "Soul Of The British Growing Stronger Under Blows"
    153 9 "Soul Of The British Growing Stronger Under Blows Benoni (Transvaal), Apr. 13. r THE soul of the people of Britain is invincible and is growing stronger under the blows and hard bludgeonings of fate," declared the South African Prime Minister, Gen. Jan C. Smuts, in a speech here yesterday. •The
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    30 Danish Ships For Red Sea?
    165 9 How U.S. May Employ Seized Vessels Washington, Apr. 13. ■THIRTY Danish ships recently taken over in United States ports will be used to start a stream of vital American war supplies for Britain and the Balkan countries through the Red Sea, say well-in-formed quarters.
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    AUSTRALIA'S WAR BILL
    29 9 1 Straits Times Special Cable) Fl the period Ircm July, 1940, to Mar. T>. 1941. the cost of the war to Australia has been i: 00,000,000.—Reu;er.
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    Big N.I. Welcome For Kleffens
    200 9 Important Discussions With The Governor Batavia, Apr. 13. HUGE crowds attended the arrival of the Netherlands Foreign Minister, Dr. E. N. van KletTcns, and the Colonial Minister, Mr. J. L M Welter, yesterday afternoon. The Ministers' machine was escorted by bombers. Immediately en arrival Mr.
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    EXTENSIVE DAY OPERATIONS OVER REICH AND HOLLAND
    450 9 Fresh R.A.F. Sweeps Against North France: Brest Bombed Again London, Apr. 13. BRITISH bombers flew into Germany and bombed targets north of the Ruhr durins extensive daylight operations yesterday, which also ranged over the North Sea and enemy-occupied territory. Tli«»y successfully bombed shicpins;
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    SINGAPORE IN STRONG POSITION IN STATE GAME
    1363 10 112 Runs Needed For Victory With Nine Wickets In Hand (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 13. CINGAPORE have to make 112 runs with nine wickets v in hand if they want to beat Selangor in the Inter-State cricket fixture, which will
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    Rugby League
    53 10 London, Apr. 13. Rugby League fame* played yesterday resulted: CHAMFIONSHIP FINAL Wlgan 6 Bradford N. 17 I I U.I CIP— FIRST SOUND Pcatherstone S Castleford 8 Halifax 21 Broughton R 12 Hunslet 18 Leigh 8 Oldliam 9 Dewsbury 13 Wake Held Trinity 25 Kelghley v RUGBY LEAGUE Leeds
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    Ainslie & Thompson In Golf Final
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    Home Football Results
    219 10 London. Apr. 13. IJOOTBALL games played yes.*, day reF suited was cvr— fourth rolnd Return Matches Tottenham 1 Arsenal Newcastle 4 Sheffield United 0 LONDON CUP Alciershot 2 Brentford 2 Crystal Palace 1 Queen's PR. Fulham 4 Chelsea West Ham Clapton Oirent 1 JOOTBALL LEAGl'E (SOI THi
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    R.S.G.C. Women Beat Sepoy Lines
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    IRISH JIG & PRO PATRIA BEST BETS TO-DAY
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    871 12 INVADERS NOW HELD UP BY POWERFUL ALLIED WALL Yugoslavs Counter- Al tacking Violently On Serbian Front London, Apr. 13, •"I HE hitherto invincible German armoured columns aro 1 now in contact with our organized central front hold by the main British and
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    322 12 "Russia Has Alwavs Fulfilled Her Pledges" Red Army Organ Moscow, Apr. 13. THE Soviet Government disapproves of Hungary's '"war 1 on Yugoslavia four months after the signing- of the treaty of eternal friendship with that country." M. Vyshinsky, Soviet deputy Foreign Minister, informed
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    Prime Minister In Visit To Bristol
    104 12 London, Apr. 13. ■n/ITH rescue wt>rk still going on among the homes batt?red the previous night, Mr. Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister, arrived at Bv'stol yesterday for the ceremony a. the university. Ho walked around Impeding the damage to Ihc building, talked with firemen
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    116 12 Ever-Increasing U.S. Aid For Britain London, Apr. 13. •yHERE is an ever-increasing flow of j aeroplane*, engines, guns and bombs Worn the United States to Britain, sad Mai.-Gen. H. H. Arnold, Chief of the United States Army Air Corps, a: a Pr^-.ss conference in London yesterday. Jls added that the
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    90 12 London, Apr. 13. MEWS of the air war in Africa consists mainly of the exploits of the Eritish, Australian and South African air forces, which liave destroyed 33 enemy planes in 48 hours, in various parts of tli" African battle fronts.
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    239 12 12,000 Troops Disarmed In Three Days Around Addis Ababa Addis Ababa, Apr. 13. ABOUT 12,000 Italians, including: two battalions of Black- shirts and two regiments of cavalry, have been disarmed in the past three days in the Addis Ababa area, in Abyssinia. The cavalrymen
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    90 12 London. Apr 13. London had no alert throughout the night, enemy activity elsewhere was on a very small scale. According to an Air Ministry communique, a lew bombs' were dropped, mainly on a north-east coast town, but they had little effect. It 1* now known
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    27 12 Athens, Apr. IS. fFWVNTY civlians were killed md 31 injured in the German raid on Piraeus on Friday night, according to a Ministry :>.' Public Security communique —Reuler.
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    32 12 H m Apr. 13. The Yugoslav Minister tJ Bulgaria, w.th ttas staff of the legation in Sofia, has left tor Turkey, according to a telegram from the Bulgarian capital I —Reuter. i
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    350 12 London, Apr. 13. < I*HE Pope appealed to belligerents I to refrain from using ever more 5 I deadly instruments of war in an j Easter broadcast to the world to- day. I The Pope said: 'Would that all belligerents who have human
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