The Straits Times, 31 May 1941

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    49 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY! KVALA LUMfM, 26 JAVA ST. (•PHONE 3hi%' SINGAPOtm 140 CECIL ST. ('PHONE U7l> MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES PRICE 5 CBNTS. SINGAPORE. SATURDAY, MAY 31. 1941 16 PAGES The Straits Times 16 PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1941 PRICE 5 CENTS.
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      262 1 Sac MIEN CKON6 for SMART TAILORING 34 Coleman St., Spore Phone 4816 Available Suit Length* "Bockville' 1 Suitings— U.S A. WAIN SHIKLI.S. In Silk and Wool Also AMERICAN SHARK SKIN. In various colours WHITE ANTS JODELITE PREVENTS DRY ROT, FUNGUS GROWTH AND OTHER FORMS OF DECAY. IT WILL ALSO PRESERVE
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      163 1 OUR PREMISES WILL BE CLOSED ALL DAY JUNE 2nd WHIT MONDAY, 1 i»r we are i*r*»eH only v* /Cx For one wee a umited 9 f\ able to o c ning JjL number oi Evenin g /%X^ Afternoon an foUowlng CA^/ 1 Gowns at pr ices: 1 iJ I special
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      1567 2 SITUATION WANTED PLANTER, age 39 wants management o acting Job with prospects of pcrmancm free now, 18 years experience In rubber aw coconuts. Replies to Box No. 522 Strait rimes. WANTED^ WANTED D.C. table fan 230 volts. Tucl Bungel Kelamah. Gema-s. VACANCY for 3rd Bachelor (young) t new modern House.
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      803 2 MOTOR VEHICLES WANTED Immediate cash purchase 193 or Inter American car. No dealers. App] Box No. sic. Straits limes. FORD 10 HP. SALOON. New Oct. 1938 Excellent condition Inside and out. $1,300 o near offer. Thane 7876 after S p.m. 193* FIXED HEAD FORD COtPE mllea* 15,000. recent engine overhaul.
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      569 2 FO U N D IOLM) black and white puppy. Owner apply giving details re markings etc. to Bi* No. 518, StralU Times. MOTORING LESSONS LEARN DRIVING on mt car or fours A lad; write* "Your courtesy and oatwnn truly inspire confidence and 1 tho-.ougnl? enjoyed the delightful driving leaaooa." Tel
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      223 2 DOGS CATS IMPORTED rr.tniißV.F. ALSATIAN male pups for sale at Changl ?>arm 529-b Bedok. Alsatian pups usually on hand. Others imported on order Siamese Kittens readj shortly. Phone *****. BUSINESS CARDS ETC, JOIN THE GREEN CIRCLE" LENDING LIBRARY Ist FLOOR IH-r BATTERY RD P.O. BOX 34. SINGAPORE. Moderate terms: Special
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      573 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS P. &0. BRITISH INDIA MVJPS [Q AND APCAR LINE. "IZZI (Incorporated m -Sngland) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N Oa FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR MAIL> PASSENGER AMD CARGO SERVICE LINE. The best possible services are being maintained by the to san fbancisco P O S N Coy
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      559 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE. Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom. Dates are not guaranteed, all cargo bookings subject to Conference War Clauses. WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE CHEAPEST FARE Regular Services to Fremantle (Perth) via Java by first class passenger ships. Single fare $192 (A £28)
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      169 3 MOTION, SMITH SON, LTD. for Theodolites Levels Prismatic Compasses Clinometers Planimeters Drawing Instruments and Materials Nautical Instruments Watch Clock a Instrument repairs 15. BATTERY ROAD NANG HENG 103-lOi SELEGIt ROAO/TU 6958 REFRACTING MANUFACTURING OPTICIANS sa Mt i sissstrrt !JH^ IP?' 1:':-:?:!1 I*"-"-"1 Itryone luuw how many lives pyorrhoea has rulnrd.
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      974 3 Broadcasting r TODAY SINGAPORE ZHL 1.333 ke/S (SZ5 m-> ZHP1 9.69 me/s (38.S6 m.) (ZHPZ K.1 15 nt/l 41.M m.) ZHP1 125 mt/t (41.38 m-» 7.HI. ZHPl -HP2 S p m. Mandarin Dance Music from the Studio, by the Chinese Dance Band, directed by James Ow Lai Weng; 5.35 p.m.
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    London Stock Exchange
    380 4 Bright Close And Rubbers Wanted London, May 30. yHE Stock Exchange closed the week fairly brightly. Leading Industrials and rubber shares were m demand for yield purposes while shipping shares continued firm. In the other sections the markets were mainly steady but quiet. Kaffirs were quiet except
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    83 4 FrMay, May j«, mm Bayer* BeSan Price* Prtce ■m b «.s» (8p«« loaae) M« IX R.S.S t*fj IS r«M. May-June iSeUen •pUoo) JJJ. ««u <S.».A.U X s.b lit m saie* May-Jane (Seller* wptUm) ts% 3t?» i A v HSb I'm n •*>» May- June (Sellen
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    FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS.
    108 4 PASSENGER TRAIN SERVICE ALTERATION KUANG— BATANG BERJUNTAI BRANCH Commencing Sunday, June 1, 1941, an additional train will run from Batu Arang to Batang Berjuntal and back In the following timings:— pjn. Batu Arang depart 5.39 Buklt Badong anlTe 5.38 depart 5.39 Batang Berjuntal %nU» 5.4« p.m.
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    Malayan Sharebrokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
    1330 4 FRIDAY, MAT U, 1941: 4 P.M. MINING B«jrr» ScOen Ampat Tin («c) to Ss Sd Austral Amal. (Si) 7s 7a 4*d Ausirai Malay (I) S3s Sd Ms Sd Ayer Ultam (S*> I7t 18s Ayer Weng ($1) .67* .72^4 B«n<mr, Tin jj, «O 14a Batu Selangor
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    135 4 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES <Prom Our Own Oorresoonoent > London, May SO COMMODITY and Exchange market* closed a* follow* with prrrlous Quotation* m parenchealß:— Xl KHEK: Steady. Spot U7l«d 13\d (13 5 16d 13i»d) July 13«4d 13Hd (135ied ***** d) Augtart UHd llHd (***** d 1371«d> Oct.-Dec 13% d 13Vid (13 5
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    DONATIONS TO THE WAR FUND
    260 4 I*HE following djnatlons to The Wai Fund are recorded to-day:— S William Jacks Co. (Malaya) Ltd. M.MO Saving* from this year's Sports and the donation of prize fund money of St. Joseph's Institution. St. Patrick's School, Katone and Anthony's Boys' School 600 G. G. Uawson
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    AROUND THE MARKETS
    393 4 Shares Steady On Small Turnover t (By Our Financial Correspondent) DRE-HOLIDAY influent aflrc'tV the market i little yesterday and i Dfrators were disinclined to Inci their commitments wMIe those wls-i-ins? rpiuo commifcnent; werp inclined to offer shares. Condlti m* ncwever. were genera) y steady and prices were
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    TIN PRODUCTION STILL LAGGING
    213 4 14,495 Tons Deficit At End April •TIN production and export m :.l.tlaya I*'"" lagging far behind the permissible exportable allowance. Official figures Issued this morning show that exports m April were only 4.508 tons, compared with a proportl,on.a.t f monthly exportable allowance of 8359 tons, making
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AMD DISPATCHES
    140 4 Malls close at the GMMnI Pert Oak-TO-DAY Australia alrl2:».) m. i**" air 12.30 p.m. [New Zealand air 1230 p.m! I*™*" air 12.30 p.m. Paleml»r« air 12 30 p m MONDAY. JUNE air 12.30 p.m. mra air 12.30 p.m. i*"""* air 1230 pm. Cey'°n air 12 JO
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    SINGAPORE TIDE TABLES
    55 4 To-day H.W. 00 58 am 8.8 ft. 2.20 p.m. 7.7 ft. L.W. 7.36 am. 9.1 ft 7.36 p.m. 3.9 ft. To-morrow H.W. 1.40 a.m. 8.5 ft 3 Ofi p.m. 7.5 ft. L.W. 8 19 a.m. 1.0 ft.; 8.24 p.m 4 ft. May Sunrise Sunset 31 6 17
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      458 4 TENDERS GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION TENDERS will be received at the Offlce of .TENDERS will be receWed at the Offlce the Settlement Engineer, Public Works De Settlement Engineer, Penang, up u> partment up to noon on the 4th June 1941 noon on the 30th June. 19*1 for the folfor the
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      124 4 _PUBUC NOTICES SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. NOTICE Is hereby given that the Reelstratlon and Licensing of Dogs within the Municipality of Singapore for Oe period beginning 1 June 1941. and ending on 31 May IM2. will commence on Monday 2 June IMI. and will continue dally (Sundays excepted) between the hour* of
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    DUTCH SAY JAPANESE STORY OF DELAY BY N.I. IS FALSE
    395 5 Tokio Alleges Negotiations Have Reached "Critical Phase" Batavia, May 30. INFORMED Dutch quarters to-day expressed surprise at '■the Japanese Press claims that the negotiations between Japan and the Netherlands Indies have reached a very critical stage, reports United Press. Further
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    U.S. Aid To China To Be Increased
    249 5 U.S. Aid To China To Be Increased Sino- Japanese Peace Humours Discounted (Straits Times Special Cable) Washington, May 30. WASHINGTON lately has been full of rumours that peace talks are possible between Tokio and Chungking, but inquiries m responsible quarters elicit no evidence to confirm such rumours. On the contrary,
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    MATSUOKA'S REMARK ON ROOSEVELT SPEECH
    121 5 Tokio. May 30. VERNACULAR papers here give promlner.ee to the Jap-:.ose Foreign Minister's terse remark that he "need make no comment" relative to President Roosevelt speech. The Asahi Shjmbun said Mr. Y. Matsuoka s reply to newspapermen's question, although simple m phraseology, "is considered full
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    EX-MINISTER ARRESTED
    20 5 Mandalay, May 30. BA Thi, farmer Finance Minister m Burma, has been arrested under the defence regulations.— Reuter.
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    Turkish Comment On U.S. President's Speech
    119 5 Ankaia, Mar 30. TIIK latest Turkish Press comment rereals less disappointment with President Roosevelt's speech than did last night's comments. This is doubtless due to more mature consideration. The newspaper Tan say» Mr. Roosevelt has taken another step forward on the road leading to
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    German Concern Over Speech
    252 5 Envoy's Long Meeting With Matsuoka Totto, May 30 EVIDENCE of German concern over the possible effects of President Roosevelt's speech on Japanese opinion Is seen m the revelation today that the German Ambassador, Eugen Ott, made a special call on Mr. Y. Matsuoka, Japanese Foreign Minister,
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    U.S. Requisitions 13 Vessels
    150 5 To Be Used As Military Auxiliary Ships Washington, May 30. THE United States, says Reuter, has taken over 13 ships as military auxiliaries. They Include the liners President Jackson, President Adams, President Taft and President Pierce, all of 10,000 to 14,000 tons, and well known In
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    210 Germans In Seized Ship
    177 5 Suspicious Acts When Vessel Was Halted Port of Spain (Trinidad), May 30. HOW scores of Germans en rcute to the French West Indian Island of Martinique, who claimed to be refugees, threw hundreds of docum«aß lnt the ocean when the French ship m which they
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    Defence Theory In Erroll Case
    249 5 Nairobi, May 30. THE defence theory In the Erroll murder trial b that •omeonr Jumped on the running board of the car as it slowed down on entering the main road, fired shots and then Jumped and that the car was drlverless for a considerable
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    NEW ZEALAND TO HAVE A SUPPLY COUNCIL
    105 5 Wellington (N.Z.) May 30. THE formation of a Supply Council Is an- nounced by the Minister of Industries and Commerce, Mr. D G. Sullivan. Its main function will be to plan ahead he order In which production Is to be •utiated or orders
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    NEW SUB-MACHINE-GUN IN AUSTRALIA
    90 5 Canberra, May 30. A SUB-MACHINE-GUN designed by a private of the Australian Imperial Force has been given a trial order by the army department. The designer claims that the gun can be manufactured on an ordinary mechanical lathe without any special machine tool and tooling up.
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    NEW AUSTRALIAN BAN
    49 5 Canberra. May 30. VTO Australian women between the ages at 16 and 60 wIU, m future, be allowed to ltave the Commonwealth unless travelling on national duty or lor exceptional reason. The ban has be;n imposed la order to conserve woman -power. Reuter. Parrot Mystery T
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      256 5 PUBLIC NOTICES RUBBER REGULATION. WEARNE BROTHERS. LIMITED. Ii Is hereby notified lor general lnfornia- Notice Is hereby given that an Interim tion that the Controller of Rubber, Malaya. Dividend of s','c on account of the year ending has fixed the rate of release for the 3rd September 30th 1941. has
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      37 5 CA^fITE THE HUME A*-- -I'ROOfrEU lSt% CANE FIBRE INSCI.ATING BOAKn Sole Ajeati: (Incorporated m S.S S4l Warm* ISS for pictures at WEDDINGS DANCES REUNIONS CHRISTENINGS DINNERS MEETINGS consul, the STRAITS TIMES Phone or write the Production Manager
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      240 5 RING YOUR SHAVING UP-TO-DATE* WITH A Gillette One-Piece Razor The Gillette one-piece raior The No 45 set shown contains is the simplest and most efficient a popular mode! Gillette onethaving method m the world. piece' razor and three wonderThere are no loose pieces to ful blue Gillette blades— an unscrew
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      222 6 The Year's Most Exciting Mystery Drama TO-DAY, TO-MG3RGW and MONDAY 4 SHOWS DAILY 11 AM. 3.15. 6.15 AND 9,15 AtHAHBRA BUWIBS IBUtt ftCIUtIKSMUHOIR I BKWnIBS mSIERfI^ JK* 9^ T>W B' ocll P""O'P ""O' mark of •)>• strongest killer aM T^^^tf you've ever «een' We'll bet you tan't beot tk« I*Hrrot
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      209 6 YOU SIMPLY CANNOT JUDGE A PICTURE BY ITS TITLE CONSIDER THE STAR VALUE THE DIRECTOR THE AUTHOR THE STUDIO FOR INSTANCE, IS NOT A "WESTERN" LOVELY JEAN ARTHUR GIVES THE FINEST PERFORMANCE OF HER TRHIMriIANr CAREER WESLEY RUGGLES WHO MADE "TOO MANY HUSBANDS" DIRECTED IT CLARENCE HI DINGTON KELLAND AUTHOR
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      257 6 WHY NOT SPEND A BRIGHT WEEK-END T Book Early and avoid that "SPOT OF UOTHEH" standing m the Queue I 4 SHOWS TO-DAY (JAP I I OL and TO-MORROW H A.M.— 3.15— «.1.>— 0.15 THE ONLY LAUGH SHOW IN TOWN! VIRGINIA J% BRUCE CHARLIE JUGGLES JOHN BARS?YMO*E mF^J J m
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    A Peace Shall Come As Never Seen Before
    478 7 ONE of the most notable features of r recent politics has been the Insis- t tence on the need for a new order. Only this last we.ek President Roosevelt and c Mr Anthony Eden on either side of the Atlantic have been
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    CHURCH SERVICES FOR THE WEEK
    1506 7 CHCBCH OF ENGLAND ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL— Whit Sunday, 6 a.m. Holy Communion; 6. 50 a.m. < Holy Communion; 7.30 a.m. Matins; t a.m. I Choral Eucharist; 9.15 a.m. Holy Communion; 10.15 a.m. Children* acrrlce; 5 30 p.m. Evensong and sermon Preacher The Rev. A. J.
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    LONDON'S "FIRE-WATCH" SCHEME READY
    117 7 London, May 30. THE City of London's '-fire-watch" scheme is ready. Every man under the age of SO will be on duty for 48 hours per month In the neighbourhood of his place of work. The duties will Include attendance at lectures and demonstrations. Fire prevention
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    43 7 New York, May 30. A MERICAN officials who made an A extensive survey of Greenland are on the way to New York with the Governor, of southern Greenland. Mr. Svane. Mr. Svane will confer with the Danish Minister and SUte Department officials.— Reuter.
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      306 7 RAFFLES HOTEL TO DAY'S POPULAR TIFFIN-TIME RENDEZVOUS LUNCH IN THE BALLROOM GRILL RLISTTAFEL SERVED FROM 12.30 TO 2.30 P.M. SPECIAL ORCHESTRAL CONCERT p ]gflSgAg 10-NICHT-THE FIRST OF THE "THREE GtEAT CAUSES" Under th« I^tln^faherf Patronage of SIR SHKNTON LADY THOMAS NON-STOP DANCE CABARET IN AID OF THE WAR FUND 10
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    fe Straits ©mes BiNc-AroriE, s-ail.. ■?.:. ::«v 31. imi. (637 th. Day Of The War.) Kultur
    587 8 fe Straits ©mes BiNc-AroriE, s-ail.. ::«v 31. imi. (637 th. Day Of The War.) Kultur One of the most persistent principles of German mentality throughout the centuries hz& been the fixed idea that a subject people can be made to throw off Its 'radiUons, ideals and convictions at I. word
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    PEN AND SWORD
    592 8 One of the most ttimulating features of the last war was the periodic publication of despatches from the Commanders of the Royal Navy and the various Ex- peditionary Forces in the field. It is true that for strategical reasons these despatches did not appear for some months
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    LIFE IN CONTINENTAL "INVASION PORTS"
    1368 8 Unhappy Nazis Find Mere Practice An Ordeal By Henry Stone llf HEN you say "invasion ports" you probably mean ports where j the Nazi High Command are likely I to concentrate their invasion forces and material at the very last moment before embarking on some
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    BRITISH AIRCRAFT SOON REPAIRED
    290 8 Life Five Times Longer Than Nazis MEARLY all British fijfhUr planes forced down over Britain, as well as R.A.F. bombers which I sometimes make crash landings on their return from a lonj? arduous raid, are made airworthy again. Sometimes the job is completed m a few
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    CIGARETTE PRICES CIGARETTE PRICES
    107 8 CIGARETTE PRICES CIGARETTE PRICES To the Editor of the StraiW Times Sir. Again the prices of cigarettes are soaring Why cannot the prices of ciaarettes be controlled I know that Government says that they are a luxury, but I do not agree with that. Does Mr Winston Churchill, for Instance,
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      POULTRY DISEASE
      415 8 How Birds Contract Malaria To the Editor of the Strait* I imrs Sir "Malay Breeder" Is no doubt Justified In calling the report of stasona! loss of condition m pouitiy. which appeared In the Agricultural I Journal ol last March, an "amaxlni article." Ii would take me a
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      Importance Of Cleanliness And Proper Food
      234 8 To the Editor of the Straits Tim^s Sir.— l have ofim read letters m tIM S' raits Times seeding advice M poultry i vs a hoboy been running a small farm for several years and I. too, have hud dlfl due to disease. Every
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      LAVAL
      157 8 A French msn Has A Name For Him To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.-Your leader "Skunk" is welco:n» but It is mild! Laval, the archenemy of France beiore, during a.i.: after the invasion, vtas born m the centre of France and his sudde:i fortune is attributed to
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      74 8 The Straits Times receives tnar.p more letters than can be published i>i the space available. Accoruinyiy brief concise letters stand a better chance of selection and prompt publication than long ones. Letters exceeding 2~>9 words are unlikely to be published at the present time. When letters are typed, double-spacing will
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    IRAQI REVOLT COLLAPSES AS LEADER FLEES
    721 9 British Five Miles From Baghdad RASHID ALI SAID TO HAVE KIDNAPPED BOY KLNG Call To Insurgents To Lay Down Their Arms THE Iraqi revo?t has collapsed with the flight of Rashid AH, the rebel leader, to Iran following the advance of British forces to
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    Eye-witness Giants"
    419 9 Eye-witness Giants London. May SL THK battle of tl 3 giants chilli culminated m the sinking of Germany's new 35,000-ton unsinkable battleship Bitaarek, is described m graphic detail by Reuter's frprcill correspondent with the Home Fleet, who «as an eyewitness of this greatest naval epic of this war. •ftanding on
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    U.S.-JAPANESE TENSION
    254 9 No Prospects Of Improvement Washington. May 30. OOLITICAL quarters here feel tl a the statements made by Mr Jordell Hull, the Secretary of State, md Mr. Y. Matsuoka, the Japanese foreign Minister, have dashed for he present any prospects of improvements m relations between rapan and the United
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    SABOTAGE FEARED IN VS. ORDNANCE PLANT
    67 9 Milan, Tennessee. May 30. ARMED guards were stationed at We Wolf Creek Ordnance Plant to-day after a man was arrested attempting to crawl through the fence. In Pho-nix Ar.rona. the Governor to-day k id that power plants. Irrigation doms, mines and lumber m;i 5
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    SYMPATHY FOR ARAB AIMS
    156 9 IN Britain wide approval has been given to Mr. Eder>'s reference to Iraq and Syria and his reaflnrmation cf Britain's sympathy towards the tfMkV for unity and indep'nri' nre In th<: Arab world. The Tim°s says that as the Foreign I Secietary has said and as
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    PALESTINE G.O.C.
    78 9 London, May 31. •T*HE pr motion wai announced hu«t nl"ht of tw-> loaders of Cr B-Hiih Mddle East operations. Li ut, -Gen. Sir Henry Maitlind Wilson, who was recently appointed 0.0.C. of tn? British forces m Palestine and Tr nsjordan md wps m charge of th? operations m
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    34 9 Athens, May 30. THE American socialist. Mr. Norr.ian Tlicmas, m a speech on the i Athens Radio to-day, said, "If Stalin 'r-n r-nr'in '•ion' from t*ie Wf i tray dVtate the peace. "—United Press.
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    Stories Of "Battle Of The And Sinking Of Bismarck
    988 9 Jist snow squall parsed, laying bare the hcrizon. broken by two black specks— the Bismarck and her cruiser escort, the Prinz Eugen For a few lang minutes, we ploughed on to shorten the range. Then the Germans turned to meet their
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    "SUE LOOKED LIKE 50,000-TON SHIP'
    67 9 I .ond -.in. May 31. BRITISH naval ofticer who f\ participated m the fight against th* German h;«ttle*hin Bismarck told journalists at a llriti*li port yesterday that the German dre.Ttn«utht arneared to be dan* to 50.000 tons than the rated figure of 3".. 000. The
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    "ONLY A PHASE OF GREAT BATTLE"
    62 9 London. May 31. BOTH the Germans and Italians are saying that the occupation of Crete is not an aim m itself. i Bißnar Gayda. mouthpiece of Mussolini, says it is only a phase of the largescale Mediterranean battle. j The official German news aeency
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    FIGHTING ONE TO THREE
    272 9 C M iO, >'.<y 31. THE gallant resistance of tlic British anfl Imperial forces m Cr»te Is described by soldiers, sailors arid airmen who have arrive i hack m Egypt All of th»m say Uiat if we nad been abl* to use our rir arm In
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    $10,000 BIRTHDAY GIFT FOR THE WAR FUND
    1279 10 Further Large Donation From William Jacks Co. BELGIAN ARTIST SENDS CONTRIBUTION OF $5,000 THK War Fund has received a number of birthday presents since yesterday morning:. One of them is a very sustantial one— a cheque for $10,000 from William Jacks Co. (Malaya)
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    AMUSEMENTS
    149 10 SINGAPORE RAFFLES !■(>'• I Dinner Dance (Informal) 8 pjn to Midi CHEAT WORI I) rit. 7.30 to 9 ft 9 p.m. to Midnight. Globe: Tin Pan Alley. Sky /.an/ibur. HAPPY I ill A IKI (Happy World) They Drive By Might. Seaside: 40 little Mothers. mm woRMi Theatres and Cinemas,
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    CHINESE CHAMBER'S SECRETARY RESIGNS
    129 10 TilE resignation of Mr. Tan Ec Leong, j secretary of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, was accepted, with regret, at a t meeting of the Chamber yesterday. Mr. Ec I Leong it joining a bank. I Mr. Ec Leong has been associated with the Chamber for
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    33 10 (From Our Own Correspondent* Penang, May 31. MF. S. Johnson, a European planter from Thailand, collapsed suddenly m a Penang hotel to-day and was rushed to hospital where he died shortly after admission.
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    Flying Club May Consider Training Parachute Jumpers
    348 10 I WOULD recommend m case A members want to extend the Club's activities or are looking for a new thrill that the incoming committee investigate the possibilities of training parachute jumpers m their spare time, if any," said Mr. F. G. Lundon who
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    One Of Singapore's Big Guns At Firing Practice
    48 10 Singapore newspapermen this week saw one of the great gum of the Fortress at firing practice. This picture shows how the blast from the muzzle flattened a section of concrete-embedded, angle-iron fence and cleared the ground m front of lallana.
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    THAILAND'S FORMER MONARCH DEAD
    309 10 Prajadhipok Passes Away At His Surrey Home CX-KING Prajadhipok of Thailand died after a heart attack at his home at Virginia Water, Surrey, yesterday, at the age of 47, says Reuter. King Prajadhipok, seventh member of the House of Chakrl, abdicated from the throne m March,
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    HAMMER & CO'S NEW OFFICES
    296 10 HAMMER CO'S NEW OFFICES Provision Of Air Space Adequate A MUNICIPAL, decision, taken re- cently on the President's castIng vote, that ah* space "is otherwise sufficiently and permanently provided for" m connection with a plan for proposed offices and quarters at Fullerton Road for W Hammer and Co., Ltd., was
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    TRIBUTE TO MR. L.W. GEDDES
    139 10 Work On Municipal Commission JUR. L. w. Geddes, who has resigned from the Singapore Municipal Commission, on his departure for Australia on vacation, will on his return be making arrangements to leave the Colony for good This announcement was made oy the president of the
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    "LIFE OF MAHATMA GANDHI" PREMIERE
    243 10 At The Cinema The Life mt Malulmj <.*naiil Dofumenliry Films, Ltd.. Madras. MidBight prrmiere at the AlhunDra. A PULL house greeted the Malayan premiere of this documentary film, wnlca la more an epte of Indian nationalism during the last 30 yean than the life story
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    "CASE OF THE BLACK PARROT"
    99 10 ■The Cut Of The Black Parrot.(William I undijan. Mara IVriton Eddie Foy. Jr., Lull Dntr. Paul Cavanafh). Warner Bra*. At th» Ailuunbra. ry.AI.rNQ »lin the scheme of a luxurious forger and murderer, this film Is an entertaining production, although It is based on a plot
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    MALAYAN NAMES FOR BOMBER SQUADRONS
    380 11 Planes Have Already Created Havoc In Germany LORD MOYNE CABLES MESSAGE TO SIR SHENTON THOMAS rWO Royal Air Force squadrons which have been creating havoc m Germany have been named after the Straits Settlements and the Federated Malay States, according to a cable received yesterday
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    Colony Time May Be Advanced
    57 11 A BILL uhich proposes ndvanc- mr the clock m the Tolony h> another ten minutes, making it 7 hours 30 minutes m advance of <;reehwich Mean Time, has been drafted. The AtU»rney-Gtncrul..Mr. C. G. Howell. states m the objects and reasons of the P.i'l that
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    FATAL FALL FROM BUS
    145 11 Coroner Inquires Into Accident A PASSENGER m his eagerness to alight from a trolley bus while it was m motion, fell, struck his head on the road surface and died the following day, said a bus con- uuctor M. Panchavarnam, m the Singapore coroners court yestcruay.
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    FRENCHMAN TO SPEAK ON RADIO TO-NIGHT
    44 11 A FRENCHMAN looki at the War" Is tne A t-Ue of a broadcast tal* to be given over th« Sineßpore st*tl n at nine o'c'.ock to-n*bt. llic KpTaker »i!l be Mr J. B. Marcuse, a \Ls)tor from Shinfchai.
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    LORRY DRIVER CHARGED
    75 11 MG Ec Peck, a lorry driver, claimed trial m the Singapore traffic c urt yesterday on a charge of driving his lorry m a negligent and dar>°-erous manner at the Junction of Rochore Canal Road and Arab Street on Thursday. It wr.s all god that Ng's lorry
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    VOLUNTEER UNITS
    46 11 rIE nrJt formerly known as the Singapore Volunteer Firld Ambulance is now kno-*n Ifci the No 2 i Volunteer I Fltld Ambulance. S.SVJ 1 and the Singapore Fortress S'fnal Company i Volunteers i has been rena/ned Vohmte r Steml Con-.pany. sutei 'ii'.ent Oazttte notification.
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    DISCHARGE GRANTED
    36 11 I A ELJAS. a former share oroxer. was grant, d a dls:harge from banl'ruptr-y subject to a suspension ol |.-,ix months, by the Chief Justice. Sil Per -v MeEwmlne, kn the High Court lycstentey.
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    Evacuating Italian Women
    11 11 British soldiers evacuating Italian women from Abyssinian territory.
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    BUILDINGS IN SINGAPORE
    262 11 ''Bad Enough" Says Mr. L. Rayman THE public is exercising more and more pressure on this Comnission to reduce the standard of i mildings m this town," said Mr. L. I layman, Municipal President, at a neeting of the Commissioners yeserday. He spoke on motion by Mr
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    PRESIDENTS APPEAL TO OLD KAFFLESIANS
    126 11 AN appeal to all boys to Join the O'.a Rafflesians' Association was made by the president, Mr. G E. N. O.'hlers, at the sixteenth annual meeting he;d a f Paffles Institution last night. Mr Oehlcrs said that there would be a day when the assciation
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    "MALAYAN VOLUNTEER AIR FORCE"
    62 11 A PROPOSAL to alter the title of the Straits Settlements Volunteer Air Force to The Malayan Volunteer Air Force Is made In a Bill to be introduced <n the Legislative Council at its next meeting on June 9. This change if propos«d m view of the
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    40 11 The St. Andrews Old Boys' Assocation Till «old a dance at the Adelphl Roof Garder 10-night. There U an extension to 2 ajn i>-d tkifc'.ti are obtaiinble at rh*- entr nee The band of the Sambodians will tupply th< music.
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    LICENSING OF PULLERS
    210 11 Commissioners Defer Decision THE question of licensing Singa- j pore ricksha pullers was left un- < decided by the Municipal Commis- < sioners at their meeting yesterday when Mr. Tan Chin Tuan successfully moved that they postpone for two months confirmation of a committee decision disapproving of
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    DATE FOR TRIAL OF 122 ESTATE LABOURERS
    131 11 'From Ot C*r. C rrespondcnt» Kuala Lumpur, May SO. IT took 20 minutes to-day to record the pl'-as of 122 labourers who werr charged before Mr. G. L. Howe. First ktexistraU, »"ith boms members of an unlawful assembly ct Tclok Datoh on 15.
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    hearing of the cases. VICEROY'S COUNCILLOR OX A NEW WORLD ORDER
    165 11 hearing of the cases. VICEROY'S COUNCILLOR OX A NEW WORLD ORDER Simla. May :e. IN h broadcast spi-cch vo-Oay. Sir Muh»r:i1 mcd ZalniUa Khan, member of the Viceroy Cabinet dwelt on the moral side of the n ssorld order which wUI be created after Uk He ?aid "A new world
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    NEW CANAL AT KARACHI
    48 11 Kararhl May 26. rE Governor of Slnd, Sir Hugn Dow. today performed the opening ceremony of a canal In Karachi district. The canal to to be named after the Slnd Revenue Minister, Mr. Nlhchaldas Chatumsl Vsziranl, and v to ■w. <-»ii(xi u» NUichal Canal.
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    THAI MINISTER HERE TO SEE BRITISH C.-in-C.
    308 11 Oil Supplies "Other Matters'* Are Being Discussed niSCUSSIONS on the supply of oil to Thailand and an exchange of views "on other matters' will take place probably today between the Commandcr-in-C'hief. Far East Sir Robert Brooke-Popham, and Major Vilas Osthananda, Thai Minister of
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    ALLEGATIONS ARE DENIED
    153 11 Chinese Youth On Trial At Assizes DENYING t i on thit he MCB-M t» Ms JaDanese emp'oycs. M. Mitsunaga and his wife, a Ciinrse named John Leon" who Is on trial at t»i H /sslzfs on two charges of i murder stated yesterday that hr iial jteen
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    Indians On Tentative Charges Of Murder & Abetment
    309 11 Indians On Tentative Charges Of Murder Abetment ALLEGED to have been concerned AmA mi n a fatal attack on an Indian milk vendor as he was riding a bicycle m Serangoon Road, six< Indians faced tentative charges of murder and abetment of murder m the Singapore relief police court i
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    PETROL RATION MAY BE REDUCED IN F.M.S.
    238 12 Alternative Of Increase In Tax Is Hinted At (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, May 30. A REDUCTION by ten per cent, m the present ration rk allowance or an increase m the petrol tax may be made m the Federated Malay States
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    HIGH ARMY OFFICERS IN SINGAPORE
    70 12 TWO high Army officer* arrived In 1 Singapore yesterday on th*ir way to Important appointments m New Zealand. They are Lieut-Gen Sir Guy Charles Williams, who has been Colonel Commandant of the Rcyal Engineers since last year, and Brigadier G West reported that Ueut.-Oer Williams
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    Transfer Of Motor Vehicles In Colony
    158 12 THE Director of the Malayan Supply Department has been appointed Competent Authority m respect of the distribution, sale, purchase, import and export of motor vehicles, state-, a Colony Gazette notification. Inder a new Defence Regulations order published yesterday, no person shall export any motor
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    S.S.V.F. OFFICERS
    77 12 'pHE Governor ii;.:. ..raiiUd a """"I'lTifm as Second-Lieu n Ql m the Straits Settlements Volunteer IV rc^ to Mr. J. C. F. Connell The resignation of iheir oommissions m the Straits Settlement Volunteer Force Reserve I of Officers by Lieut. Abc"ul Jail] bin HaJI I Othman and Capt.
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    EUROPEAN DRIVER SAYS HE FELL ASLEEP AT WHEEL OF CAR
    1590 12 MAKING his defence on three traffic charges m the Singapore second court yesterday, Henry Harley Clarice, who said he was a qualiiled dentist nnd at present secretary to the Singapore Swimming Club, stated that the only reason he could give
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    SINKING OF BISMARCK TOLD BY MEN WHO TOOK PART
    385 13 H.M.S. Hood Blew Up Two Minutes After Being Hit By Enemy London, May 30. I, 1 IGHT or nine torpedoes hit the Bismarck before she finally heeled over with her crew swarming like black dots over the hull. This was related
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    Few Survivors From Bismarck
    241 13 Prisoners Landed At British Port London, May 30. COLLOWING the Bismarck battle some survivors have been landed at a British port from a warship, it is learned. There »s no officer of high rank among the 100 or so survivors of the German battleship Bismarck, it
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    CHEERS FOR HEROES OF NAVAL BATTLE
    157 13 German Prisoners Are i Received In Silence London, M.iy 30. BLUEJACKETS whe to.k part In the? i operations leading to the sinking j of the Bismarck received a warm wel- come as they cam_> ashore at a British j port to-day. Their ship slipped
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    3 WHALING SHIPS CAPTURED
    121 13 London, May 30 THE capture of three Norwegian whaling "factory" ships has been confirmed by the Norwegian authorities m Londen. They were carrying 150,000] barrels of oil. They are the Pelagos Ale Wegger and Solglimt. A New York repnrt mentioned the capture of th? first two
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    U.S. AIR DEFENCE AIMS AT 80,000 PLANES
    108 13 W^is'iing'on, May 30. IT nidi learned here 10-uuy uuu vie luihM States Under-SecrcUry lor War. Mr Patterson, told the Army Ypi>ropri»Uons sudcommittw of the House of Representative Ihtt the air delence programme has rww reached 56.000 planes for the Army and Navy. The
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    MAN WHO PREFERRED MILK TO CHAMPAGNE
    259 13 THE late Hugh J. Ward star A drinker. In between he dra ted and ended his life as a milk :ik champagne. This was said, by Mr. E. J. Talt of j C Williamson's, whose association with the theatre is almost as lengthy as
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    Order Restored In Bombay
    157 13 Bombay, May 31. •THE personal appeal made on Thursday by Sii Roger Lumley, Governor of Bombay, to leaders of the Hindus and Muslims to do everything m their power to restore normal conditions m the city as well as the posting of large forces of British
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    Few Munitions Ships From U.S. Sunk
    61 13 Washington, May 30. APPARENTLY authentic reports have r?athed Congressmen that only 28 ships loaded with war supplies m United States ports have been sunk en route to Britain since the start of the war. It is pointed out, however, that the list does not
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    ITALIAN SHIPS READY FOR OCEAN DASH
    45 13 Rio de Janeiro, May 29. TWO Ita'lan cargo steamers are prepprlng to run the British blockade across the Atlantic. They are ready to leave Pernambuco for a German port The vessels arc loaded with cotton, rubber and hides— Reuter.
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    CONTE ROSSO TORPEDOED
    114 13 Italians Admit Loss Of Liner London, May 30. TO-DAY'S Italian communique ad1 mite that the Italian liner Conte Rosso, 17,878 tons, has been sunk while In convoy south of Syracuse. R says that the greater part of the troops aboard were saved. The Conte Rosso, whi.-h was
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    Enemy In S. Abyssinia Now Being Encircled
    344 13 London, May 30. TTirE mopping up of the remaining Italian forces m Abyssinia con- tinues. In the Gondar area the remnants of the Italian troopa there are being steadily hemmed m. The Italians have evacuated a town 50 miles north of Gondar Mopping
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    "R.A.F.'s BULLS-EYE BOMBING"
    158 13 London, May 30. WHAT the Dutch describe as the "R AF.'s bulls-eye hooiblnj?" of vital military targets In the Netherlands has resulted Id Imposition of a series of fresh bans on the civil population, according to to-day's VrlJ Nedrrland, Free Dutch newspaper published In London. Apparently incredulous
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    EX-KAISER'S HOPE OF RECOVERY SLIGHT
    58 13 Nrw York. May 30. THE possibility of the recovery oi the ex- Kaiser, who L« suffering from a serious cold and Intestinal allmenvt. Is doubted m circles close to the former Pupejot. says a Berlin dispatch to the New York Times. The illness has severely
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    TURKISH MISSION TO U.S
    62 13 Is*anbul, Maj 30. A TURKISH technical cominiuuo will be going to the United States soon to purchase war weapon*, according to on official announrement here. The Turkish ahlp Ankara Irft for Athens from Istanbul to-day to repatriate the staff of the Turkish Legation. The Teasel also
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    USE OF STUMP BUDDINGS AS PLANTING MATERIAL
    2185 14 USE OF STUMP BUDDINGS AS PLANTING MATERIAL THERE Is one form of planting material m (Malaya that la attracting increasing interest and attention to-day, it Is stumped buddings. It may be remembered that In Planting Topics of Mar. 23, 1940, as a result of a visit to Serdang Bias Estate,
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    WHAT RUBBER WILL DO
    245 14 Conveyor Belts Now Resist Flame Or Fire (Prom Our Own Correspondent) London. Apr. 8. jyfOST Malayan workers or shareholders m the rubber producing industry are familiar with the sound argument that the best way to combat synthetic rubbers Is to find means for adapting nalural rubber
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    Planting Topics
    160 14 any successes other than a few branches which sprouted about 12 leet up when tliey then passed out, so no more 8.D5 stump buddings for him Th? summing up of the R.R.l's letter on the merits of stump buddlngj may. I think, bp more briefly expressed as foll-ws:
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    POLICE AND MANCHESTERS TIE FOR FIRST PLACE
    330 15 Thrilling Fights In Annual Tolley Cup Boxing Finals rE General Officer Commanding Malaya, Laeut.-Gen. A E Percival, and Major-Gen. Keith Simmons were amon'ff the enthusiastic amateur boxing "fans who attended the finals of the annual Tolley Cup competition at the Happy World last
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    HOLIDAY SPORTS EVENTS
    281 15 TO-DAY OOCtTER: Sooth China vs. Selangor, S Kuala I^mpur: S.A.F.A. league, Ant division. Argyll* vs. tCT* ••txdium. Police v«. R.A. (A.A.). d<-pot, reserve division. R.E. vs. Malay*. GeyUng; second division (a), R.A M.C. va, Moravia, Alexandra; S.H.B. va. K.A.M.1.., SH.B-, second division (bK J.C.S.A. vs. Naval Base
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    FORTHCOMING HOME CRICKET TEST
    149 15 London, May 31. fRICKET of pre-war vintage te »ug?e4ted with an announcement than a Rest ot i Oigland side wiil be opposing the Royal At force m a forthcoming match at Lords, j No less than 14 Test player* have been enraged, and eight of this
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    COLD STORAGE WIN EASILY
    44 15 COMBINING well against a team lh»t wa.s never able to settle down, Cold Storage had little difficulty m beating Harper GilfUlan by six goals to two In a Business Houses league soccer match played at the Clerical Union ground yesUrday.
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    WANDERERS DEFEAT STAMFORD 11—0
    180 15 Waaderen Ml Stamford S.C. f|«HE Wanderers were again In g»*l1 tcorinr mood when they met the Stamford S.C. an* won by 11 t0 nil I. a diTUon (b) Uo'kaU flit«re on Uie J C.S-A. groand yesterday. Mlcke\lecila. the Wanderers' sUr inside rig^t Icc^cT^en goaU. He played
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    KEE ONN BEATS YADI IN STRAIGHT SETS
    42 15 YESTERDAY'S Ues In the V.M.C.A. open tennis tournament resulted: Open Singles (Semi-finals) Chin Kee Onn beat Yadi 7—5. 6—2. Handicap Mixed Donbles: Mr. and Mir H L Ward beat Capt. and Mrs. Fmlayion 6—l, 6—3.
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    S.C.C. CRICKET
    53 15 THE following have accepted to play cricket 1 for the S.C.C. against R.A. (Blakan Matl) at Blakan Mati ft 11 a.m. to-morrow: H L Ward, C. Milton, P. J. C. Wilson. R. A Koooer. L. G. Rcbertron. J C. Wllloufthby. P Bartram, D. Brennar, p. A. Lore, another,
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    At The S.C.R.C.
    53 15 Further ties m the S.C.R.C. spring lawn tennis tournament were played oil yester and resulted: Mixed doubles bandieap: Mr. and Mrs Evao Wong (—6) beat Mr. and Mrs. O. H Kan < S) J 6—2. Veteran*' single, handicap: Tan Wan Llat (—3 beat P. L. Loh (—l5)
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    Selections For Today's Races
    160 15 SELECTIONS for today's races at Ipoh are STRAITS TIMES Race 1: Empiric, Beau Marl. Race 2: Waetere, Deadlock. Race 3: Lined Up, Sir Victor. Race 4: H'ulichan, Hengist. Ra-e 5: Honey Moon, Double Esso. Race 6: Samory, Elertra. Race 7: Bay Dragon, National. Race 8: Gigolette,
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    PROGRAMME OF EVENTS AT IPOH TO-DAY
    549 15 Opening Day Of Perak Turf Club's June Meeting BELOW is given the full card of events at Ipoh to-day, the first day of the Perak Turf Club's June meeting. The double totes will be on races four and five and seven and eight and
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    BRINKMANNS WIN B—o
    26 15 1 RRINK MANNS beat the Slme Darby SporU 15 Club bji eight goals to nil In a Business h^ g h£,^r ub puyed
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    SOCCER POSTPONED
    17 15 rpHJE reserve dlvtaion league soccer match x between the Police and the S.Cjrft.. "^zz&rxvxsf theBJiß
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    EIGHT GOALS SHARED WHEN MALAYS MEET S.C.C.
    470 15 Milton Levels Scores With Spectacular Shot Malays SCC 4*4 CXCITING moments were few and far between m the first division soccer match at Anson Road stadium yesterday m which the Malays and the Singapore Cricket drew four poals all. Neither team played Inspiring
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    WHITSUN EVENTS AT SWIMMING CLUB
    57 15 THE following event* will take place fct the Singapore Swimming Club during Ux WhiUun week-end: To-momw Men's k>nf plunge Monday: Women's breast stroke: menji breast stroke; men's back itroke; men'i back stroke. Both days' events will take place at 10 45 am. Monday's evenU will
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    SELANGOR SOCCER TEAM vs. SOUTH CHINA
    65 15 THE followlnc i« Uie Bel*ngor aocccr team against South China »t the stadium to-morrow- Paul: R»)a Adnin and Urn See Hu; Moo Kirn Stng. See Kam Hoi and Oreenwood: SharHT. Ismail. H«iry. Y-isoff an-t Thons Poh Chiew. E«serr«: Wong Kam Pak. Won* K« Leung
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    EUROPEANS MEET REST TO-DAY
    250 15 Annual Clarke Cup Cricket Match OINUAPOKE'S M« saorltag event d«rO lac the HhHiiu holiday* will be Urn annual Clarke Cup rrirkrt mitrh between the Ivaropram and the R«t. which starts on the Slnmpore Cricket Clab padanc at 2 p.m. U-day and will be continued at 11
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    INDIANAPOLIS CLASSIC WON BY DAVIS
    134 15 Indianapolis, May 31 £""LOY DAVIS, wltn Mtun Rose relieving I" him on the 71st l^p. won the Memorial Day auto race at the Indianapolis speedway yesterday Row wa* forced out of th«- race carry m Uw event and relieved O»vl» to »m. Other money ifeM
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    LITTLE BUSINESS AT DERB CALLOVER
    102 15 U»n!or.. May 30. THERE were very fc» backers despite m large attendance and into business was (ran'ac'ed at the first Derby call-over held it th« famous Victoria Club to-day. Lambert Simiiel. winner of the 2.000 nrtiwi Is a good favourite at 75-20. followed by Suncmstle
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    Allies Continue To Exact Heavy Losses On The Enemy In Crete
    694 16 IMPERIAL FORCES LOCKED IN BATTLE NEAR SUDA BAY T London, May 30. HIS afternoon's Cairo communique, quoted by Reuter, says that further Nazi airborne reinforcements reached Crete yesterday. Intensive dive-bombing continued throup-hout the day and further adjustments were made
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    Crete Lessons Will Deter Nazis
    114 16 Washington, May 39 "YOU may completely dismiss *all rumours of British reidiness to make peace. You cennot make peace with a mad doc," slated I.ird llalifa-.. British Ambassador to the I'nit'd Slat's, m a Press interview to-day. The Germans, he said, had paid a propartionr
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    MR. MKNZIES FOR LONDON?
    240 16 Presence There "Essential" Canberra, May 30. i THE Prime Minister, Mr. R. O. Menzies. will almost certainly return to England for a further visit if his plans for achieving political stability are realised, it is understood. His friends have returned to Aua- tralia from England convinced
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    SELF-SACRIFICE OF CANADIANS FOR U.K.
    71 16 Ottawa, May 30. I ESS bacon is to be eaten m Canada so that more can be sent to Britain. The Canadian Bureau of Statistics says that Canadian imports from overseas continue to show the great strength of the Empire's sea power Canadian Imports for
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    SCHMELIXG ALIVE. SAYS BERLIN
    75 16 Berlin, May 30. MAX Schmsling (who was yesterday reported to have been killed In Crete) Is alive states the official Oerman news agency Schmellng, who was a corporal lri the parachute troops, took part m the nrst wave of the attack against Crete. During the last
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    Syrian Air Base Bombed By R.A.F.
    162 16 R Cairo. May 30. A.F. bombers have successfully attacked the Syrian aerodrome of i Dcir-es-Zor, states to-day's R.AJF". Middle East communique. RAF. bombers on Wednesday ni?ht carried out a second raid on the German-occupied island of Scarpanto, which lies between Crete and Rhodes. A
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    Large-Scale War Games In Ukraine Districts
    212 16 •THOUSANDS of highly trained Soviet troops took part m vast antiparachutists and air raid manoeuvres just carried out m several Ukraine sub-provinces on lines similar to those held m Moscow Province recently. Simultaneously further thousands participated m defenca measures against combined air and naval
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    DOMINATION OF THE ALEPPO REGION ALREADY APPARENT
    365 16 Anti-Vichy Feeling In Colonies Is Admitted By Paris Radio London, May 30. QERMANS infiltrating into Syria are syst« mutually organizing machinery for complete control of tincountry, says the Jerusalem correspondent of the Independent French News Agency. German control is particularly evident m the
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    DEMOCRACIES' "NEW DEAL"
    262 16 London Comment On Eden's Speech M London, May 30. R. Anthony Eden's important speech is the subject of editorials m all leading morning newspapers which emphasize his welcome of President Roo:evelts flre-side talk and his enthusiastic agreement with the Presidents ideas of freedom, and they strongly endorse
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    FAMOUS HOSPITAL CARRIES ON
    152 16 Hit By Three Bombs In Recent London Raid London, May 30. OT. Bartholomew's Hospital has been hit several times during recent ai r raids on London, but the full services have been maintained, it was revealed 10-day. Three bombs tell one nifiht, one destroying the house
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    HOW KING & QUEEN USE THEIR MEAT RATIONS
    67 16 HOW KING QUEEN USE THEIR MEAT RATIONS London. May 30. THE King and Queen have to usa their ment ration for the weekend joint. This was disclosed by the Queen to Lord Woolton, Food Minister, at the Ministry of Food this afternoon. "Thus we try to make It spread over
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