Malaya Tribune, 19 April 1940

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    21 1 The Malaya Tribune VOL. XXVII- -No. 94, SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1940 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune. Friday, April 11), 1910.
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    AMERICA CONCENTRATES ON DEFENCE OF PACIFIC
    484 1 Navy Chief At War Games Washington, Apr. 19. THE importance which the United States attaches to the maintenance of the status quo in the Pacific is becoming increasingly clear. Developments of the past 24 hours have served to focus attention on the American naval
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    Super-Warships, Base At Guam
    150 1 Reuter. Washington, Apr. 19. ADMIRAL Stark, address- A ing the Senate Naval ComS m it tee yesterday, said that America contemplates buildin jr super-dreadnoughts of 50,000 to 52,000 tons as an er to Japan's reported construction of 43,000 ton warships. At the same t me, said
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    34 1 London, April. 19 4 HEINKEL b mber flew over part of A Shetlands, ve-terday af'ernoon. F. rs went up and the Heinkel disNo bombs were dropped, rhi ir raid warning lasted 22 minutes. Reuter.
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    NAZI MILITARY EXPERTS ARRIVING IN ROME
    337 1 "ITALY WANTS PEACE WITH ALL POWERS" Reuter. ACCORDING to a telegram broadcast from Berlin an official communique has been issued in Rome stating that exchanges of military missions, composed of experts and technicians, are at present taking place between Italy and Germany. Some of
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    FRENCH WAR COMMUNIQUE
    61 1 Reuter. Paris. April 19. I \SI night's communique reports that it \va.> a quiet day on the whole. French diver has identified the t ol a German submarine which was feed by one of our sloops a few a ago and the destruction of which i appeared
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    NAZI PILOT TOOK BRITISH SHIP TO ITS DOOM
    117 1 Reuter. London, Apr. 19. THE British 5,000-ton steamer S.Minbv was torpedoed off the north Scottish coast last night and h< r crew of 38 landed in one boat. I he Swainby was engaged in the ship- of iron ore and had reached
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    Naval Survivors
    23 1 Reuter. don April 19 About 100 naval urvivors arrived at a north-west ttteh j>ort last night, many wearing •regian raps. Reuter
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    CONQUEROR OF ADMIRAL SCHEER
    39 1 Reuter. Tendon, Apr. 19. mHF crew Urt9d the decks with thumbs T n s the submarine Spearfish fntcrrri x 1 r! to -day and related their success*onderl.U opportunity presented to them JS&et distinctly audible. Renter
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    Air Force Smashing German Bases
    211 1 Reuter. T*HE Air Ministry announces extensive air operations on Wcdnes day and during Wednesday right at several points off the coast of Norway. The main attack was again against Sta\anger aero drome.. High and low flying attacks were delivered by a strong force of bombers.
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    STEAMER WRECKED OFF HONGKONG
    127 1 Reuter. Hongkong April 1'». AFTER spending two days and nights on a reef, II persons of turn crew and passengers, Inclnding the captain s wife, of a Norwegian steamer Prod me. of 1.170 tons were rescued by breeches buoy Sj the British auxilliary cruiser in mountainous
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    REVOLVER DEAL IN TAILOR'S SHOP
    462 2 Singftpore, Th u rs< lay. LXH'NI) guilty 6f possession of a revolver and an automatic pistol without a permit, a young Cantonese wa today sentenced to six months' bard labour by the Criminal District Judge, before whom lie was tried. During ihc coarse el the
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    MOTHER CLAIMS $1,500 FORDAUCHTER'S DEATH
    154 2 AN action in "form. p.u«W' Thursday, brought M„ LvfJo s T, a ni for of »1,500 was '•v a chin,,,. :™™g n !Kf w,ine in tht m>jh She claimed that amount from ;;<>". Seng Co., contractors, alleging thai their lorry, driven by ,r «7*pt. had
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    14 2 Mr. Poh Swee Giap, 3 member of the Perils has been 'JS 1 KMW.
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    HE DOES NOT WANT PRESS PUBLICITY
    76 2 Singapore, Thursday. SUMMONED for using abusive language to a Malay in the X.P.M. building on Apr. 4, a middle-aged Dutchman, Immink, made an application to the Fourth Police Magistrate this morning to have the ease suppressed from the press. In refusing the application, the
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    Merle Oberon At The Cathay
    207 2 Last Night's First Nights VIfAGINE Mr. Deeds coming up to London, only instead of Mr. Deeds, substitute Miss Jane Benson.. .and imagine she has come from the wild Yorkshire moors. You will then get a good idea ol what "Over The Moon," Alexander Korda's latest
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    WAR FEATURED IN PAUL MUNI FILM
    132 2 THERE i.s a considerable amount of pa- thus or tragedy In the RKO Radio I picture, ''Escadrille," which opened at I the Aihambra (Singapore) yesterday, i Featuring Paul Muni and "Miriam Hop- kins, the .-lory deals very largely with life in France during the"middle
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    21 2 After 25 years service with the F M S Postal Department, Mr. v. Thambiah Postmaster. Seremban, has retired from the service.
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    CHINESE WHO FOUGHT IN SPAIN RETURNS TO DEFEND HIS LAND
    314 2 Fought In Brigade International* (TRIBUNE STAFF REPORTER FIRST NEWS OF CHINESE PARTICIP vtk.v IN THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR HKU I i n, SINGAPORE ONLY A FEW D Ws \< < ALMOST A YEAR AFTER THE CONCJ S|„T OF HOSTILITIES IN
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    AND NOW EVEN BOYS ARE TALKING ABOUT IT
    336 2 HERE'S THAT SUBJECT AGAIN (Tribune Staff Reporter) Ipoh, Thursday. J UK introduction of income tax has become such a controversial subject in Malaya that even schoolboys are now discussing it. In an article in the latest issue of i the Gajah Tit
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    637 Dance Hostesses Sat In His Car
    130 2 (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Thursday. A MAN who provided transport for A G37 dance hostesses in his private car was convicted for using it for purposes of hire, here yesterday. He was Lian Voon Khim and between November 2 and December
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    Teacher To Broadcast
    54 2 INCHE Abdul Hamid bin Omar, a teacher of the Victoria School will broadcast in English from the 8.M.8.C. at 6 45 p.m. to-day. The subject will be "Some characterist cs of the Hcly Prophet Mohamad". Tho broadcast was arranged by the Muslim Public Celebration of th e
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    This Quarrel Lasted From Home... To Police Station... To Court...
    132 2 Singapore, Thursday. DECAUSE a husband and wife could not keep their 'private' quarrels private and insisted on having them in a public place, Ramasamy and his? wife, Mariamah, two coolies, were sentenced to a week's rigorous imprtsonihent by Mr. H.
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    WANTED A PAIR OF TROUSERS
    125 2 Singapore, Thursday. A 24-YEAR-OLD Cantonese needed, and needed badly, a pair of trousers. He was, however, particular that his clothes fitted him perfectly. His search took him almost the whole of last Bight and. when at last he found a pair of white trousers in
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    22 2 The meeting of the directors of the Seremban Rotary Club will be held at the Seremban Rest Hou.s P on Apr 25
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    Pawn Broker To Return Property
    183 2 Singapore, Thursday. order for the unconditional return of a goM wristlet watch and a fountain pen to Mrs. Mary K<>k, of 25 Margolioth Road, Singapore, wras made this afternoon, by Mr. L. C. Gob* the fifth magistrate, when the application for the disposal of this
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    BABY HURLED TO DEATH FROM WINDOW
    225 2 Ghastly Ipoh Fire Tragedy (From Our Own Reporter) Ipoh, Friday. FRIGHTFUL tragedy in which men, women and children, who rushed from their burning homes, were eye-witnesses to the death of two women and a baby, occurred at Kuala Kangsar early this morning. Hcriified spectators
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    ELEMENTARY, MY DEAR WATSON
    311 3 Mr. 1 W. Oiiy W un a challenge made tne Mind l»olie« t „iiri on Monti ,x. iii a gambling case 1,1 unirh a dart Mall-keeper of m w World m >; f in c nt rark was hv volvt (i. Ibis morning \,i Watson acquitted
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    POLICE SPOILT HIS SEANCE
    142 3 From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Tuesday. 4 1 HINESE fortune teller named Tong Chew Teh who claimed he i\;i able to bring hack the a child which had been htened waa lined $5 yesterday, claimed to be able to release witchcraft anyone afllicted by it and
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    JOHORE'S EFFORT TO ENSURE SUPPLIES OF PADI
    454 3 GODOWNS BEING CONSTRUCTED AT CAPITAL! Rice Mills Might Be Built (Tribune Staff Reporter) QTORAGE of padi is being undertaken by the Government of Johore on lines similar to those taken in the Colony and the Malay States. This fellows the decision of the
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    Malta Post For Former G. O. C. Malaya
    236 3 pORMER G.0.C., Malaya, Major-General W. G. S. Dobbie has been appointed Officer Commanding troops. Malta, with the acting rank of Lieutenant General, stales a Kcutcr message from London. On arrival at Malta, he will also assume office as the acting- Governor. It
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    ADMIRAL BROUGHT THEM TO TOWN
    320 3 (Tribune Staff Reporter) I>KAR Admiral and Mrs. T. B. Drew realised an ambition when they entertained a party of naval ratings to dinner and a movie in Singapore last night. For some time the Rear Admiral and his wife have been working for a fund
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    FILM SHOW FOR CHURCH FUND
    142 3 rO new churches are to be built in Singapore to house the congregations which at present use the old St. Peter's Church in St. Andrew's School compound. One of these is to be for the Indian Christians, the other for the Chinese. On Tuesday, Apr.
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      9 3 0/ ucrU G tit JOHN PLAYER >, SONS, imoum i
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      195 3 —for dinner will have an entirely fresh meaning if you have not already eaten some of the delicious ice cream made by the Cold Storage Creameries. Easily the finest, richest smoothest ice cream you ever tasted, and so digestible too—because it's homogenized. There arc a dozen superb flavours to choose
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    DEATH FOR MAN WHO KILLED COUSIN
    215 4 (From Out Own Be porter) j Kuala Lumpur, Thursday. ffOH killing his cousin who fed him and occasionally gave him I money, an unemployed Tamil, Sup- j 1-iah to-day heard sentence of death passed on him by Mr. Justice Cussen 1 in the Selangor
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    Woman Charged With $5,000 Jewel Theft
    98 4 Singapore. Thursday. DROUGHT into the Colony on an e» tradition warrant from Medan in connection with a $5.000 jewel theft, a C ha wan woman was this moiiiine produced before the Criminal District Judge, charged with theft as a servant Of jewellery valued at
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    LENDS S 100,000 TO GOVT. FOR THE WAR
    55 4 IT Is notified far general information that Mr. P. P'Chient, J P.. of Seremban, Negri Sembilan, lias offered to hnd to 11 i s .Majesty Gnvernaseat the sum of $100,000 without interest lor the duration of War. His Majesty's Government has gratefully
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    75 BIBLES TO LEPERS, PRISONERS
    186 4 (Tribune Staff Reporter) gEVENTY-FIVE Bibles printed in Chinese. Chinese (Rom), English, Malay Arabic. Malax alam, Norwegian, Tamil and Telugu were distributed free by the Malayan Agency nf the British and Foreign Bibles, Society last year. Tiie free grants Included tiu.se La i i sons Lepei
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    Stranded, Wants To Go Home And Rejoin Army
    243 4 Singapore, Thursday. "J WANT to go hack Home and rejoin the Army," declared William Weir, 26-year-old European, pleading guilty to a charge of being a vagrant before Mr. H. Watson, the Third Magistrate, this morning. William Weir, ex-sergeant of an anti-aircraft hatterv.
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    MAN AND WIFE ON TRIAL
    66 4 From Our Own Correspondent > Seremban. Wednesday. VEE YEW and her husband Ho Lum, 1 appeared before the Serembai. Magistrate, the woman charged with being found in possession of 39 tubes of ehandu and the man with abetmen' The woman pleaded guilty, the man claimed
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    25 4 Marriage of Mr. V. S. Veeriah, son of the late Mr Thandal. to Miss Lakshimi Animal will take place OH Monday, Apr. 22, at Taiping.
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    DID NOT KNOW HE REQUIRED LICENCE
    101 4 From Oui own Cenespandent) Seremban. Wednesday. TAN Swee Guan. of Chop Nam Lee Long Seremban. was hned $1G by th.' Seremban Magistrate to-day for selling wholesale a cas? of beer to Chop Ng Ban of Kuala Pilah. without having licence. He pleaded guilty to
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    20 Days After One Crash Woman Had Another: Died
    419 4 Officer Exonerated From Blame SINGAPORE, FRIDAY. TWENTY DAYS AFTER HER FIRST MOTOR ACCIDENT IN WHICH SHE HAD A MIRACULOUS ESCAPE, A 66-YEAR-OLD CHINESE WOMAN POH SOON MET WITH DEATH IN A SECOND ACCIDENT. SHE WAS KNOCKED DOWN BY A MOTOR CAR
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    Judgment Reserved In Civil Claim
    140 4 Singapore, Thursday. THE Chief Justice. Sir Percy AfcElwaine, reserved judgment at the conclusion of the case in which Mr. 11. Elphick, director of two well-known business firms, sued ail engineer attached to Ihe Naval Base, Mr. L. H. Round, for damages, and special damages totalling
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    No More "Posh" Bicycle
    119 4 (From Our Own Repot Penang:, Tharsd a IK. NA NO Harbour H r.jrrd ployecs who bdone Ui it. Thrift and Loan Sociel dueled by the Board net, u j to live up la t|, e n3Um uf at the fifth ai general meeting held 1 "Members
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    CLOTHES FOR OUR FIRE FIGHTERS
    83 4 Brigade lailor maki I's made the following U*r SiiiK.'ijHU't'.s fire fighters id 1339:— TAILORS Uniform tunics made <X i Uniform shirts made 272 Uniform trousers made 530 Uniform shorts made 43 and repairs to Uniform tunic- ?62 Uniform shirts 117 Uniform trousers C4O pa.. BOOTMAK!i
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    15 4 Mr. Robert untitled nised a.s Vice Cun.su I of the Ui of America at Suigaooie.
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    BLANEY GIVES SOLDIERS WIN IN FIRST DIVISION
    253 6 SINGLE GOA L SCORED IN COLOURLESS GAME Argyll and S.II 1; Royal Navy 0. |N a colourless first division football match at the Stadium yesterday, the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders collected full points at the expense of the Royal Navy, scoring the only
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    Island Golf Club Match
    190 6 THE Inland Golf Clubs President v s VicePresident match will be played on Sunday morning Payers and s artlng times are is follows: The course wUI be closed to nonpartlclpants between 8 30 and 9 30 ami 840 a m II D P. GUrov E Yean
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    CHINESE TENNIS TOURNEY
    436 6 Till: following were the ties play- ed yesterday in the S.C'.K.C. tennis tournament:— "A" DOUBLES HANDICAP: S H Tan and Cheong Chee Tong I -Vl heat Chua Yew Cheng and Choo Ken- Kiat «—l2l. 6-1; B—6. Cheong Chee Lim and Yap Mook Kirn <—9» beat P L.
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    A BRILLIANT SAVE
    22 6 Smith, I ulnam goalkeeper. brilliant saves a shot from Morrison. Tottenham (tntre forward. The match was played at Fulham.
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    Badminton Association Discusses Problems
    204 6 Singapore. Thursday. JN reply to a letter received from the Badminton Association of Malaya, which incorporated certain by-laws governing the qualifications of State players in Malaya, it was unanimously adopted at a meeting ol the management committee of the Singapore Badminton Association Lhis evening that a
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    Football Teams For Coming Matches
    170 6 The following h.t'e be*l] -elected to represmt •he Lad Footers' Athletic Party against the 1 A.F Tengah in a friendly game of soccer on >nturday. at Ferrer Park at 515 Peng Kong SUB Leng. Julian Law. K:v Teck. Weng Kai n hin Nen. Ah Yuik.
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    Sports Diary
    50 6 TO-DAY SOCCER: SA F A Leagu?. Div. I. Loyals vs S R C Stadium: B H L Nestanclo vs. Wearnes, 8.H.8.: AP C. vs. Cold Storage; J C S A C. B vs Straits Times. Clerical Union TENNIS: SC C 8.C.R.C., S.R.C, and YMCA tournaments. Rotary Club finals.
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    WEEK-END CRICKET TEAMS
    307 6 I npHE following have been leled I I the Ceylon Sports Club or I Changl o n Saturday at 2 n m R lestier Plain. Ben Dudiey I retnam. V. Ambiavagar a p v X Vljiaratnam, A. N. Nathaniels J A Dr. T. Balasingham W Ponm ->"'
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    READING WINS IN REPLAY OF CUP TIE
    108 6 London. Apr 18 THE following arc the results ol ilie latest Cup replays: R fading 1. Cardiff 0. r lorquay 5. Swindon 0. Watford 2. Northants 1. SOUTH C.' Brentford 1. Mill wail 1. Chelsea 2. Arsenal 2 SOUTH 'I). Brighten 8. Bournemouth
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    Selections For To-morrow
    1190 7  -  (By "TURFITE") FORMIDABLE array of horses have been handicapped for the big event at Bukit Timah to-morrow when the Singapore Turf Club Summer (Governor's Cup) Meeting will be brought to a close. Of the eleven candidates, the Penang trainer, M. van Breukelen. has the majority of seven,
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    FULL PROGRAMME OF WEIGHTS
    972 7 gELOW is the programme for the concluding day's races of the Singapore Turf Club Summer (Governor's Cup) Meeting on Saturday at Bukit Timah:— RACE ONE PONIES Class I—Div. 2—7 Furs. 0 0 NEOL 3.00 Tien. Mr. B. B. Pawner Silley 2 0 2 HARFLEUR 8.13 Mr.
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    No Need For Alarm
    281 8 01 VERSION is the keynote of the latest news. Diversion, by the Nazis themselves or by their friends, has become urgently necessary to pull Germany out of the trap she has fallen' into in Scandinavia. If we keep that in mind we shall not be alarmed
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    N.E.I. Safe
    181 8 JJARKET operators, and a few other people, seem to have the jitters again, owing to the oxchange of diplomatic statements, opened by Mr. Arita, Foreign Minister of Japan, on the destiny of the Netherlands East Indies in the event of invasion of Holland by Germany. There is absolutely
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    Hongkong Can Look After Itself
    718 8  -  By EDWARD ELLIS is happening in Hongkong? What are they doing to defend themselves in the event of emergency?" These are the questions that people have been asking me most since my return to Singapore. The answer is—in one word: Plenty! I am not surprised
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    THE NEWS
    143 8 JJAME Rumour was a busy jade yesterday. As usual this irreverent lady has not 'confirmed." Discussing possibilities frankly, from a calm judgment of the situation, is one thing. Spreading unconfirmed, alarmist reports is another, and it is essential to avoid it and to castigate it wherever you come
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    Good News
    192 8 r |4iEKE were no rumoui Hitler is in a tight spot in Scandinavia and is desperately seeking to create a diversion elsewhere or get his none-too-eager friends to do it for him. But tnat is the actual situation, and whatever, swift developments take place will be a logical
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    Nothing Easy
    103 8 INVASION oi Uoiiand or Belgium is possible, but anything but i Rumania and Jugoslavia are t» strongest Balkan nations and \\<>'<! (l prove a formidable obstacle H stood together, with the Allies and Turkey behind them. One or the other of these countries might be partly subdued, but
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    Crossroads
    78 8 THERE is much uncertainty. the situation must be cleared before long. rYothin* would surprise hut T sti'l cannot sec Mus*» l,n staking his whole future Hitler. He is much more I'l h to move on his own arco ,,n The bitterness of the [tslwn Ttav herald a vital decision
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    DANUBIAN STATES WILL DEFEND INDEPENDENCE
    200 9 TRANSPORT OF ARMS BY RIVER BANNED STRONG MEASURES TO CONTROL TRANSPORT Reuter. Reuter. T Paris, Apr. 18. HE importance to Europe of the decisions regarding: the Danube is emphasised in Rumanian political circles, according to a Bucharest despatch. It is regarded as the first real
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    JAPAN INFORMED OF U.S. ATTITUDE
    37 9 Reuter. Washington, Apr. 18. A copy of Mr. Cordell Hull's statement regarding the Netherlands Indies is being handed to tbe Japanese Foreign Office as a matter of courtesy and lor their information—Reuter.
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    NAZIS FLEE, RECEIVE HEAVY BIOWS
    52 9 REUTER. PARIS APR. 18 X CCORDING TO A STOCKHOLM £V MESSAGE BRITISH TROOPS NOW COMPLETELY DOMINATE THE TOWN OF NARVIK. STRONG BRITISH FORCES ARE DEALING HEAVY BLOWS ON THE RETREATING GERMANS WHO PREFER TO FLEE TOWARDS SWEm FOR INTERNMENT TO BEING TAKEN PRISONERS BY THE
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    28 9 Reuter. untitled Finnish and Swedish a lonals have been acc?pted in Norway's since the hostilities began, this of allowing foreigners to unteer likely to be followed here Renter.
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    NANKING GOVERNMENT'S POLICY
    75 9 Reuter. Hankow, Apr. 18. THE Nanking Government desired to respect the legitimate interests of Third Powers but expected such powers to co-operate, declared Wang Ching Wei, head of the new regime, in a statement to Reuter here yesterday. He declared the abolition of extraterritoriality and rendition of
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    Communal Split, Not Britain, Bar To India's Progress
    179 9 rr London. Apr. 18. I HE rimes on to-day's debate on India in both the Houses of Parliament says: The debate came at th 0 opportune time when the situation in India, to some extent, has deteriorated, when the contratory demands of
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    DEATH OF H.A.L. FISHER, HISTORIAN
    189 9 London, April 18. lyiK H A L. Fisher, historian and politician. and former President of the Board of Education, is dead. Mr. Fisher was recently knocked down by a lorry nd received injuries in the skull and arm.— T ieuter. Herbert Albert Laurens Fisher was
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    99 9 Reuter. Shanghai, Apr. 18. About a hundred persons, all Chinese are believed to have been drowned when the Hwa Mm, a 600-ton steamer ;i Japanese registry, sank off Chekiang after striking a reef, on Apr. 13. Several survivors have arrived In Shanghai. Others are
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    INTERNMENT A WAITS GERMANS IN NARVIK
    204 9 Reuter. London. Apr. 18. j*HE Daily Telegraph in a leading article says: Signs multiply that the plot by which the Germans effected the invasion of Norway has weakened their power. Neutral States are bout on stern precautions to ensure that treachery from within shall
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    CHECKING NAZI PROPAGANDA
    106 9 Reuter. Belgrade, Apr. 18. MEASURES, which were int?ipreted as a step towards checking of Nazi propaganda and espionage, were taken in a decree published last night under wnich aliens will henceforth be allowed to reside only in a declared place ol residei-ce and any change of residence
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    DANISH TRAINING SHIP IN AMERICA
    44 9 Reuter. Amsterdam, April 18. iT is learned fiom Copenhaem that the 10,000-ton Danish training ship which went to America last summer for the New York World Fair is to remain in the Nerth Atlantic port until further notice Reuter.
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    205 9 Reuter. London, Apr 18. THE Air Ministry announces that Gov--1 ernment have gratefully accepted the South African Government's offer to afford facilities for flying training of the Royal Air Force personnel from the United Kingdom in common with the training personnel for the South
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    CHANGKAT SERDANG'S $40,000 PROFIT
    391 10 Singapore, Thursday. to an increase of 5,000 pounds in the assessment of standard pi*oduction for the year 1940 was made this afternoon by Mr. Tl. D. Mundell, the chairman at the annual general meeting of the Changkat Serdang Estates, Limited. ••Our assessment of standard production for
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    31 10 Rev. Timothy S. K. Dzao. famous tvange'ist of the Shanghai Missionary :.nd Alliance Mission will be holding a series of meetings at the Methodist Chinese Church, Taiplng beginning from Apr 23.
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    79 10 Chungking:. BRITISH Parliamentary Members have sent the following message to the People's Political Council. "The undersigned. Members of both Houses of Parliament, are following with admiration China's continued resistance and firm denunciation against Wang Ching-wei's regime. "We welcome as an important advance toward parliamentary democracy and a
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    ALLIED PLEDGE TO BALKAN COUNTRIES NO DOUBT OF HELP IF ATTACKED
    525 11 Respect For Integrity And Freedom Reuter. London, Apr. 18. important announcement was made in the House of Commons by the Premier to-day regarding recent talks between British representatives from south-eastern Europe. The talks had afforded evidence of the close
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    Muslims Celebrate Muhammed's Birthday
    247 11 y teresting programme for the public celebration oi* the Holy Prophet Muhammad's birthday, which falls on Saturday, April 20, has, like previous years, been arranged by the All-Malaya MusMissionary Society of Singapore. tions will commence to-day a mark of respect to the 'iie Holy Prophet, all
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    Nazi Shipping Losses Three Times British
    158 11 Reuter. London, Apr. 19. SIR Arthur Salter, of the Ministry of Shipping, stated last night that, allowing for the new construction campaign and purchases, Britain has well over 99 per cent, as much tonnage as at the outbreak of war. Our average monthly rate
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    GOODWOOD PARK CLERK ACQUITTED
    147 11 Singapore, Thursday. J y FERANDO, a clerk of the Goodwood Park Hotel was this afternoon acquitted and discharged by Mr. J. L. McFall, the Singapore Criminal District Judge, on a charge of giving false information to Inspector MacPheraon on Feb. 2, alleging that a Chinese hit
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    BALANCE SHEET Of AIR BATTLES OVER NORWAY
    121 11 Reuter. London, Api i!> IT is learned that between Apr 1 and Apr 17 the Royal Air Force lost 22 planes as announced by the Air Mm istry. According to figures complied from official and reliable neutral reports, during the same period at
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    LABOUR SPLIT IN AUSTRALIA
    48 11 Reuter .Sydney. April 19 jyi l J I Lane loinier Labour Pi c lllier ol New South Wale.s. to-day formed a new Australian Labour Party, Ito be styled non-communist. He has I the .support Of eight State and .seven Federal Members ol Parliament Renter
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    97 11 Reuter Istanbul, Apr 1M A BOX ensuring "natimal safety from within' will shortly be Kn trodueed into the National Assembly by the Turkish Parliament, it is rrj ported from Ankara. Military courts will be established at each army corps headquarters foi tin* trial of offences coming
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    104 13 hrr nf *i. A T fallal, a well-known memSSrfSrfSf In o an com munity and legal from tb n Q ln Sm Z*»°re, will broadcast 'venina Sl Sf.^P° re station at 7.30 this Effort ,Frida on "India's War atiF*. allal omes from th e Punjab,
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    147 15 Uriher Improvement In Foreign farket™ Little Response Locally ROM OCR FINANCIAL CORRESPONDENT) SINGAPORE, FRIDAY ROVE ME NT IN THE MARKETS IS REFLECTED IN I QUOTATIONS FOR SPOT TIN IN LONDON AND RW YORK. SPOT TIN IS QUOTED IN LONDON AT WHILE IX NEW YORK, RUBBER IS UP BY
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    186 15 LONDON TIN Thursday. £255 1 2 Buyers £255- 4 Sellers I £249)6 Buyers £249% Sellers LONDON RUBBER London, Thursday. 'Bf,i i: Buyers Sellers Steady but quiet 11 U% 11 11% j 11 II 1 11 1 16 ll l^ WNDON SHARE LIST >n, Thursday. 68--35 '6 80
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    23 15 Singapore, Friday. Prices or tin and rubber in Singapore at noon today were:— RUBBER Buyers: 36%. Sellers: 36Vfc TIN $125, unchanged.
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    Rise In Rubber Values
    209 15 THE slowly declining tendency In the London rubber market has rontinued. but in New York fluctuations in price have produced, on balance, a rise in values. The easiness in London has been attributed, to some extent, to m* loss of Scandinavian consumption, states Stanton Nelson Co.
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    185 15 Quota Question Stock Position Calculations of the world stock position and surmise regarding the Intentions of the I R X C. assume ever increasing importance, ana until this decision is known it seems probable that only some unexpected and outside influence can rouse the market to activity. Colony stocks at
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    Little Change In Rubber Market
    202 15 A LTHOUGti in Singapore there> hab A been W little change inJgtaiions during the week, the ««kets in London and New York have re maincd very steady and «j market therf is reported to be govn Trade buying, states Lewis Peat m their weekly rubber
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    938 15 FRASER CO.'S SHARE REPORT Singapore. April IS. MPH9 m Buyers BeUer* Ampat Tin 5 r c d Austral Amal 51) 6,3° ill* Ij tam «I- 221-xd Ayer Wens 63 70 Austral Malay 35«. 37 Bangrin 21 6 22 6 Batu Selangor 1.50 i. s scd Berjuntal 10 3 H| 3
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    172 15 Singapore. Wednesday. THE Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association heid its 1482 nd auction to-uay, when of 1.559.299 lbs (096.12 tonsi catalogued. 1 459.099 I'M (651.38 tons» were offered and 963,608 lbs. (430.21 tons) sold. London.—Spot 10 15 16d. .New York.—Spot 19 J 4Cts. PRICES REALISED RIBBED SMOKED
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    FRENCH SECRET SESSION
    145 16 Reuter. Paris, April 19. THE secret session of the French Senate, which began on Tuesday and ended yesterday, proved a great personal triumph for Premier Reynaud. who spoke for an hour at the end of the debate, reviewing the entire military, political and diplomatic situation. No vote
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    MUSIC HALL STAR DIES
    57 16 London, Apr. 19. THE death occurred yesterday of Florrie Ford, famous music hall star of ft stc r-year.—Reuter. Florrije Fords, who was a great favourite cf the London music halls during th 3 last war. popularised such well known comic songs as There was I waiting
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    NORWEGIANS HOLD FIRM
    47 16 Reuter. London, April 19. NORWEGIAN commanders ren port, states the News Agency, that the troops in north Norway are able to hold their ground. The situation is gradually improving. Norwegian army headquarters report the arrival of the first liaison officers of the Allies.— Reuter.
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    Huge Order For U.S. Warplanes
    83 16 Reuter. Washington, Apr. 1& 11/fR. Arthur Purvis, head of m the Anglo-French Purchasing Commission, announces that contracts were signed in New York yesterday for "huge quantities" of Curtis pursuit planes and Douglas bombers. He adds that a contract has been concluded and will be signed
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    JOINT ALLIED OFFENSIVE IN NORWAY British Forces Make Full Contact With Norwegians
    229 16 Big Battle Soon At Trondhesm London, April 19, A WAR Office communique states: "The landing of British troops in Norway continues. Contact has been made with the Norwegian forces and the operations are proceeding." ACCORDING TO PRESS REPORT
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    417 16 Reuter. Reports from central Norway suggest that an Allied offensive may be launched in a matter of hours. The mobilisation of Norwegian forces in this area is stated to be complete. German reinforcements are being rushed from southern Norway in giant transport planes. British planes are
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    194 16 Wardha, Apr. 19. A*TXtt four days' deliberations in which Mahatma Gandhi participated the Working Committee of the Indian National Congress cabled to Congress committees throughout India to prepare for a declaration of satyagraha (civil disobedience). The resolution recommends members of the Congress who I able
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    237 16 Reuter. London, Apr. 19. JN the House of Commons during the debate on the extension ol the time limit of proclamations giving executive authority to the Governors of those Indian provinces where the Congress Ministries have resigned, Sir Hugh O'Neill declared that the Provincial Government in
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