Malaya Tribune, 30 May 1940

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  • 21 1 The Malaya Tribune VOL. XXVII -No. 129. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1940 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune. Thursday, May 30, 1940.
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  • 644 1 Furious Air Attacks On German Ring BRITISH ARMY WITHDRAWING TO THE COAST Reuter. WITH French and British wawhips defending transports in the Channel and assisting the Allied troops in Calais and Donkg* to keep open the port left
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  • 120 1 Reuter. Pari?, May 30. n v VS ONAWJ( hope was expressed ll n.rial French circles last m a a the situation «rf the msM tnax r «veW iomiTthc BellLn defection, f„*S5 58? German ,ted to heavy losses. Mi arte s<gns of cx- t,,,n gm
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  • 188 1 Reuter. Paris, May SO. have met the enemy—often WHEREVER French tank v fc succeeded in arresting >V against odds of five to one-they h engagement in wh.ch Ik. German onslaught: there 'S th the FrenCh Ihey had r.ot triumohed. tvr.tes a Tank Corps. ecordsthat on
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  • 32 1 Reuter. London, May Madame D e Navarro, who Q^ S b^u ty Anaerson, the noted oi the Victorian era, died «b-daV ase OQQ She retired from the stage m Rnuter
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  • 50 1 Reuter. ljondon, May 4h«* the RAF. continues to give all attacked during Tuesday. Tuesday I and heavy bomoers. -I*, enemy's advance b»bwn by sideiably harassed and P these attacks. One -gjer* have faded to return. OjrJM trol oyer been engaged tO-dM Hetvily escortedl by ng dnwn A
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  • 34 1 Reuter. London, May Men of the home service units are now being armed sta :d Sif Archibald Sinclair in rep v to a ques tion in the Commons Keutei.
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  • 36 1 Reuter. Berne, May 30. rpHE Swiss General Staff A states that it is prepared for the possibility of having to evacuate certain districts. The order of evacuation would depend on circumstances.— -Reuter.
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  • 126 1 Reuter. London, May 30. STOCKHOLM reports the cessation of Soviet oil supplies to Germany.— -rSreedaya ago Sir Stafford Cripps, left win K Labour leader flew to Moscow to alsist in the economic negotiations oetwSrf Britain and Lord Halifax (Foreign Minister) ana trr Maiskv (Soviet
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    • 34 1 I G'ffURFT TO NIG H T 9 P«n- narrow-May 31st 1 100 a different kind of attraction. ul i»\NTE HOSTESSES BELLS" .xri Rn vY, JUNE Ist Time in a Dance Hall b S HOPPING"
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    • 103 1 I uSt ASTRO^tOIIfTMENT, I FOOlfr For the purposes of the .verafce lX finest radio receiver money can hoy Mai.,,... iMPpMM c Itt station properties all .ha. one could wiah for. The power ou.pu. is hereon and 6 w. s A Cequal .o tha. Of many h.feher pr.ee 1 sets and
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  • 530 2 NEW POLICY ENVISAGES BETTER RESULTS (TRIBUNE STAFF REPORTER) THE INTRODUCTION OF A NEW POLICY STRESSING THE NEED FOR A HIGHER STANDARD OF EDUCATION AMONG CANDIDATES FOR THE AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS IS FORESHADOWED IN A NEW ORDER WHICH HAS MADE IT NECESSARY FOR APPLICANTS
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  • 207 2 Singapore, Wednesday. BECAUSE Nadason, a 41-year-old Tamil, set his goats free from constables who were taking them to the police station, ho was fined $20 or in default 14 days' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. J. G. Rappoport, the Third Police Magistrate, to-day. Nadason was
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  • 137 2 Singapore, Wednesday. AFTER eight postponements a case in which John Morgan, a European, was charged with being drunk and incapable at Hill Street police station, was struck out because since the incident, nearly three months ago, Morgan has been in hospital. He did net make an appearance
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  • 50 2 Singapore, Wednesday. COR allowing three pigs to stray in the public thoroughfare, Chiew Soat, a Chinese woman, was this morning fined S2 or in default five days' simple imprisonment, by Mr. L. C. Goh, the Singapore Fifth Police Magistrate. Court Inspector A. J. A. Blake prosecuted.
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  • 295 2 (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday. AN open verdict was returned by Che Megat Yunus, the Second Magistrate, who sat as Coroner to-day to enquire into the death of an unknown Chinese whose body was found in Sydney Laive,
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  • 81 2 I attempt is to b? made by the Friends of Singapore Society to preserve if not all. at least part of the historic Malay Volunteer Headquarters .formerly a prison and a buildine of considerable int?rest which is at present unde- sentence of demolition It
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  • 242 2 gINGAPORE bus and lorry drivers have shown a market! partiality for the model *T" Ford and although spare parts for this antiquated type of vehicle have long gone out of production, thereby making replacements difficult, Vehicles Department are still finding it difficult to stop
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  • 231 2 TN suroraHr*» ii. Singapore, Wednesday. 1 eSS iM Ma aya f SaVe For Victory" meeting held to-day A ~t<on at ,ts annua] general ««< n c isisrzr for more their economic contribution to the war CoU try C UW ICrease fh? d L hat in
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  • 131 2 OECAUSE it shook a tree on wh »ch they had swarmed, thousands of bees settled on a fox terrier in a Cavanagh Road garden a few days ago and stung it to death. The terrier was one of a pair bought a few days before for
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  • 198 2 QLD-WoRLD Singapore, presentday Singapore, rural Singapore, cosmopolitan Singapore and Singapore's harbour and beaches will be represented at a photographic exhibition which the Friends of Singapore are organising and have provisionally fixed for Aug. 31 and Sept. 1. Amateur and protessional classes will be arranged under
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  • 12 2 Mr. J. Halliday has been appointed to act as Executive Engineer, Tampin.
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  • 353 2 appeal for regular monthly contributions to the Malaya Patriotic Fund is made by the Singapore committee of the Fund. The committee hope that monthly subscriptions will be promised by means o. a banker's order form so as t enSinL t tro
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  • 203 2 (Tribune Staff R« yERY sorry that he is i doing what he did 24 is M. Lemouel, direct. »1 Optorg Company. M Great War veteran, was Corps officer in the Prench i *u We^° ainst worse than this," he said sne-4-position of the
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  • 106 2 Last Night's First Night "Isle of Destiny," an RKO-Radic picture filmed in natural colour, opseason at the Alhambra (Sin yesterday. It is a story of a girl w< rl I gets mixed up with gun-runners on a lonely island of the Pacific, and how she is finally
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  • 27 2 Mr. W. G. Luckwell, formerly manager of the Pinang Gazette and then for a time with the Tribune Group, is now advertising manager of the Wes-ton-super-Mare Gazette.
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  • 17 2 Mr. N. W. Sabine. Assistant untitled Gold Coast, has been appointed A ant Auditor, S.S. and F.M.S".
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    • 100 2 A Photogm mother wHrh .nil JSS pr °P netors of 'Ovaltine' with a letter Sv h y• Ever y° ne admires his beautiful little k comfort whatever Rusk are th e be «t possible enouch?o ensnrr^ ng 6a y and c °mfoitable. Just crisp Roodlaw fn522S the COrrect bitin S
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    • 59 2 OVERSEAS CORPORATION, LTD. BUILD ™G, CHULIA STBEI THONE 5808. SINGAPOKI E MARINE, MOTOR, PJ 2« SONAL ACCIDENT WORK MEN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE. AGENTS: SfTSSSi HONG OHYE CO.. LUMPUR WENG HENG LOONC, srpp ~NG KON CHEE, SEREMBAN POI BROS ™»7^ G LEE EN G TEH, iVi" LEE AH WENG, rtNANG GENERAL PRODUCE
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  • 253 3 Singapore, Wednesday. iTX.MFORD University. Paulo b \ltn. America, whose reh laboratories have made it 1 ible for radio entertainment r*be iriveu on a world-wide J" has discovered and pera ve another wireless com--1 ni the Klystron, which will u r\ the work of the
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  • 29 3 A benefit dramatic performance •Abimannu Sundan' will be d in Tamil at the Alexandra Hall 1 of the Malaya ooular Madura Original Boys to commencing from 8.30 p.m. under
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  • 38 3 l_/FDNE c DAY next. June 5. has been stations like Seletar and cl jaivi. One hundred and hfty oa f" 7 d ers will sell the w£ eollecled Will go to St. Ai.dic» a glen Hosoitals.
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  • 596 3 NEW QUARTERS FOR POLO CLUB 8 Clubs To Share Old Padang (TRIBUNE STAFF REPORTER) F XPECTED TO BE ONE OF THE L THE EAST, THE SINGAPORE POLO CLUB S NEJV TWENTY EIGHT ACRE FIELD AT THOMPSON ROAD^OT THE POLICE DEPOT, WILL, IT IS HOPED BE
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  • 162 3 SINGAPORE, WEDWMUae. AT A CORONERS A CARRIER DESCRIBED <> «riNrTHE TOE ESIN AN ESTATE ELDERLY ROAD, BLABHA RAZOR ON MAY 2,. Blood was gushing from the The man, Bim nong Tock ,0W A n v S er d dtc y t of On the person
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  • 106 3 "ENEMY propaganda" is the title of a talk to be broadcast by Dr. Victor Purcell, M.C.S. to-n.ght at 8.50 p.m. The talk will be given from the Singapore, Kuala < Lumpur and Penang I I Dr Purcell analyses the meuious used by German propagandists in their efforts to
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  • 60 3 t (FROM H. L. hOPiU.N' C LONDON, MAY 30 i THE RAMIE OF SARAWAK IS 1 REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN ROLBED OF TORS ANB JEWEL- lEBY VALUED Al IV A HOUSE AT PADDINGTOH u'HFRF SHE IS STAYING. THE RANEE HAD AMUSED t* i f»vnn\ FROM A M
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    • 107 3 THtPtKftCT PIRFCCT DAY. National will prepay you for a »<>p-P«YP°»-Trained men. aa J^i^ han i cs: Electricity _7 000 squara ofTloor spac. Engines and Auto ■f25Si3 devel- ons TTgir- H-i"- -din all its Branches and thelatest o .w. •«*p Nq opment Air Conditioning and m~** tion these are th- .mporrant
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    • 91 3 MAX?) hoMQ txaae delicious, f a/svays fnsk j cool meals v If you have not tried one of our mmm> famous S.C.S. Pies you've missed a \f JJ7 treat They are really scrumptious V\ W because only the tenderest meat. poultry and panic are used to mak" V them. 8.C.8.
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  • 456 4 S. S, (S.)A. To Consider Important Motions Singapore, ed n esd ay. UNNECESSARY and wasteful duplication in the administrative control of Singapore island was alleged in a resolution brought before the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association by Mr. I). Robertson at the Association's
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  • 178 4 Singapore, Wednesday. APPRECIATION of the "most reasonable, fair and accommodating attitude of Government" towards recommendations made by the Asso(iation concerning new legislation was put on record at the annual general meeting of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association held to-day, with Mr. K.K. O'Connor, president, in the chair.
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  • 40 4 Mr. Cheah Heng Sin, of Malacca, was admitted a member of the F.M S Bar in the Supreme Court last week before Mr Justice Poyser, o n the application IV m S 1 Mr sin studied in the Middle Temple.
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  • 122 4 Singapore, Wednesday. RE-AFFIRMATION of the Asso- S ciaticn's loyalty to the Kiny a and suppert lor every measure ueeest.ai v to bring victory was uttered by Mr. X K. O'Connor, S President of the Straits Settle- ntents (Singapore) Association at the annual general meeting J held to-day Said
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  • 163 4 Singapore, Wednesday. YESTERDAY afternoon workers in the Sin Honor Pineapple Factory. Serangoon Road, were set upon by >t vera! men who used kandar sticks •tiid iron bars in order to stop them from going to work. Several men got injured and cne man. Chua SOW
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  • 172 4 Hongkong, May 28. JJOW a naval patrol boat took great trouble to save a junk from destruction, from possible explosion, was told at the Marine Court when the master of a trading junk was charged before Mr. T. C. Stiff, Assistant Harbour Master, with
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  • 73 4 ACQUITTED —BUT GOODS NOT RETURNED Singapore, Wednesday. PONG CHENG was this morning ac--1 quitted by Mr L C. Goh the Singapore Fifth Police Magistrate, on a charge of being found in possession of three pieces of water piping at Trafalgar Street, on May 20. which were suspected of being stolen
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  • 25 4 Inche Mohamed Taib bin Ismail Special Grade B" Clerk, has been appointed to act as Assistant Auditor in Class 111 of the Malay Officers' Scheme
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  • 51 4 EXTENDED week-end Ucket- be issued by the IvS n" ways for the Kiu "i,„ t which falls on June 13 lv Tickets will be avail.,),'. I June 12 to June 1« for Hi* ward journey and from v to June 18 (bo.h inclusive the return journey. or
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    • 455 4 COCKTAILS DINNER TO-NIGHT AT jR/IFFLES C AFE A SPLENDID ENJOY A RLE BEGINNING TO YOUR EVENING'S ENTERTAINMENT EXCELLENT GRILL A La Carle Social Atmosphere Music RAFFLES BAKERY CONFECTIONERY I or Best Quality Bread Cakes SEA VIEW HOTEL j TO-NIGHT FRIDAY SATURDAY SPECIAL DINNER-DANCE CABARET HUSH LASS ENTERTAINMENT PROVIDED BY THE
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  • 810 5 Loan And Savings Schemes Suggested Singapore, Wednesday. TRGING Government to increase "the very mild scale of present taxation for wai purposes," Mr. K. K. O'Connor, speaking as president it the annual meeting of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association held to-day, expressed the
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  • 109 5 Singapore. Wednesday. 01 i ~t thirteen men charged in the Third Police Court with having been found gambling in a in Sembang Road, one pas an Indian, the others Chinese. The twelve Chinese pleaded „„,ltv to the charge but I'he Indian M. Sankaran, claimed trial uhl
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  • 22 5 untitled Amslie has been appointed Deputy Health Officer. Penang. in the if Di T W. Hill who recently resigned and went Home.
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  • 43 5 Reuter. London. May 29. IN Ip h-born pilot. Flying Officer E. C. Ford, is reported missing in the latest Air Ministry casualty communique Flying Officer A. C. Peach. Shan-ghai-born, and whose father is si Shanghai, is also reported missing.— Reuter.
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  • 18 5 The promotion of Mr. W. D. Barron. Comptroller of Customs, to be General Adviser, Johore. has been approved.
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  • 119 5 Singapore, Wednesday. UNEMPLOYED for eight years, Tan Lun, 59-year-old Hokt:rn, who said he was a victim of lheumatism, jumped into the canal at Bukit Timah Road yesterday in an effort to end his sufferings. Fortunately at the time he jumped into the canal
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  • 301 5 Singapore, Wednesday. A COMPRADORE who was apprehended by Customs Officers following the discovery of 623.5 tahils of chandu concealed in one of several bags of onions on board a steamer in the inner roads of the Singapore Harbour yesterday was offered bail in the sum
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  • 577 5 Singapore, Wednesday. JUDGMENT was entered in favour of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners by Mr. Justice Manning in the High Court to-day in an action brought against them by a Chinese contractor, Neo Bah, claiming a sum of $5,000 for crushed granite and sand supplied
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    • 195 5 S LACK E, WHITE s c Q/\£ h w h\s k y WAKE UP YOUR LIVER BILEWithout Calomel—And Yoa'll Jump Out •t Bed Fall of Vim and Vigour. liver should pour out two pints of bile into your bowels daily. If this bile •lowing freely, your food doesn't digest. decays
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    • 482 5 TN AID OF Indrr rt^Hn^ Extra m dahcing timeAltratlioilS An exhibition of all types ef dancing by 32 pupils of the Fay Hamilton School of Dancinc. supported by YV#»ri *><Hh Mr. KURT BLACH and his famous orchesd.i Xl 31st May VICTORIA THEATRE 5.30 p.m. Hon. Organiser Mrs. F. C. H.
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  • 544 6 Fail To Snatch Point In Exciting Div. I* Game 1VC 6 S.C.C 4 Malays RALLYING pluckily after being led five-two soon after the mencement of the second half, the S.C.C. almost snatched a point from the Malays when they met in a Division
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  • 81 6 Royal Singapore Golf Club women's 18-hole competition resulted in a win for Mrs. R. L. Nunn in "A" Division with a net score of 73 and in a win for Mrs. T. M. Stevens in "B" Division with a net scor c of 72. Scores: "A"
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    35 6 Sort of thing you would hnd difficult after a curry tiffin but these girls of the C.E.Z.M. School, Singapore, made it lcok simple at the school s sports meet and drill display yesterday.
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  • 207 6 The draw tin Island Club's vice-president competition on Saturday after; below. The course will be i non-participants between 2 2 3.10 p.m. FIRST TEE 2.30 p.m. W. J. Hay r 1 R; derson vs J. v. 0 George I 2.35 p.m. Chia Teek Yai
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  • 190 6 THE V.M.C.A. failed hopelessly to take full advantage of their chances against the Indians in the Division lIP* match at the J.C.b.A. ground last evening, which ended in a draw when the Young Men might have won with ease. The V's gained an early
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  • 51 6 S.C.R.C. Spring lawn tennis tournament ties to-day are: VETERAN HANDICAP SINGLES Tan E: Leong (-6) vs Pang Chiap Song (-15* Khoc Kirn Swee (-9) vs Lo'.v Peng Cer (scr.) to finish. FRIDAY—VETERAN HANDICAP SINGLES Ong Siow Hian i-6> vs Winner of Khoo Kirn Swee or Low Peng Cer
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  • 427 6 Singapore, Wednesday. EASILY accounting for their opponents. Kamis and Yadi entered the semi-nna.' in the men's singles, cf the Singapore Lawn Tennis Championships this evening. Kamis found little difficulty In disposing of his opponent Pang Chiap Yong o_2 6—2 while Yadi won
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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    • 217 6 PILES can be Cured There are thousands of men ana women who suffer awful agony day and night because of pile trouble, who do not know that every chemist stocks a special remedy that does most surely and quickly banish fee misery of Mi wretched trouble, Make a confidant of
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  • 322 7 K.A.F. (Kallang) 1 S.C.F.A 1 QOOD defence work by both teams checked aggressive forwards in the Division 118 game at the Anson Road Stadium yesterday between the R.A.F. (Kallang) and the Chinese. The R.A.F. soon found the Chinese defence a mighty problem
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  • 97 7 Singapore, Wednesday, tit ft ated Fort Canning at a cricket match ixea ?nd six fours Long hall century for Fort i up 164 runs in their n was the next highest y replied with :67 for i n wickets, Sumner carrythrougn with a
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  • 64 7 Malacca —Negri Cricket Test Is Postponed (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, May 29. THE Inter-State cricket match between Malacca and Negri Sembilan scheduled for Malacca for June 1 and 2 has had to be called off in consequence of the inability of a considerable number of those selected to accept
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  • 37 7 SOCCER: S.A.F.A. League, dons vs. R.A. (A-A), Changi; TENNIS: Singapore championships, SCC md V.M.C.A. courts; S.C.R.C. and S.R.C. tournaments. SPORTS: St. Joseph's Inst. Sports, Jalan Besar. Reserve Division game between Loyals and M.F.A. is postponed.
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  • 292 7 (From Our Own Reporter) Ipoh, May 30. SHOWERS early this morning rendered the track heavy for final fast gallops in preparation for Ipoh races on Saturday which were watched by a good crowd. Fina 1 fast gallops were watched Dy and Duval had their big
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  • 187 7 G.E.C. 2 Chartered Bank 1 WHAT appeared to be an unusual goal gave the G.E.C. points over the Chartered Bank in their Business Houses League match at the Singapore Harbour Board ground last evening. It seemed that this goal favouring the Bank should not
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  • 80 7 August Badminton Party team for a friendly game of soccer against the Chinese High School to-morrow on the latter's ground at 5.15 p.m. will te chosen from: T Chiu Szu Yuan. Lim Boon Kai, Chin Hian. Ang Thiam T:en. Koh Tian Hock Leong Shew Tow,
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  • 12 7 Raffles Institution beat the R.E. iChangi) by eight runs at Chr.ngi yesterday.
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  • 211 7 (From Our Own Reporter) Ipoh, May 29. WEIGHTS for five races on the second day of Ipoh meeting HORSES, Class 2, Div L Itt Furs Str. Giggolette (late Erato) *>* Harlowe 812 Snow-- Owl \2 Rumination gll Beano 810 Sacnden o a Eanter Parade J'j Sir
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    • 228 7 i mi: TABLE TO-DAY iter 5.44 A.M. 6.8 ft. 7.40 P.M. 7.5 ft. TO-MORROW Water: 7.02 A.M. 6.8 ft. S LA tK tWH ITE''^^^ SCOTCH WHISKY WHATUHE DOCTOR I TOLD MARY Sound advice to restore husband's failing strength your husband need not aemic, rundown. He tly medicines either, j a
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    • 236 7 lauTHuV ■^r^ Mj I mm Everybody c n tr 1 API lUXE Goes. 3.15,6.15,9.15 SPECIAL MORNING SHOWS AT 11 O'CLOCK. TO-MORROW SATURDAY SUNDAY t M\LAYA'S SWEETHEART of the SCREEN in SARONG! A Thrilling Setting A Roaring Story V. .^^^^^Bp^^^^^^^^^^Byjfl > DOROTHY LAMOUR PRESTON in "TYPHOON" IN TECHNICOLOUR SEE SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
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  • 189 8 WHILE the world still reserves judgment on the conduct of King Leopold—in causing the defection of most of his army— until all the facts are made available, feeling among his own countrymen and Ministers is bitter. The Belgian Prime Minister, who doubtless voices the sentiment of
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  • 306 8 |N the near future we must prepare ourselves for greater shocks and harder tidings, for probably the worst is still to come. There is no doubt left as to the underlying motive of the German occupation of Denmark and Norway and the subsequent invasion of Holland and Belgium.
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  • 725 8  -  By C. WARD PRICE The DAILY MAIL Istanbul. THE shabby individual who pushed into my hand a little pro-Ger-man pamphlet can scarcely have been a Nazi. He was one of those extraordinary mixtures of every race known to the Mediterranean which fill the sordid
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  • 136 8 AN EPIC in military history, wheth they succeed or not. will he present effort of the British Fxned tionary Force, and the French associated with them, to withdraw Belgium and north-east France fro!!! the impossible position created f them by the Belgian defection. In a
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  • 77 8 WILLINGLY or unwillingly. King Leopold was a tool in a deliberate plot by Hitler to trap a large pan of the British forces in northern France and Belgium. There is a possibility that Leopold was placed in such circumstances that he was forced to give the cease-fire order.
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  • 172 8 JHE known facts are (I) thai British and French were invited into Belgium by Leopold, that (2| by a "terrible and unforgivable mistake" (vide Paul Reynaud), the bridges over the Meuse were left open to the German mechanised forces, which drove a column through to the sea to
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  • 79 8 THE moral for Allied leaders every where is to redouble precaution* against treachery. Eire is the weak spot in the Britw side. The claim of De Valera she can remain neutral is absurd. Britain would be fully justified in taking complete charge that State for the duration ol
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  • 81 8 HITLER'S first efforts are nio» likely to be a new attack on ping, naval and mercantile, and a-> attacks on British bases and on south coast. Attempts at landing* may on the success he can achieve in t no>t efforts. His great, and certainly u r !i
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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    • 64 8 Announces its first < ASH SALE for one week, commencing To-day Leather hand bags, dainty evening bags, Belts, Wallets, Lamps. Venetian glass, Reproduction of famous Paintings and copies of ancient Jewellery. Considerable discount on all articles. A-2, RODNEY HOUSE Ist. floor, Battery Road, Singapore. OLD THINGS MADE NEW By 9
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  • 261 9 Gestapo Brings Pressure On Refugees Reuter. Shanghai, May 29 UNDER the protection of the neutrality of the International L Settlement—built by the democracies they are striving to oyer-throw-tTe Germans have made Shanghai their centre for Nazi activity and i™e
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  • 889 9 LEOPOLDS SURRENDER Reuter. WHILE King Leopold's surrender ness of the blow to the Allies inanimousdy reiterates faith in the The Times says that when every b le allowance has.been made for ppieian King's doubtless sincere r. to spare his people suffering it
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  • 47 9 Reuter. Paris, May 24. imp Pnlish Cabinet to-day unammousiy 1. relation when Norway and H? 1 na ak to-day 2*3.1*«? sorrow" «)SS St abo S uo' by the cese.tion of her sovereign." Glares that the will y Ind France wili the AUie*.-*•«**■
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  • 149 9 Reuter. London, May 29. COMPREHENSIVE plans for speeding up home agriculture production are now under consideration by a special committee of the War Cabinet, says Reutcr's Lobby Correspondent. It is expected that farm workers will be given a minimum weekly wage of 48 shillings and
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  • 89 9 Reuter. Paris. May 30. COMMENTING on the situation created by the Belgian surrender, General Duval, writing in Le Journal dcs Debats. suggests it is probable that "the enemy will have to have some respite to replace and repair the mass of material lost in the
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  • 71 9 Reuter. Washington, May 29. PRESIDENT Roosevelt really means business now" is the general reaction to the latest announcements regarding creation of a Defence Council and the tax proposals to finance defence. There is an obvious unanimity in Congress and the Tax Bill is likely to be rushed
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  • 78 10 Reuter. London, May 29. IN the House of Commons to-day, asked whether before the fail of Rotterdam numerous neutral Dutch ships had been e\acuated in time so as not to fall into the hands of the enemy, Mr. Warrender (Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty) said:—
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  • 45 10 Reuter. London. May 29. ASKED whether in view of the increasing number of refugees entering thi: ccuntry Government would appeal to the United States of America, to take as many refugees as possible. Mr. Butler said that the ma;ter was receiving ihe Foreign attention. —Reuter.
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  • 28 10 B.O.W. London, May 29. Admiral Sir Edward Evans has been appointed to take charge of local protection and security for all factories engaged en aeronautical work in Britain.—BOW.
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  • 416 10 Reuter. Washington, May 30. MR. Robert Doughton Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee of the House of Representatives, stated that the administration hoped to raise $656 million for defence by additional taxation under the Tax Bill being introduced to-morrow. This is a reduction on the
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  • 118 10 Reuter. Paris, May 29, 4 RESOLUTION confirming and renewing solidarity with the Belgian and Allied Governments was passed at a meeting of the presidents and other officials of the Belgian Senate and the Chamber here. Numerous Belgian members of Parliament attended. The legal fate
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  • 271 10 British Wireless. London, May 30. AN R.A.F. bomber squadron in France recently received a message of congratulation reading, "I thank you," from General Georges, Chief of Staff to General Weygand, for a historic exploit. All bridges over the Meuse and Maastricht, where the Germans were making
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  • 95 10 Reuter. London, May 29. f N CONFORMITY with the Ministry of Information's scheme for issuing information locally in the event of a temporary breakdown in the ordinary means of communication, a special Ministry of Information region is being established for London where local committees will be
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  • 72 10 British Wireless. London. May 30. Asked in the House of Commons whether num i.ous Neutral and Duicn ships in Rotterdam Harbour were evacuated in time not to fall into enemy nands, the Financial Secretary to the Admiralty, said while there was no dirtct British control over
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  • 129 10 Reuter. Chungking, iMay 30. Chungking Univeisity was badly damaged and several students were killed cr njurtd when a Japanese aircraft la ded ihc western outskirts of Chungking at noon yesterday. Valuable scientific instrument,, it is understood, w:re destroyed. Several fires were started on the
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  • 116 10 British Wireless. Londcn, May 29. THE Parliamentary Secretary to the Food Ministry, announced in the House of Commons to-day that arrangements had been completed for the purchase of the entire exports of the coming season's sugar production of Australia, South Africa, Mauritius and the
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  • 1150 11 Road Open For Withdrawal Reuter. LONDON, MAY 29. IT IS LEARNED IN AUTHORITATIVE CIRCLES IN LONDON ™AT THE ARE INTACT AND TOGETHER. THEY HAVE AT WARDS THE COAST, BUT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY EXACTLY WHERE THEY ARE T l M¥ f ho
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  • 84 11 Reuter. London, May 29. FURTHER restrictions on aliens of all nationalities are announced by the Home Office. From June 3, no alien over 16 years shall possess a bicycle, motor .vehicle sea-going craft, or aeroplane without a Kfbi subject to curfew from 10.30 p.m.
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  • 103 11 Reuter. London, May 29. MR. ERNEST BEVIN, Minister of Labour, to-day announced that in the present crisis emergency production must not be interrupted by holiday periods, especially those for several days at a time which was customary in certain parts of the country during the
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  • 65 11 Reuter. London, May 29. Mr Herbert Morrison, Minister of Suppiy, said he had decided, in consultation with the Secretary of War constitute a Tank Board to consider the whole situation regarding the production and design of tanks and to advise him regarding any action reqUThed Beard would be
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    • 296 12 SINGAPORE HAS NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT! FOR WEEKS The WHOLE TOWN WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THIS GREAT PICTURE! 4.15 DAILY 9 p.m. i^Si%L capitol| 'GONE 1\ rECHNICOLOUR CLARK GABLE as Rheit Butler J f VIVIEN LEIGH as "Scarlett" and a CAST f THOUSANDS Reserved Seats $3. Unreserved:s2, $1. and
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  • 94 13 Reuter. London, May 29. IN the House of Commons, during question time, Mr. Wedgwood asked the Foreign Under-Secretary if he had any information regarding what precautions were being taken in connection with Italians and Germans in Egypt in view of what happened in Norway
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  • 110 13 Reuter. London, May 29. IT IS officially stated that the Allies have captured Narvik. A joint War Office and Admiralty communique says that information has been received that Narvik was captured last night by the Allied forces and that Fagerness and Forsnesset are also in our
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  • 75 13 Reuter. Bucharest, May 29. JHE Government has prepared a scheme for the creation of an economic directorate in case of necessity. According to non-official .sources, the scheme gives the Minister of National Economy discretionary powers over private industry in order to secure the necessary
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  • 165 13 Central News. Chungking. THE Government has appointed Dr. P. C. Chang to be Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Turkey. Dr. Chang, a well-known educator and c member of the People's Political Council, was born at Tientsin In 1302. After graduation from Nankai Middle School
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  • 95 13 Reuter. London, May 29. IN REPLY to a question in the House of Cortimcms to-day, Mr. Hall (Under-Secretary for the Colonies) stated that it had been decided, after consultation with the Governments of the God Coast and Nigeria, that the most economical procedure would be to d
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  • 120 13 Reuter. London, May 29. JJIR Archibald Sinclair, Air Minister, regretting his inability to attend a London luncheon, paid a warm tribute to the skill, gallantry and almost miraculous achievements of officers and men of the R.A.F., and added that "we are passing through
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  • 35 13 Reuter. Bombay, May 29. It is announced that the services of the entire armed forces of the State of Travancore have been offered to Britain for the prosecution of war —Reuter.
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    • 814 14 Board and Lodging $50- per month vacantMß Siamese Lady's cosy flat. Apply 98. Road, Singapore. 44 OXLEY~Rc7aD. Singapore rooms. im...). Meals optional. Daily or monthly. A~7espectable Christian tion for a spinster or a schoolljgA Good sur rounding and pear to schoo fjf* 5 r appiy 2. cio Malaya tribune. Kuala
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    • 904 14 NEW SESSION begun at FAR EASTERN MUSIC SCHOOL l-A, Kirk Terrace, Singapore. Music Students of any standard, age or sex may be enrolled now. Particulars Phone 2323. Miscellaneous TIC-TACS RACEGUIDE. JUNE ISSUE now on sale at all bookstalls at Singapore, bigger and better. (No. 637P) EARN EASY MONEY:—Be Boss of
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    • 784 14 To-day's Radio j J i SINGAPORE s ZHL 225 metres <*- 33 GSG 17.79 Mc s (16.86 metres) ZHP 30.96 metres (9.69 mcis.. cSF 15.14 Mcs (13.92 metses) n m x> a n rrtQ GSJ 21.53 Mc s (19.82 metres IS: Miscellaneous I 1.30 News and mid-day Rubber. *»a Announcements.
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  • 180 15 London, May 30. Exchange was motionless to-day. Ed were firm and Kaffirs resumed the down drift, hardened on persistent demand for nears. facturers are busily taking delivery for June requirements better business or protectively. Ps have been suffering id Italy are big inquirers
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  • 850 15 Reuter. TIN London, Wednesday, taj Price) £270 Buyerj £270 1 4 Sellers al Price) £268 Buyers £268 5 4 Sellers RUBBER ndon, Wednesday. Steady But Quiet. 11 5 8 11 13 16 ne ll 5 8 H 3 4 :2nd Forward) July! 11 916 11 5 8
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  • 24 15 Singapore, Thursday. Prices of tin and rubber in Singapore at noon to-day were:— RUBBER Buyers: 38%, Sellers: 37 TIN $137, up $1«/,.
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  • 896 15 FRASER CO.'S SHARE REPORT Singapore. May 29. MINING Buyer* BeUert Ampat Tin 3 9 46 Austral Amal 5L Ayer rfitam ..20 6 21i6 Ayer Weng 0.60 0 65 Austral Malay 17,Bangrln 20!- 211Batu Selangor 1.35 140 Berjuntal Mm lOiBurma Malay 22 23 Chenderlang 15l_ SqL Chin Chin ($1) 0.13 0.13
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  • 159 16 Reuter. Washington, May 30. MR Corded Hull, Secretary of State, gave a ruling to-day calculated to speed up delivery of American planes to the Allies, stating that United States citizens may fly in belligerent aircraft over the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick, Nova
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  • 196 16 Reuter. London. May 30. ALL parties welcomed Sir Kingsley Wood's (Chancellor of the Exchequer), warning in the House of Commons of still heavier taxation. Mr. Pethick Lawrence, declaring that the new Government was showing drive and a sense of the gravity of the position, said that
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  • 75 16 Reuter. New York, May 30. MAJOR-GENERAL John O'Ryan, Commander of an American Division in the World War suggested, in an interview to-da>, that a thousand American planes with crews be sent immediately to the assistance of the Allies. "This would amount to declaration ot war on
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  • 128 16 Reuter. London, May 30. IT was learned In London to-day that the Belgian Ambassador to Pans has confirmed the news received in Pans yesterday of the aerial bombardment of the American hospital at Ostend as well as a hospital installed at the Hotel de
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  • 14 16 Mr. A. Bean has been appointed to act as Senior Inspector of Mines, Seiangor.
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  • 336 16 German Plan To Strafe Britain HOPE TO CRIPPLE ALLIED NAVIES Reuter. London, May 30. THE German navy is going to use small speed boats equipped with torpedo tubes and anti-aircraft machineguns for operations in the Channel and Thames Estuary with a new to destroying
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  • 103 16 Reuter. Washington, May 29. rLLOWING a conference to-day between President Roosevelt. Mr. Morgenthau. Secretary of the Treasury. Mr. Woodring, Secretary for War and General George Marshall, army Chief of Staff it was reported they were considering a supplemental defence programme for army equipment, aeroplanes and mechanisation
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  • 158 16 Reuter. London, May 30. XJIS Majesty the King has sent the following message to the Com-mander-ir-chief of the 8.E.F.: "All your count rvmen have been following with pride and admiration the courageous resistance of the B.E.F. during the continuous fighting of the last fortnight. -Faced
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  • 47 16 Reuter. London, May 29. MR BUTLER told the Commons that Sir Samuel Hoare would draw no salary in addition to his pay as member of Parliament during his mission to Spain He would however receive expenses at a rate appropriate to his mission —Reuter.
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  • 86 16 Reuter. Cairo, May 29. THE Military Governor of Alexandria to-day issued an order forbidding, under heavy penalties, owners of cafes, restaurants and other catering estab ments, to tune in to foreign news broadasts in Arabic on the ground that they were propagating false news. A countrywide
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  • 43 16 Reuter. Washington. May 30. Following the statement of Mr R. A Eutler, Under-Secretary Affairs, in the House of C >mn Mr. Cordell Hull said active con was being given to the pos receiving Belgian refugees in the States. —Reuter.
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