Malaya Tribune, 5 May 1941

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  • 23 1 The Malaya Tribune AS* Sales Exceed 16,000 Daily SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MAY 5, 1941 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune Monday, May 5. ID 11.
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  • 124 1 Reuter. New York, May 4. THE Haltle ol the Atlantic is still the centre of attention in New York. There is a strong nationwide approval of President Roosevelt's shipping pool and Mr Wendell Willkies vigorous appeal for convoys has already liecn commended in several
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  • 20 1 A motorcyclist of the Ist Canadian Reconnaissance Squadron has a welcome break in an English ivood.
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  • 106 1 Reuter. hungking, May 5. CHINESE iorcts stormed and upied the important ports of tii v and Haimen in Chekiang Province which the Japanese ti tut weeks ago, it is anMonced in Chungking. Despatch s from tne front claim se iorces launched at dawn on Friday
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  • 44 1 Reuter. Malta. May 5. T s of enemy ap> .uded Malta mi Bombs were drc.p- inately, damaging iiernment property \M bombers wore i for certain and a k maged. A few people nd a few seriously mjvred --Router.
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  • 490 1 Reuter. Cairo, May 5. HALF the Iraqi air force has been destroyed or put out of action, according to a special R.A.F. communique issued in Cairo last night. This states that a bomber aircraft of the R.A.F. carried out another heavy raid on the
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  • 34 1 Reuter. Tokyo, May 5. COMPLETE agreement on all points and technical matters was reached after 50 days. It is probable that the treaty between Thailand and French Indo-China will be signed next week. —Reuter.
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  • 93 1 Reuter. Simla, May 5. WHEN the tension in Iraq became acute, Rashid Ali offered faeilitites to the British Minister for the removal of British women and children from Bagdad to the shelter of the R.A.F. station at Habbania, it was revealed in Simla yesterday. That "sanctuary"
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  • 69 1 Reuter. London, May 5. IT is understood, that the developments in Iraq were given serious consideration at a luncheon given on Saturday by Emir Abdullah of the Trans-Jordan in honour of Emir Abdul Hah, ex-Regent of Irar. his nephew, says a despatch from Amman (Palestine).. Several former
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  • 297 1 CHURCHILL SPEECH GOT NAZI LEADER ON THE RA W Reuter. London, May 5. (By F. Ferguson, Reuter 9 8 Diplomatic Correspondent) HITLER'S violently abusive references to Mr. Churchill in his speech before the Reichstag yesterday, suggest that the latter's recent speeches have got
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  • 2112 1 HITLER AGAIN ACCUSES CHURCHILL Reuter. London, May 5. JJITI.ER addressed the German nation at a specially convened assembly of the Reichstag yesterday and poured forth his usual tirade of accusations against Britain, and Mr. Winston Churchill who this time he described
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  • 213 1 Reuter. Ankara, May. 5. gIR Hugh Knatchbull-Hugessen, the British Ambassador, saw M. Sarajoglu, the Turkish Foreign Minister, yesterday when, doubtless following the usual practice, the Ambassador informed M. Sarajoglu of all the latest developments in the Iraquian situation. The Turks appear to have
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  • 66 1 London, May 5. MR. Ramsay Muir, one 01 the most prominent members of tne Liberal Party and a noted writer on historical, political, municipal and economic subjects, died in London yesterday aged 69. He resigned a university piofessorshlp to became a member 0f,.. Parliament and
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  • 114 1 Reuter. London, May 5. CONFIRMING that* 10 enemy aircraft were destroyed on Saturday night, an Air Ministry communique says that one of them was brought down by a baliodn barrage and two by anti-aircraft gunfire The remainder were shot down 4>y -BriUsh fighters and
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  • 251 2 Magistrate Points Out Seriousness Of Offence (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Saturday. "tXfHY did you pretend to be an A.R.P. warden?" asked Mr. G. L. Howe, first magistrate, Kuala Lumpur, of a Eurasian, Victor Lazaroo, when convicting him yesterday afternoon for falsely representing himself
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  • 89 2 INFORMATION has received from Ceylon by Mr. K. Sinnappu, Kuala Lumpur, that his nephew, Mr. N. Manicka Idaikkadar, has passed out first in the recent Ceylon Civil Service Examination. Mr. Idaikkadar is a wrangler of Cambridge and B.Sc. (Hons.) (first class) of London
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  • 64 2 (From Our Own Correspondent) Klang, Saturday. T. OKUBO (a local-born Japanese), antl-malarial inspector, Kuala Selangor, was found hanging dead in his house. The body was removed to the hospital. Klang, and a post mortem held. The funeral was largely attended. "*7 He was a married man
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  • 20 2 Mr. J. C. H. Altken, formerly a well-known Kedah planter, has settled down in retirement at Coutar, near Aberdeen. Scotland.
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  • 107 2 (From Our Own Correspondent) Klang,* Saturday. THE labour force on Sungei Pulr>h estate, Kapar, went on strike on Thursday, the reason alleged being that a kangany had been given notice to quit the estate by the manager, Mr. D. Nicholson. When the manager and the conductor engaged
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  • 225 2 (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Saturday. ORGANISED by the Department of Information and Publicity Malaya, the "Fight For Freedom" Exhibition which opened at the Chinese Assembly Hall yesterday, is one of the biggest attempts to bring home to the people of Malaya the nature of
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  • 21 2 Mr. M. W. Trpler. M.C., and Mr. J. iA. Groves have been appointed SecondLieutenants in the Singapore Local De- fence Corps.
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  • 229 2 Ipoh, Saturday. (From Our Own Reporter) JN order to make urgent provision for adequate fire fighting services in the district against incendiary bomb attacks, an appeal has been made by Mr. P. B. Marriott, Director of Passive Defence Services, Ipoh and Menglembu, for at least
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  • 326 2 (From Our Own Reporter) Ipoh, Saturday. QNG Kirn Leong, a local architect, appeared on Friday in the police court on two charges of committing criminal breach of trust in respect of $250 each in Ipoh, the property of Tan Teik Guan and S.
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  • 21 2 Hig Excellency the High Commiedionor hag accepted the resignation of Lieut. A. N. Kingsbury from the Local Defence Corpa of Selangor.
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  • 323 2 MORE knitters, more sewers, more money—especially to help pay for a big consignment of more than 5,000 yards Of flanelette to be made up Into nightwear—these are the immediate and urgent needs of the Women's Section of the Malaya Patriotic Fund. The section
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  • 18 2 Lieut, R. A. Green of the Penang Local Defence Corp* has been promoted to the rank of Captain.
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  • 440 2 MEMBERS of the Chinese Swimming Club of Penang fee) that they must have a swimming pool, writes a Malaya Tribune Penang staff reporter. The lime is now ripe and a scheme should be started, so that in due time the dreams of the members may
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  • 68 2 AT the annual meeting of the Indian Chamber of Commerce held on Saturday, the following were elected office-bearers for the year: Messrs. R. Jumabhoy. (Chairman unanimously re-elected); G. Maganlal, (Deputy Chairman); A. Nomanbhoy, (Hon. Treasurer); J. Chhotalai, G. Uttamram, N. K. Shah. K. M. Yahyabhai Jivraj
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  • 27 2 Dr. P. H. Hennesey. formerly a very popular member of the Malayan Medical Service, is now serving in a Ministry cf I Health Hospital in South London.
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  • 23 2 (Cent-A-Piane Fundi .Total number of enemy planes destroyed during the week-end on all fronts up to midnight London time... THIRTY-FIVE
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  • 63 2 Karachi, May 3. MR. Alia Bux, Minister of Industries in Sind, is leaving lor Mysore to study the State industries there. He will have discussions with Sir Mirza Ismail. Prime Minister of Mysore, on industrial development and rural reconstruction. The Director of Industries and the Rural
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  • 917 3 Agent Visits Singapore Jewish Achievements In Palestine (Tribune Staff Reporter) A N amazing story of Jewish achievements in their homeland Persecutions in other parts of the world, beginning from the time the last war ended, was related to me by Dr I ganger. representative of
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  • 135 3 ENTERTAINMENT (At the Pavilion) lifAN and wife, Jack Huibert and Cecily 1 Courtneidge, are one of the most wellknown and consistently good comedy pair of Brftain's stage and screen. Always an evergreen this couple can be relied upon to produce the goods where a spot of humour-
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  • 47 3 Reuter. London, May 4. AHUNGARO-TURKISH trade and monetary agreement has been concluded, according to the Swiss radio. The agreement, which will come into force on June 1, is expected to lead to a considerable extension of trade between the two countries, said the announcer.—Reuter.
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  • 140 3 I visiting Indian journalists re entertained to luncheon Colonial Secretary, the Hon. W. Jones, at his residence, >e verday. present included the Hon. G Howell, Attorney-General, Williamson, Sir John the Hon. Mr. A.B. Jordan -n dD r Lim Han jjq^ rjje party includes all those D nhTi n^
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  • 42 3 H.H. the Sultan pictured I I in genial mood, watched by i many admirers, at the Johore Fair on Friday. He played host to a, number of "Diggers" of I the A.1.F., who attended j (the function. -i
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  • 410 3 Allahabad, Apr. 28. a result of its meeting yesterday, the Standing Committee of the Moderate Leaders' Conference to-day issued a statement in which it pleaded for the giant of more power and responsibility to Indians in order to broaden the war effort. The statement
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  • 61 3 Captain H. J. Page. M.B.E., Director of Passive Defence, Kuala Lumpur District, who was released for three months from the end of January, for full time duty In that capacity, resumed his duties as Director of the Rubber Research Institute of Malaya on May 1. He will continue to hold
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    44 3 The usual official celebrations have been cancelled for the birthday of H.H. the Sultan of Selangor on May 13, but the members of the Royal family, major chiefs and other Malay subjects, will be entertained at a "Khenduri" at the Istana Mahkota, Klang.
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  • 188 3 Singapore, Sunday. k CAR overturned in a drain by •tt the side of Paya Lebar Road at 2.40 a.m. this morning and when the ambulance arrived, two European soldiers, who were in the car, refused to be taken to the hospital for treatment. They had slight injuries. At
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  • 203 3 (From Our Own Correspondent) K. Kangsar, Saturday. THE remains of Raja Aznunir, wife of Raja Lope Ahamad,- were buried at the Royal Ubudiah Mosque cemetery yesterday evening. Raja Aznunir, who passed away at 5 p.m. on Thursday in the Women's Hospital, Kuala Kangsar, was
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  • 155 3 Singapore, Saturay. "V°U have had a clean licence since 1930, but I can't believe that a driver who drove so badly on this occasion is habitually a gocd driver, unless he took leave of his senses very suddenly," said Mr. C. H. Whitton in the traffic
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  • 15 3 Mr. L. H. Morrison has been appointed to act as Assistant Controller of Laboui, Perak.
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  • 812 4 TIME FORCES DRA W Three big cricket matches were played off in Malaya during the weekend— fOOD CRICKET, in spite of the fact that scoring was low, was witnessed on the h S.R.C. ground yesterday when the A.I.F. drew with the ma twoday cricket match.
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  • 463 4 two-day cricket match on the Padang between the Army and the SCC. ended yesterday in a draw. Having collected 186 runs in their first innings on Saturday, the Army dismissed the S.C.C. team in their first essay at the wickets yesterday for i
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  • 241 4 THE S.C.R.C. defeated a Police team by 19 runs in a cricket match played at the S.C.R.C. yesterday. Scores: S.C.R.C, Gan Kee Tian b Gurdial Singh 22 Swee Lim Swang b Gurdial Singh 3 Ong Swee Law b Gurdial Singh 7 Chua Boon Unn run out
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  • 233 4 TN a race against the clock, the A.A. Gunners were able to defeat a Police team by four wickets when they met at cricket at the Police Depot ground, yesterday. Malt by bcwled well for the Gunners to capture six wickets for 21 runs,
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  • 70 4 THE R.A.A.F. will meet the A.I.F. cricket team on S.C.C. padang to-morrow. The R.A.AF. team will be: Cpl. A. R. Barnes Lac. B. Bowiey Sgt. V. M. Lette Sgt. J. E. Anderson Sq -Ldr. K. E. Bo Hem an F/O J. P. O'Brien Sgt. C. A. Wells.
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  • 758 5 PERAK BEATEN IN THRILLING FINISH —here are special Tribune reports of the games (From Our Own Reporter) Penang, Sunday. RATTING desperately and scoring runs at a time when they 19 were needed badly, Eu Cheow Teik won for Penang the nter-State cricket match against
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  • 432 5 (From Our Own Reporter) Seremban, Sunday. UIGHLIGHTS of to-day's play in the Negri Sembilan—Selangor match was the display of Sivagnanam of Negri and the wicket-keeping of G. M. Brand, Selangor's skipper. Sivagnanam scored 37 for Negri going in at a time when it looked as
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  • 175 5 FURTHER ties were played in the Singapore mens junior singles badminton tournament at the Clerical Union Hall over the weekend, when thirteen matches were decided. Results were:— Tay Eoo Hye (A.A.U.) beat Lim Jiak Kirn (A.A.U.) 15-10, 13-15, 15-9. Bob Quek (A.A.U.) beat Goh Kong Urn (A.A.U.) 8-15,
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  • 60 5 TO-DAY soccer Div I, R E v S.R.C.. Stadium; Reaerve Div., Loyal, v PoUce. Olllman: Argvlls v Manofteaters. Tanglin; Div. II A Malay Regiment v V.M.C.A., Yj«cJu R\P. (S) v RAP. Tengah. Seletar: S.H.B. v Pub Ushers, SH B Div IT B. H.M.S. Sultan v Corinthians. Naval Base;
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  • 52 5 lIN the British Royal Navy the standard of gunnery is the hinhest A lin the world. Accurate and efficient teamwork by its gun-crew i is behind every shot that leaves a British warship. Volunteers are seen here learning the precision with which a gun
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  • 282 5 FORT CANNING found the Loyal Regiment in the mood for high scoring and deadly bowling yesterday in a cricket match at Gillman, and left the field losers by 152 runs. Batting first the Loyals put up 204 runs, for 5 before declaring. Sgt. Freeman (58).
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  • 182 5 Reuter. London, May 4. ENGLAND beat Scotland by three goals to one in the soccer international played to-day. Score at half time v/as 1-all. Other matches played today resulted as follows: LONDON CUP Chelsea 2 Southampton 3 Arsenal 3 Tottenham 3 Football League—South Bournemouth 2 lon 3 Brighton
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  • 114 5 FLLOWING arc S.C.R.C. tennis ties: TO-DAY Championship Doubles: Pang Chiap Yong and Low Kee Pow vs. C. Y. Koh and E. L. Wee to finish. "A" Singles Handicap: Yap Ah Hian -15 vs. P. L. Loh -6 "B" Doubles Handicap: T. B. Sim and Cheng Kai Shui -6
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  • 31 5 SECOND-Llentenant D. R. Gow won the Singapore Swimming Club's novices race (one length, free style) yesterday. His time was 33 25 seconds. Second was A. Glanville and third S. C Thompson.
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  • 27 5 FOLLOWING were results of matches played in the Rugby semi-final:— 2 I Leeds 10, Bradford Northern 10. Halifax 11. Wakefield Trinity 3. In a friendly match Huddersfield
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous

  • 168 6 Opinion I PROBLEM that must engage the immediate attention of Malayan Governments ifl the falling-or? in rubber product j >n. For the first time since June, 1934, when the rubber regulation scheme came into operation. Malaya has failed to produce her exportable allowance of rubber, the output for
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  • 77 6 IF Malaya is to continue forg--1 ing the "silver bullets," so essential to meet the huge dollar bills in respect of American arms' supplies to Britain, the Malayan Governments must immediately make an inquiry into the rubber industry In order to ascertain the factors, if any, that pull
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  • 142 6 WHETHER due to shortage of labour or inadequate European supervision (consequent upon the embodiment, of planters for service with the Volunteer forces), there has arisen an appreciable gap between production and requirements, as revealed in the latest official statistics. The quarterly figures cannot, however, be taken as absolute,
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  • 167 6 THAT there has been some shortage of labour in this country, it is generally admitted by planters, though the Governments have studiously avoided the issue. Commenting on labour problems in a leading article published last month, we reiterated our contention that India, having officially recognised that Malaya is
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  • 2294 6 Odd Spot Light On Britain Doing Their Part In The War Effort gRITAIN has the finest system of inland waterways in the world, and her canals are to play their full part in her war effort, according to a recent government announcement. These canals vary from the
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  • 667 6 R. B. Ooi. lU7E have of late been receh j surfeit of admonitions exhortI ations and suggestions from various j quarters but these seem to have rolled like water off a ducks back Some may have translated these into practice, while others typical tropical lethargy. dismis. them
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  • 91 7 Reuter. Berlin, May 4. THERE is only one person in the world who knows if and when an invasion of Britain may take place. That i> the Fuehrer's great secret," says the official Nazi "Dienst r \us Deutschland." J The a*.ernative to inva- sion, it declares, is "sever-
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  • 117 7 Reuter. London, May 4. THE 101 of British seamen wif: i„ revolutionised by tarreaching changes likely to be ado shortly in the merchant service, states Ueuter's shipping correspondent. believed that the main lotions planned under Ministry Labour regulations are: Seamen will be assured for the first
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  • 84 7 Reuter. Tokyo. May 4. M fT is a mere manifestation of Britain's pin-pricking policy against Japan, giving no cause for hipping circles said commenting on a New York message. portsd that Lloyd's had d the marine underwriters in Batavia to suspend further conwith ships flying the Japanese
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  • 38 7 Reuter. Tokyo, May 4. COMPLETE agreement on all points and technical matters has been reached after 50 days' negotiations and there is a probability of the treaty between Thailand and French Indo-China being ned next week.—Reuter.
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  • 769 7 Reuter. London, May 4. THE Prime Minister, Mr. Winston Churchill, broadcasting to Polish people all over the world, on the occasion of Polish National Day, said they were right to keep the day as a national holiday because the constitution of 1791 was the patten-,
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  • 1539 7 Fighting Still Going On REGENT TO MARCH ON BAGDAD Reuter. fHE exact position in Iraq still appears to be somewhat obscure, although it is freely admitted by both British and Iraqi authorities that fighting is going on. The Iraqis claim to have flooded the
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  • 76 7 Reuter. Shanghai, May 4. JAPANESE Army and Navy units which landed in Hainan and Wenchow on the southern coast of Shekiang a fortnight ago, reembarked on Saturday for operations in another sector, according to a Japanese communique which adds that the embarkation took place after completion of
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  • 67 7 Reuter. Boston, U.S., May 4.—"Our best hope of avoiding a later battle against desperate odds is to become a naval belligerent now," declared the President of Harvard University, Mr. James B. Conant, in a nationwide broadcast to-day. Any talk that the war would be ended
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  • 13 7 Mr. H. R. Bartels has been appointed to be a Junior AwUtant In^lgratiopOm^
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  • 106 8 Reuter. London, May 4. R.A.F. bombers took par t in a raid on the other side of the English Channel before dusk on Saturday Ihe start and end of the raid were seen by people in a southeast coast town. The bombers roared over the cliff
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  • 40 8 Reuter. Tokyo, May 4. COMMENCING on Monday next, Tokyo is to have a continuous •'anti-espionage week" wherein lectures and broadcasts will instruct the public how to prevent spying, and cinemas and posters will Illustrate the methods.—Reuter.
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  • 76 9 MRS. SOON KTAN HBAN, nee Lee Yeo Neo, age 62, passed away peacefully on Saturday, 3-5-41, at 234 Sims Avenue, leaving behind to mourn her loss, 4 sons; Soon Kay Beng, Kay Kee, Kay Poh and Kay Lin; 4 daughters: Mrs. Lee Lian Quee, Mrs. Ang Bee
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  • 271 9 Reuter. }fIE have got to get the goods delivered to Britain and the administration of a sea patrol is inadequate," said Mr. Wendell Willkie in a Press statement to-day. 'The rate of sinkings is so serious that we should protect our cargoes
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  • 89 9 Reuter. Berlin, May 4. THE Nazis are trying to get control of the nickel mines at Petsamo, in northern Finland, which were wrecked during the fighting in Finland eighteen months ago. The German Foreign Office announces that negotiations are going on with the "partners
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  • 445 9 London, May 4. gRITISH forces have driven Iraqi forces out of Basra. A War Office communique, announcing this says:—"On May 2, after hostilities had broken out at Habbaniya, our forces occupied the dock area, airport and power station at Basra. '•The withdrawal of Iraqi
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    • 220 9 NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that Mr. Ng Heng Seng, lately employed by our clients, Co. of Nd. W, Cross Street, Singapore, as a clerk has from the 30th. day of April, 1941, left our clients' services and he has no longer any authority to deal, or transact business on
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    • 76 9 Amazing Cure of Piles and Fistula. Performed aay» d by n Mr. Kareem Baksh of Singapore, without operation and pain Sd.—CHIONG BOON SONG, Prop, of Chop Ban Hoe Lee, Kluang. A further huge list of declaration and testimonial! may be seen at our address when required. N.B.—We also undertake to
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    • 223 9 A COMEDY RIOT! FOUR PACKED HOUSES YESTERDAY IN FITS OF LAUGHTER. A Real Hit Parade Of Popular Musical Comedy! PAVILIOIVI J^SSL TWO FAMOUS STARS PROVIDING A NEVER ENDING FUND OF CHUCKLES! U mid outEn of cniui I **f THEIR BEST FIIM FVFPt I BRITISH MOH Wk fe... JACK HUBERT WW
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 2642 10 IaNz«5z«N'NU2^2H^I NOTICE Mr. S. J. Vincent of 144, Robinson Road, has been appointed accredited accountant of Messrs. Brinkmann Co. as and from Ist May, 1941. Brinkmann Co., French Bank Building, Singapore. SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. The Municipal Commissioners of Singapore require a Matron at the Middleton Hospital for Infectious Diseases (200 beds)
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    • 443 10 j *****4 ORCHARD S'PWf WE HAVE ALWAYS IN STOCK THE VERY LATEST AND BEST DESIGNS OF STAINLESS STEEL WATER PROOF WRIST WATCHES SUCH AS:— VITLCAIN ROSKOPF CYMA AND MOVADO for you to choose from. For inspection call at:— Yick Woh Hing, 429, North Bridge Rd., (Near Middle Rd.—Exactly where the
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 810 10 !hrO-OAVS RADIO' 1 mm >■ -~J SINGAPORE rsT 17 L 8 ND °N zhl tzsm.uss woo. S2 ~I!?imc s; JS 84 mp|^ZHP 2. 48.M m. S.m mN*. (From 6.15 p.m. to 11.50 p.m.) ZHP3. 41.» m. 7.» m!«i. MP 11.11 mc s; 25 53 metres ZHL. ZHPI, ZHP2 ZHP3. (From
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  • 163 11 OUR SPECIAL FINANCIAL SERVICE Bp REUTER Cahle London, May 3. RIL tin deliveries to the United States totalled 13,955 tons dto the United Kingdom 955 tons. World deliveries ted to 16,871. compared with supplies of 16 755 tons visible stocks on Apr. 30 were 39,415 tons,
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  • 117 11 Reuter. Sydney, May 5. PONCERN regarding the "conlu*J sion, lack of direction and the efficient use of manpower in the munitions programme" was expressed in a joint statement issued yesterday by Mr. Herbert Evatt and Mr. J. A. Beasley, Labour Members cf the Australian War Advisory
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  • 388 11 Reuter. Cairo. May 4. CONSIDERABLE German force participated in Friday's abortive attack on the outer defences of the south-west sector of Tobruk. according to latest reports received in informed circles here. The fighting is described as very tough but the position at the close of
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  • 109 11 cur Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Monday, were irregular on Saturday change In quotations, meagre and included trailling*, Hong Patts. and Tongah Harbours were also first time for some weeks. to report from the rubI where, in the absence ■sure, very little business Despite the present hl*n
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  • 22 11 Singapore, Monday. Prices of tin and rubber in Singapore at noon totin y were:— TIN riI'BBER rs 41. Sellers 41V*
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  • 99 11 Reuter. Tokyo, May 5. INTERVIEWED yesterday, Mr. Matsuoka, the Foreign Minister, flatly rejected the suggestions that he should go to the United States to ascertain the American attitude towards the iFar East. He asserted, according to the Dome! agency that it would be
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  • 293 11 London, May 5. JIBE importance and efficacy of the British blockade were stressed by Mr. Wilmot, Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister of Ecomonic Warfare, in a speech at Birmingham. "Because Hitler is temporarily master of most of Europe," xMr. Wilmot said,
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  • 60 11 Reuter. London. May 4. rHE Red Army, on May Day. showed that it can meet victoriously any army in any theatre of war whatsoever, writes Pravda. according to the Moscow radio. The parade was a demonstration of its fighting power and invulnerable technique. No enemy
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  • 67 11 Reuter. Berlin. May 5. "AWING to the recent British bombing raids on Brest" where the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau are lyiny Admifal Darlan. Vichy Vice-Pre-mier, according to a Pans despatch to the official German news agency, has decided that all workers In Brest harbour
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  • 39 11 Reuter. Tokyo. May 5. pOMMENCING to-day. Tokyo is to have a continuous "anti-espion-age week" in which lectures and broadcasts will instruct thp Dublic how to prevent spvn?. and cinemas and posters will illustrate the methods.—Reuter.
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  • 251 11 Reuter. New York, May 4. STATEMENT of reasons why Britain should win the war, signed by 17 prominent American military, naval authorities and publicists, including a former Chief of Naval Operations, a former President of the Naval War College, Col. Donovan, and Mr. Raymond Gram
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  • 214 11 Chungking. A DVANCED training will be given to one hundred Chinese medical practitioners in Chungking and elsewhere in Free China in order to raise the standard of the herbal medical profession and to meet the wartime needs of the nation. Conducted under the auspices ot the
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  • 36 11 Reuter. London, May 5. LIVERPOOL and the Merseyside were raided last night for the fourth night in succession. Enemy aircraft were al*) reported over other districts on the north-west i cast.—Reuter.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 229 11 SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD. 'Incorporated in New Zealand.) MARINE IW StJRA C E W G. DOVE, Manager, Tel. 5926 2, Finlayson Green IN DANGER many, people who arc on I nervous collapse. The jAWtufar modern life i s alone a great tA% W n the nervous system, and aA\
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    • 145 11 DIITHETIX CORDIAL AN EFFICIENT DIURETIC Highly useful in all stone and Kidney troubles, Bright's disease, Back Aches, etc. Sole Agents, THE MEDICAL HALL, Seremban. Singapore Agents. MESSRS. CHATTERJI BROS., 2, Raffles Place. .Medical Research Laboratory, Calcutta. THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA (TRUSTEES) LIMITED Guaranteed and Controlled by THE MERCANTILE BANK
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    • 310 11 STEAMER SAILINGS BRITISH INDIA PASSENGER FREIGHT SERVICES For all information apply to: P. ft O. S. N. Co., The Agent, Collyer Quay, Tel. 5961. 8.1.5. N. CO., BOUSTEAD ft CO., LTD., Tel. 5497. 8.1.5. N. CO. (APCAR LINE) For HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBE OSAKA. For PENANG, RANGOON ft CALCUTTA. Regular
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    • 328 11 P&o.nd INDIA The best possible services are being maintained by The P. 0. S. N. Coy. fror' the Straits to their usu* ports of call in Chint India, Ceylon and th United Kingdom. Passeng ers are requested to registc* their requirements bul under present circumstance sailings are perforce ret tricted.
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 206 11 Week's Radio Highlights TO-DAY x FRIDAY p.m. p.m. 7.30 Singapore Music Hall. 7.20 Talk on Dogs, by Ida Kln--8.35 Studio Cello recital by F. loch. Krempel with R. Rijf at 7.33 Elgar Serenade in E minor. the piano. 7.55 "Flying High" part 2 TO-MORROW (written and arranged by p.m. Alan
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  • 286 12 Reuter. London, May 4. A RECORD total of 16 Ger- man bombers was shot down over Britain on Saturday night. In bright moonlight, British fighters challenged them and shot clown 14. The other two were destroyed by anti-air-craft fire. Claims of the destruction of others are
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  • 262 12 CYPRUS, PALESTINE LOOK TO DEFENCES Reuter. Cyprus, May 4. TOJRKEY has moved troops and planes into defensive positions in the Taurus mountains (through which the Baghdad railway line runs into Iraq), according to information reaching Cyprus. From the Turkish mainland come reports of the
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  • 121 12 Reuter. London, May 4. IT was disclosed on Saturday that the weli-known Arabian explorer and orientalist, St. John Philby, had been detained for some months under the defence regulations but was recently released. At his Hampstead home it was slated that Mr. Phii'uy was resting and disinclined
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  • 31 12 Singapore. Monday. His Excellency the Governor, accompanied by Lady Thcmas and attended by the Aide-de-camp, left Singapore by the night mail on Saturday for Kuala Lumpur.
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  • 183 12 London, May 4. THE battle for Iraq and Mosul,' 1 now begun, is the direct consequence of the British defeat in Greece, which inevitably raised new diplomatic as well as strategic difficulties, says the Observer's diplomatic correspondent. He adds that developments are expected to b3 rapid.
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  • 204 12 Reuter. STAUNTON, VIRGINIA, MAY 4. CPEAKING AT THE DEDICATION OF WOODROW 5 WILSON'S BIRTHPLACE AS A NATIONAL SHRINE PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT DECLARED THAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAD FOUGHT BEFORE AND WERE "EVER READY TO FIGHT AGAIN" FOR THE EXISTENCE OF "DEMOCRACY IN THE WORLD." The President
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  • 18 12 Mr T. M. Smyllie has been appointed to be a Deputy Immigration Officer 'or the Settlement of Penang.
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  • 36 12 Washington, May 5. AT least 200 multi-motored planes are expected to be delivered to Britain immediately, Mr. Jesse Jones, Secretary of Ctmmercc, notified President Rcosevelt, according to a New York 1 imts report.—Eastern News.
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  • 35 12 Reuter. THE Governor of the Central Provinces has announced that fifty per cent, of all contributions to the Governor's War Purposes Fund will be devoted henceforth for the benefit of Indian troops serving abroad. —Reuter.
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  • 379 12 Reuter. London, M lv TF someone asktd Me U L quickly what is my ou{ standing impressic.,. ~f tain to-day," said Mr Menzies (Australian Minister) in a broadcast ~i would think of many thinly Winston Churchill,' m e reso lute and supremely embodiment of the
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  • 30 12 The Singapore postal authorial stated to-day that owing to tne situation in Iraq no air nuUlf* destinations beyond Karachi uu» be forwarded until further noue.
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