Morning Tribune, 5 April 1940

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    5 1 The Morning Tribune Vol 5
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    BARON FOR MAJOR TRYON
    24 1 BARON FOR MAJOR TRYON London. Apr. 4. Tvtd that the dignit v u lited Kingdom r Try on. formerly Chancel. t. and the F.
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    Contraband Control In Australia
    18 1 Contraband Control In Australia 4 rep lerra, the m will be exerh (km Apr mre on the Reuter
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    LATESTNAZIPLANESFLEE IN NORTH SEA BATTLE
    547 1 LATESTNAZIPLANESFLEE IN NORTH SEA BATTLE LONDON. APR. 4. A SINGLE SINDFKI AND TYPE FLYING-BOAT ROUTED SIX GERMAN AIRCRAFT ATTACKING A CONVOY IN THE NORTH SEA YESTERDAY, REUTER LEARNS. IT SHOT DOWN ONE GERMAN IN FLAMES AND SO DAMAGED ANOTHER THAT IT WAS FORCED TO LAND IN NORWAY This \vu.s th
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    LONDON SA YS—GIVE NEW MEN A CHANCE
    150 1 LONDON SA YS GIVE NEW MEN A CHANCE Parliament* states I London. Apr. 4. comments on the Cabinet Chang teuter'B Parliamentary correspondent. Ore regrets that something more calculated to strike the easily-. mderstood new drive has not been done, while the other is prepared give th< changes an opportunity to
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    FUTURE OF CHINA SAFE
    96 1  - FUTURE OF CHINA SAFE H. L. Hopkin (From London, Apr. 4. IT the annual meeting of the Chartered j n Bank to-day a final dividend of ten per cent, was passed. The chairman, Mr. A. D. Willis, described the year as prosperous and said a remarkable amount cf trade was
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    BRITAIN WILL ENFORCE RIGHTS OF BELIGERENT
    104 1 BRITAIN WILL ENFORCE RIGHTS OF BELIGERENT Li), don, Apr. 4. IT is Earned in oftiiial circle^ in l.oiui mi that Japan, in informal diplomatic- contacts, expressed the hope that Britain would avoid taking naval action in the neighbourhood of the Japanese shores. It is stated that Britain lias no intention
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    Government To Finance New Company
    243 1 London, Apr. 4. CIR JOHN SIMON, replying to a question in the House of Common-to-dar. intimated that the Government had decided as a contribution towards the difficulties attending the development of trade with certain neutrals, to form a special trading company called the "English Commercial
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    PLANS FOR A NEW EUROPE
    54 1 Brussels, Apr. 4. The executive of the Labour Socialist International meeting here appointed a Ismail committee to prepare the ground work and form a programme for the re. construction of post-war Europe. The committee includes Mr. Noel Baker (Britain». M. Blum (France» and M. Huys-
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    BLOCKADE WILL DRAIN GERMANS' LIFE BLOOD
    767 2 BLOCKADE WILL DRAIN GERMANS' LIFE BLOOD London Apr 1 Council ol the National I nmn ol oM-n\ <':\. .mil liiioiiisl Associations t«» daj \.\illc < Iwiiiilmi I;i hi ft <;ill«<l lh.it M.nic time promised t<> attuui Um m««tm. ii in were noi prevented »> x public <l > t m
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    39 2 Pari 4 nai raiding partj in the Nied id almost completely encircled fi French post when a "group of Frai. lacked volunteers foi eroua work, help had been summoned by the local commander, drove them off and ;onera Reuter
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    HONOUR FOR THE FRENCH CANADIANS
    24 2 HONOUR FOR THE FRENCH CANADIANS Till 1 n d ol nun fron Imeni recrui ly British l* and be rded the Sovereign's •:u'P Reuter
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    Swedish Protest
    53 2 Stockholm. Apr 4 j it is officially announced that Govern-' tnent ha*e energetically protested Germany against the torpedoing ot tile Swedish" steamers the Dal are. the Liana and the Osmed. J The announcement .states that all the three .ships were torpedoed without previnnc PYftminfttion. and tht )MtA two
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    Swiss Opinion Of The White Book
    270 2 London. Apr. L. THE Swiaa prau diyidei its editorial attention between the Uer- man White Book tni H MoMovV speech. The Tribune: This publication is' dearly intended to counteract tbe pro-! found impression created in the whole, world by the French Yellow Book and
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    Loss Of Crews
    224 2 "Th losp m raiding machines is D< gibl< m an force of any sIB ana only features o! the story which <te any emphasis are the loss of tn crews, the clear technical dispant the moment between Geitnan bomb and British fighters, and the comp discrediting of
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    STOCK EXCHANGE
    55 2 London. Apr. 4 The Stork Exchange opened qui< steady, but later tended to «'ase on I of support, though gold minings real the down trend. After close trading, Imperial Chew. Industries declau'ri a final dividend five per cent, thereby maintain:.' r'a distribution at eight per cept Wall Street
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    CHINA CONGRESS DENOUNCES WANG
    80 2 Chungking, Apr. 4. I THE National Peoples Political Con- gress is hearing reports from Minis ters on military, political, and financial affairs of the last six months. Want; Chung Hui, Foreign Minister. j explained the relations between Amr- rica, Russia, Britain, and Frutu < effects of
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    SIX CAUSES OF THETIS HORROR
    282 3 London. Apr. 4. tmk -port ol the tribunal o» enquiry into the loss of the submarine with Ike IM W lives, last June, just issued, is generally Urigfl tlefinitr reasons for the disaster. i t Audi at let -act.s in iequ< .onsible foi full extent
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    NORWAY'S IRON ORE DIVERTED
    127 3 NORWAY'S IRON ORE DIVERTED Oslo, April 4. NORWAY'S trade now incr^sthc British Isles and Germany. Oificinl iig Ur< s i :i 1:1 the week tollowing r bole er ICO ships waited at Bergen for passage westwards, whereas j.one at that port bound for Germany. Political quarters point to such tacts
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    More Exports To Germany Dropping
    41 3 More Exports To Germany Dropping Ankara Apr. 4. issued by the Ministry I i u.r the fust two .•it that e\~ my re] d only two 1 Cn dii i period (^f 193H and Britain amour.t- against six per cent. Reuter
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    Jailed Reds Lose Rights
    85 3 Paris. Apr. 4. T former Communist De k trial has just conclusenttnced to five years' d five years' loss of .nd political rights, A Florimonds Bonte, ailed workers and rmed after the dissolu•..unists party. M the two signatora ofl Ir ssed to M. Herriot, presitmber, In
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    More Tremors In Turkey
    48 3 Istanbul. Apr. 4. Violent earthquake shocks were felt In Northern Anatclia. according to a despatch from Ankara. The shocks weife accompanied by unprecedented floods in the Amassia region. It is feared that a number of lives were lost and considerable damage was done. Reuter
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    Germans Admit Loss Of Patrols
    94 3 Berlin, Apr. 4. THE oftirial MWI agency, in war commentary, admits that the German patrols •sometimes fall into enemy traps." The agency says guerrilla warfare to no man's vhich is dally waged by numerically small units, has been Intensified with the warmer weather, it adds-
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    China Checks Hoarding
    51 3 Chungking, Apr. 4. THF efforts of ibe Chinese Government 1 I to check hoarding of and profiteering in daily necessities is indicated in an announcement by the Boaters Association 1 After the Ministry of Finance's instructions the bankers announced that loans could be "ranted with necessities Reuter
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    SECRET SESSION OF THE COMMONS
    31 3 SECRET SESSION OF THE COMMONS London. Apr. 4. Li the House of Commons to-day. Prime Minister announced Beprel sion on Apr 11 to discuss the conduct of Reuter the economic war.-
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    BRITAIN MEANS BUSINESS
    144 3 BRITAIN MEANS BUSINESS New York. Apr. 4. 1, M R WINSTON CHURCHILL'S neu 1" powers as (hief Defence Minister are the front page story in all papers. "The shift shows that Britain means business," declares the New York Times, commenting on the Cabinet changes. The paper adds: "In recent weeks
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    31 3 bOttdOO, Apr j According to the Rome radio. It denied in Belgrade that British wawhipj held up Yugo-Slav merchantmen. it idded that there are no British warship in the Adriatic- Reuter
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    Finn Press Must Be Silent
    50 3 Finn Press Must Be Silent Stockholm A ACCORDING to A USSR is demanding the Finnish delegation demUltai f the new frontier and demob:" the wartime strength of thp an summer. The construction I Mannerheim line L' forbidden and Finnish press campaign agaln.st the U S S.R. must bo sil< Reuter
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    FEWER BRITISH WORKLESS
    77 3 FEWER BRITISH WORKLESS London. April 4. THE Ministry of Labour announces Mibstantjal improvement In f'flj unemployment figures. Bet\\. b. U du6 Mar. 11 the number of persons unemployed fell by 383.000 to 1 121,000 Compared with March 1939. this was a reduction of 605.C00. A large pa t oi the
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    More Rules For Aliens
    79 3 London. Apr. 4 ALIENS in Britain's eight Protec'ed Areas are not to continue to there without the written permission of their Chief Constables, according to th« text of the Aliens (Protested Area?' Order. Issued to-night, which conftl into fcrce on Apr. 15. The order also bans
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    MORE WARSHIPS FOR FRANCE
    76 3 Paris, Ap. M. Campinchi stated before bcr Naval Commission that it h been decided to lay down a further number of warships of all types amounting to 200.0C0 tons. He said the average monthly Frencg tonnage sunk by U-boats was only Halt the tonnage sunk, in
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    26 3 Paris, Apr. 4. A communique says there was activi'f Of contact units, especially between Bli?S and the Vosges. where we repelled severaf GK rman patrols. Reuter
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      107 3 Public Notices SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY Ttl invited for the .supply 2nd delivery of one electrically driven ng Equipment. Copies of on may be obtained from the Tender Room. Tenders will 12 noon on 10 May. 1940. H. GOLDIE. Municipal Secretary. KUCHAI TIN, LIMITED. orporated in the Straits Settlements) DIVIDEND NO. 16.
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      But Playing Second Fiddle
      91 4 But Playing Second Fiddle I INI I the do RK< > Radio picture, 'In Name Only featuring Carole i I d Cary Grant ilch opened at the Alhambra (Sii >: for Ml ind .,<• |< ,/fi in p part which I not rthy ol I draII her )'H band from
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    P. M. GAOLS CHILDREN TOO
    96 4 P M. GAOLS CHILDREN TOO I roA i ff OR IN DEFAI II THREE MONTHS IMPRISONMENT FOR ASSISTING IN THE OF A chap jj kik yen ELDERLY CHINEBB MOTHER I Kl DOV She didn't 'i" 1 nw» J ;i!ul had tO tO So she begged the ma( t.o| ;.i seven
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    MALAYAN DANCERS ORGANISE
    170 4 MALAYAN DANCERS ORGANISE Singapore, Thursda AVER .1 hundred dance enthu. la it ol v Singapore, Includlnfi visitors from Belang 1 among tho who attend- ••<• a mm- he ii ippy Re itaun I ned b} Bee to foi Issoci ition tel Fun t( d the views ol th on In
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    Chinese Debate War Taxation
    272 4 Singapore, Thursday. •|N( )M\: TAX is the best and fairest way of raising the maximum revenue in the Colony for the War Fund because it places the 1 burdens Where the shoulders are broadest," said Mr. K. M. Ho peaking in favour of the introduction of
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    St. Andrew's Wedding
    211 4 St. Andrew's Wedding THE in. at St. All- (ircv Cat] ye terday between Mr. James Charles Jukes, son of Mr. and a i) Juki ol Berkhamsted, Herts and \i. Joan Rei uu Llizabe-th Hill H. i to da I Mr. and Mrs. P E -i Bosisto ol < Houcei t<
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    SERVICES' THANKS TO MALAYA
    74 4 1 Another note <>i appreciation foi knitted comforts baa reached Lady Thoma from the i cretary of the .Soldi' i Bailors' and Airmen's Families ociation, London, who adds, regardIng the further case recently received: "It i.s nio.s! welcome a( the present time, a. v.,- are Anding
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    MALAY SAPPER FOR TRIAL
    57 4 MALA Y SAPPER FOR TRIAL IT tin conclusion of tin u I s Cm; terday morning Mr. Oonrad p bin Bidin ICal hrd to th< Engineers. Changi. for trial ai no E >re Assizes on a minder at the Happy Amusement Park by Intent causing the death of 13-> Lim
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    Fire Bursts From A Bus
    103 4 HUNDREDS of Chinatown's population were last night witnesses of an extraordinary spectacle In South Bridge toad, when fire and smoke suddenly burst from the motor and exhaust pipe "I a largi omnibus just outside the Centra] Police Station. ecs m the bus just a handful
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    Currency Control Charge
    64 4 (ID \K(.I I) v.ith trvinjj to nii:)<»;t ,l;ipai.i'sf yon into the u!uny two Chinese cooks. Tans hoon Kenf and Koh Van Sion, explained that the money reprrsmled the life saving of T;in« s lather, who was employed in a Japanese bank in Swatow. Fitting destitution, his father
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    Chinese Bride Wins Doll Prize
    93 4 The Ist Penang Ranger Company won the first prize in the Guide Col npctitlon for the best dressed do!!-a Chinese bride. The second prl won by a company in th e West Ii It Is probable that some of the winning entries to the competition
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    GRATIFICATION CASE FOR THE HIGH COURT
    240 4 GRATIFICATION CASE FOR THE HIGH COURT DEFUSING to convict Tan Yong on the charge of illegal gratification of $200 offered to Inspector K. Abraham of the Singapore Rural Board the ma Strata, Mr. L. C. Goh referred the to a higher court for direction on a point of law. "I
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    Coolie's Fatal Fall
    61 4 a verdict of death by misadventure was returned by Mr. W. MacQuarrie, the acting coroner, at the inquiry yesterday into the death of a 52-year-old coolie Hen Kan, who received fatal injuries when he fell 20 feet on to the ground below while cleaning the roof "f
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    PUBLIC APATHY TO HOSPITAL NEEDS
    765 5 PUBLIC APATHY TO HOSPITAL NEEDS I MORE FUNDS TO KEEP THE TWO INSTITUTIONS w JADE THIS AFTERNOON BY THE LORD BISHOP GC I H SHOP B C. ROBERTS. PRESIDING AT THE V., MEETING OF THE ST. ANDREWS MISSION *D m much mooey again in order to put these institu- in
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    Looking Round
    20 5 Little Wihelmina Molyneux, who arrived here from Java on Tuesday to see the lights of the big city.
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    INCREASED STAMP PRICE NEXT WEEK
    259 5 THE increases in postal and telegraphic charges in Malaya, to augment the country's contribution to the Empire's war expenditure, will cqrae into effect on Monday next. The Malayan internal air mail rate is included in the revision: the charge for] letters goes up from 8
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    THE ASSASSINS' SCORE
    915 6 Terrorist Bullets That Have Struck nome TINS AND DAGGERS THAT HAVE CHANGED ™™™J™f A b CALLED TO THE LIMELIGHT BY THE RECENT ASSASSINATION OF SIR MICHAEL ODWYFK. KINGS, EMPERORS AND PREHAVE FALLEH i" VB\ BLAM UfD THE BULLET 01 A 811 SHOI HAS STARTED A WAR in
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    SPEED ACE"PASSENGER FOR LIFE"
    191 6 UENRY HOJX.SON. brilliant racing motorist, whose injuries in a CMP crash have him "a man with the cap* of a detective child." awarded iXSOO fanta&es at Leeds Assizes on Mar. 8. "Xo compensation can help Hodgson," said Mr. Justio Johnson. ''He will be a p*« for
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      Real Changes Will Come
      199 7 I 1 quick-cham W •••n. f i ry men. I HARD TO LOUNGER F THE EMPIRE Fi rHIg HOI.K-IN-■he-corner business DOWNi: STREET Kii.l. Kl'sn/r IS THE B PROSE- rTlc\ OF THI WAR. I spot i>> oiliH I IK'npleS Of I must look mure lo the m
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    London To-day
    981 7  -  H. L. HOPKIN On War Of Few Casualties, But There Is Tragedy Just The Same: The Case Of Mrs. May Gillings: Married On Feb. 24— Bereaved Mar. 20: More Of Mr. Hore-Belisha His Criticism Of Premier Received In Chilling Silence: Word Of Advice To Businessmen: What H. P.
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    An "American Tea" At Navy House, Mid-Week Dance At Tanglin And Capitol "First-Nighters"
    1029 8 An "American Tea" At Navy House, Mid- Week Dance At Tanglin And Capitol "First-Nighters" Verm ArJ—— ttmthl > morn \M) PL V l\ II s. ;in m>>|»!i.itioii on thC 'ot th- K' mi Adnlral'l wife, hanaIMK mi i b Drew, to hold an In* rkan Navj Hoqs« p t«-rtt.t l<»
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    Sailor Suits At Navy House
    69 8 Sailor Suits At Navy House I Mrs. J.C.B. White J took her small 1 sons Jinum Mid Fdward to ihe( "American I at Navy House yesterday id. ward is on th<> left i and Jimmy on the right. I Left to rifcht:— Mrs. W. G. Adan. n. Mrs. Jan Qksei
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    Plan Your Diet Wisely
    304 9 THANKS to the advance of such allied sciences ,u phvsiolog) which deals uith the mechanical uorkinj;s of the human body, and chemistry which teaches us the structure of matter, light has been shrd on many problems of nutrition. In consequence, unconsciously our dietary habits are changing
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    TEMPTING IThe Faddy Eater
    476 9 TEMPTING IThe Faddy Eater ITMF child ulki hai capricious appetite which makes him faddy concerning lin a source of constant anxiety to his mother. Often he will refuse 10 eat on the plea that he does not feel hungry; at other times refusal of food e due to a constitutional
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      88 9 NEXT WEEK The importance of protein in the daily diet. AH the best breakfasts AUSTRALIAN BACON bacon and eggs, kidneys and bacon, haddock and bacon and bacon on toast. In fact, whatever the dish served, Australian bacon seems to play an important part, which is reason enough for purchasing only
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    BAYONETS AT FRENCH M.P'S TRIAL
    278 10 P.m. THIRTY-FIVE former Communist iqratiet, guarded kj troops v\ith stvv\ bebneti fixed h.i\oinls. filed into the lamoii> l';iris ctwtroofH Mrhere Dreyfus was tried When the Cha M Marcel Will.iifl. 01 ding counsel lumped up "ll Up he ihoutod, "ao are Dalad net (the fora 4ii
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    KIDDIES ARE TO STAGE SHO FOR CRIPPLE CHILDREN
    232 10 KIDDIES ARE TO STAGE SHO FOR CRIPPLE CHILDREN VOUTHFIL pupils of the Fay Hamilton School of dancing an assist with raising funds for Hospital Week this year. T will stajre a dancing show at the Victoria Memorial Hall on 3 29th and 31st. and funds will go to the St.
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    BOTTLED "LIFE" FOR THE FIGHTING FORCES
    488 11 BOTTLED "LIFE" FOR THE FIGHTING FORCES iHBGWMBEAPra T° m KCOMWC WTO ON THE WESTERN SSSSgg S5 ORGANISE ()F wnGENCT WHEN THE o ;;i I UK K.NS LOW IN WOUNDED MEN. hllve to lie out for hours alone and unattended ."K Itd^re they can be carried bacK to the dressing 111
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    LONDON GANG STEALS SAFES
    305 11 TANGSTERS of a new type are working in London. Salesnatchers' they are called by detectives on their track at Scotland Yard. It is believed that there are four, or perhaps six, of these wartime thieves, operating with a van from premises in South London. They usually
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    34 12 i olonial troops an- seen here embarking at Algiers lor Franc vto fight on the West* in Front. These troops are tak- ing their place along the Magi- S imt Line with French regulars.
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    Kerensky's Plan For The Allies
    105 12 WASIIINCiTON ALEXANDER Peodorofttch Keren. skv, premier H Itussia in IMI7, has proposed that the allied powers "declare very elearlv" that one of their war aims is extension of deMoeraey to EMtem Barope and Kuvsia. lie fold reporters alter arriving mi Washington that there was a
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    PARIS HAS CORPS OF JUNK MEN
    215 12 j^ NEW corps have appeared on the streets of Paris. They are becoming known as the "old iron corps." Their official name is the Technical Company of Housebreakers." The corps are composed of reserve i (Been nnd ex soiJ "is who are too old
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    Is Secret Weapon A New Gas?
    83 12 Is Secret Weapon A New Gas? Paris Till'] military expert of the Petit Parisian has reported that Adolf Hitler's long-awaited "secret weapon" is new kind of gas. The expert, Charles Morit e, said Hitler believed (he new gas would force tho French troops to abandon the "Maginot line. His information
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    NEXT TIME RED ARMY MAY DO BETTER
    310 12 NEXT TIME RED ARMY MAY DO BETTER CFKIOI'S defecti in what was believed before the war It be the va-i strength of the Red Army have been revealed by the 104-day Kusso-Finnish conflict. Three of these defects -showing that Russia is not a first-class fighting Power— are: 14 lack o
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    A.A. GUNS FAIL
    473 12 A. A. GUNS FAIL THE banging of the anti-aircraft guns is U> the bold pilot as tho cracking of thorns under a pot. He pays no heed to it. The only thing that bothers the bomber is the fighter. The Gorman anti-aircralt aim is not very accurate, though some of
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    WHIZZ
    60 12 These are the horses of modern times, and Britains and French are using them in Egypt where once the camel was the best means of transit. i The French and British are S working in closest co-opera tion. These pictures show a S Bren gun carrier with British soldiers
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      107 16 POSTAL INTELLIGENCE KATBRI mm -1 T\ tAir 4°° ro-DAi Latest wn I a 1 of Pwtini tAir) 4 „T VI, ,st« I-,*'' 5.00 p.m SARAWAK 00 p.m. Mm (Steamer) i:, "SJH ,31 11.30 am SUMATRA rpprvE Paiemb (Steamei i N ISLAW 5.00 p.m Pulcmb. (Air) I F K »:Ss.£: 3lail
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    What To Back To-morrow
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    ROYAL HAMPTON TO WIN BIG EVENT?
    949 17  -  TURFITE (in v ill probably pay to lollow the Penang trainer, M. van Breukelen, winners at to-morrow's races, the opening day Turf Club Summer (Governor's Cup) Meeting at I I have picked as many as five of his horses linj the mikli-talked-ot Anniversary Cup
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    Al Rivers Beats Ah Kow
    16 18 ML MVH inL; 10 Ah Kow Ml impn .•erdtc Riv' I''1
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    GRAND NATIONAL DRAW
    21 18 r Cricket N■' in to night at to b« it 9 20 p m ai 10 p m.
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    CHINESE BEAT TADS IN FIRST DIVISION SOCCER
    351 18 ifapore, 'I'hui-xtay. hiving, w A n ;7 k :nX I 1,-,- NO. the Anson K,,,,l SUHium this aftemo tM the CM* 5..."-n»r rad tlul the, ptayed M n«»v as .me vron.l -l.vi.sion pli.y.T.s in their tablp f on ihe Tads were fortur to
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    Yesterday's Tennis
    73 18 ONLY three ties were play* B day in the SRC. Sprii iwa nis T:)iuname>v. and one in I teurnament: The following were the n suits SRC. Championship Sinu'es: R C B Webb W o Dr B beat H. D. R. Singles Handicap "A": P < 3) beat B
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    S.C.R.C. SPRING TENNIS TOURN
    75 18 Results of the ties in I Spring Tennis tournament 1 yesterday are as follows: Singles handicap "B" I <Scr. i beat Low Huck Leng I ,6—3. 6—2; Cheng Eng Han I Ong Swee Kcng 6— o, 6—l Boon 12) vs. T.G. B I finished. I Singles
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    BADMINTON TIES
    66 18 tfHE following are tiea 1 doubles toura W dale Badminton Party c Saturday, Apr. 0. g Saturday: Tan Yee Y< 9 ng Chia vs Bob Quak Hfeng. Saturday: Tan Kee V k Yong Kim v\s Lim Cheng W Yong Teck. I Saturday: Tan Kee Yoi I Scab Ah
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    MALABAR MUSLIM CLUB
    105 19 MALABAR MUSLIM CLUB A] the annual general meeting of the Malabar Muslim Jama-a-th on Mar 31. the following were elected oftict bearers for the ensuing year: Prc.Mde.Mt. Mr S. A Shal Hamed; Vice-Presidents. Mr M P Myed and Mr A P Mytheen. Strretary. Mr P. Mu.shar; Asst. Secretary. Mr. K
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    Jollilads To Hold Tea Dance
    50 19 Ifeniben of Uie JoUUada Assodation ore kindly requested t-j note that there will \yj a tea dance on Sunday. April 1, 1940 from 130 p.m. to 4.30 pm Prizes for spot dances will be presented by our Vice-president. Mr. Arm 8000 Hoe* Friends are welrome
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    S.C.C. CRICKET
    122 19 The fi 1 lowing have accepted to play for S.C.C vs. Gordon Highlanders on Sunday, at 11 a.m.. at Changi —T. V. N. Anderson <Capt.>, N. C. Brown. Mai. M S. H. Maxwell-Cumbleton. Maj D. V. Hill. Major F. E. Robertson. Lt. J L Nicholson, P. M. Evans.
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    All Straits Steamship Vessels In Commission
    278 19 THE War has not yet affected on:*hip- ping business in Singapore. w*s the opinion expressed by Mr. F S. Gibson. Chairman, at the 55th ordinary general meeting of the Straits Steamship Company Limited, yesterday. Instead, he announced demands on tonnage during the last quarter
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    DEFIED RELIGION-TRIED TO TAKE OWN LIFE
    159 19 gINGAEAH, a 2.} year-old Tamil, when he attempted to comi uith Mb own cloth arm sling in a He did no: die. however, and when produced in the Third Court before Mi H WfttSQG -day. Singaram looked little the worse fur his experience ana"
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    Fraser's Daily Report
    135 19 Singapore. Thursday In spite of steady conditions m the commodity market to-day both tin and rubber shares were again extremely dull, with prices showing no appreciable change from yesterday. Tin was kk\ better at $122, while the price of rubber at four o'clock was buyers Spot 35
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    HAPPY WORLD DANCE CONTEST
    111 19 HAPPY WORLD DANCE CONTEST Singapore. Thursday. THE Happy Cabaret ill packed to-night and all available .space was taken up by dance enthusiasts who turned up foe the final of the Happy World dance competition between Selangor and Singaporr Incidentally it wae "Malayan Night" at the cabar<* whon every dance hostess
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    POLAND'S PART IN GERMAN HISTORY
    87 19 A Polish resident of Singapore. Mr. J. Z. Orski, will broadcast from the J Singapore station at 7.30 this evening in the series "The War From Various Viewpoints." The subject of his talk will be "Germany's Thrust To The East,' and Mr Or ?ki will
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    Gaming Conviction
    38 19 Km Kim Leong (34* a Hockchia was fined $25. hi default, 21 days' rigorous imprisonment, by Mr. Conrad Oldham yesterday for assisting in the management of a common gamins hou.se and running a pin-table game i
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      17 19 LOSS 0F I'KOI lIS IXSI KA.Vn; I South British Insurance Co., Ltd. rel «92« 2. Finlayson Green.
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      BRITISH WAR CABINET STILL TOO UNWIELDY
      124 20 London, Apr. v the Cabinet chan Mr. Churchill's appoint A ...nlinat: Department ism Of th, si., Of the present Wai for n ll j MUrhili I l« I di itner epared mm .d thinks the futile 0 hown lack ol opportunity abinet reconstruction T«ltgrapb
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      NO CHANGE IN N. Z. CABINET
      84 20 Wellington MfHB labour caucus, by a targe majoi 1 h;ts elected the new Prime Mlnistei M r ..dor ol the Labour Parly. ctton was necessit by the death Of Mr. deputy leader was chosen. The present Cabinet was confirmed In office bm the allocation
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      ANGLO-CANADIAN WAR TALKS
      86 20 ANGLO-CANADIAN WAR TALKS Ottawa. Apr. 4. Mr. Mackenzie King announced that the first Parliament would meet In the second or third week of May. H^ also announced that Mr. Norman Holers. Federal Defence Minister, might i go to England to consult the British Government on Canada's war effort. Mr. Mackenzie
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      Ambassador's Speech Condemned
      51 20 Ambassador's Speech Condemned 4 I on Mr. R A News < :j that tin Brttlsl ok the saint irtei al out lie ernmeni of China as before and dd "r\w en tclain er would re gone down be reBh iry had U ■i poiislblllt; for It. vcr have i; en
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      26 20 I London, Apr 4 The Finn! h A;.- B thai the reci uil Finland lade pa i Man hundreds ol public volunteers In the period Reuter
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      AMERICAN MINISTER LEAVES FOR HOME
      68 20 Shanghai, Apr. 4. Mluss, the first Aim i stralia, who has servec j Consul-Genera] ii In th most troubled perioc in the history of the city, us sailing irrow to America. to California to see his He will then proceed toWash- and will probably tee
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      29 20 Two British soldiers (on left who Were MBMlg the 16 Briton^ a heavy attack on a British outpost on the western front on I guarded by a German soldier.
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      Several Submarines Attacked
      59 20 Several Submarines Attacked Pahs. r 1 I SI K \l. German subniai. t ul fl been attacked by the Bi .-hI t fie last IS hours, aceordiii:; tt ifl formation reai ■iiins; Freiu li :< u vfl i circles. It is ini|)o.vsible yet i<> [MM r« suits, but it is
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      ITALY & CHINA ROAD CONSTRUCTION
      60 20 ITALY CHINA ROAD CONSTRUCTION! Tok-.. Ap:.B IT"ALIAN interests have n.appedß plans concerning road m between Peiping and TienUSn andH city traffic programme for S which were submitted to C: Japanese authorities in China, an m to the Asahi. B Th^ nap'T says that Itali m are long interested in bus
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