Morning Tribune, 18 April 1940

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    GURKHA DOCTOR'S COURAGE
    56 1 GURKHA DOCTOR 'S COURAGE LONDON, AIM!. 17. rs %§H SHIP WAS BOMBED DID REAL DA- l \as a direct hit "ioilNl BgL- RAINED ON 10 THE D TIU: S SURVIV6B PAID HIGH TRIBUTE TO THE GURKHA'S MEDICAL OFFICER, WHO ACTDALLY CONTINUED TO CARRY 01 T OPERATIONS ON THE WOUNDED WFIH.I
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    War Speech Possible To-day
    25 1 War Speech Possible To-day LONDON, APR. 17 Jjo WAX STATEMENT IS EXPECTED IN EITHER HOUSE TODAY, one IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT CERTAIN TO-MOR- ROW Reuter
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    BRITISH LANDINGS FORCE NAZIS BACK FROM NARVIK
    232 1 BRITISH LANDINGS FORCE NAZIS BACK FROM NARVIK "BRILLIAST OPERATION" I HIM I IMIION STOCKHOLM, APR. 17. TERM TROOPS ADVANCING FROiM TROXDHEIM ARE REPORTED TO HAVE REACHED THE SWEDISH FRONTIER STATION OF STORLI EN TIDMNGEN SAYS THAT THE BRITISH LANDING AT N VIIVIK COMPELLED THE GERMANS TO RETREAT TOWARDS THE FRONTIER
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    35 1 London, Apr. 17. The Rome radio .states that 65 members of the Iron Guard have been released m Rumania after signing a declarntion of loyalty and ad&L* that over 500 Iron G now released Reuter
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    INCREASED RAIL FARES IN BRITAIN
    36 1 London. Api 17In the Hou.se of Commons to-day Cap f Euan Wallace Minister of Transport, anuounced a ten per cent, addition to all railway charges, including fares. Xs Reuter May 1
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    RUBBER QUOTA CUT LIKELY
    117 1 RUBBER QUOTA CUT LIKEL Y :don, Apr. 17. THE rubber market already ijscuss- .>? the International I C(. .-.initteu meeting on May There La a growing belief that a small cut m the quota is th c most likely result, as exportable allowances exceed the present rate of consumption and.
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    16 1 Paris, Apr. 17. A communique says there is nothing to report on the western front Reuter
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    BLOW AT GERMAN TIMBER IMPORTS
    169 1 I London, Apr. 17. Ing minefields m the Baltic will farther > timber supply, already reduced by the Allied cut off ocean-borne imports totalling 571 fchouf letres m ***** ion's d raw •>rts of r main rar--3.997.000 eith r los to red us SITUATION I
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    SCANDINA VIAN SHIPS IN BRITISH PORTS
    41 1 Accorc at least a st have entered I the past week and all tl have volunteered to help tru Ships have left their scheduled routes In order to accept service with the A*- lies.- B.O.W.
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    ATTEMPT TO DIVERT
    170 2 Japan's Interest In D.K.I. LONDON ITS. II '{'Ml SUDDEN m 1 1 i;i.si DISPLAYED W JAPAN IN THE M TCB I \si immi s II HOLLAND is DBAWN INTO WAR is U'IDI I V NOTICED i;v THE PAPERi i m conjunction with British worked up b\ th<
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    126 2 Washington, Apr 17. Concern ovei what might happen to Netheriand India if Holland is forced Into u;ir la cxprc ted vi several new.- papers. The Wa.shiniUoa Post calls Mr. Arita'^ statement an unilateral declaration of expansionist policy. The paper warns the I'nited States of the danger to their supplies of
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    MALAYA'S GIFT TO FRANCE HANDED OVER
    187 2 MALAYA'S GIFT TO FRANCE HANDED OVER [(mm II I llopkin) London, .Apr. 17. Till. French Vnibassaclor gave .1 reception tact tn-ciav. uncm ||h AiaJava Patriotic Fund |*ft of £5.000 to the Frencll K<ri Cross w;is presentin 'i" v v.jlj bi i pent on the pin laboratory equipment which neral Oamelin,
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    PRINCE ROBBED
    37 2 London. Apr. 17. JEWELLERY worth several hundred pounds has been itolen lrum the; home of Prince Chirasakti Of Thailand at Virginia Water. The i Prince is the adopted son of the ex-King of Siam Reuter
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    MORE TROOPS ON WAY TO NORWAY
    431 2 London, Apr. 17. JT i« apparent from their official and semiofficial statements that the Germans are by no means fully informed of the whereabouts of the landings and subsequent movements of Allied troops. In these circumstances, the reticence of the British authorities m withholding
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    FRENCH TRIBUTE TO NAVY
    74 2 FRENCH TRIBUTE TO NAVY London. MR Nrviii t Chamberlain fivfd from M ud telegram staling: r>,,. I iMiue shan- mHk the Greal Britain the thrill miration and pttHu^ J Koya Navy, which has enhancS us glorious aaaab and on the rnoinv a uoun.l ullK Hill aal be he;<lpd." Mr. 'hainberlain
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    Nazi Naval Commander Killed
    335 2 Nazi Naval Commander Killed Berlin. Api high Command eommumqi the first time admits that Britfcl lroop.s have landed m Norway it seated that the landing wa H;»> stpri. on the island of Hlnno c to the Norwegian coast Tho communique also announce that the commander of the German naval force
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    11 2 Havana (Cuba' declared fcerp toDanish and Norw ited as non-b?ii; Reuter
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    FOUR COUNTRIES TO PROTECT THE DANUBE
    172 3 Rome, Apr. 17. r.,-,11 rePli^ of Yugoslavia, Bulgaria and (Hungary I a the Rumanian proposals tor policing tin 1 reached Bucharest and are dearlj > a Bucharest message to the Stetani that one of the principal points tof Jenw that steamewc^dble of being trawformed
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    Japanese Want Treaty With Wang
    41 3 Japanese Want Treaty With Wang I:. Apr. I". Sino-Japanese kxed by General c Ambassador to Gcvi rnment In China Wei immediately pon il at Nanking Japanese re- til will b aimed at adions and disposing of btems between the two Reuter
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    RUMANIA WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPLY OIL
    137 3 RUMANIA WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPLY OIL 17. The ban <>r of wh( I I oil elect' Itical moves, it is i but the outcome ol Rui Ition. They are necessary owl three factors1. Mobilisation of a million men since March 1939. 2. Twenty per cent, decrease In sp sowing and
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    WANG CHING WEI AT HANKOW
    47 3 WANG CHING WEI AT HANKOW Hankow. Apr. 17. Wi I bins Wei. hfad of the Nanking National rnment/ 1 arrived here daj by aeroplane Hi itl to Hankow was generally unH ent trips to various kry d speculation. Last week flew to Peiping, Kalgan, and Reuter I
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    STRONGER FORCE FOR NORWAY
    124 3 London. Apr. 16. formidable force to undertake th In gradual procannot at This opinion is 3 xmilitary circle d that the O ops In loss than a ian invasion must lily creditable par- m stroke has fully for months, lea had but a the counter- at
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    Nazi Appeal To U.S. President
    211 3 BERLIN, APR. I* HPHi: FOREIGN OFFICE MOUTHPIECE. THE DIPLOMATISCHE KORRESPONDENZ, TO-NIGHT APPEALS TO PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TO WITHHOLD CRITICISM OF A "GERMANY DEFENDING HER VITAL LIVING SPACE." It suggests that America, having "succeeded with one exception m keeping Imperialists out of the Western Hemisphere," should sympathise
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    Memorable Palace Ceremony
    85 3 Memorable Palace Ceremony London, Apr. 17. THF King and Queen stood on the balcony of Buckingham Palace this morning and watched the French Canadians take over the Palace Guard. Large crowds outside the palace watched the ceremony. Afterwards the old guard and new guard stood at ease, while the band
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    AUSTRALIA SENDS MORE AIRMEN
    44 3 London, April IG. A party of airmen tfC due to arrive m London to-night from Australia to reinforce the Ro>'al Australian Air force Squadron which reached England at Christmas and has since been serving with the R.A.F Coastal Command. Reuter
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    34 DROWNED AT BUENOS AIRES
    15 3 Buenos Aires. April 17. The floods ar? now receding.- Reuter
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    SOVIET APPROACH TO JAPAN
    108 3 SOVIET APPROACH TO JAPAN Bong Kong April ACCORDING to the A fe.rmed linaivia! d.ul; n, the Ek F( Trade requested the Japanese Ambassador In April 15 and "made certain Important reaentattong concerning a adjustment of Sortet-Japansse Tl proposal, the p r ogntsed flcai le n is aimed at flndli the
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    SHANGHAI BA TTLE
    137 3 Shanghai, Apr 7. HEAVY nsl:!in« occurred earty day morning on th° out.;l::r Shanghai, when lar^e-seale guerilla operations tfere fought by an estin force of 1.500 Chinese nnd Jape detachment -l.sing heavy guns. Residents m the western area wakened by the shooting. Chinese papers Bay the flght PM
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    SIR J. CROSBY PARRIES ALL QUESTIONS
    182 4 Q\ .m Important mission to Java Sir Josi;ih Crosby, British Minito Thailand passed through Singapore jresterdaj tn tin"Boissevain." trip to the M therland i m- added significance, o! the Japai i Foreign "hands off" stafo OK about the status quo oj Java m the
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    HID SPOILS IN PILLOW
    52 4 W MKN ill(i spoils m a pillou fT 20 jreai old Leong Kam reckoned thfl :tive powers <»i the local Scotland Charged with theft before Mr h 1 the Third Magistrate v, terday. Kam admitted stealing the money from a coal pocket Sentenc ewaj tponed for
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    CYCLE STOLEN
    108 4 imi <;„;.., cycled t<> the General Office to purchase stamps and round had to walk back aftei he had obtained the stamp !i bicycle had been stolen during his ol twenty minutes i).t ,t IV( ..s arrested Tan Ah Hock, a youns hinese, riding on the stolen bi-
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    NICOLA TROUPE BREAKS UP
    131 4 NICOLA TROUPE BREAKS UP YESTERDAY morning there were lour people m Singapore with a big hope. This morning there are two They are Nicola, the famous magician and his wife. The other two are Mr. Charles Vance and Mist Mary Kemp, members 01 their company who have now stalled on
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    THEY WON'T TALK, HUH?
    151 4 THEY WON'T TALK, HUH? £I(,HTY SIX years after that memorable charge at Balakluva. and I ran across its spirit at the 'Boissevain" yesterday morning when I interviewed two officers of the i United States Army, Major j. Bfc B. Hater of Fort Millas, Manila, I and Captain Pulsifer. a Is,,
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    Died After Stopping Detective
    121 4 Died After Stopping Detective Singapore. Wednesday. I U7HEN the case of an armed robbefl I 1 was mentioned m the Third Mapis- 1 trate's Court this morning, before Mr Wat.son. Court Inspector D R C'mvie I said that one of the two accused, N2 i Kwons; Yip, had died of
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    CHINESE FALLS 20 FEET
    62 4 Singapore, Wednesda; A Chinese believed to have fallen 20 eet from the first floor of a house r u emenggong Road this afternoon to U« hospital for IrVatmom by the ambulance. He was suffering Iron', hock but conscious. The man was .said to have been Ulg
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      47 4 SANOVIGOR TONIC FOOD M-;," <n M ill all «.,s,s o. ntrve tronbleti, after illness or exhaustion, af eini i<'«»ks. loss (> i charm, indifChtion urakn.ss ollmt disorders. Malw a habit <»i takinj SANOVI. SANOVIGOR ,s saluhnons and accelerating the direst ion. s'to targe, si.i.o utall HARI A CO
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    BABES BORN IN FATEFUL TIMES
    727 5 c M. Prim \/t xander I Of Mbania jib ■■••■■■■-«r M i year two royal children nave Deen oorn ai a ua^u nine mi tl\Ulllll N IIU A_| f 39 the baby son of King Zog and Queen Geraldine oi Albania iM I hi Apr!
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    Soldier's Wife Thanks Malaya
    148 5 Soldier's Wife Thanks Malaya nECENTLY a selection was published X from hundreds of cards received ny the hon. secretary of the Malaya Patriotic Fund from British and Indian soldiers m France, expressing their thank > for gifts of cigarettes made to them from the Fund through the agency of the
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    HAD ILLICIT CHANDU: FINED $1,600
    33 5 One month's rigorous imprisonment and a fine of $1,600, m default eight months' rigorous imprisonment was the sentence imposed on Koh Chin Guan for importing non-government chandu. i
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    ALLEGED FIGHT WITH MILITARY POLICE
    66 5 PERRY Moore (30». B Britisher, redding at 12. Jalati Straits V > Johore Bahru. made hit appear j\* I the .second police court char I lisorderly conduct m fighting with Military Police at the Happ) Wi rid Amusement Park at about 1.05 a.m. on Mar.
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    SOLDIER SHOT HIMSELF AFTER KILLING COMRADE
    435 6 A I tlu- ...luliNon ol MM ndjoumrd niquin Illte thr double k.ll in R ,f \Y<MMiland> on Apr f, Idtof o**** >«' Mac Qua. turned irewttd «»i culp«We bomkkk wnountini to murdn i IUmJI Ul Mi i rertttd ol nikidem death I 1 1
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    Young Naval Man Describes Crash
    458 6 IN a case m which a young engineer from the Naval Base is being sued 'oy the director of two well-known Singapore firms m connection with B car accident, the collision was yesterday reconstructed h I High Court before Sir Percy McElwaine. X The engineer.
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    MOTOR GROUP TO LAUNCH EXPORT DRIVE
    153 6 MOTOR GROUP TO LAUNCH EXPORT DRIVE London V I A Motor Export Group has <'• B ed on the basis of the i I ganisation already established by I Society of Motor Manuiac 1 I Traders which has own I I missionen m Australia. New I South Africa. India. Burma
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    DUMB MAS SENTENCED
    117 6 LAW Seah Toiig (10) and Ch*n« Ah thai (H) pleaded f yesterday when charged m th police court before Mr. Conrad ham with theft. I All that Chang could do wa head. He had been dumb since Wi r The two youths had stolen $I'and a .silver
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    London To-day
    778 7  -  H. L. HOPKIN Un Lord Stamp Gets Into A Fine Row: Question Of A Forecast Of Budget Proposals: Just An Innocent Victim: A Diversion For RAF. Men In Britain: The Story Of Captain Michael O'Neil: Rare Spirit Of Our Mercantile Marine. f ion, April 3. II X to
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    Morning Tribune THURSDAY, APRIL, 18. 1940. Hitler Thinks Again
    300 7 Morning Tribune THURSDAY, APRIL, 18. 1940. Hitler Thinks Again CCORMNC to a recent document israed by the Ministry Of Information, a Nazi ten years' plan has lo been earefullj worked out for the conquest of Europe. The programme of acquisition waa as follows: Austria and Czechoslovak a 1938; Poland and
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    Fashion Scouting At Bukit Timah, A Farewell Musical Morning And Yesterday's News Briefs
    479 8 VMM AHIMIOHI-: TO-IMY j PEOPLE PLACES r w i Here Are I Two Smart I Hats... t Rxiv dampened everything i»u t 1 1 < spirits of the ra€€ft«fl »t it 11 1< t lnn.th \esf»rda\ Ihe
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    "Au Revoir" To Mrs. Clark
    336 8 'DKTI'KN soon" was what every- one seemed to be saying to that popular artist Mrs. Eva Clark, at the Musical .Morning which was held to say farewell to her at the home of Mrs. R. L. Nunn at Mount Pleasant yesterday morning. Mrs. Clark is
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    Cuff Notes From The Cathey
    429 8 Cuff Notes From The Cathey rASHION.ABI.FS abound a< the Cathay on Tuesday night I .Mrs. T B Drew is well m the fee. I front with her extravagantly flower- I <*d print dance frock which has a I dump of many. toned Sowers at the I I neckline. I Hiss
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    Exclusively FOR KNITTERS
    902 9 Exclusively FOR KNITTERS Directions for making a lace-like |umper and a man's sleeveless sweater are given below. ■Ms lovely lacy frap« t 1» Powder-blue 3-ply ald.hov akeitsuc- nercerised cotton I .thing cooler. M quired: 7 ozs. 3- play blue M ?Ldks i pair No. 8 Viyella I 50.12S 0 .12
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    THE SLEEVELESS SWEATER
    210 9 ill 4 1 °'Sullivan. M-G-M actress, I 'ou see poured above, is an in- fitter who has now turned tlv ;ties to knitting for the troops. I Present engaged upon a mans I .sweater, .size 38. directions for llch arr as fo]] Imck Op, o KS^SMton 88
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    UNKNOWN UNKNOWN
    669 10 UNKNOWN UNKNOWN Solving Food Problems ArtificiaM mDftOPONICS MAI BE ONE OF THE BIG DFA I 1 mim, Nf I it N VK TIMF FOOD PRODUCTION It wai descnbtd to mystified M.P.s by Sir Reginald L 1 Smith, Agricultural Minister, as "the soilless cultivation of He did not feel that, m
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    THE WORLD'S BEST DRESSED WOMAN
    143 10 THE WORLD'S BEST DRESSED WOMAN She Is Visiting London THE WORLDS BEST DRESSED 1 WOMAN IS VISITING LONDON, AND THAT IS SHE IN THE PICTURE AT LEFT She is 27 -year-old Madame Antenor Patino and needless to say she comes from Paris. The reason for claiming this high title for
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    THE IRON DUKE
    170 10 CERVING with His Majesty's Forces are several descendants of one of Britain's greatest generals the Duke of Wellington. Because his ancestor, the Iron Duke, was colonel m the Brigade of Guards, Lord Gerald Wellesley, has been appointed major m the same regiment. An architect la private life.
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    CZECH GIRLS AT SOLDIERS' MERCY
    84 10 REPORTS 'have reached the Czech A provisional Government authorities m Paris regarding several hundred Czech girls from Moravia who were "conscripted" by the Nazi authorities. They were first sent to Storm Troop and army barracks to perform menial tasks, and then were thrown over to
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    SMART?
    87 11 Of course she's smart but no I wonder because no one outside Hollywood would have a chance S to follow her style. You see. her three-piece play suit is the newest nautical style and the printed figures on it are from S a scene m "Pinocchio," Walt Disney's newest
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    BERLIN FILM STAR RATES NAZIS
    123 11 BERLIN FILM STAR RATES NAZIS I Hitler Can't Laugh This Off From under the pressure of the Nan heel (that's Hitler to Americans), men are constantly escaping to tell the world of the viciousness of Hitler's regime. Here is Germany's most popular stage and cinema actor, HERR KARL STEPANEK, who
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    Perfectly Groomed From Tip To Toe
    251 12 Perfectly Groomed From Tip To Toe Local Dress Shop* Helps You To J i Achieve This J I Ambition s WALKING round PnMillaV. m Ku C.urt. Stamford Koad thr other day. I MM "truck afresh with the runvnunuf and. one might almost say COMPLETENESS of this smart little riM*, where
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    I A Little Chic Goes Such A Long Way
    203 12 I A Little Chic Goes Such A Long Way MEVER have fashions been more in- temklng or more varied than they are to-day when, if you have discrimination and an average dress sense, you Uin prMMlt smart appearance at small ifost. All yqu have to do is to keep a
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    PEARLS in the MAKING
    345 12 PEARLS in the MAKING fHERES far more to a peail than one can possibly imagir.e when one sees the finished product and the story of its M making is intensely interesting. Briefly any real pearl, whether it be wild or cultured, ii the product of a secretion from the glands
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    180 15 Man Collapses I n The Dock dock as hto< to an end Uon S Tin e. |C iWtan not l 0 can v on an se ntial sei-vi. I by ambulance. i. lon >mpl till the I had t I lit' h o the end." i better pay I pthei
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    155 15 The White Brothers Meet Again TARLY m 1914 two young brotiiers L named White left horne one going to Canada, the other finding k in Britain. Neither bothered about letters. When war came In 1914 the Bnglisb White joined up and VIS >cnt to France There he mtU the Canadian
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    British War Production At High Pitch
    125 16 L rn H1 1 4 M callinf up i mtiooed that the numb tMther Lor m ll! I mHui «ch«d 1,700,000. I vo! had po* md the need, and which he could which the armed I i th 1 men wl auction Browi tri
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    FAVOURITES OBLIGE AT I FOURTH DAYS RACES
    1547 17 FA VOURITES OBLIGE AT I FOURTH DAYS RACES fill hlci;ci\ I \i A i Ivlilll^^....^ mi. nwi i r i Singapore, lay. i N s| ravy >\v'^<r which fell just before 'the favourites obliged at the fourth day of the ■i Club (Governor^ Cup) meeting this afterBukit Timah lipped about
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      114 17 I RAIN SPOILS TENNIS TIES i All tennis ties m the Singapore Spring Lawn Tennis Tournaments wen cancelled as a result of the rain terday. V.M.C.A. FIXTURE The following ties have been li^rd li the M.C I Spring Lawn Tennis Tour nainenl TO-DAY Men's (>\n n i>- h Edgar ft
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    POLICE BEAT S.C.C. IN THRILLING LEAGUE MATCH
    301 18 POLICE BEAT S.C.C. IN THRILLING LEAGUE MATCH I; S.C.C i thrilling m. toy. the P 1 over the Crickd caub by the only goal the Cl liiant- the 1 whistle, nned tl Polk foi i lull ti m their territory, during i a corner, from which for ti" h< Police
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    POOR PLAY IN BUSINESS LEAGUE TIE
    176 18 POOR PLAY IN BUSINESS LEAGUE TIE r, 5. ThomycroUs 0 THE Ginerai .pany ci.T „.,tr? Thornycrofta by iiv- to nil Harbour Boai T>- Jr. Sere weak In their kick •v comn pu' m« l l c E they only sb; raids their own mistakes. lhe G.E^. alup almost con Inuei
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    S.R.C. TENNIS TOURNEY TIES FOR FRIDAY
    90 18 T\ia\> b •'■n !ix< d m i' < tennis tournament foi v championship double B. d i Loveday vi J s. de Souza and A. Watt H'cap Double-, s Moreira and E. R. de Jong (owe 3» vs. P. D'Almeida and J. N S
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    MALACCA TEAM FOR K. LUMPUR MATCH
    36 18 (From our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Wednesd ist Belangor for 1 the G C Kuala Lumpur. Tarn nhee [endroff; Wee Tiam Tyo. Pan Swee Cher d Had, Leon (Captain) and I'm,
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    Kallang Soccer Cancelled
    33 18 'i he it fixture b itween the R a P. (Kail I th< doyal Navy T< I raph fixed f« yesterday cancelled dn to the odden condition ol the ground
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    R.A.M.C. Match Cancelled
    28 18 The DiM ion ii i :.v. <i to -1 al the Ait xandra Bai rack be the R AM.c .Hid 8 celled due to rain
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    28 18 apore, i day W Max i noon to-day ill i )h- ambulance i ecetred v iki'l to mah the wife to the hospital ci lticg] siw had ftlreadj
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    CRICKET TEAMS FOR WEEK-END
    91 18 S.CR.C cricket trams for the week-end M f»s follows: Saturday. Vs. SRC at Honcr Lim Green pm EuCheow Chye. Chua Boon Yew. Fonu Klin Wah. Kam Gini Lock. Low Koe Pow. Onj Swee Keng. Ong Swee Law. Swee Lun Swang. Ales Tan Cecil Wong and Yap
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    MALAYS BEAT AIRMEN ON SODDEN GROUND
    384 18 K.A.F. reserves 2; Malay reserves 4. DI.AYING better soccer, the Malay reserves beat the R.A.F. reserves by four goals to two m a Reserve Division league soccer match played at the Stadium yesterday. iiv sodden condition of the ground* ponsible for the slow puce
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    Reuter's Commercial Service
    171 19 Reuter's Commercial Service I LONDON TIN I Se I .DON RUBBER I Hi I I 11 IV n II ,1 m 11 11 8 I LONDON SHARK LIST I Wednesday I I 116 3 I I i-Dutch 3 o I I 4 II 4 1 1 3 II js l/10»2
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    British Submarine Lost
    127 19 London, Apr. 17. The Secretary to the Admiralty regrets '.o announce that the submarine Thistle, I which has been operating m the North Sea. is now considerably oveidue and must, therefore, be presumed lost BOW. The announcement this morning of the presumed loss of the submarine Thistle,
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    41 19 t New York. Apr. 17. It to reported that about 20 Danish and Norwegian merchantships entered pastern Canadian port*' m the last few They came voluntarily and all Die crews are described as beine anxi- <us to aid the Allies. Reuter
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    BULLION MARKET
    20 19 London. Wednesday. Silver Spot 20 15 16 Silver Forward 20 13 10 BAR GOLD, Fine per oz. £8.8.0
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    Officer Robbed —"Boy" Charged
    260 19 travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore by the night mail, Lieut. Mawharal of the sth Punjab Regiment woke up m the morning to find his purse containing |4| missing from under his pillow. When the train tched Johore >ii< ned to the Singapore Police and on
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    We Pay For Your News
    70 19 I Something is happening fan your town or village. It may be news of national interest. Tell us. We will pay for contribution* used. ttrite or telephone to the News Editor of the Malaya Tribune at any of our offices m Singapore Kuala Lumpur. Ipoh
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    "JOURNEY'S END" STARTS TO-NIGHT
    93 19 "JOURNEY'S END" STARTS TO-NIGHT dug-out "somewhere In France 1 will be the .ven e presented to the audience attending the Repertory Players' war play. "Journey's End" at the Victoria Theatre to-night Directed by C. Crawford Lawson. the play will be presented again to-morrow and Saturday night, and members of the
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    STOCK EXCHANGE
    69 19 London, Apr. 17. The Stock Exchange was brighter m the final stages, after being quietly easier durisg th c morning. Home rails initially declined and then recovered m anticipation of an announcement concerning rail charges which was realbed when the ten per cent, imnnmci wai announced after th
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    Taxi Driver Finds His Passenger Shot
    44 19 ■thrta 8 nfty.nine-year-old Jl ir .'iead-maruions ■Sjin-avem; ,da Vale, W. on his to Cornwall to iest after an illnesswa.s lound shot m a taxicab out. Paddingto:i Station ri: id saw ■♦■r lying back He I m Baddlngton Hospil
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    Fraser's Daily Report
    133 19 Singapore, Wednesday. RESPITE an improvement In comm< v prices to-day, share prices shoved ractically no Improvement while the amount of business thai took place wa.s negligible Tin vas 7 higher at $124 7 while the price oi rubber at four o'clock buyers Spot 36 cents, Jttlyj6eptember 34*4
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    Increased British Exports
    55 19 London, Apr. 17. Imports m March totalled £108 h 2 million being an increase of U3 million 011 Febniary and £30 2 million on March 1939. Exports and re-exports totalled £45 million, being an increase of £5 million on February but a decrease of £1 1 mil-
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    Scandinavian Ships Held
    40 19 London. Apr. 17. THE Ministry for Economic Warfare announces that In view of the situation m Norway and Denmark. 30 ship-? are detained on orders from the Ministry, including 14 Norwegian, seven Danish rj:d six Swedish Reuter
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    ITALY TOLD OF NARVIK OPERATION
    131 20 London, Apr. 17. IN an Interview with an Italian .journalist, Admiral Sir Roger Heyss .said the occupation of Narvik by the British was not meiely very important from the military viewpoint but also because it meant complete cessation ol the transport of vital ore supplies
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    NEUTRAL CLEAN-UP OF GERMAN AGENTS
    116 20 HH^rade Yuijo-Slavia). Apr 17. DESIDENTIAL permiti tm all ford^nen Hying m Belgrade A will be strictly rrvisrd, according to ;i police communique. The metfura are Interpreted :is step t^wardi cheeking me reeeni Gernuui propaganda and espionage. will be allo be fort their pa I \LSi:
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    MIXES IN THE CLYDE
    18 20 11 rHI i ice mini c area n 111 Duni lllcl has o" Reuter
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    HITLER MORE REAL THAN A NIGHTMARE
    162 20 London, Apr. IT. "IT is a mistake to imagine that Hitler is some fantastic nightmare." said Mr. Anthony Eden, m a speech m London to-day. 'He is not something distinct from the German nation, he is the direct expression of a £reat part of
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      MORE NAZI AIR BASES BOMBED
      173 20 London. Apr 17. I JIIE Air Ministr> an- I nounces that during I last night Trondhcim ier» drome was bombed I heavy bombers of the I Royal Air Force. A lai I fire was seen to break out I as a result of this attack.
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      ADVANCE MANIFEST SYSTEM IN FORCE
      113 20 London. Apr. IT .,H ON Apr. 16 there were 58 .ships m U .K contraband control ba^es. In ad< tion 30 ships are detained on orders tromj the Ministry of Economic Warfare view of the situation m Noiwa> warn Denmark. During the week ended Apr
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      34 20 Chun'j' THE Foreign OfT. E 1 armed the report of M Shao Li Tze as the new Chi" V sador to Moscow. Shao B panied by his wife, la E shortly for Moscow. Reuter
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      NAZIS SEEK TO CRUSH EMPIRE
      97 20 London, Ap 1 §IR Nevile Henderson, former British Ambassador to Berlin s; London to-night, said: If I know Hitler at all and his comb: 1 of megalomania and resentment, he has to-day but one consul I .meiy, not only the defeat of Britain but also
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      5 1 The Morning Tribune 113, 1940
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      BRITISH WARSHIPS BOMBARD AIR BASE
      184 1 IATi: Fl\ %L Scharnhorst Put Out Of Action London, April 18. AN official Admiralty communique states that the Stavanger aerodrome was subjected to heavy bombardment by our naval forces for eighty minutes early yesterday morning. While these forces were returning from this operation one cruiser
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      GURKHA DOCTOR'S COURAGE
      62 1 GURKHA DOCTOR 'S COURAGE I inN'DOV APR. 17. E I .iitivr ill! BOMBING |§#?tl nu,. AUiofr shoo* TB* I &N?-GUKNED AND BIXI ill- RAINED ON > THF I D th K E S SURVIVOR P^.Jg?H I TRIBUTE 10 THE GURKHA s I MEDICAL OFFICER WHO ACTI rliiv CONTINUED TO CARRY
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      INCREASED RAIL FARES IN BRITAIN
      35 1 INCREASED RAIL FARES IN BRITAIN t London, Apr. 17. In the Hou tnmona to-day Capt, van Wallace Minister of Transport, Inounced a ten per cent, addition to 1 including fares, as ■from May 1.- Reuter
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      MINES IN THE CLYDE
      52 1 I London, Apr. 17. PHE Admiralty announce mining aroun'J area of the Clyde. The notice between lines joining junnjshn Point U) Craiganie Point and toed" l Bennane Head has been 1a Paris, Apr. 17. o ViSS- nifi there is nothing ?repoit on the western front. -I
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      NAZIS SEEK TO CRUSH EMPIRE
      103 1 I London, Apr. 17. c Henderson, former British Ambassador to Berlin, speaking to of me u ni ht > said: "If I know Hitler at all and his combination nania and resentment, he has to-day but one consuming idea, t only the defeat of Britain
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      HUNGER-STRIKER DIES IN DUBLIN PRISON
      79 1 HUNGER-STRIKER DIES IN DUBLIN PRISON Dublin, Apr. 18. IHE (act that iivc hunger-strikers m Mountjoy Jail are believed to be m a critical condition was revealed at an inquest on another hunger-striker. Anthony D'Arcy. who died. The doctor and priest, giving evidence, said Premier de Valera reiused ihem permission to
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      GAYDA AGAIN ATTACKS ALLIES
      111 1 Home, Apr. 17. A SHARP attack on what is described as Britain's claim to donate the mediterranean is made by minate the mediterranean is made by Sig. Gayda m the Giornale cTltalia. He declares England has always pursued .a policy m the Mediterranean aimed at ensuring
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      BRITISH LANDINGS FORCE NAZIS BACK
      222 1 STOCKHOLM, APR. 17. QEBMAN TROOPS ADVANCING FROM TRONDHEIM ARE REPORTED TO HAVE REACHED THE SWEDISH FRONTIER STATION OF STORLUEN. TIDMXGEN SAYS THAT THE BRITISH LANDING AT NARVIK COMPELLED THE GERMANS TO RETREAT TOWARDS THE FRONTIER AND EN ROUTE 250 NORWEGIANS CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A
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      RUBBER QUOTA CUT LIKELY
      123 1 R UBBER QUOTA CUT LIKELY London, Apr. 17. THE rubber market is already discussing the outcome of th e International Regulation Committee meeting on May 21. There is a growing belief that a small cut m the quota is th c most likely re- >, v suit, as exportable allowances
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      SCANDJNA VIAN SHIPS IN BRITISH PORTS
      61 1 SCANDJNA VI AN SHIPS IN BRITISH PORTS London, Apr. 17. According to press reports from Ottawa, at least a score of Danish and Norwegian ships have entered eastern Canadian ports during the past week and all their crews have volunteered to help the Allies. Ships have left their scheduled routes
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      War Speech Possible To-day
      26 1 War Speech Possible To-day LONDON, APR. 17. JJO WAR STATEMENT IS EXPECTED IN EITHER BOUSE TO DAY. ONE IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT CERTAIN TO-MOR- ROW- REUTER
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      35 1 Alon, Apr. 17. Th Rome n a that 55 members of the Iron Guard have been released m Rumania after signing a de'.lnration of loyalty and i ddfl thai over 500 lion Ouai released Reuter
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      ATTEMPT TO DIVERT ALLIED WAR EFFORT
      195 2 ,1a Dan's Interest In D.I.I- LONDON AIMC 17. Till SUDDEN iviiki;st DISPLAYED isv IAPAN IN THE hi ic ii kasi INDIES II HOLLAND is MAWN INTO WAI is WIDELY NOTICED M THE PAPERS. in Chronicle Mr, Ant 1 statement, taken in c :"un .win.
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      119 2 Washington, Apr n. Concern over what might happen Netherlands India if Holland is forced into war is expressed in ■evcra! new.,- Post calls Mr. Arita's statement an unilateral declaration expansionist policy. The paper warns the I mted Mates of the danger to their supplies ot rubber and tin if the
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      FRENCH TRIBUTE TO NAVY
      85 2 London. Apr 1, Nevillr Chamberlain has t rived from M. Kevnaiul telegram stating: 'Tin- p— pit o| liamt' share with t he peopl,. -,i (irt-at Britain the thrill «>i •n i rat urn and gnUtw&t, Kmv.iI Navy, which has enhan. its itorlMM annals and inflicted on
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      PRINCE ROBBED
      37 2 London, Apr. 17. IEWELLERY worth several hundJ red pounds has bivn stolen from th«! home Of Prince Chirasakii Of Thailand at Virginia Water. The Prince Ifl the adopted son of the ex-King of Siam.- Reuter
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      MALAYA'S GIFT TO FRANCE HANDED OVER
      193 2 MALAYA'S GIFT TO FRANCE HANDED OVER (Prom ll I. Hopkin) London. Apr. IT. TIM French Ambassador gave reception hew to-day. When the Malaya Patriotic Fund Kilt o| tr».ooo to the Preach K«'<l CrOM was presented. 1 1;. money will be .pent on the pire ol laboratory equipment which Oei ral
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      Nazi Naval Commander
      181 2 Berlin, Apr. A HIGH Command communique the first time admits that By. troop s have landed in Norway It stated that the landing waa at Harstad, on the island of Hinno. Which 1 »lnse to the Norwegian coast oil Narvik. The communique also amount that the commander
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      MORE TROOPS ON WAY TO NORWAY
      607 2 London, Apr. 17. IT ,s apparent Lorn the.r official and semiofficial statements that 1 Germans are by no means fully informed of the whereabouts o the tending* and subsequent movements of Allied troops In the* I u .nstanccs. the reticence of the British authorities
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      10 2 Havana (Cuba it was declared hen Danish and Norwegian >' Reuter
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      FOUR COUNTRIES TO PROTECT THE DANUBE
      172 3 Rome, Apr. 17. II HE replk* Yugoslavia, Bulgaria and Hungary Rumanian proposals tor policing the have reached Bucharest and are clearly states a Bucharest message to the Stefani that one of the princii-al points <'f the new Steamers capable of being transformed not be
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      RUMANIA WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPLY OIL
      138 3 RUMANIA WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPLY OIL Bucharest, \\v: it. The ban on export of winare not political move ed here, but the outcome of Rumania's economic position. They are necessary owing to trine Iact« 1. Mobilisation of a million n;cn si March 1939. 2. Twenty per cent, decrease In ipring
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      Japanese Want Treaty With Wane
      44 3 Japanese Want Treaty With Wane u Apr 17. for a Sino-Japam\se launched by General Ambassador to i ntent in China" Wei immediately arrival at Nanking >:•. 23. according to Japanese re- will b > aimed at adrelationa and disposing ot blems between the two rles.- Reuter
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      WANG CHING WEI AT HANKOW
      39 3 WANG CHING WEI AT HANKOW Hankow. Apr. 17. W \\>i. head of the Nanking Government," arrived here optane. H visit to Hankow was generally un:ent trips to various kry (lti 'i speculation. Last week to Peiping, Kalgan, and Reuter
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      STRONGER FORCE FOR NORWAY
      106 3 mir nn London, Apr. 16 dab/e force undertake Uv gra ial pros cannot at rhia opinion is military cfrcl h sed that the In than i ion must creditable par- man stroke hr\< efuUy for months lei had but the countervariety s apart at Uk-«JjJ-*-i and
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      Memorable Palace Ceremony
      87 3 Memorable Palace Ceremony London, Apr. 17. Till. King and Queen stood on the balcony of Buckingham Palace this morning and watched the French Canadians take over the Palace Guard. Large crowds outside the pa. lace watched the ceremony. Afterwards the old guard and new jfuartl stood at ease, while the
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      Nazi Appeal To U.S. President
      219 3 BERLIN, APR. 16. THE FOREIGN OFFICE MOl THPIECE, THE DIPLOMATISCHE KORRESPONDENZ. TO-NIGHT APPEALS TO PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TO WITHHOLD CRITICISM OF A "GERMANY DEFENDING HER VITAL LIVING SPACE." It OUgftfltl that America, having "succeeded with one exception in keeping Imperialists out of the Western Hemisphere,*' should
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      AUSTRALIA SENDS MORE AIRMEN
      43 3 London, April A party o! airmen arc due to arrive In i- to-night frcm Austra reinforce t i Australian Air POTC6 idron which reached England at Christmas and has sine been serving with the R.A F Coastal Command. Reuter
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      34 DROWNED AT BUENOS AIRES
      34 3 Buenos Aires, April 17 Leasi 34 were drowned In y^Wdi devastated the towtftog i t Buenos Aires, following wofcni rain-storms. Many ot&« ntostaf. Trv floods are new receding.- Reuter
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      SOVIET APPROACH TO JAPAN
      101 3 SOVIET APPROACH TO JAPAN Hoqg Kong. April 17. ACCORDING to the usually A fumed ftm .kaii. tl Trade n with An Mosecv. rod "made certain Import bions concerning general ot Soviet-Japan -se rela!k>r Tl: tottd, the ale ticant becausi K ta atan< d at the limit oi the Japant Oovornme
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      SHANGHAI BA TTLE
      142 3 Shanghai. Apr. 17. IIEAVY Qffcting occurred early J9M1 1 day morning QQ th° outskirts Shanghai, when large-scale guerilla operations were fought by an estimated force of 1.50') Chinese and a Japan detachment using heavy guns Residents in the w stern area were wakened by the shooting. Chinese
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      SIR J. CROSBY PARRIES ALL QUESTIONS
      196 4 SIR J. CROSBY PARRIES ALL QUESTIONS Q\ an important mission to Java, Sir Josiah Crosby. British Minister to Thailand passed through Singapore yesterday on the "Boissevain Hi trip to the Netherland East infix umet added significance, in view oi the Japanese Foreign •it's "hands off" statement about the status quo
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      HID SPOILS IN PILLOW
      54 4 u/HKN he hid spoils In a pillow LMj.v -iir-oid i Kara reckoned Hie deductive power the local Scotland Yard Charged irith thefl before Mr. H. Wataon, the Tliird Magistrate yesterday, Leong Kam admitted stealing the money iioni a coat pock Bent( <-v. poned tor a week.
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      CYCLE STOLEN
      115 4 Tim Bng Ouan cycled to the General Post Offl etopurcha e stamps and found that h< had to walk back aftei he had obtained the sta Hit bicycle had be< d itolen during his ab cm i ol twenty minutes. Detectives arrested Tan Ah Hock, a young Chinese,
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      SANOVIGOR
      55 4 TONIC FOOD Excellent m uii cam ot anaemia, nerve treaties, After Ulne«i or exhaustion, ageing looks, loss ,,i I hai ;i mdi- st,,,n urakiu'v-s Btbei «lisordeis. I hui.it (.1 liikiiiK S iNOVI<.<>r after «-.t< h mmi. the delicious SANOVIGOR is salubrious ami Meeierstiiif the dlfeetioti $2.71 >ar>:» Sl.OU sm.tll
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      NICOLA TROUPE BREAKS UP
      130 4 NICOLA TROUPE BREAKS UP YKSTKRDAY morning there were four people in Singapore with a big hope. This morning there are two. They air Nicola, The famous magician and his wife. The other two arc Mr. Charles Vance and ***** Mary Kemp, members of their company who have now stalled on
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      Died After Stopping Detective
      101 4 Died After Stopping Detective Singapore, Wednesday WHEN the ease of an armed rob was mentioned in the Third Magistrate's Court this morning, before Mr Watson, Court Inspector b. R. O said that one of the two accused. NKwong Yip. had died of wounds asked that the other man, Hoh P
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      THEY WON'T TALK, HUH?
      143 4 £I(;HTY-SIX years after that memorable charge at Balaklava. and I ran across its spirit at the "Boissevain" yesterday morning when I interviewed two officers of the United States Army. Major I. B. Hafer of Fort Millas. Manila. and Captain Pulsifer. also from Manila on their return
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      CHINESE FALLS 20 FEET
      56 4 Singapore, Wednesday. Chinese, believed to have fallen 20 from the first floor of a house at «ong Road this afterno conveyed to the hospital for treatment! the ambulance. He was suffering from shock conscious. The man waa said to have been Ing the windows on the
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      BABES BORN IN FATEFUL TIMES
      643 5 |N m u- over a >~r two roya, chi.dren have been born at a tngk Ik- W "u.!T t !,',»-tive «T2* King Zog all d Queen Geraldine of Albania was April. I9»- b b > relel f Uess inV asion of the country. just six
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      Soldier's Wife Thanks Malaya
      140 5 Soldier's Wife Thanks Malaya RECENTLY a selection was published from hundreds of cards received r.y the hon. secretary of the Malaya Patriotic Fund from British and Indian soldieis in France, expressing their thank* »ifts of cigarettes made to them from !*Fund through the agency of the rsea League. ow a
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      HAD ILLICIT CHANDU: FINED $1,600
      33 5 HAD ILLICIT CHANDU: FINED $1,600 One month's rigorous imprisonment and a fine of $1,600, .n default eight (months' rigorous imprisonment was th£ I sentence imposed on Koh Chin Guaii !for importing non-government chandu.
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      ALLEGED FIGHT WITH MILITARY POLICE
      71 5 DERRY Moore (30>, a Britisher, n P inn at 12, Jalafl Strait* View, johore Bahru, mad, his second aprearance yesterday in the second P»Kf court charged with disorderly cw»duct m flghtini with Military Police a the Happy World Amusement Paik at about 1 05 8
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      SOLDIER SHOT HIMSELF AFTER KILLING COMRADE
      501 6 ilu ((inclusion ol tin- adjourned enquiry mlo UN double killit IVoodlands on \pr. Acting Coronn Mr. \la< (fuai rit hIuimmI .1 \ndut ol i iiluiihlr hoinic -iclt- uniountini; to inunirr oti Um iMtk "I K.niiii Lai adi\ .1 vndid ol mikkIc on the drath
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      Young Naval Man Describes Crash
      438 6 JN a case in which a young engineer from the Naval Base is being su< by the director of two well-known Singapore firms in connection with q car accident, the collision was yesterday reconstructed in [High Court before Sir Percy McElwaine. The engineer. Leslie Henry
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      MOTOR GROUP TO LAUNCH EXPORT DRIVE
      127 6 MOTOR GROUP TO LAUNCH EXPORT DRIVE London. Apr. 11 A Motor Export Group has been fo: ed on th? basis of the oversea ganisaUon already established by Society of Motor Manufacturers Traders which has own trade cc miseiooers in Australia. New Z. South Africa. India. Burma and t The export
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      DUMB MAN SENTENCED
      130 6 LAW Seah long (10) and Chang Ah Chai <14> pleaded fuiltj yesterday when charged in the second police court before Mr. Conrad Oldham with theft. All that Chang could do was nod h head. He had been dumb since birth. The two youths had stolen $10 i
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      London To-day
      776 7  -  H. L. HOPKIN Un Lord Stamp Gets Into A Fine Row: Question Of A Forecast i I Of Budget Proposals: Just An Innocent Victim: A Diversion s 4 For RAF. Men In Britain: The Story Of Captain Michael O'Neil: Rare Spirit Of Our Mercantile Marine. 3 i ondon,
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        Hitler Thinks Again
        285 7 ACCORDING to b recent document issued by the Ministry of Information, a Nazi ten year*' plan has long been carefully Worl -•<! out for the conquest of Europe. The programme of acquisition was as follows: Austria and Chechoslovakia [938; Poland and Hungary 1989; Rumania, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria
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      Fashion Scouting At Bukit Timah, A Farewell Musical Morning And Yesterday's News Briefs
      1195 8 VI-HA AltlMIOHi: Ttt-IIAY s S Here Are I Two Smart Hats... I PEOPLE 1 i j PLACES i^^ i_^~ "Ail Revoir** To Mm. (lark RMS HainixiMMl ev«T\l hins hut Hie spirits of the raCCgtM at Bukit I
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      Exclusively FOR KNITTERS
      938 9 Exclusively FOR KNITTERS Directions for making a lace-like |urnper and a man's sleeveless sweater are given below. I Oil lovely lacy jumper I ir. powder-biue 3-ply •y 0 u<- U id. however, make it sucDM.C mercerised cotton mrtWm cooler NvriN i i 7 ozs. 3-play blue S-tfJBS to 2 inches.
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      THE SLEEVELESS SWEATER
      216 9 JJAIREEN O-Sullivan. M-G-M actress, who you see pictured above, is an in*Wble knitter who has now turned tlvities knitting for the troops. at present engaged upon a man's neater, size 38, directions for llch are u follows: '•UK: 3 needles cast on 88 stitches. 2 Purl 2
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      THE WORLD'S BEST DRESSED WOMAN
      142 10 THE WORLD'S BEST DRESSED WOMAN She Is Visiting London THE WORLDS BEST DRESSED 1 WOMAN IS VISITING LONDON, AND THAT IS SHE IN THE PICTURE AT LEFT. She is 27-year-old Madame Antenor Patino and needless to say she comes from Paris. The reason for claiming this high title for her
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      UNKNOWN
      191 10 Solving Food Problems Artificiaim HtDKOPOXK'S MAY H OKI Of THE BKi DFYFI.Ol'Mi M l IN WAKTIMF FOOD PRODUCTION. j It was debcribtd to mystified M.P.s by Sir Reginald IX I Smith. Agricultural Minister, as "the soilless cultivation of planl He did not fed that, in Britain, results had so
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      CZECH GIRLS AT SOLDIERS' MERCY
      84 10 REPORTS 'have reached the Czech A provisional Government authorities in Paris regarding several hundred Czech girls from Moravia who were "conscripted" by the Nazi authorities. They were first sent to Storm Troop and army barracks to perform menial tasks, and then were thrown over to
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      THE IRON DUKE
      171 10 SERVING with His Majesty's Forces are several descendants of one of Britain's greatest generals—the Duke of Wellington. Because his ancester, the Iron Duke, was colonel in the Brigade of Guards, Lord Gerald Wellesley, has been appointed major in the same regiment. An architect In private life, Lord
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      UNKNWON
      481 11 With carfcc vessels irrlagfl of jar ho can grow their tood on their window- suburban siltingbe performing a new a t service Each tonitions. ulI an be used. Two Methods Thpm are two main methods- one man and the other for he commercial grower Tn tiie first, moss is
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      SMART?
      86 11 Of course she's smart but no wonder because no one outside i Hollywood would have a chance to follow her style. You see, her three-piece play suit is the S newest nautical style and the j printed figures on it are from i a scene in "Pinocchio," Walt Disney's
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      BERLIN FILM STAR RATES NAZIS
      122 11 BERLIN FILM STAR RATES NAZIS Hitler Can't Laugh This Off From under the pressure of the Nazi heel (that's Hitler to Americans), men are constantly escaping to tell the world of the vitiousness of Hitler's regime. Here is Germany's most popular stage and cinema actor, HERR KARL STEPANEK, who escaped
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      Perfectly Groomed From Tip To Toe
      259 12 Perfectly Groomed From Tip To Toe Local Dress Shop. Helps You To I Achieve his i Ambition j i WALKING n»uml PriM ilia's, in Ku Curt Stamford Koad the other cia>, I nav struck afresh with the imnnlflfl and. one mifjht almost say. oMri-KTINKSS of this smart little shop, where
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      PEARLS in the MAKING
      327 12 PEARLS in the MAKING THERE'S far more to a peail than one can possibly Imagine when one sees the finished product and the story of its making is intensely interesting Briefly any real pearl, whether it be wild or cultured. k< the product of a secretion from the glands of
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      A Little Chic Goes Such A Long Way
      216 12 A Little Chic Goes Such A Long Way UEVER have fashions been more in- terestinR or more varied than they are to-day when, if you have discrimination and an average dross sense, you lean prttint a smart appearance at small rost. All you have to do is to keep a
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      Man Collapses In The Dock
      261 15 tin tiled his case drew to Ml Mid Leong Ting. I t i] ikers not to carry on an essential service, ital by ambulance. I Ion \vitnr;> iid oompli li well. Ha til] Dip r, ches. reter, aiachccl In testitad said I one body I
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      The White Brothers Weet Again
      131 15 The White Brothers Weet Again CARLY in 1914 two young brothers named White left home— one going to Canada, the other finding work in Britain. Neither bothered about letters. When war cam- In 1914 the English White joined up and was sent to Fiance There he met the Canadian White,
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      British War Production At High Pitch
      139 16 London, Apr. 7. t m *nnower wai discussed in tht Hout T H1 SmS Utaur Mr. Kan, I S7^hr^uwe^the debrt. that -Uing up dat. for i vil;i i industrial anptoymert >'- T*^ I !X r e h, Mim.-Wr -o dealt «.thl^mea-,< ,,r»« taken to
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      FAVOURITES OBLIGE AT FOURTH DAYS RACES
      1595 17 Singapore, Wednesday. IV D jte of the heavy shower which fell just before the JL began, tavouritea obliged at the fourth day of the re Turf Club .(Governor's Cup) meeting this afterBukit Timah. Ribbon slipped atx>ut furlong from the winning post in h race,
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      Dividends At A Glance
      92 17 Dividends At A Glance Race 1 Bruas $25 $7 Fighting Finish <Ui Anton Rogue M Race 2— New Moon $21 $8 Furious SI© Jade Lady $9 Kate .1— Lord Gray S.J.; 88 K a hind a Adele $7 Raci 4— Harpo $23 SI I Edna Star |J I Solar Time
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      RAIN SPOILS TENNIS TIES
      120 17 RAIN SPOILS TENNIS TIES All tennis ties in the Singapore Spring Lawn Tennis Tournaments were cancelled as a result of the rain yr.sterday. Y.M.C.A. FIXTURE The following ties have beti ftxed in the YM.C.A. Spring Lawn Tennis Tournament. TO-DAY Men's Open Doubles: a Edgar fc O. Moxon vs. Lim H-
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      POLICE BEAT S.C.C. IN
      339 18 hftcc i s < < I thrillii .dan- yesterday, the Police j fui] pointi w 'iub by the only goal scored. i: uid have emerge rii i In tl lhr< thoui I brilliantf. irhlstle, dub Pollc for a full ainuti .in it during h tl rorct
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      s.R.C. TENNIS TOURNEY TIES FOR FRIDAY
      88 18 T. I) en fixed In R tennis tournament for < hmmpftonahip doubles— B I I*mcd;:y vs. J. S. do and a Watt ii- ip Doublet: .s Mbcelra and E. R. dt 3» vs P D'Almeida and J. Ine (Scr i N R Rogan and
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      MALACCA TEAM FOR K. LUMPUR MATCH
      39 18 "in- CW n Correspondent) Malacca, Wednesd T I1F Mai inst Belangor for 1 Kuala Lumpur, ia U) Mg; -full < Hei droff; Wee Tiam Tye, Abbaj and [am il r i Chens: tin) ami!
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      Kollang Soccer Cancelled
      23 18 igue woi v.l 11 the R..A.F 'K and the Royal I Win 1 .day anc< lied du* to the round
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      R.A.M.C.Match Cancelled
      11 18 R.A.M.C. Match Cancelled Tbt EMvisloi (i tg Barracks i* 1 can-
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      14 18 Wedm wi-ll day i ived I ru«h the h pil a] a he I
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      POOR PLAY IN BUSINESS LEAGUE TIE
      194 18 c; p c tentyerafta o THE Company feated Thornycrofts by live goal* to ml in a Bu Kous I matrh ir Board ground Flay or throughout t game. tmi m k in their kick Thornycrofts wire beaUn team ircm the very corru i Dunn
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      CRICKET TEAMS FOR WEEK-END
      95 18 SC.R.C. cricket teams for the week-md MT« a.* fallows:— Saturday Vs. S.R.C.. at Hone Lim Green 2 pm En Cheow Chye. Chun Boon Yew. Tons Kan W.ih. Kiam Glm Lock. Low Kee Pow. On; $wee Keng, Ong Sweo Law. Sweo Lim Swauu. Alex Tan. Cecil Wong
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      MALAYS BEAT AIRMEN ON SODDEN GROUND
      351 18 K.A.F. reserves 2: pT.AYING better tOCOer, the Malay lour goals to two in a Reserve eel at the Stadium yesterday. The sodden condition of the ground' v.:i re pniismh for Hie slow pace ati which the game was fought. The bail •■.!v. i. ,y
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    • Reuter's Commercial Service
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        LONDON TIN
        11 19 ndon, Wednesd E255 Bu 1I>55' 2 Sel. t Be
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        LONDON RUBBER
        15 19 Wednesday. I Buyers Sellers MySteady 11 11 a 11 11>H 11 11 8
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        LONDON SHARE LIST
        59 19 n Wednesday 68 3 79 10'.. iS i -Dutch 6 i ndon i 2 11 T ?/io*', mXu London A J x 2 77. 6 Pr T 72 6 99» 8 i S'hai B (London R»- 94 Bank of I. A. it C. 9 l 4 j
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        FOREIGN EXCHANGE
        48 19 London. Wednesday. ..■•ndon on Paris 176.50 i rt London on Amsterdam 7 53 1 1 L mdon on Shanghai 4 4 f/TLond ..on Hongkong Is. 2 30 32* T t: ondon oi Is. 4 5 32c «/TLondononNew T :ork 4.02V 2 t 4 03 V a
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        PRODUCE
        39 19 ttdon, Wednesday, vaim on (Malay) in Dulk ttent Unquoted copra (Straits r MS> September S'men' Unquoted 17 4 Sellers i S 30- Sellers FAQ i White Mimtok 4 7 16 Sellers 3 Sellers Block Apl1 30,- April'May Nominal
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        NEW YORK
        14 19 iam:iK:_ v A ril 10 Buyer* Mien Firm Quiet 47 1 9
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      Officer Robbed —"Boy" Charged
      266 19 WHILE travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore by the night mail, Lieut. Mawharal of the 5th Punjab Regiment woke up in the morning to find his purse containing $4J missing from under his pillow. When the train reached Juhore Bahru, he telephoned to the Singapore Police
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      British Submarine Lost
      125 19 London, Apr. 17. The Secretary to the Admiralty regrets 1.0 announce that the submarine Thistle, which has been operating in the North Sea. is now considerably overdue and must, therefore, be presumed lost.— BOW The announcement this morning of the presumed loss of the submarine Thistle, which
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      41 19 New York. Apr. 17. It la reported that about 20 Danish rind Norwegian merchantships entered eastern Canadian port" in the last few days. They came voluntarily and all i he crews are described as being anxicus to aid the Allies.- Reuter
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      BULLION MARKET
      19 19 London, Wednesday. Silver Spot 20 15 16 Silver Forward 20 13.16 BAR GOLD, Fine per oz. £8.8.0
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      We Pay For Your News
      69 19 Something is happening in your town or village. It may be news of national interest. Tell us. We will pay for contributions used. Write or telephone to the News Editor of the Malaya Tribune, at any of our offices in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur. Ipoh and
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      "JOURNEY'S END" STARTS TO-NIGHT
      92 19 "JOURNEY'S END" STARTS TO-NIGHT A dujj-out "somewhere In France" will be the ucene presented to the audience attending the Repertory Players' war play. "Journey's End" at the Victoria Theatre to-night. Directed by C. Crawford Lawson, the play will be presented again to-morrow and Saturday night, and members of the Services
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      STOCK EXCHANGE
      67 19 London, Apr. 17. The Stock Exchange was brighter In the final stages, after being quietly easier durisg th e morning. Home rails initially declined and then recovered in anticipation of an announcement concerning rail charges which was realised when the ten per cent, increase was announced after the
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      Taxi Driver Finds His Passenger Shot
      47 19 Taxi Driver Finds His Passenger Shot tr Edwin B King, fifty-nine-year-old niii. i-man.^. i venue, Maida Vale. W., on his to Cornwall to rest after an ill i lound shot in a taxicab ou' Paddinpton Station. W nd saw hts ick with A revolver was by him.
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      Frasers Daily Report
      139 19 Singapore. Wednesday. pESPiTE an improvement in eommodi* k prices to-day, Bhars prtcss -showed 1 .actieallv no improvement while the amount ol business that took place was negligible Tin was 7 ,i higher at $124 7 while tht price of rubber at four o'clock v as buyers Spot
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      Increased British Exports
      55 19 London. Apr. IT. Imports in March totalled £108 1 2 million being an increase of £13 million en February and £30 2 million on March, 1939. Exports and re-exports totalled £45 million. beins an increase of £5 million on February but a decrease of £l l/ 2
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      Scandinavian Ships Held
      40 19 London. Apr. 17. THE Ministry for Economic Warfare announces that in view of the situation in Norway and Denmark, 30 ships' are detained on orders from the Ministry, including 14 Norwegian, seven Danish Mid six Swedish.- Reuter
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      NEUTRAL CLEAN-UP OF GERMAN AGENTS
      198 20 Belgrade (Yugo-Slavia), Apr. 17. RESIDENTIAL permits for all foreigners living m Belgrade will be strictly revised, according to a police communique. The measures are interpreted as a step towards checking the recent German propaganda and espionage. only residents proving "absolute neity <>i reriden.ee*' will bo
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      ENERGETIC ACTION
      317 20 Allies To Stop Trade Via Vladivostock LONDON, APR. 17. ENERGETIC ALLIED MEASURES ARE TO BE TAKEN TO PREVENT THE PASSAGE OF CONTRABAND GOODS ACROSS THE PACIFIC TO SOVIET PORTS EN ROUTE TO GERMANY. ACCORDING TO OFFICIAL CIRCLES IN LONDON. FIGURES NOW AVAILABLE INDICATE CLEARLY THE EXTRAORDINARY INCREASE IN
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      ITALY TOLD OF NARVIK OPERATION
      100 20 Apr. 17 IN an Interview with an n JournaliM, Admiral Sil aid occupation ol Narvik by I merely very Important from the military v. it tion ol tho transport oi vital ore supplies to Germany from thai p >rt. between ihipi and Midi d, proved
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      BLOW AT GERMAN TIMBER IMPORTS
      272 20 London, Apr. 17. THE British action m laying minefields m the Baltic will furt endanger Germany's timber supply, already reduced by the Alltc blockade, which has cut off ocean-borne imports totalling 571 thou- sand cubic metres m 1938. According to the League of Nations figures
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        MORE NAZI AIR BASES BOMBED
        159 20 London, Apr. 17. JHE Air Ministry announces that during last night Trondheim aerodrome was bombed by heavy bombers of Royal Air Force. A large fire was seen to break out as a result of this attack. Subsequently a bombing attack was also made on an
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        ADVANCE MANIFEST SYSTEM IN FORCE
        115 20 London, Apr. 17. rApr. 16 there were 58 ships m U.K. contraband control bases. In addition, 30 ships are detained on orders from the Ministry of Economic Warfare m view of the situation m Norway and Denmark. During the week ended Apr. 13, the Contraband
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