Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 8 April 1941

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    22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE LAST EDITION ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY No. 81. Vol. XCIX. TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1941. PRICE 10 CENTS
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    GERMAN PARACHUTISTS CAPTURED IN MACEDONIA
    521 1 Attempt To “Save Greeks From Horrors Of War” LEAFLETS DROPPED BY NAZI PLANES Invaders Fail To Effect Passage ATHENS, APRIL 8. DAKACHUTISTS AND PROPAGANDA LEAFLETS WERE DROPPED IN MACEDONIA YESTERDAY, STATED THE OFFICIAL GREEK SPOKESMAN. SOME PARACHUTISTS, HE SAID, HAD BEEN CAPTURED. LEAFLETS DROPPED BY
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    ITALIAN CASUALTIES
    86 1 —Reuter Over Quarter-Million In Africa, Albania London, April 8. ell over a quarter-million Italians "ere taken prisoners, killed or wound ed in Africa and Albania, according tc an estimate issued here. The total of 283,000 includes 140,000 prisoners in Libya, 20,000 in Eritrea and Abyssinia, and 30,000 in
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    DORNIER SHOT DOWN OFF SUFFOLK COAST
    49 1 .—Benter. London. April 7. L is iearned in London that a Dornier < was shot down and destroyed off the Suffolk Coast; ty R.A.F. fighters this looming and that a Messerschmitt 109 met a similar fate off Cap Gris Nez. France, during the morning.—Renter.
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    Empire Patriot's Death In Penang
    162 1 PASSING OF MR. ALMA BAKER r PHE “Pinang Gazette” 1 regrets tQ announce the death this morning at Batu Ferringhi, Penang, of Mr. C. Alma Baker, C.8.E., the Mell-known Perak miner and Empire patriot. The late Mr. Alma Baker, M ho Mass born in New
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    HUNGARY’S POLICY
    82 1 —Reuter. Keeping War From Her Frontiers Vichy, April 7. “Hungary’s foreign policy, which has always been directed towards peace, is row confronted with events which have resulted in an extension of the war,” states a Budapest despatch received here. “Now that war has broken out in the neighbourhood
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    Thorough Mature Of Budget Proposals Welcomed
    172 1 —Reuter, London, April 8 Budget proposals provide the chief topic of leading articles in today’s newspapers. Both the London and provincial press recognise the thorough nature of Sir Kingsley Wood’s proposals. The Manchester 'Guardian describes the proposals as a “revolution in British taxation” and
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    LATEST
    245 1 Vichy, April 8. lhe Turkish National Assembly, meeting un Monday afternoon, unanimously approved the law under which officers ox reserve can be called up without any limit for passive defence service within the country, states an Ankara dispatch to the Vichy News Agency. Reuter Vichy, April 8. Brazil has
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    "PARASHOTS”
    61 1 —Reuter. Large Scale Exercises In Moscow Moscow, April 7 Exercises in methods dealing with parachute troops by “parashots” are now proceeding on a larger scale in Moscow region. For some time exercises have been heard in various other regions. Four of 28 districts concerned are mentioned in the Soviet
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    LONDON’S 17th RAID FREE NIGHT
    46 1 .—Reuter. London, Apr. 7 While London had its seventeenth successive bomb-free night and most of the country was quiet, German raiders dropped a few bombs on the coast areas in North-East Scotland and North-West England. Casualties and damage were very slight.—Reuter.
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    General De Gaulle To Fight In Balkans
    100 1 —REUTER. ALEXANDRIA, APRIL 8. GENERAL DE GAULLE, LEADER OF THE FREE FRENCH FORCES. DECLARED IN AN INTERVIEW THAT HE MIGHT GO TO THE BALKANS. AFTER LUNCHING ABOARD THE BRITISH BATTLESHIP “WARSPITE” HE SAID: “I HAVE REASON r O HOPE THAI FREE FRANCE WILL
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    New Yugoslav Seat Of Govt. Reported To Be 60 Miles South Of Belgrade
    505 1 London, April 8. r pHE Yugoslav Government. M-itb the Premier, General Si1 movitch. has gone to Vra nics and Catak. sixty miles south of Belgrade, claims the German radio quoting as authority the Sofia correspondent of an
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    Matsuoka Pays Another Visit To Kremlin
    114 1 ’—Tieuter. Berlin, April 8. VIR. MATSUOKA, Japanese Foreign Minister, visited the IVI Kremlin yesterday afternoon to resume conversations with M. Stalin and M. Molotov, says a Moscow despatch to the Official German Agency. "My visit has served to strengrhen my belief in victory for
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    MRS. WINANT ON WAY TO LONDON
    21 1 —Reuter. New York, Apr. 7 I Mrs. Winant has left by Clipper fo: London —Reuter.
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    “France Will Do Nothing Against Her Former Ally”
    97 2 —Reuter. A MATTER OF HONOUR, SAYS PETAIN London, April 7. Marshal Petain, in a special appeal for national unity today, speaking from the Lyons radio, said: It is a matter of honour for us to do nothing against our former ally. The
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    ARREST OF M. EGAL IN SHANGHAI
    297 2 a.—Reuter. Impetus Given To Free French Movement Shanghai, Apr. 7 M. Egal's arrest has given a new impetus to the Free French movement in Shanghai which is reported to have gained many new adherents in the past 24 hours among local Frenchmen. In an
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    MEAT RATION TO REMAIN TA 1s.
    40 2 —8.0. W. London, April 5. The Ministry of Food announces that the meat ration for the week beginning April 7 will remain at one shilling worth for adults and 6d. per children under six.
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    GENERAL NOGUES
    72 2 —Reuter. Arrival In X ichy For Talks Berlin, April 5. General Nogues, French Resident General of Morocco, arrived in Vichy tliis afternoon for several days stay, says a Vichy despatch to the Official German News Agency. He vtes received immediately after arrival by Admiral Darlan with whom he
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    ALLIES AGAIN
    178 2 —Reuter. British Message To Yugoslavia London, April 7. r JMIE following message welcoming Yugoslavia as one of the Allies has been sent by the British Government to the Government of Yugoslavia: The savage outrage committed by Germany against Yugoslavia without the slightest provocation and the valiant resistance of
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    R.A.F. Draws First Blood In Balkans War
    462 2 5 MESSERSCHMITTS SHOT DOWN London, April 7. A formation of Hurricanes shot down five Messrschinitts over the Rupel Pass area on the Gemuui-Bulgarian frontier yesterday, says today’s conununique from Headquarters of the British forces In Greece. None of the British aircraft was damaged.
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    HITS SCORED ON TWO NAZI DESTROYERS
    170 2 R.A.F. Attacks On Enemy Ships And Troops London, April 7. A direct hit amidships was scored on a German destroyer by the pilot of a Coastal Command Beaufort aircraft making nis first operational flight. He afterwards oeat off attacks made by two Messerschmitts. The
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    FINANCING ‘MOST EXPENSIVE WAR IN HISTORY'
    1819 2 CHANCELLOR RAISES INCOME TAX TO TEN SHILLINGS IN POUND London, April 7. r FHE British taxpayer is called on to pay an extra £205,000,000 in the full year. The income tax rate is increased by one and* sixp ence to ten in the pound
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    REDUCTIONS IN INCOME TAX ALLOWANCES
    118 2 Compulsory Saving Plan Sir Kingsley’s proposal that reductions in individual income tax allowances will be offset by post-war credit in the Post Office Savings Bank introduces a modified form of the Keynes plan for compulsory savings. Similarly the Budget introduces a sort of “Corporate Keynes’”
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    ABYSSINIAN PATRIOTS CAPTURE TOW N OF DEBRA MARKOS
    578 2 Cairo, April The capture of the towntof Debra Markos, about ninety miles north-west of Addis Ababa, iby the Abyssinian patriot troops is announced in an official comniuniqu e which states: 90 Miles Beyond Addis Ababa .—Reuter, “Libya: In the face of continued
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    She Escaped From Paris
    39 3 Miss Maud K. Burt, who escaped from Paris, where she was directress of English studies at the British Institute, discussed the French attitude to the Germans when she spoke at the Institute, Reading University, recently.
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    "Poaching” For Skilled Workers
    157 3 London. TTHE war has brought a new form of A poaching... .instead of rabbits, the poachers are after skilled workmen. Complaints are being made by many employers, especially in Lancashire, Yorkshire, Durham and other northern counties, that rival employers are poaching their best workers, luring them,
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    Says Vicar Talked Blasphemy
    147 3 The Rev. N. Turner-Smith, a Congregational minister, the other day accused a City vicar of talking "blasphemous nonsense” aftex’ the Nazis had fired his church. Mr. Turner-Smith, who was preaching at Park Chapel, Crouch End, N., said:— "1 have heard that this vicar, standing over the
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    SHIP U-BOATS FEAR MAKES A ‘KILL’
    486 3 TTERE is the exclusive story behind the award of the D.S.O. to one of our Atlantic anti -submarine aces for skill and determination in sinking a German submarine. Commander William A. Dallmeyer, R.N., is his name. He’s 39, and his destroyer is H.M.S. Highlander.
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    Calls Neighbour Dark-Age Witch
    86 3 Mrs. Meluena Spinks, elderly, whitehaired, and Mr. Gordon Sutton, an Army pensioner, are neighbours. They live at Toftwood, East Dereham, Norfolk. Mr. Sutton thinks his neighbour is a witch, practising "the craft of the dark ages.” That is w’hat he told Derehanx magistrates, when he was
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    GERMAN ENEMY OF HITLERISM
    305 3 4 MOTHER powerful enemy of Hitr X. lerisni has been brought to London by the Invitation of the Labour Party'. Hans ogel, President of the German Social Democratic Party, has arrived in England from France, via Lisbon. third flight Herx* Vogel formerly was a member of
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    Germans’ Atlantic Bombers
    114 3 “Tremendous Lead Of Bombs" Berlin, Saturday. TpO UR-ENGINED Focke-Wulf bombex*s, equipped with cannons, are stated in Berlin to be operating w ith the German Air Force against Britain. These planes, it is claimed, have sunk many British vessels fax out in the Atlantic. The Focke-Wulf bomber is
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    Wants To Mother Coloured Girl
    197 3 Mrs. Edith Drozdzicki, of Rayleigh, Essex, has five children. But she wants another one in hex- home —a coloured girl. She particularly wants a coloured girl because hex- pity has been stirred by the plight of some of them. She explained it all to a
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    Authoress Attacks Church Morality
    161 3 London. The Church’s “one-sided morality” was criticised by Miss Dorothy L. Sayers, the authoress, at the Archbishop of York’s conference at Matvern. “She will acquiesce in a definition of morality- so one-sided that it has defox-med the very meaning of the word by- restricting it to
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    MAJOR TO PAY FOR THEFTS OF N.C.O.
    143 3 Though his personal honour was not in doubt, Major Norman Leopold Inkson, aged 58, of the Roy-al Engineers, has to suffer for thefts of another man. He has been ordered by- general court martial to have his pay stopped until he has made
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    THE MYSTERY R.A.F. AWARD
    165 3 London. A few days ago the postman delivered to a house in Browning-road, Worthing, a copy of an R.A.F. squadron’s coat of arms, signed by the King. Just that. Two days later came a letter from the, squadron's commanding officer. It was addressed to Mr. and
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    SINGAPORE SCRAP WEEK
    482 4 Biggest Campaign Yet Undertaken SINGAPORE Scrap Week,” when articles ranging from old saucepans to rags and motor-car tyres will be collected to help win the war, will probably begin on April 15. Plans have already been made for the collection, storage and disposal of the scrap, and
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    Guarding Treasures In Raffles Museum
    298 4 RARE BOOKS REMOVED FROM PENANG LIBRARY VTATERIAL evidence of Malaya’s history, collections of the exploration of past ages and unlimited fauna of areas that now comprise brick and mortar are to be evacuated from Raffles Museum should an emergency necessitate their removal. Plans are in
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    FATAL MOTOR ACCIDENT
    127 4 Misadventure Verdict Kuala Lumpur. A "death by misadventure” verdict was returned by the Coroner Che Megat Yunus in the Coroner’s Court- when an inquiry w’as held into the death of an elderly Tamil named Pugan who succumbed to his injuries as a result of a motor accident.
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    Japan Sees Early Entry Of U.S. Into World War
    77 4 The Tokio newspaper Yomiuri gives prominence to a prediction that the United States will participate in the war in May or June at the latest. The newspaper adds that in that event, America would be forced to use convoys to transport
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    MALAYAN MARRIED IN SYDNEY
    101 4 Mr. W. P. Burnell, of Perak, who arrived in Sydney by plane on March 26, and Miss Ruby Rippin, of Fort William, Ontario, were married on March 27 at St. Andrew’s Church, Wahroonga. They met at Katoomba a year ago, when they were spending a holiday
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    HOUSEBREAKING AND THEFT
    386 4 Year’s Prison For Private Singapore. George Edward Haighton, a private tn the Loyal Regiment, who was described as a man “who had suddenly embarked on a series of offences of housebreaking and theft,” was sentenced to a total of 12 months’ rigorous imprisonment in the criminal district
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    Pilot Was Wheeled To The King
    120 4 The King and Queen visited the other day a bomber station of the RAF. His Majesty held an investiture in one of the hangars and decorated 12 officers and eight sergeants. Among those decorated was Wing Commander J. A. Powell, who took part in
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    DEATH OF MEMBER OF “THREE MEN IN A BOAT"
    44 4 George Wingrave, the last of the characters in Jerome K. Jerome’s “Three Men in a Boat,” died in London at the age of nearly 80. Both Jerome and Hentschel, the other two characters, predeceased hha.
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      83 4 TT T T T What a b W SSR I I W® EM"! kJ*: Kkjr X f m hlt /I*' s sßs 1 > h y I Js t t wi i > <- 4 4 f t yWZILiu 1 1 t FLASH-BACK E “Sleep well, dear Annie, brave little
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    Malayan Vegetables & How To Cook Them
    2207 4 Malayan Vegetables How To Cook Them A DISCUSSION BETWEEN MRS. REID MRS. HOLTTUM “/BOOKING Malayan Vegetables” was the title of a dis- cussion between Mrs. R.E. Holttum and Mrs. W. Reid, broadcast from the Singapore station on Friday evening, April 4. The discussion was as follows: Mrs. Reid: I’ve only
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    TONIGHT’S TALK ON THE NAVY
    97 5 First On Malaya’s Own Battleship Ihe first of a new series of talks on 'Ships of the Navy will be given tonight from the Singapore Station at 9.15 by an officer of the Royal Navy. The subject of this first talk is H.M.S. Malaya, a
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    Good Friday Service At St. George’s
    405 5 CHOIR TO SING STAINER’S INSPIRING WORK Those in Penang, and further aliela, who heard the splendid rendering of this inspiring work of Stainer s by the choir of St. George’s Church on I Good Friday last year will be glad to learn that it
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    MALAYS CHARGED WITH ROBBERY
    57 5 Taiping. Two young Malays. Che Ait and Aziz claimed trial before the Taiping Magistrate, Raja Salim yesterday to an alleged offence of robbing a Tamil labourer, Chinniah at Subar Estate, Batu Kurau on April 5. The case was postponed till April 15 for mention bail being
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL
    440 5 SOCIAL PERSONAL Mr. P. H. Forbes has been appoint--led Director of Passive Defence for i railway areas in Singapore and Johore. For test purposes, air raid warning sirens will be sounded weekly in Johore at noon on Saturdays. The marriage will take place quietly iin Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, April
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    DEMONSTRATION OF FIRE-BOMB FIGHTING
    61 5 Public Show Keen Interest Ipoh. Considerable «nterest was evinced by the public generally in the demonstration given by the trained members of the Incendiary Bomb-Fighting Service in Ipoh yesterday evening. Instructions were given in English and in the vernacular and the less shy members ot the
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      89 5 HJN FROLIC PARK LADIES' Gl EST SIGHT TUESDAY, Bth APRIL. 1941. CANTONESE OPERA "GOAY MONG CHL’M FOO KEE” Part 3. PEON Y OPERA “MAI SIN MAH PHAIK KEAN” TEOCHEW OPERA “LAW YIN CHOOT SEE” Part 2. LIBERTY TALKIES: “SUN ORR TOR” (Mandarin Talkie) LEE say BIN yew TAY HOO’’ or
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      104 5 CULTIVATE THE “WEMBLEY” HABIT LEAVE THE REST TO US WEMBLEY CABARET 'HOME FOR NEW IDEAS) TO-NIGHT DANCING 9 P.M. TO MIDNIGHT ENJOY DANCING AT THE “MING DYNASTY COURT” OF ANCIENT CHINA SEE The wonderful transformation of the whole dance nail into the famous “Court” Hear that famous “GONG” announcing the
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      132 5 REX (/PEI'S TODAY J Shows At 3; 6.15 9.30 LUPE VELEZ IN PILE GIRL FROM MEXICO” WITH Duiiald Woods, .Leon .Errol. Linda Hayes and Donald Maeßride. OPEN'S TO-MORROW The Emotional Big Parade Of Today B AJL/ t j I ?CEK233 //>''-.i■ MAJESTIC sjukes tod at 3, 6.15 9.30 P.M. Return
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      98 5 f_, n e -P-- LAST THREE SHOWS TO-DAY Triple murder on the high seas! Action Thrills Murder Mystery I CHARLIE CHAN FACES HIS TOUGHEST CASE! “Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise" WITH SIDNEY TOLER AND MARJORIE WEAVER Opens To-morrow Wednesday, April 9 THE SEASON’S LOVE-MUDDLE EVER TO HIT THE SCREEN’ HE'5 GOT
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      290 5 «is pm TO-MORROW 930 pm will mark THE MOST COLOURFUL EVENT IN THE HISTORY OF THIS THEATRE THE GRAND OPENING OF THE AIR-CONDITIONED BMIMi THURSDAY DAILY 3 SHOWS AT 3, 6.15 9.30 PM 11... 1 Under the Distinguished Patronage of the Hon’ble the Resident Councillor and the Chinese Consul, Penang.
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    MOST EXPENSIVE WAR IN HISTORY
    470 6 r PO finance the most expensive wai in history the Chancellor of the Exchequei, Sir Kingsley Wood, in his Budget proposals presented to the Commons last night, is raising the income tax by a further Is. 6d. The increase was not unexpected and it is
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    Around The Town
    116 6 DDEON CINEMA: Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise” with Sidney Toler. 3, 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. WESIIC CINEMA: “Untamed” with Ray Milland, Patricia Morrison and Akim Tamiroff. 3, 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. WINDSOR CINEMA: "Sussi Punnu’’ (Punjabi picture). 6 and 9.30 p.m. HEX CINEMA; “The Girl from Mexico” with
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    By The Way
    403 6 Where 6i Eva" Scores ‘U’VER since the new policemancontrolled signs were installed at the Anson Road-Burmah Road junction, there has been some controversy as to whether they are better than the “Eva” lights at Burmah-Penang Roads and Bur-mah-Pangkor Roads. It is all a matter of preference of
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    Diary of a Foreign News Editor
    694 6 Tuesday, April 8. -'T'HE war in the Balkans is at present confined more to the air than on land. r T HE R.A.F. quickly replied to the German air attacks on Belgrade by bombing German military concentrations at Sofia last night, says a Middle
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    Death Of Millionaire Patriot In Penang
    304 7 MR. CHARLES ALMA BAKER Gave Big Gifts For War Planes TMTR. CHARLES ALMA BAKER, C.8.E., MILLIONAIRE 1U PATRIOT OF MALAYA, PASSED AWAY AT 9.25 THIS MORNING AT "SEAGATE” BATU FERRINGHI PENANG. MR. ALMA BAKE R HAD BEEN AILING FOR SOME MONTHS AND CAME TO
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    NEGLIGENT DRIVING AT JUNCTION
    93 7 Butterworth. On his plea of guilty to a charge of driving his lorry in a negligent manner, Lee Kim Huat was fined ?15 by Mr. R. C. Hoffman, the Police Magistrate, yesterday. Inspector Pawanchek, appearing for the prosecution, stated that the defendant drove his lorry in
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    Short-lived Collieries Strike
    165 7 SETTLEMENT REACHED IN FEW HOURS (From Our Own Correspondent) r pHANKS to the prompt action by the management, the laj bour strike, which took place at Malayan Collieries, Batu Arang yesterday afternoon, reached a peaceful settlement late last night, it is reported. The labourers, it is understood,
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    BAND PROGRAMME
    111 7 Today on the Esplanade from 6 pan. to 7.30 p.m. March Blaze Away Hoizmann Overture Idomeneo Mozart Selection The Student Prince Romberg Waltz Medley Waltz Medley Forster Selection Lumber Love Adam Intermezzo Wedgwood Blue Ketelbey Quic* Step Adolf Miils God Save The King MOONLIGHT BAM) PERFORMANCES There will
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    Rajah Brooke Proclaims Brother As Heir
    95 7 ERA OF ABSOLUTE RULE TERMINATED —Reutei. Sh Charles Vyner Brooke, hite Rajah of Sarawak, has pronounced his brother Bertram heir to the throne. Sir Charles stated this in a speech to the Supreme Council of Sarawak, on the occasion of the centenary of the
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    SUNKEN DREDGE SALVAGED
    156 7 Operations Resumed At lakuapa Valiev JUST IN FIVE MONTHS AND 43 DAYS, THE TAKUAPA VAI,LEY DREDGE NO. 3 AT BAN PRU, HAADYAI, SOUTHERN THAILAND, WHICH SUNK UNDER VERY DISTRESSING CONDITIONS, HAS BEEN SALVAGED AND UNDERGONE A THOROUGH OVERHAUL. ON MARCH 31. SHE COMMENCED OPERATIONS AND IS NOW
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    NEXT MEETING OF FEDERAL COUNCIL
    39 7 The next meeting of the Federal Council will be held at Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday, May 6, 1941, at 10 a m. There will be no ceremonial opening and uniform will not be worn.
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    WAR FUND IN NORTH MALAYA $1,503,556
    54 7 The War Fund in North Malaya stands at $1,503,556.96 made up of Penang $957,491.46 and Perak $546.065.50. c Previously Acknowledged 957,360.46 Asiatic Staff of Mayfield Estate. P. Wellesley 6.00 Saie of "Puppy" by Mr. G. L Bayliss 25.00 Kuala Muda Govt. servants cc-operate Thrift
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    PENANG LIBRARY
    93 7 The Penang Library will be closed on Friday, Saturday and Monday, 11th. 12th, and 14th April, 1941, being public holidays. The death occurred at the Johore Bahru General Hospital, on Thursday after a short illness, of Count Earling Oluf Christoffer Viggo DanneskioldSamsoe, an assistant of Mount Austin (Johore)
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    M.P.F., WOMEN’S SECTION
    31 7 Closing Of Red Cross Depot For Easter I he Depot at the Runnymede Hotel will be closed on Friday, April 11, Saturday, April 12 and Monday April 13.
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    NO IMPORTATION OF RADIO SETS INTO MALAYA
    207 7 Further importation of radio sets into the Colony* and the Federated Ma- lay States has been banned by orders published in the Government Gazettes in both territories. At the same time wireless valves, parts and accessories have been placed on the restricted, or
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    Conference On Far East At Hong Kong
    418 7 C.4IV-C. DISCUSSES DEFENCE WITH ADMIRAL HART REUTER MESSAGE FROM HONGKONG STATES TH AT THE FAR EASTE RN SITUATION GENERALLY AND THE DEFENCE OF HONGKONG IN PARTICULAR ARE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED BY AIR <HIEF MARSHAL, SIR ROBERT BROOKE-POPHAM, COM--7^ NDER in chi
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      456 7 HER ACID STOMACH CAUSED ULCERS Then a New Drugless Remedy Brought Speedy Relief Have you ever seen people with stomach ulcers —that terrible sequel to neglected indigestion? They go for whole days and nights without a minute’s peace. They are scared to death of food; frequently cannot retain it. Wnat
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    GENERAL WEYGAND ON VISIT TO TUNIS
    43 8 .—Reuter. Vichy, Apr. 6 General Weygand, who is on a visit to Tunis, has attended manoeuvres and visited agricultural and industrial establishments with Admiral Esteva, French Resid-ent-General in Tunisia. Afterwards they called on the Bey of Tunis.—Reuter.
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    KUALA LUMPUR TIN
    37 8 Summary of the company’s dredging operations at Kaiumpang for the month of March. 1941. No. 1 Dredge: Hours 672, Yards *****, Output 182 piculs. No. 2 Dredge: Hours 536. Yards *****, Output 520 piculs.
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    LOCAL EXCHANGE
    69 8 Penang April 7, 1941 <BV Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) SELLING London Demand 2 4 3/32 New York, Demand 47.16 Montreal Demand 51.91 Batavia Demand 88.82 Calcutta, Bombay) Rangoon Demand) 156 Hongkong Demand 53 5 3 Shanghai Demand 12 Japan Demand 193 12 New Zealand Demand 2'lo 7/8
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      MINING
      445 8 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers Association (Penang and Ipoh sections) at noon Bth April, 1941 Issue Buyers Sellers 4/0 Ampat Tin 3/1J 3/7$ 5/0 Austral Ama,. 6/9 7/0 £1 Austral Malay 33/6 35/0 5/0 Ayer Hitam 18/0 19/0c $1 Ayer Weng .80 .82$ £1 Bangrin Tin 12/0 13/0 $1
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      RUBBERS
      228 8 issue Buyers Sellers Allenby 1.12$ 1.17$ Alor Gajah .77$ .82$ Amal Malay 1.60 1.65 Ayer Hitam .90 .95 Ayer Molek 1.07$ 1.12$ Ayer Panas 1.05 1.10 Bassett .42 .45 Batu Lin tang 1.06 1.08 Bedford .85 .90 Benta 100 1.02$ Borelli 1.35 1.45 Broga 60 .62$ Brunei United .55
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      GENERAL
      337 8 Issue Buyers Sellers A£l Austral N.Z. Ord. 22/0 23/0 $2 Alex Brick Ord 1.87$ 1.92$ $2 Alex Brick 75% Pref. 2.10 2.15 $5 B. M. T. 7.50 7.75 £5 Chartered Bams. £Bs £9c £1 Con. T. S. Ord. 16/6 17/0 £1 Con. T. S. 7% Pref. 19/9 20/6 $5
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      LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
      110 8 MINING Dividend Books Close Payable Anglo-Malayan Develop 15% Ist Divid 14.4.41 16.4.41 Johan 75% Final 12.4.41 19.4.41 Kent 5% L.T. 30.4.41 Kuala Lumpur Is. AC. 24.4.41 Mural 40% Int, 7.4.41 10.4.41 Pengkalen Ord Pref 6d. L.T. 19.4.41 Renong Tin 125% Final So. Tronoh 75% Int. L.T
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    BOUSTEAD & CO., LIMITED
    183 8 BOUSTEAD CO., LIMITED Rubber Sales Report Penang. April 2. During the week the market has remained quiet but steady and the local market closed yesterday at 38 7 8 cents per lb. f.o.b. London also remained unchanged and New York shewed a drop of 1/2 cent (U.S.) per lb. There
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    LARUT AND MATANG SANITARY BOARD
    30 8 A meeting of the Larut and Matang Sanitary Board will be held at the Sanitary Board Office, Taiping on Tuesday April 22, at 10 a.m.
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    PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE
    77 8 New Business In 1940 Exceeds £18.800.000 The directors of the Prudential Assurance Company announce that in the ordinary branch the net new sums assured under policies issued during 1940 exceeded £18,8000,000 compared with £25.046.536 la 1939. These figures include overseas business, Lut do not include group assurance. SCOTTISH
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    U.S. ENTRY INTO LAST WAR
    84 8 .—Reuter Not A Mistake According To Gallup, Poll New York, April 5. To the question, “Do you think it was a mistake for the United States to enter the last war” asked by the Gallup Institute, the public opinion of 43 per cent answered, “No”
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    MONTHLY OUTPUT
    24 8 Outputs for the month of March 1941: Aior Pongsu Amalgamated Estates ***** lbs. Bedong (Malaya) Rubber ***** lbs Temerloh Rubber ***** lbs
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    ROTARY CONFERENCE AT IPOH
    255 8 Full List Of Visiting Delegates Ipoh. As many as 44 visiting delegates will attend the 12th Annual District Conference of 80th District Rotary International, to be held at Ipoh during th. Easter Holidays. This number includes 16 official delegates, five from Singapore, two from Penang, two
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    YUGOSLAVIA HAS ITS "QUISLING"
    88 8 Croat Nationalist Speaks From German Station London, April 7. Yugoslavia has its “Quisling,” namely Dr. Pavelic, Croat Nationalist leader, who in a broadcast yesterday from a so-called “Freedom Station” of tlte terrorist organisation Ustasha, declared “Croatia will fight at the side of the Axis for the
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    MANY BULGARIANS ARRESTED
    91 8 —Reuter. Opposed To War Against Yugoslavia London, Apr. 7 Many arrests oi Bulgarian nationalists opposed to participation in war against Yugoslavia were made at Bourgaz, according to the Istanbul correspondent of the Vichy agency. Italy has declared the whole Mediterranean from the Aegean to the limits of
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    MARKET QUOTATIONS
    122 8 Vesterday’s Close Previously TIN: LONDON “Spot’ £269. 0. U. “Forward” £266. 15. 0 SINGAPORE “Spot” $134.75 $134.50 Business dons Buyers No Sellers Buyers No Sellers PENANG s P ot $134.75 $134.50 RUBBER: LON DON “Spot” 14 I[Bd. “Forward” 14 ljBd. Tone Steady SINGAPORE “Spot” 38 7jBc 38 112
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    HOSPITAL HERO’S COURAGE REWARDED
    121 9 IVTR. W. PENDLE, of Daubeney-ni., Clapton, JE., has been awarded the George Medal for devotion to duty. He was in charge of the boilers at the Hospital for Sick Children, Gt. Ormond-st., London, during a recent air raid, when the building received a direct hit. Working
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    BRITISH UNIFORMS FOR GERMAN INVASION ARMY
    90 9 'Phon,sands of British Army uniforms have been made for the German Army, says Mr. John Cowles, lowa newspaper man. Mr. Cowles, who went to Britain with Mr. Wendell Willkie in January, told the lowa legislature: “Hitler might try to land in England 100.000 parachute
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    ORDNANCE SUPPLIES MADE IN INDIA
    121 9 New Delhi, April 3. The enquiry into the possibility of manufacturing various items of Ordnance supplies, hitherto imported from overseas, is now ending. It has been found that in the main, India can meet these various requirements. A comprehensive card index record of these stores
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    RECORD TASMAN CROSSING
    38 9 The flying-boat Aotearoa flew from Sydney to Auckland recently in the record time of six hours 57 minutes. Her average speed was 193 miles an hour, with a following wind of 40 miles an hour.
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    THE MAILS
    253 9 TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1941 Postage Dates* Time of Destination Letters Postcards Superscription Posting at Penang per oz. each Ordinary Regn. ATR MAUS Tues. Bth inst. Tpoh, K. Lumpur Weames Air Singapore .10 .05 Services 130 p.m 1 p.m EUROPE All destinations 1.30 .65 Air to New York 1.90
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    THE FOOD WE MIGHT EAT
    417 9 “Tbe Nations Larder and the Housewife’s Part Therein.’’ (BeU. 2s. 6d. net.) They Can’t Ration These.” By the Vicomte de Mauduit. (Michael Joseph. ss. net.) ‘’Storing, Preserving, and Pickling.” By Herbert Mace. (Black. 2s. 6d. net.) “What’s Left in the Larder.” By Ambrose Heath. (Nicholson
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    STATE WINDFALL FROM SPORTS
    91 9 London. Duty totalling £92,614 has been paid to the Treasury in respect of the estate of Mr. Albert Egerton Legh Slazenger, chairman of Slazengers, Ltd., manufacturers of sports equipment. Mr. Slazenger, who with his brother was a founder of the firm, left a fortune of £444,263
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    GRATITUDE
    501 9 By The BISHOP OF NORWICH Why is gratitude so rare? It is a very attractive virtue and one easily expressed. It might be expected to be more general, yet it is little shown either to men or to God. In human relationships, perhaps it is held to indicate a
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    GOOD WORK DONE BY TRADE SCHOOL STUDENTS
    178 9 Johore Bahru Work done by the students of the Government Trade School, Johore Bahru, last year, include the erection of three permanent brick buildings consisting of a dormitory for 35 boys, a dining room for 80 boys and a kitchen. This is stated
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    DANCE TEAM WEDDED ABOARD AIRSHIP
    97 9 Members of a double dance act, Alice Low and Samuel Sweet, were married in a small airship at the municipal airport at Rochester. New York State recently. r When the ceremony was due to be held, airport officials said it would have to be cancelled
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      1219 9 TO-DAY shortwave stations BROADCASTING R B C News In English News bulletin. Jo? Questions of the Hour B. B. C. < «as Musical programme. (Local Time) < 705 French tulletin. 8.20 am. 720 English bulletin. Transmission 6 11.20 am. 735 Musical programme. j Transmission 1 1.50 pjn. nos Listening Post.
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    Great Significance Of Soviet-Yugoslav Pact
    699 10 U.S. SUPPORT: ALL MUNITIONS TO BE SENT London, April 7 The Soviet-Yugoslavia Pact is regarded in authoritative circles in London as a most encouraging development. This view is also taken in Washington according to reports received here. Mr. Sumner Welles, Assistant Secretary of State, stated
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    DUTCH BUDGET
    87 10 Reuter. Huge Sums For Forces In Britain London, April 5. The Dutch Budget signed by Queen Wilhtehninia. today provides 2(irge sums for the Army, Navy and Air Force now operating in this country. Ninety per cent, amounting to 62 million guilders being spent on defence. The Budget does
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    YUGOSLAV SHIPS
    42 10 Ready To Carry Supplies To Mediterranean New York, Apr. 7 Captains of Yugoslav ships totalling 200,000 tons declared their readiness to carry supplies to the Mediterranean and to the Adriatic. A thousand Yugoslavs io America haze already volunteered to fight.
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    Hitler Will Lose War By Balkan Campaign
    1191 10 U.S. PUBLIC OPINION FAVOUR ACTIVE AID FOR YUGOSLAVIA Prediction Of Despatch Of American Troops New York, April 7 The general tone of the United States press and wireless comment on the German attacks on Yugoslavia and Greece is one of optimism regarding the
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    MATSUOKA’S STAY OF 4 DAYS IN MOSCOW
    56 10 —Reuter. Moscow, Apr. 7 Mr. Matsuoka, Japanese Foreign Minister, who left Berlin on Sunday evening after seeing Hitler and Von Ribbentrop ar- rived here at 11.20 a.m. today. Mr. Matsuoka is staying for four days before proceeding for home. M. Molotov is receiving
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    Chinese Victory In North Kiangsi
    177 10 r. —Reuter. SOUTHWARD MOVE TRUSTRATED Chungking, April 7. The recent Chinese victory in North Kiangsi should give great encouragement to the Anglo-American, staff conversations at Manila, declares the official "Central Daily News." The Japanese recently launched a drive in North Kiangsi aimed primarily at enabling
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    WIDESPREAD NAZI RAIDS ON GREEK TOWNS
    317 10 .—Reuter. Three Enemy Planes Brought Down Athens, Apr. 7 Widespread German air raids on towns and villages in Greece are announced in a communique which states that three German planes were shot down in attacks on these areas. Some casualties were caused among the
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    SHARP AIR ACTIVITY OVER W. ENGLAND
    122 10 Attack Repelled By Gunfire London, Apr. 6 There was sharp air activity over West England late on Saturday night. The raiders caused some damage and casualties. The attack was repelled by gunfire and it is understood that a raider was brought down in the
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    Italians Might Make ‘Last Show’ At Gondar
    334 10 i.—Reute*. Hot Pursuit Of L Retreating Troops Cairo, Apr. 7 The remnants of retreating Italian forces on the Adowa-Gondar road are being hotly pursued and it is thought this force—believed to be part of the Gondar garrison that reinforced the defenders of Keren—may
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    "WAR WILL BE DECIDED ON PLAINS OF VIENNA"
    592 10 Possibility Of Knockout Of Chief Enemy London, April 7 Reuter’s diplomatic correspondent says that the landing of the B.E.F. in Greece is the biggest development of the war since Dunkirk. It is fraught with possibilities that will open the way to the
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    S’pore Governor's Cup Meeting
    1060 11 acceptances for tomorrow RACE 1 2.30 P.M. PONIES— Class I—Division 3—6 Furlongs n A ROBELUS 5y 9.00 “Kenlaw Stable” Mr. Brittain 0 o SILVER LACE 6y 8.13 Mr. O. H. M. Sturges Hobbs 0 DIANA II 8 n Mr Rawang” H. Sleigh n O 2 FIRST
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    Very Open Racing For Tomorrow
    784 11 NEWCOMERS SHOULD OPEN WINNING ACCOUNT Major Fox's Yule Call And Alanda For Main Events (By Tic-Tac) racing is promised for the second day of the Singapore Governor’s Cup Meeting on Wednesday, and as there are so many newcomers ready to open their winning account, good
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    MALAYAN BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS
    243 11 Order Of Play On Thursday The Fifth All-Malayan Badminton Championships which will be held in Singapore during Easter, will commence on Thursday, April 10. OrCier of play on Thursday April 10 is as follows: MORNING SESSION Play commences at 9.00 a.m. 1. Mens Doubles —Wee Boon Hai
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    MOLLY LEONG CLP GOLF
    46 11 Ipoh. G. W. Firth and H. S. Ong won the Molly Leong’s Cup (Shanghai foursomes golf competition for members of the Perak Turf Club Golf Club) beating Dr. J. Q. Poynton and Chan Tak Hor 1 up in the final played on
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    HOME F.A. WAR CUP
    70 11 Reuter. Draw For Semi-final Round London.. April 7 The draw for the semi-finals of the F.A. War Cup to be played on April 10 resulted as follows: Preston v. Sheffield-United or Newcastle. Tottenham or Arsenal v. Leicester. The ties will be played on the ground of
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    Rose Quilt And Duke Carrington Should Score
    235 12 Gallops By Tomorrow’s Runners RELEASE SHOULD ALSO BE WELL FORWARD (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore. UTALF-PACE gallops formed most of this morning’s work on the second track when the going was soft. Rose Quilt had the better of Sacrifice in a fast three.
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    INTER-STATE CRICKET
    89 12 Selangor’s Team Against S pore The Selangor State cricket team to meet Singapore at Kuala Lumpur on April 12, 13 and 14 will be selected from the players given below, of whom the first 11 will most likely be the side. G. M. Brand (Capt.), F. K. McNamara,
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    Yugoslav Artillery Opens Fire On Albania
    290 12 —REUTER. R.A.F.’s REPLY TO NAZI RAIDS ON BELGRADE CAIRO, APRIL 8. 'T’HE YUGOSLAV RADIO AN NOUNCER SAYS THAT YUGOSLAV ARTILLERY OPENED 1 FIRE ON THE ALBANIA N-YUGOSLAV FRONTIER PRE PARATORY TO AN ATTACK ON ALBANIA. The R.A.F. quickly replied to German air attacks on
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    EASTER AQUATICS AT SINGAPORE
    103 12 17 Penang Swimmers To Travel The following will represent the Chinese Swimming Club, Penang, at the Easter Triangular Meet to be held on April 12 and 13 at the Chinese Swimming Club, Singapore Cheah Soon Lock, Ng Leng Hock, Lim Teong Hai, Kuan Huah Oong. Ong
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    British Hint Of Subsequent Operations At Benghazi
    224 12 Withdrawal Carried Out In Orderly Fashion Cairo, April 8. The British retirement east of Benghazi is being carried out in orderly fashion “with a view to subsequent operations in due course,” declared a British military spokesman today. He added: “We are contacting the
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    Selections By "Eureka"
    49 12 RACE 1: FIRST LADY SILVER LACE RACE 2: TURN OVER DARK ENCOUNTER RACE 3: BAFFLER LORD TOMNODDY RACE 4: LISADIN SPERANZA RACE 5: THE GAMBLE PYMBLE RACE 6: DISTINGUISHED ROSE QUILT RACE 7: IRISH JIG CHILTERN RACE 8: THANKS RELEASE Best Bets: DISTINGUISHED and IRISH JIG.
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    U.S. MASTERS GOLF
    75 12 .—Reuter. i Craig Wood ins With Aggregate Of 280 Atlanta. Georgia, April 7. Craig Wood, with an aggregate of 280 for 72 holes, won the annual Masters Golf Tournament. Byron Nelson was second with 283. Sam Byrd third with 285 and Ben Hogan fourth with 286. Lawson
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    THIRD DAY’S WEIGHTS
    310 12 HORSES—CLASS I—DIV. I—ABOUT 7 FURLONGS DEPOT 9.04 LORD BUG 8.11 NATIONAL 8.11 LOVER’S FATE 8.11 BAY DRAGON 8.08 SNOWY OWL 8.07 FASTSTEP 8.05 SMOKE DREAMS 8.00 JACK DRUCE 8.00 BOOKLAW 7.12 TONROE 7.09 HORSES—CLASS I—DIV. 2—ABOUT 7 FURLONGS KAI TERE 9.00 MEDIATION 8.13 RUMINATION 8.12 MYSTIC MUSIC
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    German Balkans War Aimed At Suez?
    139 12 REUTER. STOCKHOLM, APRIL 8. A SUGGESTION THAT THE GERMAN OFFENSIVE IN THE BALKANS IS ULTIMATELY AIMED AT THE SUEZ CANAL IS MADE BY THE STOCKHOLM TI DNI N G EN’ WHOSE MILITARY CORRESPONDENT SAYS THAT ALTHOUGH THE GERMANS WERE FULLY PREPARED FOR AN ATTACK
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    STOCK EXCHANGE
    75 12 —Reuter. Early Marking Down Of Prices London, Apr. 7 On the Stock Exchange, the extension of the war in the Balkans caused general caution with early marking down of quotations, but a steadier tone and some losses were regained. especially industrials, despite the Budget. Gilt-edged and home rails
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    MARKET PRICES
    48 12 TUESDAY, APRIL 8TIN: Penang $134.50 Business done 50 tons. Singapore $134.50 RUBBER: Penang Spot 38Jc Singapore Spot 38 7,8 c COPRA: Sundried $2.95 buyers Black Pepper Nominal TAPIOCA: Medium $8.20 sellers Fair Seed $7.65 sellers RICE: Rangoon Parooiied No. 1 $9.52 Rangoon Parboiled No. 2 $9.10
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