The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 5 April 1940

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    16 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 16,053. ESTI* 1835 FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1940. cents
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    SPECTACULAR NORTH SEA AIR BATTLE
    339 1 Single Sunderland Routs Six Nazi Bombers One Shot Down And Another Damaged REMAINDER FLEE "A\K the most spectacular air battles that has taken place over the North Sea" is the description applied to a fight m which a single 25-ton Sunderland type flying-boat routed six
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    Attacks On U-Boats
    54 1 Paris, Apr. 4. Sr M- K \l i.erman submarines J.i.. t»reii attacked by the Hriti^h m the last 48 hours, acoor ding tv infurmation reaching French naval circles. It is impossible yet to tiive full if-ult> but it is believed that the .n.iiority of the a' oks
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    British Move To Develop Trade With Neutrals
    133 1 London, Apr. 4. AUXHG company which the Gov- at is to establish is to be the English Commercial Gor- Ltd. capital would be subscribed by Treasury and neutral countries h which it would conduct trade I >c primarily Turkey. Rumania, Bulgaria. Yugoslavia and
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    31 1 Ottawa, Apr. 4. M Mackenzie King, the Canadian PrhN Minister, has announced Mr. Njrman Rogers, the Federal Minister, may go to Eng-••-jnsult with tne British Govni on Canada's war effort. Reuter
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    SOUND OF GUNFIRE HEARD OFF BERGEN
    100 1 Oslo, Apr. 4. THE sound of gunfire was heard throughout yesterday off Bergen and the impression prevails that rather serious fighting had been m progress. The military authorities m a communique issued regarding a German aircraft which was wrecked near Stavanger. states that when
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    43 1 London, Apr. 4. ACCORDING to a report from Can- berra, it is officially announced there that a contraband control system is to be exercised by Commonwealth ports from Apr. 8 m order to relieve pressure on British and French contraband control bases Reuter
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    Tokio & Possible Naval Action Off Japan
    207 1 Tokio Possible Naval Action Off Japan London, Apr. 4. IT is learned m official circles m London that Japan, m informal diplomatic contacts, has expressed the hope that Britain will avoid taking naval action m the neighbourhood of Japanese shores. It is stated m London that Britain lias no intention
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    FEWER UNEMPLOYED IN BRITAIN
    66 1 London, Apr. 4. •THERE were fewer unemployed m Britain last month than at any time for the last ten years. The tota is just over 1,120,000. The number of unemployed is more than 600.000 lower than m March last year and more than 400,000 lower than
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    FURTHER RED DEMANDS ON FINLAND?
    59 1 Stockholm, Apr. 4. ACCORDING to the newspaper Tid- *»> ningen, the U.S.S.R. is demanding from the Finnish delegation demilitarisation of the new frontier and demobilisation of the wartime strength of the army by the summer. Construction of a new Mannerheim Line is forbidden and the
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    STOP PRESS
    73 1 Chungking, Apr. 4. China will be able to put 12,000,006 troops m the. field for a great counteroffensive "when the opportune moment arrives," authoritative Chinese quarters said to-day. It is stated that 4.000.000 already under arms will be reinforced by 8,000.--000 now being trained and who are expected
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    FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR THETIS DISASTER
    296 1 London, Apr. 4. FE report of the tribunal of inquiry into the loss of the submarine Thetis, with the loss of 99 lives, last June, just issued, is generally unable to assign definite reasons for the disaster. It finds that at least six facts In
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    Leaks In Blockade Are Being Stopped
    721 1 "WILL DRAIN GERMANY'S LIFEBLOOD"— PREMIER London, Apr. 4. QNE by one leaks and loopholes m the Allied blockade of Germany were being stopped and as the war went on the strangling effect of the blockade would more and more drain the lifeblood out of
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    Secret Session To Discuss Economic War
    107 1 Secret Session To Discuss Economic War London, Apr. 4. MX. Chamberlain announced m the House of Commons to-day that a secret session would be held on Apr. 11 to discuss the conduct of the economic war. The Prime Minister made the announcement m reply to the Opposition Leader, Mr. C.
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    Germans Taken Prisoner On The Western Front
    127 1 London, Apr. 4 rpHIS morning's French communique reports patrol activity on the Western Front, especially between Blies and the Vosges. Several German patrols were repulsed m the Nied .vtor and several prisoners taken. The official news agency m a war commentary admits that
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    Comment On Reshuffle
    181 1 London. \pr. 4. MORE matured Parliamentary con.ments on the Cabinet changes fall into two sections, states Reuter'g Parliamentary correspondent. One regrets that something more calculated to strike an easily understood note of th«* new drive has not been done, while the other is prepared to give the
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    46 1 Stockholm, Apr. 1. IT is officially announced that the Swedish Government has «*norgetically protested to Germany against the torpedoing of the Swedish .steamers Dalare, Diana and Osmed. The announcements state that all three were torpedoed without previous examination, and the last two without any warning. Reuter
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    63 1 equally, to stand up against v long-drawn-out and wearisome war m which for many months toge*,hei it mi^ht seem impossible for either side to a decisive advantage. "These are the two altcr.iat <\s. and whichever may turn out to be the case I put my faith m the courage and
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    Malay Soldier Committed To Assizes
    145 2 Malay Soldier Committed To Assizes I \TUSOP BIN BIDIN, a young Malay I Sapper who is alleged to have murdered a 16-year-old Hainanese youth, lim Ah Phang, m the Happy World Amusement Park on the night of Feb. 7, was committed to stand h*s trial at the next Singapore Assizes
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    Funeral Of Madame Wee Whye Neo
    977 2 THERE was a large attendance at the funeral of Madame Wee Whye Neo, Imother of Mr. Lee Kirn Puat. at the Lee Choon Guan private burial g a, Upper Serangoon Road, yesterdu. Madame Wee Whye Neo died Lier residence m Balmoral Road on Lunday.
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    LUBRICATING OILS
    57 2 IN the announcement of the authorised Increases m prices of lubricating oils, as issued officially to the Press, there was an error m respect of the Texas Co. (China), Ltd. The permitted increase as m the price of the lubricating oils of this company is 19 m cents
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    CARY GRANT & CAROLE LOMBARD STARRED
    144 2 CARY GRANT CAROLE LOMBARD STARRED 'T'HE most remarkable thing about 1 the RKO-Radio film "In Name Only," which opened at the Alhambra yesterday, is the role of Kay Francis. The top-notch actress who has carried so many portrayals of heroines with her splendid poise and charm, here plays the part
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    STAMP DUTY ON CHEQUES
    107 2 AN official statement issued yesterday states that the stamp duty on I cheques is m most cases compounded for. m that the banks credit Govern- I ment and debit customers' accounts with the amount of the duty. The stamD duty has been increased to 6 cents
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    London Stock Exchange
    263 2 London, Apr. 4. The loiiowing arc to-day's closing middle quotations. Shares are ol £1 denomination unless otherwise stated: Con. Loan 5% 1944-64.. 108 J bunding Loan 4<r<, 1960-90 lOdf* —14 War Loan 3%% *****6 l 16 Com. Union Assce (Units) 7 Prudential Assce 'A* 25% Royal Assce
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    213 2 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES .hrout Juj >un Cone London. r t COMMODITY and Excnange ma as follows with t»rr-, iou.« parenthesis:— RUBBER: Easy. Spot lid 11 May lid 11 --d Jul-Sept 10 1j 16d 11 1 16d ■11 l Lid Oct-Dec 10 13'16d 10 15'16d (10 15 )t.'New York opening p'-irr-s >
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      180 2 Dance Association Of Malaya Formed A DANCE Association of Malaya was formed at a meeting of 80 persons at the Happy World Nite Club last night The meeting decided that the committee should draft the rules of the association. It was stated that the association hoped to produce a magazine,
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      190 2 "If you want to forget the war and war taxes for i| h of hours, take our tip and go to the Capito! to Marx Bros at fhs Circus" ("Morning Tribune* 1 jfesterdftj I 0 A ten.tful of tf trl-gorgeou j* ZJ*/>A xnusicaJ fun I The 3 Had g n§UjtMf^
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      135 2 Post Office Mail List Mails ciose at the General Post Office as follows: TO-DAY Ceylon *J am China sur J ace Hnne Kong surface 5 p.m. ?a?a surface 11.30 am. Philippine Islands surface 5 p.m. Sarikei surface 2 p.m. sibu surface 2 p.m. Sumatra:' Medan surface 10 a.m. TO-MORBOW Aden
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    PRESS ENTHUSIASM OVER CHURCH ILL'S NEW JOB
    620 3 Hoare's Appointment Is Also Welcomed 'MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S GOOD DATS WORK 9 London, Apr. 4. THL Cabinet changes announced m London last night are generally regarded this morning as being a reshuffle rather than reorganization. The one appointment enthusiastically received by certain London newspapers
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    Norway's Overseas Trade
    95 3 Oslo. \pr. 4. NAYS ntftl trade now inringly serves the Brit'sh Isles dtcreasin-iv supplies Germany, now that m the week the East or holidays mere AWited at Bergen for iidt, whereas not one at bound for Germany. 1 quarters point to such facts ndiccting that Norway's ri
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    Political Congress Denounces Wang
    56 3 London. Apr. 4. IPeo| > Political Con--.:u r reports from trie s on military, political .1 flairs during the last ,-hui. the Foreign d Chma's relations Russia, Britain and 1 us of the European 'ance. jter. Dr. H H. Kung. m m regard to Chinas Urn
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    BRITAIN A FUTURE OF FINLAND
    80 3 London. Apr. 4. A House of Commons lfa a I obligations the at now had to mainUU Integrity and polipendence of Finland against Mr R A. Butler said that Government had not commitment towards hat might be immemb rship cf th° ught lnfor.i.dtiur. ■d alliance
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    'SPEECH SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN MADE"
    114 3 London, Apr. 4. COMMENTING o n the Foreign Under-Secretary, Mr. R. A. Butler's reply to questions m the House of Commons regarding the speech of the British Ambassador m Tokio, Sir Robert Craigie, at a meeting of the Japan-British Society, the News Chronicle says
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    MIDDLE EAST C.-IN-C. SEES REYNAUD AGAIN
    72 3 London, Apr. 4. GEN. WEYGAND, commander-in-chief of the Allied lorces m the Middle East, who is now m Paris, last night attended a meeting of the French inner war cabinet at which M. Reynaud, the Prime Minister, presided. The meeting lasted two and a
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    LITVINOV VERY ILL
    21 3 LITVINOV, former Soviet Foreign Commissar, is very seriously ill, according to a Moscow message received m Stockholm.— Reuter
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    Eden's Tribute To Canadian Airmen
    181 3 Eden's Tribute To Canadian Airmen London, Apr. 1. Vi U Antnon > Eden, the Domi- nions Secretary, flew to an air station m south-west England to-day and inspected the first Royal Canadian air force squadron to be sent to this country after recruitment and training m Canada for overseas serviceMr.
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    Pilot's "Running Commentary" On Air Battle
    143 3 London. Apr. 4. •THE British Spitfire which shot down a Heinkel off the east coast yesterday afternoon later caught fire and came down m the sea. This is the first British plane lost m raids over our coasts since the war began. The German
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    Stricter Control Of Aliens In Britain
    82 3 London, Apr. 4. ALIENS m Britain's eight protected areas are not to continue to live there without the written permission of their chief constables, according to text of the Aliens (Protected Areas l Order issued last night. This order com2s into torce on Apr.
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    ITALIAN INTERESTS AND ROADS IN CHINA CITIES
    68 3 Tokio, Apr. 1. ITALIAN interests have mapped oilt plans concerning road construction m Peiping and Tientsin and a city traffic programme for Shanghai which submitted to the Chinese and Japanese authorities m China, according to the newspaper Asahi Shimbun. The newspaper says that
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    SELANGOR-SINGAPORE DANCE COMPETITION
    110 3 PtE four-day professional dance competition between Selangor and Singapore held at the Happy World concluded last night resulted m Selangor winning by three dances to one. Singapore won the quick-step, but the honours for the slow foxtrot, waltz and tango went to Selangor. LJm Hock Guan. captain
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    FALSE GERMAN CLAIMS
    177 3 London, Apr. 4. REUTER learns at the Admiralty that there Is no truth whatsoever m the German High Command claim la have damaged a destroyer, three patrol boats and one merchantman yesterday. As stated m an Admiralty communique last night, aircraft which attacked a British convoy were
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    Nazis' 4-Year Plan For Poland
    213 3 Nazis' 4- Year Plan For Poland London, Apr. 4. THE existence of a German four-year plan for the systematic exploitation of Poland was revealed last night by the Polish Government Press Bureau m Paris, which published the text of instructions given to Nazi leaders and German authorities m Poland. The
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    SCRAP FOR HITLER'S BIRTHDAY
    90 3 Amsterdam, Apr. 4. THE Nazi drive to collect scrap meta for Hitler's fifty-first birthday on April 20 is being pursued with fanatical fervour m Germany. Every day the newspapers suggest new sources of supply and the people are being asked to give up ancient medals. Sportsmen
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    CANADIANS TO MOUNT GUARD AT PALACE
    71 3 London, Apr. 4. CANADIANS will mount guard at Buckingham Palace and St. James" Palace for eight days this month. One guard will be composed of men from the French Canadian regiment recruited from Quebec province. This is the first time that troops of the
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    Earl Of Athlone Governor Of Canada
    130 3 Earl Of Athlone Governor Of Canada London, Apr. 4. THE appointment of the Earl of Athlone as Governor-General of Canada is warmly welcomed by the Canadian Press and public to-day This will be his second Governorgeneralship. He was an extremely popular Governor-General of South Africa from 1923 to 1930. This
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    N.Z. PREMIER AS LEADER OF LABOUR PARTY
    94 3 Wellington, Apr. 4. A LABOUR caucus by a large majority elected the new Prime Minister, Mr. P. Fraser, leader of the Labour party. An election was necessitated by the death of Mr. M. J. Savage, former Premier. No Deputy leader was chosen. The
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    CHUNGKING MOVE TO CHECK HOARDING
    56 3 Tw Chungking:, Apr. 4. THE efforts of the Chinese Govern- ment to check hoarding and profiteering m daily necessities are indicated m an announcement by the Chinese Bankers' Association. Following "Instructions from tiie Ministry of Finance, the bankers have announced that no loans will be
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    The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1940. Cabinet Changes
    581 4 The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1940. Cabinet Changes It is not easy to find precise reasons for the elaborate reshuffling of the Cabinet announced yesterday. The men who are to-day at the helm of affairs are the same as before the Cabinet changes, and the only possible assumption
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    A City Of Contrasts And Similarities
    1128 4  -  George Edinger London--! 914-1918 By I ONDON has assumed its war-time face, and it is not as different from its usual face as some Londoners, feared. Many of the more exciting features that appeared m the streets last autumn have vanished. Others have been
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    Islam Makes Common Cause With The Allies
    848 4 Islam Makes Common Cause With The Allies By A CORRESPONDENT CHEIKH Mahmoud Aboul Oyoun, Rector of the Azharist Institute m Alexandria, m an interview given to a representative of La Bourse Egyptienne summarised the attitude of Islam to the present struggle between the Western Democracies and Nazi Germany. Taking his
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    Gifts Of Clothing From Malaya
    122 4 AAALAYAN donor> the men of the fighting and for thtir lamilks. are how greatly their gifts an elated. Consignments of knitted sent to England and, throu^i. E. Cator, Malayan Agent In 1 issued to the Army Con if* r have been especially vrelcon letter from
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      189 4 To moAe a proper GIMLET but the LIME f%#%^ClP JUICE must be KUejt ■BE9D93E9BiiIBK3Hi^B CATHAY CAFE "W7iere Everybody Goes" ESTELLE COWAN />.•*.•«* THIS WEEKS PROGRAMME FLORENCE CHAPPEL. Soft Shoe Rhythm UiURELL GAINES Tango Dureve LUCILLE NICHOLSON. 1 DOLORES DEE "Oh That Strut" THE TAYLEURS "The Savoy" COWAN BAILEY Songs Songs
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    STRAITS STEAMSHIP CHAIRMAN ON POST-WAR PERIOD
    887 5 STRAITS STEAMSHIP CHAIRMAN ON POST- W A R PERIOD "Must Protect Ourselves Beforehand" HIGH FREIGHTS NOW GO TO FOREIGN VESSELS "11/ K must hope for sympathetic treatment from the authorities concerned m assessing local conditions and o>ts m their proper perspective when the question of remuneration for services rendered is
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    Singapore Pole In "Viewpoints " Series
    83 5 Singapore Pole In "Viewpoints Series A POLISH resident of Singapore, Mr. J. Z. Orski, will broadcast from the Singapore station at 7.30 this evening m the series "The War from Various Viewpoints." The subject of his talk will be "Germany's Thrust To The East," and Mr. Orski will relate how
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    Malayan Given High Post In Br. Honduras
    192 5 A FTER only 11 years m the Malayan Civil Service. Mr. Roland Evelyn Turnbull has been appointed Colonial Secretary, British Honduras. He will be leaving towards the end of this month to take up his new office. Thirty-nve years of age, Mr. Turnbull
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    SHIPS' COOKS ON CURRENCY CHARGE
    95 5 A LLEGED to hav e imported 17,900 Japanese yen into the Colony, not having a licence from the Colonial Secretary, two Teochews, Tang Choon Keng, 32, and Koh Van Siow, 38, claimed trial when charged m the Singapore third police court yesterday. The accused were
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    AMERICAN ON TOUR
    84 5 ON a six months' tour of the Pacific, Mr. George M. Martin, an American businessman, arrived here from Sydney by X.L.M. plane yesterday. He left Chicago, where he runs a financial campaign for welfare organization, on Jan. 13 and has been travelling ever since, visiting Bali and
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    GAMING HOUSE CHARGE
    51 5 LEE CHOON ENG was yesterday charged m the Singapore fifth court that he "being the occupier of the Great World Park permitted the place to be used as a common gaming house." He was represented by Dr. C. H. Withers-Payne. The case was postponed a week for
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    Financing Of St. Andrew's Hospitals
    597 5 Financing Of St. Andrew's Hospitals MORE SUPPORT REQUESTED "|T is depressing to study the treasurer's diagnosis of poverty and under-nourishment m connection with the financial resources of the two hospitals and to learn than unless there is an improvement m their condition, these hospitals will have to put themselves to
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    JOHORE FAREWELL TO SIR SHENTON THOMAS
    97 5 •pHE Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas, and Lady Thomas, were guests of honour at a lunch given m Johore, yesterday by the Regent of Johore, the Tungku Mahkota. Johore Government officials and unofficials were guests at the lunch, at which Sir Shenton and Lady Thomas
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    Acquittal On Bribe Charge
    207 5 MAGISTRATE AND CORRUPTION LAW "I FEEL that ;i direction :n the Court on a point of 1-tw is necessary, and m acquitting the accused I would state that I am sending up this case to the High Court, undor Section 317 of the Criminal Procedure Code,
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    LOCOMOTIVE WHEELS GO OFF TRACK
    78 5 From Our Own Correspondent) lpoh, Apr. 4TPHE MAIL TRAIN ;rom Kuala Lum- pur was delayed last night through a mishap at Behrang station train arrived at lpoh two hMS n .md schedule. While it wa& approaching B< i station the front wheels ol the went
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    Malay, Aged 70, To Make His First Flight
    133 5 Malay, Aged 70, To Make His First Flight AS interesting sidelight on the inauguration of the air service bet—en Penang and Kota Bharu on Wednesday, is that on Apr. 12 a 70--year-old Malay of Kelantan, who has r been up In a plane before, will a health flight to Penang.
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    NEW WORLD PARK "OCCUPIER" CHARGED
    61 5 A CHINESE, Cms Peng Hock, was yesterday charged m the Singapore >jrt that he "on Mar. 5, being upier of the New World Amuse-i'ar.-c, Jalan Besar. permitted the c to be used as a common gaming Peng Kock. uho ffM not present m represented by
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    CHINESE WORSHIP THEIR ANCESTORS TO-DAY
    289 5 '"THE Chinese dead will be remembered to-day, when cemeteries all over Malaya will be visited by men, women and children who will worship at the graves of their departed relatives. The day is known as Cheng Beng, and m front of tombs will be placed
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    German Army Would Be Broken In France
    320 5 JAPANESE CORRESPONDENT ON ALLIED STRENGTH JHE British Navy is far too superior to that of Germany*, and m consequence Germany will always avoid an engagement on the high seas, observed Mr. Yoshinori Maeda, 34-year-old special correspondent of the newspaper Tokio A sah i,
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      134 5 OPENING OF FLOWER SHOW TO-DAY FLOWERS are grouped In attractive array m the Victoria Memorial Hall 'he Singapore Flower Show, which be opened this afternoon by the -mor. Sir Shenton Thomas, himself a keen horticulturist. predominant feature m this v will be the exhibition of which is comprehensive m ;:cative
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    SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES Fraser And Co's List
    1292 6 SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES Fraser And Co's List THURSDAY, APR. 4, 1940: 5 P.M. MINING Bayers Sellers Ampat Tin (4s) 4s 10', id 5s 3d Austral Amal. (5s) 5s 9d 6s 3d Austral Malay 35s 37s Ayer Hitam 21s 22s Ayer Weng -63 .67 Bangrin Tin 21s 22s Batu
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    THE SINGAPORE C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    122 6 DAILY PRICES CURRENT Apr. 4, 1940: 12 O'clock Noon Buyers Sellers No. IX R.S.S. Spot loose.. 35 7 i 36*4 No. IX R.S.S. F. 0.8. m cases April 36% 37^ G.P.A.Q. R. 5.3. P. 0.8. m bales April 15 3554 P.A.Q. R.S.S. P.
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      123 6 Law Notice For The Day Before the I hief Justice, the Honourable Sir rercy Mctiwaine m court No. 1 at 11 a.ra.: Bankruptcy. Before the Honourable Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell m Cou.ti No. 4 at 11 a.m.: Summonses-in-Chambers, Originating Summonses and Judgment Summons. Before the Honourable Mr. Justice Pedlow m
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      453 7 P.&O. and BRITISH INDIA LINES ♦INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) P. 6c O. S. N. COS SAILINGS. The best possible services are being maintained by the P. 0. S. N. Company to their usual ports of call except ports m Japan. Passengers are requested to register the!* requirements, but under present circumstances
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      373 7 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated m bM.S.) TELEPHONE: Freight 5433. Passat* SUI |||tajAN PACf fIC keguiar service from the Orient to Vancouver by GIANT EMPRESSES— Across Canada through the Canadian Rockies Lake Louise Banff. Trans-Atlantic by "EMPRESS" "DUCHESS" or "MONT" steamers to the United Kingdom. All under one management. I- *»f
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      517 7 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE. Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom and United States of America. Dates are not guaranteed, all cargo bookings subject to Conference War Clauses. WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE CHEAPEST FARE Regular Services to Fre mantle (Perth) via Java by first class passenger
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    YESTERDAY'S TENNIS AT THE CLUBS
    312 8 F» A PAT-BALL same of tennis on the S.CC. courts yesterday, Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Smith beat C. C. Webster and Miss Innes m three sets 6-2, 6— B. 6—2. In a mixed doubles lit. The winners were the more experienced and st?adle* pair,
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    WEEK-END EVENTS AT YACHT CLUB
    131 8 'TO- DAY a i the Royal Singapore Yacht Club, there will be the usual races for all classes at 5.23 p.m. To-morrow the **B" class will sail the second race for the Santry Challenge Cup 'Women \s race>. starting at 4.30 p.m. On Sunday there
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    Segamat & District Soccer Meeting
    147 8 Segamat District Soccer Meeting »Fro r xi Our Own Correspondent > Segamat. Apr. 2. THE annual general meeting of the Sigamat and District Football As.sixiation was held at the Segamat Club yesterday with Mr. K. G. A. Dchoo, assistant British Adviser for the district m the chair. The annual report
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    LAD FOOTERS A. PARTY
    62 8 THE following will represent the Lad Fjoters Athletic Party against the Oversea Chinese Bank Sports Club m a iriendly soccer match to-morrow at Palmer Road at 5.15 p.m.: Peng Kcng Kai Teck. Julian Law, Chin Nen. Ah John Ah Bah. Ah Yuik, Sum Wing Swee Hock
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    IA. CRICKET TEAMS
    137 8 THE following will represent the Indian Association against the Indian Army Officers at cricket tomorrow at 2 p.m. on the Association ground Choor Singh (capt.); H. C. Sandosham, B. S. Varma, Tharam Singh, Wazir Singh, Dharmaraj, Retnasamy, Bhatri, Ram Piara, Mewa Singh, Sarmukh Singh. Reserve: Nadarajah. Indian
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    A Close Shave
    35 8 picture. The S.C.C. gozl has a close shave m Wednesday's first division sooner match at the stadium, m which th* Loyals beat the Cricket Club by five goals to two Free Press
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    WEIGHTS FOR FOUR RACES ON THIRD DAY
    207 8 WLICiHIS for for* races on Saturday. Apr. 13. the third day of the Singapore Turf Club's summer meeting, are II rses Class 3 Div. I 7 furs. Gold' n Blazo 9.00 Greypion 8.03 Wlrklow Bay 8.12 July the Seventh. 8.02 Ecu-ram 8.10 Sacrifice
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    New Horses Of Merit To Have First Runs Here At Singapore Meeting
    690 8 XXEARING^out a statement m the recently published report on Malayan racing during the last year by Mr. R. T. G. Arthur, the stipendiary steward to the Straits Racing Association, to the effect that more and better horses were
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    CHINESE MOVE UP WITH TWO-NIL WIN
    451 8 Manchesters Beaten In First Division Soccer Chinese 2, Manchesters 0. TAKING full points from the Manchesters with a two— nil victory m a first division league fixture at the stadium yesterday, the Chinese moved up to second place m the table. The Cup champions
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    S.C.R.C. CRICKET TEAMS FOR WEEK-END
    138 8 THE following are S.C.R.C. c teams this week-end: Against A.C.S. Old Boys at S.C.R.C. at 2 p.m. to-morrow: Eu Cheow Chye, Chia Keng Hock. Chua Boon Yew, Chiem Cheong Woo, Kam Gim Lock, Anthony Llm, Alex Tan, Tan Liang Chia, Chua Hock Seng, Evan Wong
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    HOME FOOTBALL RESULTS
    70 8 London, Apr. 4. Yesterday's football games resulted: SOUTH A Southend 0, Arsenal 5. SOUTH D Bournemouth 1. Queen's P. R. 0. WESTERN Everton 7, Stcckport 0. SCOTTISH WESTERN Albion 2, St.*Mirren 1. Hamilton 5, Celtic 0. Morton 4, Ayr 1. SCOTTISH EASTERN Arbrcath 5, King s Park
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    NAVY WIN RESERVE DIVISION GAME
    28 8 PLAYING at Changi yesterday m the reserve division of the league, the Royal Navy beat the Fortress R.E. by three goals to one.
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    Far East Trophy Shoot Results
    114 8 SINGAPORE met with su« c- n »3 the recent Far East Tr<pj,shooting match, gaining first pi,,* m the open sights and a ItMM n the pe«p si£"tr. m the first Jn stance Hontktnjr uas se <n u m the second Hrnfkong was ti r >i
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    Grand National Probables
    108 8 ilun THE following art the Grand N al probables and riders at to-day. Royal Danieli < Moore Pr,;< (Owen>; Dunhill Castle v Rockquiila (Carey); Red Eagio (El< Dcminicks Cross Mitchell B Hawk (Rimell); Kilstar (Archiba Away (Muir> Macmoffatt Miland < Danny Morgans Veutun Knight (Tweedie*: Litigant (BL
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    LATEST CALL-OVER
    55 8 The latest Grand National ca.iov 7—2 Kilstar; 10—1 The Pro!> 12 1 Macmoffat and Royal D 100 8 Milano taken and offered: 100 SymaethLs offered: 100 6 81 Duke taken and ottered; 100— 0 quilla; 20—1 Black Hawk; 25 1: Takvor Pacha and Under Bid: 28-1 kar offered:
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    NATIONAL SWEEPSTAKE DRAW AT S.C.C
    42 8 I*HE Singapore Cricket Ch b> National sweepstake will bo draw.. at the clubhouse to-day at 7 p.m A* 9 20 p.m. the race will be broad. the club, and the club will < 10 p.m gh hgfhgfh fh
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      45 8 To-day's Sports Events SOCCER: First division, Royal Navy vs. S.R.C., Stadium; 8.H.L., Harper, Gilfillan vs. Oversea Chinese Bank, Farrer Park; Guthries vs. Wearnes, S.H.B. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank vs. Uniteers, J.C.S.A. Cricket: V.M.C.A. Juniors R.A. Changi, Prince Edward Road. Tennis: S.C.C.. S.R.C., and S.CR.C. tournaments.
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