The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 22 April 1940

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    20 1 LATE SINGAPORE ED9TIO!! The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 16,067. KSTIi 1835 MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1940. 5 CENTS
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    R.A.F. BOMB NAZI BASE IN DENMARK
    302 1 Considerable Damage As Planes Swoop Low Start Several Fires FRESH HEAVY ATTACKS ON AERODROMES IN NORWAY DOYAL Air Force bombers on Saturday night made a successful attack on the aerodrome at Aalborg, m northern Denmark, which the Germans are believed to have been using
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    Pacific Status Quo & Singapore Base
    124 1 Pacific Status Quo Singapore Base London, Apr. 21. diplomatic 3 that m in\s felt to fear the Pacific being authoritative hat there is assume that a Nether.- I b»- imminent or d should b^ m.- ne tame Holland nee shall be deI Ta>k For Japan r respondent i r.ds Indies
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    JAPANESE KNVOY SEES CORDELL HULL
    43 1 VV vthingtou, Apr. 21. Ambassador, Mr. 3 rday explained to Hull US. Secretary of ie toward possible the Netherlands I ieaving. stated we and the United Mtn virtually m both like Holland, liotLi i maintain the status Reuter
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    LUCKNOW CURFEW AFTER MOSLEM CLASHES
    23 1 f. tit- know. Apr. 21. iforced here and ng the streets clashes between .:i which three njured. Reuter
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    STOP PRESS
    18 1 "Unkholm. Apr. 21. P'onukmfi) reports here state thr British troops have «P«ur^d H A mar- Reuter
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    Air Battle Off S.-E. Coast
    127 1 London, Apr. 21. rl> heaviest firinf since the beginning of the war shook houses on the south-east coast last night and HAY fighters went out to engage attacking planes at sea. The attack began shortly after 8 pan. People rushed on to the sea front
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    SWEDES FIRE ON THREE GERMAN PLANES
    42 1 Stockholm. Apr. 21. IT IS OFFICIALLY announced that Swedish anti-aircraft guns opened fire on three German planes flying over south-western Sweden yesterday. One machine is believed to have come down m the sea off Gothenburg. Reuter
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    MEXICO'S OIL DEAL WITH JAPAN
    45 1 Mexico City, Apr. ZL r? IS reported that Mexico has closed another deal with Japan, agreeing to sell her $3,000,000 worth of petroleum. It is stated that the sum of $100,000 has already been oaid as a cash deposit.- Reuter
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    Submarine's Triumphant Return
    101 1 Submarine's Triumphant Return London, Apr. 21. AFTER negotiating the minefields m the Skagerrak and torpedoing the cruiser Karlsruhe, which was carrying 571 men, the British submarine Truant has returned triumphantly to its home base. In one of the most remarkable exploits of the war the Truant had slowly to worm
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    33 1 Tokio, Apr. 21. THE Domel (Japanese) news agency reports that six Japanese fishing boats have been seized by Soviet patrol ships during the past ten days off the Maritime Province of Siberia. Reuter
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    SWISS C.-IN-C. ON DANGERS FROM WITHIN COUNTRY
    123 1 THE commander-m-ehief of the Swiss army, speaking In Berne yesterday, said that Switzerland intended to remain master m her own house. For that, no sacrifice would be too great. "We are free, and we shall remain free," he said, adding that Switzerland was
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    Allied & Nazi Troops In Clash?
    492 1 Allied Nazi Troops In Clash? BRITISH FORCE IN KEY POSITION Stockholm, Apr. M. riGHTING is reported to have occurred at Namsos between the German and Allied forces. It is understood that the Germans have dropped a number of troops by parachute. This difficult operation is believed to have been undertaken
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    9 Nazi Planes Shot Down
    370 1 •"PHE news that nine German planes have been shot down and two German transports torpedoed, was given m official communiques issued over the week-end. A communique from the headquarters of the R.A.F. m France describes several fights on Saturday with German planes. It says: "One
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    'Confident Germans Will Victoriously Stand Test'
    100 1 'Confident Germans Will Victoriously Stand Test London. Apr. 21. ATtORUING to the Ge r m a n official wireless Signor Mussolini has sent the following birthday message to Hitler "Fully confident that the German people will victoriously stand the Kreat lest they are undergoing:, I should like to send yeu
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    Fresh Outburst Against The Democracies
    179 1 Milan. Apr. 21. •"■""HE semi-official Relazzioni Inter- nazzionale, dealing with the "An-glo-French attempt to drag neutrals Into the conflict," says that the Italian people have no illusions and will not allow themselves to be taken unawares. It says events will be awaited calmly and faced
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    WIVES AND FAMILIES OF NAVAL MEN ABROAD
    74 1 Restriction On Oversea> Travel Modified London, Apr. 21. "FHE ADMIRALTY announces its decision to modify the restriction on overseas travel of wives and families of civilian naval personnel serving abroad and resume the grant of Government passages for wives and families subject to
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    Malayan 'Pines' And British Fruit Control
    122 2 Malayan 'Pines' And British Fruit Control 'THE sudden application of control to canned fruit imports m Britain is commented on by the London correspondent of the Malay Mail. rrom the beginning of this month, he states, the Ministry of Food is the sole buyer of all canned fruit imported Into
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    THE MONEY MARKET
    82 2 London, Apr. 21. rtlie money market war loan and Treasury bills payments were responsible for an active turnover during the weeic but ail requirements vere easily met at current rates. The market only received 31 per cent, of Its requirements of Treasury Bills, compared with 52 per
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    EXCAVATION OF HAN TOMBS
    118 2 Chungking, Apr. 20. FOUR red clay figures are among the things unearthed on the sixth day of the excavation of the Han tombs on the north bank of the Kialing River opposite Chungking. A three-foot iron sword and some pottery were also found. The excavations of
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    Heavy Fighting In South Shansi
    93 2 Chungking, Apr. 21. KEAVY fighting is said to be in progress in the area north of Maotsintu, on the north bank of the Yellow River in south Shansi. Assisted by artil- lery and aerial bombardments, a strong Japanese column is reporLed to have launched an
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    39 2 MARIE NE V the Shakespearen actress who is now holidaying m this country and is to give a recital at the Victoria Theatre to-morrow, is here seen m the British film "Jamaica bui," shown here recently, with Leslie Banks.
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    Kedah's First Padi Show Draws Crowds
    253 2 Kedah's First Padi Show Draws Crowds 600 ENTRANTS FROM STATE Alor Star. KEDAH'S first padi exhibition was declared open by the Regent of Kedah. A competition was started m the previous Mohammedan year with a view to encouraging the planting of selected varieties of pudi which had previously been supplied
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    ORCHID HYBRIDS IN MALAYA
    280 2 *T*HE production ot orchid hybrids m Singapore and m Java began just over ten years ago, records Mr. R. E. Holttuin,. Director of Gardens, m an article on- ''Orchid Hybrids m Malaya" m the M.A.H.A. Magazine. But the very first orchid hybrid was produced elsewhere m
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    Japanese Reopen Pearl River
    81 2 Canton, Apr. 21. THE Pearl River was reopened to 1 foreign trade yesterday by the Japanese "so far as military operations will not be hampered." The Canton Foreign Chamber of Commerce, in a statement, says that before the value of the step can be accurately determined,
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    Local Chinese Lunch With Gen. Chiang
    233 2 Chungking, Apr. 20. THE members of the South Seas Comfort Mission were received yesterday afternoon by the War Minister, General Ho Ying-chin, and the Vice-President of the Executive Yuan. Dr. H. H. Kung. They spent the evening m discussing for c 1 g n
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    THE "HUNCHBACK" WITH CHARLES LAUGHTON
    167 2 GROTESQUE m his make-up, achieved with a sponge-rubber cheek, false eye and a hump. Charles Laughton, m the title role of R.K.O.'s stirring adaptation of Victor Hugo's classic tale, 'The Hunchback of Notre D.imc," which had a midnight premiere at the Alhambra on Saturday makes
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    BANISHEE "FOUND OUT" AFTER 32 YEARS
    168 2 (Prom Our Own Correspondent > Muar, Apr. 20. YAP Ah Lak alias Chua Chiow was sentenced to six months' rigorous imprisonment by Mr Justice L. V. J. Laville at a special sitting of the Muar Assizes, when he pleaded guilty to a charge of
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    SINGAPORE MEMBERSHIP OF A.A.M. GROWING
    146 2 THE steady growth m the member- ship of the Singapore Branch of the Automobile Association of Malaya is shown m the 1939 report of the branch. At the end of the year the membership was 3,241. Previous figures were: 1934 795, 1935 1,184, 1936 1,743,
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    64 2 IN addition to Bentley's Complete Phrase. Bentley's Second Phrase, A B.C. Sixth Edition and Paterson'.s Third Edition, the following telegraphic codes can be used from to-day, says a Colonj Gazette notification: Acme Commodities and Phrase Code, Lombard Shipping Code. New Standard Three Letter Code and New Standard Half-Word Code. This
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    35 2 Reporting an output of 22.56 plculs for March, Harper. Gilflllan and Co., Ltd., secretaries for Hitam Tin, Ltd., state that the low output was due to drought and consequent lack of water for mining purpose.*
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    "Stern & Bitter War" Warns War Secretary
    81 3 "Stern Bitter War" Warns War Secretary London. Apr. 21. STANLEY, the War y[ broadcasting last •During the last few front has presented I i led by German part c? a settled against peaceful and Air Force I more than v, v the Army i part. i rtcra and v rd
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    Soviet Denial Of Japanese Reports
    42 3 Hi m oh. Apr. 21. j be USSR.. J ids i ret* m merit with re denied m a -hi such re--111 US I ritoat] n m an who is seeking i 5.5. R. and not Reuter
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    GERMAN BOMBER LANDS IN SWITZERLAND
    19 3 IWnr Apr. St a Basle n Lumbering four. heit way. :id the d.- Reuter
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    18 3 1 Ifentmkab Rub- credit v ended rtU rpfomniend a per cent, < making ar> at the anLn Singapore next
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    "Allied Operations In Norway Proceeding According To Plan"
    401 3 WHY FULL DETAILS ARE KEPT FROM THE PUBLIC JHE War Office announced late on Saturday afternoon: "Operations m Norway are proceeding according to plan. French troops have landed m Norway and on Apr. 19 the Allied forces occupied certain points of vantage."
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    Speed-Up In French Naval Building
    65 3 Paris, Apr. 21. EMPHASISING the successful speed-up m naval construction M Campinchi, the Navy Minister, interviewed by Le Journal to-day. said: Two 35.000-ton battleships, the Richelieu and Jean Bart, will be ready for service shortly. We ffkined ten months on the nor mal construction time
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    Four Planes In Dogfight Over Belgium
    148 3 Four Planes In Dogfight Over Belgium BniNsels. Apr. "M. ACOiAiUNIQUE issued by the Ministry of National Defence says that several foreign planes flew over Belgian territory yesterday morning. Some wer: identified as French and si, me a~s German. Belgian anti- ;raft batteries and fighter planes went into actionOver the Faliseul
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    GERMAN INTERNEES BARE BROADCAST LIE
    54 3 London, Apr. 21. NINE Germans interned m Tanganyika at the outbreak of war and now on parole have signed a letter to the Governor denying Nazi broadcast allegations that they were illtreated and even beaten while m camp, and expressing appreciation of the treatment by
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    B.B. C. Helps Keep Up Spirits OfNorwegians
    85 3 London, Apr. 21. ACCORDING to the head of the Norwegian broadcasting corporation now m Stockholm, there is no doubt but that the 8.8.C., m its Norwegian broadcasts, is playing a great part m keeping up the spirits of the Norwegian people which, he
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    NO ABUNDANCE OF METALS IN NORWAY FOR REICH
    298 3 London, Apr. 21. TTHE weekly journal Economist discusses what Germany might be expected to gain m the way of metals by establishing control of Norway. It writes: "Contrary to the general impression, Norway is not particularly rich m metallic minerals. With no
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    Ll.-G. Is Ready To Take Office Again
    149 3 London. Apr. 21. JIIR. Lloyd George last night gave 111 what looked like a veiled answer to the question of whether he would take oTice again if it were offered him. Speaking at a meeting at Caernarvon to celebrate his 50 years as
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    Nazis Seriously Hampered In Oslo Area
    270 3 Nazis Seriously Hampered In Oslo Area London, Apr. 21. IT is necessary to read between the 1 lines, according to informed circles here, to realise the full meaning of two German High Command proclamation issued m Oslo to the Norwegian people. The first proclamation, mentioning complaints that Norwegians driving German
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    SOVIET SEEKS TRADE TALKS WITH BRITAIN
    84 3 RUSSIA has asked Britain to resume the trade talks which were broken off when the Russians invaded Finland and the British reply has been communicated by Lord Halifax, the Foreign Secretary, to M. Maisky, Russian Ambassador m London. The reply was that Britain is
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    Rumania And U.S.S.R. Draw Closer
    166 3 Rumania And U.S.S.R. Draw Closer Bucharest, Apr. 21. "THERE are many indications that relations between Rumania and the U.S.S.R. are leading m the direction of understanding rather than rupture. The first signs lie m the economic field, where it seems likely that negotiations are about to be^in between Yugoslavia and
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    ITALO-RUSSO-GERMAN AGREEMENT PLAN?
    56 3 Amsterdam, Apr. 21. TT IS REPORTED that the Soviet AmA bassador to Germany has returned to Berlin. His return has revived the expectation of an Italo-Rus.so-German agreement. He is reported to have taken a detailed memorandum for von Ribbentrop, German Foreign Minister, m which all matters relating
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    U.S. PARTICIPATING IN ROME WORLD EXHIBITION
    92 3 Milan Apr. 21. T*HE announcement that the United States Senate has approved a credit of $2,000,000 for participation of the United States m the Rome world exhibition m 1942 was made by the American Ambassador. Mr. William Phillips who, addressing the annual meeting of
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    ITALIAN PORTS EXPECT TRAFFIC BOOM
    78 3 Rome, Apr. 21. r ALLAN ports are expecting a considerable increase m traffic as a result of the new situation In the North Sea and the Baltic. Belgian, Dutch and Swedish lines are expected from May 1 to make Genoa the starting point for services
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    HEAVIER ARTILLERY FIRE ON WESTERN FRONT
    50 3 A COMMUNIQUE issued m Paris yesterday states that during the night several enemy raids were repulsed. At the centre of the front stretching from the Moselle to the Rhine French and German artillery fire was more intense and heavier than on previous days.- Reuter
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    17 3 London, Apr. 21. THE death has occurred of Mr. Alfred Cort Haddon, the scientist, aged 84.- Reuter
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    Roosevelt Hits Out At His Opponents
    108 3 Roosevelt Hits Out At His Opponents U.S. NOT GOING INTO THE WAR, HE SAYS Warm Springs, Georgia. Apr. 21. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, m a poli- tical talk last night, attacked the Republican opposition lor its assertions that the present administration was 'deliberately trying to put th»» nation into the war" Addressing
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    BRITISH REQUEST OVER DANISH SHIPS REJECTED
    61 3 New York, Apr. 21. 'THE Danish Shipping Committee here has rejected the British request that Danish ships should transfer to Allied register or risk seizure by the Allies as enemy ship.s The Committee, representing the major Danish lines, was formed m New York last
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    DANISH CONCERNS IN HONG KONG
    54 3 Hong: Kong. Apr. 51. A LTHOUGH Denmark is regarded as enemy territory. Danish nationals are not to be treated as enemy subjects, declares an order m a Government Gazette Danish concerns, carrying on under the supervision oi the Custodian or Enemy Pror>erty, ar? forbidden to
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    DUTCH INTERESTS IN NORWAY & DENMARK
    55 3 DUTCH INTERESTS IN NORWAY DENMARK The Hague, Apr. 21. TPO protect Dutch interests with re- Kard to payments els between the Netherlands and Norway and Denmark, clearing arrangements of been established for settlement of Dutch debts to creditors m Norway and Denmark. This will ftpplj U) the purchase ot goods
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    PRINCESS ELIZABETH 14 YESTERDAY
    38 3 London, Apr. 21. TTHE King and Queen motored Irora Buckingham Palace to Windsor yesterday morning. To-day is the 14th birthday of Princess Elizabeth and she will spend the day with her parents.^ British Wireless
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    The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1940. Colony War Gift
    689 4 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1940. Colony War Gift THE Legislative Council will to- day consider a resolution to be moved by the Senior Unofficial that a gift of £1,000,000 be made to the Imperial Government "towards the cost of the Imperial defence of the British Empire." This
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    London Awakens To An Amazing Day
    1670 4 A Letter From England From Our Own Correspondent London, Apr. '<>. CO lacking m anything drahas the news been for months past that I have long since ceased to run downstairs m a dressing gown to get a quick look at the paper before
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    Counting Up German Nava! Losses
    139 4 Counting Up German Nava! Losses TTHE German Hi 1 by death or officers and men I culations made m I tish GovemmfT.: I irii'de known a This figure is hi German naval losses:- Admiral Gra: plement about 1,500 time complement SI cruiser 'peacetime Two Maass class d< > time eompleme:
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    ATTEMPT TO STOP PETITIONING OF MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONERS
    498 5 Notices Against Job Canvassing Issued DISCOURAGING WRITERS OF ANONYMOUS LETTERS Siagaporc Municipalitj has taken the lead m an pt to dfacwuraft a practice which is widespread mnint rcial houses, private businesses and (Government sending of petitions to individual members offices and canvassing of
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    5,000 Acres To Be Colonized By Chinese
    129 5 5,000 Acres To Be Colonized By Chinese RICE SUPPLIES TO BE RAISED Correspondent) Ipoh. Apr. 21. Gis been made m rTorts to colonize kind, off Degong On Mm frr the i It l vat ion. :o colonize this area Chinese families, giv- acres »>: land for acre for gar- c
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    Y.W.C.A. ACTIVITIES
    47 5 >.es that eight A four leaders are to at- Pioneer Camp at Apr 27 to May 3. first aid and .11 begin tolassea recently forme .1 itch and Beginners* alao includes a n.cmoers' rccognirrow, the first Jumble riday, and a picnic Saturday organised I .>ir.mittec
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    "Hitler Has Chosen Bitter Enemy Among Muslims"
    392 5 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh. Apr. 20. DEMOCRACY is the law that pervades the universe. It is the majesty and crowning glory of all human institutions till the end of time. .The varied applications of the principles of democracy m our social, political,
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    Lawyer's Wedding
    93 5 L a wye r's Wedding Croup taken after the wedding: of Mr. G. K. N. ("Geno') Oehlers, lawyer and hockey player, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Oehlcrs. of Singapore, and Miss Daphne Eleanor Tye. daughter of Mrs. I've and the late Mr J H. Pye, of Penan?, at
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    Thais Alarmed At Nazi Tactics
    57 5 THAT the ptoplj m Thailand were alarmed at Germany's recent tactics, was the statement made by Mr. Alan Eley. Singapore businessman, when he returned to Singapore yesterday from a brief trip to Bangkok. The feeling m Thailand was that Germany is not likely to invade
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    "ZOO" SHIP HAS NO ANIMALS ON THIS TRIP
    195 5 "ZOO" SHIP HAS NO ANIMALS ON THIS TRIP 'jTHERE were no rhinoceroses, elephants, zebras hippopotami or, m fact any other wild animal aboard the 5.435-ton O.S.K. vessel Brisbane Maru, which arrived m Singapore from South Africa yesterday en route to Japan and America. She was to have been a "zoo"
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    K.L. CHINESE RAISE $2,000,000
    61 5 K.L. CHINESE RAISE $2,000,000 Shiukwan, Apr. 2G. rO Chinese residents m Kuala Lumpur, Messrs. Cheung Yok-choy and Liv Wing-kee, who recently donated $100,000 apiece for war relief m Kwangtung Province, have now Jointly raised $2,000,000 for sponsoring large-scale land reclamation projects m Kwangtung. Mr. Chan Kum-seng. another overseas Chinese, has
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    34 5 The directors of Eastern Realty Co.. Ltd., report a nett profit of $145,389.58 for 1939. A dividend of 7 per cent, will be recommended at the annual general meeting of the company on Saturday.
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    Miners' Protest Against Rise In Oil Prices
    360 5 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 20. THE Selangor Miners' Association has complained to Government about the high rate m the increase m prices of diesel oil, petrol and lubricants, states the association's annual report. It also records that Government granted a
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    MALAY FINED FOR PLANTING RUBBER
    201 5 From Our Own Correspondent > Muar, Apr. 20. AHMAD BIN WANGSOR, was charged before Sheikh Abu Baker. First Magistrate, with having illegally planted rubber trees on his land m September. 1937. He claimed trial and said that when he bought the land m 1935, the
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    KELANTAN'S $20.000
    27 5 UP to the end of March the Kelantan branch of the Malaya Patriotic Fund haa remitted to the Central Fund the handsome amount of $20,000.
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    25 5 The annual general meeting of the Singapore Branch of The Automobile AFsoiation of Malay?, will be held at the AdelphJ Hotel at 5.30 p.m. next
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    LAST YEAR'S FIGURES & COUNTRY'S FOOD SUPPLY
    392 5 LAST YEAR'S FIGURES COUNTRY'S FOOD SUPPLY Malaya Imported 61,500 Tons Of Vegetables TO support its statement that Malaya's imports of vegetable 1 are "extremely high" and that if everyone owning a garden would devote only a small section of it to vegetable growing "our dependence on imported fre*h vegetables would
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    "UNDER NAZI RULE" FROM B.B.C.
    98 5 MALAYAN radio listeners are becoming increasingly Interested In the 8.8.C. series of talks being given each Monday, entitled "Under Nazi Rule." The talks are re-broadcast from the Singapore Station ear.h Monday evening at 8.50 p.m. This series is designed to present zo listeners various aspects
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    HOME NURSING
    64 5 THE fallowing have passed the recent Home Nursing examinations at the Y.W.C.A.. Singapore Mesdames A. B. Jordan, R. E. Holttum. E. Strandberg. M. Anolt, C Shaw, L:m Han Ho, Loh Poon Lip. P S^harenguival. K. Budd, M. Redrup. G. Martinus, C. Sheffield, Goh Soon Ho, A. Scott H.
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    Sir W. McLean & New Colonial Co-Operation
    262 5 Sir W. McLean New Colonial Co-Operation TRIBUTE TO THE PIONEERS Cm WILLIAM MCLEAN Wt Visited Malaya la 1938 to rcpor on higher education m this country, has written a letter to The Times on the new policy of colonial co-operation bciwccu Britain an< France. Sir William writ. An examination of
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    7 5 The Y.W.CA'.s Finar.cc C i d 17J7
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    S. V. C. DRILLS
    431 6 THE Singapore Volunteer Corps programme of drills up to and for week ending Apr 28 is: Monday 22J4: 1715 tirs., Headquarters, SRA. (v) Gunnery Instruction; 1715 hrs, Headquarters, S-P.CR.E. (v) (Malay Sec.\ D.E.L. Instruction; 1730 hrs.. Headquarters, S.F. Sig. Coy. (V). Signal Training; 1715 hrs, Headquarters.
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      133 6 Post Office Mail List Mails close at the General Post Office as follows:- xoi)Ay Aden surface 9 a.m. ffi'^!?^SSs !S:S: 2£t\:\/*.::. ..surface 9 a.m. Great Britain and Europe generally surface 9 a.m. in^ia (Western) surface 9 a.m. Sarawak".."./ surface 1 p.m. SST v! v. v. v. SSS 1 ?:S: Sumatra:
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      190 6 Law Notice For The Week Urt ot rases f O 7lhe""week commencing Kirn SS) (m-W.) vs. Poon Seng and Co. b A A t SOm n VS a.m.'.-Summonses-in-Chambers. Originating Summonses. The •"SkSS" the Hon. Mr. Jastlce Pedl.w to "^o-day 0 U %m~-Motion and Judgment Notice. "^SSU. at 11 «L:-am:»-«. Vwanagasabai
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    Bulan Stable's Winners
    21 8 Thanks and Artful Sailor, two of Bulan Stable's" four winners on Saturday at Bukit Timah. Free Press picture-
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    State Soccer Abandoned
    263 8 (From Our Own Correspondent; Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 20. DAIN interfered with play m the first State soccer match between Selangor and Malacca at the stadium for the Goho Cap today. About ten minutes before the start rain began to fall but cleared m time to enable the
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    KALLANG AIRMEN BEAT INDIANS BY 36 RUNS
    239 8 TTIiI At. Kalians beat the Indian A^ociation by 36 runs at Balestier yesterday. The Airmen totalled 151 runs m reply to the Indians knock of 115 runs Highest scorers for the winners wpfp Wbtta with 35. and Virker. "ith 34 Tlv mm were*
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    WHITEING TAKES EIGHT WICKETS FOR 26
    313 8 SoC.C. Tournament Cricket Game On The Padang CHANGI OFFICERS BEATEN BY REST OF SINGAPORE IN an S.C.C. tournament cricket fixture on the padang .yesterday, the Army Officers (Rest of Singapore) defeated the Army Officers (Changi only) by 103 runs. Feature of the match was
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    TENNIS TIES AT S.R.C. AND Y.M.C.A.
    202 8 HPHIS week's Singapore Recreation Club JL lawn tennis tournament ties are To-day: Championship Singles, Dr. G. de Souza vs. Dr. B. Sheares: Championship Doubles, C. A. Norris and N. S. Hogan vs. R. S. Barth and R. H. Barth; Singles Handicap B, Dr. L.
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    Y.M.C.A. SOCCER
    61 8 'THE following have been selected to play football for the V.M.C.A. m a league match against RAP. (H.Q.) to-day at 5.10 p.m. on the Farrer Park ground: Wee Aik Chan, V. N Pillay, M. Swyny. V. R. Sabapathy, G. L. Day, O. J. Moxon, S. Orton, R. Lawerence,
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    RACE RESULTS ON SATURDAY
    167 8 SATURDAY'S race results at Bukit Timah m brief are Race I: DANCING FOAM $19 ft Shoot Up $7 Pat Burke S6. Race. 2: thanks sic S8 Servus $8. Race 3: JACK DRUCE $27 $13 Tonroe Sl6. Race 4: SPERANZA $37 and Sl2 Spear of Sarawak Sl3
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    ANOTHER WIN FOR SIGNALS
    252 8 Indians Beaten At Alexandra THE undefeated Malaya Signals' cnc. ket team yesterday scored tneir sixth successive victory by defeating an Indian Association team on tne Alexandra Road ground by six wickets. Batting first the Malaya Signals scored a comfortable 176 runs for four wickets m a
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    JOHORE CRICKET CLUB BEAT SEGAMAT
    57 8 (From cur Own Correspondent; ttt Johore Bahru, Apr. 20. HTHE Johore Cricket Club beat the Segamat Cricket Club by 111 runs to-day. Batting first Johore made 184 Cole scoring 78. Segamat replied with 73 Marshall bowled best for Johore, taking seven wickets tpr 27 runs.
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    Winners On Saturday
    47 8 THANKS COMES THROUGH at the finish to win the second me at Bukit Timah on Saturday from Servus and Golden GlimpseFree Press picture. JACK DRUCE WINS the third race at Bukit Timah on Saturday m grand style from Tonroe and Bombus.— Free Press picture.
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    CEYLONESE AND CHINESE DRAW AT BALESTIER
    269 8 TIME intervened m the cricket match between the Ceylon Sports Club and the S.C.R.C. at Balestier yesterday. The C.S.C. batted first and declared their innings closed at 164 runs for nine wickets, and their opponents had 100 runs for the loss of six wickets
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    Railway Juniors Beat R.A.O.C.
    198 8 IN a game of cricket played on the Railway ground yesterday, the Railway Juniors beat the R.A.O.C. by 12 runs. The scores were: RAILWAY JUNIORS A. Ponnambalam c Robinson b Clarkson 18 S. Yogorajah c Evans b Hartley 3 A Vijiaratnam b Clarkson 2 R. Thamotharam
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    REST BEAT ENGLAND AT R.S.G.C.
    47 8 "THE match between England and The 1 Rest at the Royal Singapore Golf Club yesterday morning resulted m a win for The Rest by 11 points to 2>/ 2 points. The second bi-monthly mixed foursomes competition will be played next Sunday afternoon.
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    TEAM FAILS TO TURN UP FOR CRICKET GAME
    36 8 THE Royal Engineers (Changi> failed to turn up for their scheduled cricket fixture against the St. Andrew's Old Boys to have been played on the latter's ground yesterdry.
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    Pressmen Beat The Air Raid Wardens
    179 8 Pressmen Beat The Air R ai d Wardens |N a game oi crick« Road yesterday. Press Sports Club boa' den's te?.m by 17 ran The srores were AIR RAID U \Kl^Nv D. La Brooy c G dr < Siebel G. W. S. Waite.s Ibw r El Le Mercier c Will*
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    BOXING MEETINGS
    44 8 A MEETING of the Si teur Boxing Associ held at St. Andrew's *s row. The meeting will Tolley Cup at\ unts and club rules, and dat-r championships. The Club will hold theii the Happy World Oymnai 30. All those interested to attend
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