The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 3 May 1940

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    19 1 LATE SINGAPORE EDITION The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 16,077. ESTD. 1835 FRIDAY, MAY J, 1940. CENTS
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    PREMIER'S STATEMENT ON NORWAY
    1454 1 Balance Of Advantage Is With Allies" frondheim Not To Be Attacked From South •WITHDRAWAL WITHOUT LOSS OF SINGLE MAN" nmy h the advantage m Norway lie*, up ihe present, the Allied forces." Thih declared Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Prime (then he made his eagerly-awaited statement on
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    SECRET MEETING ON BORDER?
    54 1 KING CAROL of Rumania op) and Prince Paul, senior Regent of Yugoslavia, who recently had a secret meeting on the YugoslavRumanian irontier. according to reports m the Italan Press, cables Reuter from Rome. It is stated that the aim of the meeting was to exchange views
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    R.A.F. SEVERELY DAMAGE IMPORTANT RAIL LINK
    412 1 German Withdrawal In Far South Reported CONSIDERABLE damage was done by the Royal Air v Force on Wednesday to the railway line linking Trondheim with Oslo, according to military circles m Paris. Detailed indications where damage was inflicted are naturally withheld, but it is
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    NAZI BASES ARE BOMBED AGAIN
    101 1 NAZI BASES ARE BOMBED AGAIN London, May 2. THE Air Ministry announces that the R.A.F. has maintained its pressure on enemy air bases m Norway and Denmark. Stavanger was bombed twice during daylight yesterday and this aerodrome, together with the aerodromes at Aalborg and Fornebu, was heavily bombed during last
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    SUMMONSES IN BRITAIN UNDER DEFENCE RULES
    70 1 London, May 2. SUMMONSES, the terms of which are provided tor under the existing Defence of the Realm regulations, have been served personally against certain members of the Peace Pledge Union m London and the provinces and more will follow to-day. They are understood
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    INCREASED TAXATION IN AUSTRALIA
    68 1 Canberra. May 2. MR. Sender, the Federal Treasurer, announced m the Housa of Representatives to-day that the land tax is to be doubled and estate duties heavily increased. He also made proposals whereby the income tax yield is to be increased by 50 per cent, which,
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    Allied Battle Fleet Is On Way To Alexandria
    143 1 A BRITISH and French battle fleet, with cruisers and auxiliary craft, is already m the eastern basin of the Mediterranean on its way to Alexandria. This was revealed by Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Prime Minister, m the course of his speech In
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    Naval Sloop Sunk By Enemy Planes
    94 1 ATTACKING AIRCRAFT IS SHOT DOWN London. May 'i. THE Admiralty announces the loss of H.M.S. Bittern, 1.1 90- ton sloop. The vessel was repeatedly attacked by enemy aircraft and after prolonged fighting, m which one aircraft was shot down m flames and others severely
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    STOP PRESS
    146 1 Madrid. Ma> 'I. 'Tlil. nacertaia state of relations between the Allies and ltal>. emphasised by the closing of the Mediterranean to British shipping, is taken with remarkable .»lin here. Opinion is hccmiin:; ...ore emphatic that unless Spinish sovereignty m the Balca Islands or elsewhere is violated. Spain will
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    2.000 COMMUNIST ARRESTS IN PARIS
    53 1 Paris, May T Fis revealed by the Paris police tha mor? than 2,000 arrests have hitherto been made m connection with clandestine Communist propaganda m the Seine department o_ the Paris region. In the sami- region 27 municipalities have been dissolved and 39 councillors deprived
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    38 1 London, May 2 PARTIES of Indians and Cypriote from those now serving with the B E.F. m France are to visit England on a sightseeing tour. Two parties of 15 each are beinrr rrsanired each month. British Wireless
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    JOHORE BILLS ON GAMING & BRIBERY
    129 2 JOHORE BILLS ON GAMING BRIBERY JOHORE will tighten up its lavs j against -aming and corrupt practices m businesses if two Bills are massed by the Council of StiU\ They •vere published m the Johore Gazette i esterday. The first is the Common Gaming Houses 'Amendment) Bill, m which are
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    37 2 Rahman Hydrculic Tin, Ltd.. reporting an output o! 700 piculs for Auril. ;»dvise that the output was affected by l.iolonged drought. Kswnf Pet Tin Ltd.. reporting an (Utput of 47 piculs. scate that the .sever, drought continues.
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    TWO COMMUNISTS SENT TO PRISON
    90 2 'From Our Own Correspondent) Penang:, May 1. TWO Chinese. Lim Chian Seng and Kho Hean, who pleaded guilty to charge cf being members of an unlawful society, the Malayan Communist Farty. were yesterday sentenced by Mr. Lim Koon Teck, the Penang Middle Court Magistrate, to
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    LIGHT TANK AND CAR IN COLLISION
    70 2 THE Chinese driver of a motor-car which came into collision with a light military tank at Bukit Timah Road yesterday was slightly injured about the chest r.nd hips and was taken to Tan Tock Seng Hcsr_ital. At the junction of Holland Road a motor
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    ASSISTANCE TO INDIAN LABOURERS
    145 2 THERE was little unemployment during the year and labourers that applied to the Labour Office for assistance to find work were generally placed m employment without difficulty, states the 1939 report of the Controller of Labour, Johore. There was no unemployment at the end of the
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    'Bookie' Caught Near Police Station
    344 2 DETECTIVES FIND BETTING SLIPS UNDER CAR MAT (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, May Z. DESUMING their task of rounding up "bookies on R race days, the Kuala Lumpur P^ tiv B ran^f effected an arrest m front of the High Street police station. On
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    DIAMOND JUBILEE SCHOLARSHIP
    122 2 From Our Own Correspondent! Malacca, May 2. THE Diamond Jubilee Scholarship awarded each year to the Malacca candidate placed highest m the Cambridge Junior Local Examination has been awarded this year to Koh Kum Choon of the High School. With the abolition of the Cambridge Junior course
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    SOME LAUNDRTMEN MAY RESUME WORK TO-DAY
    88 2 SOME LAUNDRTMEN MAY RESUME WORK TO-DAY A SECTION of the 2.000 Chinese laundry employees who went on c trike last week are expected to return to work this morning, following satisI faction of their demands by their employers. Others, it is understood, have not yet ccme to an agreement with
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    WORKED FOR ABOLITION OF SLAVERY
    77 2 London, May 2. SIR John Harris, whose work for the abolition of slavery, was wellkhown throughout the world, died yesterday at the age of 66. As Secretary of the Anti-Slavery and Aborigines Protection Society, Sir John Harris was strongly m favour of the formation of
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    London Stock Exchange
    332 2 London, May 2. The following are to-day's closing middle quotations. Shares are of £1 denomination unless otherwise stated: Con. Loan 5% 1944-64.... 108 3 Funding Loan o 1960-90 111% War Loan 3>£% 10 3 Com. Union Assce (Units) 7 Prudential Assce A' 25 i Royal Assce 1%
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    181 2 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES tron. Qui »jw_) OarresDoudenti London. May 2. COMMODITY and Exchange mavke.s <lo.ed as follows with orevlous quotations m parenthesis RUBBER: Firmer. Spot ll'sd lP.d tllllGd H3 16d> July-Sent lH4d ll%d ill 3 i6d v 5 I6d) Oct-Dec UHd U 5 16d (11 3 16d 11 5 16d) Jan-Mar
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    The Times On What By-Elections Show
    186 2 London, May t. COMMENTING on the fact that the candidates who advocated a vigorous and determined prosecution of the war polled practically all the votes cast at the Pollok by-election, while the opponent, who advocated peace, which to-day could only mean a surrender, received
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    Mr. MacDonald On Pickets
    146 2 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Apr. 20. rTOE legalisation of peaceful picketing 1 m relation to Malayan trade disputes was discussed m the House of Commons this evening, when Mr A Creech Jones, Labour M.P far Bhlpley asked the Secretary of State .or the Colonies a
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    MENACED NEUTRALS MUST SHOW FIRM FRONT
    315 3 Warning By The Times To States Near Reich "TESTING TIME HAS COME FOR ALL COUNTRIES" London, May 2. DRITISH newspaper comments on the position m Norway are scarce this morning as they obviously await Mr. Neville Chamberlain's statement m the House of Commons to-day,
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    R.A. F. Raid On Stavanger Described
    98 3 R.A. F. Raid On Stavanger Described ..CURACY OF goy.ERS iy night s s'avanger ne of the morning be saw a i tbe aero•r plane heavy [sh planes t I and were -rschmirts. ourselves Urn coast n inner con fighter ,h. h it ties and Ihei flghtei •urned to..thrr Messerhad a
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    13 3 South; exceed- nt to aim! "T.ooo r"! Afri ana h*tt to fight Lreless.
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    FUND FOR RELIEF IN NORWAY
    105 3 London. May 2. THK inauguration of King Haakon Fund for relief m Norway and appeals for contributions are announced m a letter signed hv the British Foreign Secretary. Lord Halifax, the Norwegian Minister m London, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, the Lord Mayor H
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    Nazis Trying To Sow Dissension Between Norwegians & British
    127 3 Nazis Trying To Sow Dissension Between Norwegians British London. May 2. THERE are many signs that the Nazis RTC trying to recuperate from the shock of Norway's spirited resistance by attempts to sow dissension between the N rwegians and the British. An example is provided by entirely unfounded :\es broadcast
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    Compensation Offer To Denmark
    126 3 load JO, May 2. \UHEN the Danish town of Esbjerg was hit by British bombs through an error m the early days of the war, the __>rit_sh erovernment accepted liability to pay compen.sation. At the beginning of March, the Danes not yet having made a claim,
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    Germans Gained Much From Neutral Norway
    427 3 Germans Gained Much From Neutral Norway London, May 2. IN a broadcast last night the Lord Chancellor, Lord Caldecott, spoke of the world's attitude towards Germany, especially m relation to her invasion of Norway and Denmark which, he said, had been received with horror by most civilized nations. Realising that
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    27 3 Paris, May 2. THE death has occurred at Berkley, California, of Gen. J. H. Mcßae. eommandor of the American division m France m the last war.- Reuter
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    SHANGHAI $ NOW QUOTED AT¼ d.
    100 3 SHANGHAI NOW QUOTED AT d. Shanghai, May 2. yHE Shanghai dollar took an- other downward plunge to-day. After being comparatively stationary for the last six months around 4.sd. it was quo'eri at Z l Ad., all this morning. The banks are refusing to do any exchange business, pending clarification of
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    Press Tributes To Clacton A.R.P. Services
    338 3 Press Tributes To Clacton A.R.P. Services BIG TEST PASSED WITH TRIUMPH London, May 2. OIR JOHN ANDERSON, Home Secretary and Minister for Home Security, states that the crash of the enemy bomber at Clacton, causing the loss of two English lives f«ad injury to 156 people and great damage to
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    25 3 London, May 2. THE Norwegian Minister will address the British group of the InterParliamentary Union next Tuesday evening m the House of Common?. British Wireless
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    "A SECOND 1918 IS IMPOSSIBLE"—HESS
    70 3 "A SECOND 1918 IS IMPOSSIBLE"— HESS Berlin. May t. HESS. Hitler's deputy, m a Labour Day speech to the members of tha Krupp munition works at Essen yes terday said: "The highest hopes of our enemies are based on the belief that the German community can bo torn asunder from
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    King On "New Spirit" In Britain
    195 3 London, May WE found a new spirit all over the country, wherever we had been since the war. Everyone Is united In the war effort," said the King to the trades union leader, Mr Pugh. when the royal couple visited South Lancashire yesterday and
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    EMPEROR CABLES TO 21 COUNTRIES
    46 3 Tokio, M*y Z. THE Emperor has cabled to the sover<ipn« and chief executives of 24 countries, including Great Britain, the United States. France, Germany and Italy, cordially acknowledging their congratulatory mes.sagej on the occasion of His Majesty's birthday anniversary.- Eastern News
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    The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1940. The First Phase
    622 4 The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1940. The First Phase ]Lf R. CHAMBERLAIN'S statement m the House of Commons last night provides for the first time an official explanatory statement on the Allied campaign m Norway. It did not tell the whole story for as the Prime Minister explained
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    Londoners Returning For The Spring
    1412 4 Londoners Returning For The Spring A Letter From England By Our Own Correspondent London, Apr. 2.1. AS I sat m the lounge of an hotel not a hundred miles from Piccadilly after lunch to-day two things struck me. The first was that, notwithstanding the increased cost of living, more people
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    N.I. POLICE WATCH ON NAZI PARTY INTENSIFIED
    336 5 Losing Members And Influence Declining GOODS FOR GERMAN SHIPS UNDER OBSERVATION From Our Own Correspondent) Batavia, May 1. /y KSTIONS *ere asked m the Volksraad recently reV waning Nazi activities m the Netherlands Indies. It waa stated that the police are keeping a
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    Woman Guilty On Counterfeit Coins Charge
    415 5 Woman Guilty On Counterfeit Coins Charge MONEY HIDDEN IN HER BED A RAID by Inspector L. R. Prynn, of the Detective Branch, on a house m Haji Lane on Feb. 29, had its sequel m the Singapore third court yesterday, when a woman, Soon Bian, was convicted on charges of
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    ABUSIVE LANGUAGE ALLEGED
    75 5 S. J. ALAM appeared m the Singapore fourth court yesterday on a private summons charging him with using abusive language to E. S. D'Silva at Elliott Road on Apr. 10. Mr. V. J. Mendis, counsel for D'Silva, asked for an early date, stating that there might be
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    PERAK TURF CLUB GIVES ANOTHER $6,000
    47 5 From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, May 2. THE Perak Patriotic Fund has reached more than $250,000. The latest contribution is a donation of $6,000 by the Perak Turf Club. This is the second contribution by the Club, the first being $2,571.43.
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    Local Route March On King's Birthday
    59 5 inh b> naval and A detadnsSßla of the v. ;il be held m Singapore m celebration of the X tMaj s likel> to commence (i t.» take the followXi.derson Bridge Conw!ih aliiting base at i si am ford Road r t,i--.s..iith BridgT it* not
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    10 5 population of raa estimated to be 84.090 m 1938. >tates
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    Police Patrol Catches Man Stripping Car
    149 5 niSCOVERED by a Johore police patrol stripping a motor-car with a Singapore number plate at a "lonely, dark spot m Johore," a young Chinese was chased and arrested. Inquiries revealed that the car had been reported stolen from Beach Road, Singapore, while its Chinese
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    LABOURER'S COTTAGE OF RAMMED EARTH
    164 5 MR. G. W. HUSBAND, of Rengam Estate, with the direct encouragement and advice of the Controller of Labour, Malaya, has built a labourer's house with the material known as Pise de-terre, or rammed earth. The method of building the walls and foundation merely consists m
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    MR. H. WATSON
    35 5 Mr H Watson. Singapore ihird magistrate, wili assume duties as Assistant Financial Secretary, Sb from Monday. His successor on the bench will be Mr. J. G. Rappoport, of the Malacca Judicial Department.
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    College Head Wins Motoring Claim
    358 5 College Head Wins Motoring Claim ALLEGATIONS th a t o n c of two motor-cars which were involved m a collision was going at a great speed and caused irreparable damage to the other vehicle, were made m the civil district court yesterday, during the hearing of a civil suit
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    KUALA KANGSAR FIRE DESTROYS HOUSES
    71 5 (From Our Own Correspondent. Ipoh, May 2. THE second nre within two weeks occurred at Kuala Kangsar this morning, when four dwelling houses m a row of five were completely gutted, resulting m a loss of about $2,000. The flre brigade and police under Mr.
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    Four Months For Man Caught With Seditious Papers
    412 5 CONVICTED of being m possession of five copies of a seditious publication called "Emancipation News," a young Chinese, Ong Tian Sui, who before his arrest by the police had been a timekeeper m the Singapore Traction Company for eight years, was sentenced
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    Absence Of Tourists Hits Malay Craftsmen
    1041 5 KAMPONG WORKERS 9 WIDE RANGE OF ARTICLES THE Malayan Arts and Crafts Society, which is helping Malays to sell their home-made articles, is faced wHfe a crisis due to the stoppage of the tourist traffic, it uas stated m the first talk of a
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    "THE WAR & THE RURAL SCHOOL"
    84 5 "THE WAR THE RURAL SCHOOL" MR. H. i. c int i J i of Education, w.l! broadcast a talk from the Singapore station night at 7.30 on 'Th. War I Rural School". Mr. Chefseman. who has been connected with education m Malays Tor over 30 years, will describe how schools
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    St. Dunstan's Thanks For Malayan Gift
    393 6 AT the meeting of the general committee of the Malaya Patriotic Fund held m Singapore on Apr. 12 a further remittance Home of a sum of £60,000 was approved, and of this sum £10,000 was allocated to St. Dunstan's, the institution which cares for
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    $1,000,000 IF CANTON REWON
    64 6 Chungking, May 1. TWO overseas Chinese, Messrs. Ong Lio-kiam and Yao Pek-tjan, are offering $1,000,000 for the recapture of Canton, capital of Kwangtung Province, which is the ancestral home of millions of overseas Chinese. The $1,000,000 reward will be given to the first unit or units
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    THE SINGAPORE C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    139 6 DAILY PRICES CURRENT May 2, 1940: 12 O'clock Noon Buyers Sellers No. IX R.S.S. Spot loose. 36' 36 l No IX R.S.S. F. 0.8. m cases May 36*8 36\ G.F.A.Q. R.S.S. F. 0.8. m bales May 35^ 35*4. F.AQ R.S.S. F. 0.8. m
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    NO NEWS OF MALAYAN MECHANICAL UNIT
    108 6 <From Our Own Correspondent. Penang, May 1. AT a joint meeting of the Penang Engineering Association and the Chinese Lorry Drivers' Association, held last night at the former's premiss, it was resolved to write to similar bodies m other parts of Malaya suggesting that
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    MR. P. A. BOISSIER LEAVES MALAYA
    97 6 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, May 1. A RESIDENT m Malaya for >ver 30 years Mr. P. A. Boissier. residentmanager of Idris Hydraulic Tin Ltd., Kampar. has leit for home on retireraont. accompanied by his wife. Mr. Bciscier came to this country m 1610
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    Alterations At Malaya's Biggest Sports Centre
    430 6 ROOM FOR 5 MORE CLUBS AT FARRER PARK THE accommodation for clubs m the mam building at 1 Farrer Park, Malaya's biggest sports centre, is to be more than doubled when alterations passed by the Municipal commissioners last week are completed at an estimated
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    Post Office Mail List
    181 6 Mails close at the General Post Office as follows: TO-DAY Burma surface noon China South- West) surface 9 a.m. India surface noon Indo-Chlna surface 9 a.m. Japan surface 9a.m. Java surface 11.30 a.m. Sarawak Sarikei and Sibu surface 2 p.m. Sumatra: Medan surface 10 a.m. TO-MORROW
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    Annual Malayan Exhibition To Go On As Usual
    384 6 NO INTERRUPTION OWING TO WAR (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, May 1. 'THAT the High Commissioner, Sir Shenton Thomas, before ne went on leave, had expressed the opinion that the annual M.A.H.A. exhibition must go on, was stated to the members
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    Local Chinese Leave Capital For Front
    166 6 Local Chinese Leave Capital For Front TAN KAH KEE'S EARLY RETURN Chungking, AFTER a fortnight y wartime capital, the S Comfort Mission to-day various fronts to meet fighters. Members of are divided into thn visiting three different the country under war co< The northern group Lanchow. Kansu Pro';, also visit
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    28 6 From Our Own rrIpifttl M FE gross pi show "Laburnum Gh the Ipoh Town Hall rec< 1 I s*s6B. which ha* been dk Malaya Patriot!.' Pm Central News
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      127 6 Law Notice For The Day Before The Hon'ble The Chief Justice Sir Percy A. McElwaine in Court No. 1 At 10 a.m.:— Adoption Petition No. 140 (in Chambers). At 11 a.m.: Bankruptcy (open court). Before The Hon'ble Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell in Court No. 4 at 11 a.m. Summonses in
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    ROTARY CLUB'S ANNUAL SPORTS
    379 8 Event In Lives Of Many Youths A opportunity fur athlete* «ho n'Jw seldom get a chance to _»hou the.r skill will he supplied by the annual Rotary Ciub land ~p >rt> to be held at Jalan BONM M.idium on Mty Th^ sports, Orel held m connection
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    EUROPEANS HAVE STRONG BATTING SIDE
    1059 8 piciurt. Strength In Bowling Lies In Its Variety CANDIDATES FOR REST XI ON SATURDAY'S FORM THE ten players chosen to represent the Europeans against the Rest m the annual Clarke Cup cricket fixture during the Whitsun holidays on the padang make a very strong combination,
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    PERAK STATE CRICKET TEAM
    82 8 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, May 2. THE PERAK State cricket team to meet Negri Sembilan at Seremban during the Whitsun holidays is: J. E. Slade (capt.), J. M. Grtgoire, S. V. Suppiah, M. Appuni, R. X. Whitaker, I. Maitland, A. Araaladass, R. Katnavellu. Ang Earn
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    SPHINX B.P.
    85 8 THE following have been selected to play badminton for the Sphinx B.P. against the Devonshires to-morrow on tlhe home court (Makepeace Road) at 2.30 pm. sharp: Men's junior singles: M. A. Lange and W. Dana. Men's junior doubles: George Theseira and Victor de Souza; K. C. Cherian and
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    FRIENDLY SOCCER
    79 8 THERE will be a friendly game of soccer between Harper. Gilfillan football team and the Ford Motors XI to-morrow at Farrer Park and the following have been chosen to represent Harper, Gilfillan. Lim Kirn Liang. Ng Yew Mun. Abu bin Salim, Tan Siew Van. Thoeng Joeng Bong. Hassan
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    DRAWN GAME AT THE NAVAL BASE
    32 8 THE Naval Police and the R.A.O.C. drew two goals all In a keen second division <a> game of the S.A.F.A. league at th? Naval Base yesterday.
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    NEXT WEEK'S BOXING BILL AT COVERED STADIUM
    303 8 CUBJECT to the approval of the Board of Control, which meets to-night, the long-awaited battle between Young Frisco and Flashy Sebastian is to be staged at the Hap^v World covered stadium on Friday, ivlay 10. But for an injury to Frisco's eye, received
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    Prescott Lobs The Ball
    35 8 picture. A phase of play m front of the Gunners' g Jal m Wednesdays first division soccer match m which tho RA. (9th. Hvy. Reet.) beat the S.C.C. two-nil. Free Press
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    ARGYLLS SCORE TWO-NIL VICTORY OVER POLICE
    562 8 First Division Game At Stadium F»11«. Bfrlow^ Expectations Argyll* 2; Police 0. COCCER enthusiasts who turned up at the Anson Road stadium yesterday expecting: to be treated to a thrillins: first division encounter between the Argylls and the Police two teams which had shown
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    Race Weights For To-morrow
    268 8 WEIGHTS for to-morrow, the final day of the Selangor Turf Club's spring meeting at Kuala Lumpur, are: Horses, class 3, div. 1, 6 furs. Golden Blaze 9.0 i Antrum 8.03 Hazy Strings 8 09 Exeve 8 02 Blue and White 8 07 Little John B.Ji The
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    Cherrington & Smith Win Doubles Final
    538 8 Cherrington Smith Win Doubles Final SINGAPORE LAWN TENNIS RESULTS THE championship doubJ the Singapore Cricket tennis tournament was yesterday evening, and C. Cherrington and R jing A. D. Anderson and D aerson 6 4, 6—o. The Andersons started stilling the first game p. however, Smith and Cherri led the score
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      76 8 CHINA IN tmmc -tm I m. PEACE AND WAR. Selection* from the writings ot MAY LING SOONG CHIANG. (Madame Chiang Kai-shek) The present collection reveals the wide range of Madame Chiangs interests m timj of peace and m time of war. Her artir.es, messages and speeches, written by herself m
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      35 8 To-day Sports Events Soccer: S.R.C vs. RA (Antiaircraft), stadium; 8.H.L.. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank vs. Sime Darby, S.H.B ground; Guthries vs. Thornycrofts, J.C.S.A.; G.E.C. vs. Straits Times, Farrer Park. Tennis: S.R.C, S.CJt.C and V.M.C.A. tournaments.
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