The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 15 May 1940

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    20 1 LATE SINGAPORE EDITION The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 16,087. ESTD. 1833 WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1940. S CENTS
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    GREAT BATTLE IN BELGIUM BEGINNING
    752 1 Huge Allied Reinforcements Arriving Steadily 'We Are On Eve Of Big Moment* Gen. Gort GERMAN ATTACK IN FRONT OF MAGINOT LINE DIG French and British reinforcements of men and u material have been arriving steadily throughout Belgium in the last 48 hours, reports Reuter from
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    MENZIES' CALL TO AUSTRALIANS
    34 1 •U> 14. iiies. the Austra\ii.usior. appealr ptcncas seripcccli toI mat Ausuas more and F«t rapid tps >r i>\erseas. The enemy is pf9 that we or ►>«* there UotnHi to give Reuter
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    Holland's Queen Says Remember Olden Times'
    151 1 I London, May 14. I [ON by Queen I .idcast by the A* soon as thai we and our longer freely Holland we cur desire, Government >itujtioa permits, B Hand. H is now m EngH I rrep.ired as a GovH Consequently of the Netherlands
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    DUTCH PRINCESSES IN WEST END GARDENS
    35 1 I I "iidon. May 14. P .nd Irene were -irdens of West charge of a uniPnncess Beatrix I sl-pt m a •ined them for 4 off m a car.
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    South Holland Situation Is Serious
    256 1 South Holland Situation Is Serious DUTCH RESIST BRAVELY London, May 14. FT is learned m authoritative x quarters m London, that the position m the south of Holland is without doubt serious. Early this morning the first Dutch communique of the day said that isolated German forces m the south
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    Allies' Success In Norway
    101 1 From Eyewitness, Somewhere m Norway, May 14. IN the half-light of early dawn this morning I watched from our nagship the naval bombardment and capture of Bjervik, on Her j and fjord, Just north of Narvih. Under the cover of guns of our warships, French troops
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    BERLIN CLAIMS LIEGE IS NOW IN GERMAN HANDS
    189 1 Berlin, May 14. A HIGH COMMAND communique issued here to-day states: "In Holland we have extended penetration of the Grebbe line to the south-east of Amersfoort and advanced towards Utrecht. "Additional forces are being brought from the south to the fortress of
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    MERCILESS BOMBING OF CIVILIANS SAID ORDERED BY NAZIS
    165 1 MERCILESS BOMBING OF CIVILIANS SAID ORDERED BY NAZIS Paris, May 15. THE German High Command has ordered its 6,000 planes x on the Belgian front to attack ruthlessly both civil and military objectives, says a Havas agency message from Brussels. The dispatch says: ''Since yesterday there have ban numerous attacks
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    STOP PRESS
    56 1 Earl Slapped In Rome Rome, May 14. LORD Hardwicke, friend of Bruno Mussolini, had his face slapped last night at a cabaret show because he threw an antiBritish poster off his table. He was then detained a couple of hours m a police station on the ground that
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    PRECAUTIONS IN EGYPT
    46 1 airo. May 14 /"MV7L inhabitants of frontier towns m the western desert are being evacuated where necessary. The military governor has ordered reservists of the army and navy now on the retired list to hold themselves m readiness for m stant recalL- Reuter
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    New Anti-Allied Demonstrations In Italy Reported
    114 1 Rome, May 14 HPHE Italian news agency report i further anti-Allied demonstr tion m various parts of the country "protesting against misuse oi the An-glo-French contraband control." Some additional police guards have been placed outside the British and French embassies and the British consulate.
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    FOUR BOMB EXPLOSIONS IX BELFAST
    46 1 London. .May 14. FOUR bomb explosions occurred out side newsagents m Belfast to-day. Nobody was injured though shops vest damaged. The outrages are believed to be connected with the IRA campaign against Mr. de Valera's Dublin newspaper, the Irish Press.— Reuter
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    Three Biggest F.M.S. Frauds Of Last Year
    292 2 •|*HREE of the most amazing frauds m recent Malayan crime annals arc outlined m the report of the F.M.S. Police Force. For 16 years a trusted Hokkien salesman employed by Planters' Stores. Ku^la Lumpur, had misappropriated large sums of money received on behalf
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    NETHERLANDS RELIEF FUND INAUGURATED
    117 2 Malayan Contributions Already Pouring In A FUND to aid wounded Netherlands soldiers and to relieve distress among civilians was inaugurated m Malaya yesterday. A provisional committee has been formed, presided over by the Netherlands Consul-General, Mr. H. M. J. Fein, and donations as well as regular
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    TRAIN ACCIDENTS INVESTIGATED
    165 2 No Arrests After Derailments EXHAUSTIVE investigation failed to lead to a successful conclusion m the two serious train derailments m i Malaya which occurred last year. It I is believed, however, that both were the result of sabotage, says Mr. E. Bagot, Inspector-General of Police, I F.M.S.,
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    RICHARD DIX IN "RENO" AT THE ALHAMBRA
    116 2 -nPHIS town stunts my growth," say£ A a character m "Reno." which opened at the Alhambra last night, and this remark aptly sums up its theme. Told m moving and sincere fashion, this picture portrays Reno's greatest divorce manufacturer. a lawyer Richard Dix)
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    'ENGLISHMAN'S HOME" AT CATHAY
    124 2 IN keeping with the times, United Artists' "An Englishman's Home," which opened at the Cathay last night is interesting. The story, which involves an air and parachute raid on Britain by the Nazis, is realistically presented. It introduces a young German spy sent out by his
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    "1940 GAIETIES" SHOWN TO AIRMEN
    89 2 TTHE 1940 Gaieties was pressnt--1 ed at the R.A.F. station at Seletar last night to 500 officers and men cf all ranks and their wives and friends. The two hours' free show, which was extremely well received, included 17 numbers. In addition to those numbers
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    S. AFRICAN INVITATION TO DUTCH QUEEN
    84 2 G London, May 14. EN. Smuts, the Premier of South Africa, said m the Union Parliament to-day that if it became neces- ;< sary for Queen Wilhelmina and the Netherlands Royal Family to find refuge m South Africa, the South African nation would regard
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    London Stock Exchange
    309 2 London, May 14. The following are to-day's closing middle quotations. Shares are of £1 denomination unless otherwise stated: Con. Loan b% 1944-64 108 M Funding Loan \<; 0 1960-90 110 War Loan 3Vz% 99 —^a Com. Union Assce (Units) 7 Prudential Assce A' 24 *i hi Royal
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    188 2 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES Horn Out iwu C-one.-uiiiiaent) London, May 14. £CMMODITY and Exchange markets closed as toilnws with orcvious juotations' U3 parenthesis:— RUBBER: Qu:et. Spot 11 15 16d 12 1 16 d ill 7 s d 12d) July-Sept 12d 12 J s d U2d 12i*d> Oct-Dec II 7 d 11 15
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    SINGAPORE'S OLDEST KATHI DIES
    99 2 THE death has occurred of Kathi Abdul Kadir bin Zainul Abidin, Imam of the Dunlop Street Mosque. He had been ill for some time and was 80 years of age. He was the oldest kathi m Singapore. He came from Porayar, South India, at an early
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    AIRWAYS CHAIRMAN
    43 2 IMR. N. S. FALLAR, chairman ol IT *Tasman Airways, who passed through Singapore m March arrived back here yesterday after a visit to Tasmania for the inauguration of the Tasman Airways, which has started a weekly service between Tasmania and Wellington.
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    CANADA'S CONSERVATIVE LEADER RESIGNS
    45 2 D_ Ottawa, May 14. K. R. J. Manion, Leader oi the Conservative Party, who lost his seat m the recent general election, submitted his resignation to a meeting of the Conservative members of Parliament to-day and it has bee.i accepted. Reuter
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    "Tower Of London" Begins Season
    180 2 THE ruthless days of the 15th century are realistically captured m New Universal's production "Tower of London," which began a season at the Capitol yesterday, and Basil Rathbone increases the chilling atmosphere by his portrayal of the ambitious, murderous Richard, Duke of Gloucester, who by
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    49 2 Because of the invasion of Holland, Mr. M. P. de Vries, manager of a sugar factory m Java, had to cancel his trip to Holland for a throat operation. He was m Calcutta when he received the news, and arrived m Singapore yesterday on his way back to Java.
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    VOLUNTEERS IN HONG KONG ENTHUSIASTIC
    72 2 VOLUNTEERS IN HONG KONG ENTHUSIASTIC "THE D:-.. write war has br Volunteer F "To-day I Defence Corps standard and prove Invalu time Domei the line. It volunteer: pare with peaoe-timr Far renn. may be from h the present O arise mhhh Hong Ron* > upon to fan r rK) I
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    17 2 MR. TAN tho Ufa sociation. Is V airplane for inspection treturn to Ch to the Soul Singaporr
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    DUTCH GOVERNMENTS HQ. IN ENGLAND
    306 3 premier And Ministers Arrive In London EN VOY TELLS WHY QUEEN LEFT THE COUNTRY London, May 14. h <;<>\ernment will henceforth carry on its headquarters m England similar to the rmnent at Anders, m France. The Government «,r both the Netherlands and the Dutch colonial
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    British Minister Says 'Navy Was Marvellous'
    380 3 British Minister Says 'Navy Was Marvellous' REFUGEES ARRIVE IN BRITAIN JJETWEEN 400 and^OO 'and women, the last to be evacuated from Holland, returned to England yesterday after crossing the North Sea m a steamer, says Reuter's special correspondent aboard the vessel. The voyage took 20 hours. The party included members
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    'Hide & Seek' With Messerschmitts
    119 3 'Hide Seek' With Messerschmitts London, May 14. A BUI KSSI I L game of "hide and seek" was played on Monday by a pilot of a coastal command bomber. While on patrol over enemy waters he attacked with bombs and machine-gun fire a group of minesweepers and patrol vessels, which
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    Parachutists Disguised As Women And Priests
    673 3 (LORD HALIFAX ON GERMAN METHODS IN HOLLAND TULI London, May 14. HE latest attempt of Germany to strike down two small neighbouring nations, following close on the heels of a similar crime against Norway and Denmark, makes it plain once more to the whole
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    26 3 T mm London, May 14. HE Jockey Club and the National Hunt Committee announce that racing will be resumed at Manchester ana Lanark on Saturday. Reuter
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    AMERICAS' PROTEST AT NAZI INVASION
    40 3 A MESSAGE from Washington says that the United States hai ex;ic^sed its willingness to join other American republics m a joint declaration of protest to Germany over the invasion of Holland. Belgium and Luxemburg. Reuter
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    53 3 London. May 14. COR, the first time since the invasion began the Dutch wireless to-day gave no warnings of German air activity during night. On previous nights such warnings were numerous from 5 p.m onwards. Both Dutch and Belgian wireless services functioned throughout the night, giving the normal programmes music
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    Fine Feats Of Spitfires & Blenheims Over Holland
    452 3 Fine Feats Of Spitfires Blenheims Over Holland London, May 14. A PILOT officer of the R.A.F. fighter command had an anxious few i minutes near Rotterdam early on Monday morning when, after shooting down a Junkers 87 bomber m flames and attacking three more Junkers he found that he had
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    31 Nazi Ships Lost Last Week
    151 3 3 1 Nazi Ships Lost Last Week T London, May 14. HE Admiralty announces that during the week ending May 12 no Allied or neutral ships were sunk by enemy action. Only one British ship of about 6,000 tons, was sunk, while the Germans lost 31 ships totalling 171 0C0
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    'Rock-Solid Unity Of The British People'
    126 3 London, M^y 14. A LL the newspapers welcome yesterday's demonstration by the House of Commons of the "rock-solid unity of the British people m the face of the gravest threat Britain has ever had to meet." The Times says: "Mr. Churchill's brief speech was
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    Britain Assures Japan On N.I. Status Quo
    160 3 Britain Assures Japan On N.I. Status Quo TokiJ. May 14 ASSURANCES that Great Britain full) shares Japan's concern over the maintenance of the status quo m the Netherlands Indies and that she has no intention of intervening m those islands have b'^en given to the Foreign Minister, Mr. Hachiro Arita,
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    Allied Forces Advance In All Directions
    69 3 Allied Forces Advance In All Directions Norway Somewhere m Norway, May 14. A Norwegian High Command com- munique says that on Sunday night Joint action took place to conquer the district round Bjervik. m the Narvik region. Allied and Norwegian troops have advanced southward irom Gratangseid and the mountains while
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    Swiss Protest Over Rail Bombing
    55 3 I>HE Swiss Government has already sent a protest to Germany against the bombing of a (Mm railway m Friday. The Swiss General Staff yesterday announced the creation of a home euard on all Swiss cities, towns and villages as a defence against "fifth column" activities
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    ACTIVE CITIZEN FORCE MOBILIZING
    31 3 Johannesburg, May 14. IT is officially announced that four units of the Active Citizen Force, including Transvaal Scottish, are mobilizing almost immediately for full- time service.- Reuter
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    SOUTH AFRICA'S £100,000 FOR REFUGEES
    29 3 Cape Town, May 14. r T t HE National Assembly has voted €100.000 for the relief of suffer- ing m Holland and Belgium.- Reuter
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    The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1940. The Struggle Ahead
    639 4 The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1940. The Struggle Ahead IT is still well-nigh impossible to evaluate the situation m the Low Countries as the German offensive continues and intensifies. Messages yesterday suggest that what we have hitherto seen have than the preliminary skirmishes of a great battle that
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    A Singapore Man In Wartime London
    1306 4 A Letter From England From Our Own Correspondent London, May 3. AS I walked up Regent Street, m the direction of Oxford Circus, this morning I could not help but notice that there was still one "decoration" of our streets to which the war
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      220 4 X jml a M T3 Message Across The Seas The Social Telegram Service What a thrill for a friend or relation of yours, now thousands of miles away, to get a birthday telegram from you or a cheery message on some other special occasion and how inexpensive it is to
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    NAVAL BASE POLICEMAN ABSENT FROM HIS POST
    249 5 Court Asked To Take Serious View FINES TOTAL $200 an attap hou>c surrounded by a swamp. It to expect a European to live m such ;ht after niich;, when not on duty, I have m the house with nothing at all to do,
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    Trade Ac Usual With Dutch & Belgians
    168 5 Trade Ac Usual With Dutch Belgians TT IS OFFICIALLY notified that 1 all individuals of Dutch and Belgian nationality arc at full liberty to continue commercial and business transactions m exactly the same way as before their countries became our allies. They can operate their bank accounts and continue to
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    ZOOLOGISTS TO COLLECT LOCAL ANIMALS
    209 5 ZOOLOGISTS TO COLLECT LOCAL ANIMALS I^R. Harry Wegeforth, president of f/.the San Diego Zoological Gardens Society, and Dr. K. L. Koch, of the sam- society, arrived m Singapore by ship yesterday to take back with them three parrots and a tapir. The famous San Diego Zoological J Gardens was organized
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    CATHEDRAL WEDDING: MOFFATT—LONGWORTHY
    121 5 CATHEDRAL WEDDING: MOFFA TT— LONG WORTHY MR. GEORGE WILLIAM MOFFATT, Xfi Chartered Accountant, of the Financial Department of the North Borneo Government, was married to Miss Barbara Joan Long-worthy at St. Andrew's Cathedral yesterday. The bridegroom is the son of Mrs. G. E. Moffatt and the late Mr. G. Moffatt,
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    R.A.F. MAN ADMITS OFFENCE
    104 5 WILLIAM ROY ALLEN, wearing the uniform of the Royal Air Force, pleaded guilty m the third court yesterday to a charge of distributing an obscene book to a minor. Mr. D. E. Nickels. A.S.P., who prosecuted, before outlining the facts of the case, made a request
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    Strikers Sent To Prison For Intimidation
    372 5 Strikers Sent To Prison For Intimidation WORKMAN GIVES E VIDE KCE 'H E thumt>ed his nose at me, said he was not* coining back to work, began abusing me m filthy terms, and shouted to my other employees: 'Brothers, you all must not work with this man.' These were a
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    VEHICLES OFFICER NOT TO BLAME
    239 5 Pedestrian Stepped Back Into Car HOO Chua Kah, a Vehicles Inspector, was yesterday exonerated by the Acting Singapore Coroner, Mr. W. McQuarrie, at the conclusion of an inquiry into the death of an aged Chinese, Tan Suah, who died from injuries received as the result
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    IT RENT COULD RE RAISED
    68 5 IT RENT COULD RE RAISED vi' rent October last thought the iras not until. the Press that increases which taig 1 last year," I the Estate and Ltd when applyI Board at rdaj to rent of Bas^h d been Aug. 1 I ought this tin revisions of Ordinance and rent.
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    13 5 Mr I Kokomo, m Singapore I India to marry iperintendent of ol Bengal.
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    $3,000 Fine For Assisting In Chap Ji Kee
    151 5 SLIPS THROWN FROM WINDOW THE maximum fine. $3,000 or 12 months' rigorous imprisonment, for committing the offence of assisting m the running of a chap ji kee lottery, was imposed by Mr. J. G. Rappoport. Singapore third magistrate, yesterday, on a Chinese
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    TENANTS AGREED TO RENT INCREASE
    128 5 THE Rent Assessment Board agreed to an application by R. M. Meyer to increase the rent of 30, Raffles Place, from $1,000 to $1,100 as from May 31. yesterday. Under the provisions of the lease, stated a representative of R. M. Meyer, the tenants, Rene
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    ACCrSED OF REMOVING SEA SHELLS
    98 5 ALLEGED to have removed sea shells from the beach at Padang Terbakar without being authorized to do so, two Teochews. lim Ah Tee. 50, and Lini Tr; Chia. 63. appeared b*iore Mr. Conrad Oldham fci the Singapore second court yesterday. ♦'We admit removing the shells
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    APPLICATION POSTPONED
    118 5 "THIS BOARD does not like adjourn- merits.,. The members are busy men and give us two afternoons a week to attend this court. Their time should not be wasted by postponements of cases If you cannot attend on the date fixed you should inform the clerk who will
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    INDIAN SOLDIER CHARGED WITH MURDER
    301 5 APPEARING m uniform, Dial Singh, a young Indian soldier of the Punjab Regiment, was yesterday tried before a special jury at the Assizes on a charge of murdering Rakhta Singh, a quartermastersergeant of the same regiment. The offence is alleged to have been committed at
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    Japanese Conversations On Netherlands Indies
    365 5 NON-INVOL VEMENT POLICY IN EUROPEAN WAR pOLLOWIXG the visit of M. Reuchlin, Fir>! Secret*? of the Dutch Legation to Mr. Yutaka Ishizawa. chief ot the Third Section of the European and Asiatic Bateau of the Foreign Office yesterday, regarding Anelo-Fronrh troops' landings m the Dutch
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    Travellers in N.I. Tell Of Arrests
    179 5 Travellers in N.I. Tell Of Arrests A LI ■b* i landers i Netherlands Indies scon invasion of Holland have been detained •by the Dutch authorities i I forbidden all public meet description. This was i ;by Mr Runme Shaw, of Shaw Br Ltd.. Singapore, who i rom Batavia. The pro-German
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    Importance Of Identifying Aircraft
    114 7 Importance Of Identifying Aircraft IDENTIFICATION of friendly and hostile aircraft, important enough j now. would become even more im- 1 portant if large-scale raids on 3ritain were to take place. Intelligence officers at Fighter j Command stations ar3 busily prepar- ing those most concerned m identification—searchlight and anti-air-craft gun crews
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    Kidnapping Of Young Actress Alleged
    253 7 Frcm Our Own Correspondent.) Muar, May 12. LOW Ec Tian, a young Chinese of Bukit Gambier, was to-day comi mitted for trial at the next Muar Assizes on an allegation of kidnapping. It was alleged by the prosecution that the victim was a girl, Lee
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    Buddhists To Observe Vesak On Monday
    485 7 Buddhists To Observe Vesak On Monday JHE 'Vesak" festival observed annually by Buddhists falls on Monday, m Singapore, the significance of this day is known only to a few, and a Singapore Buddhist has prepared the following brief account. "Vesak" was not only the birthday of the B essed One,
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    NO RIGHT TO CONTROL HIS MISTRESS
    124 7 -From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, May 12. j STABBED my mistress with a 1 parang because I found her with another man," said Nadason. pleading guilty to a charge of voluntarily causing grievous hurt, before Mr. Justice Laville at the Johore Assizes today.
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    TEACHER ARRESTS THIEF ON ROOF
    113 7 A RRESTED by Mr. Francis Thomas, a senior teacher m St. Andrew's School, a Chinese, Teow Tal, pleaded guilty m the third court yesterday to a charge of stealing five lead sheets off the roof of St. Andrew's House. Chief Court Inspector Tunn said that
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    PENANG RICKSHAS
    90 7 (From Our Own Correspondent Penang, May 14. AT a Municipal Commissioners' meeting to-day it was decided by i majority vote of eight to three to rescind the decision of the Commissioners m committee to reduce the number of rickshas m Penang. Dr. Ong Chong Keng moved the resolution.
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    36 7 Information having been received that cholera exists m an epidemic state m Bassein, it is declared that Bassein is an infected place for the purposes of the Quarantine and Prevention of Disease Ordinance m the Colony.
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    THE SINGAPORE C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    127 7 DAILY PRICES CURRENT MAY 14, 1940: 12 O'CLOCK NOON Buyers Sellers No. IX R.S.S. Spot loose.. 38*6 38% No. IX R.S.S. F. 0.8. m cases May 38 39*4 G.F.A.Q. R.S.S. P. 0.8. m bales May U 38*4 F.AQ R.S.S. P. 0.8. m bales
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    "Newgate Calendar" Of Malayan Crime
    701 7 RECORD OF INTERESTING CASES IN THE FMS. fyJURDERS planned to appear as accidents, murders for gam, crimes of passion, murders arising out of old leucls, and murders of convenience, figure m last year's report of the F.M.S. Police-a "Newgate Calendar" of the states, giving the
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      121 7 Law Notice For The Day I The Hon'ble The Chief Justice, The Hon'ble Mr. Justice a'Beckett TerreU— Court of Appeal, Kuala Lumpur. Before the Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pedlow m Court No. 3 at 11 a.m.: Assizes— Rex vs. Dial Singh. Before The Hon'ble Mr. Justice Manning hi Court No. 2
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    Full Draw For Singapore Championships
    819 8 Full Draw For Singapore Championships Tennis COLIiOWTNG is the complete draw !or the Singapore lawn tennis championships, which will be played on the courts of the Singapore Cricket Club and the V.M.C.A. from Monday onwards MEN'S SINGLES Tap Byes: Chin Kee Onn, Ang Watt Kirn. Paul Clerc. First round: S.
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    S.C.C. BILLIARDS
    49 8 pi KTHER ties m the S.C.C. billiards t MraMMBl arc: CHAMPIONSHIP To-day: E. H. Coterum vs A D Baker. HANDICAP To-morrow: C. Lawson 25 1 vs. E. H. Colinan t 6o). Iriday: E. H. R. Bmverman 25 > or A. F. Hunter loo > vs. J. A. Dean
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    S.C.R.C. CRICKET TEAMS
    140 8 T^HE following will represent the A Straits Chinese Recreation Club m cricket games this week-end. Against St. Joseph's Institution at Hong Lim Green on Saturday: Fong Kirn Wah, Kam Gim Lock, Low Kee Ngiap, Ong Swee Law, R. T. Ooi, Scan Keng Siew. Swee Lim Swang, Aiex
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    AIRMEN & CHINESE DRAW AT THE STADIUM
    522 8 AIRMEN CHINESE DRAW AT THE STADIUM Defences Take Honours Of The Match NO GOALS SCORED R.A.F. 0; Chinese 0. MEETING for the first time this season before a huge crowd at the stadium yesterday, the Royal Air Force and the Chinese played a scoreless draw m the first division of
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    POLICE & MALAYS DRAW IN RESERVE GAME
    355 8 POLICE MALAYS DRAW IN RESERVE GAME Police Res 2; Malay Res 2. DOINTS were shared by the Police and the .Malays m a reserve division soccer fixture on the pad an yesterday, when they drew two goals all. Missed opportunities by the Police forwards robbed them of the game, for
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    SOCCER TEAMS vs. SAIGON
    111 8 THE following have been selected to represent the Combined Services against the Saigon football tourists at the Anson Road stadium to-morrow: Mace (R.A.M.C); Collins (R.A.F), Sharpies fi,oyals)- Hall Sless?r (Argylls), Wint (R.A.F.); Taylor (Loyals). Peters (R.A.F.), Fields (R.E.), Garrett (R.A.F.), Brodie (Argylls). Reserves: Rowley (R.A.), Cobb
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    Yesterday's Tennis Results
    272 8 nESULTS OF YESTERDAY'S ties m Singapore lawn tennis tournaments are given below. AT THE S.C.R.C. HPHE results of yesterday's tennis 1 ties at the S.CR.C. were Championship Doubles: Loon Chong and Huck Toe beat Kee Onn and Jim Hock 10—8, 7—5. Handicap Doubles "A": Chee Lim :.nd
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    SIGNALS WIN
    27 8 DLAYING at Alexandra Road yester- day, the Malaya Signals beat the R.A.O.C. by four goals to two m the second division (a) of the league.
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    Broadcast Commentary On Amateur Boxing Finals
    302 8 A running commentary on the Singark pore Amateur Boxing Championships, which will be staged at the Happy World stadium on June 3, 4, 5, and 7 ,will be relayed by the Singapore Broadcasting station m the final night of the competition. Commentator will be
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    Gave Rest A Good Start
    44 8 Gave Rest A Good Start picture. BAIN AND THURAISINGHAM. who gave the Rest a good start, which the others failed to maintain, m the second innings m the Clarke Cup fixture during the week-end. The Europeans won the game by 19 runs. Free Press
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    To-day's Sports Events
    41 8 To-day's Sports Events Soccer: first division, Malays fs. SR.C. stadium; Manehesiers vs. Gordons, Tanglln; reserve division. S.C.C. vs. Man chest ers. S.C.C. second division (b), R.A.F. (h,q k vs. RAJ. Kallang, J.C S A v Tennis: S.C.R.C, SRC and i.M.C.A. tournaments
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    S.C.C. CRICKET
    127 8 THE following members have accepted 1 to play cricket for the S.C C vs the R.A. on Saturday a: 2 p.m. at the T. G. D. A. Cooper fcapt t J w Ewart, W K. Jagger, S Ldr. R. A. R Rae, Capt. R. D. Dynes. WComdr G
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    Announces Retirement
    98 8 JOCK McAvoy. B: U. champion, will roy the Scot, m <j, at Manchester on Ma; He has to-day a: ment from the ring weight title from Le n r Four years later h P weight title from Edd m 1938 lost it to Har. 1 His real nam*
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    TIE EN MAY NEDAL AT KEPPEL GOLF CLUR
    81 8 THE May II 1 Club resulted In ati Ellison and R. J turned scores o: Fennie are required card by Sunday. bai i wm i ps Saturday; first f\ mas all square; sei i J. Smith all squa WHITSrN MIXED lolßsom Kn
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    S.C.C. SOCCER
    70 8 HPHE following hu the SC.C. vs. Id division soccer fixture vi. to-day Lt. E A de L ffMßfl B SuxUrt G. A. S. Ellery; D I Hutchinson J. Wefch; k Stanners. W. Mcß- v Fraser. Against the R.A Uj g^* to-morrow at the S C C FLt. R.
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    TABLE TENNIS
    80 8 The Henry V Sports Club beat the I Life Sports Ciub by three gamei to iw at table-tennis at tht 1 house, No. 8 Fairer Park, fetf Sit»» day. The following are tl died results, Henry Waugh j i first:— Yeo Soon Jin beat 21—9.-21—10. BU Cheng riooc
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