The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 16 May 1940

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    16 1 LATE SINGAPORE EDITION AND DAILY NEWS NO. 18,088. KSTD. 18^3 THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1940. 5 CENTS
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    Allied Air Forces Inflict Severe Losses On Enemy
    151 1 Allied Air Forces Inflict Severe Losses On Enemy TROOPS. ROADS yiPS BOMBED T French air on a Belgi an and md reconnaiscontinuously Ml raided iges and dumps d their part m man convoys. inflicted at M they have flight innumerable and me German aircraft a battle against The pilot shot
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    QUEEN WILHELMINA'S BROADCAST
    33 1 QUEEN WILHELMINA'S BROADCAST I 1 uidon. May 15. UNA is broddcast- English at 8 p.m. w at 1 p.m. Her idea* a second mesaeti which will the short wmwtM and hf United States.
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    FLEET AT ALEXANDRIA GOING ON. MANOEUVRES
    18 1 FLEET AT ALEXANDRIA GOING ON. MANOEUVRES I Cairo. May 15. I it to sea from ntanoouvres accord- Reuter
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    GREAT BATTLE RAGING ON RIVER MEUSE
    593 1 vierman Crossings Held By French ALLIED AIR FORCES BOMB ENEMY pOUR German armies are now pushing westwards and attacks on Allied positions are continuing along a line running right through Belgium and down the French frontier as far as the border of Luxemburg. A
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    US. WILL ENTER THE WAR'
    113 1 Washington. May 15. A S millions of wireless sets told the American people of Holland's capitulation, the newspapers began talking openly of possible intervention by the I'nited States. Isolation now appears to be fighting: a losing: battle. The Times-Herald forecasts that American sympathy and indignation
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    Swiss Frontiers Are Strongly Manned
    161 1 Swiss Frontiers Are Strongly Manned TRAIN SERVICES SUSPENDED Berne, May 13. ALL the Swiss frontiers are now i A strongly manned, according to :an army command communique. which states: "Mobilization was I carried out speedily and the pro- tection of the neutrality and independence of Switzerland is ensured by our
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    REICH IN NO POSITION TO BACK UP BID TO CLAIM INDIES
    177 1 REICH IN NO POSITION TO BACK UP BID TO CLAIM INDIES nFITTWR'Q Air London, May 15. K MK 7T dlploma<lc correspondent says it is certain that Germany is m no position to make ff ood any attempt to claim the Netherlands Indies. Its navy is far too reduced by the
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    STOP PRESS
    151 1 Brussels, May 15. A Government proclamation says: "The defeat of our northern neighbour-* will not discourage us. Our army, supported by our British and French Allies, is stubbornly resisting. "Belgium cannot be defeated." The announcer stated that the Government had not left the capital, where the Allied embassies
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    "Duce Knows Orders Will Be Obeyed"
    120 1 Koine, May 15. I *'IL DUCE knows that his orders will be obeyed In all circumstances," declared Signer Venturi. Minister of Communications, speaking In the Senate to-day. He added that Italy would not m days to come be taken by surprise whatever might be
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    ROME AUTHORITIES STOP DEMONSTRATION
    43 1 Rome, May 15. THE authorities to-day stopped antiAllied demonstrations m Rome A crowd of 10,000 students which had collected at the Palazzo Venezia was dispersed by the police. Troops are still guarding British and i<rencn r-mbassies m Rome Reuter
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    BRITISH EXPORTS REACH RECORD LEVEL
    32 1 DR ITISH exports last month were *-*the highest for nearly ten years and totalled £48,000,000. Imports totalled £110,000,000 or about £40.000.000 more man a year ago.— Reuter
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    28 1 AMR. R. G. MENZIES. the Australian 1T Prime Minister, told the House of Representatives m Canberra yesterday that the formation of an Imperial war cabinet was under consideration
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    MAIN GERMAN OBJECTIVES STILL NOT CLEAR
    299 1 THE Germans, according to Reuter's military correspondent m London, have reached Sedan, Dinant and Namur on the Meuse, which m itself la a formidable obstacle. The fourth German front, through Maastricht to St. Trond, appears to rwtve been the most formidable, writes Reuter's diplomatic
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    German Troops Enter The Hague
    243 1 German Troops Enter The Hague London, Ma> l. r pERMAN mechanized columns en top-, j v» The Hague about 5.30 am day, according to the Hilversum < land» radio. It is stated that the inhabitants fWP awakened by low-flying aircraft HiJf an hour later German troops taking up positions near
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    ADMIRALTY DENIES GERMAN CLAIMS
    79 1 D London, May 15 ENYINQ German claims oi successes at sea the Admiralty statos that no British warship has been sunk. s^f. on flre or seriously dama:;ed since the German Invasion ol th*» Low Countries, with the exception of the submarine Seal. Claim of serious damage
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    BALLOONS CARED FOR IN SPECIAL "HOSPITALS"
    141 2 BALLOONS CARED FOR IN SPECIAL "HOSPITALS" •"■"•HE oalloons of Br.tain's national barrage have to be tough. That was obvious from the beginning, and already it has been proved that they will stand up to astonishing weather tests But the spell of severe weather snow, frost, rain and wind— of a
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    N. China, Manchukuo & Mongol Barter Plan
    88 2 N. China, Manchukuo Mongol Barter Plan Peiping, May 13. HOPES are exprersed here that the serious food shortace m North China— already partly alleviated by official action— will be considerably improved as a result of negotiations among the Chinese, Japanese and Manchukuo authorities. It is reported that Manchukuo has premised
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    TO STUDY GERMAN AVIATION SYSTEM
    34 2 Berlin, May 15. XHE chief of Soviet Civil Aviation and his deputy and other members of the staff arrived from Moscow to study the German civil aviation system Reuter
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    Businessman Gives Evidence In 360,000 Japanese Yen Case JUDGMENT RESER VED
    589 2 'IMY firm has imported yen notes into the Colony by iV1 post, through persons and through the medium of banks," said Hardial Singh, managing partner of Gian Singh and Co. m the Singapore second court yesterday. "Until this case,
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    Blind Soldiers Arriving At St. Dunstan's
    257 2 Blind Soldiers Arriving At St. Dunstan's ••I TN FORTUNATELY our new work j has already begun," writes Captain Sir lan Fraser, chairman of St. Dunstan's, the famous home i for blinded soldiers, sailors and airmen of the British Empire, m a letter of thanks for £100, the second j contribution
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    MONDAY'S BUDDHIST CELEBRATIONS
    77 2 MEMBERS of the English section oi the Singapore Buddhist Association will celebrate "Vesak" on Monday at the English Section Hall, Geylang Road, .t The Shrine will be open to the Buddhist community from 9 a.m. to pay respects to the Buddha. There will be -entertainment for members,
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    22 2 An 80-year-old Chinese was rescued from R-xhore Canal yesterday evening by a Sikh and was taken to hospital m a semi-censcious state.
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    LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
    324 2 London, May 15. The following are to-day's closing middle quotations. Shares are of £1 denomination unless otherwise stated: Con. Loan 5% 1944-64 107- 4 U Funding Loan 4% 1960-90 109 —1 War Loan 3&% 98 -1 Com. Union Assce (Units) 7 Prudential Assce A* 24 —Va Royal
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    190 2 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES tiora Out owl GorreEpoodeat) London, May 15. rOMMODITY and Exchange markets closed as tollows with previous quotations tv parenthesis: RUBBER Dull Spot ll- 8 d 12d 11 15 16d 12 1 16 d) July-Sept 11 15 16d 12 1 16 d (12d 12' 8 d) Oct-Dec 113.16 d
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    $1,500 Realised From Robert's Wife' For Fund
    185 2 a CHEQUE for $1,582.81, realised A from t^ e presentation of St. John Ervine's play ••Robert's Wife" by Mrs P. H. Battishill at the Victoria Theatre recently, was given yesterday to the Malaya Patriotic Fund In this connection, the hon. business manager of
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    RELIEF FUND -up,. BACK FROM CHINA
    52 2 MR. CHWAWi dent of Urn Singapore, declar< from China yes- national recon ing extremely v ly evident at < capital. H He said that a. I were well cstabl^ I Chinese had contri by sending $9,000 .<• H sian ComfnrT $3,000,000 with t their
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    CIVILIANS IN HOLLAND WERE THREATENED
    652 3 Why C.-in-C. Ordered Men To Lay Down Arms DUTCH NAVAL UNITS SAFE THE reasons why the I)m,i, r London Ma^ 1 Winkelmann ksued th. Commander-in-Chief, Gen. their armH'n ordt which^ t0 trOOps to down responsibility an d not W v On his own from the
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    £200,000,000 More For U.S. Defences
    123 3 £200,000,000 More For U.S. Defences vv HAT ROOSEVELT MAY SEEK Washington. May 15. AT I V E circles expect A Koosevelt to recommend £181.500,000 tn H 62.500,000 iv the i .peclal message to or to- morrow. of the programmes etc equipment for a I speed up warship 1 strengthen coastal
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    War Affects Japan's Trade In Europe
    84 3 Tokio. May 15. threatens to exj.nd it is premature her it would be favirable to Japan, Mr. Minister of Finance, I the Japan Industrial sterling-bloc oeen seriously hampered r the ej of the European war I 10 enjoy a big favtrade with those to
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    13 3 I Paris. May 13. tin Ministry of J f France has .rithdrawals.— Reuter
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    BRUSSELS RADIO GOES OFF THE AIR
    84 3 rTHE Brussels radio has been silent a since 3 a.m. yesterday and accordS g r^ ews r i* eived j n Belgian circles Si.,^V v! 1 l he trans "titter outside Brussels has been bombed and is now S2t-S f act Jf n though
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    SCOTLAND CANCELS MAY HOLIDAYS
    48 3 Ikj Ix)ndon, May 15. N coniormity with the Government's hon^^JS? t0 cancel the Whitsun m« £2 2? y K E n lan d, two custoSSJ 7 Sc^ Uh hollda y s during MayVl^n Ha a "d the King's Birthday iiwt uv iieia. British Wireles
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    31 3 A MESSAGE from Berne, Switzer- u la nd. states that the staffs of tht Netherlands and Belgian legations m Berlin are expected to enter Switzerland this evening en route to France
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    RUSH TO JOIN NEW CORPS
    126 3 London, May 15 THOUSANDS have already responded to the Government's announcement that a new corps, called the Local Defence Volunteers, is to be formed to combat parachute attacks if they are attempted here. Within an hour of the radio appeal by Mr. Anthony Eden, Secretary
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    Shelling Of Narvik Almost Destroys Town
    104 3 Tr,T* r, ParLs Ma y is. HE German Command m Norway announces that henceforth all prisoners taken m possession of arms will be shot, according to a Stockholm dispatch received here. It is stated that detachments of Norwegians are continuing to harass the Germans
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    Nazi Envoy's Message To Germany
    212 3 T London, May 15. HE Hilversum (Holland) radio to-day broadcast an urgent message from the German Consul-General at Amsterdam to the Reich Foreign Office saying: 'The commander of the garrison at Amsterdam and the Lord Mayor informed me Jast night that the German troops would
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    KENYA EUROPEANS JOINING UP
    34 3 OTrT^0 TrT^ London, May 15. VER 40 per cent, of the total male European population between 18 and 40 m Kenya have enlisted with the East African forces British Wireless
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    Labour Leaders Now Occupy Key Posts In Government
    382 3 London, May 15. T^HE Times emphasizes the im- portance of the Labour Party joining the new Government. "Labour leaders now occupy key positions that will enable a great contribution to the prosecution of the war to be made under direct Labour leadership,"
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    Allegation Of Anti-Japanese Feeling In N.I.
    136 3 Allegation Of Anti-Japanese Feeling In N.I. T— Batavia. May 15. HE strong protest which the Japanese consul-general m Batavia Mr O. Saito, according to a Domei message from Tokio, is reported to have presented to the Governor-General of the Netherlands Indies can only refer to the Japanese consul's letter to
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    Main Aims Of Fifth Column
    167 3 fIfORE details luve"^!^"^^ of the subversive activities of fifth columnists m various parts of Rirope th i eallzed competent circles that perhaps the most efficient part Se^ activities is the se crecy with which the most elaborate arrangeSh^J^L The authorities condark absolut ely m the
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    Dutch & Belgian Ships For Allies
    150 3 Dutch Belgian Ships For Allies TTn London, May 15. •pHE effect of the German invasion of Denmark. Norway, Holland and Belgium haa been to deprive Britain of certain commodities she imported from those countries which must now be obtained elsewhere. On the other hand, the Dutch and Belgian mercantile tonnage
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    GESTAPO MEN ARRESTED IN YUGOSLAVIA
    40 3 Frw r Belgrade. Hftj I.V ivfc Germans, believed to be members of the Gestapo, the German secret police organization, were arrested here yesterday. One is said to have been dressed as a Serbian wasant.-— Reuter
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    BISHOP OF NEW YORK ON AMERICA'S DUTY
    42 3 fT\HE Bishop of New York >:ay.> that A it is the duty of the United' States immediately to give the Allies the utmost material assistance. He defined "assistance" as every possible aid except troops Reuter
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    26 3 DRITAIN, France and Belgium have concluded a financial agreement regarding reciprocal facilities and the co-operation of the three countries with a view to common victory Reuter
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    The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1940. Confidence In Victory
    662 4 The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1940. Confidence In Victory YESTERDAY'S news of the collapse of military resistance to the invader m the greater part of the Netherlands came as a shock to very many people but now there has been time to ponder its true significance there appears
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    American Impression Of The B.E.F.
    1068 4  - American Impression Of The B.E.F. Col. Frederick Palmer r VHIS article by a distinguished American war co dent Colonel F. Palmer, was written just over v er* ago after an extended visit to the British Exped Forces then m France. Although since the article was written even moved quickly and
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    MARITIME MUSEUM
    429 4  -  Joan Littlefield By THOUGH many of the chief treasures of the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich have been put away m places of safety, the Queen's House, smallest of the museum buildings, is again open to the public who, m these days of thrilling sea adventure, have an
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      240 4 To make a proper QI M LET a^aT but the LIME AAfP JUICE musi be Ky^JC The whole meal cooks jy/ B; T^ I^^ •^Jlhß^^Sß" *5 1 a»^" Bl r n3l SlHte^. Bw. w^ ifIJRo 1 f MUNICIPAL GAS DEPARTMENT Dunur eiAi or call at the showrooms mumc. oiux municipal
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    N.I. REACTION TO "CEASE FIRE" ORDER IN HOLLAND
    435 5 N.I. REACTION TO "CEASE FIRE" ORDER IN HOLLAND Many Apply To Enlist n The Allied Forces H EAD OFFICES NOW BEING MOVED TO JAVA reactions m the Netherlands Indies the announcement of the "cease fire" md was thai a number of men applied the Allied forces. F announcement of the
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    Burglar Caught Red-Handed By Chinese
    239 5 OFFICER SAYS IT IS RARE HAPPENING A 25-YEAR-OLD Hokkien, Tan Bok Seng, was recommended for a reward by Mr. Conrad Oldham, I Singapore second magistrate, yesterday for the part he played m "bringing a thief to justice." While m Green Lane on Apr. 23, Tan
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    FOUND IN DRAIN
    64 5 THE acting Singapore Coroner, Mr. W. McQuarrie, yesterday returned a verdict of death by misadventure j at the conclusion of an inquiry into the death ol an unknown Chinese who was found unconscious m a drain m Rochore Road o;i May 6. It was presumed that the
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    Tony Flies To Singapore
    117 5 p>NY, a six- week -old builpu** «i. A whl ll J was advertised m a d!E w «:iM l do r m Sydnc y as itThis dog will fly to Singapore as a present to a beautiful lady" has bv^air Singa P° re fron Australia j
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    European Tells Of Arresting Handcuffed Man
    222 5 European Tells Of Arresting Handcuffed Man fa EUROPEAN, who assisted m H th n arr f st of a Chinese who had allegedly assaulted a Revenue Officer and escaped with handcuffs on him, gave evidence m the bingapore district court yesterday. He ww D. M. Walker, of the Hong2Ef and
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    GOODS UNDERVALUED IN DECLARATION
    116 5 •From Our Own Correspondent* Ipoh, May 15. a FINE of $300 was imposed by Mr rk p. f. Y. RadclifTe, m the Ipoh first magistrate's court, on a Chinese Henry Wong, who pleaded guilty to a summons charging him with attempted evasion of duty amounting to
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    RAFFLES COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
    97 5 APPLICATIONS for the award of -^•Government scholarships to Raffles College closed yesterday. Ten scholarships are given by the Straits Settlements Government and are open to candidates born and educated m Malaya. A similar number otf scholarships is given by the F.M.S. Government, but five of them are
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    Two Sackfuls Of Communist Pamphlets
    280 5 Two Sackfuls Of Communist Pamphlets 'COURIER* SENT TO PRISON ALTHOUGH the accused has no to fn^ Vi U V ecord he is known Party', Par i of the Communist i'artys courier service between Malaya and China, and I Zuld vfew 0110^ to take a serious V-fu ZJ his l ase
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    TOOK POISON & DRANK FROM GOLDFISH BOWL
    96 5 TOOK POISON DRANK FROM GOLDFISH BOWL FVIDENCE of how he saw his father-in-law, Kwok Hoon, drink water from a bowl containing goldfish, after allegedly taking a solution of caustic soda, was given by See Ton Tong at a Coroner's inquiry yesterday into Kwok Hoon's death. A verdict of suicide was
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    Eurasian Girl Guide Company Formed
    78 5 HHHE first company of Eurasian Girl A Guides was formally enrolled yesterday evening at a ceremony at 34 St. Michael's Road. About 20 girls, forming the new Tenth Singapore Girl Guides Company, were enrolled by Mrs. R L Nunn, Commissioner of Girl Guides iii Singapore.
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    CHANDU CONVICTION APPEAL DISMISSED
    100 5 A CHINESE, Koh Chuan, who had been sentenced m the Sinjjr.pore criminal district court to nine months' rigorous imprisonment for being concerned m the importation of chandu, appealed against the conviction yesterday before Mr. Justice Manning m the High Court. The appeal was on the ground
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    Trespassed At Swimming Club
    130 5 DESCRIBING it as the 'Tus\ case of its kind," Mr. Conrad Oldham Singapore second magistrate, imposed a fine of $3 each on two men Kang Ab Tee and Tan Leon?, whom he convicted on a charge of wilfully trepassIng at the Singapore Swimming Club. After imposing
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    45 5 A verdict of found dead, the cau^e of death being unknown, was returned by the acting Singapore Coroner, Mr w. McQuarrie, yesterday at an inquiry into the death of a Chinese infant who was found floating near a ouoy at Kallang Basin on May 3
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    SAL VA TION ARMY'S WORK FOR FIGHTING FORCES
    284 5 AS was announced m a cable received last month, the donation of £7,500 frcm the Malaya Patriotic Fund to the Salvation Army is being utilised to provide army recreation huts named after Malayan towns. This gift was one of a number, totalling
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    Ex-Singapore Pilots To Take Newly Purchased Ships Across Atlantic
    203 5 Ex-Singapore Pilots To Take Newly Purchased Ships Across Atlantic HUGE U. S. TRANSACTION REUTER reports from Ne* York that a group of former Singapore pilots and retired ships' officers have been sent to the United States from Britain totZ under their command a fleet of newly purchased ships for tS<Atlantic
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    Indian Teacher On False Report Charge
    115 5 Indian Teacher On False Report Charge |£UNARASAMY. an Indian U at St. Teresa's School, Kampong *V n r lOrmatiOJl t0 the P°"<* at Kuala Lipis on Mar. 14 to the effect that one Kunchi Ifohamed m thi n£ n $1c1 ex *> lainfd to him terda Singa P° re lhir
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    INSURANCE AGENT ON TRUST CHARGE
    101 5 "From our Own Correspond* WONG WENG HOR. I^ Tg speaUng Chinese, claimed trial before Mr. P. F. Y. Radcliffe, m the ipoh first mag strate's OU rt yesterday on a charge of crlirinal breach .r trust m respect of $4 n 10.28 entrusted to him
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    34 5 huiiffsha. Ma\ A troop of the Malaysian Comfort Mission visiting the southern Chin., j j rents arrived here on May 13 by boa: foi the front after a brief rest lv r< Central News.
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    NEWSPAPER PROPRIETORS SUED FOR ALLEGED LIBEL
    1315 7 NEWSPAPER PROPRIETORS SUED FOR ALLEGED LIBEL Report Which Appeared In Malaya Tribune's Ipoh Edition CAR DRIVER CLAIMS $200 (From Our Own Correspondent) £DWIN MAURICE GLOVER and th?°Mal?y? Tribune >nu>^ S Ltd Were defendants m a civil suit heard before Che Zamuddin m the Ipoh second magistrate's court yesterday, m which
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    Nazis Sending Mouth-Organs And Aspirin
    250 7 Nazis Sending Mouth-Organs And Aspirin BALKANS PREFER ALLIES' TRADE COMMENTING on Britain's trade drive m the Balkans, the Yorkshire Post writes: hJZS? iS a rive which sh ould bring benefit equally to the Balkan coun- L and **> ou rselves. There is no doubt that the Balkan countries would be
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    Indian Alleged To Have Hacked At Wife
    98 7 Indian Alleged To Have Hacked At Wife Ed MaffaVun u mP o bJ m a u n rd I P ndi t n Papa. which is said r? hls if C Place at B>, miles r-h° have 'a*™ been 6 sTru'c^t'titWf r P Pa hati Juries could ha y™ b^-n
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    THE SINGAPORE C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    69 7 R g r hl, c r"Si!T: ms W cases May GFA.Q. R.ss. f.0.8* m bales May M P JQ Rss. ko.b' ta bales May o o po b; m Flat Bark CrepeF.d b m Laics May No. IXR^s.S. en RegLst^rrd Tender Ma June
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    CLAIM FAILS
    25 7 A CLAIM for $200 brought wm Im+ A Henry Harley Clarke of he Singapore Swimminc Club by -lary for January^ S t {gj
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    MIXED FOURSOMES GOLF AT BUKIT TIMAH
    62 7 T5L?* bi mo^Jy mixed four--SMS XS*2 and the following returned 0 f: 1 35- 2. Mr. and Mr I r Sands 47-10> 2 3«' 2 M: r lowers and P. Wilson 47-9U 37:< 4 Mr. and Mrs. T. Blark 45 6=2 w\' May Medal:
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    MAXFLI BADMINTON
    94 7 (TETHER ties played off last ;n of thP S tS^Si a^ i 3V aI < badminton tournament followl- Badminton Party j 10—15, 15—8. 15—6; Ng Cheng Hu i tetf Tay swee Kiat 15—11. 15-12; iJe Kherg Chiang beat Kang Yong Htn R 15-9. 15-12 3^),^l n i 8
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    EXCISE CLERKS' CLUB
    179 7 Clerki 1 Cbib ■fainst th» Ha..u.r lads B.P. m a friendly badminton motel three singles i^nd two doubles at the f-curt t: 27 Jalan Rajah on Saturday at 4 p.m. Chan Chtan Bock, Peh Ik., Qu^i Song Qun. ]*c Peng Kwanjj. Tm Mi Cheng. Reserves: Lee Jouy
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    SUNDAY'S TEAM vs. SAIGON
    102 8 Tilt, following olayers are invited to attend at the stadium on Sunday at I p.m.. prepared to play for the Combined Services and S F.A. Civilians team against the Saigon football tourists if selected: \bdul Rahman (M.F.A.); Bdr. Kowley (R.A.); O. S. Butler (R.N.); I. AC.
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    To-day's Soccer At Stadium
    165 8 SAIGON S VICTORIES IN HONG KONG TO-DAY, at the stadium, the Saigon football tourists, who arrive ill I the morning, meet the Combined Services tan the first of three matches to be played m Singapore The Combined Services will be represented by the following: Mace (R.A.MO;
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    Singapore Tennis Ties
    371 8 Singapore Tennis Ties THERE *ere no games played yester- 1 1 day m any oi the Singapore lawn j tennis tournaments. S.C.R.C Ties Further ties at the Straits Chinese 1 Recreation Club are as follows: TO-DAY Veterans* handicap singles: Khoo •vim Swee <— 9> vs. Low Peng Cer r >.
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    MALAYS WIN AS THEY LIKE AT THE STADIUM
    464 8 S.R.C. Beaten By Seven Goals To One Malays 7 SR C J* THE Malays could have scored at least a dozen goals, 1 but were apparently content to beat the S.R.C. by the convincing margin of seven goals to one at the
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    NAVY CUP GOLF WON BY ISLAND CLUB
    116 8 THE Navy Challenge Cup Competition was played at Bukit Timah on Monday afternoon and resulted m a win for Island Golf Club, represented by Mrs. J. B. Hoss and W. Eldred, with a score of 79. The following were the returns: Mrs. J.
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    WEEK-END EVENTS AT YACHT CLUB
    100 8 ON Friday at the Royal Singapore Yacht Club there will be the usual races for all classes, starting at 5.25 p.m. On Sunday the. "C" class will sail the first race for the Lemberger Challenge Cup starting at 9.50 a.m. The "A" class will sail
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    To-day's Sports Events
    16 8 To-day's Sports Events Soccer: Combined Services vs. Saigon football tourists, stadium Tennis: S C.R.C., S.R.C, V.M.C.A.
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    S.C.C. Cricket Teams For Week-end Games
    212 8 Singapore Cricket Club teams for week-end cricket games are given below: Against Rengam on Sunday at 11 am. at Rengam: J. H. Wheeler leapt.), L. W. Smith, Lt. J. C. Burgoyne- Johnson, R. H. Pickard. Capt. P. T. N. Clarke, AD. Dant, Lt. W.
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    MAKEPEACE B.P. WIN
    148 8 THE Makepeace B.P. scored a good win over the Sykes party last Sunday when they met m a friendly badminton match played on the home court before a large gathering of enthusiasts. Results (Makepeace players mentioned first):— Singles: M. A. Lange beat Max de Souza 15 1;
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    USEFUL B.P.
    56 8 rpHE Useful Badminton Party Is celeA brating Its seventh anniversary over the week-end at a seaside bungalow at Ponggol. Land and sea sports form part of an attractive programme, which starts at 3.30 p.m. on Saturday and will conclude the following evening, the party's annual general meeting will
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    WEIGHTS FOR SATURDAY'S RACES IN PENANG
    343 8 WEIGHTS for Saturday, the final day of the Penang Turf Club's extra meeting, are Horses, class 1 div. 1. 5V 8 furs Honeypuss 9.0J Santa Anita 8.02 Bound Parr 9.03 Perak 8.02 Golden Blaze 9.G1 The Emperor 8.01 Exeve 8.10 Ordination 8.00 Red Dot
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    Clarke Cup Cricket
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    Manchesters Beat Gordons Five-Nil At Tanglin
    338 8 Manchesters 5; Gordons CHOWING a marked improvement m the second half during which they netted three more goals, the Manchesters beat the Gordons by five goals to nil m a first division game of the S.A.F.A. league at Tanglin yesterday. The Manchester had a
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    SINGAPORE COLTS CRICKET
    56 8 /TiHE following have accepted to piay 1 for the Singapore Colts against the j St. Andrew's 0.8.A. at Stamford Road, on Sunday at 2 pjn. W. Rogers <capt.» M. Traill. J. Crowther, N. Hay. H. Humphries M. Gammell, M de Sousa. A. Minjoot, C. La Faber. E.
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    Reserve Game On Slipper Padang
    220 8 Reserve Game On Slipper Padang Manchester i; A DOWNPOUR p^ 1 A S.C.C. ground and it took th« B.C C Reserves the wh-.l settle down m th<\v> they met m the the league. The teams were play swung from almost with the r lum. The Tads r dightly the bettet
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    ST. PATRICK'S SCHOOLS SPORTS MEETING
    26 8 AT the seven A o i st. Pan I day. May 22. then half mile race 1 be accepted a I
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