The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 18 May 1940

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    19 1 LATE SINGAPORE EDITION The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 16,0f>0. KBTU. 18.J5 SATURDAY, MAY 18, J940. CENTS
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    GAMELIN BIDES TIME FOR COUNTER-PUSH
    1026 1 Has Plan To Deal With Enemy Thrust GERMANS RESUME OFFENSIVE the military position on the Western Front remains very serious thc prevailing: impression m Paris last night was that the situation is rather better than it was on W ednesday. Reuter's correspondent says that the
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    Juliana's Narrow Escape On way To Britain DESTROYER JUST MISSED MINE
    151 1 Juliana's Narrow Escape On way To Britain DESTROYER JUST MISSED MINE oi the part R -ya; Navy durHolland was relay. ejects: to help en cossible. and I was stated UM Belgian mum Invasion Air bombard l ;r gun crews talk at Gered a force Royal Marines J; parachute the iifth
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    DUTCH BATTLION IN S. AFRICA PLANNED
    24 1 DUTCH BATTLION IN S. AFRICA PLANNED <J*-n. May 17. 1 Sooth Afni is consi--1 battalion ac Union to torces. a unit of oetween Reuter
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    CHURCHILL SEES GAMELIN
    90 1 r London, May 17. IF. Prime Minister, Mr. Winston Ch urchin, flew to Paris yesterday m*** j ias e retu cd. On arrival he went into immedia c conierviue v.n.i Kev-iaud. Premier. M. Daladier, War Minister, and Gen. (iameltn. Supreme Commander of the Allied Armies. His visit
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    Paris Now In Arms Zone
    135 1 Paris, May 17. TTHE outward appearance of Pans is calm and serene though the city is now decreed to be m the arms zone, which involves certain restrictions on the movement of civilians. There has been a certain movement cut of the capital of persons
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    STOP PRESS
    256 1 Beater learned m authoritative Quarters m London last night that the position on the Belgian Front is considered grave and that a German armoured division has broken through the French lines and penetrated some distance into French territory. The place where they have broken through is not the
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    WHY NAZI BLITZKRIEG HAS SLOWED DOWN
    169 1 London. May 17. GERMAN mechanized divisions have been employed with such prodigality during the last few days that reports of their enormous losses m men and materials are understandable, writes Reuter's military correspondent. Tank experts are the first to admit the limitations from which
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    Refugees Unhurt When Former President Liner Is Bombed And Sunk
    263 1 fHE Ville de Bruges, of 13,869 tons, well-known m the tar East as the former American liner President Hardin* has been bombed and sunk near Ostend, reports Reuter The liner was bombed by a German plane on Tuesday morning soon
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    N.I. DECREES DEATH FOR SABOTEURS
    99 1 rXKASTIC penalties for crimes against national safety have been introduced under the state of siege proclaimed by the Governor-General of the Netherlands Indies on May 10, r?~o is Reuter from Batavia. «he death penalty ma> be inflitted for destruction o« munition supplies, defencf uorks or
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    AMERICANS SEEK ADVICE ABOUT EVACUATION
    65 1 A London May 17. IIERICAN citizens m Britain were to-day advised by the London embassy to leave for home as soor- as possible. It Is estimated that between 4.000 and 5. C00 Americans are now m Britain and there was a stead y strenm of
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    40 1 London, ..\;t\ 17. jUEMBERS oi the Lutch G lf Who came to England cariii r I i the week, were r?ceived by thc Kin* at Buckingham Palace to-day i wore presented to the Kin- by Q v. ....cimma.— British Wireless
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    Malayans' Brother Falls In Action
    110 2 (FlOCi Our Own Correspondent, Kuala Lumpur, May 17. C M.1.1.1 news has been received «»f thc death m action of Lt. \V. P. I my. who was awarded the DlSjO. lor gallantry m thc Norwegian t -mpaign as announced m thc London tiazette a week
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY
    180 2 Pie following newly added tion- and fiction works wiil be ready hn issue ar Raffles Library today E. C. Dcr.rlcy: Of thc mrck jtnd r A-, Edward J. Bins; Unseiitl..c7 Illustrated, Nora Cundrll; life, Illustrated. Havclock Ellis; Toward uod-og of the USSR. Michael T. F! .-insky: Thc Christmas
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    Americans Stage Fashion Show For Hospital
    362 2 T^IE impoi tance of being .smart was never better illustrated to the women of Singapore than at the highly successful fashion show at the Cathay Cale yesterday, organized by thc women's committee of the American Association of Singapore m aid of St. Andrew's Mission
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    BANKRUPT WARNED NOT TO FAIL IN PAYMENTS
    193 2 FOR facing to pay his bankruptcy instalments for March, April anci May this year, C. N. Leembruggen, a contractor's employee, appeared before Mr. Justice Manning m the High Court yesterday on the Official Assignee's motion for an order to commit him to the
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    UNITEERS CELEBRATE SOCCER VICTORY
    108 2 UNfITEER-3 celebrated their Business Houses' League soccer triumph with a dinner at the New World last night). They are champions of the league. There was a large attendance, and j several speeches were made con- gratuiating the Uniteers on their achievement "The speakers were Mr. i
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    TWO CASKS TO GO TO PRIVY COUNCIL
    75 2 (Prom Our Own Correspondent. Kuala Lumpur. May 17. DEPORE Sir Percy McElwalne, Ch ■'Justice, S.S.. and Mr. Justice a'Beekett Terrell and Mr. Justice Cus- sen In the Court of Appeal, two applic- ations for leave to appeal to the Privy j Council were
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    179 2 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES From Our (Mm Corrt-Dondent) t. r.d on. May 1".. COMMODITY and Exchange markets closed [I m tollowe with orevious Quotations tn parenthesis:— RUBBER: Dull Spot 11 15 16d 12 1 16 d fl2d 12-. ci' July-Sept 12d 12 H 4 (12 1 16 d 123 16d> Oct-Dec 11
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    London Stock Exchange
    322 2 London. May IT. The following are to-days closing middle quotations. Shares are of £1 denomination uniess otherwise stated: Con. Loan 5% 1944-64.... 107 Funding Loan 4'/« 1960-90 109, War Loan 3^% 97v Com. Union Assce (Units) I Prudential Assce A' 23-* Royal Assce JJ» Great Western Rly.
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    NEW AUSTRALIAN FORCE ARRIVES IN EGYPT
    394 3 NEW AUSTRALIAN FORCE ARRIVES IN EGYPT Men Going To Specified I Areas In Palestine ALLIED COMMAND OF THE SEA PROVED AGAIN JHL seccnd contingent of the second Australian Imperial force has begun to disembark m Egypt and is Proceeding to its specified areas m Palestine," announced lhe \V ar Office
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    U.S. Factories Rush Planes To Allies
    111 3 U.S. Factories Rush Planes To Allies PROMISES TO RCC3EVELT New York. May 17. r mahout the United i much satisfaction" rett's defence me_pe*anjHCbe part m it nothing sho-ilfl 'tvery of plants to i a iv-Jp -hearted support. .to plane factories. __mX% speech gets subject of much, ■pile el President MpaUofl
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    DALIAN EXODUS FROM TURKEY DENIED
    29 3 Rome, May 17. despatch from A ribea reports that fl Turkey at the Government as The number of .ej tn recent days il." Reuter
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    YUGOSLAY DEGREE
    23 3 •••-.•■Urado. May 17. rred a decree > to favour any ittng against a v untrue reports \r.ia*s foreign ri-onihent up to Reuter
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    10 HELP BELGIAN AND REFUGEES
    22 3 V. \-.hington. May 17. T Red Cr s.; has cabled B Igi m and a, m France
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    Tide Of Battle Veers In Favour Of The Allies
    267 3 London. May 17. -THIE Daily Telegraph reviews the fighting In Belgium and comes to the conclusion that the general position is favourable for thc Allies. Under the heading 'Open warfare," an editorial m the newspaper states: "It was stated by the
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    Message To Men Of Royal Navy
    129 3 London, May 17. 11/E would like those of you who are going through the most strenuous times the naval forces have ever endured to realize that we and ihe naval start' know well what is being asked of you," says a message from the
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    Paris-London Air Service Off Yesterday
    85 3 London, May 17. BRITISH air services between London and Paris have been cancelled for the day. Four planes were scheduled to leave m each direction during the day. The only machine to leave Heston was on the service to Alexandria On Wednesday and Thursday services
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    ONE KILLED IN OXFORD UNIVERSITY SHOOTING
    61 3 London, May 17. A shooting affray m the quadrangle of University College at Oxford resulted m the death of an undergraduate. C. F. L. Moffat, and the wounding gf two others. Four shots were heard by undergraduates coming from the hall. The gates of
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    SHIP MACHINE-GUNNED OFF S.-E. COAST
    40 3 London, May 17. ONE member of the crew of a steamer was killed and three others wounded when a Nazi plane machine-gunned a vessel to-day off the south-east coast. The steamer returned to port Reuter
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    R.A.F. IN FURTHER BOMBING ATTACKS
    32 3 London, May 17. THE Air Ministry announces that during last night the Royal An Force aircraft made further successful bombing attacks on military objeetlYCS m Germany. Reuter
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    JAPAN & STATUS OF INDIES
    100 3 JAPAN STATUS OF INDIES "HE Japanese Ambassador to 1 the United States, Mr. K. Hormuchi, declared m a Press interview that the Government of the Netherlands Indies, as now maintained, was satisfactory to Japan, reports Reuter from Washington. He added that if no other country sent armed forces there, Japan
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    Italian Senate Chief On 'New Irritations'
    118 3 Rome, May 17. COUNT SUARDO, president of tre Senate, addressing Senators m the presence of Signor Mussolini this afternoon, said: "The Italian people press around you, II Duce, to form a body of energy and will be ready for your orders because they know
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    Mystery Minefield Off S. Africa
    61 3 Pretoria, May 17. A COMMUNIQUE from defence headquarters states: "A minefield has been located off Cape Agiilhas. The Defence Department is taking adequate steps to deal with it and several mines have already been safely exploded." Cape Agulhas Is the southernmost point of Africa and
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    BELGIUM GOVERNMENT AT OSTEND
    16 3 Ostend, May 17. T'HE Belgian Government has been here sint^ yesterday. Reuter
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    23 3 BRIGADIER Mainwaring Ravell Walsh, 63, Director of organisation m India from 1924 to 1927, has been killed m action In France, reports Reuter
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    Swiss Situation Less Tense
    128 3 Zurich, May 17. TTHE situation In Switzerland *is now regarded as considerably less tense than at any time since Germany beeran her invasion of the Low Countries, according to a high Swiss authority. Responsible crcles consider imminent action against Switzerland unlikely while political circles stress the
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    May 26 To Be Day Of National Prayer
    96 3 London, May 17. AN official announcement irom Buckingham Palace states that tne King desires Sunday, May 26 to be observed as a day of national prayer nr behalf of the naiion and Empire cl «:ne Allies and of the cause m which
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    50,000 Japanese Casualties
    111 3 CHUNGKING CLAIMS FRESH SUCCESSES Chungking. May 17. -OEN. ITAG kmmhX chief-of-statf of th. Japanese for^e* m China, has -personally arrived n Hankow to direct the operations m the big battle raging m Hupeh province, according to a Chinese high command communique The Tapanese rushed two brigades from
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    SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1940. Japan & The Indies
    635 4 SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1940. Japan The Indies MESSAGES from Tokio continue to underline the importance which Japan attaches to the maintenance of the status quo m the Netherlands Indies. Diplomatic exchanges on this subject appear to have been concluded to the mutual satisfaction of all parties. The status quo m
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    Shanghai's Problems & Future Development
    1555 4  - Shanghai's Problems Future Development David Fraser International Settlement By Former China Correspondent Of IN Shanghai, where great foreign interests are centered, it is satisfactory to learn that a modus vivendi m regard to the Outside Roads has been reached, thus temporarily settling one of the awkward questions affecting the status
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    REQUISITIONING OF DANISH SHIP
    45 4 REQUISITIONING OF DANISH SHIP "'TIIE Onm I I ship In ci U for ihe pn Mr. Paul Stun Court before Mr. I Appearing Dfficer of the Cro* natters. Mr. Si motor ship. Sia 1 1 price m Singapore An ord>r to r r.adc. H anl
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      14 4 Camphorwood chests In stock and orders taken 18, BATTERY ROAD, FIRST FLOOR PHONE 7143
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    $8,000,000 SEWERAGE SCHEME TO OPERATE BY END OF YEAR
    491 5 Modern Sanitation For Northern And Eastern Districts Of City WHY DELAYS OCCURRED I \I)V progress has been maintained on Singapore's imm) generate scheme, one of the most important lion works m the city m recent times. It is antithat the scheme
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    14 Belgians On Their Way To Western Front
    161 5 THREE VETERANS OF LAST WAR rREE Belgian veterans of the last war, together with 11 other members of the Belgian colony m Medan who have been called to the colours are m Singapore en route to the Western Front. All are m
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    Company's £1,000 For The War
    67 5 N. REUBEN and Co., Ltd.. Singapore property owners, have made a gift of £1,000 to the Imperial Government for the prosecution of the war. This generous gilt, states the Department of Information was remitted to the Imperial Government by the Siraits Settlements Government yesterday. The
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    SINGAPORE CHRISTENING
    83 5 MORE than 50 guests attended a reception at Raffies Hotel yesterday evening given by Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Kirkpatrlek of Sungei Tiram Estate. Johore. whose three-month-old son. Brian Caldwell, was christened at the Presbyterian Church tn the afternoon. The baby was carried into the church by Mrs.
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    CHEATING CHARGE
    79 5 CYRIL Wilkins Frerichs. a Britisher, appeared m the third court yesterday on a charge of cheating. it is alleged that on Mar. 4 Frerichs cheated P. Wilson by representing to him that he 1 Frerichs) had found a buyer for Wilson's motor-car for $550 and thereby dishonestly induced
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    27 5 MR. G. R. Roper-Caldbeck has been appointed to act as a member of the -Singapore Harbour Board during the absence on leave of Mr. C. R. Cherry.
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    Bill-Collector Says He Was Robbed Of $40
    180 5 correspj ndent) Malacca. May 16. f< n a charge of n to a 1 bm Said, a cmi loyed ie C i In the police Smith after a I I r* h*- Duld the Sun a. ;.pea a for a a out of
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    SNATCH-THIEF TO BE WHIPPED
    48 5 C a 22-jear-old Hoku rged m the third ith theft of a* gold Aendant from a girl At the corner of id and Temple Street 15 pm. to the charge and one month's rigorous nd ten strokes of the wi ci by six months'
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    GARRISON CHURCH WEDDING
    154 5 11-fR. «*ohn Harewood Punier, son of lit Mrs. A. Purrier and the late Mr. A. Purrier, of Aner'.ey, London, and Bruton. Somerset, was married at the Garrison Church yesterday to Miss Adele Claire Schroeder. daughter of Mrs. Schroeder and the late Mr. A. Schroeder. of West Wiekam.
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    DISTILLERY LICENSEE CAUTIONED IN COURT
    83 5 NGO IJWEE HOO, licensee of the Hock Cheong Distillery, yesterday appeared m the Singapore fourth court on a summons charging him with distilling, fermenting and making or preparing intoxicating liquor without a licence from the Commission of Customs and Excise. Hwee Hoo, who pleaded guilty,
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    N.I. Status Quo
    51 5 picture. MS. K. II AY ASM, Japanese exdiplomat, who stated m Singapore yesterday that the status quo was the best policy for every count rv as far as the Netherlands Indies were concerned. He is chairman of the board of directors of the South Sea Association.- Free
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    Detective On Chandu Charge
    97 5 A DETECTIVE, Yeo Hai Lee. y?s- terday appeared m the Singapore fourth court on a summons charging him with having m his possession chandu at Omar Road on Apr. 16*. while not being a registered smoker. liai Lee claimed trial and stated that on the day
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    ROBBERY OF JEWELLERY AND MONEY ALLEGED
    73 5 THREE Hokkiens, Hey Sey Bock. Leh Ling Tan and Tan Choon Hock, appeared m the third court yesterday on a charge of committing armed robbery on Mar. 24 at Yio Chu Kang Road, with the use of a revolver. It is alleged that they
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    55 5 The following are members of the Board for the award of Queen's Scholarships and Fellowships for graduates of Raffles College and the College of Medicine: the Chief Justice.S.S.'chairman) the principal of Raffles College, the principal of the College of Medicine, the Director of Education. Dr. Lim Han Hoe and Raja
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    MAGISTRATE'S 'NO ORDER' IN MAINTENANCE CASE
    617 5 DEMARKING that the attitude of j the wife was that she did not Wish to leave her parents' house and j all the advantages she enjoyed there to go and live with her husband, Mr. Conrad Oldham, Singapore second magistrate, yesterday made no order
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    N.I. Broadcast Reception Restricted
    130 5 N.I. Broadcast Reception Restricted dhoadcast restricts forced by the authorit. the N.I. soon after Holland vasion, forbiddii. public pia to broadcast anything else es Dutch programmes from Bl station. A number of Englishmi other Europeans staying at m hotel, however, found this; m U against their convenience. This was told
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    DANGEROUS JUNCTION
    70 5 BECAUSE the line at tho junction uf Stevens Road with Bukit Timah Road is -mad' and the junction is considered to be .dangerous to motorists, the Singa Improvement Trust is to ask Gov< •rent whether Wayang Eatu station, situated at the corner ol two roads, might be moved
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    Investigation Of Tamil Schoolboy's Death
    810 5 ALLEGED TO HA YE TAKEN WRONG MEDICINE (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, May 16. P^s inquiry began to-day m the Seremban police court, before Mr. J. A. A. Faith, into the circumstances attending the death of a Tamil schoolboy, Krishnan, who lived on Hamilton Estate,
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    German Quest For Petrol Goes On
    465 7 German Quest For Petrol Goes On NEIGHBOURS TO BE RATIONED? -|JN an article showing that DenI* mark will be a liability to Germany, the Sunday Times City Editor shows the absurdity of the German claim to have gained a j large supply of petrol m that country. The total available
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    LAW NOTICE FOR THE DAY
    22 7 Before The Hon'ble Mr. Justice Manning- at 1».3» m Court No. 2. O.S. 62 39 for argument.
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    FRIENDLY SOCCER
    33 7 Playing at the Fanvr P. tik c-n Monday last the Chinese Sports Association defeated the Kota Rangers' by three goals to nil. Scorers were: Sum Wing (2) K«k I Choy (1).
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    INDIAN NEWSLETTER
    829 7 (From A Special Correspondent* New Delhi, May 10. ALL-INDIA radio's new broadcasting studio has already started operating jin Simla. Ie is linked by a land line i with the Delhi station. The decision to open a studio m Simla during the hot weather was prompted j by the
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    FRANCE'S POWERFUL NAVY IS GROWING
    523 7 One Of Her Destroyers Holds Speed Record W London. iIH such overwhelming Allied naval superiority over Germany, it is possible to concentrate sufficient strength m the Mediterranean to provide against any possible contingencies there. France's Navy alone is adequate. With some British support— sasilv given—
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    Post Office Mail List
    94 7 lUih (loae at thp General I as EoUoi Ss.,-:---;V.:-.:: Brunei and Kuala ma su China .South-West) gurl Esyj* a 4 Great Britain and Europe generally au 4 "j^. 15:5 Indo-China surface 5 p.rn (L Jf bua I North Cornea mrj > Sarawak, Mm. sarii: Pah-mbw.s Ur
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    SELECTIONS FOR TO-DAY
    57 8 CRF.E PRESS selections for today's races m Penang are: Hace 1: Work Play, New World Race 2: Farnley, Kabinda Race 3: The Warrior. Light Supper Race 4: Vedas, Ciscara Race 5: Alicante, Eagle's Eye Race 6: Sacrifice, Wicklow Bay Race 7: Ordination, Exeve Race 8: Ming, Storm
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    FARNLEY AND MING BEST BETS TO-DAY
    1588 8 Sacrifice And Alicante Should Also Win FINAL DAY OF PENANG EXTRA RACE MEETING CARNLET and Ming have been taken as the best bets at Penang this afternoon m the final day's racing m the Penang Turf Club's extra meeting. A card of nine races
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    MAKEPEACE B.P.
    63 8 THE following have been selected to represent the Makepeace B.P. at badminton against the Singapore Improvement Trust to-morrow on the home court at 2.30 p.m.; M. A. Lange, Leo de Souza, George Theseira, Tan Peng Chia, C. P. Lange, K. C. Cherian, V. K. Dana, T. da Costa
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    I.A. CRICKET
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    Scored Two Goals For Services
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