The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 10 March 1941

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    21 1 LATE SINGAPORE EDITION The Singapore Free Press AND OAIL Y V£W5 NO. 16,25: EBTD. 1835. lONDAV, MARCH 10, 1941 5 CENTS
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    BRITISH CRUISER SINKS ITALIAN RAIDER
    369 1 huick End To Action In Indian Ocean EXPLOIT OF H.M.S. LEANDER: 100 PRISONERS TAKEN London, Mar. 9. THE career of an Italian commerce raider in the A Indian Ocean has come to a sudden end and her crew are now prisoners of war taken by
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    Greece Indifferent To Any Threat By Axis
    111 1 Athens, Mar. 9. indifferent to any threat and will defend If rit) and independence at the side of her ies :md friends to the bitter end." i <>f Greece's determination and answer contained in a semi-official statement lay. Open Letter lo Hitler opa^unaa
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    Troops & nTransport Bombed Near Tepelini
    31 1 Troops nTransport Bombed Near Tepelini Athens. Mar. i*. rted by fighters- js and a contransport in the Glava-Bozi road, ied by R.A.F. n )i ca^ualtieo have been inflicted iJr.tish aircratt Reuter
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    HOW FUEHRER SHOWS HIS APPRECIATION
    19 1 1 union. Mar. 0. Keitel, Chief of n^ratulate Mm 40 years' .oral a Reuter
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    Matsuoka To Leave To-day For Berlin?
    56 1 Matsuoka To Leave To-day For Berlin London. Mar. MR. Yosuke Matsuoka, Japanese Foreign Minister, will probably be Ing Tokin wimin the next 24 hours [or Berlin and Moscow. Commenting on the visit, a broadest from America says that the role 31 the United States in the war will undoubtedly be
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    Success Of War Weapons Weeks
    87 1 London, Mar. 9. 'pHE City of London, the City of Westminster, ail metropolitan boroughs in the counties of Middlesex and Essex, and the boroughs of Bark- ing. East Ham. West Ham. Leyton and Walthamstow will combine and hold v.ir weapons weeks simultaneously in May. No
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    9 Raiders Destroyed To One R.A.F. Plane
    59 1 London, Mar. 9. IT is authoritatively stated that during Ihe week ended midnight last night German aircraft lost over and around Britain amounted to nine one on Mar. 2. three on Mar. 3, three on Mar. 4 and two yesterday. All save one
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    Dutch Foreign Minister On Way To Indies
    108 1 Dutch Foreign Minister On Way To Indies Washington, Mar. 0. ■"Put Dutch Foreign Minister, Dr. van KleiTens, and the Colonial Minister, Mr. D. J. M. Welter, are on their way from London to Batavia, according to a statement issued by the Dutch legation here. It is stated that the object
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    Hitler's Princess Friend Arrested In America
    106 1 Hitler's Princess Friend Arrested In America San Francisco, Mar. 9. ■yHE Hungarian Princess, Stephenie von Hohenlohe, who is opposing a warrant for her deportation from the United States, has been arrested. The deportation warrant was issued on Jan. 13 when she failed to comply with an order requiring her to
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    "Communists Holding Up Offensive" —Chiang
    235 1 "Communists Holding Up Offensive" Chiang Chungking, Mar. i). A STATEMENT that Chinese Com- munists have delayed the Chinese counter-attack against Japan and have threatened the rear of the Government forces is made by Gen. Chiang Kai-shek to-day in a report to the National People's Council. Gen. Chiang Kai-shek accuses the
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    42 1 I- hind the formidable twin -gun turret of a British destroyer arc eeii the majestic silhouettes of two famwis Britbh battleships as they patrol thr Mediterranean. A picture that gives the lie to Italy's boasts of the Mediterranean as "an Italian lake."
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    Blitz Returns To London: Casualties Not Heavy
    381 1 London, Mar. 9. A FTER weeks of comparative calm, the "Blitz" returned to London last night. The attacks began shortly aft?r blackout time and for some hours the noise of aircraft overhead never ceased as plane after plane crossed the sky, diving and
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    ENVOY'S RECEPTION FOR EDEN & DILL
    51 1 ENVOY'S RECEPTION FOR EDEN DILL London, Mar. 9. MR. Anthony Eden, British Foreign Secretary, accompanied by Gen. Sir John Dill. Chief of Imperial General Staff, was the guest of honour at a reception given in Cairo by the British Ambassador. Sir Miles Lampson. Gen. Wavell, Middle Eart C.-in-C. was present.
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    R.A.F. Bombers In Raid On Tripoli
    268 1 R.A.F. Bombers In Raid On Tripoli airo, Mar. S. D A.F. bombers attacked the hai- bour of Tripoli on Friday night, according to an R.A.F. communique Bombs were observed bursting on a railway line. Aerodromes in Tripolitania were also bombed. In East Africa the RA.F. in;licted considerable damage to the
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    Yugoslavia Expected To Sign Pact With Reich
    307 2 Belgrade, Mar. 9. TT is understood that a r.on-aggressicn pact between 1 Yugoslavia and Germany will be signed next Tuesday in Berlin. The text of the pact is expected to be similar to Yugoslavia's friendship agreement with Italy and Bulgaria and the recent
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    Indian C.-in-C. On Lawyers' Gesture
    83 2 New Delhi, Mar. 9. THE Commander-in-Chief in India. Gen. Sir Claude Auchinleck, has noted with appreciation, says a communique, the o!Tcr made by members of the bar in every district of the North-west Frontier province to tak>up, without fees, cases in which soldiers serving overseas
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    Punjab Premier On Future Recruitment
    101 2 Lahore, Mar. 9. THE policy of the Punjab Government regarding recruitment services was explained In the course of a speech by Sir Gikandar Hyat Khan. Premier of the Punjab, in the Legislative Assembly yesterday. Analyzing the figures for the various communities and different departments, he
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    JUAN ASSUMES TITLE COUNT OF BARCELONA
    59 2 London, Mar. 9. PRINCE JUAN, in whose favour the late ex-King Alfonso renounced all rights to the throne of Spain, has declared that he will assume the title Count of Barcelona, states the Swiss radio. It is added that he is holding himself at
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    STERLING CREDIT FOR SPAIN TO BUY WHEAT
    39 2 Madrid, Mar. 9. SPAIN is to purchase wheat or rubber from a sterling area with sterling received from an order by the United Kingdom Credit Corporation for 12,000 flasks of mercury Reuter
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      148 2 Victoria Theatre SAT. 15th MARCH AND Sat. Wed. Sat. April sth 9th 12th I- 930 Once Nightly j 9 30 VAUDEVILLE A REAL BARRACK SHOW TAN TANGLIN HOCK CHUAN TITTERS "CHARLEY'S POTTED AUNT" POPULAR GINA EDGAR BALLADS A NOEL COWARD PLAYLET RUFUS "BARREL" RUSSCLL ROBERTS MADAM SEEHOWFATIAMA N'CE 'THE NAUGHTIES
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      227 2 3 sHo^s I PAVILIOKp^ 11l Ben's One cl the Best Pictures Ycu r Ce ft SPECIAL ADDID ATTRACTION THE OFFICIAL MOTION PICTURE RLCORD 0 "THE BATTLE OF TOBRur SHOWN BY ARRANGEMENT WITH THE MINISTRY or lf,r 0 SHOWINC TUESDAY iJ)\l>|7^ 'GREAT GAR RICK" SE& RL KI>\VARI> IMidfr',,,, (WARNER BROS.) STARRiNCJ
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    SENATE PASSES ROOSEVELT'S AID BILL
    592 3 l e p?e And .end Measure Expected To Become Law To-Night PRESIDENT WILL NOW RUSH MATERIALS TO BRITAIN i*u Washin t «n, Mar. 9. 0 ?ennto last ni^ht passed the Lease and Lend Bill by tt vote> to 31. The passage was the climax to
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    Norway's Prime Minister On Nation's Fight
    571 3 Norway's Prime Minister On Nation's Fight QUISLINGS WARNED OF "DARK DAY" WELCOMING over 300 volunteers Lofn?S U h i fc 1° En^ lan d from the cS rh ?fvf S foll »lng the successrul British nival raid, the Norgian ime Minis**. M. NygaardsheWcw: K Our oUntry is a land new
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    LORD BEAVERBROOK THANKS MADRAS
    152 3 London, Mar. 9. rpHE people of Madras, through the Madras Governor's war fund, has now given over £562,000 towards the purchase of three squadrons of fighter aircraft which will bear the names of towns situated in the provinces from which the contributions have been received Lord
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    24 3 London, Mar. 9. TPHE Lord Mayor's national air raid distress fund now amounts to £2,246.000. an increase on the week of £30,000.- British Wireless
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    The Times On Japan's Travesty Of Mediation In Thai-French Dispute
    641 3 wAr»A>T,r» London, Mar. 9. JAPAN S methods as negotiator in the Thai-Indo-China dispute are examined by The Times, which says: "After many last-minute hesitations by France it now appears that the plan presented by the Tokio Government for settlement of
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    U.S. Answer To 'Give Us The Tools...'
    209 3 PRESIDENT Roosevelt's lease and lend Bill, which was passed last night by the United States Senate, is America's nnswer to Mr. Churchill's message: 'Give us the tools and we will finish the lob." said a BBC. commentitor last night. 'The passing of the
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    ROOSEVELT'S ENVOY VISITS DUBLIN
    47 3 I.onaon. .»iar. WILLIAM DONOVAN. President K+ Roosevelt's ambassador-at-large. flew to Dubto rrcm London yesterday. He was 1 met bv the United States' Minister to Efre, Mr SrtdCW. and an offlclal .of the Bg i^S '^r^. ""MSS Armagh He flew back to London.- Reuter
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    Man Who Attended Almost All Peace Confrences In Europe Dies At 75
    342 3 Vichy, Mar. 9. MANS, former Belgian >? of the signay of Versailles. rday. He was 75 ong and enthuie cause of peace. of the "Conseil de dr^iied to oppose Dee through Eieli with M. Carton de Prosid-^nt Wilson
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    What War Costs Germany
    73 3 Washington, Mar. 9. /GERMANY'S war effort is costing her 72 per cent, of her national income, according to "Foreign Commerce Weekly," published by the Commerce Department. The journal estimates the annual income at 100,000,000,000 Reichsmarks, of which 72,000,000,000 Reichsmarks are available for war expenses during the
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    SECRET SESSION ON SHIPPING PROBLEMS
    134 3 Lonouii s»lar. 9. WHEN Parliament sits again it Is expected in political circles that time will quickly be given for a debate on «-hlppin£j problems in a secret session. The Prime Minister, Mr. Chiuchiil, himseil, is not thought likely jo take pert but searching questions
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    "Japan Desires Conquest No More Than Reich"
    94 3 "Japan Desires Conquest No More Than Reich" STATEMENT MADE BY TOKIO ENVOY London, Mar. 9. A STATEMENT by the new Japanese Ambassador to Berlin, Major-Gen. Oshima, is given prominence in today's German newspapers. He said: "We desire conquest no more than Germany is fighting its way for conquest. That which
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    Isolationist Nye Is Answered
    150 3 BENEFITS OF BRITISH PROTECTION New York, Mar. f). rE charge made by Senator Nye, Isolationist, that "the British are the worst aggressors" is sharply refuted in the St. Louis Globe Democrat. "His charges are atrociously untrue," the newspaper writes. "Most of the British Empire was acquired
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    Havana Cigars For Mr. Churchill
    52 3 Havana, (Cuba), Mar. 9. A CABINET containing 2,400 selected cigars has been publicly presented to the British Minister here for Mr. Churchill, the British Prime Minister, on behalf of his Cuban admirers. The cigars were bought from funds raised by public subscription limited to 20
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    Greeks Smash Counter-Attacks
    200 3 DESPERATE ENEMY S.O.S. APPEALS Athens, Mar. 9. "MO MAN'S LAND" was strewn 11 with Italian dead and wounded in the central sector of the Albanian battlrfront yesterday when the Greeks smashed up several Italian counter-attacks, inflicting enormous losses on the enemy, and took more prisoners to add
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    STOP PRESS
    244 3 New York, Mar. 9. News of the passage of the lease and lend bill came too late for editorial comment in most of the morning newspapers, but radio commentators predicted immediate and eflfec'ive aiticn as soon as the President signs the bill. The Washington correspondent of the New
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    The Singapore Free Press and Daily News MONDAY, MARCH 10, 1941. Visit To Berlin
    668 4 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, MARCH 10, 1941. Visit To Berlin T*HE diplomatic history of the past few years contains accounts of many visits to Berlin some dramatic, some tragic and some merely pathetic. Yet probably none has been quite as interesting as the fcrthcoming visit to the German capital
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    The North Sea Convoy Service Goes On
    779 4  -  H. J. J. Sargint By f*UNS roared out from the warship in which I had embarked by courtesy of the Admiralty shortly after we had left a base at the Thames Estuary in order to take charge of the convoy which was to
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    THE HOSPITAL WITH THE CROSSES
    662 4  -  W. L. White I By London, rpHE American doctor is not wearing his uniform this evening and he sits, elbows on the table, head bent wearily forward, resting on the palms of his hands. "I have just come from the hospital Kith the crosses," he
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      161 4 How to Cure PILES Simple Application Stops Pain and Bleeding. Piles Heal Completely. Until Dr. Van Yleok's startling discovery of his Absorptive Pile Plasma, the surgeon's knife was the only cure for bad piles. But the *m*«ing healing effect of Dr. Van Vleck's Absorptive Pile Plasma, hi many thousand* of
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    Howitzers On Railway Mountings
    30 6 Huge twelve- inch hoicitzers on railway mountings are part of the equipment ichich awaits the invader of Britain. Picture shotvs three such howitzers with gun crews.
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    British Contingent Already In Greece To Meet Nazi Threat
    508 6 THE first contingent of British troops has already left Alexandria for Greece to meet the German threat of invasion, according to the Sofia correspondent of the New York Post. Greece has threatened to throw her airfields open to British bombers against
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    Guarding Britain From Invader
    21 6 Sentry beside gun "somewhere on the coast of element of surprise is possible in an y attempted
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    Hitler Haunted By New Fear
    94 6 JJITLER is building a new "Siegfried Line" on the French Channel coast, it is reported by American correspondents in Germany. The Daily Express quotes one correspondent as saying: "Hitler is haunted by fears of a British invasion of the Continent. "Such an invasion, he feels,
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    Coalition Ministry Is Suggested In Hint To Australia 's Premier
    383 6 Coalition Ministry Is Suggested In Hint To A ustralia 's Prem ier A HINT to the Australian Prime Minister Mr R Q that he should patch up hi, different-, BSUt ThTpeo^ 1 0 H^ Mr. Swaffer describes Mr. Menziej as "not anecdotal or human interI est," seeing things as a
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    Heated Debate On A.R.P. Plans In Australian Legislative Assembly
    704 6 AN attack on the acting-Prime Minister (Mr. A. W. Facl- den) for his criticism of State A.R.P. activities marked the introduction of the National Emergency Services Bill in the Legislative Assembly recently. I Mr. Arkins (U.A.P., Dulwich Hill), said that Mr.
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    War's Toll On Ships Of All Nations
    170 6 War's Toll On Ships Of All Nations J7NLMY action claim* d l,K;o British, Allied and m itm mer chant ships, totalii [m between Sept. |fn and j, h (his year. Vessels lost com- 13 Mtu, totalling 2,391.111 t ofalhng 904, 54h I These figur- 5 authoritative sh Play. It adds
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    RELAXATION OF TENSION IN THE PACIFIC
    89 6 THE expected early arrival of the Japanese Minister to Australia' justifies my expressing the hone that the tension which has existed* in the Paemc during recent weeks will be further relaxed," the Minister ior l External Affairs, Sir Frederick Steward said recently. Sir Frederick
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    Excess Zeal Made "Brown-Out" A "Black-Out"
    984 6  - Excess Zeal Made "Brown-Out" A "Black-Out" Clio Kuala Lumpur Chatter By A PAGE in the history of Kuala Lumpur was turned on Thursday when the town experienced its first black-out. The night was cloudy but not dark and a drive through the j streets with the sidelights only in use
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      186 6 |U.S. ARMY OFFICERS TO REMAIN AT MANILA IT.S. ARMY offlrers who were due to w return home from the Philippines seen have been ordered to remain because ol the situation in the Orient says a Sydney Daily Telegraph mes- i sage. SILVER JAVA PACIFIC LINE Joint service of JAVA PACIFIC
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    PASSIVE DEFENCE EXTENDED TO LOCAL SCHOOLS
    278 7 AH Big Institutions To Have Their Own FireFighting Squads PISSH E defence has been extended to schools, both r teM and vernacular. To cope with any emergency ,hirh may arise, school pupils Singapore are beinr ,.,ru(tt.l in, air raid precautions Ifcery possible assistance an
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    PERAK TURF CLUB'S SPITFIRE FUND
    53 7 Our Own Correspondent > lpoh. Mar. T r Club Spitfire Fund 1 -2.781 2'J. The :und D until Mar. 10 so as opportunity to those who o send in their jonPreviously ackX> 43: Mr. T. T. Rusi Club $5; lpoh Club i iuirijes for dance
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    9 7 Hussein Din Onn has '-een :l:cer of the Johorc
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    Ceylon And The Eastern Group Conference
    287 7 Ceylon And The Eastern Group Conference MORE ORDERS FOR TIMBER LIKELY Colombo 1 'THE discussions which have taken place at Delhi and the contacts that have been establshed have been of the greatest value," state the members of the Ceylon delegation, Mr. H. J. Huxham, Financial Secretary, and M. G.
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    States And Eastern Group Council
    158 7 New Delhi. REPRESENTATION for Indian States on the proposed Eastern Group Supply Council, is one of the points iv.ahing settlement, as soon as Sir Archibald Carter, the President, arWtoen the Eastern Group Confercrce was proposed, it was urged on behar of the Princes that their
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    Coastal Area Residents May Be Asked To Leave
    213 7 DISTRIBUTION of notices calling upon residents of certain areas in Singapore to prepare to evacuate from their homes, if necessary, has begun. Yesterday, residents in the area along the west coast received the notices, and similar notices will be distributed to people
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    Rice Stocks Checked Up Yesterday
    76 7 A IR rakl wardens visited yeeterday rice shops throughout Singapore and checked up their stocks. Reports from wardens will eventually reach the Food Controller. Wardens round the dealers most helpful It is stated that not only, will the check help in ascertaining actual storks held
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    "GIVE FULL SUPPORT TO GOVERNMENT"
    109 7 Agent Urges All Indians To Sink Differences (From Our Own Correspondent lpoh, Mar. 9. SPEAKING at the opening of the Indian Chamber of Commerce here yesterday, Mr. C. S. Venkatachar, A^ent of the Government of India in Malava, made a strong appeal to all Indians
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    33 7 Inche Markom bin Haji Mohamed Said assistant printer and head reader, Government printing office, Johore Bahru, is acting as superintendent in place of Mr. K. C. David who is on a month's leave.
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    How Householders Can Help In The Continuous A.R.P. Tests
    140 7 before dawn this morning, t nis perils a n t> services of Singapore. In dealing with these bombs, the cooperation of householders will be a very valuable factor. The manning of posts is necessarily bein? done in shifts, and so only
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    St. John's Brigade At Exercise
    48 7 Four "casualties'' of an "air raid" on Singapore on Saturday, when a section of the St. John Ambulance Brigade held exercises at Kandang Kerbau. Three of the "casualties" are seen with arm injuries, and the other with a compound fracture of the leg.
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    Compost Method For Kuching
    377 7 EXPERIMENTS BY DR. BLAKEMORE pXPERIMENTS initiated by a Singa- pore Health Officer may lead to an extension of the use ol compost as an agricultural manure. At the invitation cf the Sarawak Government, Dr. W. L. Blakemore recently paid a visit to Kuching where he advised
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    SWIMMING CLUB AND PETROL RATIONING
    80 7 INQUIRIES are being made by the Singapore Swimming Club regarding the possibility of making arrangements for members to reach the club by bus or launch in view of petrol rationing. Details of the arrangements will be announced later. There is a sampan ferry service between
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    Indian Army Conducting Food Experiments
    923 7 SUPPLY OF RATION FOR THE OVERSEAS UNITS New Delhi. THE Army authorities in India are engage! on a Mmbef 1 of interesting food experiments* firstly, to produce a new form of bard ration for mobile troops in action and, secondly, to develop in India the
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    POWERFUL DRAMA AT THE ALHAMBRA
    90 7 POWER FUL DRAMA AT THE ALHAMBRA pINET^A-GOERS who like I pMM :-f u) drama interspersed witli sentiment should go and see Warner Bros.' "On Trial vUiich opened at the Alhambra yesterday. It Is a story of a faithful h i.sbami v.L on his own plea of guilty, charged with murdering
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    MIDNIGHT PRRMIERE AT THE CAPITOL
    56 7 WALLACE BEERY score* another big Me* ress in "20 Mule Team," shown at tho Capitol at midnight on Saturday. An adventure story in which the bestand worst characteristics of men and woI men are brought out as they lace the hazard* of living amid desert
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    A MALAY FILM
    34 7 A MALAY version of "Scvenm II« -ven.* "Sorga Katoedjoe" wr.s shown to a crowded house at the Alhamb-a at midnkrht port day. Mis* RoekJUi --entm m a most prai-< worthy mar
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      685 8 Broadcastino TO-DAY EMPIRE STATIO* SINGAPORE ffSSSFJ R w M ZIIPI 960 me/I J« R m^ 1 '.x, (ZHL, ZHFI ZHPS, *2 «N 10 ajn. Malay Dramat; 10.30 a.m. Lagu Pjm to u.SO pm (r^ Melayut; 11 a.m. Indian Musict: 11.45 ajn N ?1 TI L A ,?L RIC A N
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    An Indian City Of The Third Century B.C.
    514 9 THE CAPITAL OF PANCH ALA FOUND IMPORTANT discoveries ShM&t •nctart hft UP the gaps 'S SSSte at ££2 are ex P e t «d to be MrtSt an^ aU Which eoSSSSn£ KvSon. m dern v 3 Cept Dr a ra P id
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    NO AIR MAIL FROM U.K.
    34 9 TflE Postal Department advises that no air 'nails from the United Kinsdom etc. were received by the East-bound British Overseas Airways Corooration riyinerboat which arrived in Singapore yesterday afternoon.
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    India Has Over 158,000 Miles Of Mail Routes
    380 9 AT the end of the year 1939-40 there were over 15*000 miles of routes in India over which mails were earned by different agencies as compared with over 157,000 at the end of year according to the report forM> 3 40 of
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    Another General Said To Be On Visit To Malaya
    811 9 Chinese Topics By Our Chinese Correspondent DELEGATES from Chinese communities in Hong Kong, the Philippines, Netherlands Indies, Borneo, Burma and other parts of Malaya will attend an important conference called for Mar. 29 at Singapore. The conference will be on the
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    THE SINGAPORE C.-OF-C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    108 9 Tone of Market: Quiet firm. Latest Cfeble: London Spoi Sheet 13 -d p**r lb New York Spot Sheet U.S. cts. 11% per lb PAILV PRICES r.L'RRFVr M.-.r. 8 12 o'ciock noon ttuyrr* Ho. IX P S.S. Spot Joore No IX R.S.S. PO B cases March
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    APPEARANCE OF A NEW COMET
    566 9 Majestic Movements Compared With Man IN the course of an editorial comment on the new comet which was by many In Singapore early last minth, the Statesman of Calcutta says- "The heavens which have been described as the poor mans poepshow, hav« ior a twelve-month
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      196 9 F IED APVEBTISEMEIITS TINDERS 7in<;apore MIMCIPALITY Tenders. M tit now Invited for the r.aU'rtals or serrices. For e Munlfipai Tenders ttaij Fittings. iDepoDate >f Closing. 4 DJn., ♦41. C. H. GOLDIB. Municipal Secretary. r K<>\Kl> RESIDENCE A M, 4, ROCHALIE DRIVE Guest !iousc. one e room with veranb ithrocm attached
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      140 9 DO YOU WANT TO HELP THE BRITISH WAR EFFORT? The SIMPLEST and SPEEDIEST way YOU can help WIN THE WAR is to *ive regular DONATIONS to THE WAR FUND dtfrinfc the Current Year Can You Afford $1 per month? Can You Afford $10 per month? Can You Afford $100 per
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      101 9 Post Office Mail List Malls eiose ai the General Post Office as fellows TO-DAY Aden air 4 p.m. Africa air 4 p.m. Burma air 4p.m. Ceylon air 4 p.m. Egypt air 4 p.m. Great Britain etc air 4 p.m. India air 4 p.m. Mauritius air 4 p.m. Medan mrface 9
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      167 9 LAW NOTICE FOR THE WEEK List of cases for th*> week commMar. 11: To-morrow The Hon'ble The Chief Justice Court of Appeal. Ipch. Before The Hon'ble Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell <J.A.) in Court No. 4. To-morrow at 10.30 a.m. Magistrate's Appeals Lim Huan Sea <f) vs. Rpx; Lee Ah Moy
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    POLICE BEAT CHINESE BY 28 RUNS
    368 10 POLICE BEAT CHINESE BY 28 RUNS Fine Innings Of 79 By H. Singh TAY AND SIEW CHOON BOWL WELL THE S.S. Police be-it the Straits Chinese Recreation Club by *28 runs in a jrainc of cricket played at Hong: Lim Green yesterday. The Police were originally to have played the
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    Ceylonese Beat Malays In Exciting Game
    325 10 Ceylonese Beat Malays In Exciting Game THK.KK was an exciting finish to a cricket maMi played at Balesti*r yesterday between the Ceylon Sports Club and the Malay Football Association, which the Ceylonese won by s»even runs. Batting first, the CSC. soon found themselves in a bad way but. when they
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    AUSTRALIAN CUP WON BY SAUL
    61 10 iI Melb u -ii Mar. 8. THE AmtroUan Cup. run over two-and-a-quartrr miks. was wen toby Saul, who started at 10 to The favourite, Apostrophe (seven to four fmi h:d seccmd, one-and-a-half lengths behind whil^ T.dal Wave (11 n r.nd Vcloci.v i»/ll dp- d-bp.ited th-rd
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    Amicables Beat Bendemeer 3-0
    290 10 \A A. 3; Bcndemeer 0. DI \YIN(i at Jalan Besar stadium yesterday in the quarter final round of the S.C.FjV cup competition the Amicable Athletic Association beat the B^nd^meer Athletic Club by three goals to nil. Yest... day's game was the third meeting between these two
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    RAILWAY JUNIORS BEAT TRADE SCHOOL
    215 10 •v J union beat the Trade School by 19 runs iu a garro of cricket' d ot\ the Trade ScLoxJ -terda' Tr i scores were RAILWAY JtMOUS tjah c Eng Choo b W. Galistaii. 6 W Ponnampalam b fttcnoi 3 A. N^darajah c Clivcro b
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    Chinese Meet Loyals At The Stadium
    44 10 picture. SATURDAY'S FIRST LEAGUE soccer match between the Straits Chinese Football Association and the Ix>yals, which the Chinese won by the odd goal in seven, was a real thriller. This picture shows the rume in progress. Free Press
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    Depot's Brilliant Victory In Gold Cup Race
    1389 10 FINAL DAY OF SELANGOR TURF CLUB'S MEET (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 8. MR, T. H. MENZIES' champion brown English mare, A Depot, added to her impressive list of successes a brilliant victory in the Gold Cup race here to-day, the
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    Swimming Club Beat O.C.T.U. 9-2
    100 10 THE Singapore Swimming Cluu baat the Officer Cadet Trailing Uni f by nine goals to two in a water-pj!o match at the S.SC. yesterday. W. Kleinman, who played an outstanding game for the Club, scored five goals. K. Nissen sec red two goals and V.
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    Home Football Results On Saturday
    111 10 Home Football Results On Saturday COOTBAU resulted. WAC C I i Arsenal yth Chelsea L«lces*er Mansfield NorthanM)' n Queen 'r Pk RcarJ:.. 1 i c .ey Blackburn MMilntorough New Br: Newca> Prr ton *Bhcfl Southpor 'Itltltl «UOTU\I a... mm Por'usm.;u f h Norvicii Bru Burnley Chester Crcwe Liverpool Mar.cho.Vi tJmt
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    L.A. CRICKET OFF/\
    18 10 FL cruK. i match b Association and which was to have Indian Assora' was cancellr-d
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      28 10 To-day's Sports Events Soccer: S A.F A. L^atuc, second division <b). Indian Association vs. Customs, Farr«r Park: It 11. 1... Hongkong and Shanghai Bank vs. Traction Co.. S.T.C.
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