The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 26 March 1941

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    20 1 LATE SINGAPORE EDITION The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 18,*66. ESTD. 1835. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1941. 5 CENTS
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    GRAZIANI SENDS IN HIS RESIGNATION
    210 1 Official Announcement In Rome SEVENTH PROMINENT COMMANDER TO BE RELIEVED OF POST Rome, Mar. 25. MARSHAL GRAZIANI Italian Commander-in-C hief m North Africa, has resigned, according to an ificU announcement here to-day. He is succeeded b\ Gen. Italo Garibaldi. "Marshal Graziani ceases to be Chief
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    YUGOSLAVIA JOINS AXIS PACT
    910 1 YUGOSLAVIA JOINS AXIS PACT Ribbentrop's 'Assurance' Of No Demand For Passage Of Troops Berlin, Mar. 25, YUGOSLAVIA has joined the Axis tripartite pact The signature took place, as m the case of the entry of Hungary and Bulgaria, at the Belvedere Castle m Vienna. The Yugoslav Prime Minister, M. Tsvetkovitch,
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    Yugoslav Minister To Soviet Resigns
    46 1 HlMtv, Mar. 13. ,t Minister m Mosikn\. nil'- itrh. s<»m m his revr^terdav afternoon, acto Yugoslav diplotnatii here. ..viu-h, who is a member iLI lll>B nartv, has consipo'uical weight m his md m one ol the best iovrnalistsi In Yugoslavia. Reuter
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    Serbians Will Prove Tough Proposition For Germans
    168 1 Serbians Will Prove Tough Proposition For Germans New York. >lur. Z3. protracted crisis. opinion was prepared Vug concessions and position with disbut not alarm, while rs and leader Bd consolation m the I Yugoslav resistance. videlv t»*lL.-«ed that the Ser ill prove the toughest prothe Nii/i- have yet tackled rt-ports
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    YUGOSLAV FUNDS IN U.S. TO BE FROZEN
    25 1 1 i »tan. Mar. 10. D > ISBVBLT has ordered sotbnr fundi m the U' I DC frozen. Reuter
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    How Stoyadinovitch Left Yugoslavia
    40 1 \thcas. Mar. 25. MriADINGYITCH, former pro- Axis Minister of Yugoslavia, now m i through Greece on :n barked on a foreign ship at .^cording to Athens newspapers. enpanted by two Serbs and left <ry immediately.- Reuter
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    8,000-Ton Nazi Ship Caught
    63 1 London, Mar. 25. A NOTHER loss to German ship- ping is revealed m an Admiralty communique, which states that the merchant ship Oder, 8,516 tons, has been intercepted. The Oder, which was endeavouring to escape from Massawa, was intercepted by the British sloop S h o
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    Possibility Of Matsuoka Visit To London
    143 1 Possibility Of Matsuoka Visit To London Tokio. Mar. Ji. Riiß. MATSUOKA, Japanese Foreign Minister, could go to i London if he wished, said Mr. Ishii, deputy spokesman of the •Japanese Information Board, m Tokio to-day when questioned on Mr. Matsuoka's itinerary after leaving Rome. Mr. Ishii added with a laugh:
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    GREEK TORPEDO-BOAT ATTACKS SUBMARINE
    73 1 Athens, Mar. ?5. A ENCOUNTER between a Greek torpedo-boat and an Italian submarine is recounted m a communique issued to-day. It says the torpedo-boat Sfendoni was attacked en the night ot Mar. 11 by an Italian submarine which I launched three torpedoes, all of which missed.
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    Food For Unoccupied France Passing To Nazis
    199 1 London, Mar. 25. CONFIRMATION that a proportion of imports which include considerable quantities of foodstuffs into unoccupied France from French North Africa undoubtedly passes to the Germans was given by the Minister of Economic Warfare, Dr. Hugh Dalton. at question time m the
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    British Nearing Gateway To Abyssinian Capital
    207 1 Cairo, Mar. 25. T^HE British forces are now approaching Harrar the eastern gateway to Addis Ababa following the action at the Marda pass. A number of prisoners and quantities of equipment were taken during and after that action, states a G.H.Q communique. In Southern
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    Nazi Armoured Units In Linya Reinforced
    93 1 Nazi Armoured Units In Linya Reinforced Lond .»t, Mar. 25. T"KE presence of Germen armoure* forces m Tripolitania is attracting, attention ill military quarters m London. It is known that such forces havo been there for some time a.nd it L believed they were r?cently reinfon od by conveyance from
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    U.S. Marines Arrive In Trinidad
    45 1 Port of Spain (Trinidad), .Mar. 25. A DETACHMENT of 100 Unned fc* marines has arrived here is orlicially described as a "token force symbolizing co-operation between the U ed States and Britain m the estab- lishment of Caribbean bases." Reuter
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      106 1 PERFECT PRODUCT BY LABOUR CREPE BRITANIA enchanting shades rtißilHH RAFFLES HOTfc.iTO- MIGHT D I NN ER D ANCE (informal* 8 p.m. to midnight THE ASTOR DUO BSSR ATTRACTIONS lIW mV W M lU I Wwwr ttJt. Non-Diners $1.0« SUNDAY EVENING INJHEPALM COURT .NCAPORES MWNm» SOCIAt RENDEZVOUS MILITARY BAND CONCERT -8
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    "Excellent Work" Of Mr. Venkatachar
    243 2 YOUTH LEAGUE PARTY TO RETIRING AGENT C S. Venkatach&r, the retiring Ageni Of the Government <>f Indi.t. was entertair.cj to a k i .iv yesterday m- t.i.- members of the Indian Youth League. EUngap w Mr. S. C. Goho, the president of the rue, expi
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    JOHORE GRANT FOR S.S.R.N.V.R.
    61 2 HPHE Juhore Council of State at n meeting yesterday adopted a resolution approving of the expenditure of $720,000 with a limit of 5770.000 for allowances to the S.S. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. The expenditure would be recovered from the Currency Surplus Fund. The Financial Commissioner pointed
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    CRIMINAL BREACH OF TRUST CHARGE
    52 2 CHARGED with committing criminal breach of trust of a cheque for f.2.000 belonging to Kehing and Lam Hong Co., on Nov 1 last. 23-year-old Ooi Hoe Soo claimed trial m the second court yesterday. The case was postponed to Apr. 2 for mention, and bail
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    ALLEGED POSSESSION OF COUNTERFEIT COINS
    59 2 CHING Hiun Niun, a woman, claimed trial m the criminal district court yesterday to a charge of being m pos- session, on Mar. 7 at Craig Road of GO ten-cent pieces, one 20-cent piece, and two 50-cent pieces, counterfeit S.S. currency. The case was postponed
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    "THIS MAN IN PARIS" IS GOOD ENTERTAINMENT
    90 2 4 MUSING from beginning to end, 'This Man In Paris." which opened at the Pavilion lar-t nicrht, provides good entertainment. Wo ft II round the story of a newspaperman sent from London to Paris on a big job—to &et exclusive articles on the
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    FINE ACTING IN "THE LADY IN QUESTION"
    52 2 pood, exciting entertainment is provided m "The Lady m Question,** staBrian Aherne and Rita Hayworth, which op nod at the Capitol last night. A melodrama, with murder as its bacr.nd, ths dim incorporates bright dialogue Aith tine I I The supporting programme i:
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    MUSICAL COMEDY AT THE CATHAY
    75 2 QNE or ti^ most entertainiac Musical comediea to b? seen In S:ru:apore for a long time. "Down Argentine Way.' which was first screened at the Ca'hay a? a New Year attraction this year, began a afcood season at the same theatre yesterday. Filmed In technicolour.
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    MALACCA CHINESE WEDDING
    97 2 tFrov Our Own Correspondent > Malacca, Mir. 25. THE marriage took piac? to-day before Mr. W. J Thorrgcod. Senior! Registrar of Marriages, of Mr. Tan Moh Loo, nephew of Dr. Ko Pao Jin. manager of the Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation. Ltd., Malacca, md Miss Wong Sjok Ying. teacher
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    WAR DUTIES ORDINANCE TO BE EXTENDED
    106 2 TWO bills will come up for first reading at the extraordinary meeting cf the Legislative Council on Monday. They are the War Tax (Additional Duties) bill and the War Savings Certificates (Amendment) Bill. Among the motions is one extending the operation of the War
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    EXTENSION OF INDIAN IMPORT DUTIES
    60 2 New Delhi, Mar. 24. WITHOUT a division the Legislative Assembly to-day decided to continue for another year the protection granted to iron and steel manufactures and also to the su?ar and silver thread industries. A bill providing for the extension of the Import duties on
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    Petrol Rationing Should Not Affect Food Prices
    274 2 RICE AND OTHER DEALERS ASKED TO REPORT "THERE is no reason why food prices should be affected through the rationing of petrol," says the Food Controller, Malaya, m a communique issued yesterday. Complaints have been received, he says, particularly m the F.M.S., from
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    THE SINGAPORE C-OF-C RUBBER ASSOSIATION
    43 2 THE SINGAPORE C-OF-C RUBBER ASSOSIATION i'AILI ppj ri HWTIi 'H|{f N( No. I\ R B s s No TX R fc option, G.FA.Q. RH, PA < aptkn C E.;. oplion i option i r.uiuro >Io "i»^ <'. Aprl At Oct-I p^r \b. Hew v... Ib.
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    Charchill, Eden Pay Tributes To Greeks
    215 3 C harchill, Eden Pay Tributes To Greeks London. Mar. 25. 0. occasion of Greek Inr.c.ence Day to-day, the Minister. Mr. Winston tent :'ne following mesthe Greek people: "On f proud memories I would rief tribute to thost wnich iTiUaed world is paytDi r eH the Gi .on. that was the
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    Empire Assists In Shipbuilding Work
    98 3 London. Mar. 3S. EFFECTIVE measures to extend shipbuilding and repair facilities throuchout the Empire are mentioned by the First Lord of the Admiralty. Mr. A. V. Alexander, m a written ply to a Parliamentary question. During the last six months the number of warships buiHing
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    Increasing Power Of British Bombing
    82 3 Lo'iiou. M;*r. 15. T power >. British bf dpt. or, Under-S°crrtary lot Air. J n to-ciay. that Britain could *iv tiie by o rf ence. Already across and over the Alps the and Italians and citizens ured territories are becoming awar of Britain's ngth. c'ed
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    "Don't Aid Enemy" Knox Warns
    64 3 TWashinslon, Mar. M inform:. tion regarding Brib ships coming to the United to b? repaired should be pubr br EUleast is the view of Col Kn x. Secretary of the Navy. m a itat?ment, said that such i.i:n wu valuable to "enemies a count; y
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    NAIROBI MURDER INQUIRY IS ADJOURNED
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    Part Of Australians In Capture Of Jarabub
    157 3 London. Mar. 25. rpHE full story of the capture o? 1 A Jarabub. which is released to-day, reveals that this powerful defence was I stormed by a hatch of Australian troops smaller than the Italian garrison of 800 who surrendered. British artillery and
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    'TURKS WILL UNHESITATINGLY TAKE UP EIGHT'
    325 3 Istanbul Paper On Latest Balkan Developments YUGOSLAV SURRENDER MAKES NO DIFFERENCE Istanbul, Mar. 25. nation s chief judges that war alone can safeguard >acred trust inherited from Kemal Ataturk the Turk! h people will instantly and unhesitatingly take uo fig£ writes the newspaper Vatan
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    Big-Scale Strike Threatens In U.S. Steel Factory
    197 3 Big-Scale Strike Threatens In U .S Steel Factory MARTIN DIES ON COMMUNIST ACTIVITY Bethlehem (Pennsyl.), Mar. 25. pARRYING out the strike called yesterday, half of 4,000 men on midnight shift at the Bethlehem Steel Company's factory did not report for work to-day. TJnion officials said they hoped to have the
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    Brisbane Goes Wild Over U.S. Naval Visit
    213 3 Brisbane Goes Wild Over U.S. Naval Visit Brisbane, Mar. 25. EVERY vantage point along the river front here to-day was crowded by early risers to see the arrival of the American naval squadron of seven warships led by the flagship, the cruiser Chicago. Hurrying launches and rowboats and even racing
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    Rifle Repels Italian Submarine & Destroyer
    154 3 Rifle Repels Italian Submarine Destroyer H Athens, Mar. 25. OW two small Greek motor fishing boats, one armed only with a rifle and the other unarmed, successfully repelled an Italian submarine and destroyer was told to-day. One night the two boats were fishing off the coast of Epirus and suddenly
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    Soviet-Japanese Agreement In Offing?
    158 3 PRESENCE OF STALIN AT TALKS Vichy, Mar. 25. T^KE presence of Stalin at yester- day's talk between Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka, Japanese Foreign Minister, and M. Molotov, Soviet Premier and Foreign Commissar, is interpreted by some Moscow observers as indicating especially rapid progress m the relations between
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    Britain's Spending Sets New Record
    64 3 Loiidon, Mar. 25. BRITAIN'S expenditure reached n new high record last week. Diving the week ending Mar. 22 tota. ofdinarv pxpenditure amounted to €102,699.000 or over £*****.000 daily. The total ordinary revenue is only slightly over £3,500.000 below the estimate for the financial year with
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    Yoshizawa On Tour Of Eastern Java
    68 3 Batavia. Mar. 25. pHANGINU ins wiginftJ schedule to vis:i Sumatra, Mr. Kenkichi Yoshizawa, ctaei Japanese delegate to Bata\-ia, left here on a week's inspection tour of eastern Java. It Is expected that Mr. Yutaka Ishizava Japanese Consul-General, will have one or two more talks
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      58 3 London, Mar. ZZ. Our cup is fall," declares a leaflet widely distributed by a patriotir organization m Belgrade. Signature of the tripartite pact fc> described m the leaflet as meaning "certain and shameful death for the country and the freedom of the people. Those who play with the heads of
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      32 3 London, Mar. 25. The situation in Syria remains serious, it is reported from Istanbul by the Moscow radio to-day. Sentences of three to five years were passed on demonstrators in Damascus. Renter
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      178 3 London, Mar. i-. *|Ui£ .British army continues to break 1 records. The curtain shielding its activities was lifted farther by Lord Croft. Under-Secretary for War, m the How*r of Lords to-day. Lord Croft had a special word for the Home Guard, "probably the least expensive fighting force m history." which
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    Re-birth Of Free Abyssinia
    118 3 London, Mar. 25A CCORDING to messages received -f*here from Khartoum, the "rebirth of independent Abyssinia** was marked by the first public ceremony attended by 'he Emperor. Haile Selassie, recently. Surrounded by generals and officers of state, the Emperor sat m state at Pnrye. m the Gojjam
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    British Shipping Losses Show Big Drop
    118 3 British Shipping Losses Show Big Drop London, Mar. 25. JJRITTSH mercantile shipping losses lor the week-ending Mar. 17 show a substantial reduction on the figures for the two previous weeks. Seventeen British ships of a tonnage of 60.670 were lost during the week nvif^P Mir. Ifi-l7 and six Allied shir;.,
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE
    48 3 ENGAGEMENT. WARD-PERCY.— The engagement Is announced between Robert Adrian Ward, eldest sen of the late Ma or R. O. C Ward, Royal Tank Corps and Mr*. Ward of Hove, Sussex, and Mary Patricia (Betty, second daughter of Major and Mrs. G. R. Perry J >hore Bahru.
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    'Foreign Legion' Of The R.A.F.
    228 3 London. Mar. 13. A KREL French pilot of an RAT rk Hurricane attacked one i i .squadron oi twelve Mes^erschmiit 109a over the Channel yesterday aften and shot it town, gays th« Air NflniaI try news servi He was patrolling w.th tw i Cze~. pilots
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    ANOTHER QUIET NIGHT IN BRITAIN
    67 3 Mar. 2S. ViiE %iiole of Britain experienced a quiet night aud not a single enemy bomber was reported to have rrosc-rd th*» ccr± dark. London enjoyed its fourth sur without any alert. This lull followed a day of iMkM raia m vhirh t«o German machines
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    MADRAS GIFT OF 43 WAR PLANES
    62 3 !atl»aS, Mai 1 RJtADRAS v^^r imicb have now been able to purchase 43 war pl^ another £15.000 having been cabled the British Air Ministry lor U. chase of two more fighters Madras sqnudr. Guntur district has made .such arrplo contribution to the funds th3t
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      141 3 POLAROID DAY GLASSES See how this new scientific li*rht control stops reflected glare and protects ?our eyes a? no other sun class ran protect them. They give >on the \iew without the glare. Medical Hall Ltd. 3. Battery Road. CATHAY TODAY Packed houses acclaim the popular return of this grand
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    The Singapore Free press WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1941. The Indies
    689 4 The Singapore Free press WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1941. The Indies THE coming week will be important for the Netherlands Indies. Simultaneously with the arrival m Java of the Netherlands Foreign Minister, Dr. van Kleffens, and the Colonial Minister. Mr. D. J. m. Welter, the economic discussions between Japan and the
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    The Spanish Claim To Gibraltar Analyzed
    2050 4  -  E. ALLISON PEERS BY GIBRALTAR is "news" m Spain again, to an extent that it has not been since 1918. The "affront" of Gibraltar, as Spaniards terra U m their more sensitive moods, is evidently ripe for re-exami-nation. Let us re-examine i<. For the
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    St. James's Stands Strong As Ever
    141 4 WREN'S favourite c) PaulX was St Jan dilly It would break hi it now that th Cfc rm their worst to it. yet iti n it can be perfectly n war oa certain ccnditi One is th.it it mast be I repaired at once
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    Foreign Correspondents Visit Volunteer Camps
    1517 5 Free Press Feature By MARY HEATHCOTT Using machine gunnery or hand grenade throwing. Which did we like besf> We were given a guide and took to the motor cars again and the rough road m and out among the rubber plantation When we were fairly
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    Observatory Aids Divorce Detectives
    194 5 Observatory Aids Divorce Detectives CTILL m his 20's, Mr. H. W. Wood, who has been appointed New South Wales Government astronomer, will be the youngest Government astronomer m the world. He has been on the Observatory staff for five years. For his degree of Master of Science at Sydney University
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    TOTALITARIANIZATION OF JAPANESE BODY-POLITIC
    83 5 JAPAN will shortly take steps to organize herself politically on -the pattern of the Axis countries. The Imperial Rule Assistance Association." which the Government founded last year after the dissolution of Japanese political parties, will next month take steps to put the country on a totalitarian
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    Italian Prisoner Of War Has Brother In A.I.F.
    242 5 Italian Prisoner Of War Has Brother In A.I.F. 'TWO brothers, one a captured Italian conscript, and the other i member oi the victorious A.1.F., •net m Lib>a after the fall of Tobruk. The human story of their re-union is told m a letter from Private R. Lovett. ol Lismore. to
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    RUSSO-GERMAN COUNTER CONCENTRATIONS
    107 5 HITLER is reported to be raising an anti-Bolshevik army behind the screen of 1.500.000 Nazi troops along the Russian border. The Daily Express declares that thousands of Russians. Poles Slovaks, and Ukranians are being trained as a military fifth column for the day Hitler strikes against Stalin.
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    Hitler Needs To Hurry But Japan Prefers Policy Of Wait & See
    1563 6 Hitler Needs To Hurry But Japan Prefers Policy Of Wait See IUITH the passing of winter m Europe, the beginning of major campaigns can be detected m both west and east. There is no longer any doubt that the spring crisis is immediately at hand, or that we are on
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    Gift Of A Library Shows Faith In Future
    1004 6  - Gift Of A Library Shows Faith In Future Clio Upcountry Chatter By lUAR always stands for clis- integration, a breakingdown of things laboriously built up over years of peace, not merely material matters such as ruined buildings, broken roads and bankrupt businesses, but also less tangible values, such as personal
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    Planted First Flag In Canada
    51 6 Canadian troops at a ceremony held recently m West rham, delghtful country village birthplace of General James Wolfe, who planted the first British flag m Canada. Nineteen miles sauth of London, Westerham is also near the birthplace of Mr. Winston Churchill, Britain's popular War Prime
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    Mobile Military Police Unit
    26 6 Complete equipment and stores are included m the motor cycle outfit of these military policemen who are attached to the Southern Command.
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    British Isles "Bastion" Of Free People
    216 6 •^THE name 'German' has come to stand for barbarism, aggression, and vandalism/ sr.ys the first issue of Die Zeit, German-language daily paper published for German refugees m Britain. "We call on free Germans the world over and even Germans m Germany whose hearts have
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    Women & War Work In Britain
    211 6 Women War Work In Britain "THE respond uomcii nn p a l been most disapn< rf the Ministry f O *s°*" The llbilite] clar appealed for w».men and si: selves as mvi i lortnight. Mr. Bevin women's comm methods of n The Govern m( at women to munitions wo The
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    "Red" Elements At Work In U. S. Industry
    96 6 /"•OMMIMMS m w in ins 10 et wholesale industrial chaos m the Tnited State>. the Dfel Investigating vities alleged recertu The commits c< rtbt d 'York bus strir: the C fir.<t move. "Communists an m the Leadership ol unions." it said. "Strikes
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    SERIOUSNESS OF FOOD POSITION IN JOHORE STATE
    923 7 Need For "Prompt And Decisive Action" TENGKU URGES GOVT. TO TAKE "LONG VIEW" TilK seriousness of the food position m the country— "a i position is far from satisfactory,"— was emphasized by Ten-kii Ahu Bakar at yesterday's meeting of tho Johore Council of
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    Official Opening In September
    38 7 A picture, taken yesterday, of the new Government offices m Johore Bahru, whirh is fast rearing: completion. The Free Press understands that the new offices will be declared open by the Sultan m September
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    ALLEGED DEFAMATION
    51 7 TTHIRTY-nve-year-old Syed Tana bin Abu Bakr.r AlsagofT was charged m the Singapore second district court yesterday with printing defamatory ma'.ter m Arabic characters on Aug. 5 last about one Abdul Wahab Aljehany. He claimed trial and the case was postponed to Apr. 2 for mention. police bail being
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    Increased Taxi & Bus Fares In Johore State
    246 7 Increased Taxi Bus Fares In Johore State ILLEGAL, SAYS MENTRI BESAR OEPLYING to a speech made by Dr I\ fj, M" tr^t^mbv who raid that the poor people of the State were being exploited on account of increased taxi and bus fares introduced since petrol rationing c:me into force, the
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    NEW OFFICE-BEARERS OF MALACCA LIBRARY
    68 7 (Prom Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Mar. 25. AT the annuAJ general meeting of the Malacca Library held yesterday the following were elected to hold office for the current year President: Mr O. W. Bryant; hon. secretary and treasurer: Miss M. Lomas; committee: Mrs S Williams,
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    WAR RISKS INSURANCE FOR JOHORE STATE
    56 7 A BILL to introduce compulsory insurance m respect of certain commodities was passed on a certificate of urgency at a meeting of the Johore Council of State yesterday. I*%+ Kin is n n tho l'n?s c f the Colony and F.M.S. Legislation, and will
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    Ex-Bishop On Wartime Conditions In Singapore
    352 7 THE final scope and issue of the present conflict cannot yet be foreseen, and. although it is mercifully true that on both occasions (wh?n the orderly progress of the church's expansi:n has be:n interrupted by a war of world- wide dimensions), Malaya and its
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    To Study Economic & Industrial Trends
    37 7 To Study Economic Industrial Trends •pHE British Ministry of Economic Warfare is setting: up m Singapore a mission under the Jeadership of Mr. V. St. J. Killery to study economic and industrial trends m the Far East.
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    Baby Girl's Body Found In River
    343 7 j-JOW a white bundle floating on the water at the mouth o* the Sungei Sembawang when picked up was found to contain the dead body of an infrnt. was related m the Singapore coroner's court yesterday, by Abdul Manap bin Haji Vusop, a petty
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    EUROPEAN FINED FOR BUKIT TIMAH CRASH
    206 7 A EUROPEAN assistant In a mercantile firm, Xtmss Tough, was fined $150 and had his driving licence suspended for nine months by Mr C. H. Whitton m the traffic court yesterday, on pleading guilty to a charge cf negligent driving. The accused's appearance In
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    PLEA FOR FISHING IN STRAITS OF JOHORE
    79 7 THE Government would see wnat could be done, said the Mentri Besar, Johore, at the Council of State meeting yesterday when he replied to Inche Onn bin Jaffar who pointed cut that Malays were no longer able to flsh m Admiralty waters m
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    HOUSEBREAKING CHARGE
    39 7 A CHARGE of housebreaking by breaking a pane of glass with an iron bar at a shop m North Bridge Road at midnight on Sunday, was explained to T. Williams. 33. m the Kineanore third court yesterday.
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    Unofficial Criticism Of Johore Estate Duty Law
    578 7 "A MOST REPRESSIVE AND' CONFISCATORY 91 MEASURE HUBBING the Estate Duty (Amendment) Enactment as u a most repressive ancf confiscatory piece of legislation," Dato S. Q. Wong, speaking m his opacity as senior unofficial member of the Johore Council of Sta*<\ pointed out
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    ALLEGED MURDER
    55 7 INDER SINGH, a 45-year-cld Indian, appeared m the fifth court yesterday on a cnarge of murdering Suran Singh at V/ 2 mile Pasir Panjang Road Dn Feb 20 After the charge had been explained, the cas? was adjourned for a week and Inder Singh is to remain m
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    CHARGED WITH KIDNAPPING
    412 7 Indian In Love vVilh Chinese Girl CHARGED with kidnapping a Chinese girl, an Indian, Arunasalam Samy. said m the imn nal di^tiicc cuuit yesterday. "We loved each othrr, and she came to my room because she was determined 1 should marry her." Samy was alternatively chared with
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    KLUANG TO HE CENTRE FOR STORAGE OF PADI
    81 7 K LUANG has been chosen as the centre for the future storage o' padi. This was sated by Ungku Aziz at yesterday's meeting of the Johore Council of State, m reply to a suggestion by Tengku Mahkota thrt a preat saving would
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    CAUSING HURT CHARGE
    48 9 A LLEGLD to have rau.>?d hurt by thr twlng acid en Sirinar Sni'ih m C -.1 Street on Mar. 16. Balasa Guala 1 killed triil m the third court yestercay. and the case was postponed to next Monday for minion. Bail of $500 was alljwed.
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    UNION JACK CLUB
    26 9 •TIIE GoTernor, Sir Shenton Thomas. wili preside at tho annual fmeral m^ptin«? of the Unkn Jack Club to be held on Anr. 10.
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    27 9 Mr. H. C. R. Rendle is acting as Undersecretary, S S.. m addition to his duties as I Asststant Seeretarj c states a Gazette 1 ;->o< if.;"ation
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    C.-IN.-C. ON INDIA'S MILITARY EFFORT
    130 9 Bombay. Mar. 24. •"THANKING the Governor of Bombay tor the gift given for the ratings oi the tfoyal Indian Navy and armoured fighting vehicles, the Commander-in-Chief «Lieut.-Gen. Sir Claude Auchinleck> m his message declares that those who took part m the march ;ast arranged as
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    MIDDLE EAST THANKS FOR MALAY AS GIFT
    89 9 •yHE Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas, has received from the British Ambassador at Cairo. (Sir Miles Lampson) ia, cable asking him to convey to the subscribers to Mie Malaya Patriotic Fund the deep gratitude and thanks of Gen. Sir Archibald Wavell and Air Chief
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    COMMUTED ON CHARGE OF ABETTING INCEST
    39 9 HP. Sialley, a European, was com- mitted to the Assizes to stand his trial on a charge of abetting incest, at the conclusion of a preliminary inquiry m the Sinp:apcr« fifth court yest.rday.
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    CAPTAIN'S PRIZE AT KATONG GOLF CLUB
    84 9 plFlk&ft oiuas were laJcen out lor the Katong Golf Club's Captain's Prize competition, 18 holes stroke play, and the following were the best scores returned: F R. Toseland (20) 59: J. H. H Sinnatt <20> 59: C. G. Paterson (14) 61: T. Hopes <10>
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    S.C.C. SOCCER
    46 9 HPHE following vlll represent the S.C.C at soccer against Fort Canning at the S.C.C to-day: Cn^t F A. de L Young: another. T. C. Hamlyn: C. Milton, C C. Webster, F. E Hutchinson; B. L. Hutchings, J. W. Prescott H. Eichelsheim, W Mcßeath, another.
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    B.H.L. GAME DRAWN
    30 9 A KEENLY contested game ended m a draw of two goals all at the Clerical Union yesterday, when VVeames met Brinkmanns m a Business Houses' League fixture.
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    15 9 The appointment of Mr. K. H. Bancroft as first Assistant Secretary (b) and Clef of
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    41 9 The Kin? paid a visit to the Aldershot Command recently and saw several battalions m training, fir NMtti on despite an air raid warning. Picture shows the Kin;; watching men being instructed on the anti-tank rifle range-.
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    List Of Goods Non-Insurable Under The War Risks Scheme
    872 9 List Of Goods Non-Insurable Under The War Risks Scheme *T*HE following schedule contains a list of goods and commodities which have been declared by the Governor-in-Council to be non-insur-able (either on a compulsory or on a j voluntary basis) under the War Risks (Goods) Insurance scheme: Livestock, growing crops, plants
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    LAW NOTICE FOR THE DAY
    57 9 Before the n»r. ble Mr. Ju 'ire Manning m Court No. 2. At li a.m. E R?x U Ram Bi-fore the Keßi-,t: a.r. At |t a.m.— S.I U. aa. at 10.30 a.m.— 5.387 40. m 11 a.m.— 5. 313 4!'. m 11.30 ■Hi O i}
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    Entries For Badminton Championships
    290 9 THE following are the entries for the Malayan badminton championships, which will be held at the Victoria Memorial Hall. Singapore, on Apr. 10, Apr 12, Apr. 13 and Apr. 14: Men's Singles:— Yeo Hong Chuan (Singapore), Low Poh Hyo r v. s' n Singapore), Wong Chong
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    TRIMMER CUP GOLF
    47 9 M. M Whittles won the Keppel Golf Club's Sir George Trimmer Cup competition, 36 holes handicap, with a return of 138. The following scores were returned: M. M. Whittles ***** 138; M. G. Harvey 68+73=141; R. Offord 72+72 144; F. W. Dunhill 81+75=156; J.
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    SPECTACULAR FOOTBALL BY AUSTRALIANS
    523 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) •Somewhere m Malaya." IN a particularly fast game of soccer, a team from an A.I.F. Battalion defeated a team drawn from F.M.S. VoLunteers by five goals to one "Somewhere m Malaya" on Saturday The Australian team, comprising a number of Club footballers
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    MALAY SAPPKRS BEAT MORAVIA 2—0
    33 9 PLAYING nne football, the R E. < Malays* got the bett.r of Moravia by two goals to nil m a s?cond (iivision (a) football game at Farrer Park yesterday.
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    NEGRI GOLF
    36 9 'From Our Own Correspondent* Seremban. Mar. 24 THE SUbleford Mvn's Model competition of the Seremban Golf Clutaw which began en March 22. will bt continued until March. 30 The winner of the February m^n'i
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      551 9 Broadcasting TO-DAY SINGAPORE fj!!,! 9 30 «nc/« (30 96 m.) *"P3 7.25 me/* (4138 m.) Ift ZIIU ZHPI ZIIP3 > v, ga Mci& JUT. 11 a.m. Indian musict; li 4o a.m. Hokkion Musict; 12.15 pin. oniruse Programme Summary and Variety ramme, 12.00 p.m. Mid-day Market ™2S U o l P-m.
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    212 Entries For Singapore Race Meeting
    1540 10 FIVE-DAY SEASON AT BUKIT TIMAH AN entry of 212 horses and oonies, comprising 45 horses m class one, 71 horses m clas* two, 66 horses m class three and 39 ponies m class one, has been received for the Singapore Turf Club's Summer (Governor's
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    Warning Issued By Boxing President
    377 10 Warning Issued By Boxing President I ANNUAL MEETING OF PROFESSIONAL BODY A WARNING to boxers against signing long-term contracts without first obtaining advise of an unbiased person was given by Mr. F. W. Brewer, the president of the Singapore Boxing Association, a the annual general meeting of the Association held
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    Y.M.C.A. ANNUAL LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT
    64 10 HPHE &ixth uimual open lawn tennis, 1 tournament of the V.M.C.A. sanctioned by the L T.A. of Ma'aya. will be held on the V.M.C.A courts from I Monday. Apr. 21, onwaro's The closing date for entries will bej Apr 10. Entry forms may be obtained
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    HOME FOOTBALL
    21 10 London, Mar. 25. tXUDDERBFL^LD beat Rochdale by 11 goals to nil m a North Regional fixture played on Saturday.
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    SOCCER RESULTS IN BRIEF
    84 10 'T'HE following are the results m brief of league soccer matches played yesterday: SJI.F.A. League, first division: Chinese Athletic beat the Argylls by two ;joals to one at Anson Road Stadium: Man^hesters and KE drew one-all at Tanglin: second division (a). R.E. Malays beat Moravia by
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    RAILWAY JUNIORS BEAT PITMAN'S
    228 10 Yogarajah Scores 84 •yHE Railway Juniors beat Pitman's College by 75 runs m a game of cricket played on the Railway ground yesterday. Yogarajah. who has been batting consistently well for the Juniors this season, played a fine innings of 84, while Ponnampalam did well to
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    S.C.F.A. ANNUAL MEETING
    33 10 yHE annual general meeting of the Straits Chinese FoctbaJ! Association will be held ct the auncimtittVi premises. Nos. 2 and 3, Famr Park, at 5.30 p.m. on Thursday, Adi\ 3.
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    Official Programme For Penang Spring Race Meeting
    156 10 T.IL Penang Turf Club's Spring meeting will, according to the official programme, be held on May 10, May 14 and May 17. Entries will close at noon on Thursday April. 24 Horses m classos two and four and ponies m class one are
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    Police Reserves
    31 10 picture. li^j Poaicc Reserves, who were hell U) :i draw of two-all Dy tht Ai ,.»il Reserves in a league g;ame played at the stadium on Monday Free Press
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    To-day's Sports Events
    49 10 To-day's Sports Events SOCCER: First division. R.A.F. (Seletar) vs. R.A. (A.A.). Seletar; second division (b), Air Headquarters vs. R.A.F. (Kallang), Geylans stadium: Naval Rase Indians vs. Kranji, Naval Base; Bill,: Hongkong anil Shanghai Hank vs. Chartered Bank, S.H.I*.; told Storage vs. Guthries. J.C.S.A. CRICKET: V.M.C.A. vs. Air Headquarters, Y*>tC.Au—
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    Manchesters And Sappers Draw
    285 10 Manchesters And Sappers Draw Manchesters 1: R.F. 1. A MAGNIFICENT second half recovery by the Manchesters enabled them to draw one-all wi.h tfu Sappers m a spirited first division league soccer match at Tanglin yesterday. The game was devoid of thrills m the first half, and the Sappers, attacking oir
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    TENNIS TIES AT THE S.C.R.C.
    143 10 •THE following are ties m the Straits 1 Chinese Recreaticn Club's tennis championships whi-h rtart t o-morew TO-MORROW "A" Singles Handicap: Kam Gixn Hock (—6) vs. Low Kee Choc 6); Seah Ken& Si?w l2 > vs V Tsn < 6i "fl" Singles Handicap: Low Huck
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    Garrison Club Beat Sepoy Lines
    118 10 •"PH." mated 1 QoU Club tnd Club, played at TV win Tor 10 V/ 4 SooiOi, C». E. V Smith and S. H. G. Turner and AD. Capt A. F Chapma Moore 0 vs. A. J." Marsh lachlan 0; Lt. E. A C F Jennings
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    PULAU BRANI WIN 5-1
    31 10 THE Royal Engineers tPulau Brani) beat the Royal Army Service Corps by five goals to one m a division two (a) soccer match at Pulau Brani yesterday.
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    Chinese Athletic Register Their First Victory
    574 10 ARGYLLS BEATEN BY ODD GOAL AT STADSUM Chinese A. A... 2; Argylls.... DLAYING their third game this se; division of the S.A.F.A. league eompoihi Athletic Association scored their firsi j beat the Argylls at Anson Road stndim- >( two goals to on*. In their
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