The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 2 April 1941

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    19 1 LATE SINGAPORE EDITION The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 16,272. ESTD. 1835. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1941. CENTS
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    ASMARA, CAPITAL OF ERITREA, FALLS
    334 1 Latest Success Of Gen. Wavell's Troops C ASH WITH ENEMY IN LIBYA IS ANNOUNCED Cairo, Apr. 1. V. die capita! ol Eritrea, has bern ca^ lured by Urili^h tmrcm tiw tlay* after the ureat victory at -t victor) of (mil Wavell's troops is MUHHUrted roniiiiuniifue
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    HOUSESTAKE TO AIR' IN BIG BREMEN RAID
    163 1 HOUSESTAKE TO AIR' IN BIG BREMEN RAID Destroyer Hit j Off Frisian Is. I ondou, Api. 1. bombs were dropped men and Emden last re seen exploding One pilot uses take to the! irere .vctually the I dropped any- Bremen andj U centre ol Emden were; Me bomber comin Mr
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    STOP PRESS
    43 1 London, Apr. 1. Eleven hundred people were killed m the German air raids of Mar. 12-14 on the Clydeside area and 1,000 seriously injured, stated the Home Secretary, Mr. Herbert Morrison, answering a question m the House of Commons to-day.— Reuter
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    Eden & Gen. Dill In Belgrade?
    71 1 Eden Gen. Dill In Belgrade? London, Apr. 1. pKKMAN reports of the arrival m Belgrade of the British Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, and Gen. Sir John Dill, Chief of Imperial General Staff, are not confirmed m authoritative circles m London, states Reuter's diplomatic correspondent. The Germans would obviously greatly
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    Yugoslavia Rejects Nazi Demands
    288 1 Yugoslavia Rejects Nazi Demands Belgrade, Apr. 1. 11/ITH the reported departure for Berlin last nisht of von Heeren, German Minister m Belgrade, it is possible that Ger-man-Yugoslav relations are entering their final stage. German circles here declare he is returning to give a personal report to Hitler, who will take
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    TWO GERMAN SHIPS SAIL FROM PERUVIAN PORT
    46 1 Lima (Peru), Apr. 1. rO German ships weighed anchor yesterday evening and made for the high seas without asking for papers or permission from the Peruvian authorities. A Canadian cruiser visited the Peruvian port of Callao last week.- Reuter
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    Crews Of "Frozen" Axis Ships To Be Deported
    175 1 Washington, Apr. 1. CORMAL warrants were issued here yesterday accusing hundreds of Germans and 775 Italians forming the crews of the >9 seized Axis vessels of violating the immigration laws by staying m port for over the statutory limit of 60 days
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    ITALIAN BATTLESHIP IS NOW BELIEVED SUNK
    1376 1 Vain Search For Vessel Immediately After Naval Action EVIDENCE is accumulating to show that the 35,000-ton L battleship of the Littorio class, which was reported severely damaged m the Mediterranean naval action, has gone to the bottom. Reports from airmen who took part m
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    U.S. May Send Air Force & Navy To Europe
    67 1 U.S. May Send Air Force Navy To Europe N?w York, Apr. 1 A PPROXIMATELY lix Amerir;t?i«; out of ten now believe ih<» chances are 50-50 or better that the Inited States will send an air force and navy to Europe, according to tb«* Fortune magazine'^ latest poll. Answers to other
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      7 1 LU.S. To Ignore Axis Proiebts— Pa?f THREE.]
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      "NO. NO, NANETTE" AT THE ALHAMBRA
      93 2 ANNA NEAGLE gives plenty of life to the film version of the popular musical comedy "No, No, Nanette," which opened at the Alhambra Theatre last flight. The music is particularly attractive and the singtng and dancing of Miss N eagle, supported by the comedy
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      ANOTHER DR. KILDARE FILM SUCCESS
      109 2 COMEDY, romance and drama are all provided m the latest of the Dr. Kildare series, "Dr. Kildare Goes Home," which opened at the Capitol yesterday. This M G.M. production, featuring Lew Ayres as Dr. Kildare asain, Lionel Barrymore as Dr. Gillespie, and Laraine Day as
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      LATEST NUMBER OF EASTERN GRAPHIC
      91 2 MORE -News, Views and Pictures" than ever before are presented m the latest number of The Eastern GrapVic. just published. Cartoonists have not been forgotten T>irn¥'-i Nicies, pho^o^ranJw ■•"id riKpramr, the reader gets a close insight Into the various a-nrc'.s of tho war from propaganda
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      WAR SETTING POtt CATHAY COMEDY
      189 2 AGAINST the flaming background of the Ayears from the end of the Spanish clvU war to the fall of Paris. Paramount have filmed "Arise. My Love," a story with a mSsage toAmerica to arise and prepare herSPfo? the liberty of the democracies. The film opened
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      GEORGE FORMBY IN NEW COMEDY
      126 2 pEORGE FORMBY is at his best m "I See i Ice." which opcnod at the Pavilion last 1 night. The film is a sequence of amusint? r provoktnie laughter from befrinning to end. I See Ice telLs of the fortune and nii. efortunea of a
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    WASHINGTON TO IGNORE AXIS PROTESTS
    168 3 German Italian Ships In U.S. To Remain "Frozen" PLAN TO USE VESSELS IN AMERICAN WATERS? Washington, Apr. 1. IKb t^rman and Italian protests against the seizure of their ships m United States ports will not lead to any haiitrt' m I'nited States policy, it is
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    Japanese Moves In Asia Hang On Europe
    134 3 Japanese Moves In Asia Hang On Europe Nanking, Apr. 1. MR Hsu Liang. American-educated Foreign Minister of the Nanking Government, interviewed by Reuter on the occasion of the first anniversary celebration, said he believed Germany and Italy would soon recognize the Nanking regime. However, recognition depends on events m Europe
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    17 Allied Ships Lost
    132 3 London, Apr. 1. CHIPPING losses due co enemy action announced by the Admiralty this morning for the week ended midnight Mar. 23-24 totalled 17 ships with a total tonnage of 59,141 tons. German chums during the same week totalled 387,000 tons and Italian claims 10.000 tons.
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    Nationalists In S.A. And War Attitude
    144 3 Capetown, Apr. 1. AN emphatic statement that Nation- alists m South Africa- who opposed the Union's entry into the war did not want Germany to win was made m the House of Assembly by Capt. Strydom. Nationalist member to-day. "Those who opposed the war
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    FREE FRENCH LANDS IN STERLING AREA
    49 3 i4jtid.ui. Apr. L ALL part* o£ me French colonial empire under the control of the Free French "Council of Defence" and Iceland and Faroe Islands are added to the sterling area as from Apt*. 2 under a British Treasury order pubiished to-day. Reuter
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    MRS. ROOSEVELT LEADS WAR RELIEF SOCIETY
    39 3 New York, Apr. 1. MRS. Roosevelt, wife of the President, has accepted honorary chairmanship of the British War Relief Society, which is endeavouring to raise $10,000,000 for air raid relief m Britain Reuter
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    Soviet Closing Oslo Legation
    51 3 Russia, Apr. 1. D US$l A is closing down her legation and consulate m Oslo, according to the Stockholm newspaper Tidningen, quoted by the Nazi -controlled Copenhagen wireless. No reasons are given but preparations to depart have been going on for some time, it is stated.
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    'Overwhelming Proof Of British Supremacy At Sea'
    331 3 'Overwhelming Proof Of British Supremacy At Sea PRESS COMMENT ON LA TEST GREAT NAVAL VICTORY B mrr fl rt London, Apr. 1. RITAIN S great naval victory m the Mediterranean is again the theme of editorials m the British Press. Cooperation between aircraft and warship is seen as consolidating British
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    Vichy Protest To Britain?
    89 3 London. Apr 1. v yet been received v or by way of the cording to authoriln London, with retactdent with four tantmen v;hich forced h contraband control m ua on Sunday. diplomatic correspondent his m urniog. c lodged r>v the 1 at to London follcwii the
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    More French War Goods For Reich
    123 3 M o re French War Goods For Reich London. Apr. I. p -v:. i'.t:. reached r^ir.\blo source* re--les being enforced ut or the mine ensuring thej Germany of French effort. *or example, was obi of magnesium moth and crural Ger.oo tons of Chilean -pied Prance. ;us well 4itrea which is
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    NEW APPOINTMENT IN JAPANESE CABINET
    41 3 NE W APPOINTMENT IN JAPA NESE CABINET M lotto. Apt. I. >-^ j. a member of the managing director is entering the •£*«a»s^- without portfolio, nates Japain^e report ««t mm be i>wt of tbe' 'Pi Ir\cf Xonovc oJut" 1 to >hinrt- Reuter
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    Rebellion In Rumania A Possibility
    89 3 Rebellion In Rumania A Possibility London \pi 1. A Xl MANIAN rebellion :i<<iinst the Nazis is a possibility that may yet be realized, according to M. Tilea. former Rumanian minister m London and leader of the Free Rumanian movement. Speaking at a Royal Kmpire Society meeting to-day, M. Tilea said:
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    Turks Opposed To New Order
    116 3 I. mvi. 111. Apr. 1. "THE basic principles of the (Hitler's) new order were totally alien to Turkish conviction on the rights of nations, no matter how small, to live aii independent life." stated the VicePresident of the Grand National AsMy of Turkey at a
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    Sharp Raid On Coast Town In Britain
    110 3 Londou X* 1. •"pHOUGH u»e Germans mostly sen* scattered raiders over Britain last night, (bey concentrated some bombs on a north-east coast town. The raid was sharp but not of long duration nor on a large scale, says an Air Ministry communique. Considerable
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    NIZAM'S GIFT TO MEET SUBMARINE MENACE
    42 3 Hyderabad, Apr. 1. npHE Nizam offered £150.000 to the Vice- roy to be placed at the disposal of the Admiralty to provide a corvette for immediate use m combating the submarine menace m the Atlantic. Reuter
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    Italians In Eritrea & Abyssinia Cannot Offer Strong Resistance
    209 3 Italians In Eritrea Abyssinia Cannot Offer Strong Resistance Pl airo. Apr. 1. *NC m, withdrawal from ws the Italians m are not expected resistance until I each the Awash miles from Addis a British ir.ilitary -it. «N nothing oj modem The nature oi the Italian retreat from Keren indicates that
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    NEW U.S. ENVOY TO CHINA LEAVING THIS MONTH
    57 3 Ctamrkicitf, Apr. 1. MR. fttamwr Gauss, newl: appointed United States Ambassador to China, is scheduled to leave Washington early this month, according to a Chines* dispatch from Washington. The American Ambassador will leave by Clipper for Hong Koug and then proceed by
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    U.S.-Mexico Pact For Reciprocal Use Of Airfields & Bases?
    70 3 U.S.-Mexico Pact For Reciprocal Use Of Airfields Bases? New York. Apr. 1. DEPORTS from Washington emanat- ing from authoritative circles state that the United States and Mexico have concluded negotiations for reciprocal use of airnelds and bases. Under the agreement, army and navy planes would be permitted to fl> the
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    Syria Commissioner Said Going To Vichy
    73 3 London, Apr. 1. REPORTS published abroad that Gen. Dentz, French High Commissioner m Syria, hai left by plarie for Vichy are stated to be "completely unfounded," according to the Lyons radio. Gen. Dentz is now m Beirut, it is added, and does not intend
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    New Comic Strip
    72 3 PROM to-day, the Singapore Free Press m conjunction with The Sunday Times will miblish daily a comic strip "Bluey and Curley" dealing with the lighter side of life m the new armies of 'he Empire. The strip is produced by Alex Gurney, a born comic, whose fine
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    Nazi Invasion Still Remains A Possibility
    96 3 London, Apr. 1. "TPHE possibility of a German in--1 vasion of England still remains." declared Gen. Sir Alan Brooke, who directs Great Britain's Home defence, addressing Canadian staff officers "somewhere m Britain" to-day. Gen. Brooke added: "If an invasion occurs, it will be not
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    PRICE OF THE TIMES GOES UP ONE PENNY
    110 3 London. Apr. 1. AS a rejUJt of wartime conditions The Times newspaper will be sold at thrae pence per copy instead of two pence. The increase vrill become operative on Apr. 7 The Times explains to readers that wartime conditions demanded first
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    Gen. Auchinleck Congratulates Indian Troops
    170 3 Gen. Auchinleck Congratulates Indian Troops New Delhi, Apr. 1. •pHE Commander-in -Chief India. Gen. Sir Claude Auchinleck, has sent a message congratulating Inclhm troops m connection with the capture of Keron, regarding which he has received messages from Gen. Sir John Lfill, Chiei of the Imperial General Staff and Gen.
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    Roosevelt's Appeal In Mine Strike
    81 3 New* Yor*. Apr. 1 PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ha.s MB- graphed to the operators and miners Id the coal mine deadlock to continue negotiations and avert stoppage of work which would hamper defence industries. Tho New York Times describes the Presidents message as a "virtual ultimatum." A
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    INDIA-BURMA TRADE AGREEMENT
    50 3 INDIA-BURMA TRADE AGREEMENT New Delhi. Apr. 1. A COMMUNIQUE laying down pro- pooed terms for a new trade agreement between India and Burma has been accepted m principle by botli sides. It is expected that lt»- details will be settled and an agreement .signed m the next few days Reuter
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    The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1941. The Navy Again
    656 4 The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1941. The Navy Again OINCE Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka set out from Tokio to visit Japan's partners m the tripartite pact a great deal has happened. It has already been recorded that on the day that he arrived m Berlin the fate of Italy's
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    New Turkey Ready To Defend Herself
    894 4  - New Turkey Ready To Defend Herself NORMAN HILLSON By AN older generation will recall the days of a quarter of a century or more ago when the old Ottoman Empire was still a considerable force m Europe. It extended its frontiers from the capital of Constantinople over a very, considerable
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    Communal Feeding
    517 4  -  Joan Littlefield By TVER since the war began communal feeding" has been urged as the best means of maintaining a high standard of nutrition when foods have to be rationed. Last July, a business woman started, on a London housing estate, the first of a chain of feeding
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    CHINA'S WOMANHOOD
    2009 5  -  MARY HEATHCOTT Free Press Feature Conducted By Courage Endurance Through Three And A -Half Years Of War Fis interesting to compare the work which British wom en are doing^n the present war and the work 01 tne tiinese women m the binolapanese conflict \\**t women m Britain have
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    Learn How To Dive
    1054 5 CIXGAPORE abounds with good swimmers, and most of the young girls seem to be able to leap and dive into the water with a better technique than mermaids. But for those who can't dive and want to, here are some instructions which make it sound easy.
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    SPECIAL ANTI-CORRUPTION BRANCH ESTABLISHED IN SINGAPORE
    231 7 Police Investigations Welcomed By Local Business Community SP» IAL Anti-Corruption Branch has been formed m the Detective Branch m Singapore, with Mr. E. F«wkr, A.S.P., formerly m charge of Investigations, :t the head. This office, which came into existence a short time ago. will
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    INDIAN GUNNER NOT GUILTY OF MURDER
    235 7 INDIAN GUNNER NOT GUILTY OF MURDER FOUND not guilty by the jury's unanimous verdict, Lekh Ram, 26--year-old gunner attached to an R.A. battery m Singapore, walked out of the dock a free man at the Assizes yesterday. Lekh Ram had been on trial since Tuesday on a charge of murdering
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    N.I. COMMENT ON SINGAPORE NAVAL BASE
    238 7 N.I. COMMENT ON SINGAPORE NAVAL BASE Bata\ il. Mar. 26. 'PI IE monthly magazine tasned by the Navy publishes an article on Singapore's significance as a naval base. Singapore as a bace. and through its local means of defence, controls, it is pointed out, no more than the unnavigable Straits
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    CRUELTY TO BULLOCKS
    46 7 r'O Indian bullock-cart drivers were fined m the second court yesterday when they were convicted of cruelty to their bullocks by overloading the carts. Ramadhar was fined $15. or 14 days' rigorous imprisonment, and Ayakandu was fined $10, or seven clays' rigorous imprisonment.
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    69 7 Seiihor Chagas Fernandes Silva Gerant, of the Portuguese Consulate m Singapore, writes m connection with an article reproduced m the Free Press from the Sydney Morning Herald, to correct a statement that "the Hollanders, who could have bought Portuguese Timor a few years ago for 1.000.000 guilders, encouraged Servicos Aereos
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    INSPECTOR ON DRIVING CHARGE
    148 7 I SWERVED to the left to try and 1 i collision but was unablj tJ said V N. Nair, an ovei^eer t>3 the A'r Ministry W« A rks Peletmi when he gvive M thir\i court yesterday In which Inspector Ahmad t^s a summons charge riving that
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    FIGHTING FIRE BOMBS
    67 7 >ur and a half on Saturday, cr at 4.30 p.m.. a large croud rt— ar Stadium will see a demonthc metru.ds of dealing with m fire bombs. i fi>r the benefit of t- rcia! firms and other >• underling training as instructors from the Corps H :.(re
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    45 7 ent published m the Johore Gaarttf on Saturday brings into .-ance of goods m the State ata ri.sks m tim^ of war. It is :red that the Sultan has apH«»ard of Management of War '-.-urance Fund which is the ht Board of Management for the
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    Longest Term For Molester
    140 7 MR. Conrad Oldham, the criminal district judge, passed the heaviest sentence yet imposed m Singapore on an offender under Section 377 (a) of the Penal Code, m sentencing Lee Hock Chee yesterday to 15 months' rigorous imprisonment for attempting to commit an act of gross indecency
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    N.I. BOMBER FUND GROWS
    186 7 Prom A Special Cc respondent) Katavi.i. Mar. 26. THE eloquent speeches maae by Prince 1 Bcrnhard and by the Chairman o: the People's Council en behalf of ihe campaign for more bombers has stirred the im^ginalion of Netherlands Indies citizens. Funds for a fourth bomber have
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    HOKKIEN CONCERN OVER FUKIEN
    121 7 AT a special meeting of Malayan HokkienS, which opened at the Great World yesterday, Mr Tan Kah Kee. who presided spoke of the alleged maladministration of Pukien Province. Over 300 delegates are attending the meeting, which is continuing to-day. Mr Tan suggested that the Chungking Government
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    CABLE FROM N.I. TO KING PETER OF YUGOSLAVIA
    323 7 (From A Special Correspondent! Balavia, Mar. YUGOSLAVIA'S courageous act of self-assertion has aroused enthusiasm here. "Should this atcually mean war between Germany and Yugoslavia," lemarked Nirom's political commentator "we shall have gained another valuable ally." The N.I. Press has appropriate comments. The
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    The Spoils Of Victory
    21 7 British troops examine Italian gun=> raptured m the big drive towards Addis Air ,a, capital of Abyssinia.
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    Train Shunter Tells How Woman Was Killed
    294 7 RUN OVER AT S.H.B. DOCKS HTHE story of a fatal accident m the Singapore Harbour Board grounds m which a Chinese woman was knocked down by a Lrain and had one leg severed from rur body and the other practically severed, was told
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    HONG KONG MAN ON DEFENCES CHARGE
    125 7 HONG KONG MAN ON DEFENCES CHARGE ALLEGED to have had m his possession "m a manner likely to be prejudicial to the efficient prosecution of the war"' a record of infcrmation regarding the descript/ n, armament and movement of one of His Majesty's vessels at the Naval Base on Saturday,
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    $44,300 For A Spitfire
    51 7 (From Our Own Correspondent) lpoh, Apr. 1. I^K A V KENION, well-known Perak resident and senior paitner m the le?al firm of Ma\ well ar/l Ken ion. has don lied $44,300 to the Minister for Aircrift Production, Lord Beaverbrook, towards the purchase of one Spitfire fighter
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    R.A.F. Extends Welcome To Malayans
    373 7 R.A.F. Extends Welcome To Malayans "HTHE Royai Air Force welcomes m its ranks men from all over ihe i Empire: men from Malaya— many o! them will be known :c you person all:* —men from the great Dominions, irom India and from the Crown Color. ie;;, said Air Vice Marshal
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    "Scared Out Of My Wits," Says Motorist
    475 7 "Scared Out Of My Wits," Says Motorist I A MOTORIST who was out of my wits" when ano h< r vehicle allegedly came straight for his car from the other side of the road without any apparent ren gave evidence m the Singapore traffic court yesterday. The motorist was Constantino
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    Important Rural Board Decision
    116 7 ITNDER the present law. plan, and permits are not n< c >.-ary for ordinary repairs and maintenance cf buildings. This important interpretation of the Rural Board building bylaws has been made known to the Singapore Ratepayers' Association. In the ptjst, permits had olUn >• 'demanded lor
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    ACCIDENT CALLS
    39 7 rpHE number of rails attended durr.t? March 1 by the Singaix>re Accident A service was 392. Altogether 83 «tii« v^< r« due to road accidents, of which the larp»^'. nnmber. 38. were for vi<-tim<: of r accidents.
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    EURASIAN YOUTH
    38 7 RALLY if members of tne Eurasian Vim h M t will be h?ld at Victoria School on s it 430 p.m. It uill b» edf-d by a business meeting and foil 1 b a variety entertainment.
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      10 7 A NEW SHIPMENT OF H-M-V RECORDS HAS ARRIVED ROBINSON'S SINGAPORE
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      296 8 BURNS PHILP LINE (incorporated m Australia I-X)R BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Monthly sal Hogs by MARELLA (7.375 V>os> and m.t VIEBKf'K («jf« tons- Both vessels are fitted with CaMn-de-hwe single aod doable berili cabins swimming batta* uuarioas p«blic room-. Single -Ist. eiaas SuigAßore/Brisoane and
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    Wavell's Stories Fooled The Enemy
    371 9 ..qrITAIN has had three Ministers D information m this war. If bad to have a fourth the choice C V probably fall on Gen. Wavell, victorious commander of the 'orces m the Libyan desert," Beverley Baxter, M.P. nittedly, says Mr. Baxter, the neral would be
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    New Arrivals
    18 9 Kit-laden Indian soldiers disembarking m Malaya as more reinforcements arrive for the garrisons m this country.
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    LOCAL INDIANS' $84,877 FOR WAR FUNDS
    586 9 LOCAL INDIANS' $84,877 FOR WAR FUNDS UP to Mar. 12 Indians living m Singapore had given $84.877 02 to different war lunds. This was stated m a recent letter* sent by Mr. Prithvi chand. honorary secretary of the Indian Section of the i Malaya Patriotic Fund and of the Indian
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    CONSULTATION OF PUBLIC ON PETROL RATIONING URGED
    1212 9 Ratepayers Suggestions And Criticisms "DATIONING of petrol to an extent that interrupts the normal flow of life, impedes legitimate business and obstructs one's earning capacity, would detract from, rather than add to, the efficiency of our war effort," declares the report of a
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    Individual Requirements
    452 9 We are of opinion that no system of rationing can be just unless it takes into account a person's requirements. We would suggest that the basis of future rationing should b* the average monthly mileage of the car m question taken over the past three months, i.e.. December,
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    THE SINGAPORE C.-OF-C RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    130 9 Tone of Market-. DuP and easior La'r^t Cable: London Spot Sheet M 1 lCd. per lb. He« York Spot Shwt U.S. rts. 22'- p*T !b No. IX RSS. Spot (loose) Kveers price for Mar.n 38 06 cts. \vr V) DAILY PRIOS (TRKEVT Apr. I 12
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      160 9 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS PUBLIC NOTICES AJLP, DEPT, JOHORE cdtec Air Raid Wurn- oe sounded weekly on 1J noon for test purposes. DIRECTOR. Air Raid Precautions, lobore. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAIJTY Ml I mi!> SuimminL; I'ool \< c Uiat tne above k) ed for cleaning on Thursday. Apr. 2 3, C H. GOLDIL, •licipai
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      90 9 NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that \bdulhusen B. Godhruwala is as from the undermentioned date no .^*> n he employ of the nrm of A. T. E. Ma,kati of No 11 Cecil Street, Singapore and that the .aid nrm will not be ros-non-ible for any act or acts purported te
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      236 9 LAW NOTRE FOR THE DAY Before the ITon'ble The Chief Justk-e, The Hon't.le Ihe \r Judge of Appeal and The Hon'bie Mr. Justice Manning m Court \o. 4. At 10.30 a.m. Mhfc Appeal Low Chcnq Swee vti. Rp\. Before The Ilon'ble Justice Manmn? m Court No. 4. At 2.15 p.m.-
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      529 9 Broadcasting *y^fc^T^ A XUOY 31.6 metres from 9.20 p.m. .C %0 m mM* 9.40 p.m. EMPIRE STATION SINGAPORE EASTERN TRANSMISSION will be radiate© /|IL l 3 33 mc/s «25 m.) to Malaya on: ZHPI 9 60 me/i (30.96 m.) GSF-19.82 metre* (15.15 m/c.) and GSO £HW I 10 aV^nT^gu Gs£-3.53m«r«
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      81 9 POST OFFICE I MAIL LIST Mails close at the General Post Office m follows TO-DAY Java air io 30 a.m. Medan air 11 am. Palembang air 10.30 a.m. TO-MORROW Australia air 4 pm. Java air 9 a,m. 4 p m. New Zealand air 4 p.m. Palembang air 9 am. ARRIVALS
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    Sappers Register Their First Win
    55 10 picture. Three Sappers converge on a Chinese m the first division league soccer match played at the startium last week m which the Fortress R.E. beat the Chinese Athletic Association by the odd goal m three. It was the Sappers' first victory ai'id the Chinese
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    Guthries' Forwards Play Well To Score 4 Goals
    551 10 PRESSMEN BEATEN IN B.H.L. FIXTURE Guthries I Straits Times 2. COMBINING well, Guthries forwards found little difficulty m penetrating a weak Straits Times' defence four times to win by four £oals to two m a Business Houses' League came played at the
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    MALAY SAPPERS BEAT NAVY TWO-ONE
    51 10 WHEN the RE. Malays and the Royal Navy met m a division two fa> league game at Changi yesterday, the Malays just managed to get the better of a keenly contested game by the odd goal m three Sani. their inside right, scored both their
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    SOCCER RESULTS IN BRIEF
    82 10 THE following are the results m hrief of lea?ue soccer matches played yesterday: S4.F.A. league, trrst division. Manchester* heat the R.A., Heavy Regiment, by two coals to one at Tanglin: second division (a), R.E. Malays heat the Royal Navy by two go.ib to ore at Changi;
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    BRAMTOCO'S NINTH WIN IN TEN MATCHES
    149 10 T*HE Bramuoco Sports Club beai the Airport Sports Club by seven games to nil m a friendly table-tennis match on Saturday last. This was Bramtoco's ninth win m ten matches. Results. Bramtoco players mentioned first, wore: Young Hid Wah beat Tan Wee Kirn 3—l;
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    COLD STORAGE AWARDED A WALK-OVER
    32 10 TPHE Singapore Cold Storage were awarded a walk -over by Bramtoco Sports Club m a Business Houses* League fixture scheduled to be played at the J.C.S.A. yesterday.
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    R.A.S.C. AND MALAY REGIMENT DRAW
    29 10 THE Royal Army Service Corps and the Malay Regiment fought out a scoreless draw m a division two (a) soccer match at Alexandra yesterday.
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    S.C.C. CRICKET TEAM
    65 10 r[E following will represent the S.C.C. at cricket against Fort Canning at the S.C.C. on Saturday, commencing at 2 pm.: J. T Roa (capt.). Major F. E. Hugonin, R A. U. Todd, Q. K. Stein, L. G. Robertson, P. Bartram. C. Milton. W, Com dr. R. A.
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    BOXING OFFICIALS ELECTED
    127 10 AFTER being the {.resident of the Singapore Boxing Association for several year?, Mr. F. W. Brewer was succeeded by Mr. E. R. Koek at a meeting held yesterday to elect officials for the current year. Messrs. Brewer and G. W. Seabridge were elected vice-presidents of the Association,
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    MANCHESTERS LUCKY TO WIN TWO-ONE
    663 10 Heavy Regiment Beaten In First Division Game DEFENCES OF BOTH SIDES TAKE THE HONOURS Manchesters 2 R.A. Heavy Regiment 1. THE Manchesters were lucky to get away with a victory *by the odd goal m three when they met the R.A. (Heavy Regiment) m a
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    To-day's Sports Events
    38 10 To-day's Sports Events Soccer: hill. Uniteers vs. Harper Gilfillan, J.C.S.A.; Wearnes vs. Hongkong: and Shanghai Bank, S.I I. II.: Sime Darby vs. Ford Sports Club, F. and N.; friendly, S.CjC. vs. Argylls, S.C.C. Cricket: V.M.C.A. vs. A.A Regiment.
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    OLD BOYS BEAT PRESENT AT CRICKET
    249 10 (From Our Own CorrespondentBatu, Pahat, Mar. 31. 'THE Old Boys of the Government English School, Batu Pahat. beat the Present Boys by 11 runs m a one innings cricket match when they met on the school field. The scores were: Old Boys: Yang Peng
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    RED ROSE BADMINTON PARTY TEAM
    105 10 npHE following have been selected t 1 represent the Red Rose Badminton Party m a friendly match against the Hurricane Badminton Party on Sunday at the home court (No. 60, Lorong "J'\ Telok Kurau) commencing at 2 p.m. Men's Singles: M. A. Lange. C. P
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB COMPETITIONS
    123 10 CEVENTEEN cards were taken out lor the Keppel Golf Club's March mixed foursomes which resulted m a tie between Mrs E. O Sullivan and R. J. Fennie, 47 B%=3BH*. and Mrs. E. A. Ford and B. la Cloche 45 o -,~i 38 ,2 Mrs. Ford and
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    SHORTHAND WRITERS' TABLE TENNIS
    75 10 A FRIENDLY table tennis match will oe played between the Singapore Shorthand Writers' Association 'Pitman's) and the Telok Ayer Epworth League at the latter 's premises on Saturday, commencing at 2.30 p.m. The following will represent the Shorthand Writers: Lim Choo Ann, Young Hai Wan, Tan
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    S.C.C. SOCCER TEAM
    54 10 PIE following will play soccer for the S.C.C. versus the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders at the S.C.C to-day: FiLt. R. P. S. Wyrill; M. Roberts, N W Sabine; C. Milton, C. C. Webster. F. E Hutchinson; H. Eichelsheim, J W Prescott, P!Offr. J. H Abbott, W. Mcßeatn.
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    In One Mind
    52 10 iMiiigrfei anu a defender leap for the oall lo st ru.-.n ii* ..-i m the first division league soccer match at the stadium an Nsttiaj m which the Malays staged a good late recovery to hold the Arrrfli to draw, each side scorin; three goals -Free Press
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      194 10 GORDON HIGHLANDERS AND COAST REGIMENT DRAW THE Gordon Highlanders and the Mobile CoMti Regiment drew m a cricket mat^h phjred Rl yesterday. The scores were GORDONS M. Henaei^oii v.., tm -'tf Oq Bd^m. Darby c James b Roy o Crumbleton Ml for 21. Pte Leech b Henderson 1~ m <
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