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

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    20 1 LATE SINGAPORE EDITION The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 16,:T79. ESTD. 1835. THURSPAI, APRIL 10, 1941. 5 CENTS
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    YUGOSLAV DRIVE TO CENTRAL ALBANIA
    700 1 Two Columns Advancing From North &East Churchill Announces Fall Of Salonika BRITISH REPORTED MASSED SOUTH-WEST OF GREEK PORT LONDON, APR. 9. C INCIDENT WITH NEWS OF THE OCCUPATION BY GERMAN ARMOURED THE GREEK PORT OF SALONIKA, ANNOUNCED BY MR. >\ HURCHILL, BRITISH PRIME MINISTER, IN
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    Germans Face Serious Enemy
    65 1 Moscow, Apr. 9. <*TPHE centre of gravity of the war has shifted from the west to the east and there is no need now to speak any further about an invasion of Britain," declares Col. Popoff in to-day's Red Star, organ of the Soviet army. Discussing
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    SARAJOGLU STATEMENT NOT DISCLOSED
    53 1 Ankara, Apr. 9. AFTER receiving the British, Yugoslav and Greek Ambassadors, the Turkish Foreign Minister, M. Sarajoglu, yesterday made a statement to the People's Party on the latest developments. The stateiiKVit, Inch wsa in accord ance with custom, is not disclosed. It was unanimous!} -.7 ny
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    49 1 New York, Apr. P. TW*5 mest powerful battleship of the United States Navy— the 35,000- ton North Carolina— is being commissioned at Brooklyn Navy Yard to-day, says the New York Daily News. Naval expeits compare her ai mamen t and equipment with those >; the British battleship King George V.
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    'Prince Paul Refused Staff Talks With Greece'— Churchill
    1218 1 'Prince Paul Refused Staff Talks With Greece' Ch u rch ill PREMIER'S WAR REVIEW A COMPREHENSIVE review of thl^ar' to^dit* 9 was made by Mr. Winston Churchill. Prime Minister, in the House of Commons to-aigkt. Referring to the war in the Balkans, Mr. Churchill described how the German troops poured
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    Attack On Hong Kong Would Be Costly, Declares Far East C.-in-C.
    235 1 Hong Kong, Apr. 9. •*LIONG KONG threatens none, nor did Yugoslavia the only way we can ensure against an attack on Hong Kong is to convince any would-be attacker that such an operation would be too costly," declared Air
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    Hiranuma Warns Of "Big Crisis"
    116 1 Tokio, Apr. 9. A BIG crisis may develop in East Asia at any moment." This warning was given by Baron Hiranuma, Japanese Home Minister, in an j address to a conference of provincial governors to-day. "This," he said, <v was due to the sericus situation
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    Australia Plans Biggest Short-wave Station In Pacific
    47 1 Australia Plans Biggest Short-wave Station In Pacific (Free Press Special Cable) Sydney, Apr. i). HPHE Commonwealth Government contemplates the building of the most powerful short-wave broadcasting station in the southern hemisphere for transmission of news to the Australian Imperial Forces overseas and later for general overseas publicity
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    Points From The Speech
    113 1 I/^HILF point* from Mr. Churchill's speech were: The Greeks were ready to tight alone if necessary against the Germans. «^C The British and Imperial forces have not yet ffone into action in Greece. German cities have experienced heavier bombings thin any British city. Britain has acquired
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      310 2 SJTS^ISuJB now 3,652 Miles Of Free 'S.^^l !N Palestine Film for Forces r; London, Apr. 9. (Free Specia i cable) 1 Mr Hugh Da -^EN DE GAULLE, Free French leader. Sydney, Apr. 9. House of Commo J following his sojourn In Egypt, has now ppEE fllms running to 3,652 m..es
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    BRITISH TAKE ERITREAN PORT OF MASSAWA
    332 3 Swift End To Battle Following Italian Refusal To Surrender LAST VITAL CENTRE OF EAST AFRICA DEFENCE Cairo, Apr. 9. M ll\ announced in Cairo that the Eritrean Massawa, last vital centre of defence IVt Africa, is now in British hands. It tnlat. tMrrday. remembered
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    HINT OF FURTHER LIBYA WITHDRAWAL
    66 3 (P**e Pvt*« Special Cable) Melbourne, Apr. 9. Tilt Australian Army Minister, Mr. Percy C. Spender, to-day hinted at the possibility of a further British withdrawal irom Cyrenaica. This, he suggested, might be dictated by (I) the wide responsibilities of British forces: <2) the vast area
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    No Increase In A.I.F. Strength Abroad
    56 3 (Free Press Special Cable) Melbourne, Apr. 9. MR. Percy C. Spender, Army Mtnister. says that the Government does not intend at present to increase the strength of the Australian Imperial Forces abroad. He added that it was planned to enlist men at the rate
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    Appeal For Recruits In Canada
    77 3 rl£ nr*t public appeal for recruits to tne ■rvkM since the beginning of war has been made in Canada. A: least 1.600.000 men are wanted during 1941—72.000 for the army. 35,000 for the air force rr.d 9,000 for the navy. In a brc>adcast appeal Col.
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    Coventry Again Victim Of Savage Air Attack
    331 3 HEA VY CASUALTIES FEARED London, Apr. 9. rOVENTRY, which was the victim last November of what Berlin called the greatest bombardment of the air war till then, was attacked again last night with utmost savagely. Severe damage was again caused in the city
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    DERAILMENT CAUSES MAIL TRAIN DELAY
    166 3 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Apr. 9. A DERAILMENT on the main railway line between Kampar and Maiim Nawar early this morning resulted in a temporary dislocation of passenger traffic between Ipoh land southern Malaya. It is believed that I while undergoing marshalling operations at
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    FUNERAL OF MR. C. ALMA BAKER
    88 3 (Prom Our CHin Correspondent j Ipoh, Apr. 9. rIE funeral of Mr. Charles Alma Baker. Malayan planter and miner who made lai-ge gifts towards the purchase of Planes to the B.A.F. during this war and the last war took place at the Batu Gajah
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    In Gibraltar
    21 3 Sir Samuel Ifoare, British Ambassador to Spain, who, the French n*ws nj?en< y reports, Is now in GlhralU Reuter
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    NEW BIG RAID ON KIEL BASE
    137 3 NEW BIG RAID ON KIEL BASE London, Apr. 9. AN Air Ministry communique states that very powerful forces of aircraft of the bomber command last night resumed the attack on Kiel. Many of the crews reported that the results were even more impressive than on the night before. Bremerhaven and
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    U.S. Envoy At Vichy Cheered At Toulon
    44 3 London, Apr. 9. ADM. LEAHY. American Ambassador to the Vichy Government, received a popular oration when he visited Toulon yesterday, states the Lyons radio. Later he visited Monaco, where a reception was held in his honour. Reuter
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    CHURCHES' UNITED SERVICES
    43 3 ALL churches in Singapore will be united in the special service to be held tomorrow (Good Friday) in the grounds of the St. Andrew's Cathedral, beginning at 4.30 pin. The band of the Loyal Regiment will I play suitable music.
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    Matsuoka & Count Teleki's "Harakiri"
    56 3 Matsuoka Count Teleki's "Harakiri" ""pHE Stockholm newspaper Svenska Dagbladet, commenting on the suicide of C<>unt Teleki, Hungarian Prime Minister, says: "To add to the many instructive observations gained on his European tour, Mr. Matsuoka (Japanese Foreign Minister) may by this tragic episode note that harakiri from patriotic motives is also
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    Disbanded Reds Now In Chiang's Army
    45 3 Chungking, Apr. 9. CKKTION between remnants of the new Fourth (Communist) Army, disbanded by the order of the Central Government, and government troops is now reported to have ceased following incorporation of the disbanded troops into government units. Reuter
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    Commons' Motion On Recent Victories
    91 3 London. Apr. 9. THE following resolution brought in 1 House of Commons to-day by the Prime Minister, Mr. Winston Churchill, was unanimously passed: "This House, on the occasion of the recent victories by sea, land and air in North Africa, Greece and the Mediterranean, records
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    Nazi Consulate In Havana Shattered
    26 3 Havana, Apr. 9. VHE German consulate's office here has been shattered by a bomb explosion but no one waa injured. Reuter
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    'Nazi Gangsters With Morals Of Al Capone'
    176 3 'Nazi Gangsters With Morals Of Al Capone' New York, Apr. 9. MR. Renry Wallace, US Vice-Prc-sident, speaking at New York today, said: "The present day Nazi gangsters with morals of Al Capone are worse than the old Prussian rulers because they were more thorough in the use of economic and
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    "This Is A People's War"—Menzies
    109 3 "This Is A People's W ar" Menzies London, Apr. 9. *<IF ever a war could be described as a people's war, it was this one," said the Australian Prime Minister, Mr. R. G. Menzies, speaking in London to-day. "If every leader the people had was struck down to-morrow, the people
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    The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1941. The New Abyssinia
    682 4 The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1941. The New Abyssinia MO WHERE will the news that the British forces have captured Addis Ababa before the rainy season be received with greater joy and enthusiasm than in the British territories in Africa and other parts of the Colonial Empire. Nowhere
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    Nazi Heel Grading The Masses Of Europe
    958 4 Nazi Heel Grading The Masses Of Europe THE accompanying account of Nazi atrocities throughout the territories they have occupied in Europe is given by the Chicago correspondent of the Sydney Sun. They comprise extracts from reports received by the Czecho-Slo\ak National Council of America. One most disgusting feature is the
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    CANADIAN PROPOSES WHEAT GIFT TO BRITAIN
    77 4 CANADIAN PROPOSES WHEAT GIFT TO BRITAIN *r»HE leader of MM servativt- Party. Mr > suggested in the i recently that C^nad.-. l outrlpht gift to Britain bushels of wheat Mr. Hanson point- d t United States was ftvtn mont of $1,000,000 mot t the anas in Fran the Germans This
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    Indian Soldiers Are Popular In Cornwall
    472 4 From A Free Press Correspondent INDIAN soldiers in Malaya will be I interested to hear that the coni tingent of the Royal Indian Army Service Corps, whose adventures in France and in Northern England I your correspondent has described in earlier dispatches, is now
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    FOOD ON WHEELS After A Night Of Heavy Raids
    566 5 0* With The Canteens In Bombed Areas In this article which was published in the magazine Time and Tide, Lorna Lewis describes work with the mobile canteens which are rendering such splendid service in the bombed areas of Britain. She describes
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    Hollywood Headgear
    33 5 Mary Martin. Paramount star, models this attractive fur hat made of Paradise Fox. The body of the hat is made of black vc lvet to match the coat she is wearing.
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    Australia's Modern Military Hospital
    410 5 THE Heidelberg General Mili--1 tary Hospital in Victoria which was being given the finishing touches when the A.I.F. sailed to Malaya, was officially opened by the Assistant Minister for Repatriation (Senator Leckie) recently. This new hospital is spread over nearly 50 acres of land and contains*
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      213 5 Give 1%/yl %/y Wat* for faster-* Make yourself a present of at least one War Savings Certificate this Easter, they are a doubly useful gift— to yourself as an investment and to Britain— for all money subscribed is sent home for War expenditure. j^- r^ i^ Our p eace and
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    Japanese On Australian Relations
    189 6 Japanese On Australian Relations "T DO not see the slightest 1 symptom to justify any thought of a change in the friendly relations between Australia and Japan/* said the Japanese ConsulGeneral, Mr. Aktyama. on receipt of instructions to return inimeli itely to Tokio for other duties He will leave Sydney
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    Nazis' Frantic Efforts To Secure Allies
    250 6 Nazis' Frantic Efforts To Secure Allies "pERMANY'S desperate efforts to *J secure allies proves that unaided she cannot conquer the British Empire." declared the Australian Minister for the Navy, Mr. W. M. Hughes in a recent broadcast speech in Canberra. "Japan is being wooed with honeyed words and glittering promises
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    MORAL FORCE STRONGER THAN ANY MACHINE
    103 6 BRITAIN will not be fully armed 1 until next year. This year sm* 1 fares many ittßeattlea and dangers." < Colonel Wiliiim J. D no van said in a'l radio talk recently. t Colonel Donovan has just returned from a secret mi sion to
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    Force Sent To Malaya Wholly Australian Equipped
    328 6 T*HE acting Prime Minister. Mr. A. W. Fadden, informed a deputation at Newcastle on Saturday that the Department of Munitions had decided to erect the factory. but the site had vet to be chosen*. The deputation suggested a site at Cessnock or Weston
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    Australians Lead Native Levies
    28 6 The Australian commander of the Fiist Battalion cf Ethiopian troops with two cf the four Australian N.C.O.'s nerving under him in the Abyssinian campaign.
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    Federal Government Now Ironing Out Anomalies In Child Endowment Scheme
    484 6 THE Federal Government is already hard at work trying to iron out anomalies in its child endowment scheme, and will take a sympathetic view o f cases of undue hardship, the i Australian Minister for Labou r, Mr. Holt, declared
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    British Officer Shot In Germany
    106 6 THE Secretary for War, Mr. David Margesson, said in the House of Commons recently that inquiries made through the United States established that Lieutenant Dees, of the Sixth Battalion, Durham Light Infantry, a prisoner of war in Germany, had been shot dead by a sentry
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    Production Of Aluminium In Australia
    220 6 Production Of Aluminium In Australia I lEI TENANT GENERAL Sir *"V Ronald Charles, formerly Master-General of Ordnance at the British War Office, arrived by Tasman flying-boat recently on a special mission connected with the establishment in Sydney of the sheet aluminium industry. He is a director of the British Aluminium
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    SHOOTING TRAGEDY AT AUSTRALIAN RANGE
    74 6 f)NE soldier was killed and three were seriously injured at practice on the artillery firing range at Puckapunyal, near Melbourne, recently. All were attached to the Bth Field Regiment. Gunner G. R. Clulow, Brunswick, was killed and Sergeant J. E. Funge, Fitzroy, Lance-Sergeant J. Hocking.
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    Big German Incursions In Morocco
    313 6 Big German Incursions In Morocco ACCORDING to the diplomatic correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, 280 German officials, calling: themselves 'civilian members of the Armistice Commission/ have now arrived in Algiers. This does not include a steady stream of "tourists" and other agents from Germany. "The above-mentioned officials, to whom the
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    29 6 Camels loaded with stores and ammunition as supnh lumn to Ethiopian battalion led by an Australian officer and four Xustrli* 8 N.CO.'s which led the campaign into \l mi
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    Scheme For Extensive Group Of Explosives Plants Near Sydney
    310 6 THE Australian Minister for Munitions, Senat 1 announced in Canberra recently that it had bei to establish, at a cost of several million pound-, sive group of Commonwealth Government explos ries near Sydney. The Premier, Mr. Mair, commenting on this decision
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    CONCESSION TO JAPANESE LINE'S VESSELS AT SINGAPORE
    606 7 Ship's Warrants To Obviate Delays [OR the tirst time in Singapore since the inception of ,lu -hip's warrant system last year, Japanese vessels art Inini: iriven ships' warrants enabling the owners and M to avoid embarrassment or delay when calling (Kite to other
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    "Masked Men" Not Recognized
    314 7 Masked Men" Not Recognized COURT DISCHARGES THREE ACCUSED A FTER a Chinese clerk had describ- ed to the Assizes court yesterday how he and his fiancee were robbed during an outing by three armed I men, one of whom wore a false nose and another was masked by a handkerchief,
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    Prices For Burma Rice Reduced
    148 7 NEW rice prices arc beliij gazetted throughout Malaya to-day, but in spite of the sharp rise in the cost of Thai rice it has proved passible to held the previous maximum prices i'or the time bring. Attention was drawn about a month ago to the
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    WOMAN DRIVER FACES TRAFFIC CHARGES
    109 7 MRS. B. E. P. Dogger appeared in the traffic district court yesterday on three summonses alleging traffic offences. It was alleged in the first charge that she drove a motor-car without due regard for the safety of others in Tanglin Road on the morning of
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    POLICE BAND
    58 7 fTUIS S.S. Police Band will perform under A the direction of Mr. J. C. Hitch at Telok Ayer at 6 p.m. to-day March, "Old Comrades." C. Teike; Overture, "Tally Ho." John Ansell: Selection, "The Thistle," W. H. M>ddlcton; Valse, "Dream." Oscar Strauss: Intermezzo. "Secrets," Charles AnclifT: Selection. "Top
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    Brings Papers On Sarawak Reforms
    201 7 Brings Papers On Sarawak Reforms TTNDER-SECRETARY to the Sarawak Government, Mr. C. D. Le Gros Clark whose photograph, taken in Singapore yesterday, appears above is a member of the Committee of Administration appointed by the Rajah of Sarawak, Sir Charles Vyner Brooke, to draw up a new Constitution on democratic
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    MAN KILLED BY BICYCLE
    154 7 Rider Not To Blame ABDUL Ghani bin Ibrahim, a greaser em- ployed in the Immigration Branch, described in the Singapore Coroner's court yesterday, how as he was on his way to work on Mar. 27, his, bicycle knocked down a 70--year-old Javanese pedestrian at the Junction
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    SEEN WRITING OUT LOTTERY SCHEDULE
    142 7 A 31 -YEAR-OLD bicycle shop employee, Ng Choon Lee, was sentenced to eight months' simple imprisonment in the Singapore second court yesterday when he was convicted by Mr. Conrad Oldham, the magistrate, on a charge of assisting m the carrying on of a public ehap-jee-kee
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    MALABAR MUSLIMS' PRAYERS FOR ALLIES
    56 7 rE Malabar Muslim Jama-a-th, Singapore, is conducting prayers nightly until Apr. 14 at the Victoria Street Mosque for the victory of Great Britain and her Allies, in conjunction with celebrations of the Prophet's Birthday. On the last day of prayers there will be a general
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    WEEKLY DEATH RATE'S SLIGHT INCREASE
    45 7 rERE was a slight increase In Singapore's death rate last week according to the weekly statement of the Municipal health department. There were 230 deaths, compared with 219 the previous week. Tuberculosis claimed 37 victims, pneumonia 29, and enteritis 16.
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    TO-NIGHT'S BROADCAST ON YUGOSLAVIA
    12 7 ••\TUGOSLAVIA" Is the title of a talk to
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    TEN FORMOSANS ON ALIENS LAW CHARGE
    102 7 TEN FORMOSANS ON ALIENS LAW CHARGE One Pleads Guilty ol whom two are I appeared in the Singacjurt yesterday on breaking the Aliens .on Regulations. v und lun Hian Lian v ieaving the Colony to SUm, Borneo, withC Aliens' Registration I unable to produce ■ertificates luding one woman m the
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    THREE APPEALS TO TRIBUNAL
    55 7 from c n- vdm id i i n heard bv I peltate Tribur.jxl, Mr. H. D. 'l. L Nunn. gran:ed < I'd. who «m ntant I A.M. Small- wam i. wiw r and Co e m mended th" i: ce for both men VS Off tO
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    LABOURERS CONSIDER COMPANY'S OFFER
    49 7 ndent.> Kua!a Lumpur. Apr. 9. Oiiicries' Batu tot all work H a«. atlnucs. The com- thai th-ir offer of a n i--> in *a?«?s iCHMtw 'o-day and the labourers' are, K is understood. > accept the offer. v rb:- thn' th* labourers to ia rrow afternoon
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    FIRST MALAYALAM BROADCAST
    49 7 FTIHE first Malayalam broadcast from A Singapore radio staiion will be heard between 10 p.m. and 10.30 p.m. to-night, when a programme of news and music will b: given. Henceforth. similar Malayalam programmes will be given from the Singapore Station between those times every Wednesday night.
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    Hotel Owner To Appeal Against Two Fines
    352 7 LIM OI MEE, proprietress of the Oi Mee Hotel in Pasir Ps.njang, 1 appeared in the fifth court yesterday on two charges of allowing her hotel to carry on business after prohibited hours (10 p.m.). Giving evidence. Inspector W' G. TrL-win said the
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    No Reason Found For European's Suicide
    447 7 No Reason Found For European' s Suicide NEIGHBOURS' VAIN EFFORT AT RESUSCITATION (From Our Own Correspondent) APenang, Apr. 9. VERDICT of suicide by han^in^ was returned by the Penan*? Coroner, Mr. A. W Bellamy, at an Enquiry to-day into the death of Leslie P. Dustan, eneineer Balesman of United Engineers
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    Big Upsets On Second Day Of Singapore Races
    1532 9 JEREMIAH PAYS $198, DERBY $79 JN a day of unusually high dividends, Major T. L. Fox in ♦fc!T r he bijnrest upsets with Jeremiah and Derby S^ummV^ da3 f s racinff jn th Singapore Turf Club's summer (Governor s Cup) meeting at
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    SERVANT CAUGHT RED-HANDED
    232 9 Tried To Steal From Sleeping Mistress "T^JE court is experiencing great in--1 convenience and difficulty with per.-ons failing to appear for trip! at specified times," said Inspector M Whittles in the Singapore fifth court yesterday. Ho was prosecuting in a case in which Leoni; Ah Foo, 24-year-old
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    SHORTHAND WRITERS' TABLE TENNIS
    166 9 TN a friendlj able tennis match played at j x Telok Aver Street on Saturday, the Singa- pcre Shorthand Writers' Association (Pitman's) boat the Tclok Ayer Epworth League by six gam.s to one. Results, S.S.W.A. players mentioned first. Lim Choo Ann beat Teo Eng Huat 3
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    Joe Louis Keeps His Title Against Tony Musto
    123 9 St. Louis, Apr. 3. TWENTY thousand people went completely mad as Tony Musto piled into Joe Louis, world heavyweight chnmpion, who was rtefeading his title in a bout here against Mu<to. .Vu>to put up one of the games t tfttyfagiP *«en against
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    Wives' Passages From Britain
    78 9 Wives Passages From Britain ■TTIE increased demands on 1 shipping made by British Government departments have resulted in difficulty in obtain ng passages from the United Kin?d »m to the East Fo r this reason wives are not likely to be able to return to Malaya with their husbands. "Persons
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    YESTERDAY'S RUBBER AUCTION
    157 9 TILE Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1.533rd. auction yesterday when tr^re was 2.539.380 lb., 1,133.65 tons; r. ed 2.337.910 lb.. 1.043.71 tons; sold 2.03C.7G4 lb., 939.27 tons. SPOT London 14 Nd. New York 21 T s cts. PRICES REM.IZK!) Ribbed Smoked Sheet Cents Per
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    THE SINGAPORE C.-OF-G RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    116 9 DAILY PRICES CURRENT April 9, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No. IX R.S.S. Spot loose 38 S 38 t h ilo. IX RSS. F.0.8. in cases April 39V* 39*s GF.A.Q. R S.S. F.0.8. in bales April 38% 38 7 F.AQ. RSS. F.0.8. ia 00 •>•
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    "GRATITUDE FOR SECURITY"
    229 9 $10,000 War Gift By Rubber Company A FURTHER donation of $10,000 is being made to The War Fund by Tapah Rubber Estates, Ltd. The gift was approved at the annual general meeting of the company in Singapore yesierday The company have already given a rum of $5.0<)0
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    SOLDIER ARRESTS INDIAN YOUTH
    110 9 SOLDIER ARRESTS INDIAN YOUTH I VTUSOFF, a 19-year-old Tamil youth. Mi 1 X :rntenced to tine months' rigorous lm- pr isonment by Mr. J. McFall. criminal district ;udpe, yesterday or, charge of attempting to procure ttu mission by a Furoncan Mhr of ,v, I I gross Indecency It was alleged
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    164 9 Full rr> n dPT ro-morrov will tie <bs*"r\ ei at The F'r-^apore Buddhist 'lempir, Outram tUmd. b Mr. J A John in rr.emorv of his lr>te fa'her. Afte^- the offering 01 fiowers. ft"., a srrmon v. ill Ik* d«)">«'i i by Bhikkh'i M. M. Mahaw.a at 8 .;o j, Tli.
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    PATRIOTIC FIND'S $2,560,467
    101 9 rIE Charuied Bank of India. Au and China a,s honoran- treasurers of ihe Ma 1 i Pj •t <■ Fu* d ar.nouixc r<--(pipt of the followinf additional dooal makinj? a t'.tal of $2,590,486^5 d up to Mono; Ilw Wesl«r Church, Jo Butter Indian Employ B '-au; Kohamed
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      329 9 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS TENDERS icmiaePl Invites ten- of the steam i iron" a> .^he now lies at Wharf. Johore Bahru. <!d be addressed to the rj J' hore, and should atex than noon on r |N |r.%1 DIMFNSIONS: lor r 90' 0" •d 9' odeck^ '0 .1 :uel> rrsh water") 7'
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      76 9 PUBLIC NOTICE. SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. The Traction Engines Motor Cars Ordinance (Chapter 214). Notice is hereby given to the owners of \ehicles bearing the undermentioned registration numbers (Singapore) that unless the said owners communicate with the undersigned before May 4, 1941. the said registrations will be cancelled. W. ROS2, Ag. Registrar
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      706 9 POST OFFICF MAIL LIST Mails close at the General Post Office as follows: TO-DAY Australia air 4p.m. Java air 9 a.m. 4 p.m. New Zealand air 4p.m. Palembang air 9 a.m. TO-MORROW Aden air 4p.m. Africa air 4p.m. Burma air 4 p.m. Ceylon air 4p.m. Egypt air 4 p.m. Great
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    Waites Scores Century
    295 10 AMWUH ceawo bj Wattes wu tb« highlight *f a cricket s»»t<-h a* Prince Edward Kojul yesterday, in which tW T.M.C.A. w«re onta.-k? V» b« ol>\ d of aa almost certain rtelory •»er a Cttart Refimeat, R.A., team by r^ilinc Ughi The wm *twi Waiter who scored 105.
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB EVENTS
    70 10 KEPPEL GOLF CLUB EVENTS r «*ei I for lai sun- Uovtasj rmnk ire -"umed* J. Smith 81—3 73. i w Dunhiil 4 II I 80—6 =74; E T Bosjdsv Ul,K\ni (I f id for Lhe Tt- \e- t round Boadsw; j. e. I J SrnltH nni? vs. P w ved
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    S.C.C. Make Good Start In League Soccer
    389 10 RECREATION CLUB BEATEN BY Ouu GOAL IN THREE S.CC> L* S.K.C MAKING their debut in competitive soccer this season, iVI the Singapore Cricket Club played a good game to beat the Singapore Recreation Club by two goals to one in the first division
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    Diggers Beat Club Side
    251 10 (Prom Our Own Correspondent "Somewhere in Malaya." PASSING their opponents' total with four wickets in hand, a team from a battalion of the A.I.F. stationed "somewhrre in Malaya 1 went on to beat a Club side, which Included three State players, by 23 niiv yesterday. The
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    Oversea Bank Win 5-1
    172 10 I Oversea-Chinese Bank i; Sime lMrby 1 n OMINATINO Play thr "^n^ \J the game, the Oversea-Chinese SSSSrSSE An Early Goal th" far left hand corner of the net. Shad rebounded off Wah Tueu. Half-time 'ound the scores uneaanpd anU on Tin., resumption 0m Benlcers continued
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    WALKOVER FOR S.H.B.
    43 10 "THE Singapore Harbour Board were awarded 1 a walk-over in a. second division ia) soccer I match yesterday, when their opponents, the Malay Regiment, failed to turn up at the 5.H.3. ground where the game was to have been played.
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    CEYLON SPORTS CLUB CRICKET TEAMS
    56 10 Tile faU cricket train Against the I o\J morrow: V. R. Sftbapi Yogarajah, K. Thillalnatha Sundram. S. K. Sundrum S. KulasinKam. Roy Oi A Poritiampalam. W Pon Against St. lr4*N on Saturday: M Ignatius «capt B Kana^aretnam. C. Schi... E. Dorai^.^rry C T diirai I.
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    Yesterday's Race Results At Bukit Timah
    665 10 Continued From Page Nine "BuUn 31*01^8*' bee (8) HEWOIST (315) 713 (Ptmnn«ry Alan Loke's ch e g (5) YULE CALL (391) 8-0 (Lawter Wong Wing Kee's beg (1) ROSE QUILT (602) 84 (Dodd) Atoo^rSi- (7) Pure Gokl (318) 8.12 rMcPhersonc (2) Grand Prix (289
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      307 10 RIGHT NOW SYDNEY CITIZENS ARE QUEUEIN G UP AT THE STATE THEATRE TO SEE Columbia's IS^ST'A fWg* a li The story of tin H I^^ !im«,^je» I P| 3: M*fe HOWARDS HKJ %IL 1515 Ol l^P^liif CL S. SB ...VIRGINIA 1 *iie finest Easter Holiday Attraction Simultaneously in Singapore Sydney
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