The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 15 April 1941

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    20 1 LATE SINGAPORE EDITION The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO lh.'Si ESTD. 1835. TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 1941. 5 CENTS
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    CRACK GERMAN DIVISION FLUNG BACK
    568 1 Imperial Troops' Success In Northern Greece Enemy's Very Heavy Losses' In First Clash With British YUGOSLAV FORCES SAID TO HAVE SEIZED DURAZZO LONDON. APR. 14. V^ETORT* <>X TWO BRITISH AND ALLIED LOCAL SUCCESSES IN THE V? BALKANS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED IN LONDON. XV THI IMPERIAL
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    Hitler Pits Ace Troops Against Imperial Army
    124 1 Hitler Pits Ace Troops Against Imperial Army \|M. 14. Jiiiiij; i troops :ip^rui tr-;.»p> m (ireece. \cS«»I t Hitler dhision -••I kg Imperial ifH m !!i>rth;'rii dree*e on a n.i nhi>ed an -lant part m operation^ >• the> were Hitler I rib- I <r»- (.uarcl> bei <v ihi^ must r>t:>ii
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    17 1 Ilukio. Apr. 1 4. Qshima, Japan rmanv. has w urrently hold the i according to Eastern News
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    Germans Paid Heavily In Initial Break-Through
    181 1 Athens, Apr. 14. massed German tanks were re- sponsible for the break through the Yugoslav lines on the BulgarianYugoslav frontier soon after the Nazi invasion, according to reports now reaching Athens. They paid with heavy losses. It appears that over a 50-mile stretch northwards
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    Chinese Await Clarification Of Soviet Attitude
    156 1 PACT WITH JAPAN WAS FULLY EXPECTED Chungking, Apr. 14. TTHE news of the Soviet -Japanese "neutrality" pact did not come a* a su: prise here since the Chinese firmly believed that the main object of the trip to Europe of Mr. Matsuoka. Japanese Foreign
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    R.A.F. Sink Supply Ship
    136 1 R. A. F. Sink Supply Ship London. A]M. 14. BRIIISH bombers, continuing their daily attacks on German shipping off the Dutch and German coasts, scored two direct hits yesterday on a supply .ship of about 1,500 tons. The vessel's decks were also machinegunned. When last seen the ship's funnel had
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    Nazi Raiders Over N. Ireland
    82 1 London, Apr. 14. GERMAN aircraft were over Northern Ireland this afternoon. They were seen at one place flying at a great height. Anti-aircraft guns opened fire. No damage or casualties have ~o far been reported, says a joint communique issued by the Northern Ireland Ministry
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    36 1 London, Apt*. 11. HAILE SELASSIE, Emperor^ of Abyssinia, is now receiving the submission of Abyssinian princes and chieftains, who are offering him their services. Some oi Uil princes and chieftains are ttill m Italian unitorms. Reuter
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    Italian Troops Replacing Germans In France?
    95 1 Ijondon, Apr. 14. ITALIAN troops m large numbers are reported to lie replacing ttie German troops m occupied France. An important contingent has already arrived at Augers, m the west end of France, and it is planned to send 10,(HK) Italians to occupy Paris,
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    Easter Bank Holiday Is Celebrated In Peacetime Style
    202 1 Easter Bank Holiday Is Celebrated In Peacetime Style London, Apr. 14. j ALTHOUGH there was not a let up m war production anywhere and aimamerits factories pour forth asmoke as usual, those workers and servicemen off duty celebrated the Easter Bank holiday m something approaching peacetime style to-day. London's West
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    Holidayers Scatter As Raider Swoops Low
    69 1 London. Apr. 14. EASTER holiday makers scattered hurriedly and anti-aircraft guns roared into action this afternoon when a big German bomber with its engines switched off swooped down to within a few hundred feet of the ground m a surprise raid on the out-
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    NAZI CLAIM TO HAVE TAKEN CAPUZZO
    49 1 London. Apr. 14. f FHE Gen; .nnounro that t <•? have captured Fort Capuzxo. on the Libyan .side oi the Egyptian -Libyan frontier, and Bcllum, on the Egyptian side This ciaton is nade m a High Command conunoniqw tamed Ir Berlin to-da y Reuter
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    New Italian Protest To U.S.
    54 1 Washington. Apr. 14 HPKE Italian Ambassador delivered a new note to-day to the United St.ues Government protesting against the leisure ol Italian ships. Details of the note are not pub ed but an Italian official said it further explained the Italian viewpoint legardinc the seizure
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    STOP PRESS
    215 1 ahO. Ap. 1 4 The X \.l < oiilinurd yesterday to harass the Geruian troops hammering al IK gateways to Egypt and Greece. r.oth bombeis and fighters were em ployed m dispersing enemy concentration* m the ffwi— areas of < yrenai^a. su< cessftil bombing and m-^-hinr- uniting attacks
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    PERAK MALAYS' TENNIS
    124 2 Lope Abdul Aziz Champion Again (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Apr. 14. LOPE Abdul Aziz retained the men's singles title for the third year m succession when the finals of the Perak Malays' lawn tennis championships were played at Kuala Kangsar to-day. He beat M. Ali Piah
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    PERAK TURF CLUBS SWEEP "C"
    108 2 i i T^HE following is the result of the i Perak Turf Club's Sweep C j drawn on the last race on Saturday, Apr. 12. the third day of the Singapore i Summer meetings POOL: $*****.I Loss Club Comm: 6175 i Added Money Pool 6175
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    SOCCER POSTPONED
    58 2 I TTHE following S.A.F.A. league soccer matches, to have been played yes- terday, were postponed: Reserve division, Argylls vs. Chinese (Athletic, stadium; second division (a\; i Signals vs. R.AF. (Seletar>, Alexandra; j second division <b\ H.M.S. Sultan vs Indian Assn.. F. and N. ground; Post; Office vs. Wanderers,
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    SALVATION ARMY'S APPEAL LIST
    466 2 DONATIONS received by the Salvation Army for ius annual appeal up to Apr 9 totalled $14,406.65, as follow.-: Previously acknowledged H0.M3.15; sioo each J. J. A Floor. J. I. Dawson, T. J. A. Green; $75 J C. Barry: $50— Dr. Melville Thompson. BfeLcrn Manufacturing Co.. Braddell
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    19 2 rE R.A.F., Seletar, held the Penang Chinese to a three-all draw m a water-polo match played at Seletar yesterday.
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    17 2 Mr. F. G. Aplin has been appointed Deputy Food Controller, F.M.S., and State Supply Officer for Selangor.
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    JAPAN NO NEARER TO ENTERING THE WAR
    202 3 Pact With Soviet Does Not Give Tokio Desired Rapprochement US. DOUBTS WHETHER AID TO CHINA WILL CEASE (FREE PHR9B SPECIAL CABLE) Washington, Apr. 1 1. Department officials indicate no surprise at the !a:>ant^ pact but make no comment. The first r a reactions
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    "LOOSENING OF BONDS OF TRIPARTITE SOLIDARITY"
    473 3 No Soviet Neutrality If Japan Becomes An Aggressor? I London. Apr. 14. r oatic correspon- he text of the .y above all pea for .ivo certainly es th^ Soviet rip for China i SJB X seems Ike barsj.un. t i he pursuing her ,>
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    Effect Of Pact Hangs On War In Balkans
    70 3 Effect Of Pact Hangs On War In Balkans Sydney, Apr. 14. "THE immediate effect of the Russu -Japanese pact will depend on what happens m the Balkans/' declared Mr. W. M. Hughes, Navy Minister, m an interview to-day. Declaring that the pact was part of Germany's campaign to distract British
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    British Stranglehold On Italians In East Africa
    349 3 ARMY REMNANTS FACE EVENTUAL CAPTURE a iTAorp L Cairo, Apr. 14. P^ VAbl stretch 01 territory 700 by 400 miles is now covered by British and Imperial troops who are putting a stranglehold on the two separate remaining fragments of Mussolini s army
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    Norwegian Warship In Raid
    52 3 Norwegian Warship In Raid T London, Apr. 14. HE new raid on the Norwegian coast, earlier reported to have been made by a British torpedoboat, was made to-day by a Norwegian warship under Norwegian command, it is understood m London. The raid was made m agreement with the British naval
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    Berlin Methods To Impress Visitors
    123 3 Berlin Methods To Impress Visitors London, Apr. 14. rRESH light on the Nazi methods of impressing foreign visitors to Germany was given by a Swede who has just reached London. He was impressed by the bountiful supplies m the shops, only tQ find, on investigation, that the shelves within the
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    Stalin Participated In Negotiations
    49 3 -Moscow. Apr. 14. C TALIN himself unexpectedly went to the station to see Mr. Vosu!^ Matsuoka, Junanese Forei-n Minister, off when he left for Tokio last night. It is officially annoumed that Stalin participated m the negotiations leading to the signature of the pact- Reuter
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    Sharp Turk Rebuke To Nazi Propaganda
    130 3 Sharp Turk Rebuke To Nazi Propaganda Ankara, Apr. 14. 'T'HE German ambassador, von Papen. has recently been fostering reports that the Reich would shortly conclude a nonaggression pact with Turkey. A sharp rebuke was administered to this propaganda to-day by the influential newspaper Vakil. "Germany," it says, "had nothing to
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    "The Netherlands Will Rise Again"
    112 3 London, Apr. 14. IN an Easter broadcast m the United States, encouraging messages were sent to the German-occupied countries oi Europe. The speakers includes Princess Juliana of the Netherlands. Crown Prince Ola I of Norway and Col. William Donovan. Princess Juliana emphasized that the Germans
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    Favourite Beaten In Turf Classics Test
    112 3 Nottingham, Apr. 14. THE first real test foi turf classics candidates tarnished a surprise when Keystone, formeily known as Rossetta Filly, lidden by champion Gordon Richards, started an odds-on favourite and only finished third m a field of six m the southern thifce-year-old plate
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    Australian Wounded Arrive From Libya
    48 3 (Free Press Special Cable) Sydney, Apr. 14. •yHE first batch of wounded Austru- lian Imperial Force men from Libya arrived to-day m Melbourne and Sydney, where they were stirringly and emotionally welcomed by thousands o: people. Some New Zealandprs were amongst the party.
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    50 3 Loud on. Apr. 14. r\£t>PlTE the war, a crowd of enthusiastic audience gathered m the Memorial Theatre at Stratford -on- Avon for the opening of this year's Shakespear festival. All the omens seem to foreshadow a succtssful season which may well continue beyond the ten weeks at present arranged. Reuter
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    Economic Plight Of France
    145 3 London, Apr. 14. A BROADCAST from Paris this morn ing told oi the economic plight ol Prance. Two million looms of the French textile industry are still idle, the Franco-German Society created tc manufacture cloth from artificial fibre has not manufactured anything. Sixty thousand workers m
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    Women's Auxiliary R.A.A.F. Call Up
    41 3 (Free Press Special Cable) Sydney, Apr. 14. r[E first call up m Adelaide ot women Tor service m the women's auxiliary X A A.F. will be made this week. Four hundred applications have bee] already received.
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    ENEMY AIR ACTIVITY AGAIN SLIGHT
    89 3 London, Apr. 14. THOUGH there was a waning moon to guide them. few German bombers visited Britain during the night and it is believed that the weather on the Continent was unfavourable to air operations. An Air Ministry comniimique says that last night enemy air
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    Yugoslav Appeal To Britain And U.S. For Help
    539 3 London, Apr. 14. on reaching Lonihe fronts m the* is some U* situation m Yugoslavia where enemy have been enemy of aad the German < i and Monastir .ommunic- ttost o1 the news world from by Germany. Safest c Resenting it m
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    British Bomber In Australia
    39 3 (Free Press Special Cable) Sydney, Apr. 14. THE first Bristol Beaulort bomber has been completed and is waiting an test. It is revealed that about 2.000 modifications were necessary to the sampl* oi British design.
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    CANADA'S HEAVY WAR EXPENDITURE
    69 3 London. Apr. 14 /CANADA'S wu c^ort has been trebled m the past 12 months, and the latest war appropriation of £290.000.000 is the largest m the history of the Dominion. A year ago, Canada's daily war expenditure was approximately 1,000,000, which was equal to the average
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    Heaviest Bombs Ever On Targets In Reich
    154 3 Heaviest Bombs Ever On Targets In Reich London, Apr. 14. COME of the most powerful bombs ever used were employed by the Royal Air Force m attacks on Germany and German-occupied territory last week. Other bombs used were also of a special nature, being able to pierce thick armour plate
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    JAPAN & CONVERSATIONS IN MANILA
    61 3 JAPAN CONVERSATIONS IN MANILA Tokio. Apr. 11 QUESTIONED regarding the Manila V conference between military leaders of the United States and Britain and bifh officiaLs of the Netherlands Government m London. Mr. Koh Ishii. actiig spokesman of the Information Coard of thr Cabinet, said Japan kept i very watchful attitude"
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    Hurricane Pilot's Escape From Nazis
    132 3 London, Apr. 14. r»HA£ED by Germans after making a forced landing m No Man's Land between the Nazi and Allied lines m Greece, an R./.F. Hurricane pilot sprinted three miles over rough ground before being rescued by an Australian patrol. After an exchange of shots
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    THREE RAIDERS DOWNED OVER GREEK TOWN
    52 3 Mho us. Apr. 14. 'THREE German aircraft were shot down m flames when they raided Volos on Saturday ni^ht. The same night the enemy dropped bombs at various points m Piraeus, port of Athens, causing slight damage, according to the Minis! rv of Public
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    The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 1941. Tokio's New Pact
    566 4 The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 1941. Tokio's New Pact QNE of the objects of Mr. Matsuoka's mission to Europe was to bring back to Tokio some tangible proof of the fact that there had been an improvement m Soviet-Japanese relations. With the signature of a pact of friendship
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    100,000 BOMBERS
    1555 4 MR, NOEL Pemberton- Billing, pioneer airman and, as .m exM.P., one of the most outstanding figures of the last war, advocates that the great American automobile industry should be harnessed to the British war effort and puts forward a plan for a British air fleet of 100.0C0 bombers.
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    Empire Building Plan For Cargo Fleet
    389 4 T1 J .E shipyards of the Domi--1 nions am! India are now organising the supply of cargo I vessels for the Empire's merchant fleet India, ancient builder oi ships, is preparing to launch vessels equal to the best of the West. Hong Kong has
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    The Fashion Front In London: New Styles
    910 5  - The Fashion Front In London: New Styles HARRIET LOCKE -By \TKP and unbowed, after U months of intermitLoaioa'l "fashion [need an important :ive collection of summer styles to be Ml m unconquered I wish is more than apture the presentayed it means more guns, more 4 m the end, victory.
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    Penang Girl Swimmers
    114 5 Penan; won the swimming championship at the triangular meet with Singapore and Ipoh Chinese at the Chinese Swimming Club, Singapore, on Saturday, gaining outstanding success m all the women's events. Above: Miss Cheong Yoke Ying (left) who won the 50 metres free style and Miss Lim Seok
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    Up-Country Chatter
    873 5  -  A VISIT to the Wool and Sewing Depot of the Malaya PatrioticFund m Penang proved full of interest. It is housed m what was once the private dining-room of the Runnymede Hotel, cool, light, airy and roomy, rather a contrast to Kuala Lumpur's crowded accommodation. It is open
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    Easter Weddings
    54 5 picture. Press picture. picture. Mr. and Mrs. An* Peck Hwee after their wedding: on Sunday. Mr. Ang Peck 11 wee, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ang Choon Seng, of Singapore. Mrs. Ang was formerly Miss Kway Soo Choo. The reremony took place at the Siew Sin
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    Australian Premier To Discuss Pacific With U.S. President
    49 6 Australian Premier To Discuss Pacific With U.S. President THE Australian Prime Minister (Mr. R. G. Menzies) will discuss with President Roosevelt maximum co-operation between Australia and the United States m the Pacific. Mr. Menzies will visit Canada and the United States on his way back to Australia from England.
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    Curb On Japan's Swing To Axis Seen In Tokio
    720 6 JAPANESE businessmen are beginning to curb the country's swing to the Axis by compelling the army to agree to liquidate the totalitarian set-up ruling industry, declares the Tokio correspondent of the New York Herald-Tribune. Refusal of business and industrial aroups to
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    Mr. Menzies Returned From Eire "No Wiser But Better Informed"
    624 6 IN his visit to Eire, the Australian Prime Minister (Mr. R. G. Menzies) found Mr. Eamon de Valera's neutrality fixation as strong: as ever, says the special representative of the Sydney Sun m London. If Mr. Menzies ever contemplated himself
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    Australians Assist Egyptians
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    U.S. Gesture Of Friendship For Men Of A.I.F.
    234 6 A MERICAN magazines carried free by American steamer as g:ifts for the A.I.F. are the latest gesture of United States friendship for Australia. Seven cartoons of magazines sent by Mr. Murray Brosius, of Nashville, Tennessee, have been received m Sydney. Mr. Brosius
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    Holland Seeks No Protection
    499 6 rvR. van Kleffens, Foreign Minister of the Netherlands Government m Britain, went to New York "on a courtesy visit, and with no intention of making any arrangements m America," says a message to the Sydney Sun. Asked whether Holland would accept protection for her overseas territories,
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    Forthright Report On Elements "Combining To Help; Enemy's Fight"
    43 6 Forthright Report On Elements "Combining To Help; Enemy's Fight" "THE censorship has allowed the veil to be lifted A the grave muddle m the restricted number tively safe British ports," says Gordon Gilmour, Bpecu correspondent of the Sydney Sun, m a cable from
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      162 6 IMPORTANT NOTICE PASKOES LTD. are closing their Retail Shop and Showrooms at Orchard Road. All Stock must be liquidated by 15th May 194 h regardless of cost. IN FUTURE PASKOES I HEAD OFFICE AND FACTORY will be situated at 48 BROADRICK ROAD. KATONG. FURNITURE WILL BE MADE TO ORDER ONLY
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    PUBLIC CO-OPERATION NEEDED TO STAMP OUT FOOD PROFITEERING
    52 7 Stiff Fines Have Not Entirely Succeeded iFTKK more than a year of controlled food prices n jn the Colony, some profiteering still exists— with the k^wMge consumers. seditions of shop proprietors, managers or salesmen increasingly stiff tines have not completely stamped profiteering
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    POLICE CALL FOR INFORMATION
    116 7 ftETECTITES are looking for a iiinese whom they wish to ,ntrrr«»gat< m connection with a ,uni«r that o* urred m Kampong leiu\ »ff Thomson Road on \eer table planter, Koh i tvuan*. a?ed about 40 years rreil to death m his hut. He «as found b\
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    Coai Strikers To Be Paid Off
    116 7 wa Correspondent) Ku.ila Lumpur. Apr. 14. T statement was is>rmng by Malayan Ding the strike :r Batu Arang coal ;he entire labour 5 000 Chinese and Indians strike since last mti have been mad? h» the dinpauy to pay off to-ciay ji! men «h«^
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    PRAYERS FOR VICTORY
    39 7 tbc Birthday of the amrd. members of The :r. unity of Singapore met B tab Janab Bhai 9ft] o of the community I praying for victory Nanism and stressed that had ruled m India tlam icd.
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    Anzac Clubs Expansion
    328 7 (From Our Ow,n Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 14. T'HE Kuala Lumpur Anzac Club which since its inception has been run by an enthusiastic band of Malayan women at the Town Hall, moved into its new home m the Sanitary Board yard to-day. For the past six or
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    RENAMED
    45 7 THE name of "Director of Telegraphs and Telephones" and "Director of Telegraphs and Telephones raid En-gineer-in-Chief" has been changed to "Director of Telecommunications," it la notified m the H'2. Gazette. Similarly, the name of "Assistant Engineer-in-Chiei" has been altered to "Deputy Director of Telecommunications.'
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    RAWANG BLACK-OUT
    382 7 A black-out will be held at Rawang on Aor. 21 from 7 p.m. to nidnight, and lighting restrictions for the occasion have been guzetted. Mr. R. A. Altson has been appointed senior Plant Pathologist, Agricultural Department, S.S. and F.M.S. Since the beginning of this year, tnere have been
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    THAI TALKIE WITH ENGLISH DIALOGUE
    83 7 AN unusual iilni which should attract a lot of attention when its regular screening begins m the next few days, "The King of the White Elephant," was given a midnight showing at the Alhambra during the Easter holidays. A Pridi production filmed m Thailand, it
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    MALAYA PATRIOTIC FUND'S $2,562 500
    100 7 •THE Chartered Bank of India. Australia and China as honorary treasurers of the Malaya Patriotic Fund, have announced receipt of the following additional donations to the Fund up to Apr 9, making a total of $2,562,492.41: Brunei Branch $599; Kuching (Sarawak) Branch $1,000: Mr. C.
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    POLICE BAND
    59 7 THE S.S. Police B&nd will play under the direction of Mr. J. C. Huch at BotanicGardens at 5.30 p.m. on Thursday: MarcX •The Last Stand." W. M. Myddleton: Overture "Marinarella. Jul. Fucik: Selection, "50 Years of Songs," T. C. Brown; Valse, -Estudiantina." Waldteufel: Dances. "Hungarian Dances No. 5
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    British Envoy And Local Chinese
    99 7 CONVERSATIONS between Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, British Ambassador to China, who is m Singapore, and Dr. Phillip K. C. Tyau, former Chinese ConsulGeneral at Singapore and now Special Commissioner for Kwangtung and Kwangsi, also m Singapore at present, will take place here during the next
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    Second Batch Of Volunteers In Camp To-Day
    210 7 ONCE again throughout Malaya to-day, Volunteers of both forces, the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States, will begin a two-months period of intensive '.mining. The men going m to-day are those who were exempted from undertaking intensive training during the first embodiment of
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    F.M.S.V.F. OFFICERS
    74 7 THE following notifications concerning ofiicorr of the F.M.S. Volunteer Force have been gazetted: Lieut. A. F. Hewett to be Activ? Captain; Second Lieut. R. Paton and Lieut. R Robertson to be acting Captain: Lieut. D. P. Hut ton to be Captain; Second Lieut. E. J. Skinner to be
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    Many Miles Of Sewers Laid In North And East Singapore NEW SCHEME IS TESTED
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    Easter Monday Weddings
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    MIXED FOURSOMES AT THE ISLAND CLUB
    95 9 »T*HS Island Club's mixed foursomes for April resulted m a win for Mrs. Molcney and Wxng Comdr. Saw with a seor? cf 45 11%=85%The best cards returned were Mrs. Burnett and C. A. R. Bat?man, 41--6 35- Sq. Ldr. and Mrs. Lewis, o2— IS
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    1497 9  -  TTHE Command ItcEwans' Billiards and Darts competition w A shortly be under way. and the fixture list for the season has now been prepared. This week, the Loyals will start the tournament by playing the RE., Changi. Other matches lor the week are: R.A. Changi vs. Fort
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    PENG SOON BEATS DURAI IN TWO SETS
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    264 9 From Our Ovr pandentl Kuala Lumpur. Apr. 12. 'pHE following are the result ties m the all-Malayan Indo-Ceyiontr** ■tennis tournament pia' d here to-:. Men's Open Singles somi- Final; n Cp. > boat J. A. Thivy 6 3. I—o frelind Suppiah b<at A. I. Pcrrlra 7—5: t
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    1445 10 rit-.aruor put M a very snow considering the tact that F. K. McNamara one of the best batsmen m State was unable to play m the h. while Singapore had a Ml team .ut and had the services or an outAustralian m Bow.^y. Bowley. who scored a
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    206 10 npHE following is the draw ior th« Singapore Cricket Club's Spring tennis tournament, which starts tomorrow CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES Byes: R F. Smith. K. J. Tovey. S. C. Woolmer. First round: G. K. Stem vs. L. H. Kennedy: C. J Bembroke vs. N. W. Sabine. Byes: J. P.
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