The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 17 April 1941

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    20 1 LATE SINGAPORE EDITION The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 16,284. ESTD. 1835 THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1941 5 CENTS
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    ALLIED LINE IN GREECE REMAINS INTACT
    1044 1 Contact With Germans Along Whole Front END OF ORGANIZED RESISTANCE BY YUGOSLAVS I .< h ii lmi. Apr. 16. r^OINCIDIING with a statement m London that organize*! Yugoslav resistance appears to l»avc eetied conies an official communique issued l»y British G.H.O. m Cairo stating
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    FIRST BIG NAZI RAID ON IRISH SOIL
    78 1 FIRST BIG NAZI RAID ON IRISH SOIL m, Ireiand Is Heavily Bombed I \pr. 16. first h soil la W X ring the deathrollj V raider*, were >ed a X o! people. X d m by X X tbc X one I A (\v HelpI two B r m\ alu-
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    To Discuss War Over Cups Of Tea
    14 1 To Discuss War Over Cups Of Tea Ilpr. 15. ted dent port- pro- Reuter
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    BRITISH COUNTER-BLOW IN LIBYA SOON, SAYS SOVIET EXPERT
    666 1 BRITISH COUNTER-BLOW IN LIBYA SOON, SAYS SOVIET EXPERT Great R.A.F. Activity Points To Big Developments Moscow, Apr. 16. fOLONEL POPOFF, Soviet military expert, revealing the situation m North Africa m a newspaper, expects "rather important*' developments m the next few days. He cites the "considerable increase" m R.A.F. activity m
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    Aosta Envoy At British H.Q.
    39 1 < airu, Apr. 16. IT is learned here m well-inform-ed Quarters that an envoy of the Duke of Aosti, Viceroy of Abyssinia, has arrived at the he,\dquirters of Gen. Cunningham, C.-in-C. in La*t Africa.- Reuter
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    Two Enemy Ships Hit Left Sinking
    97 1 Two Enemy Ships Hit Left Sinking London. Apr. lti. p|ESPITE unfavourable weather last night, considerable numbers f Brit islT bombers raided northern Germany,— the principal objective Deing again Kiel, an Air Ministry communique states. Shipbuilding yards were plastered •*ith bombs and fires were started. Boulogne's docks were also bombed Two
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    Giant U.S. Bombers Coming Here?
    125 1 Giant U.S. Bombers Coming Here? Tokio, Apr. 16. 'T'Hr: famous American fliers, Clyde Pangbaurn, who was the first to fly the Pacific from Japan to the United States, and Bert Balchen, pi*©t of Admiral Byrd's South Polar expedition, formed part of the crew which flew a Consolidated PBY type giant
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    300 Nazi Planes Destroyed By Yugoslavs
    173 1 Athens, Apr. lb. T*HE ftr*t news of tne fight the Yugoslav air force is putting up against the invader was given to Reuter to-day by an R.A.F. officer who has just returned to Athens from Yugoslavia. The British officer stated that, according to figures
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    Craigie At Japanese Foreign Office
    69 1 Tokio, Apr. 16. THE British Ambassador, Sir Robert Craigie. called on the Vice-Minis-ter for Foreign Affairs. Mr. Ohashi, at the Foreign Office at noon to-day and remained half an hour. The nature of the conversation is not disclosed but well-informed circles believe that Sir Robert's
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    FROM $48,000 A YEAR TO $21 A MONTH
    63 1 New York, Apr. 16. WITH tiis salary dropping from $48,000 per year to $21 per month Mr. Owen Martin junior, president of the New York Stock Exchange for the last three years, to-day becomes a private m the United States army. Mr.
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    Soviet Food For Belgium
    133 1 London, Apr. 10. AN agreement whereby Russia will supply Belgium m the next 12 r.onths with very substantial quantities of wheat and fats was reachen m Moscow to-day. Renter learns m London. This agreement was presumably reached with German approval and will go far towards meeting
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    HOME FOOTBALL FIXTURES
    169 2 London, Apr. 16. THE following are football fixtures for Saturday WAR CUP Semi-Finals First Half Arsenal vs. Leicester City. Preston vs. Newcastle. LONDON CUP Chelsea vs. Fulham. Queen's Park Rangers vs. Crystal Palace. Clapton Orient vs. West Ham. Reading vs. Tottenham Hotspur. FOOTBALL LEAGUE—SOUTH Brighton vs. Southampton.
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    LOYALS BEAT GUNNERS BY 98 RUNS
    287 2 MAINTAINING their unbeaten record this season, the Loyals beat the R.A., A.-A-. by 98 runs m a cricket match played at Gillman yesterday. Batting first the Loyals started uncertainly and had lost four wickete for 57 nms when Lt Tomer, with 68 not out,
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    HIGH SCHOOL WIN CLARKE SHIELD
    239 2 WHE Malacca High School beat the Clarke Rangers by nine runs m a cricket match for the Clarke Shield. The Sjhojl owed their victory largely to a tine bowiing performance by R La Faber, who took six wickets for 46 runs, and to Kong Chee's
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    "HERE COMES THE NAVY" AT ALHAMBRA
    87 2 THREE ingredients which give Warner 1 Brothers' "Here Comes the Navy," which opened at the Alhambra yesterday, a wide appeal, are plenty of excitement, fast dialogue and good comedy. A story of the U.S. marines, the picture is cleverly directed and two oi th^
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    S.C.C. CRICKET
    60 2 THE following will play cricket for the S.C.C. against the Police at the S.C.C. at 2 p.m. on Saturday. H L. Ward (capt.); G W. S. Waites, Major B. K. Castor, Major D. V. Hill, Capt. R. Peel, Rev. A. S. Giles, G. K. Stein, Lt. J. Turner,
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    HONOURS EVEN
    27 2 TWO goals were shared by the R.A. 1 (8.M.) and the R.A.M.C. m a second division (a) league soccer match played at Blakan Mati yesterday.
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    GREAT DEMAND FOR DOCTORS
    327 2 Mission Hospital Faces Difficulty OWING to the demand for doctors to cope with the present emergency m Britain, St. Andrews Mission Hospital has been unable to find a successor to Dr. Agnes Ramsbotham who has resigned from her post as resident doctor on account of her
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    SEREMBAN GOLF-CLUB
    57 2 SEREMBAN GOLF -CLUB (Frcm Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Apr. IS. THE annual general meeting of the Seremban Golf Club will be held at the Club house m Amn^ncran at 7 p.m. on Apr. 19. A mixed foursome competition will be "held on Apr. 16 and Apr. 17 and the men's
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    Maxfli Badminton Championships
    224 2 THE following are ties m the Maxili Badminton Party's third annual badminton tournament: Saturday, Apr. 19: Open singles. Lee Kheng Chiang vs. Lye Ah Leng; "B" singles, Chan Kirn Siang vs. Scow Yong Kirn; Ang Gher Yong vs. Yeo Heok Siang. Sunday, Apr. 20: Open singles, Goh
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    NAZIS PLAN ULTIMATE INVASION OF RUSSIA
    196 3 New Fortifications Being Constructed On Border: Troops Stream From West SIGNIFICANT EVACUATION MOVES IN POLAND I London, Apr. 16. m lxmdon .suggest that Germany is lon. ttrm preparations for an ultimate Rasaia, says the Daily Telegraph's diplomatic ,i who adds that Germany is constructing
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    Quo Tai-chi Gives Farewell "At Home"
    121 3 London, Apr. -•TniE British Foreign Secretary. Mr. Anthony 1 Un m MBomi those who attended th? "at home" giyen by the retiring Chinese Ambassador to the Court of St. James. I>r. Quo Tai-chi, at the Chinese Embassy yesterday. The American. Russian and Belgian ambassadors,
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    4,000 U.S. Planes A Month By Summer Of 1942
    122 3 4,000 U.S. Planes A Month By Summer Of 1942 New York, Apr. 16. ■THE United States will be produc- ing 4.000 warplanes a month by the summer of 1942, according to the New York Journal of Commerce The New York Sun states that an j American Aeronautical Chamber of >
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    India's Moslems Will Not Serve Under Hindus
    229 3 Madras, Apr. 16. 'T'HE establishment of completely independent states in areas where Moslems are numerically in the majority with adequate constitutional safeguards for the Moslem minorities in other parts of India was declared to be the aim and object of the All-India Moslem
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    CHICAGO INVESTIGATES ITALIAN'S MURDER
    61 3 London, Apr. 16. HHHE Chicago police are investigating the murder of the publisher of the local Italian language newspaper. La Tribuna. They believe that a series of bitter editorials attacking fifth columnists led to the murder. It was found that the editor had already received threats
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    Matsuoka Demanding Axis Seizure Of Suez Canal For Japan's Entry Into War?
    121 3 Matsuoka Demanding Axis Seizure Of Suez Canal For Japan 's Entry Into War? Stockholm, Apr. 16. |T is rumoured m Turkey that Mr. Y. Matsuoka, Japanese Foreign Minister, when m Berlin made it a condition of Japans entry into the war that the Suez Canal should be seized by the
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    Australian Premier To Prolong Stay In U.K.
    291 3 Canberra, Apr. 16. THE British Prime Minister, Mr. Churchill, has sent a 1 cable to Mr. A. W. Fadden, Australian acting Prime Minister, asking that Mr. R. G. Menzies' (Prime Minister) stay m England be prolonged. The Australian Cabinet and Mr. John Curtin,
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    VICHY MINISTER TO SEE WEYGANND
    50 3 London. Apr. 1«. TT la reported from Vichy that the Vichy Minister of National Defence, Gen. Huntzlnger, has gone to French North Africa to confer with Gen. Weygand, delegategeneral there. Government circles state that his visit is to discuss military questions on the spot. Reuter
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    28 3 Washington, Apr. 16. TWO French ships provided with British navicerts are leaving New York to-morrow for Marseilles with 13,500 tons of United States flour for unoccupied France.- Reuter
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    STOP PRESS
    121 3 Washington. Apr. 16. President Roosevelt proclaimed to-day thai a state of war exists between Hungary n d Yugoslavia and added that Hungary attacked Yugoslavia "without justification." The effect of the proclamation is to place these two nations under the United States neutrality regulations. Heater. Vichy. Apr. 16. Most
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    Hitler Pays For Attack On Yugoslavia
    74 3 udon. \pi. I*. HlijK i> im«> hitfh eoonti■fict tat Mi attack on > th> \rn York iliai iht- (.or mam tjr>i tune !Uhtin« cm ..utin.nU the neuspaper Hitler iu-o have plannfd t* lanmh a >prnu offet^ive m tali furif m thtN tbeatir. But if
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    Effective R.A.F. Blitz In Libya
    69 3 n \pt. the R.AJP. "UtT m Libya Is provid-u by the M tt* desert tracks ieadlag to Tobruk are »jrh atl kirds of erwrny i feg bomb- or tfi-- Diuy rouzxiprtiae^: i ttt ccrres««tt, »u< far -x>d. Many Elapse from fatigue. X ttt wntspoodent^ noted
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    HOSPITAL HIT IN RAID ON MALTA
    55 3 CaJette, Apr. 16. A SERIES of night raids was made on Malta on Monday night. Bombs were dropped on several localities but Government property was not damaged and no serious casualties resulted. A hospital m the country was hit and one patient wv, killed
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    Italian Led British Parachute Raid Into Italy
    171 3 Italian Led British Parachute Raid Into Italy London, Apr. lo A STORY of the gallantry of an Italian banquet m:u> :er of the Savoy Hotel m helping: the country of his adoption lies behind a death notice m The Times newspaper, which reads: "On Palm Sunday, Apr. 6. Fortunato Picchi
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    Japanese Strength Increased On S.M.C.
    161 3 Shanghai, Apr. 16. rpHE Japanese strength on the proposed pro--1 visional Municipal Council of 16 members will be increased by two pro-Nanking Chinesif Chinese reports prove correct. Although no official announcement has ret been made, it is an open secret that four Chinese have already
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    CRYSTAL PALACE TOWER BLOWN UP
    69 3 London, Apr. 16. H[IIE northern tower, the last remaining 1 landmark of Crystal Palace, was blown up this afternoon by blasting experts. The tower vanished m a few seconds. It is believed that the tower, which was 260 feet high, acted as a guide to
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    51 3 Ankara, Apr. 16. 1 lEUT.-GEN. Sir James MarshallCornwall, representing the Middle East Command, has left here for Eirypt- Accompanied by Air ViceMarshal T. W. Elmhurst, also of the Middle East Command, he arrived m Turkey from Egypt at the beginning of April to resume talks with the Turkish General Staff.-
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    STATE PREMIERS HEED FADDEN'S WARNING
    51 3 (Free Press Special Cable) Sydney, Apr. 16. DEEPLY impressed by the information given by Mr. A. W. Fadden, acting Prime Minister, regarding the gravity of the war position, the states Premiers at a Loan Council meeting at Canberra agreed to cut their loan allocations m
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    MEDICAL AID TO WIDOWS AND ORPHANS
    32 3 (Free Press Special Cable) Sydney, Apr. 16. TPHE British Medical Association has agreed to the repatriation commission's request for special medical services for widows and orphans.
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    £10,000 HOME GIVEN TO RED CROSS
    32 3 £10,000 HOME GIVEN TO RED CROSS (Free Press Special Cable) Sydney, Apr. 16. |\R. Jessie Freeman of Bowral, New South Wales, has given her home worth £10.000 to the Red Cross Society.
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    AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE RECRUITING DRIVE
    25 3 (Free Press Special Cable) Sydney, Apr. 16. A VERY intensive recruiting drive has been started for the Australian Air Force.
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    ITALIAN SHIP CREWS IN U.S. TRIAL
    48 3 Houston (Texas), Apr. 15. TPHE captain and 22 of the crew of the Italian ship Mon?ioia (6.113 tons recently seized by United States agents were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of tampering a conspiracy to damage the ship.— Reuter
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    How Italian General Was Captured
    245 3 London, Apr. 16. pEN. Pesenti, Italian divisional commander, whose capture is announced to-day, was overtaken by Imperial forces when plodding along on a mule between remote village and Addis AbaJoa. He is now occupying the bedroom of Gen. Santini, who has been removed to an
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    Germans Lose Eight Planes In Latest Raids
    295 3 Germans Lose Eight Planes In Latest Raids London, Apr. 16. AN Air Ministry communique states that enemy activity last night was on a fairly heavy scale and widespread over the country. Bombs were dropped m many parts of the country but no heavy attack developed on any one district. In
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      39 3 POLAROID DAY GLASSES See how lhu% new scientific light control stops reflected glare and protects \our eyes as no other sun glass can protect them. They girt yon the view without the ?lare. Medical Hall Ltd. 3, Battery Road.
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    The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1941 Watching The Pacific
    598 4 The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1941 Watching The Pacific THRESH evidence of the very close interest which the United States is taking m events m the Pacific was given m Washington yesterday. The announcement that details of the aid to be extended to China under the terms of
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    Crippling Sanctions If Japan Launches "Southward Drive"
    761 4 Crippling Sanctions If Japan Launches "Southward Drive" American Opinion THKKF has recently been much editorial comment m the American Pr*»ss reeardin^ J*»«anese threats to Singapore and the Netherlands Indies. The New York Times, one of the leading papers of the Englishspeaking world and a firm supporter of the British cause,
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    Lancashire To Clothe Netherlands Indies
    210 4 f ANCASKiIRE is now steadily ful- filling the cotton orders which have been coming m from the Netherlands Indies following the visit to Java of the representative j of the Coitcn Board. When the Nazis seized the cotton mills of Holland, it was evident that
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      50 4 Bluey dt Curley i iin 1 1» ■mm im— ■irnn imii— n tiiM^wi ii > i I /N ABDUL. ORTA BE BLOOMIN' VIELL SHOT, w .tt«W, V<KE«t lM M«X IS Ht ■1 ,W -LOADW6 up Ihe poor old oomk like "But i^/ t amo he, cobbed supposed "fo s ij^^u
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    More Workers Are Needed By St. John Ambulance Organization
    2303 5  - More Workers Are Needed By St. John Ambulance Organization MARY HEATHCOTT Free Press Feature By m rs are wanted I John Ambulance s working party. licfa meets every :lt the top of the ]im building has W out clothes for i children air well as great spftal supplies B war
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    Lacy Veil
    32 5 A very lacy veil softens the severe Ivies of this high crowned fine blue straw hat. It is purple to match t)'c wide purple band, a new alliance m colours.
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    Smart Hat
    21 5 Here is a much bevelled piece of st r aw headgear chosen for Phyllis Calvert of Britain's Gainsborough Pictures.
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    Mannequins Go To The Buckingham Palace
    252 5 MINE mannequins went to Buckingham Palace to show the Queen a selection from the London Fashion Collection which they have taken over to South America to display this month. The models are a secret until Buen s Aires and Rio de Janeiro see them
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    Latitude For Americans In Australia
    359 6 Latitude For Americans In Australia AMERICANS well known to the authorities should be given passes, or some defined latitude. Americans living m Australia urge. This would relieve them of the necessity of obtaining police permission before leaving their registered ciistrict. The president of the AustralianAmerican Co-operative Movemen: Capt. E. K.
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    Replenishing Pom-Poms On Destroyer
    22 6 A pom-pom crew replenishing the feeders loith fresh clips of shells on. board a British destroyer at sea.
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    Tragedy Of Professor Arthur Lloyd James
    494 6 INSANITY, the cruellest blow that cair assail ii human being, could hardly have struck harder than against Professor Arthur Lloyd James, found guilty at the Old Bailey recently of murdering his wife but insane. Behind the events of the day when m a spasm
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    "Commonwealth Should Curtail All Luxury Imports"—Lord Stamp
    485 6 "Commonwealth Should Curtail All Luxury Imports Lord Stamp AUSTRALIANS' war effort was sharply criticized by Lord Stamp, when interviewed by a Courier-Mail representative m London recently. The interview was sought m view of Lord Stamp's recent speech m which he criticized the Dominions for their failure to adequately reduce imports,
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    Sea Is Key To Final Victory
    150 6 Sea Is Key To Final Victory 117HILE the Royal Air Force "remains so deeply involved in the task of countering Germany's blockade by sea, British cities may continue to take a hammering without the satisfaction of knowing that German cities are suffering equally. This is one of the answers given
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    Exiled King Of Albania Exultant
    232 6 Exiled King Of Albania Exultant yOG, exiled King of Albania, a self-made monarch, who was born m a mountain hut, sits m a luxury suite m the Ritz Hotel m London, listening to the radio. He is awaiting a message from Tirana, his distant capital, recalling him to the throne
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    HEART STOPPED TWICE DURING OPERATION
    124 6 A MAN'S heart stopped twice during an operation, and was twice revived, the Brisbane Coroner was told recently. The inquest was on William John Halford, 36, clerk. An operation on Halford began at 7.15 a.m. on Jan. 24. It was nearly completed when he stopped
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    Rate Redaction Sought On Cables To Australia From Greece And Egypt
    367 6 THE Federal Government is the Press cable rates from Ministers have realized that the present rates are unfairly burdening the efforts of Australian newspapers to give the Australian public as quickly as possible complete reports of the pro gress
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      345 6 The EASTERN GRAPHIC No. 6 NOW ON SALE 56 pages of good reading matter and pictures. New York Sees it Through By HESSELL TILTMAN. Washington correspondent of lending European newspapers. "Americans are determined to defend the American way of life. That n\iy of life stand* for democracy and freedom and
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    MALAYA'S RUBBER ACREAGE TO BE INCREASED
    345 7 MALAYA'S RUBBER ACREAGE TO BE INCREASED New Planting Permits May Be Given By The Controller planting: of rubber is to be permitted m Malaya during the current year. u Zette notiricati °n issued by the F.M.S. Government states that "the owner of any holding or the owner any land the
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    Rice Position "Very Satisfactory"
    32 7 Rice Position "Very Satisfactory" .ontrl over net txpoits h hren introduced m *!"nd II not affect Malaya, thf r .ontrol authorities m "tale that Malaya's HE m rrsard to rice suppl.es itisfactory.
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    CRASH INTO HUT ALLEGED
    90 7 Lorry Drlver claims Dog Was The Cause rry, driven A -x os-ive" speed n bend, left the road i for 100 feet.. tree m two and; I m ftttap house. ■..d'\ were made fl c court yesn mdc by Court, a- whi n Oh Kin; d
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    MORE AIR TRAFFIC WITH AUSTRALIA
    54 7 MORE AIR TRAFFIC WITH AUSTRALIA will have own .:> Sydney. This I rta, who for ntcd ixitch Ar•a the company rs m the KPM. I air se.-vic:s! v mido my new schemes. providing an extra •^.u and Sou a- i ::hf- tan4!*^ ls b6*Og < f Rouds aud -:y tjilce
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    REPRESENTS THE EMPIRE'S IDEALS
    563 7 Tribute To Child Welfare Society IN its own modest w:.y, the Child Welfare Society represents some <k the ideals for which the British Empire is fighting: decency and kindliness, and the desire to give the poorest child a fair start m life," said Dr. R. B.
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    Stole Bicycle From Japanese Woman
    130 7 pOtfVICTED ol stealing a bicycle, V* Yamikichi Yamamoto, a Japanese itinerant barber, was sentenced to six weeks' rigorous imprisonment by Mr L. C. Goh, th 3 third magistrate, yesterday. The bicycle belonged to a Japanese womtm named Shigeio Suzuki, who said m her evidence that
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    SPORTSMAN WED AT CATHEDRAL
    212 7 MR. John Ferguson, woll-'inown Singapore spoilsman, was married to Mies Gisela St:piirnie Traill. the daughter ol Luang end Mdme. Pmthabl Blcharn <Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Tra:ll\ Of Bangkok. Thailand, at St. Andrew's Cathedra] yesterday. Mr. Ferguson. the sen of Mrs. K. Fergus:n of Singepore, is
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    INDIAN ASSOCIATION SOCIAL MEETING
    81 7 THIS months "Social" of the Indian J Association of Singapore will be held on Sunday at 5 p.m., at the Clerical Union SS to which members. their wives and "lends are invited. Tea will be served Jrom 3 to 530 p.m., and music will be Pnnided
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    CHINESE RECEPTION FOR BRITISH ENVOY
    32 7 A RECEPTION will be held at the Chinese Consul" te-Generai m Singapore to-morraw m hor. jr of th 2 British Ambassador to China, Sir Archibald Clark Kcr.«.
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    DUTCH WOMAN ACTS AS COURT INTERPRETER
    300 7 DUTCH WOMAN ACTS AS COURT INTERPRETER A DUTCH woman, Mrs. J. de Ryke Dogger, acted as an interpreter m the Singapore Traffic court yesterday during the trial of a compatriot, Mrs. B. E. P. Dogger, of Tomlinson Road, who appeared on three traffic charges. Mrs. B. E. P. Dodger was
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    MALAYA'S FORESTS AND TIMBER
    40 7 '•pORESTS and Timber Production" is the title of the talk to be broadcast from the Singapore station to-morrow at 7.20 p.m. by Mr. J. G. Watson. Director of Forestry, SS, and Adviser on Forestry, Malay States.
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    DE GAULLE COMMITTEE WORKERS
    43 7 AS Madame F. Dietz is leaving Singapore on a short holiday until May 5, any of the workers of the De Gaulle Committee wanting wool or knitted garments are asked to apply to M. Brizay, P.O. Box 66, Singapore.
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    Food And Clothing Needed More Than Medicine
    570 7 Food And Clothing Needed More Than Medicine AFTER being carefully nursed, treated and cured of their complaints, children are often taken home by poor and ignorant mothers and improperly fed and looked after— later to be brought back to hospital m aserious^f not dying, condition, states the annual report of
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    Only Essential Steel & Iron Imports Permitted
    516 7 Only Essential Steel Iron Imports Permitted Temporary Arrangement For Orders Direct From U.S.A. AS a purely temporary measure during official investigation, interim permission is being given for importers m the Colony who normally obtain their supplies of iron ami steel, other than tin plates, from the United Stat**> to make
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    Rotarians May Open Club For Services
    135 7 rE directors of the Singapor? Rotary Club v. T iM consider, and probably make recommendat ens on, a resoluticn passed at the Annual Conference ol the 80th District of Ro^ry International, s^id Mr. R. E. Holttum, sp? iking at the weekly me?tina of Singapore
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    Gratitude For Malaya's Gifts
    558 7 WRECK SURVIVORS CANTEENS BENErIf I HE Governor. Sir bhenton Thomas, as chairman of the Malaya Patriotic Fund, has received from the Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners' Rcyal Benevolent Society, London, and from the National V.M.C.A. War Service Fund m London letters expressing grateful appreciation of the Pa'rictic
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
    17 7 T<HFRE will be .1 sitting of the Lens- lattve Counril m Singapore on Apr. 28.
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      395 8 BroadcastinQ to-day rsr^nsrra SINGAPORE "Z^t- (ZHL. ZHPI, 2 4 3) ZHL 1^33 ke/» <*25 t Omaopfctif ZHPI 9.69 me/% (30.9* m.) ZUP2 6.175 me «.5J m. EMPIRE SXATIOw ZHP3 7JW BW/s (41-38 m.\ ****IUH Chineae programme summary and modern G |£l xl J^ a L^^ Comedy Selections! 1 .30 p.m
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    "NO DOUBT WHATEVER" OF STAFF OFFICER'S INNOCENCE
    1653 9 Acquittal Ordered In Police Court Case HX m <l<»'ht whatever of Capt. Marr's innocence b therefore acquitted," said Mr. Conrad second district judge, yesterday, at the end ,1 „i apt. Uouslas Marr on a charge of having i act «>t p«H indecency with
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    WOMEN GUILTY OF ATTEMPTED BRIBERY
    365 9 WOMEN GUILTY OF ATTEMPTED BRIBERY "THESE two women are operating brothels and not just employed as domestic servants, and a serious situation would have resulted if they had not been arrested," said Mr. A. Hockenhull, Assistant Supef rintendent of Police, m the third court yesterday. He was prosecuting m B
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    THE SINGAPORE C.-OF-C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    132 9 THE SINGAPORE C.-OF-C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION DAILY PRICES CURRENT Apr. 16, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No. IX R.S.S. Spot loose.. 39\ 40 I No. IX R.S?S P. 0.8. m cases Apr. -May (Sellers option) 39 3 40 GF.A.Q. R.S.S. P. 0.8. m bales Apr. -May (Sellers option) 39% 39% P.A.Q.
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    62 9 JludW 1 nO v bem i 5 tra i ned m a wi^e range of technical subjects, mat llo^ Vf 2 n hhote ot *?e™<*ing, smithery and wireless mechanics, are still w tc h l llcal institute. In another part of the huildin?, boys thJ^Kil£'!!fh IS CIVII J2*S2?Z**' Thc P
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    192 Enemy Ships Sunk By Chinese
    1328 9 By Our Chinese Correspondent r fP to the end of last year, Chinese shore batteries and river mines sank 192 Japanese warships of different sizes, costing about $208,600,000. During the same period, 188 more Japanese ships were damaged, whose repair would cost anc J
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    Skull & Bones Shown To Court
    265 9 Skull Bones Shown To Court PATHOLOGIST'S EVIDENCE HTIE skull and pelvic bonss of the 1 body which was discovered m the jungle off Manual Road la.^t October nnd alleged to be the remains of a murdered man, were exhibited m the As.ize Court before Mr. Ju t.c Worl?y and a
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    FIRM'S PARTNER "DOING FIVE MEN'S JOBS"
    413 9 DESCRIBED as a man "conns kve m r i.jobs.*' C. E. Hiltermarm, general a<ier ot Brinkmarn and Company, v. as y<j>terday granted exemption by the Appi Tribunal from the piesent pxiod of Muruw** training of the Singapore Volumes C >r].. Appearing lor Elitterm&nn. Mr.
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    CAUSED OKSTRIVTIOX
    54 9 (FYom Our Own Cormpaodc. Jotoore lUlnu Apr. lv. Q. R. GLEEbON, an a.%&u»tant on S< ..vk v Estate. South Johore. pleaded guilty to a charge of causing obstruction by rtoppnjg his car on the road. The offence ras committed opposite the Johore Civil S CTluj cm Jan. 19.
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    52 9 Prom Our O*'u CorreKpoiidfiK Johwc H^hru Apr. 16. ROBERT Francis Kent, a-n as&jslaiil of Rubber Estates of Malaya Ltd, K«ta Tinfcgi. pleaded guilty In the polict »-ourt to-day to a charge of using his car on Keb. 15 without paying the tax for the first balf of 1941. He was
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      189 9 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS i*i\n:sn<: "< '< irrence j eon Mary Patricia Adrian Ward, which ■I St. Andrews Ml, has been IffiVT ;ate Mrs. Koh Bng tda Ofunl) wish to thanks to d those Mem- Section of the j kuocimUon fori Chanting of suttas> ft]] iriends and cabled, written, visits md m
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      104 9 POST OFFICE MAIL LIST Mails close at the t t OHiras follows: TO-DAV Alalia 4 p.m. ava air 9 a.m. and 4 m. New Zealand uir 4 n In Pa;embung a;r n TO-NOKKOU Aden AIrica air 4 pm. J?"™ a.r 4 p.m. lon P m. g^ 1 air 4 p
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    Fights In Australia
    412 10 YOUNG FRISCO IN AUSTRALIA Fights Draw With Victorian O ampion Wl!r.;> Jack i arroll. tbe reieree, declared a dray n derision for tht- fi?ht between Youns Frisco, th ilipino. and the Victorian m: .leuei^ht champion. -VI Basten. at u:t> West Melbourne stadium on Saiurdaj niuht, followers of
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    GOAL IN LAST MINUTE SAVES CLUB
    539 10 GOAL IN LAST MINUTE SAVES CLUB First Division Soccer On The Padang S.C.C 1; R.A. (Anti-Aircraft) 1. A LAST minute goal by Stoddart enabled the Singapore n Cricket Club to force a one-all draw when they met the R.A. (A.A.) m a first division league soccer fixture on the padang
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    CHINESE SPORTS ASSN.
    81 10 AT liie general meeting ol the Chinese rts Association the following were dreed office-bearers for tho >var 1941: ent, Kwan Yin? Siong; vice-presl-Lam MOD, Ymb Weng Kong; hon. secreturv (English). Chan Yew Kai. < Chinese) Lum Pit Hin; hon. treasurer. Foong Mun Fun: hon. auditor, Cheong Chong
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    WEIGHTS FOR ALL EIGHT RACES ON SATURDAY
    369 10 THE followirii the weights for all ei?ht races at Bukit Timah on Saturday, the final day of the Singapore Turf Clubs Surrmer (Governor's Cup> meeting: The Governor's Cup Hones. Clas« 1. Div. I—l1 1 mile and 1 ftw. "National 9 .04 Lover's Pate
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    Latest List Of Racing Classifications
    282 10 Latest List Of Racing Classifications VIOLA II PROMOTED THE consistent class two performer, VWa 11, who is owned by "Rummy Konsrsi" and is trained by H. Sleigh, has been sent up to class one, according to the latest list of classifications issued by the Straits Racing Association on Tuesday. Artful
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    R.A.F. Reserves Beat Malays
    296 10 X.A.X 2; Malays 1. A HARD drive by Campbell that sent the ball hurtling into the net far beyond the goalkeeper's outstretched hands, a few seconds before the final whistle, gave the R.A.F. victory by an odd goal m three m their reserve division soccer match
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    S.C.C. TENNIS RESULTS
    40 10 RESULTS of first day's ties m the S.C.C. -Spring lawn tennis tournament yesterday were: Championship men's singles: R. F. Smith beat K. J. Tovey, 6—l, 6—l; P. Clerc beat A. D. Anderson, I—6,1 6, 6 3, 6—2.
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB
    32 10 THE Guillemard Cup competition at the Keppel Golf Club, which *vas played during the Easter holidays, resulted m a win for E. Bolton and R J. Fennie 89-9%=79v 4
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    UNITEERS SCORE 6—l VICTORY
    159 10 UNITEERS SCORE 6—l VICTORY CJniteers 6; Bramtoco 1. DOMINATING exchanges to such an extent that the game was entirely onesided, Uniteers gained a runaway victory over Bramtoco m a Business Houses League fixture en the Fraser and Neave ground yesterday. Uniteers won by six goals to one, but they would
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    S.C.R.C. TENNIS TIES.
    96 10 THE following are iur S.C.R.C. t.v.nit> tour: TO -DAI Championship Single I ow Kee Choc Championship l»oubuK. Gaw vs. C. K. Pa:--"A" Singes Handicap: 15 V*. P. L. Loh <— c "A" !>oub!es Handicap I Tan sen \>. Wong (scr ♦'I?" Singles Haiidi<a.» n. Koh Song Chua
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    Manchesters Beat Recs Two-One At Stadium
    239 10 Manchesters 2; S.R.C BETTER finishing gave the Manchesters full {>( Anson Road stadium yesterday when tb S.R.C. by two goals to one m a first ihrfefem 5 league soccer fixture. The game was dull and scrappy and frequent infringements did not improve it. The
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      12 10 OTHER SPORTS NEWS Other Sports news will be found on Patrc 2
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      168 10 A Triumph of Action and Excitement! r 1 ATUA V^ OPENING TO-DAY V4^V lllfl I 4 Shows Haw. 3.15 p.a. 6.15 p.m. 9,15 p.m. Where Everybody Goes Special Morning: Shows 11 a.m. Fri., Sat. >un. t PAUL MU R I ica<iem.v iward IN BAY" WITH GENE TIERNEY LAIRD SUTTON VIRGINIA
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      46 10 To-day's Sports Events soccer- S.A.F.A. league, first division, Ar*ylls Road sUdium; second division (a), Maiav Reriment vs. K.A.u.t/., saexa y ndr?; lishers, TJtf-CJL; »econd div Won (h). BJi.F. (Kaßan«) ▼•-Customs, i&eV Park. BJLL, Oreriea.. Chinese Bank vs. Chartered Bank, CJ sSn\sP nl rcC. and S.CJI.C. tournaments.
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