The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 21 April 1941

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    20 1 LATE SINGAPORE EDITION The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 16.J87. ESTD. 1835. MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1941. 5 CENTS
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    ALLIED LINE HOLDS: NAZI LOSSES SOAR
    332 1 I Smashing Counter -Attack By Greeks MPERIAL TROOPS SPREAD PANIC AMONG GERMANS London, Apr. 20 11 1 IK hd<J h > he l^ritish, Greek and Imperial i- still intact, although the Allied to withdraw to new positions m the l ssued by British headquarter
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    NINE OF ESCAPED NAZI PRISONERS RECAPTURED
    48 1 Port Arthur, Ontario, Apr. 20. MINE out of 28 German prisoners who escaped from a camp near here have been recaptured and others are oeing huntod throueh roti?h. roadless terrain. Their escape was made at night by means of a tunnel.- Reuter
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    28 1 London, Apr. GERMAN long range guns on the French coast fired a few shells across the Straits of Dover to-day, but KM damage or casualties have been reported.
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    "Australians Acquitting Themselves With Great Distinction"
    129 1 "Australians Acquitting Themselves With Great Distinction Sydney, Apr. 20. "TtiE acting Prime Minister of Australia. Mr. A. W. Fadden, declaring to-day that the defence line m Greece was intact, said: "The Australian troops, who are m excellent spirits, have been engaged m heavy fighting and have acquitted themselves with great
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    Bulgaria's "New Frontiers"
    123 1 London, Apr. 20BULGARIA has been granted temporary new frontiers m Macedonia and Thrace and the Morava region of Yugoslavia, according to the German radio, quoted by Renter. Bulgarian troops will continue the advance m western Thrace so as to occupy territory limited In the east by a
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    MATSUOKA ON PACT HE SIGNED WITH RUSSIA
    233 1 Mauchouli (Manchuria), Apr. 20. PIE conclusion of the Japan eseSoviet neutrality pact was "beyond Japan's fondest, expectations," the Japanese Foreign Minister, Mr. Y. Matsuoka, declared on his arrival here from Moscow to-day. The agreement, hj said, wao completed m ten minutes. NegDtiation^ took
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    New German Tank Attack On Tobruk Is Driven Off
    434 1 New German Tank Attack On Tobruk Is Driven Off Cairo. Apr. 20. DRITISH and Imperial troops have driven off another enemy tank attack on. Tobruk. ThU is announced m a communique issued here to-day. Twelve German tanks penetrated the outer defences but were driven off after four had btx*n knocked
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    Germany's "Wolf Of Atlantic" Now Prisoner
    167 1 Germany's "Wolf Of Atlantic" Now Prisoner NAZIS LOSE TWO U-BOAT ACES London, Apr. 20. /GERMANY has now lost two of her three best U-boat aces. This news was given by Mr. A. V. Alexander, First Lord of the Admiralty, speaking of successes in the "ups and downs" of the Battle
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    Domei On Thai-French Tension
    82 1 Domei On ThaiFrench Tension London. Apr. 10. MOSCOW radio revealed this morning that the Japanese Domei agency is spreading a report of tension on the frontier between Thailand and French Indo-China. The Japanese agency message states that French Indo-Chinese troops have taken advantage of the withdrawal of Thai troops on
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    Hungarian Warning To Gen. Antonescu
    82 1 London, Apr. 20. GEN. ANTONESCU'S recent proclamation to the Rumanian army m which he told them to be ready at any time to be led into battle, has caused concern m Hungary. A Hungarian newspaper remarks: "What kind of battle is Gen. Antonescu thinking off?
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    Bombers & Fisrhters For Dutch Forces
    76 1 Bombers Fisrhters For Dutch Forces Balavia. Apr. 14) T-HE juiut Spitfire and Prince Bernhard funds yesterday remitted :icie:U funds ior the eighth bomber bought by thrm and ftlao three more Spitfires. Contribution! Mil Bovta and it is hoped that by May X) the 1 Dutch forces m England will have
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    Benghazi, Derna And Tripoli Battered
    189 1 Benghazi, Derna And Tripoli Battered <':*iro. Apr. 2*. D A.F. bombers and lightei- mj ilicied heavy casualties and damage on enemy personnel and material m TripoUtania as well a> m Cyrenaica during yesterday and the preyioiu night, according to ai RAF. communique. Enemy motor transom *aj di tfraycd In numerous
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    Indians Score Easy Win Against Cricket Club
    271 2 DHARMARAJ BOWLS WELL THE Indian Associati^rb^Tth7~Singai>ore Cricket Club Iby 104 runs m a cricket match played at the LA. ground yesterday. Against the good bowling of Dharmaraj, who took five wickets for 30 runs, and Lall Singh's three for 25, the S.C.C. scored
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    RETURNING TO INDIA
    30 2 THE Rev. J. Thlossen, o f tHe General Mennonite Comerence m India, has arrived m 3in?a;ire en tdv^ to Bombay after a holiiay iv the United States.
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    ROY BAIN SCORES 54 RUNS
    190 2 •"PHE Singapore Recreation Club beat a Press team by 78 runs m a game of cricket played on the padang yesterday. The scorees were S.RC. R. Bain c Love b Jayakoddy 54; G. Clarke b Siebel 1; L. Outschoorn b Rajasooria 42* R. E. Thoy
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    S.R.C. Second Team Win By 36 Runs
    267 2 THE S.R.C. second team beat the J.C.S.A. by 36 runs m a cricket match played on Balesuer plain yesterday. Aeria and Galistan scored 25 runs each, and were the highest scorers for the club. Best score of the match was mad 3 by
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    Sinhalese Defeat Bombay S. C.
    215 2 THE Sinhalese Association beat the Bombay Sports Club by 39 runs m a cricket match played at the Sinhalese Association's ground yesterday. The scores were: SINHALESE ASSOCIATION C. Senevitratne c Mahendra b Nakoda 22; Mayo Pereira c R&wilal b Hormasji 2; S. Wiiiiam b Homa^ji
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    UNKNOWN
    158 2 THE Pcrak Turf Club's June meeting will, according to the proposed programme issued by the Club, be held on Saturday, June 7. The meeting will eater for horses m classes one, two and three and ponies m class two. Each class will have two runs. The first run for
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    SUCCESSFUL ATTACKS ON ENEMY SHIPPING
    233 3 fcupply Vessels Left Kinking: Others Damaged tnpTWAFFE NAZI ARMY ,N CONTINENT KEPT JUMPY London, Apr. 20. KlTi>H bwtori <«*itinued their daylight offensive against .hiDpin* yesterday off the Dutch coast. This Friday's >*eep over the North Sea, when five art Mieved to have been sunk and
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    Another Heavy German Raid On London
    478 3 Another Heavy German Raid On London London, Apr. 20. £«ERMAN planes again carried out another heavy attack on London last night. The raid, however, was not on the same scale as Wednesday night's attack. The attack, m the words of an Air Ministry communique, was on a neavy scale and
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    HITLER NEAR ONE OF SCENES OF OPERATIONS
    56 3 Berlin. Apr. :v HrrLhß is spending his 52nci. birthday to-day at hL> headquarters near one of the scenes of operations of the Balkan campaign. According to the (Official Geirnar. agency, last night the Fuehrer gave a reception to his staff m a special
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    British Most Respected When They Are "Tough"
    204 3 MADRID PAPER ON ROME BOMBING WARNING London, Apr. 20. ALTHOUGH the Rome radio claims that the Spanish Press and public are indignant at the British threat to bomb Rome, a Madrid newspaper says that Britain's warning can be said to have created favourable,
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    S. Africans Must Be Ready To Go To Egypt
    97 3 S. Africans Must Be Ready To Go To Egypt Capetown, Apr. 20. COt TH AFRICA will have to play a part m the Battle of the Mediterranean," declared the Prime Minister, Gen. Jan Smuts, addressing a rally of civilian protective services yesterday. South Africans, he. declared, must "be read) when
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    Japanese Claim Ningpo Taken
    20 3 Shanghai. Apr. 29. JAP INESE forces occupied the Chinport of Nir.gpo to-day, it announced here.— Reuter
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    SIR A. CLARK-KERR
    19 3 London, Apr. 10. I hibftftd C.ark Kcrr arrived m d to-day on hi> way to Reuter
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    Greek Premier Suicided
    274 3 Athens. Apr. 20. IT is now learnt that the Greek Prime Minister. M. Alexandre Koritzis, committed suicide on Friday. It is stated that his action was due to the strain of responsibility m the present anxious situation. Mr. Anthony Eden has conveyed to the Greek Minister, m
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    Japanese Would Like To Make Deal With Chiang—If They Could
    1279 3 Japanese Would Like To Make Deal With Chiang If They Could I rights ?d the hai or. X thy vurt and reel are v m.- given their Ince the epic da>.; rategic calami, have hjlilll trcops arl* four years. <!3iTn vi«dowi: Unadmitted mat. the weight of >: .r own ■KM
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    Chungking And Puppets On S'hai Council
    104 3 Chungking And Puppets On S'hai Council Chungking, Apr. 20. TTHE Chinese Government will oppose any representatives of the Wang Ching-wei regime participating m the Shanghai municipal provisional council, declared the Chinese Foreign Minister, Dr. Wang Chung-hui, m a report on China's foreign relations at a meeting of the resident committee
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    The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1941. Doing Our Best
    675 4 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1941. Doing Our Best MALAYANS should devote conm sicierabie attention to advice given by the Commander-in-Chief, Far East. Sir Robert Brooke-Popham, m a broadcast from Singapore yesterday. With the war generally 'taking a graver turn m Europe and m Africa, demanding of the
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    R.A.F. Makes Germans Uneasy About The Future
    965 4  - R.A.F. Makes Germans Uneasy About The Future Edwin E. Hartrich News Broadcaster, Now In Singapore. Says By A close-up picture of conditions m Berlin and other parts of Germany, citing particularly the effect of R.A.F. bombing on German morale, is given here by an American newspaperman who served as a
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    2 4 EAGLE'S NEST
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    ME. CHURCHILL VISITS CZECH TROOPS
    49 4 London THE Pnmr Mini I Churchill, i aKi I I Cwcbcslova day. He ■14 ;i --'t r."<; a i chill. Pn Czechoslovak U ad< r President X sentathe, and chief of the Unitfd i Mr. Chur^hili Kni and took the i&iJte Re ut er
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    MATSUOKA EXPECTED AT MANCHULI
    20 4 MATSUOKA EXPECTED AT MANCHULI Manila T;u; fepMMM T Yosuke Matsuo arrive herr 1 at dftytr troin roa-hf-d Chit Re uter
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    Great Preparations For Hospital Week
    775 5  - Great Preparations For Hospital Week MARY HEATHCOTT Free Press Feature By \V. May 28 is the on for the whkh M. saps. will hold at Caf€ m aid of Hf— tafla about the not yet been rton, the hon. been havthe various rranged. To Week seems and efficiently •:paration has
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    Up-Country Chatter
    791 5  -  CLIO BY a 1 Asso- kindly I newspapers schools and the Sewing iotic Fund. d as there wspapera ra and the f n able to r 190.06 to the the use of the ed by each I U m Victoria Prince of Wales Methodist Boys Road School, Q,
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    Studying "See Yourself" Script
    81 5 Studying "See Yourself Script The Island Committee rehearsing j or "Sec Yourself.' their new revue which icill be presented at the Victoria Theatre on Map 10. In this picture are Mrs. G. B. Folliott, Mrs. Betty Aiken. Messrs. Saunders. Folliott end Garden. Two more of the cast of "See Yourself."
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    Defences Of Oil Ports In Borneo
    181 6 SUMMARIZING the present condition of Dutch Borneo defences, a Dutch official stated that they had been extended to all oil ports, which were now protected by concrete fortifications, modern batteries, and machine-gun pill-boxes. The official added that last year it had been planned, if
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    Self-Sufficiency In South West . Pacific
    227 6 Self-Sufficiency In South West Pacific A FTER a series of only partly successful attempts to secure many urgently required products from elsewhere since the invasion of Holland, including steel from Australia, the Netherlands Indies has decided to launch its own industrial scheme. costing 50.000,000 guilders for the establishment of steel,
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    NO FRENCH CONSULATE IN MELBOURNE
    75 6 THE French Consulate offices m Mcl- I bourne will close at the end of this month. It was learned, says the Sydney Morning Herald, that the offices would bt transferred to Sydney, where it had i tnien decided to concentrate French Consular activities. M. Charles
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    Skeleton Of Italian Fighter Plane
    28 6 Another example of the destruction of the large Italian air force which at one-time menaced Gen. Sir Archibald WavelVs Army of the Nile
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    United States 'Ready To Go To War When Rights Transgressed'
    647 6 United States 'Ready To Go To War When Rights Transgressed' A WARNING to "ruthless, treaty-breaking nations that the American people are ready to go to war if their rights are transgressed at any vital points," was given by the VicePresident of the United States, Mr. Henry A. Wallace, m an
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    Machinery For Speedy Settlement Of Industrial Disputes
    617 6 Machinery For Speedy Settlement Of Industrial Disputes MR. J. B. Chifley, Australian M.P., voiced praise recently for the new system of industrial arbitration introduced by the Federal Government under the National Security Regulations for the speedy settlement of industrial disputes. He condemned the pre-war system of legal technicalities and formalities
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    "Brutalities & Treacheries" Of Hitlerism
    204 6 "Brutalities Treacheries" Of Hitlerism PRIVATE letters written by the former Hungarian Premier (Count Paul Teleki) shortly before his death expose all the brutalities and treacheries of Hitlerism. w A former Italian Foreign Minister (Sienor Forza) said this at an American Academy of Political Science meeting m Philadelphia. "Count Teleki was
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    Menzies Was Served By German Waiter When Visiting Eire
    181 6 "WE want to see Hitler beaten, hut we don't want Eire bombed/* This was how a Dublin man explained to the Australian Prime Minister 'Mr. R. G. Menzies) the paradox of men from neutral Eire, who approve Eire's neutrality, going to
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    MECHANIZATION OF JAPANESE ARMY
    116 6 JHE Japanese Army will establish a saiTSMr-* to m J e p ew forc e can be regarded as part of a vast modernization Drogramme for the Japanese Amy which has been undertaken by the War SK?": Tne new headquarters wm direct and supervise all mechanize
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    TASMANIAN SCHOOLS & "STATE" DESIGNATION
    56 6 TASMANIAN SCHOOLS "STATE" DESIGNATION THE word "State" is to be dropped kL Ott L name s of schools controlled ment Tasmaman Education DepartThe suggestion was made at a conEducation, Mr. Cosgrove, has accepte* Schools will be named after distrirN 3»ar yeT h o e f < %5^ t «§S* u
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    POSTHUMOUS AWARD TO EARL OP ERROLL
    66 6 EpsHgSSS for' h U P tCh i SOn Wh3 rll^nsMe tL c u trans Port organization m Libya, who receives the CBE 3 nS Captain the Earl of Erion.H^editar? Lord High Constable cf Scotland wh^ In Sa 11^ dispatches The Earl of Erroll was
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    Stopped By British Guns
    20 6 One of the hundreds of Italian tanks put out of action fire m the Western Desert.
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    Small Loans Facilities Legislation Introduced By Federal Government
    549 6 Small Loans Facilities Legislation Introduced By Federal Government THE Federal Legislative Assembly recently j, Loans Facilities Bill, which authorizes the Small Loans Societies m Australia. The societies will have power to assist their members by loans, to paint or add to their homes to pay off a second mortgage on
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    C.-IN-C. ON NEED FOR MATERIAL SACRIFICES
    1866 7 How Luxuries Take Up Vital Shipping Space "SMALL INDIVIDUAL SAVINGS" URGED ■fHE m*"i f«* sacrifices by all m Malaya was emnhasized I h> tho Commander-in-Chief, Far East, Air Chief Marshal S j r !:«>h4»rt Brooke-Popham, m a talk broadcast from -ration last nisrht. It
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    MORE AMERICANS TO PHOTOGRAPH MALAYA
    322 7 Americas outsUindA .r.ipher- writer teams uri reckons mest pro'oa-ly come to \ng their tour of I Chungking. China's Bourke-White. i rt has gained r a wond-wide reputation, and her husband Erskine Caldwell, broad shouldered author ot 'Tobacco Road," "God's I Avre." and o;h c r
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    THAI PICTURE OPENS AT ALHAMBRA
    68 7 King cf the White Elephant." hai picture with all-English which open?d at the Alham*rday, has a topical theme tv a good diversion from ien-ral run of British and the cause of peace, the v tj £j» -d illustration of how democracy will always and dictatorre
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    TAX OFFICE RENT
    34 7 *U Tux Department will pay •v ive rental of $675 per I use by its staff of the I the Victoria Memorial A Municipal cam- pt rt that this charge should
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    INCIDENT IN LOCAL WATERS
    115 7 AN incident m Singapore waters last month when a Naval patrol boat fired on a Japanese liner is reported m a Tnited Press message from Tokio. Vhis message states Domei. the Japanese news agency, reported that Mr. Ken Tsurumi, Japanese Consul-General m Singapore, "renewed his protest
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    Shelter Plans For 2,000 At Tiong Bahru
    316 7 Shelter Plans For 2,000 At Tiong Bahru PROTECTION FOR ALL TENANTS TTHE Singapore Improvement Trust proposes shortly to extend its A.R.P. scheme on the Tiong Bahru estate by the erection of further air raid shelters which will cost over $16,000 and accommodate a total of nearly 2.000 people. When this
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    Class Promotion System Changed
    395 7 BETTER RESULTS IN RAFFLES SCHOOL pHANGES m rules relating to pro- j motion of boys from one class i to another are having important results m Raffles School, reports the school magazine, The Rafflesian. Until recently, boys were transferred from one class to another irrespective of
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    U.S. Servicemen's Families To Leave Philippines Before June
    533 7 TSE story of the evacuation of wives and children of men of the American ngtiting services m the Philippines by order of the United States High Command was brought to Singapore on Saturday by Mr. Harrison Forman. an American radio reporter of
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    "LONG VOYAGE HOME"
    54 7 AN exciting story of bravery and heroism, "The T -iong ftofWfJ Home" which was given a midnight screen. ng an the Cathay Cinama on Saturday brings new realism to maritime dramas. Cleverly dire-*t<.l this United ftftaM 1 picture has a great star cast including Joi.n Wayne, Thomas
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    14 7 Mr H. R. Ross, M.C.S., has been appointed assistant Secretary to the Resident, Selangor.
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    Australian Red Cross In Malaya Well Prepared
    499 7 "THE Australian Red Cross unit m Malaya has come to this country so well prepared for any eventuality that the organization has. it is understood, enough medical and other supplies to meet all the demands of their fighting forces for several months without
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    "Grow Your Own Food" Campaign Leads To Big Amateur Competition
    360 7 "Grow Your Own Food" Campaign Leads To Big Amateur Competition CINGAPORE'S "grow-your-own-food"' drive has gathend such momentum that not only are many householders arriving their favourite vegetables but the majority of Singapore schools, police stations, the Police Depot, a match factory and 25 acres of land m the mm] areas
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    PROPAGANDA POSTERS
    43 7 PINGAPORL ifaatcipal C-Tumun have agreed t a p'- j l\ t Department of Inloriralio i rod Pib.icity to ere-t on spy f:, with the ex^er-ti n Bj Newton Ci 1 hoardings tor wlie di.soay qj pn ganda posters an.l other rratf-nal
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      785 8 LAW NOTICE FOR I MORE DONATIONS 5 THE WEEK 1 SALVATION ARMy riKts. nf cases for the week commencing The Hon'ble The Chief Ju**ce m 1 Court No. 1. Tr l Tuesday at 10.30 a.m.— Mag. Appeal— Kwai annual appeal:— San vs. Rex. MII wl|| Previously acknowk^. At 11 a.m.-Dlv.
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    Chungking To Recruit Teachers For Malaya
    902 9 Chinese Topics By Our Chinese Correspondent THE Chinese Education Ministry has offered to help Chinese schools m Malaya ir their quest for qualified teachers. A circular from the Ministry states it has come to the knowledge of the Ministry that owing to the lack
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    U.S. Planes In Malayan Skies
    60 9 Recently arrived m Singapore, since assembled, and now m the air over Malaya are lane iiwnbers of ••Brewster Buffaloes," high speed American fighter planes. The men to ny them came from England, experienced fighter pilots, one of whom has downed ten Naa planes. Photo show*
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    SPECIAL POLICE FOR JOHORE
    75 9 REGULATIONS ior the formation of a Special Poli :e Corps m Johore hav^ been published m the Government Gazette. 1 he normal duties of the Corps will be to assist m the maintenance of law, order *nd security m the State. If a grave emergency exists,
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    MR. A. J. BOSTOCK HILL
    32 9 Mr A. J. Bostotk Hill, who was incorrectly reported to have left for H-m^ recently, has taken a cemmis-si-n as Lieut?nant R.N.V.R., and is now m Singapore.
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    "FIGHT FOR FREEDOM" EXHIBITION
    112 9 BEGINNING from May 1, a "Fight Fcr Freedom" Exhibition organized by the Department of Information and Publicity will visit the main towns of Malaya. The bulk of the exhibits consists of photographs, pesters and other wartime publications fiom home and local sources. Among mony novel features
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    PASSING THROUGH SINGAPORE
    88 9 MR. C. Lilly, of the General Motors Export Corporation, Bombay, is returning to India oy the President Harrison He arrived here from America on Saturday with nil wife The credit -nanager of the Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Cc, Bombay, Mr. J. E. Reid, has arrived here from
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    34 9 Two special committees of the Singapore Commissioners have agreed that discretionary power shDuld not be sought to grznt special concessions by way of relief m cases of abnormal consumption of water, electricity or gas.
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    THE SINGAPORE C.-OF-C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    128 9 DAILY PRICKS "I'RRENT Apr. 19, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Srtlet* No. IX R.S.S Spot loose 39\ 40". No. IX R.S.S P. 0.8. m cases Apr. -May Sellers option) 39% GF.A.Q. R S.S. P. 0.8. m bales Apr-May 'Sellers option* 33^ 39.. FAQ R.S.S. FOB. tn
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      271 9 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS? TENDERS SINGAPORE Ml \1( IPALITY Tender-. invited for the ra ;s or services For;, are Municipal Tenders I Liquid Chlorine for the; 1941 to June 30. 1942. .m* 12 noon, June 10, Lump Strain Coal during Iff] Deposit $50>. ginj 12 nron. Apr. 30. PH excluding ints> during
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      66 9 PUBLIC NOTICE. RUBBER REGULATION. It is hereby notified, with reference to the New Planting Rules 1941 published m F.M.S. Gazette Notification No 1781 of 15th April 1941, that no new planting will bs permitted to be undertaken during 1941 other than a very limited amount of planting for experimental purpose
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    M. VAN BREUKELEN HEADS TRAINERS' LIST
    807 10 Mrs. Yeap Champion Owner With Four Firsts SINGAPORE SUMMER RACING STATISTICS CADMJNG 11 winners, 13 seconds and seven thirds, which netted $29,901 m stake money, M, van Hreukelen was the leading trainer at the Singapore Turf Club's Summer (Carer— rt ('up) meeting* which was
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    26 10 picture. Houlichan, who paid $118 at Bukil Tim ah on Saturday, being: led in after winning the fourth race. Harper is in the saddle.- Free Press
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    Mystic Music Wins The Governor's Cup
    1849 10 Wins For Third Time At Meeting FINAL DAY OF SINGAPORE SUMMER RACES MYSTIC Music, winner of the Singapore Gold Cup race last year, won the Governor's Cup for Mr. T. H. Menzies, his owner and trainer, at Buhit Timah on Saturday, the final day
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    Home Football Results On Saturday
    287 10 Home Football Results On Saturday London. Api. 20. pOOTBALL games played vtsterday resulted: WAR CTP— SEMI-FlNALS— lirst HaW Arsenal 1 Leicester City 0 Preston 2 Newcastle 0 LONDON CUP Chelsea 4 Fulham 3 Queen's Pk Rangers 2 Crystal Palace 1 Clapton Orient 2 West Ham 3 Reading 2 Tottenham Hotspur
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    INDIAN HOCKEY STARS THRILL CROWD
    95 10 ,>- r- > por. dent ip^h. Apt. ia. IN mrtrti played)' A here to-day, a ReKinvujtal side scored an over* helming victory over thp r>"> l leers by eight goals to tap Highlights of the game mm Hans display of Lt l)ara and Goran: Siru?ii.
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    CHANGI GUNNERS BEAT CRICKET CLUB
    267 10 npU. X.V .chan^i, beat Singapore Cricket Club side by 31 runs m a cricket match on the padang yesterday. Capt. Carter, Gunner D. H. C. La Brooy, and L Sgt. Bowley reached double figures for the Gunners, while F Lieut. Wyrill was the only S.C.C.
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    Thompson Wins Island Golf Championship
    106 10 Thompson Wins Island Golf Championship DR. E. LAIDLAW THOMPSON beat Lt.-Com. H- C. Ainslie four and three m the final of the Singapore Island amateur ?rolf championship played over 36 holes at the Royal Singapore Golf Club yesterday. Thompson led two up at the end of the first nine, and
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    Chinese Win At Balestier
    204 10 THE S.CR.I. U* Sports CI m bf cricket match p*yed yesterday. Batting first the Ch:i.. Cheow Chye playing reply, the Ceylone.^e 62 runs against the fij Wong, who annexed fiv< The scores were: Evan Wong c Muthtr Lim Swang c R V s b Sabaputhy Keng
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    AUSTRALIANS SPRING BASEBALL SUPRISE
    24 10 AUSTRALIANS SPRING BASEBALL SUPRISE IN U 1 the Royal X nil Ml Axnerii uu >.r w to i I .stadiuci yest^rda'r. ryuaon n 1
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