The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 28 April 1941

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    20 1 LATE SINGAPORE EDITION The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 18,295. ESTD. 1835. MONDAY, APRIL 28, 1941 5 CENTS
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    BRITISH HARASS ADVANCE INTO EGYPT
    523 1 Enemy Troops Cross B order A t Sever a I Pom ts Hetlsfed GREAT PART OF B.E.F. EVACUATED FROM GREECE TO N. AFRICA? Cairo, Apr. 27. THE Egyptian frontier was crossed at several points *m the Sollum area yesterday evening by Ihe enemy, with whom
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    TURKISH PRESIDENT'S MYSTERY JOURNEY TO SMYRNA
    411 1 Turks Now Threatened By German Occupation Of Strategic Islands Ankara, Apr. 27. now learned that President lneunu of Turkey, who left Ankara last has irone to Smyrna, on the Turkish coast facing the Greek islands of .ran 4 ami Ivemnos, now m German hands.
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    Mme Chiang Voices Chinese Admiration For stolid British
    105 1 Mme Chiang Voices Chinese Admiration For stolid British London, Apr. Z Thy and admiration oi people for the Brin voiced by Madame broadcasting toBrittsh, a* were the nting for democratic .^e to Britain: -my can win every battle .or n front, but so long as he nation is intact, the
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    Tokio Press Attack On Indo-China
    71 1 London. Apr. Zi. |U newspapers to-day publish articles demanding a mi- nctic attitude by French Indo-China towards Japan. n. h Slchl Shimbun declares being taken by French Ir. <. na leave doubt of the attitude «>f th* Indo-Chinese and at. restrlctioas on Japanese lit denied
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    FAMOUS VIOLINIST IN SERIOUS CONDITION
    45 1 itm York, Apr. 27. Imist. Fritz Kreisler, it^d down by a motor car m New Be was taken to hospital m -.i\.r^ fractured his skull ••rtial injuries. unconscious sL\ hours after .he 1 r.diticn is stated to be ''serious Reuter
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    Early Nazi Attack On Portugal?
    59 1 New York. Apr. 27. FKAK> of an early Naxi attack on Portugal are expressed m New York Times reports received here from Europe. According to these reports, Dr. Salazar, Portuguese Prime Minister, is preparing a new statement on neutrality which he is expected to make
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    Latest Successes In Abyssinia
    86 1 Khartoum, Apr. 27. REMAINING operations m Abyssinia before final occupation of what was the Italian East African empire are proceeding satisfactorily. The Sudan defence force which captured the fort at Mota on Thursday collected, as well as 12 officers ant? several hundred colonial troops, mucn stores
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    LONG-RANGE GUNS FIRE ACROSS CHANNEL
    31 1 London. Apr. 25. fERMAN long-range guns mounted on the French coast were In action across the Straits of Dover for nearly one hour yesterday afternoon.- Reuter
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    "Down With Hitler" In Dieppe Cinema
    87 1 London, Apr. 27. A FINE of 1,000,000 francs has been imposed on the Channel port ol Dieppe by the German authorities because a cinema audience cried Down with Hitler, down with Mussolini,' according to information reaching tne Independent French Agency. The shouts were caused
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    24 1 New York, Apr. 27. BRITAIN has taken formal title to three of six new $1,000,000 Boeing flying boats, according to British Overseas Airways.- Reuter
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    Powerful Bombs & Incendiaries On Hamburg
    306 1 Powerful Bombs Incendiaries On Hamburg London, Apr. 27. POWERFUL bombs and thousands of incendiaries were dropped on Hamburg, Germany's biggest port, when R.A.F. bombers last night raided north-west Germany for the third night m succession. Fires were started m industrial &nd dock areas. Other aircratt attacked Emoen, Bremerhaven and Cuxhaven.
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    New Super-Fighter Now In Service With R.A.F.
    118 1 London, Apr. 27. BRITAIN'S new super-fighter plane, named the Typhoon, is now m service with the R.A.F. This new fighter 1* capable of well over 400 miles an hour and is faster, better armoured and has a longer range ihan the Spitfire, Hurricane
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    'No Disunity In Australia'— Labour Leader
    151 1 'No Disunity In Australia' Labour Leader \i< iDourne. Apr. 27. "THHERE is no political disunin regarding the prosecution of ihe war." The Labour leaaer, Mr. John Curtin, made this categorical declaration today m a message addressed not oniy to Australia but to the world m general Ausiruliu ii.nd her workers,
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    32 1 Vichy, Apr. 2". RATIFICATION of the Russo-Japan-ese neutrality part yesterday brought a further exchange of greetings between Stalin, M. Molotov. Soviet Premier and Foreign Commissar, and Mr. Y. Matiuoka, Japanese Foreign Minister.
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    JAPAN'S "NEW ORDER" SLOGAN ANALYZED AND ANSWERED
    1608 2 How The Nation Has Deluded Itself AN answer to those arguments seeking to justify Japan's drive for a "New Order m East Asia" was provided by Mr. R. H. Scott, Far Eastern Representative of the Ministry of Information, m a broadcast talk from
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      WILLIAM POWELL AND MYRNA LOY AGAIN
      54 2 WILLIAM POWELL AND MYRNA LOY AGAIN rE exploits of Mr. suiTers from loss of mci lr.test of the Thin Man A?ain," are extrem. ture was given a mirir; Capitol on Sntu-day As funny as its p e tier, is well worth Powell and Mvrna Loy at rtcry whicti could n
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      CHINESE HISTORICAL DRAMA
      27 2 'THE Pomanrc vhScb was irreened nt midni-ht on £ntir Mandarin talking pi appeal to Pll Ch *-c P'ai inp and phrtcrranhv are fjtfftomhir Chi:
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      POLICE BAND
      44 2 THE Band of the Straits a will p?form under th*> dv J. C. Hitch at TV ok Ay-, at Thursday: March. "A Bun< h of Chap:; Overture, "Plymouth H AnreU: S-lec*-on. "H MF. p van; VaJee, "Lu*ti*e Brudei Miscellaneous. "Recon.c Selection, "VveettMfti
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    "GERMANS LOSING WAR DESPITE VICTORIES"
    802 3 Smuts Puts Situation In True Perspective BATTLE OF BRITAIN REAL ISSUE: U.S. MAY GO ALL OUT London, Apr. 27. I'KKMW^ is winning victories but she is losing the *sr declared Gen. Smuts, South African Prime Minister, m a broadcast speech from Capetown last night m
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    James Roosevelt For Chungking
    116 3 HONG KONG INTERVIEW Hong Kong, Apr. 27. Roosevelt, President •VI arrived here yesby Clipper from revealed that he was king in three or fcur \>u may call me an be staying in Chung- ur days during which he Chiang Kai-shek. :rig to Chungking military adviser, Mr.
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    Selassie's Envoy In Addis Ababa
    59 3 wd.> Ababa, Apr 27. r representative o. EmSeU^sie, De jasm.it eh here on Apr. 15. it c the conditions m the i n Italian ocb9 Bmperoi >etjun 10 function fore the it.Uian eonbeini assisted by .i i rs m the la lk .idministratiDn uember Of
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    SEQUEL TO ESCAPE OF NAZIS IN CANADA
    47 3 SEQUEL TO ESCAPE OF NA ZIS IN CANADA Ottawa, Apr. 11. A. attini drive to ob- j 000 men lor overseas Canadian army within a was announced kiton, Defence Minister, .re nee yesterday it twj cemmandanto rarilj relieved of their tion with the recent German prisoners Reuter
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    U.S. STRIKE THREAT REMOVED
    39 3 U.S. STRIKE THREAT RE MOVED Washington. Apr 27. I inuriCdiaLo strike m the Mot n Corporation factories was the Defence M^iiation Board •ution should continue v > .rin on May A' writers' Union h«is r strike action "for a Reuter
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    28 3 HlWrlin. Apr. 27. was the WUdcfleriptlon of Rre- r ement that it is L'r rmi la rKi has been hsdi forces. treal the statement the (>erm?n official Reuter
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    Eyewitnesses On Terrible Conditions In Belgrade
    351 3 Eyewitnesses On Terrible Conditions In Belgrade OVER 20,000 KILLED IN AIR RAIDS On the German Frontier, Apr. 27. /\VER 20,000 were killed in the Nazi terror air raids on Belgrade, whose inhabitants are now living like animals under German occupation, according to neutral eyewitnesses from Belgrade now coming out of
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    This Blazing Ship Was Saved
    280 3 London, Apr. 27. A MERCHANT sea captMn's determination to save a torpedoed and burning ship has produced a new thrilling story of war at sea. When the steamer Franche-Cointe was torpedoed without warning at night and burst into names, the capt&in had no option but
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    ITALIAN COMMISSIONER FOR MONTENEGRO
    82 3 Rome. Apr. 25. rE Montenegro province of Yugoslavia is to have an Italian civil commissioner, according to the official Italian news agency. A member of the Italian diplomatic corps has been nominated to this post and left on rriday evening for Cettinje. The occupation of Greek
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    Why Epirus Army Was Forced To Capitulate
    256 3 London, Apr. 27. THE capitulation of the Greek Epirus army was not due to lark of courage but to the fact that the Greek armies had to face the armies of two empires comprising 150,000,000 people." This declaration was made m a statement
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    Merseyside Chief Target Of Nazi Raiders
    177 3 Merseyside Chief Target Of Nazi Raiders London, Apr. 27. HPHE Merseyside was the principal objective of last night's raids on Britain but it was not a very heavy scale. This is stated m an Air Ministry communique, which says that some damage was done. Casualties were nowhere numerous but a
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    Matsuoka On Difficulties
    84 3 Tokio, Apr. 27. "TPHE Soviet-Japanese pact has not removed the present difficulties facing the nation," declared the Foreign Minister. Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka, at a meeting yesterday to welcome him home from the European trip. "If possible I would like to institute a German- like control of our
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    TWENTY INJURED IN BOMBAY RIOTING
    81 3 Bombay, Apr. 27. TWENTY persons were injured m stray a&--1 saults yesterday and sent to hospital. Tim follows Friday's communal noting between Hindus and Moslems. There wer« also a few attempts at incendiarism. Earlier m the day the police opened fire on rioters but there
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    THIRTEEN NAZI PLANES DESTROYED
    85 3 London, Apr. 27. THIRTEEN German aircraft were destroyed over and round Britain during week ending yesterday. Eleven of these were bombers. Two were destroyed on the night of Apr. 19-20, two on Apr. 20 by a minesweeper, one on Apr 21. two on the night of
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    ENTERTAINING BRITISH SEAMEN IN U.S.
    57 3 London, Apr. 11. COMMITTEES for the entertainment of British merchant seamen have been formed m a number of Atlar seaports m the United States, and arrangements are being made on the Pacific coast to ensure that British seamen get rest and refreshm Lord Halifax, British
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    People Of Plymouth With Sorrow In Their Hearts Bat A Smile On Their Lips
    337 3 Plymouth, Apr. 27. jur of Plymouth, this home of Brit: n's early this morning to find unrecognizable after lids on time consecuI week, writes a -:r reporter. adventurous seamen who -ame would applaud the -cer dants.
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    Vigorous Chinese Counter-Attack
    79 3 RETAKE MANY POINTS Shanghai, Apr. 27. FUTSING, about 30 miles south of Foochow on the Mm river, is re- ported to have been recaptured by the j Chinese who are said to be counter- attacking vigorously near Ningpo and Foochow, two important treaty ports i captured by
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    "Cruel Days Await Greek People"
    77 3 Athens, Apr. 27. COMMENTING that "cruel days now await the Greek people," the newspaper Estia states: "The indomitable luck by which little Greece showed herself capable of standing up to a great empire must be replaced by Christian patience and by proud national resignation and
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    ROOSEVELTS HOLIDAY PLANS POSTPONED
    37 3 Washington, Apr. 27. PRESIDENT Roosevelt had abandoned his plans for a brief noliday at Warm Springs, Georgia, 'because the soft coal controversy is still unsettled," his secretary, Mr. Stephen Early, announced today. Reuter
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    SUMMER TIME IN FORCE IN NEW YORK
    31 3 New York, Apr. 27. CUMMER time comes into force m New York and 16 other states to-day at 2 ajn., Eastern Standard Time.- Reuter
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    'Congress Must Abide By Policy'
    115 3 GANDHI AND AMERY'S STATEMENT W ard ha. Apr. 27. "pONGRESS must abide by its policy of non-violence despite the heavy odds facing it," said Mr. Gandhi yesterday m the course of a long statement on the speech of Mr. L. S. Amery, Secretary of State
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    "Battle Of Britain" In Braille Too
    88 3 London. Apr. 27. THE best seller account of Britain's defence m the Battle of Britain ha* appeared m pictorial form and has been published m 37 separate editions m 25 different languages. The original version has already sold over 2.000. 000 copies and the
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    PRINCE BERN HARD NOW QUALIFIED PILOT
    70 3 London, Apr. 27. PRINCE Bernhard of the Netherlands wore his RAF. "wings" m public for the first tim? to-day. These wings can only be worn by fully-qualified RAF. pilots. He was attending a Netherlands meeting m London. The Netherlands Prime Minister, addressing the gathering,
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    A.R.P. MEASURE IN BATAVIA
    56 3 lUtatia. Apr. 21 BUSINESS office personnel numtering over 50 are ordered to register m May m connection with air raid precautions. It is ex-pet-ted thereby to discover the weak point* m the protection of industry. The order applies to Govern n- on t departments, institutions, workshops
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    The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, APRIL 28, 1941 Far East Propaganda
    690 4 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, APRIL 28, 1941 Far East Propaganda LJITLER'S powerful propaganda machine, which has played an important part m creating the disunity and treachery which has paved the way for almost every German victory m Europe, is engaged m an offensive m the Far East. It is
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    'War Guilt' Trial Held At The Command Of Hitler
    1195 4  - 'War Guilt' Trial Held At The Command Of Hitler Boris Nikolayevsky Inside France 111 #v This is the last of a scries of three articles by a distinguished Russian i publicist and h'siorian, who lived m France for many years b-'fsre his arrival m New York recently. He has had
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      47 4 Bluey Curley iUOELY HbO kNOW BY HAVIMG THAT ~7 Tl I 7 IbP BOTTOM UNOOWE You ACE f J C R "rlMEwTAlir iuPPo*E ?F I HAD ME BOO? \MB I HE6JMEMTALLY UMD&ESSED UMDftE«EO.^ UWOOWE TmEYO ACCUSE A BtOKt i f^Z^&x tf STACTW A BLAWkY MUDIST COi-O* v
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    What Can't St. John & Red Cross Workers Make From "Scrap"!
    1164 5  - What Can't St. John Red Cross Workers Make From "Scrap"! MARY HEATHCOTT Free Press Feature By very g#A i(lea of w at Ambulance and Wort Party is aciven by the on Saturday m at the top of the ling was cleared -a a display made Hen clothes and and knitted
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    Up-Country Chatter
    981 5  -  CLIO BY THE total collection for the Malaya Patriotic Fund m Selangor from Jan. 1 to ADr. 19. this year amounted to $53,557 and included a sum of $325 sent by the V.M.C.A., the proceeds of the variety entertainment staged by them at the Town Hall, and $2,786
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    U. S. Economist Finds Japan Nearing Crisis
    517 5  - U. S. Econo m ist Finds Japan N earing Crisis Prof. James H. Shoemaker By: JAPAN'S critical economic situa- tion is analyzed here by a distinguished economist of Brown University who is well known for his first-hand knowledge of the economic structure and policies of the totalitarian countries, Japan, Russia,
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    AUSTRALIAN TROOPS' PARADE IN KUALA LUMPUR
    123 6 The General Officer Commanding Malaya, Lieut.-Gen L. V. Bend, takes the salute at the march past of units of the Australian Imperial Force taring the Anzac Day rnrade on the Kuala Lumpur Padanff. (Right): A view of the Australians across the Padang. (Below): An
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    GERMAN PROPAGANDA IN FAR EAST HAS INCREASED
    653 7 GERMAN PROPAGANDA IN FAR EAST HAS INCREASED "Definite Plan To Incite Japan m tin- Far Fast the battle is on. Not so spectacular as not so dramatic: but make no mistake arc fiuhtinff us here m the Far East," said Scvtt, Far Eastern Representative of the Information, m a talk
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    47 7 Above: Women members of the technical unit of Singapore's Medical Auxiliary Service arc here seen preparing "casualties" at Fairer Park for M.A.S. exercises on Saturday. Dr. R. B. MacGre^or, Director ol Medical Services, talks to Mr. Sahai, an ambulance officer, at Farny Park during the M..AS. exercises
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    SALVAGE DRIVE FORM TO-DAY
    119 7 SALVAGE DRIVE FORM TO-DAY TH>-; h mo rnm*. and I j,«rr t#~ l ho^eholders will tTSSTIS contrioution to the £%hp«al dumps m the sn d banners m selected r mMtr dum ii b«ul *t*rt iU employed m(; Tamed to >ort the various T" 1 "rr^ten dump^Beach fr .p^.ir Kaffles Hotel)
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    IF YOU BUY A BRITISH CYCLE
    181 7 rVorkers In Britain May Get Theirs Birmingham. pUjed by the war effort I r cycles has :nce the Gov- of the Purtbc wholesale n presents an the r> i the muni". ...;d the tiS 13s. sting £1 ..piled here by .rers obviously the has
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    FREE FRENCH OFFICER VISITS JAVA
    63 7 liul.uia, Apr. (>n his way to I Commander Jarh movement uwsblud had an inter Jardin m Ing account of <rri\al at Douala, an unfogettabie Ucngtfa I the Free •ed that he could U) vive iigiires, but thousands of htinj shoulder to Hritish m various h^r
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    QUESTIONS ON PASSIVE DEFENCE
    380 7 To-Day's Meeting Of Legislative Council AT to-day's meeting of the Legis- lative Council Mr. F. D. Bisseker. the Penang and Senior Unofficial member of Council, will ask Government what it coasiders requisite to form units m Singapore. Penang and Malacca of the Auxiliary Fire Service, A.R.P.
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    FEDERAL COUNCIL
    75 7 RESOLUTIONS relating to war taxation will be moved m the Federal Council when it meets m Kuala Lumpur on May 6. They seek to pro- vide that the Perak Flying Club. Kuala Lumpur Flying Club and all societies registered under the Co- operative Societies Enactment or any similar
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    THEIR LOT—AND OURS
    329 7 THEIR LOT— AND OURS Reprinted From Saturday's Straits Times WW7E received uesterday a remarkable letter covering a donation to The War Fund We do not think we can do any better than quote the letter m full, for it constitutes one of the most powerful appeals that has vet been
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    Real Essential To Health
    340 7 FOOD, HOUSING, RECREATION "JHE real essential health services! of a nation are not hospitals, where you are cured of a disease, but things like ample safe lresh milk, fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, j eggs and fish, housing schemes.) parks and playing fields, social and health insurance
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    AIR TRANSPORT IN MALAYSIA INCREASES
    110 7 Batavia. Apr. 22. •THE K.N.I.L.M. report lor 1940 states that I the circumstances following upon the invasion of Holland led to far closer and more frequent contact between the various parts of the archipelago and the administration. Consequently passenger air transport has greatly increased In
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    Australia Cohtributing More In Men & Material Now Than In Last War
    940 7 Australia Cohtributing More In Men Material Now Than In Last War INDUSTRIALIZATION AND OUTPUT INCREASED (Ry A Special Correspondent) A COMPARISON of Australia's effort as a whole m 1914-1918 and to-day shows that Australia is making a much larger contribution to this war than the last. Naturally, m a quarter
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    Straits Trading Co. Profits
    220 7 AFTER writing; off depreciation, making provision for bad and doubtful debts and transl; rr ag the sum of $100,000 to reserve for taxation, the profit of the Straits Trading Co., Ltd., amounts o 5689.724. which, with the amount broii bt f<>r«\:ird fr« m the 1-t a
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    Singapore Should Produce 200 Tons Of Scrap Paper Monthly
    1348 9 Singapore Should Produce 200 Tons Of Scrap Paper Monthly APPEAL TO SAVE WASTE FOR THE WAR EFFORT "CCRAP week is only a beginning and plans are being laid for using every bit of valuable scrap that can be collected," said Mr. M. V. del Tufo, Secretary-General of the Department of
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    FIRE-WATCHERS' PRACTICE
    59 9 •THE further black-out exercises a:m viced 1 to take place m Singapore and Johore en May 7 and 8 have been postponed. There will, however, be an exercise for fire-watch-ers, and business houses m Sin^pore are asked to have their squads on duty The A R.P.- Departmncit will
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    Large Reserves Of Rice Are Being Built Up In Malaya
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      557 9 SITUATION VACANT SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY The Municipal Commissioners of Singapore require a Matron at the Middleton Hospital :or Infectious Diseases (200 beds) the appointment being m the Ont instant* on a 3 years' agreement. Candidates must be British Subjects m possession cf Certificates of General Training and Fever Training from recognised
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      117 9 POST OFFICE MAIL LIST Mails close at the General Post Office as follows: TO-DAY Aden air 4 p.m. Africa air 4 p.m. Burma air 4 p.m. Ceylon &;r 4 p.m. Egypt p ir 4p.m. Great Britain elc air 4 p.m. India air 4p.m. Mauritius air 4 p.m. Thailand air 4
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    PENANG STATE CRICKET TEAM
    66 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) Pcnanir, Apr. 27. T\i;-: following will represent Pen- an? against Perak m a Sta»c cricket match to be played m Penang on Saturday and Sunday, May 3 and May 4. J. Andres, <;. Ast?, Bradfield. Eu Cheow Teik. A. Dowling, Ong Lee,
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    R.A.A.F. Beat Tengah
    287 10 THE Royal Australian Air Force beat the K.A.F. (iengah> by IU3 runs m a cricket match played at lengan yesterday. ihe scores were: TENGAJI P\O Moore c O'Bnen b Bolleman 18 Lac Goldsmith icw Bow ley 5 Wright c Anderson b Bowley 3 Cpl. Bcaies c Anderson
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    THOY'S GREAT DOUBLE AGAINST S.C.C
    642 10 Scores Unbeaten 132, Takes 10 For 15 A FINE, forceful and undefeated century by Reekie Thoy, who also l>o\vied splendidly to take, m two innings, ten wickets at a little more than a run apiece, was the outstanding feature of a cricket match on the
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    Indians Beat Ceylonese
    290 10 INTERESTING cricket mi VttßHMd at 1 Balcstier yejterclay whcen the Inui__ Association narrowly btat tfci Ceylon Sot Club by nine runj. Batting first the Indiai^ scoied 92 run*, Lalt Singh being the highest scorer with 35 runs. C. Schubert, who annexed five Indian wickets for 16 runs.
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    New World High Jump Record
    56 10 Seattle, Apr. 27. lES Steers of Oregon University set up a new world record for the outdoor high jump yesterday of six feet, 10 >5/30 inches, the recognized mark being six feet 9 j inches, set up jointly by Cornelius Johnson and Have Albritton m
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    Army Side Beat Fort Canning By 61 Runs
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    HOME FOOTBALL RESULTS ON SATURDAY
    223 10 London, Apr. 27. pcXJTBAtiL matches played yesterday re- j suited WAR CUP— SEMI-FINALS IKTURN MATCHES Leicester l Arsenal 2 Ne^cnstle 0 Preston 0 INTERNATIONAL MATCH ?lng!and 4 Wale? 1 JCnr^and led two-nil at half-time LONDON CUP Queen's P.R. 0 Brentford 0 FOOTBALL LEAGUE (SOLTH> Bournemouth
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    Amateur Swimming Championships
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    Thiam Siew 102 Retired, Swee Keng 6 For 7
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    Exciting End To Perak State Cricket Trial
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    KHALSA ASSOCIATION WIN BY 77 RUNS
    135 10 KHALSA ASSOCIATION WIN BY 77 RUNS THE X:. rt Aara irate h plaw-o i ground I Thr icon MM! A. A V. Fernando c EL Si S A Williams run H. H. Samson c H Si G. Ranatunga Ibm R. Fernando noi E. Jayak >dc:y b J. N. Feraiido run
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    139 10 Swimming Club Beat A.I.F. Five-One Water-P 0 0 T H Lr It ta JJ s m when t. B within l fl forth fn I a power: their r fl vented cellent H Nis^en l^ Ytf B Ciub I Vindle H''nr.< H shot it I sccre off a I Big
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      41 10 RADIO FEATURES TBB relay ol London's hroadca^ Irom Singai»>re »t fi.2o p.m d:\i!y k row followed by QMStkMM of the Hour at 6.35 (formerly 8.35 > Children's programmes are' Riven from 6 50 p.m. to 7.J5 p.m. dpily esocfftl Saturdays and Sunday-
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