The Straits Times, 6 April 1940

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    36 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CSNTURX.J MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES 16 PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 1940. PRICE 5 CENTS. The Straits Times 16 PAGES SINGAPORE. SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 1940. PRICE 5 CENTS.
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      338 1 CHON6 MIEN TAILORING We only ask for a trial order. r\m Coletnan St. Singapore. -Phone 4816- SINGAPORE, 140 CECIL ST, (THOSE 5471) HEAD OFFICE TORONTO Confederation Life |p Another Good Year (X/ >cOdXi The forthcoming annual report shows that sound steward- \/i!vm Ss Nv'^v) ship, traditional with Confederation Life for
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENT
      94 2 Mr. Lot' Kim Puat and family wish to thank all thoso who expressed sympathy in their nt. ti* well as the follov/Membera of Ho Kee Club. Members of B Hean Club. Members of Singapore Chincsr Weekly Entertainment Club, Menibera of Goh ioo Club. Members of Oleh Oleh Partv. Memben
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      496 2 SMALLADS." M nimum charge $1. 1,.. u\\i not rxorrding 4 lines More than four lines 25 cents per line (Six words). Box No. ~25 ~~ce~nts extra. Small Ads. arc prepayable NIBLOCK— On April e.t Maternity Hospital. Singapore, to wife of P. A. Niblock of Asiatic Petroleum Co., Singapore, a daughter.
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      859 2 SITUATIONS WANTED INDIAN GIRL desires to t.ike up the job of a salesgirl— if possible in Penang. Salary anything reasonable. Reply to Box No. 623. Straits Times. CONDUCTOR. South Indian bachelor (30) I eleven years' experience. 3ood labour control. Excellent credentials. Apply Box No GO5, Straits Times. EUROPEAN would like
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      828 2 HOUSES ACCOMMODATION^ WANTED WANTED by couple partly or unfurnishf^l modern house In good location. Rent up to $150 a month for long term Box No. 602. Straits Times WANTED TO RENT May lor 2 months. Fully furnished European house or flat. Good locality. Moderate rent. Reply Box No. 611. Straits
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      828 2 AUCTION NOTICE MORTGAGEES SALE Oi valuable freehold land situate at Bandai Sah Road, in the Town nd Settlement of Malacca. Town Area XXV. Together with the buildings thereon erected and known as No. 10. Bandar Sah Road, Malacca. To he sold by public auction at our sale-room No 1G, First
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      674 2 EDUCATIONAL A BERSHADSKY'S lOLIN STUDIO I (late of Odessa <fc Moscow Conservatory 1 j 107-A Sophia Road. (City High School Building). Moderate Terms. Telephone 6997. J DEAN'S SCHOOL (Rej.) Kindergarten Preparatory Classes for European children will open on April 15th at 12 Barker Rd. Singapore Fully Qualified Teachers Terms from
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      158 2 BUSINESS CARDS Etc, f JOIN THE GREEN CIRCLE LENDING LIBRARY Ist KLOO!< IK I BATTER 1 HL». P.O. KO\ 3t, SINGAPORE. Moderate terms: gptcUl rates OuMation Mrnibn s Club and Mhm Open Daily: 8.30 A.M. to 6 PJft, Saturdays: 8.30 A.M. to I P.M MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs.
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    POWERFUL ALLIED ARMY IS READY IN NEAR EAST
    328 3 A More Formidable Combination Than During The Last War PROM whatever direction active war may eventually descend upon Egypt and the Near East, the Allies are ready for it From the remote, waterless border of Libya, eastwards across the canal, north through
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    U.S. SENDS AIR EXPERTS TO LONDON
    31 3 Two high air officers, Lleut.-Col. Grandlson Gardner and Major Franklin Carroll, have been assigned as assistant air attaches to the United States Embassy in London.
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    PALM AND SHAMROCK
    39 3 Mr. De Valera. broadcasting to the Irish people and America recently, referred to the old saying that "Freedom will come when the first occasion for 140 years that Palm Sunday and St. Patrick's Day had coincided.
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    50 Facts About France
    318 3 Booklet Issued For The British Forces A THREE-PENNY vest-pocket booklet entitled Vive la France,' 1 mainly intended for the British troops, has Just been published in London. Issued by War Facts Press, Fleet Street, London, it gives 50 facts about our Ally which the general reader
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      207 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom and United States ot America. Oates are not guaranteed, all cargo bookings subject to Conference War Clauses. WKSTKRN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE CHEAPEST FARE Regular Services to Fre mantle (Perth) via Java by first class passenger
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    BANKS' GREAT WARTIME EFFORT
    773 4 Fine British Organization CONTRAST TO 1914 Tendon, Mar. 20. WITH the British Empire and Franco once again allied to resist German aggression, it is jiaturai that comparisons should be made between our strength, regourr;es and preparedness to-day and 25 years ago. How docs the position of
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    DEATH OF CHARTERED BANK CHIEF MANAGER
    30 4 London, Apr. 5. THE death has occurred of Mr. A. H Ferguson, chief manager of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China.— Reuter.
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    172 4 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES from Oui Own Corre^uoiidetii > London. Apr. 5. COMMODITY and Exchange markets closed as loiiows *Ith previous auoutiom uj parenthesis:— KI'BBKR: Dull. Spot 10 d lid (lid HV«d) May 10; id lid aid HM>d) Jul-Sep 10 IIMCd 10 15 16d (10 15|16d 11 l|l6d) Oct-Dec 10 13 16d
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    Boom In Aircraft Manufacture
    185 4 MORE than 15,000 men and women are now employed by the Douglas Aircraft Company in their Santa Monica (California) and El Segundo plants. Both plants are operating In three eight-hour shifts. This is approximately one-fourth of all employees in the aviation industry in the U.S.A. as
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    London Stock Exchange
    374 4 London, Apr. S. THE Stock Exchange was steady and a cheerful close followed a moderately active session. Dunlop rubbers were the chief feature, sharply advancing from 33<s. 9d. to 38s. Id. on the news of the total distribution for the year of 12 per cent dividend compared
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    LYALL AND EVATT'S DAILY QUOTATIONS
    246 4 Singapore. Apr. 5. 5 p.m. rtlMA.U Buyers Seller* Ampats 4.9 5 3 Austral Anialg 5/9 6/1 Batu Selangors 1.45 1.50 Hong Fatte 1.06 1.08 Jelebitt 0.70 0.75 Kamt/ong Lanjuls 22/6 23/K Kamuntiwr 8/r 8/9 Kundang 14/3 14'9 Kent 2/- 23 Klang Rivers *-»jj 2.05 Kuchala
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    More Coal From Scotland
    76 4 IT Is revealed in London that by midsummer it is anticipated 400 tons of coal an hour will be coming up from a new colliery about to be opened in Scotland to meet overseas demand for British coal. Borings were begun seven years ago and the
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    Fraser & Co.'s Singapore Share Quotations
    1296 4 Fraser Co.'s Singapore Share Quotations FRIDAY. APE. 5, 194«: I P.M. ■MUM Buyer* Seller* Ampat Tin (4s) 4s 7%d 4s 10 %d Austral Anial. (5sj 5s 9d 6s 3d Austral Malay 35s 37s Ayer Hitani 21s 22s Ayer Weng .63 .67 Bangrln Tin 21s 22s Batu Selangor ($1) 1.43 1.48
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    318 4 Mails close at the General Post 'Office as follows: TO-DAY Aden "ir 4 P™ Africa air 4 P nl Brunei surface 1 p.m. Kuala Belait surface 1 p.m. Burma ir 4 P- 11 Egypt air 4 p.m. GreatBrltain& Europe generally air 4 p.m. India air 4
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    FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
    133 4 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Books Company Dividend Close TIN Chenderiang 5% Int. less tax Johan 1Vi% final Apr. 6 Kramat Tin 9d. No. 29 Apr. II Kuchal 10% int Apr. 9 Llngul 5% Int. Apr. 11 Takuapa 6d. Apr. 23 BCBBEK Buklt Kepong 5% final Apr. 16 Changkat
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      126 4 TIDE TABLES SINGAPORE To-day H. W. 10.06 a.m. 8.2 ft.; 10.31 p.m. 8.1 ft L. W. 4.10 a.m. 2.4 ft: 4.25 p.m. 1.7 ft. To-morrow H. W. 10.40 a.m. 8.4 ft.; 10.56 p.m. 8.5 ft L. W. 4.38 a.m. 1.9 ft; 4.50 p.m. 1.7 ft. Monday H. W. 11.13 a.m.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
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      AROUND THE MARKETS
      477 5 Sterling Tin Shares Particularly Active lf\ Out financial Correspondent Singapore, Apr. 6. /COMMODITIES have steadied up. Rubber yesterday rose one-six-teenth in New York to 18 5/16 cents, though it recorded a further fall of one-eighth in London, bringing the price under lid. to lOT^d.. which is the
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      ORIENT TRUST, LTD.
      63 5 ORIENT Trust, Ltd., paid a 33 l 2 per cent, dividend, less tax, for the year ended D?cember last. This absorbrd 4:12,323 of the year's £13,983 proflt. The company's balance sheet, submitted at the annual meeting in London, showed €582,169 invested, of Which 55 per cent, is
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      NEW LIFE ASSURANCE BUSINESS
      24 5 •THE Oriental Government Security Life Assurance Co., Ltd., last year wrote R5.77.310.040 new life assurance business. This represents 39.965 policies.
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
      120 5 Singapore, April 5, noon. Buyers Sellers Gambler 7.50 Hamburg Cube $13.00 Java Cube $12.00 Pepper White Muntok $14.25 White $13.75 Black $8.25 Copra Mixed $3.40 Sun Dried $3.80 Sago Flour No 1 Llngga $5.70 Pair $5.70 Sarawak $5.75 Jclotong Palembang $16.00 Banja $15.50 Sarawak $16 50 Tapioca
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      EXCHANGES
      179 5 The following are me excnange rates ttili morning according to the dally circular Issued by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation SELLING London T.T 2/4 1/16 London demand 2/4 I'll Rate for freight 2/4% Lyons demand 2060 Switzerland demand 208 V* Hamburg demand New York demand 46 15/16 Montreal
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      92 5 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN. Friday. Apr. 5, noon. Buvert Seller* J Prices Price* No. IX H.S.S. C (Spot loose) 35*8 35% No. IX R.S.S. f.o.b. in cams t April 36% 37 G.F.A.Q. R.S.S. fob. in bales April 35 35 hi l F.A.Q. R.S.& r.ab. la Dales April 34% 34J/
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      TRACTION COMPANY'S TRAFFIC INCREASE
      49 5 THE Singapore Traction Co., Ltd., reports a traffic return of $240,000 for March, which is an increase of £31,000 compared with March last year. The aggregate for the last six months is $1,378,000, which is $141,000 more than in the corresponding period a year previously.
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      MALAYA TRADE JUMPS
      135 5 Big Increase Over Last Year ]W|ALAYA'S trade for February IT1 totalled $159,488,000, compared with $95,395,000 in February 1939. The gross imports for the month were $69 993 000 and the gross exports, $89 495 000. The totals for the previous year were $42,584,000 and $52 *****0 respectively,
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      Anglo-French Trade Co-operation
      140 5 London, Apr. 5. THE Board of Trade announces that in accordance with arrangements made in February and extended as result of discussions last week-end between the President of the Board of Trade and the French Minister of Commerce, increased facilities have been agreed upon regarding imports into
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      K.L. FLYING CLUB AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE
      219 5 From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 5. AT to-day's meeting of the Kuala Lumpur Flying Club the chairman, Mr. R. G. Wilshaw, referring to the Government advisory committee formed last year, said that the functions of the committee were to advise the various
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      PADI CROP FAILURE INQUIRY
      87 5 n/ITH the recent partial failure of the padl crop in Malacca, the Resident Councillor has appointed a committee to inquire into the reasons for it and to suggest methods of relief in the affected areas. Very serious failures of crop occurred in bo*h Malacca and Se'aavor
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      NEW RICE MILL IN OPERATION
      96 5 THE new Government rice mill at 1 Teluk Anson, built following the outbreak of war, has been working for the past month. Up to the end of February, states the latest issue of the Malayan Agricultural Journal, the mill had not been able to purchase
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      INDIAN MEETING
      55 5 A RESOLUTION of condolence on the death of the Rev. C. P. Andrews will be moved at a public meeting at the Indian Youth League. 118. Race Course Road Singapore on Sunday at 5.30 pm.. when Dr. K. R Menon will speak on the life and work of
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      REPLANTING AT AYER PANAS
      558 5 Programme For Several Years HIGHER COST DUE TO WAR AT the annual meeting of Ayer Panas Rubber Estate, Ltd., in Singapore yesterday, the chairman, Mr. F. M. Edmonds, said: The profit for the year amounted to $79,632 compared with that of $36,905 for the preceding twelve
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      HOW NAZIS MISLEAD THE MASSES
      132 5 HOW NAZIS MISLEAD THE MASSES F\URING the previous ten days no British ship has been subjected to attack by Nazi submarines but the German Trans-Ocean news agency yesterday gave a long account of the sinking of the Greek ship Diamantis off the Irish coast. The story was told In the
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      MEXICAN OIL DISPUTE FOR ARBITRATION?
      43 5 M Washington, Apr. 5 R. Cordell Hull, the UJ3. Secretary of state, announced that the United States has proposed to Mexico that the two-year-old dispute regarding the expropriation of American oil companies should be submitted to arbitration.— Reuter.
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      200,000 ITALIANS NOW IN ABYSSINIA
      60 5 THERE are now more than 200,000 1 Italians living in Abyssinia, said Gen. A. Teruzzi, Italian Minister for Africa, in an interview in Rome yesterday. There would be further batches of emigrants, but only after careful selecton because Africa must not be a refuge for
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      29 5 CHANGE OF ADDRESS THE EASTERN BANK LTD. (INCORPORATED IM ENGLAND) WILL MOVE INTO NEW AIR-CONDITIONED PREMISES AT MEDEIROS BUILDING (GROUND FLOOR) CECIL STREET SINGAPORE as from Bth APRIL 1940
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      558 5 MYLETO To Private Trustees. jf^^^ Carrying oul the wishes o! (s^^^^^?j dead friends is often difficult. 1 *<^"^ Its laborious and thankless work I^H %A encroaching scriouslv upon tinu *7*^ /H needed for your own affairs. jjf^^^r Y ur burden can be ureutlv X'^ f eased if you secure the
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      301 6 MAKE IT A WEEKEND of SIDE-SPLITTING YVm The Picture H.M. The KING paid a special "Black Out" Visit to see on his recent birthday! At the AIR-CONDITIONED I SHOWS TO-DAY a nffffvr and tomorrow VAJT JI M V*i 11 a.m.— 3.15— 6.15— 0.15 ft^T^S KEN W MKER fIOREMCE RICE x
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    JAPANESE ATTITUDE TO U.S. NAVAL MANOEUVRES
    257 7 Spokesman's Hint Not To Hold Exercises In West Pacific Tokio, Apr. 5. QUESTIONED regarding the Japanese reaction to the V American naval manoeuvres in the Pacific, the spokesman of the Navy Office to-day replied that there was nothing objectionable in naval manoeuvres being held
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    "Japan Remaining Neutral"
    91 7 "Japan Remaining Neutral" Tokio. Apr. 5. INCONVENIENCES felt by neutral powers "far greater than had been expected"— were referred to by the Foreign Office spokesman at a Press conference to-day. Difficulties had mostiy been caused by the belligerent policy of restricting International commerce, he said. Japan was in the same
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    NAZI AMBASSADOR CALLS ON MR. H. ARITA
    45 7 T,_ Toklo, Apr. 5. HE German Ambassador, Gen. Eugen Ott, called on the Foreign Minister, Mr. Hachiro Arita, yesterday morning in connection with the visit to Japan of Prince Gotha. head of the German Red Cr^ss.— Eastern News.
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    BRITONS MODERNIZE TIBETAN CAPITAL
    114 7 Electric Lights And Phones For Lhasa New Delhi, Apr. 5. THE remote, primitive capital of Lhasa 1 is soon being transformed into a modern city, possessing many amenities like telephones and electric light. A British electrical firm has just succeeded in surmounting the immense transport difficulties
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    Chinese Victory In Suiyuan
    106 7 Chungking. Apr. 5. CHINESE circles are jubilant over the latest Chinese field dispatches from the West Suiyuan front which claim that the Japanese counteroffensive has been repulsed and the Chinese forces are in complete control of the situation. The Chinese are now converging on Anpeh, north-east
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    Japanese Interfere With Britons
    115 7 Hankow, Apr. 5. REFERENCE to the continued Japanese interference with the administration ot the special administrative district No. 3 (the former British concession) was made by Mr. W. S. Dupree, chairman of the Council, at the annual meeting of the ratepayers. Mr. Dupree said the Japanese
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    PUPPET FLAG OVER CANTON CUSTOMS
    43 7 Canton, Apr. 5. 'THE flag of Wang Ching-wei's so- called orthodox Kuomintang is fluttering over the Customs house here. No flag had been flown here since the occupation of Canton by the Japanese on Oct. 21, 1938.— Reuter.
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    Story Of Hainan As U-Boat Base
    93 7 Story Of Hainan As U-Boat Base Tokio, Apr. 5. "IT is a very silly rumour" the 1 Navy office spokesman said today when dismissing a Press report that Japan was contemplating placing part oi Hainan Island at the di.posal of Germany as a submarine base. The spokesman recalled another foreign
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    Japanese Not Handing Over Railways
    85 7 Shanghai, Apr. 5. DESPITE protracted negotiations between the Japanese and the new Wang Ching-wei regime, the Japanese have refused to turn over the management of the Shanghai-Nanking and Shanghal-Hangchow railways to the newly inaugurated puppet regime In Nanking, according to the Chinese Press. The Japanese,
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    "U.S. SLIPPING INTO THE WAR"
    72 7 Washington, Apr. 5. "THE United States is slipping into the war. I hate to say it but I honestly believe it," declared Senator Holt in the Senate today during angry denunciations of propaganda following a speech by the Attorney-General in Ontario yesterday in which he
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    NEGOTIATIONS OVER TIENTSIN SILVER
    53 7 London, Apr. 5. OEUTER learns that negotiations re- garding Tientsin silver are proceeding in a favourable atmosphe. and it is hoped that they will come to a successful conclusion though not within a week. Authoritative quarters point out that the talks are tripartite as they involve
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    PUNJAB BOMB PLOT
    46 7 Lahore, Apr. 5. A conspiracy to bomb the ministerial benches of the Punjab Legislative Assembly is reported to have been unearthed by the police, who, in a raid on a house near here, found two homemade bombs. One person has been arrested. Reuter.
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    TYPHOON HITS JAPAN
    54 7 Tokio, Apr. 5. A TYPHOON accompanied by heavy downpour caused heavy damage In north-eastern Japan yesterday. Some 30 houses are known to have been demolished in Kamaishi, including iron works and school buildings. Railway services were disrupted. The tail-end of the typhoon struck Tokio but no damage
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    NAZIS' NEW ZINC COINS
    37 7 Berlin, Apr. 5. MEW coins of one, five, and ten pfen- nig denominations made of zinc will be issued in the next few days to replace the present copper and bronze coins Reuter.
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    34 7 T*HE High Commissioner of Palestine Jl yesterday made his first official visit to the Australian troops in Pales* tine. After inspecting the troops he visited the overseas base headquarters of the Australian forces.— Reuter.
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      330 7 RAFFLES HOTEL TO-NIGHT Orchestral Concert 8.15 to 9.15 p. m. SPECIAL RACE DINNER DANCE (formal) from 9.45 p.m. CABARET ATTRACTION THE PRESTON TRIO WHIRLWIND SKATERS A THRILLING DARING SHOW! 3 Appearances Extension to 1 a.m. Dinner $3.50 BOOK YOUR TABLE Non-diners $1.00 RIJSTTAFEL served to-day RAFFLES ORCHESTRA from 12.30 to
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, APR. 6. 1940. (217th. Day of the War.) Voluntary Effort
    982 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, APR. 6. 1940. (217th. Day of the War.) Voluntary Effort In no other country in the world can voluntary t»Bcr\ be counted on to achieve more than in Great Britain. This was well illustrated in the circumstances attending a recent announcement oj the Chancellor of
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    NEW LONDON-LISBON AIR SERVICES
    107 8 London, Apr. 6. It is learned that the French, Spanish and Portuguese Governments have agreed to the operation of British air services from London to Lisbon via Bordeaux (France) with facilities for emergency landings at Salamanca. Three experimental flights will be made this month in either
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    CANADIAN ACTIVE SERVICE FORCE
    51 8 Ottawa, Apr. 5. It is announced that Brigadier-Gen-eral Victor Wentworth Odium, has been chosen to command the second division of the Canadian Active Service Force.— Reuter. Brigadier-General Odium served In the South African war and the Great War during which he was mentioned In dispatches seven
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  • Letters To The Editor
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      TAXATION
      306 8 Objection To The New Duties To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— At last those who fear that income tax may deprive them of more than half of their Income may sleep in peace and calm! Equally assured must be those who have, within the last few weeks,
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      THE NEUTRALS
      314 8 Difficult Problem Confronting Denmark To the Edito- of the Straits Times Sir,— The other day you were ''spreading maps," with ths result that we, your readers, were treated to two highly instructive and very interesting articles dealing with the present geographical aspect of the war. It is a
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      A SEX PROBLEM
      256 8 Too Many Females Are Being Shot! To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Dog shooting is practised most actively by the authorities in Malaya, apparently for the simple reason that the animal licence fee has not been paid. The cost of the licence in the case
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      PROOF WANTED
      264 8 Let The Loan Proposal Be Tried Out To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir. Having studied the speech on var-tlme taxation made by the Financial Secretary, one must reluctantly come to the conclusion that the Government is not so much Interested in sending a big sum of
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      TEACHING ENGLISH
      665 8 Put An End To "Vapid, Wooden" Essays To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— lt is high time to bring about some changes in the present system of teaching general English in upper secondary and higher classes in our schools. To-day we lay stress on exercises like
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      FROM HADES
      400 8 James 111 And Our War Taxation Antics To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— My Royal Father has just dis:overed the Women and Girls' Proteclon Ordinance of the Straits Settlenents and is too engrossed in its study o write to you. I have his command to inform
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      "JAWI PEKANS"
      403 8 Union For Indian Muslims Suggested To the Kditor of ihe Siraitl Ttnuea Sir,— As an Indian Muslim, born and bred in this country, I long lcr the formation of an Indian Muslim Union s^ as to enable the Muslim sons ol India to meet together and discuss ways
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    FRENCH MINISTER ON EFFECT OF BLOCKADE
    543 9 Highly Satisfied With Results To Date M. MONNET ON PROOF OF DIFFICULTIES IN GERMANY I iondon Conference On The Economic War Progress QOME of the effects of the Allied blockade on Germany were disclosed last night by the French Minister of Blockade after his
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    S. AFRICAN WAR BILL IS APPROVED
    70 9 JHE South African Senate yesterday finally approved the war Measures Bnl by a majority, reports Reuter from Cape Town. The bill has already passed the House of Assembly. The bill gives the Governor-General power to make recommendations for the maintenance of order in the
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    COAL PRODUCTION COUNCIL
    73 9 London, Apr. 6. i in. lormatlon of a new coal produc- I 1 tion council in order to maintain home .supplies and increase exports to <>ur Allies and to countries now unable to obtain German supplies was an nounced yesterday by the Minister for Mines, Mr. Geoffrey
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    MAURETANIA REFUELS AT HONOLULU
    35 9 1 iant British liner Mauretania, which It-it New York a fortnight ISO fox an unknown destination, is now refuelling at Honolulu. Thousim.s of people watched the Jlner as IC :-';rc!. Rcntrr.
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    R.A.F. Fighter Pilots' Souvenirs
    30 9 R JV.F. fighter P^ots in France examining souvenirs taken from German aircraft which they have shot down. The squadron has already accounted for six enemy aircraft.
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    More Reds Held In France
    288 9 "Vast Organization" Is Uncovered Paris, Apr. 6. THE French police have announced the discovery of a "vast Communist propaganda organization" and 19 arrests have been made. Nearly all the arrested persons who are described as militant Communists are workers in big motor and aeroplane engine
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    R.A.F. CASUALTY LIST
    32 9 THE latest Air Ministry casualty list comprises 85 names, Including 38 killed (four of whom were previously reported missing); five died from wounds, 19 wounded and 16 missing.— Reuter.
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    45,000 POLES AGAINST THE WHOLE MIGHT OF GERMANY
    82 9 fHE epic resistance of 45,000 Polish troops against the Nazis for Pix months after the collapse of the main Polish army has |Uflt come to light. This "doomed army" had been holding out in the forests round Radom, south of Warsaw, according
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    SABOTAGE IN RUSSIA
    105 9 German Experts Ask For Recall Paris, Apr. 6. QERMAN engineers and special- ists employed in Soviet industrial centres have requested the German Ambassador in Moscow to arrange for their recall to Germany, according to a Bucharest telegram quoting reports from Cernauti Rumania, adjoining Sovietoccupied Poland. Tl A
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    SOVIET APPROACH TO THE ALLIES
    138 9 Want Resumption Of Trade Relations London, Apr. 5. A NGLO-Soviet trade relations r was the subject raised by M. Maisky, Soviet Ambassador to Britain, at his recent meeting: with Lord Halifax, Foreign Secretary, says Keuter\s diplomatic correspondent. In Russian quarters it Is contended that the
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    Rome Attack On Democracies
    52 9 Rome, Apr. 6. '"THE Allies will certainly have to 1 settle accounts with us," writes Popolo d'ltalia. Alter saying that Germany and Austria alone had appreciated Italian valour, the newspaper continues, "Let us not forget that it is always the democracies which belittle and humble our
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    FUNERAL OF R.A.F. MAN IN HOLLAND
    71 9 J7LIGHT-SERGT. j. Miller, the Cana- dian airman who was killed when an R.A.P. machine was shot down by a Dutch fighter plane last week, was buried in Holland yesterday with full military honours. Four other members of the bomber's crew who have been Interned,
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    U.S. RECIPROCAL TRADE PACTS PROGRAMME
    43 9 T Washington, Apr. 6. HE Senate has passed the bill continuing the reciprocal trade agreements programme for three years. The measure, which has already passed the House of Representatives, now goes to the President for his signature.— Reuter.
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    NAZI OFFICER TAKEN PRISONER
    33 9 I AST night's French war communique states, "an enemy reconnoitring party was repelled by one of our outposts. The German officer who was fading it was captured."— British Wireless.
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    BRITISH NOTE TO SCANDINAVIA
    71 9 IT is learned in official quart- ers in London that Lord Halifax yesterday received the Swedish and Norwegian ministers and gave them messages for their governments dealing with Scandinavian neutrality. These notes were described in official circles as being concerned with general questions affecting relations between
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    Judge Stabbed At Railway Station
    128 9 London, Apr. 6. |\flß- JUSTICE Edwin Cooper Burgis, chairman of the LancashireCheshire conscientious objectors' tribunal, after presiding all day over the tribunal at Manchester yesterday, was stabbed four times in the back at the station while waiting for his train. He was taken to hospital
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    ANGLO-DUTCH TRADE AGREEMENT
    41 9 London, Apr. 5. DEUTER karns that the Anglo-Dutch trade agreement was initialled on Mar. 21, but it has not yet been signDetails of the agreement will not be Issued in London until it has been formally signed.— Reuter
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    Duke Of Windsor Inspects Front Lines
    14 9 r *'i^^?a^iffS3sa^ sa x Ts\sT s \$r rs
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    R. A. F. BOMB NAZI BATTLESHIP AND FOUR DESTROYERS
    148 9 Second Raid On German Naval Carried Out Yesterday THE Royal Air Force struck again at the German naval base at Wilhelmshaven yesterday and bombed five German warships, including a battleship, it is officially announced by the Air Ministry. This raid was
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    King Approves R.A.F. Gallantry Awards
    72 9 London, Apr. 6. T^HE King has approved of two awards for gallantry and devotion to duty in the execution of air operations." Squadron -Leader A«A. de Gruylser is awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, and Aircraftman Richard Field the Distinguished Flying Medal. t Both the awards
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    CHILDREN'S ALLOWANCES INCREASED
    55 9 T TTT London, Apr. 6. HE Admiralty and Army Council have announced increased children's allowances for lower deck ratings and other ranks. The scale now is six shillings weekly for one child, ten sh'llings for two children, and 12 shillings for three children, and three shillings extra
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    Fresh Nazi Air Outrage
    199 9 PROM Bergen, in Norway, conns a report of ruthie*; Nazi air attack! en the Norwegian steamer Mini The steamer arrived saf?ly at Bergen yesterday, with 107 aboard, after six days at sea during which, according ta newspaper reports, sfts h^ci been bombed daily by German aircraft.
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    COLONY RADIO LICENCE FEE REDUCED TO $5
    358 10 Decision Will Foster Increase In Local Listeners FIRST STAGE OF GOVERNMENT'S NEW BROADCASTING POLICY AFTER insistent public demand since 1938, the annual fee for wireless receiving Mm in the Straits Settlements has been reduced from $12 to $5 with effect from yesterday. A
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    WAR LOAN & THE PUBLIC
    384 10 WAR LOAN THE PUBLIC S. S. A. Inquiring About Proposal PROBABLE SUPPORT IN MALAYA A COMMITTEE of the Straits Settleroenti (Singapore) Association is investigating details reimnling the probable support for a iv:ir loan in Malaya. This 13 revealed in the minutes oi the association's general committee rcle.. d last night.
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    AMUSEMENTS
    204 10 BINGAPOW KM I lIS HOTEL Orchestral Concert 8.15 to 9.15 p.m. Dinner Dance (Formal) 9.45 p.m. to Midnight. GARRK'K THEATRE. GEYLANG Fatima. A M:day Talkie 6.15 9.15. GREAT WORLD Cabaret 6.30 to 8.43 9.30 to 1 a.m. Globe: Alang Alang. Sky: Boy From Barnados. Atlantic Theatre: Chinese Picture. Urn
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    PENANG RANGERS WIN GUIDES COMPETITION
    95 10 THE First Penang Ranger Company has won the first prize in the Guide Colonies Competition for the best-dressed doll— with a Chinese bride. The second prize was won by a company in the West Indies. It is probable that some of the prizewinning entries in
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    HYDERABAD REGT. TO BEAT RETREAT
    57 10 THE Band nnd Drums of the 4th Battalion, 19th Hyderabad Regiment will beat Retreat on the Singapore padang at 6 p.m. on Monday. The programme will be: Combined (March) "Jellalabad"; Band (Troop) "The Colours"; Bugles (Marcn) "The Brave"; Band (March) "Lyn Wood"; Drums (March) "Drum's
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    Some Beautiful Blooms At Memorial Hall
    490 10 (By A Special Correspondent) i THERE is more to see and more to admire at this year's Flower Show than on any previous occasion. The standard of exhibits, both jy professionals and amateurs gets higher year by year, and certainly the variety of exhibits
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    A Captured Nazi Flag
    29 10 Muslim soldiers from North Africa, proudly displaying v Nazi Banner, recently captured from the Germans— a scene behind the lines m tne French Army zone.
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    Official Reports On Shop Hours
    90 10 REPORTS by the Labour Department and the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs on working hours of Asiatic shop assistants have been completed and are receiving the consideration of the Government, it was stated in a letter from the Colonial Secretary, read at a meeting of the
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    BANKRUPTCY CASE LIST SHORTER
    158 10 REFERRING to the short list or bankruptcy cases before him yesterday the Chief Justice. Sir Percy McEiwaine said "Is it due to prosperity This seems very satisfactory. When a bankrupt said that he had spent about S4OO at the races. Sir Percy remarked, "So Government got
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    BANKRUPT OFFERS TO PAY IN FULL
    126 10 CHUA WEE KOON, partner in a tin mining concern in Johore, offered to pay his liabilities in full when he appeared before the Chief Justice, Sir Percy McEiwaine, yesterday, <for his public examination. When Mr. F. A. Chua, Assistant Official Assignee, said that the
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    PICK-POCKETS CONVICTED
    215 10 Incident At General Post Office "DOTH the accused are bad char- acters and are known to be working together at snatch-thiev-ing," remarked Court Inspector Cowie after two Chinese, Lee Wah, 30, and Yap Poh Pioh, 22, had been convicted in the Singapore third court yesterday on a charge
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    ACTING CORONER
    40 10 Mr W. MacQuarrie, Chief Inspector of Police, yesterday took up the post of Singapore Coroner in place of Mr. W. G. Porter, who left last week on furlough. Mr. MacQuarrie has acted as Singapore Coroner on previous occasions.
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    RENT BOARD DECILES IN FAVOUR OF MAJOR
    829 10 Bachelors Refused Leave To Eject Married Man "THE Board will always, if possible, restore to a landlord his own property if he requires it for development or even reasonably for his own accommodation, but the Board do not think it sufficient if the
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    RENT INCREASES IN AUGUST LAST
    111 10 A DECISION was glv.'ii by the Rexit Assessment Board yesterday that an increase of rent arranged to come into force from Aug. 1, last year, is outside the scope of the Rent Restriction Ordinance, which became effective in that month. "Any rent increase from Aug.
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    FLOWER SHOW IS BEST YET HELD IN SINGAPORE
    578 11 Locally Grown Vegetables Feature Of Display SIR SHENTON PROUD OF HIS CAULIFLOWER "WITH HEART" "THE finest flower show Singapore has ever put on," was the general opinion of the many people who visited the exhibition which opened at the Victoria Memorial Hall
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    NAZIS HAVE MURDERED 26,000 POLES
    275 11 NAZIS HAV E MURDERED 26,000 POLES THAT the German invasion of Poland in September last was just a further manifestation of the policy dating from the 9th century of "Drang nach Osten," or "Thrust to the East," was the contention put forward by Mr. J. Z. Orski, a Polish resident,
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    LIST OF AWARDS AT FLOWER SHOW
    1150 11 THE list of awards at the Flower Show is as follows: MEDALS Orchids: Silver medals, awards of merit to H. S. Tan and M. G. Eber; bronze medals and awards of merit to H. S. Tan, E. Galistan and Gem nursery Flowering plants: silver
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    "IN THIS WORLD WHERE FEAR IS ON EVERY SIDE..."
    856 12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, the hour cometh and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and they that hear shall live" WHOSE words are these and with what authority do they come
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    Consecration Of New Belgian Bishop
    25 12 The procession from the church at Toirrnai. Belgium after the consec ration of the new Bishop of Tournai, Mgr. Delmote.
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    CHURCH SERVICES FOR THIS WEEK-END
    1141 12 CHURCH OF ENGLAND ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL.— Second Sunday after Easter. 6.50 a.m. Holy Communion and Matins; 8 a.m. Choral Eucharist; 10.15 a.m. Children's service; 5.30 p.m. Evensong and sermon. Preacher: Rev. B. G. Biirtlett, R.A.F. ST. PAUL'S CHURCH.— Sunday. 8 a.m Holy Communior; 5.30 p.m.
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    French President Visits Nurses' School
    39 12 President Lebrun, accompanied by Mme. Lebrun, recently visited the Nurses School of the French Society for Aid to Wounded Soldiers, in Paris. Picture shows the French President shaking hands with some of the nurses.
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      1180 12 Week-End Broadcasting XO-OAY WHM STATION cnirADADC The following Is a summary of the B.b.«* MWuArUIUi programmes for the week:— /hl l 33 me/1 (2Mm 6.05 pjn. News summary: C.50 p.m. FuU SiSS. ,W, My^« tfl 2?yfB 12.45 p.m. Reller's Blue Melody Makers. e ws summary; 850 p.m. Popular tunes; delayed
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    "ALLIES AMPLY PREPARED FOR NAZI BLITZKRIEG"
    497 13 Ironside On Our Ability To Cope With German Or Soviet Attacks London, Apr. 5. TKN. Sir lCdinund Ironside, chief of the Imperial General Staff, receiving; the Press at the War Office, declared "The Allies should be heartily grateful that they have enjoyed seven months
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    Australian Air Unit's Feat
    198 13 25,000 Miles Flown In Es<>(>rling Convoys London, Apr. 5. fT is now revealed that the Royal Australian squadron which arrived in Britain at Christmas has flown 25.000 miles in escorting convoys Some 250 ships totalling 100,000 tons have been convoyed by the Australians so far. The
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    R.A.F. GUNNERS IN TRAINING
    25 13 A trainee of the Royal Air Force undergoing: a gunnery Instructional wrse at an aerodrome on the west coast of England.
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    NAZIS ALARMED OVER OUR ASCENDANCY IN THE AIR
    325 13 THE Stockholm newspaper Social Demokraten connects the publication of the German White Paper with German fears that the Allied superiority in the air may be realized by the end of the year. Hence, it is stated, the Germans may attempt an air
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    Captured Nazi Ship Now In The Thames
    46 13 Captured Nazi Ship Now In The Thames /r\PTTREI> in the South Atlantic by the British Navy, in November, the 7.603-ton Nari merchant xhip r hen f els was brought into the Thames yesterday. She is now moored at Millwall Docks awaitinc decision of the Prize Court.
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    SPENT 72 YEARS IN MAURITIUS
    117 13 Alter Reported Unfit For Foreign Service" AGED 101, the Yen. Henry D. Buswell. Archdeacon Emeritus of Mauritius, has died at Quatre-Bomes. He had lived in the island for 72 years, and had been active as a clergyman and missionary there for 56. although before he
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    ENEMY ALIENS IN BRITAIN: M.P.'s CHARGES SUPPORTED
    469 13 KING circles in British east coast ports endorse the statement by Col. H. W. Burton, M.P. for Sudbury, Suffolk, in the House of Commons, that enemy aliens living in dock areas are giving- information to the enemy says the Daily Telegraph. Representatives of
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    Pensioner's Watch For Red Cross Sale
    125 13 AN old age pensioner from Salisbury has sent his silver watch— "my old friend h? calls It— to the Red Cross Sate which takes place at Christie's during the week beginning June 10. Another gift, anonymous, is a diamond necklace worth £20 000. Still
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    STRICTER CONTROL OF ALIENS
    82 13 A TTT X London, Apr. 4. LIENS in Britain's eight protected areas are not to continue to live there without the written permission of their chief constables, according to text of the Aliens (Protected Areas) Order Issued last night. This order comss Into force on Apr.
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    MASS PRODUCTION OF SHIPS TO BEGIN IN BRITAIN
    222 13 "Cargo Vessels To Be Built Faster Than They Can Be Sunk By Enemy" Al>ondon, Apr. 5. PLAN for mass production of cargo ships which will be put into operation within a few weeks is revealed by Mr. William Westwood, who recently took
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    Inactivity Of The U-boats
    196 13 218 Nazi Submarine Prisoners In Britain London, Apr. 5. IN the official view in London no definite conclusion can be drawn from the recent comparative inactivity of U-boats. No British ship has been sunk by a submarine for ten days. Possibly the Germans are suffering from
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    Big German Raid Repulsed
    142 13 U Paris, Apr. 5. NDER cover of one of the heaviest artillery and trench-mortar barrages yet used the Germans launched a big raid at 5.30 a.m. yesterday on a small French outpost between Nied and the Saar. The raid itself was unsuccessful and easily repulsed but
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    US. LOAN FOR FINNISH RECONSTRUCTION
    40 13 liington, Apr. 5. MR. Jesse Jones, the Federal Loan Administrator, has announced that he is askh. j Congress for authority to use part of the $20,000,000 loan to Finland for reconstruction work in Finland.— Reuter.
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    Planting Topics WHITE ANT MENACE TO RUBBER TREES
    2100 14 Planting Topics WHITE ANT MENACE TO RUBBER TREES Pest That Still Defies Extermination RESULTS OF LATEST RESEARCH AWAITED From Our Planting Correspondent '•I CONSIDER that, in spite of individual and other research work done in connection with the control of white ants, it still remains in some districts the greatest
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    ESTATE HOSPITALS: A READER'S VIEWS
    465 14 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir—The article on "Estate and Government Hospitals" in your issue of Mar 2 greatly misleads readers on existing facts The expenditure by the Government on hospitals is great no, jbecmuse the fees paid by estate labourers are s!^^?iSSSr«iKpS£S
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      195 14 THE ADVANTAGES OF KLIN G E R a> S E A t L E S S Mr PISTON VALVES can be summarised *4l| 1. They can be kept permanently steam-tirht without trouble. B -^iHl^^^Bi^ 2 T* 1^ withstand the highest pressI nres and temperature*. R^ j^Bfi»^B 3 Th^y have nn
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    Selections For To-day's Races
    144 15 FOLLOWING are selections for to-day's rac?s in Singapore: Straits Times Race 1. Harrlford. Blue Ribbon. Race 2. The Poacher. Grofmo. Race 3. Squeeze. Aerial Post. Race 4. Easter Parade, Sir Victor. Race 5. Freedom. Double Esso. Race 6. Royal Hampton. Toyman. Race 7. Saladin, Dewberry. Race
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    19 15 The Anniversary Cup, nicest priz<' for sprinters in this country, which will be at .stake to-day at Biikit Timah.
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    PROGRAMME OF EVENTS AT BUKIT TIMAH
    811 15 THE full card of events for to-day's races at Bukit Timah, the first day of the Singapore Turf Club's summer (Governor's Cup) meeting, is given below. The double tote will be on races six and eight, and the big sweep will be drawn on
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    LOutsider Wins National
    264 15 L Outsider Wins National Liverpool, Apr. 5. U7ITH a brilliant finishing burst Tf along the final flat Bogskar (ridden by M. Jones), owned and trained by Lord Stalbridge. won the Grand National Steeplechase, beating Captain Scott-Brigg's MacMoffat (Alder) by four lengths, with Mr. J. Neill's Gold Arrow (Lay) third, six
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    Yesterday's Tennis Results At Clubs
    204 15 YESTERDAYS ties in the S.C.C. spring lawn tennis tournament resulted as follows Men's championship doubles: Major R Eedford and O. Fuller beat A. G. Day and O. R. S. Bateman, 6—3, 9—7- DEL Anderson and A. D. Anderson beat W. Warden and J. Mclntosh. 4—6.
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    Y.M.C.A. JUNIORS WIN EASILY
    36 15 IN a craket match i-aycd on (he V.M C A ground yesterday, the V.M.C.A. Juniors Brat the 41st Company, Royal Engineers, by Thompson was the most successful bowler scorer fw the En
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    ANNUAL SOCCER AT RAFFLES INSTITUTION
    58 15 •jT-'IE annual Raffles Institution foot- ball match lor the Clarke Shield between the Past and the Present will be played to-day on the school ground r 5 p.m. The following players will represent tr(* school: Oton Sian: Ja'affar, Kirn Seng; V'-.or, Thamotharam u:apt.>. Abdul Raliman;
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    Morning's Winding-Up Gallops
    145 15 JJERVUS. Meadowmac and Just My Luck three horses running this atternoon at Bukit Timah recorded brilliant spurts In the home strain this morning when the final wlndineup gallops were gon e through on the second tra-k. rhese three horses should make their presence felt in their re-pective
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    GOOD STADIUM DEBUT BY NAVY FOOTBALL TEAM
    469 15 Royal Navy 5 s.R.C. 0 niSPLAYING good team work and plenty' "of "speed! the Royal Navy outclassed the S.R.C. in a first division league match at the stadium yesterday. winning- by hve goals to nil. 5 J The Recs. fought hard, Alpnonso doing
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    Full Points To Wearnes
    289 15 Wearnes 3; Guthries 1 THE rJusiness Houses' League soccer 1 match between the Wearnes and Guthries soccer teams at the S.H B J.S.C. ground yesterday turned out to be a poor game, and ended in a three-one victory for Wearnes. Wearnes possessed a slightly better forward
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    SINGAPORE COLTS CRICKET
    58 15 THE following hava accepted to play o JZ rr the Sin S a P° r e Colts against the S.C.R.C. at Hong Lim Green at 2 p.m to-morrow:— N. Hay, D. de Cruz, J. Traill, J. Crowther, M. Traill. C. Anthonisz, H. Humphries, K. Armstrong, M. de
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    CHINESE BANK WIN
    23 15 IN a Business Houses League fixture played at Farrer Park yesterday the Oversea Chinese Bank beat Harper Gilflllan two— nil.
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    WEEK-END SPORTS EVENTS
    158 15 TO-DAY Soccer: Second division (A), Publishers vs. K.A.O.C., Stadium; R.A.F. Torpedo vs. S.H.a, Seletar; Raffles' Institution, f* S .V'^. Pres nt> for Clarke Shield, Raffles Institution. Cricket: S.C.C. vs. C.S.C.. Balestier; St.C vs. P.W.D., S.C.C.; Indian Assn. vs. Indian Army Officers, Balestier; SRC vs. Manchester, S.R.C.; Anglo-Chinese'
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    104 15 r:E following have been .selected to play cricket for the Ceylon Sports Club against St. Andrew's School today on the school ground at 2 n.m. Ben Dudley (capt). P. Retnasabapathy, I. Nadarajah, S. Velautham, T. Kanagaratnam, Dr. Balasineam, A. N. Nathaniels, A. E. Gunasekaru.
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    NEUTRAL COUNTRIES WANT AN ALLIED VICTORY
    529 16 New York Times On Overwhelming Sympathy For Britain France 44 THE British leaders seem completely unafraid of com- plaints which are bound to arise from a tighter blockade" sayi the New York Times, commenting on the speech of Mr. Chamberlain, the Prime Minister, on
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    69 16 A mobile railway workshop has just been complied for the < W» n «*J£ °J Supp'y for the use of the B.ES. in France. It is the first of a number deigned to enable service repairs to be carried out in forward areas in
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    180 16 TRIBUTE to British tenacity is paid by the German artillery General von Metzch In an article in the German Adelsblatt. He says: "One should have no doubts about the dogged energy of the British. It is the same with our enemy No. 2, France. Good
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    44 16 Cpl. L. Hoy. of the Royal Norfol Regi who on Armistice Day, 1918, i limb 'd out ol his trench and parade:! in no-man's-land playing an air on a mi whistle while both sides cheered, •1 up again.
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    140 16 "I AM most optimistic about the future of Spain," declared the Marquis del Moral at a recent meeting in London of the Friends of Spain. The speaker had Just returned from Madrid, where he was impressed by the manner In which Gen. Franco and his
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    67 16 Paris, Apr. 5. NO surprise appears likely to emerge as a result of the negotiations in Bucharest between the German trade envoy, Clodius, and Rumanian trade officials, according to the Havas Bucharest correspondent. He adds that Clodius will probably leave Rumania in three weeks' time without
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    43 16 Calcutta, Apr. 5. THE Bengal Government has for- bidden publication of the programme for the so-called "national week" organised by th» "anticompromise' group led by Subhas Rose, former Congress president. The national week is fixed to begin to-morrow. Reuter.
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    38 16 The Council of the London (Royal Free Hospital) School of Medicine tor Women has decided to reopen the second medical course in London after Easter for students who have been working at Aberdeen University.
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    308 16 London, Apr. 5. INAUGURATING a nationwide food 1 economy campaign to-day, Lord Woolton, the new Food Minister, appealed to women to "mobilize themselves on the kitchen front." He added that enough food had been stored to make Hitler, If he were a sensible man, begin
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