The Straits Times, 19 April 1940

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    37 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NVABLY A CENTURY I MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES 16 PAGES SINGAPORE. FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1010. PRICE 5 CENTS. The Straits Times 16 PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, APRIL 1J», 1940. PRICE 5 CENTS.
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      111 1 For Up-to-date TAILORING... MIEN CHONG You are assured of real satisfaction i\m Col«man St: Singapore. —Phone 4816— SINGAPORE. 140 CECIL ST. (PHONE 5471) I \Zsonipanu ot^tmuew V (Incorporated in England) SINGAPORE, KUALA LUMPUR, IPOH, PENANG MALACCA.y ESPECIALLY in the heat of summer do you S~le Lnporlers for Malaya and Thailand
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
    37 2 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The Family of the late Mrs. Caroline de Sllva thank all relatives friends for their kind attendance at the Funeral, for contributions towards Masses, for Wreaths, tc for expressions of sympathy In their bereavement.
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      515 2 SMALL APS7 Minimum charge $1. for advt not exceeding; 4 lines. More than four lines 25 cents per line (Six words). Box No. 25 cents extra. Small Ads.' are prepayable SITUATIONS VACANT When applying for an; position advertised tn these iolatnm trod copies of testimonial* Do not send orirtnah. WANTED
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      946 2 FOR SALE REMINGTON NOISELESS PORTABLE TYPEWRITER and carrying case, very little used. Cost $135, will sell for $71, cash. Apply Box No. 730. Strmits Times. FREEHOLD PROPERTY 3620 sq. ft. including compound Brick house, gas. *-ater and electricity installed. Overlooking sea ?a bus route. Good tor business or private renidence.
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      174 2 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE of REMOVAL MESSRS. HENRY WAUGH& Co., Ltd. SINGAPORE. hereby give notice that, as from Monday, 22nd. April their Office will be situated at N. T. S. BUILDING' 2, CECIL STREET, SINGAPORE. BECOME YOUR OWN LAND L O R D Y B U CAN DB IT here's a
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      476 2 FMJBLJC NOTICE NOTICE OF THE 2ND QUARTERLY SESSION me OF THE BOARD OF LICENSING JUSTICES, SINGAPORE. HELD UNDER RULE 7 OF THE LIQUORS LICENSING RULES, 1937. The quarterly session of the Board of Licensing Justices for tne Settlement of Singapore will be held in the Court of tne First Magistrate
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      339 2 _AUCTION NOTICES AUCTION SALE Of very well-made-to-order beautifullycarved and also plain designs high-grao" polished solid teak European household furniture of every description; office writing tables, chairs, bookcases, etc. etc.. (N. B All the furniture above vcre specially made by Littles: Robinsons Sc Frankels Ltd.) to be held at No. 105,
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      65 2 BUSINESS CARDS ETC. "HACKBRIDGE" TRANSFORMERS. "ON-LOA LT X At- CHANGING. COMPENSATED REACTORS AWD VOLTAOE REGULATION ETO. ALLIANCE ENGINEERING CO.. LTD. SINGAPORE A KL ALA LLMPTTB. MANOR HOUSE CHANCERY LAKE DOUBLE AND SINGLE ROOM. ACCOMMODATION AVAILABLE. M.S. TEL. 2965 MRS. GRAHAM HUTCHISON SPECIALLY NIMItI FOR m coughs, colds, E m SORE
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      1553 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS P. &0. BRITISH INDIA fTEKMWiTT^ and apcar line. n MANSFIELD &HO LTD (incorporated in England) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS IflflllUl VI W«J La ■M peninsulah anl iMUMTM s* Co FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR MAI! HASSF.NOKX AND OARQO 8r""ICT WW¥ W3 W* I] Atf I*3 W? W W IfMlf The
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      349 3 M. M. LINE INSU ANCE JZSSSZSSL. FIRE-ACCIDENT MOTOR c» st~t r«tj» «*sBagehii. F |d EL T y GUARANTEE MARINE rare, from SU.f.por, U« WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION t a in 8 S Marseilles A 960 668 437 B 848 583 42l THE, LONDON ASSURAiNCI. salgon M 61 BONO KONG FIRE INSCS CO
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      757 3 Broadcasting TO-DAY EMPIRE STATION SINGAPORE Tlle following i S a summary of the B B O. Vfixii overseas programmes: ZHL 1.33 mcs '225m.) 6.05 p.m. News summary; 6.20 p.m. Light ZHP 9.69 mcs (30.96m.) music, BBC. orchestra; 6.53 p.m. Pull 1.15 p.m. Miscellaneous -ramophone news bulletin; 7.20 p.m. Gaelic records;
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    QUIET RUBBER MARKET
    514 4 Declining Tendency In London 1 ANTON NELSON'S REVIEW DEVIEWING the rubber market, Stanton Nelson and Co-, Ltd., in a report Esmed yesterday, write: The slowly declining tendency in the London rubber market has continued, but in New York fluctuations in price have produced, on balance, a rise
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    CHANGKAT SERDANG ESTATES
    862 4 Good Results Of Replanting T^HE annual meeting of Changkat Serdang Estates, Ltd., was held 'n Singapore yesterday. The chairman, Mr. H. D. Mundell, said Our assessment of standard production for the calendar year 1940 has been fixed at 413.700 lb.. an increase of 5.000 lb. over the
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    Fraser & Co.'s Singapore Share Quotations
    1306 4 Fraser Co.'s Singapore Share Quotations THURSDAY, APE. 18, 1940: 5 P.M. MINING Bayers Seller* Ampat Tin (4s) 5s 5s 6d c.d. Austral Amai. (ss) 6s 9d Us 3d Austral Malay (E) 35s 37s Ayer Hitam 21s 22s Ayer Weng .63 .67 Bangrin Tin 31s 6d 22s 6d Batu Selangor ($1)
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    163 4 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES from Oui (Md CorrerU4>uoenti London, Apr. 18. COMMODITY and Exchange markets closed v as follows with previous Quotations id parenthesis:— RUBBER: Firmer. Spot lid HHd (10 15 led lined) May lid imd (lid 11 l|l6d) July lllilSd 11' i.d (lid 11».,di Oct-Dec lid ll^d (10 15i16d 11 1,16
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    FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
    238 4 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Books Company Dividend Close Date a m ngapore, Ap Ex Dft. 18, 5 p.m. Total for financial year TIN Ampat Tin 12% tax Apr. 29 Batu Selangor 1Vi% Apr. 24 Klang Rivers 15% No. 47 Apr. 18 Larut 7Vid. No. 21 Apr. 22 Pengkalen
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      112 4 the 1940 O AUSTinO MAS I fcj A A 900 CC. 4-Cy Under Engine which developea 27 B.H.P. for Power. Three Crankshaft Main Bearings for Smoothness. Four forward Speeds with »yncrome»h engagement for second, third and top for easy handling. A special Chassis embodying a unit construction with all steel
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      715 4 PUBLIC NOTICES IX)KE YEW SCHOLARSHIPS i wrvnutn of hongkong One Loke Yew Scholarship o lion;; University, which provides free tuition and free board and residence, falls recant tn September, 1940. The scholarship Is open to Chiiicso studenvs Indigenous to the Federated Malay States and the Straits Settlements who have good
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      250 4 TIDE TABLES SINGAPORE To-day H. W. 7.57 a.m. 7.5 ft.; 9.01 p.m. 7.6 ft. L. W. 1.59 a.m. 3.7 ft.; 2.37 p.m. 1.8 ft. To-morrow H. W. 9.05 a.m. 8.2 ft.; 9.40 p.m. 8.1 ft. L. W. 3.03 a.m. 2.7 ft.; 3.29 p.m. 1.7 ft. Sunday, Apr. 21 H. W.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
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      AROUND THE MARKETS All Sections Continue Dull
      321 5 Xv Onr Financial Correspondent Singapore, Apr. 19. THE markets show little change. Rubber was unchanged in London but rose a further one-eighth in New York at 113/ i9 3 /i cents. Spot tin rose a half to £255 10$. and the three months
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      Borelli Rubber To Pay 10%
      113 5 THE payment of a rinal dividend of 5 p3r cent., making 10 per cent. for the year ended December last, will be recommended by the directors at the annual meeting of Borelli Rubber Co., Ltd., at Kuala Lumpur on Apr. 26. The company's profit for
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      RUBBER EXPORT
      31 5 EXPORT oi dry rubber funcorrected figures; from Mslaya, Brunei and Labuan lor March, wu as follows: Tons. Mainland 35,519 Straits Settlements Islands 384 Brunei 181 Labuan 15 Total 36.099
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      London Stock Exchange
      350 5 London, Apr. 18. AN the Stock Exchange to-day Eastern v Bonds declined one or two points on International stresses. Elsewhere trading was small and movements Irregular. The cotton company, J and P Coats announced a profit of £2.188,000 compared with £1,535,000 the previous year. The following are
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      EXCHANGES
      191 5 The following are the exchange rates this morning according to the dally circular issued by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation:— SELLING London T.T. 2/4 1/16 Loi.don demand 2/4 1/16 Rate for freight 2/4% Lyons demand 2060 Switzerland demand 208 Vt. i Hamburg demand New York demand 46 15/16
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      ALLIES WOULD PROTECT BALKAN INDEPENDENCE
      553 5 No Imminent Danger: Premier On New Trade Drive London, Apr. 19. A FTER Mr. Neville Chamberlain's statement yesterday, Reuter learns on reliable authority that, although there is no feeling in London that the Balkan countries are in imminent danger of attack, little doubt is held
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      Danube States Take Firm Action
      222 5 Belgrade, Apr. 18. OTRONG measures to control transport on the Danube were unanimously decided by the International Danube Commission to-day. The transport of arms, munitions and explosives without a Government permit is banned by all states bordering the river, while deliveries to the states themselves
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      BRITISH TRADE IN FAR EAST
      350 5 Japanese Action Criticized London, Apr. 19. ASKED by Captain Alan Graham In the House of Commons whether the Asia Development Board was responsible for discrimination agalns: British shipping at Tsingtao (Shantung Province) and elsewhere, the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, said:
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      89 5 Friday, Apr. 19, noon. Buyer* Seller* Prices Price* No IX K.S.S. (Spot loose) 3576 36 ft No. IX K.S.S. Lett, in cases April-May Z9% U% Sellers option G.F.A.Q. K.S.S. t.o.b. in br.les April-May 35 VJ M% Sellers option PA.Q. K.S.S. to.b in bale April-May 34%
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      216 5 A /^NO OTHER TOOTHBRUSH «eft iSfWI CLEANS AND PROTECTS < rreX, e K, end \jii •*f>*;£>il V MY TEETH AS WELL AS THE A SSEfiS MSbl AVm^m&ii *:n: n teeth other <YV Wr why I ipro-pty-fac-tic m9w94v77TP^B^HHB BRUSHES ARE E±~=h9UwUßluMULlJlliH9HlH SO SUPERIOR KM 1. The big end tuft assures The
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      349 5 t Folding >SM^^_ Spectacle* Take up no mure ran in the waistcoat pocket than a watch or powder box In a Lady's hand bag. Ideal for dr^ss wear, cards, social functions and at all times when glasses are required for occasional use. Mad" in imitation and real tortolse-sheO, Af^Fzeltiel Som
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      233 6 The Popular star of "WE ARE NOT ALONE" in another dramatic Hit! RKO RADIO'S TWO STAR SPECIAL TWO GREAT STARS Jjj GLORIOUSLY LIFTED Mf^f TO NEW GREATNESS [9^ f^lt PAUL W&IL I r MUNI iSI MIRIAM li^^ hopkins \£rm D YOU ALWAYS H* LOOK TO MUNI tJ FOR THE YEAR'S
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      501 6 TO-NIGHT 6.15 9.15 H^^F^BFP^P^^B THE FUNNIEST AND MOST I t^ 4^ A EXCITING LOVE ADVENTURES! UIBnIHH MICKEY ROONEY In M.-G.-M's Happiest Comedy Hit ANDY HARDY GETS SPRING FEVER with LEWIS STONE, CECILIA PARKER, FAY HOLDEN. Matinees To-morrow Sun. 1.50 P.M. TEST PILOT also BAD LITTLE ANGEL J3j zj Pl] 7
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      278 6 unbelievable! nothing like it before!! EVERY SHOW PACKED OUT! EQUALLING THE RECORDS OF ITS PREDECESSOR.. "THE INVISIBLE MAN" i^HQ^S^TO-DAY .API l SHOWS TO-MORROW Wftl HUh AND SUNDAY 11 A.M. I 3.15—6.15—9.15 SPECIAL ADDED ATTRACTION—BY AIR MAIL The Most Sensational Sporting Event of the Year LOUIS vs. GODOY The BIG FIGHT
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    "FATE OF INDIA HANGS UPON THE ANSWER OF CONGRESS"
    791 7 Government To Counter Civil Disobedience Campaign FJEBATES on India in both Houses of Parliament last night brought frank words to the Indian National Congress Party, strong appeals for conciliation and praise for the large part of British India in which parliamentary
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    Swiss "Will Attack Everywhere"
    101 7 Zurich, Apr. 18. U/K will attack energetically everywhere" are the words in a decree signed by M. Piletgolaz. president of the Confederation and Gen. Guisan, commander -in -chief of the army, regarding arrangements in case of a surprise invasion. All soldiers on leave except those abroad
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    100 Drowned In China Coast Disaster
    99 7 Shanghai .Apr. 18. ABOUT a 100 persons, all Chinese, are be'ieved to have drowned when the Hwa Mm 600- ten steamer of Japanese registry, sank off the Chekiang coast after striking a reef on Apr. 13. Several survivors have arrived In Shanghai and others
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    Zetland On The Golden Path
    144 7 Lord Zetland, Secretary of State for India, speaking in the House of Lords, declared that the vital question for the future of India was: Will Congress refrain from closing the door upon that unity of India which they themselves so passionately desire? "It is not
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, APR. 19, 1940. (230 th. Day of the War.) CLEARING THE AIR
    1184 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, APR. 19, 1940. (230 th. Day of the War.) CLEARING THE AIR Letters on the subject of income tax have become sporadic since the indication at the meeting of the Federal Council that tb^ proposal had been dropped for the time being. There is, however,
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    GERMAN EX-CYCLIST AS AGENT IN BELGIUM
    29 8 Ghent, Apr. 19. The local military court has condemned the former German racing cyclist, Werner Miethe, to seven years' detention for espionage.— Reuter.
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  • Letter to The Editor
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      "OOMPH'
      309 8 What Is Required In A Propaganda Story To Ihe Editor of the Straits Times Sir— A cable dispatch from London printed in Straits Times on April 9 states that Mr. A. Duff Cooper found it impossible to place an article in the American Press, and that Britain was doing
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      THE WARNING
      165 8 Mr. Churchill's Unheeded Speech To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, A few weeks ago Mr. Winston Churchill advised the small neutral countries of Europe to stand with the Allies. It was not only to strengthen ths Allies' position, but to safeguard the independence of those countries
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      HYGIENE
      161 8 Objection To "Tough Guy" Handshakes To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— ln these days of excursions, alarums, and rumours, false and accurate, and the very considerable local taxation imbroglio, it is pleasing to get a dash of humour in your columns, and thus I was intrigued by
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      EXCHANGE RATES
      100 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, —I am surprised that nobody has referred to the manner in which the bank ring in Australia cripples development of a young and virile land. In Singapore it is easy to obtain overdrafts at 5 per cent, or even lower,
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      TEACHING ENGLISH
      898 8 Methods Of Local Boys' Schools Criticized To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— ln your issue of last Saturday a reader complained as to the method adopted In schools in teaching English Composition. I am in complete sympathy with him, but would add that lam of opinion
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      GROVE ESTATE
      314 8 "Deplorable Condition" Of The Roads To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— May I be allowed to bring to the notice of the public and the Municipal Commissioners through your columns, the deplorable condition of the roads in the Grove Estate? This is not a question of
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      SEX EQUALITY
      337 8 "Unnatural In Origin Unwise In Practice" To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, I note the line of arguments put up by World Citizen in support of sex-equality, appearing in your Issue of April 11. The psychological root-cause for the evolution of woman to be equal to
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      VOLUNTEER POLICE
      124 8 Eligibility Of Local Bor British Subjects To the Editor of the Straits I lines! Sir,— The S.S. Volunteer Police ForH is open to residents of the Colony v/BI have a stake in the land etc., etc I was interested to learn from The Sunday Times of April 14
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      BROADCASTING
      60 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, Why is it we in Kvala Lumpur did not get Singapore broadcast until just on 1.30 p.m. to-day, when it cam* through quite loudly, and the oilier day when we were getting it quite loudly we got cut oil just as
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    MORE BRITISH TROOPS LAND IN NORWAY
    673 9 Contact Established With Norwegians ALLIED OFFENSIVE LIKELY SOON, SAY REPORTS Considerable Activity In The Region Around Trondheiin A WAR Office communique states that the land- ing of British troops in Norway continues. Contact has been established with the Norwegian forces and the operations are
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    RAIDER DRIVEN OFF FROM SHETLANDS
    34 9 AHK:NKEL plane flew over part of the Shetland islands yesterday afternoon. R.->.F. fighters went up and the Helnkel disappeared. No bc>"'bs were dropped. Tho ah* raid warning lasted 22
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    FLEET AIR ARM SUCCESS
    253 9 FLEET AIR ARM SUCCESS Attack Made On German U-boat AS Admiralty communique states in the course of the last two days, highly successful operations have been carried out by aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm. Enemy shipping was attacked off Bergen on Tuesday and one transport was sunkIn addition a
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    NAZI THREAT TO NORWEGIANS
    147 9 'TOE resistance of the Norwegian population according to information reaching authoritative circles in London has surprised the Germans who have tried every means to establish a provisional government which would accept the German terms and have failed. It is reliably reported that the Norwegian Minister in
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    British Cruiser Halts Norwegian Ship
    51 9 British Cruiser Halts Norwegian Ship Pernambuco, Apr. 19. A BRITISH cruiser has Intercepted a Norwegian vessel of 5,000 tons outside the three-mile limit off Pernambuco. The vessel Is believed to have a full cargo destined for the United States. It Ls expected she will be escorted away by the cruiser.—
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    NAVAL SURVIVORS
    18 9 AEOUT 100 naval survivors arrived at a north-west Scottish port last night. Many r.ere wearing Norwegian
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    U.S. & PACIFIC STATUS QUO
    286 9 U.S. PACIFIC STATUS QUO Significance Of Manoeuvres Washington, Apr. 18. 'THE importance which the United States attaches to the maintenance of the status quo in the Pacific is becoming increasingly clear. Developments of the past 24 hours have served to focus attention on the American naval manoeuvres now being held
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    Italy's Policy In Mediterranean
    265 9 Italy's Policy In Mediterranean "Not Domination But Collaboration" Rome, Apr. 19. "ITALY'S Mediterranean policy is not a policy of domination but of collaboration with all powers, and primarily with the Mediterranean nations," writes Signor Gayda in II Giornale d'ltalia. "The Mediterranean system which Italy has in mind must be based
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    'Forecasts Of Grave Events In Italy"
    108 9 SPRING in Italy is ushered in by forecasts of grave events, says an official commentary broadcast by the Rome radio this morning. It is added that Italian Press commentators express the hope that these forecasts may only be a flight of tancy. Italy has
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    Mr. Eden With N.Z. Anti-tank Brigade
    44 9 Mr. Anthony Eden, Secretary of State for the Dominions, visited the New Zealand anti-tank batteries at tfietr training centre "somewhere in Southern England" recently. He is seen here chatting icith some of the New Zealanders during his visit.
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    THUMBS UP!
    231 9 Spearfish Back At Home Port London, Apr. 19. I*HE crew lined the decks with their thumbs up as the submarine Spearfish entered port yesterday and related their successful attack on the Admiral Scheer. The Spearfish endured a nightmare experience earlier in the day and were not expecting anything
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    Germany's Heavy Shipping Losses
    225 9 SIR Arthur Salter, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Shipping, stated last night that, allowing for the new construction campaign and purchase, Britain has well over 99 per cent, as much tonnage as at the outbreak of the war. Our average monthly rate of loss so
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    London Hint Of Another B.E.F.
    120 9 BRITAIN'S effort in raising, training and equipping an army of more than 1,000,000 strong In less than a year was described yesterday by Major-General Beith, the Director of Public Relations at the War Office. He was asking men between 30 and 50 years to Join
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    Nazi & Soviet Agents In United States
    94 9 Nazi Soviet Agents In United States Washington, Apr. 18. KJ[l<- Martin Dies, chairman of the Congress! >nal committee investigating: "un-American" activities, stated that Nazi and Communist agents, for purposes of sabotage and espionage, have penetrated into the key American industries which are vital to the country in case of war
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    Big Order For U.S Warplanes
    93 9 Contract Signed For "Huge Quantities" Washington, Apr. 18. lUIR. Arthur Purvis, head of the Anglo-French purchasing commission, announced to-day that contracts had been signed in New York yesterday for "huge quantities" of Curtis pursuits planes and Douglas bombers. Mr. Purvis added that a contract has
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    DISOBEDIENCE IN INDIA
    261 9 Congress Making Preparations A FTER four days' deliberations, in which Mahatma Gandhi participated, the Congress Working Committee has telegraphed all Congress committees throughout India to prepare for declaration of satyagraha (civil disobedience), reports Renter from Wardha, Central Provinces. The resolution calls on members of the Congress who
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    BRITISH STEAMER TORPEDOED
    102 9 London, Apr. 19. THE British 4,935-ton steamer Swainby was torpedoed off the north Scottish coast on Wednesday night. Her crew of 35 was landed in one boat. The SwainDy was engaged In the shipment of iron-ore and had reached Narvik a few hours after the German occupation.
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      54 9 m OTHER PAGES AUir.i will proU-« t Balkan independence page 5. Danube states take firm action pare 5. M.P.s criticize Japanese interference with British trade page 5. Debate on India pag6 7. Gen. Dobble's new poet pace 10. Britain and the Netherlands Indiespage 10. M. Reynaud's triumph page 13. lighting
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    ROOSEVELT ON STATUS QUO IN PACIFIC
    660 10 Commons Question On N. I. Statement By Japan ASSURANCE SOUGHT ABOUT PEACE IN THE INDIES PRESIDENT Roosevelt yesterday expressed the hope that in the Interests of peac the status quo in the whole Pacific would be maintained. He was commenting on Mr. Cordell Hull's
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    33 10 The Tqng Min Friendly Union, a newly registered association formed by the past pupils of Tong Min Public School, will have its inaugurial ceremony at the New World Amusement Park on May 5.
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    Nazi Suspects In East Indies
    66 10 Till: Netherlands Indies is the Litest country to take steps against the insidiius efforts of Nu/i agents. The Fatherland Club, the largest national organization in the N I has petitioned the Government to take precautions againsl disloyal subjects. The Club expresses uneasiness at the laeal
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    PROTECTION NOT SOUGHT
    284 10 Dutch Reply To Japanese 11/ITH reference to the interview between the Japanese Foreign Minister, Mr. Hachiro Arita and the Netherlands Minister in Tokio, it is learned that the Dutch Government informed the Japanese Government that it had no intention of asking any foreign power to protect, the
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    CHAMBER TO DISCUSS WAR LOAN PLAN
    46 10 THE question of a war loan in Malaya 1 will be discussed by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce when the committee oi the Chamber meets tomorrow. The committee will also discuss the problem of building new premises for the Chamber.
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    AMUSEMENTS
    171 10 SINGAPORE KAHIIS lIOTKL Dinner Dance (Informal > Bp.m. to Midnight. GAKKK X THEATRI.. GEYLANG The Phantom Stagr Let Them Live—7 p.m. 9.30. ■Xl I ttORLD Cabaret 6.30 to 8.45 9.30 to MidniKht. Globe: Gorilla. Sky: The dirl Irom Mexico. Atlantic Theatre: Chinese Picture. ■Am non. i) Happy Theatre: Wide
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    50 SAILORS ENTERTAINED
    136 10 First Step Under New Scheme DINNER SHOW IN TOWN AT a dinner held at the Union Jack Club last night, 52 ratings were the guests of Rear-Admiral and Mrs. I. B. Drew. Rear-Admiral and Mrs. Drew have been raising funds with the object of entertaining the ratings
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    REPERTORY PLAYERS IN "JOURNEY'S END"
    206 10 Good Work Done With A Difficult Play IT is a pity that a well-known favourite like "Journey's End" should draw so meagre a house as it did last night at the Victoria Tiieatre. If for no other reason than its topicality, for without doubt scenes
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    FINE FILM ABOUT FRENCH AIR FORCE
    135 10 "Escardrllle." (Paul Muni, Miriam Hopkins, Louis Hay ward): RKORadio; Alhambra. THE French Air Force on the Western A Front in 1917 is seen in stirring aerial combats. The film is packed with action and there is some exceptionally fine acting, even among the supporting
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    MERLE OBERON IN TECHNICOLOUR
    103 10 "Over the Moon," (Eex Harrison, Merle Oberon, and I'rusla Jeans.) London Films. At the Cathay. A LEXANDER Korda again scores with technicolour picture filmed against a background of Switzerland and Italy. It is the story of a poor girl, who. jilted by her lover when she
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    24 10 The Financial Secretary to the Admiralty said yesterday he would certainly consider the possibility of salving the destroyer Hardy which ran ashore at Narvik.
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    Singapore Muslims Celebrate Prophet's Birthday To-morrow
    212 10 A LONG with millions of their co-religionists in all parts of the world, Singapore Muslims will celebrate to-morrow the birthday of the Prophet Mohamed. A comprehensive programme has been drawn up in connection with the celebration. Although to-morrow is not a public holiday. Muslim
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    Magistrate Watches Dart-Throwing
    138 10 '"THE Singapore Third Police x Magistrate, Mr. H. Watson, paid a visit to the New Wond Amusement Park last night to watch a demonstration of dartthrowing. Mr. Watson, who was accompanied by Mr. H. Armstrong, officer-in-charge of the Gambling Suppression sub-branch, Detective Branch, and Mr. T. W.
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    EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION ON INCOME TAX
    157 10 THE Committee of the European Association of Malaya is unanimously against the principle of an income tax as a permanent part of the fiscal system of Malaya. At a meeting a letter from a member to the honorary secretary, dated Mar. 28, enclosing a memorandum,
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    MRS. D. A. MACKAY
    68 10 (From Our Own Correspondent* Penang. Apr. 19. "THE death occurred at the General Hospital this morning of Mrs. Mary E. Mackay, wife of Mr. D. A. Mackay, of the Eastern Smelting Co., Ltd. Mr. Mackay is a well-known member of the European community and Mrs. Mackay
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    GEN. BOBBIE'S NEW POST
    223 10 To Act As Governor Of Malta TO HAVE HIGHER ACTING RANK l IMAJOR-GEN. W. G. S. Dobbie, who was General Officer Commanding, Malaya from December, 1935 until July last year, has been appointed to command the troops in Malta, with the acting rank of lieutenant-general. In
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    BRITISH RESCUE IN CHINA SEA
    78 10 Hong Kong, Apr. 19. AFTER spending two days and nights on a reef, 37 members of the crew and passengers, including the captain* wife, of the Norv/pgian steamer Produce 1,170 tons i were rescued by a British auxiliary cruiser in mountainous seas at the Paracel
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    ARMED CHINESE TAKE JEWELLERY
    50 10 SIX armed Chinese raided a house in Changi last night, took $650 worth of jewellery and cash and escaped in a motor-car. The report states that they were armed with knives and revolvers and threatened the occupants of the house. No arrest has yet been made.
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    MAN WITH REVOLVER IN TAILOR'S SHOP
    472 11 Police Officer Tells Court Of Joo Chiat Incident CHINESE SENT TO PRISON FOR SIX MONTHS *i LOOKED round and saw the accused crouching behind the shop counter. I saw him drawing a revolver out of the waist band of his trousers and then drop
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    EX-SERGEANT DESTITUTE
    211 11 Wants To Join Uo Again AM destitute, I have made •1 several attempts to obtain employment but I have failed. I wish to return to England and rejoin the army." This statement was made to Mr. H. Watson, in the Singapore third court yesterday by William Weir, a
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    ABSOLUTE PEST TO NEIGHBOURHOOD "
    108 11 ABSOLUTE PEST TO NEIGHBOURHOOD IN the Singapore third court yester- day Ran r.samy and his wife, Muniama, appeared before Mr. H. Watson on a charge of disorderly behaviour in Paya Lebar police station on Apr. 17. Court Inspector D. R. Covrie said the couple were "an absolute pest to the
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    MR N. A. MALLAL TO BROADCAST
    59 11 MR. N. A. MALLAL, a well-known member of the Indian community and legal profession in Singapore, will broadcast from the Singapore station at 7.30 this evening on "India's War Effort." Mr. Mallal comes from the Punjab, and is a member of a family which
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    BOYS CHARGED WITH ROBBERY
    106 11 'TWO Cantonese boys, one aged ten years, the other aged 17, claimed trial to a charge of robbery when I they appeared before the Singapore criminal district judge yesterday. The elder boy also claimed trial to a charge of being in possession of arms, a knife,
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    Chinese Lends $100,000 For War
    126 11 MR. PETER P'CHIENT, of Negri Sembilan, has offered to lend to the Imperial Government the sum of $100,000 without interest for the duration of the war. The public-spirited offer has been gratefully accepted, states an official communique. Mr. P'Chient is one of the oldest Justices
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    FUNERAL OF YOUNG AIRMAN
    120 11 THE funeral of Aircraftman Alfred Charles Lerigo, who died in the General Hospital after an accident while inflating a tyre at a Singapore aerodrome, was held yesterday afternoon with full Service honours. Aircraftman Lerigo was 23 years of age. The funeral, bearer and mourning parties comprised
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGE CONTROLLER
    76 11 MR. R. E. Turnbull, of the Malayan Civil Service, who has been appointed to succeed Mr. William Johnston as Colonial Secretary in British Honduras, has meanwhile been appointed Co' troller of Foreign Exchange, Malaya. He has been working in the Exchange Control Office for some time, having
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    PROPHET'S BIRTHDAY
    40 11 MR. Abdul Hamid bin Omar, of Victoria School, Singapore, will broadcast from the 8.M.8.C. to-night on "Some Characteristics of the Holy Prophet Mohamed under the auspices of the Muslim committee for the celebration of the Prophet's birthday tomorrow.
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    OFFICER IS EXONERATED
    320 11 Coroner On Fatal Car Accident NO EVIDENCE OF RASH DRIVING n EMARKING that there was no evidence before him of rash or negligent driving on the part of the driver of the car, the Singapore Coroner, Mr. W. MacQuarrie, yesterday exonerated Captain A. E. B. de Courcy-Wheeler,
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    COLONIAL SECRETARY'S CALLING BOOK
    62 11 THE Officer Acaiinistering the Gov1 ernment, Mr. S. W. Jones, is continuing to :side in the Colonial Secretary's House for the time being and the acting Colonial Secretary, Mr. H. Weisberg, is staying in the Financial Secretary's House on Goodwood Hill. The calling-book of the acting
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    Singapore Indian Tributes To Rev. C. F. Andrews
    677 11 /^LOWING tributes to the life and ideals of the late Rev. C. F. Andrews were paid at an open air public meeting yesterday evening, held under the auspices of the Singapore Indian Association at the Balestier Road ground. A large number of
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    BRITISH SHIP RESCUES DUTCH SEAMEN
    674 12 Officers Tell Story Of U-Boat Victims On Arrival Here HOLLANDERS WERE WAITING FOR DEATH IN OPEN BOAT DRITISH ship's officers brought to Singapore yesterday the realities of war and evidence of the brutal methods adopted by the Nazis in the conduct of warfare at sea,
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    DEATH RATE LOWEST YET
    351 12 the Far East. What 1939 F.M.S. Figures Show THE death rate of 17.5 to 1,000 was the lowest crude death rate yet established, the next lowest being 18.5 in 1932, writes Dr. W. Young, Registrar-General of Births and Deaths. F.M.S., in his report for 1939. Infantile
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    CHEATED, ESCAPED AND RE-ARRESTED
    114 12 /\N FEB. 16 this year, Sim Tong Kaw, a 29-year-old Hokkien, by forcing an iron bar off the grill of his cell window, escaped from Telok Ayer police station. Re-arrested four days ago. he was charged in the Singapore third court yesterday, before Mr. H- Watson,
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    Hotel Cashier Acquitted On False Report Charge
    369 12 I J. FERNANDO, 38-year-old Sinhalese, former cashier of the Goodwood Park Hotel, who was tried in the Singapore district court on a charge of making a false report to the police that a Chinese assaulted him and stole cash and cheques in the
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    SUIT FOLLOWS CAR COLLISION
    130 12 JUDGMENT in the civil action 'brought by a company director, Harry Elphick, who is claiming damages from Leslie Henry Round for injuries received in a motoring accident, was reserved by the Chief Justice, Sir Percy McElwaine. yesterday. Round is counter-claiming for the cost of repairs to
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    STEEL TRADE PRESIDENT
    28 12 MR. JOHN CRAIG, chairman and managing director of Colvilles Ltd., has been elected president of the Iron and Steel Institute for the next two years.
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    WHERE GERMANY'S FIGHTERS ARE BEING BUILT
    428 13 Another Secret Aircraft Being Manufactured By Nazis A LARGE proportion of Germany's Messrschmitt 109 fighter aircraft is being built in a vast factory situated in the farthest southeastern corner of the Reich, which the Nazis regard as being safe from Allied air attack. So
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    A Tongue-tying Centre In Brain
    289 13 A Tongue-tying Centre In Brain Discover} Of United States Surgeon PS accidental discovery of what appears to be a tongue-tying centre in the brain, a hitherto unknown organ, has just been reported by Dr. Richard M. Brickner, of Columbia University. During a recent brain operation performed under a local anaesthesia
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    Marines Form A New Corps
    77 13 A NEW corps ci Marines— the Corps of Royal Marine Engineers has been established "to carry out certain urgent works," the London Gazette ai nounces. Artisans and tradesmen will be needed lor the ranks of the R.M.E. and officers With technical qualifications in constructional engineering,
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    Canadian War Chief Arrives In England
    63 13 Ttenadian Defence Minister, Mr man McLeod Rogers, landed at an English port yesterday with a number ol high Canadian Army officers, one OX whom will command the si'i -ond Canadian division. The Defence Minister will confer with members of the British Government and leaders
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    KING AND QUEEN AT BIRMINGHAM
    40 13 TAE King and Queen were at Birmingham yesterday and visited a number of munition factories in the surrounding districts. They also saw large scale air raid precautions and exercises and watched tanks at manoeuvres.- Reuter.
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    Adequate Shelters In Great Britain
    58 13 CUt J. In Anderson, Minister of Home Security, in a speech on air raid precautions yesterday, revealei that air raid shelters in Britain were adequate. He said nearly 2.250.0 M shelters had been put op in Britain capable of accommodating 11.500,900 people. More than 250.000
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    501b. Of Gold In Mausoleum
    162 13 A GOLD and silver mausoleum, costing more than £45,000, is being completed at Bombay for shipment to Irak, where it will be placed (says Reuter; on the tomb in Najaf Ashraf of Hazrat Ali, the noted Khalifa and greatest personality in Islam next to the
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    Speed Of Modern Life Blamed
    133 13 PRTY per cent, of the patients m all American hospitals to-day are there because of insanity. This was revealed by Dr. Nathan Van Etten, president of the American Medical Association, in an address in New York advocating the creation of a Federal Department of Health
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    DEATH OF EMINENT HISTORIAN
    82 13 TPHE death took place In England yesterday of Mr. H. A. L. Fisher, the eminent historian and politician. Mr. Fisher was recently knocked down by a motor-lorry and received injuries to his skull and arm. Mr. Fisher, who was 75 years of age, was president of
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    GERMAN-LITHUANIAN TRADE AGREEMENT
    75 13 Kaunas, Lithuania, Apr. 13. ANEW German-Lithuanian trade agreement has been signed in Berlin providing for an annual turnover of about 280,000,000 litas C€ 14,000.000 sterling), or about 65 per cent, of Lithuania's total foreign trade, and is planned to absorb a large part of Lithuania's trade with
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    CEREMONIES AT THE VATICAN
    34 13 His Holiness the Pope blessing the crowds from the balcony at the Vatican, during the religious Easter ceremonies. Many thousands of devont Roman C atholfcs gathered in the square below.
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    GERMANS DISBAND THE DANISH ARMY
    136 13 •THE whole of the Danish Army has been dismissed except for small detachments needed for guard and patrol duty, announces the official German news agency. The training of officers and noncomml£»s.oned officers will continue. A denial that the Danish Army surrendered without fighting has been
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    FRENCH PREMIER SCORES GREAT PERSONAL TRIUMPH
    180 13 Cheers After Secret Session THE French Prime Minister. M. Paul Reynaud, scored a great personal triumph in the secret session of the Senate which began on Tuesday morning and ended yesterday afternoon. The .sole object of the session was to hear reports from the
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    More U.S. Planes For Australia
    80 13 MR. K. (i. "VIENZIES, the Australian Prime Minister, said yesterday in Canberra that recruiting for the seventh Australian division Mould begin in May. He also announced that Australia was buying 49 more Lock-heed-Hudson planes from the United States at a cost of £2,250,000, making: tbc
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    RUMANIA CAN COUNT ON DIRECT ALLIED HELP IF ATTACKED BY GERMANY
    923 14  -  HOREBELISHA By Ex-Secretary of State for War U7HAT is the method of Ger- many in the Balkans She sends her commercial travellers, whose status is enhanced by official imprimata and diplomatic panoply. They thus have an advantage from the
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    Aliens Alarm Navy Secret Agents
    409 14 fAPTAIN E. ALTHAM, C.8.E., speaking on behalf of the Director of Naval Intelligence, expressed the Airniralty's grave concern at the number of enemy aliens in Britain. The danger in this war," he told the Daily Mail, "is that there are such a large number of
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    82,250 Aliens Live In Great Britain
    96 14 FIGURES given in a pamphlet on refugees in Britain, just published, show that in September last the total number from Germany and Central Europe was about 82,350, of whom 74,000 came from Germany and Austria, and the remainder from Czecho-Slovakia. As a result of
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    EARNS £500 GIVEN 10s. TO SPEND
    61 14 FREDDIE Bartholomew, the English film star, Is to get more pocket money. Recently he celebrated his 16th birthday with a huge cake on the film set where he Is making "Tom Brown's Schooldays." To mark the occasion his aunt. Miss Milllcent Bartholomew. Increased his
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    Duce Adheres To Peace Plan
    194 14 A REMARKABLE article by Signor Gayda in the Giornale d'ltalia shows that Signor Mussolini has not abandoned hope of seeing his cherished plan for a four-power pact as a basis of peace in Europe realized. Signor Gayda points out that th» four Powers. Great Britain,
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    46 15 Soccer: Firs' Division, Loyals vs. SRC, stadium; R.H.L., Nestanglo vs. Wearnes, 5.H.8.; A.P.C. vs. Cold Storage, J.C.S.A.; Overseas Chinese Bank vs. Straits Times Press, Farrer Park. Tennis: S.C.C., S.R.C., S.C.R.C. and V M.C.A. tournaments. Cricket: V.M.C.A. Juniors vs. R.A.F. (Hqrs.), Prince Edward Rd.
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    FREEDOM DOES GOOD GALLOP
    150 15 ONLY a few gallops were gone through on the second track at Bukit Timah this morning when slow work was done. The going is still heavy. The only fast gallops of the morning were done by Freedom, Bombus and Hybla, who were given individual workouts. Freedom
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    WARDENS WIN MIXED DOUBLES TIE AT S.C.C.
    145 15 FAST and hard-hitting tennis was seen on the S.C.C. courts yesterday, when Mr. and Mrs. W. J. M. Warden beat Mr. O. Fuller and Mrs. S. G. Clamp in the Club's open mixed doubles after three hard-fought sets. The games went in favour
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    PRINCE TETRA WIN CRAVEN STATE0
    45 15 PRINCE TETRA WIN CRAVEN STATE 0 London, Apr. 18. THE Craven Stakes resulted as follows Prince Tetra (100 to 6) 1 1 Medley (100 to 6) 2 Defiant (6 to 1; 3 Fourteen ran. Won by three lengths, two lengths between second and third.— Reuter.
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    NEWMARKET FREE HANDICAP
    43 15 London, Apr. 18. rE Newmarket Free Handicap today resulted as follows Salt Spring (100 to 1) 1 Tornade (4 to 1) 2 Love's Revelry (9 to 1) 3 Twenty ran. Won by a neck, three lengths between second and third.
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    Y.M.C.A. CRICKET TEAMS
    102 15 T"*HE following have been invited to play cricket for the V.M.C.A. Junior Department against R.A.F. (H.Q) today on the Prince Edward Road ground at 2.15 p.ra. F. W. Marsh (captain), A. C. Wilton, V. Xavier, Beeston, Ormondrcyd, Thompson, Scan Cheng Siang, B. Fones, L- M. Aeria, Vijiaratnam,
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    SINGAPORE CRICKET TEAMS FOR WEEK-END GAMES
    351 15 OINGAPORE Club cricket teams for •3 week-end games are given below. CEYLONESE SPORTS CLUB To-morrow against RE. (Changi) at 2 p.m. at Bales-tier: Ben Dudley (capt), K. Kanagaretnam V. Ambiavagar. A. Ponnambalam. A. Vijiaratnam. A. N. Nathaniels, J. N. Fernando. Dr. T. Balasingham, W.
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    SUNNY CHARM TAKEN FOR CUP RACE TO-MORROW
    1651 15 Non-Acceptors And Order Of Running For Final Day CUNNY Charm has been taken to win the Governor's Cup race at Bukit Timah to-morrow, the final day of the Singapor Turf Club's summer meeting. The race, however, will be a hard one to win,
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    20 15 Bruas splashes his way home through (he nv.'d in the first race at Bukit Timah on Wednesday.— Straits Times picture.
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    ARGYLLS BEAT NAVY IN FIRST DIVISION SOCCER
    275 15 Argylls 1 Royal Navy 0. CCORING an only goal just after the interval, the Argylls gained full points at the expense of the Royal Navy in a first division league football fixture at the Anson Road stadium yesterday. For a first division game
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    TENNIS RESULTS AT HONG LIM GREEN
    123 15 RESULTS of the Straits Chinese Recreation Club's tennis ties at Hong Lim Green yesterday are: Championship doubles: Kee Onn and Gim Hock beat Choon Leong and K.>ng Slew, 6—2; 6—3. Handicap doubles "A": Chee Lim and Mook Kirn (—9) beat P. L. Loh and
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    WOMEN'S MEDAL GOLF AT TANGLIN
    59 15 *T*HE women's monthly medal com- petition of the Garrison Golf Club. played at Tanglin. resulted in a win for Mrs. Stewart with a net score of 34. The following were the best returns.: Mrs. R. H. H. Stewart 40—6=34; Mrs. J. J. OT>wyer 49—14=35; Mrs.
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    NAVAL POLICE BEATEN
    28 15 IN a second division (a) soccer fixture played at the Naval Base yesterday, the R.A.F. (T) beat the Naval Police by two goals to nil.
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    CEYLON TENNIS FINALS
    235 15 Doreen Sansoni Wins Three Titles SPORTSMEN in Malaya will be interested t<> learn that Miss Doreen Sansoni of Ceylon, the holder of three Malayan tennis titles, the women's singles, the women's doubles with Mrs. Purcell and the mixed doubles with Kamis, was ones again successful in the
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    S.R.C. TENNIS RESULTS
    45 15 RESULTS of yesterday's S.R.C. t< anil ties are: Championship Doubles: Dr. 3. de Souza and G. E. N. Oehlers beat R. Thoy and S. Moreira. 6—3;6 3; 6—2. Handicap Singles B: T. de Souza (—3) beat J. Ferguson (—3), 6—B: 6—l; 6—l.
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    LAD FOOTERS' SOCCER
    59 15 THE following will play for the Lad Footers against the R.A.F. Tengah in a friendly game of soccer to-morrow at Farrer Park at 5.15 p.m.: Peng Kong Sum Leng, Julian Law, Kai Tck, Weng Kai. Chin Nen. Ah Yuik, Sum Wing, Swee Hock (Capt.), John and Ah
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    BOMBAY SPORTS CLUB
    27 15 AT a general meeting of the Bombay Sports Club held en Wednesday, Mr. Jashvantlal C. Shah was elected secretary, and Mr. Taherally Topiwalla captain.
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    FRESH R.A.F. BOMBING RAIDS ON STAVANGER AIRFIELD
    751 16 Havoc Caused To Runways And German Transport Aircraft London, Apr. IS. THE Royal Air Force again struck at Stavanger aerodrome 1 yesterday with two attacks by heavy bomber forces. The main raid on Stavanger was carried out in daylight and the crews of
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    READY FOR GERMAN AIRMEN
    21 16 READY FOR GERMAN AIRMEN A French anti-aircraft gun crew on the Western Front, ready to give Nazi airmen a hot reception.
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    Dominion Forces Expanding
    147 16 TPHE Dominion forces are continuing to expand. In Canada, In addition to the naval forces already maintained, an army division has been dispatched to Britain, and a second division is to follow. The war establishment of the Royal Canadian Air Force has been increased by nearly 14,000,
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    S. AFRICA'S OFFER TO BRITAIN
    212 16 Training Centre For R. A. F. Personnel London, Apr. 18. THE Air Ministry announces that the Government has gratefully accepted the offer of the South African Government to aflord facilities for flying training of Royal Air Force personnel from the United Kingdom in common with
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    EGYPTIAN PREMIER AND ROYAL NAVY'S SUCCESS
    65 16 T^HE Prime Minister of Egypt has telegraphed the following message to Mr. Chamberlain: "In my own name and in that of the Egyptian Government I offer you my sincere congratulations and my admiration for the victory of the Royal Navy, which is worthy of
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    NEUTRAL STATES INTENSIFY DEFENCE PREPARATIONS
    319 16 Precautionary Measures To Cope With Possible Treachery INTENSIFICATION of defence measures by neutral states, 1 both internal and external, particularly in the Balkans, ia reported. This follows revelations of how treachery helped the Germans to capture Oslo. A Bill ensuring "national safety from within" will
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    German Military, Mission In Rome
    77 16 Fhas been officially announced in Rome that there is to ba an exchange ot military commissions between Germany and Italy. It was not stated when the Italian commission will be going to Geimany. but it is explained that the arrival in Rome two days ago
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    NORWEGIANS APPLY FOR SERVICE AT SHANGHAI
    65 16 Shanghai, Apr. 18. A NUMBER of Norwegians has volunteered for service in the armed forces at the Norwegian Consulate ana many more are expected to register Uj the near future. As maiiy Finnish and Swedlsn nationals have been accepted in Norway's armies since the
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    GERMAN VERSION OF NAVAL CLASHES AT NARVIK
    338 16 Berlin, Apr. 18. 'THE High Command has just issued Its own version of the naval battle of Narvik, describing It as the full storm of a heroic fight of light German naval forces off Narvik." It states "German destroyers under commander Eonte (who
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    NAZI POWER WEAKENED
    222 16 Neutrals Learn From Norway London, Apr. 18. THE Daily Telegraph in a leading article states, Signs multiply that the plot by which the Germans effected their invasion of Norway has weakened their power. "Neutrai states are bent on stern precautions to ensure that treachery from within shall
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    Dutch Tension Eases But Watch Continues
    126 16 Amsterdam, Apr. 17. THE reintroductton of extraordinary leave In the army has been marked by a slight alleviation of the tension in which Holland has been living during the past week, but the tightening up of the home front has been givtn a new
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    Chinese Attacks Continuing
    167 16 Further Successes Are Claimed In Dispatches Chungking, Apr. 18. /CHINESE attacks on the various fronts are continuing with unabated vigour, according to field dispatches received here to-day. In Eastern Hupeh, the Chinese claim to have recaptured on Apr. 9 the important town of Macheng, north-east of Hankow.
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    ILE DE FRANCE
    48 16 •yHE 43,000-ton French liner, He clc France, now in New York, is being painted a uniform prey, accordinß to :i New York mes-age. It is suggested that, she may fellow the Queen Mary and the Mauretania which left s=m3 time ago fcr unknown destinations.— Reuter.
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