The Straits Times, 26 April 1940

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    50 1 The Straits Times SINGAPORE. 140 CECIL ST. (PHONE 5471). [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.) KUALA LVMPVR. 25 JAVA ST. V PHONE 3683). MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES 16 PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1940. PRICE 5 CENTS The Straits Times 16 FWCiES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1940 PRICE 5 CENTS
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      515 2 ®Hf Straits ffimws SMALL APST 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 CJRAY.— On April 26. 1940, at the Maternity Hospital, Singapore, to Patricia, wife of R. E. Gray,
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      862 2 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF REMOVAL The Offices of the ROYAL ITALIAN CONSULATE will be removed from 11, Dalvey Road to 37-F ROBINSON ROAD (3rd floor Rotterdam Building) as from MONDAY, 29th AprU, 1940. SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. Applications for appointment, and pet i Hona. It is notified for the information of candidates
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      423 2 EDUCATIONAL NEW SESSION commencing IST MAY lor L.C.C. April 1941 Exam. EVENING CLAS^KS Jr. and sr. Bookkeeping, shorthand ard Typewriting Fees $6.00. (L.C.C. recent Result Sr. Bookkeeping 8 out of 11) MISCELLANEOUS SINGAPORE LUGGAGE CARRIER CO lUggage Transport Transhipment Insurance A Forwarding General Cargo (cases, bales A drums only cleared
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    Nazis Depend Upon Air Force For Norwegian Campaign
    417 3 IF Germany has the air force of which she has always boasted she had better use it now, in the Norwegian adventure, with all her might, says the Daily Express. Experts in London agree that sha can win or lose the battle
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      1304 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom and United States of America. Dates are not guaranteed, all cargo bookings subject to Conference War Clauses. WK STERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUJE AT THE CHEAPEST FARE Regular Services to Fre mantle (Perth) via Java by
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      402 3 NORTH AMERICAN TRADING CORPORATION Agents for ISBRANDTSEN MOLLER CO. INC. NEW YORK M.S. "GABOM" is expected to load at Singapore for BOSTON, NEW YORK and PHILADELPHIA about May 3rd 2 COILED DEEPTANKS OF 625 TONS EACH EXCELLENT FOR SHIPMENTS OF PALMOIL OR LATEX NORTH AMERICAN TRADING CORPORATION E6, Hongkong Bank
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    RUBBER ESTATE MAY SELL LAND FOR MINING
    915 4 Future Prospects Of Bukit Kepong S atisf actory "THE annual meeting of Bukic i 1 Kepong Rubber Estates, Ltd., J was held at Kuala Lumpur on ruesday, Mr. D. St. L. Parsons jresiding. The chairman said < Thanks to the benefit of improved
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    MARCH CROPS
    51 4 MARCH crops are reported as follows: Rubber Kg. Ankola 6,870 Bajoe Kidoel J29.356 DJasinga 82,065 Tjikasintoe 50,140 Langen 52,211 Donowarie 33,500 Tea Hk Ankola 48 800 Pasir Madang 39.962 Coffee Kg. Bajoe Kidoel ***** Kapok Bajoe Kidoel nil Other Produce Djasinga— Palm oil 59 177 Dj asinga— Kernels
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    APRIL RUBBER SHIPMENTS
    374 4 Estimate Shows Big Drop IN a weekly review of the rubber 1 market, issued yesterday, Stanton Nelson and Co., Ltd, write There is little comment to be made on the rubber markets of the past week. London and Singapore have remained uniformly and exceedingly dull. In New
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    LYALL AND EVATT'S DAILY QUOTATIONS
    246 4 .Singapore. Apr. 25, 5 p.m. rtlMAi; Buyers vuers Am'pats 4/10H 5/Hj.cd Austrai Amati I/10H 6/1V4 Batu Selangon- 1.47 1.52 Hong Fatts 1-09 1.13cd jelebus 0.74 0.77 Kanu-ong Lanjut* 22/3 23/K. Kamuntioj! 8 3 8/9 Kundang 14/3 14/9 Kent 2/3 2 8 Klang Rivers 1.75 l.8oxd
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    DANISH SHIPS HELD IN U.K. PORTS
    62 4 London, Apr. 25. NINETY- TWO neutral ships were in contraband control bases in the United Kingdom on Tuesday, it was announced yesterday. Thirty-seven ships had been brought in or were detained by order of the Ministry of Economic Warfare in view of the situation
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    Fraser & Co.'s Singapore Share Quotations
    1296 4 Fraser Co.'s Singapore Share Quotations THURSDAY APR. 25, 194# 6 P.M. MINING DEBENTURES ANII LOAN* 6% Maynard and Co. $30,000 Int Apt 30 Oct 31 90.00 100 )•> noM SIMGAPOI£ MUNlCirti o'.o 1901 red. 30.9.40 540U.900 interest Mar 31, Sept. 30 100 101 nor.l c t. 4V4% 1907 red. 30.6.47
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    225 4 Mails dose X be U :'trai Post 0 follows:— TO-OAI Aden surface noon Ceylon surface inx>i?. Egypt surface iwor.' Great Eritaiii and Europe generally surface noon India v Western) surface noon Java surface 11.30 a.m. Sarawak: Saritci surface p.m. Sibu surface 2 p.m. Sumatra: Uedao surface
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    FRASER & COMPANY LIST OR CURRENT DIVIDENDS
    177 4 FRASER COMPANY LIST OR CURRENT DIVIDENDS Singapore. Apr. 25. 5 p.ra Boots Company Dividend Close I IN Ampat Tin 12% tax Apr. '2'J Batu Selangor 7 l /3 Apr. 24 Larut 7Vjd. No. 21 Apr 22 Rahman Hyd 4% int. Apr. 25 Renong Tin 1Vi% Int. less tax Taiplng Consld
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      636 4 PUBLIC NOTICES' NOTICE TO COMPANY SECRETARIES, SHAREBROKERS AND OTHERS SHARES IN LOCAL COMPANIES HELD BY TKRSONS RESIDENT IN GERMANY OR DENMARK. The attention of Company Secretaries, Share Brokers and others is Invited to paragraph 4 of the Disposal of Enemy Property Order, 1939. published as Gazette Notification 4961 of October
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      68 4 TIDE TABLES SINGAPORE To-day I H. W. 00.36 a.m. 9.1 ft.: 1.44 p.m 8.2 ft. L. W. 7.10 a.m. 0.3 ft.: 7.14 p.m 3.2 ft. To-morrow 1 H. W. 1.14 a.m. 8.8 ft.: 2.33 p m. 7.6 ft. L. W. 7.52 a.m. 0.3 ft.; 7.52 p.m. 3.7 ft SUNRISE SUNSET
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      AROUND THE MARKETS
      293 5 More Activity In Shares: Commodities Firmer liy Our Financial Correspondent Singapore, Apr. 26. pOMMODITIER are a turn firmer. In j New York rubber yesterday was ut> three-eighths at115«9 5« cent,s and in London was unchanged at 10 15'^d. Tin was up 15s. for bcth position. ?pDt at
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      THORNYCROFT NOT TO PAY DIVIDEND
      105 5 A PRELIMINARY statement issued by the directors of Thornycroft (Singapore), Ltd., after a meeting yesterday, says that "in view of the uncertain outlook due to war conditions, the directors deem it prudent to conserve the liquid assets of the company, and regret, therefore, they are
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      EXCHANGES
      187 5 The following are the -jxchange rates this morning according to the dally circular issued by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation:— SELLING London T.T 2/4 i/16 Loi.don demand 2/4 1/16 Lyons demand 2060 Switzerland demand 208 Hamburg demand New York demand 46 15/16 Montreal demand 51 11/16 Batavia demand
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      31 5 ■pHE Mentakab Rubber Co.. Ltd.. advise that a forward sale has been made of five tons standard smoked sheet monthly for July-December, inclusive, at 34 3 4 cents a lb. f.o.b.
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      BUDGET DEBATE REVEALS BRITISH SOLIDARITY
      518 5 "Nation Of One Mind" London, Apr. 26. OIR John Simon, winding up the budget debate in the House of Commons last night, invited those who said he should raise another £1,000,000,000 from taxes to show him how to do it. Sir John said he believed
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      London Stock Exchange
      360 5 London, Apr. 25. QN the Stock Exchange to-day Industrials recovered after yesterday's hesitancc while Gold minings reacted partially. Glltcdged advanced early but failed to hold all gains. More investment inquiries tor Indian Government issues were reported. Reuter. The following are to-day's closing middle quotations. Shares are of
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
      124 5 Singapore. April 26, noon j Rice Ham West Coast No. 1 No Stock Slam West Coast No. 3 No Stock Slam West Coast No. 1 No Stock Siam Broken No. 1 $157 Siam Broken No. 3 $154 Slam No. 1 $210 Siam No. 2 $195 Slam No.
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      81 5 Friday. Apr. 26, noon. Sellers rtnlon uniit yi OTAtuiNs No IX 8.5.& Mi Bcfftetered tender May-Junr 35% 36 July-Sept. 34% 35 Oct.-Dec. 34% 34% Tone of market:—Quiet Latest Cable: London: 10 15 16d. New T«t: 1»H oe»ts Prices Price* No. IX B.S.S. Spot loose* S5*.
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      131 5 AN ACCREDITED FACT SKETOLENE w& I I PR£V£NTS 75 cents and $1.25 Stocked by all Chemists and Stores Sole Distributors GRAFTOH LABORATORIES Ltd. Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. DESTROY WHITE ANTS Scientifically. USE (lyfflriW) PRICES. Sets. Refills. LARGE for godowns, factories, coolie lines, etc. $22.50 518.50 SMALL for Individual householders 7.50
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      280 5 "Weak Eyes? Be Wise Ezekielisc." Consult:— MJ?zeltiel* Sons t-TIT. |:pii>i Qualified Ophthalmic Opticians The only Singapore Addrrss 9. Rattles riace EXHAUSTED BY FEVER? Then read this: You are not out ol danger when fever has subsided The weakness U leaves behind exposes you to relapse or fresh Infection You must
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    IMMINENT PERIL FELT IN THE BALKAN STATES
    394 7 Tension Between Germany And Sweden Steadily Rising London, Apr. 25. THE Balkan countries are on the alert, writes the Daily 1 Telegraph's Balkans correspondent. A feeling of imminent peril has developed out of the general uneasiness which has prevailed in the past weeks.
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    "A Matter Of Instant Concern To Allies"
    88 7 London, Apr. :!.">. IT is quite clear that any fresh act of aggression by Germany anywhere would be a matter of instant concern to Britain and France, Reuter was told to-day by an informed source with reference to a Press report that the
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    Germans Massing Along Baltic
    413 7 Ice-Breakers Also Being Concentrated DEPORTS from several European sources confirm the concentration of German troops along the Baltic coast. Transports have been waiting at the ports of Memel, Danzig, Konigsberg and Stettin, and some reports have it that some of them have put to sea during
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    U.S. Moral Support For Far East Blockade
    60 7 New York, Apr. 25. ACCORDING to the Herald-Tribune's Washington correspondent, the U.S. Government will prohibit ships flying the American flag from carrying machinery or other goods for Russia across the Pacific to Vladivostok. The correspondent interprets this decision as moral support by the
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    COMMONS STATEMENT ON TOKIO TALKS
    70 7 London, Apr. 25. IN the House of Commons to-day Mr. R. H. Cross, Minister of Economic Warfare, in re-ly to a question said that no negotiations for a new war trade agreement with Japan had taken place. There had been exchanges of views in Tokio
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      253 7 RAFFLES HOTEL to-night DINNER DANCE (informal) 8 P.M. TO MIDNIGHT SPECIAL DOUBLE FEATURE CABARET ATTRACTION AMA/IM. I'FKIORMAMK OF SKIM. DARING BY THE ASTOR TRIO SENSATIONAL ACROBATIC DANCERS Presenting for the First Time in Singapore the Noted LILAVATI BEAUTIFUL TALENTED INDIAN DANCER 4 APPEARANCES Diners $3.50— N0n -diners Sl.OO SEAVIEW HOTEL
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, APR. 26, 1940. (237 th. Day of the War.) WHY DID HITLER DO IT?
    1054 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, APR. 26, 1940. (237 th. Day of the War.) WHY DID HITLER DO IT? There Is still a great deal of speculation as to the real reason j which prompted Hitler to order the I invasion of Denmark and Norway. I Writers in Home newspapers,
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    GROVE ESTATE
    124 8 "Sure Method" Of Getting Something Done To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— With reference to J. B.'s letter under the caption of "Grove Estate Deplorable Condition of Roads," it is suggested that the surest mtthod of having these roads metalled in double quick time is to
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    BRITAIN THRILLS TO NAVY'S NEW EXPLOITS
    4099 8 Oar London Letter From Our Own Correspondent London, Apr. 16. WHEN the 8.8.C.'s seven o'clock news broadcast announced on Monday morning that the Navy had laid minefields off the Norwegian coast that dawn, Londoners listened with very mingled feelings. Everyone felt relieved that the
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    SECOND BATTLE OF NARVIK DESCRIBED
    1442 9 "Veritable Dog Fight Among Destroyers H( >V\ W ARSPITE SILENCED THE SHORE BATTERIES White Ensign Flown From Deserted German Warship 4 VERITABLE dogfight with all ships firing rapidly and making large alterations of course in order to dodge salvoes and to keep their guns bearing
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    German Propaganda & Recent Operations
    205 9 German Propaganda Recent Operations /^"EKMAN propaganda claims in resDect of the losses inflicted on the Allies at sea in connection with the Norwegian campaign are being watched with interest in London. The German cfficial news agency purporting yesterday to summarise th 3 Allied sea losses announced by German high command
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    Tommy Is Pleased With Navy's Work
    24 9 .4 Tommy en manoeuvres takes time to scan the war news and he seems quite happy about it.
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    GERMANS SUFFERING HEAVY LOSSES IN NORWAY
    455 9 British Near Slenkjer Repulsing Wave After Wave Of Attacks London. Apr. 2G. THE German t'orccs in Norway are believed to be suffering oonsidermble losses, reports Reuter from Stockholm. A Norwegian nurse, who reached the Norwegian lines after passing several hospitals in (ier-man-occupied territory, is
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    FRANCE AND ITALY
    308 9 Paris Speech And Rome Outburst Paris. Apr. 26. AM REYNAUD, French Premier and Foreign Minister, announced yesterday that the responsibility for not having established an exchange of views with Italy did not rest with France. The announcement was made hen he addressed the foreign aflairs committee of
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    NEW ZEALANDERS IN DESERT WAR GAMES
    88 9 Cairo, Apr. 26. rE booming of artillery, the rattle or rifle-fire and the bursting of lights heralded the arrival of Anzac Day in tha desert where ttv New Zealand troops made an attack before dawn in the large-scale British manoeuvres in the Middle East.
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    U.S. & NORWEGIAN CONFLICT
    109 9 U.S. NORWEGIAN CONFLICT (Credit Of 10,000,000 Being Stopped Warm Springs (Georgia), Apr. 25. PRESIDENT Roosevelt has proclaimed the existence of a state of war between Germany and Norway, and the United States* neutrality in the conflict. Mr. Roosevelt has also issued a proclamation barring the submarines of the belligerents from
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    Three U.S. Battleships Being Modernized
    40 9 New York, Apr. 25. THE House of Representatives Naval Affairs Committee has approved a bill authorizing the modernization of the battleships New York, Texas and Arkansas. The bill provides for an expenditure totalling $s,72s.ooo— Reuter.
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    FRENCH SUNK TWO PATROL SHIPS
    55 9 Paris, Apr. 26. I*WO German patrol ships were sunk In the Skaggerak by French destroyers. This was revealed to-day by the French Minister of Marine who added that a German torpedo launch had also been sunk. The French destroyers were undamaged in spite of being
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    THREE GERMAN DEMANDS TO SWEDEN REPORTED
    246 9 Passage Of Anns To Norwa} And Use Of Airfields Sought Paris, Apr. 2(>. PERM ANY has demanded from Sweden authority to send war material to Norway through Sweden, permission Tor Nazi planes to land on Swedish aerodromes, and priority for German High Command communications
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    $200,000,000 Order For Latest Warplanes
    87 9 Washington. pr 2;,. /CONTRACTS for r.S.S?ftrt.ofl(l.ooo worth of American aeroplanes and cnsiiies have been sipned within the past fortnight. mnoiinces the Mliei? Purchasing Mission. The contracts include large quantities of Bell and Curtiss pinsuit planes and Douglas bombers, as well as Allison- Wrisht -.mil Pratt-Whltin
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    THOUSANDS OF GERMANS DIE
    145 9 London, Ap:\ 25. IT \i authoritatively learned in London that no fewer than 3.000 German dead have been washed ashore on the east roast of 010 •p. This shows some of the cost to Germany of her invasion Between Apr. 9 and Apr. 22. it is
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    SCHOOL COLLECTIONS BANNED IN MALAYA
    253 10 Attention Called To A Long-Standing Rule SOME TEACHERS TO GIVE UP RELIEF FUND WORK \I() school of any kind in Malaya will in future be allowed to collect funds during school hours for any purpose whatsoever. Due particularly to the activities of certain schools and
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    Married
    55 10 Major Our 7i Steel, The Gordon Highlanders and his bride, formerly Miss Winifred Hayley Bell, second daughter of Lieut.-Col. F. Hayley Bell and Mrs. Hayley Bell, icho are well known in Singapore. The marriage took place at All Souls. Langham Place. London, on Apr. 5. Col. Hayley Bell kos
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    DUTCH ORDER 125 YEARS OLD
    162 10 Celebrations In Bandoeng /")N board the Dutch vessel Plancius. which arrived from M dan ihi.s morning, was Colonel G. F. V. Gosenson. Commander of the Military Forces in Achin, and ten military pensioners, who are going to Bandoeng, the headquarters of the Netherlands Indies' Army,
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    AMUSEMENTS
    130 10 m\<. m»i:i k\« i Lts no:; i Dinner Dance (Informal) 8 p.m. Ml Ight. GABKtm I.'JIAIKK. GKVLANG .45 p.m <.M to Mid- i Cavalcade. the v- Picture m \rr» wo Hnpi Irake me n I.s'.'<-i the Id 'Jaliaes: Radio „.ui j,.i A: night p.m. hliO C.. Sidt biuw.. Cabaret,
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    FINE MUSICAL AT THE CATHAY
    123 10 it The Cinema The Great Victor Herbert" (Allan Jones, Mary Martin, Walter Connolly, Susanna Foster) Paramound. At the Cathay. BASED on the life of America's greatest composer of popular music. this film reaches a high standard of entertainment. Allan Jones and Mary Martin have sung
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    SEAMEN'S BACKING-UP SOCIETY
    116 10 'From Our Own Correspondent' Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 25. UTHEN a British coastal steamer fT arrived at Port Swettenham on Tuesday, two Chinese were seen to leave the boat hurriedly. Seeing that they behaved suspiciously, a Customs out-door officeV took them to the senior superintendent. They were searched
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    MR. KAO LING PAI ON HIS WAY BACK
    67 10 11/IR. Kao ling Pai, the Chinese Consul-General at Singapore, left Chungking yesterday and is expected to arrive in Singapore early next month. He was to have left on Apr. 20 and arrived towards the end of the month, but delayed his departure
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    PRESENTED TO THE QUEEN
    162 10 Malayan /.W.C.A. Member Honoured MR. HINCH JXMNG WAR WORK a FORMER president of the Malayan Young Women's Christian Association was presented to the Queen at the function held in London on Apr. 13 in celebration of the 85th anniversary of the Y.W.C.A. movement. She was Mrs.
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    BOMBAY JUDGE ON LOCAL BENCH
    160 10 SIR Patrick Blackwell, senior puisne judge of Bombay, sat on the bench in the Singapore Supreme Court yesterday with Sir Percy McElwaine. the Chief Justice. Sir Patrick, who is 6 ft.-2 in. in height, has baen in India for nearly 14 years. He is on
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    PERAK CO-OPERATORS TO GROW VEGETABLES
    75 10 i From Our Own Correspondent t Ipoh, Apr. 25. A SUGGESTION to grow garden produce as part of their activities wai made by Capt. H. J. Cockman. presiding at the annual meeting of the Government Servants Co-operativp Thrift and Loan Society Ltd., held here yesterday.
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    CANTONESE AND THE RELIEF FUND
    74 10 TPHE Cantonese section of the China Relief Fund is at present being re-organized to unify the work of collecting funds from the Cantonese I community. Instead of a number ot smaller ori ganlzations each dealing with Chin- ese from one particular district or i town
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    28 10 Mr. J. Lindsay, who has joined the R.A.F. at home, was a former Negri Sembilan planter. He played rugger for Negri and cricket for the Sungei Ujong Club.
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    "King Of Cocos" Pays With Bone Discs
    56 10 'From Our Own Correspondent) London, Apr. 25. RIGHT bone discs, Cocos Islands money, have been received by the 8.8.C. from Mr. J. S. Clunies Ross, uncrowned "King of the Cocos Islands." a covering letter explaining that they are payment for a year's subscription
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    Egypt's Modern Army Ready
    47 10 The Egyptian Army of to-day is well trained, highly efficient and equipped with modern weapons and has mechanised units and the latest antiaircraft defences. Here is an U-pounder field gun. It has a new type-of pneumatic carriage which gives it a circular traverse.
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    "THIS IS NO KHAKI WAR," SAYS PERAK SPEAKER
    484 10 "THIS IS NO KHAKI WAR, SA YS PERAK SPEAKER (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Apr. 25. 1 WE all have tQ remember that this is no khaki war. Whether we wear a neat tropical suiting or, a naval, or an army uniform or any uniform at all we are all
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    LAUNDRYMEN MAY STRIKE
    248 10 Demands Made To Employers MEETING HELD THIS MORNING gINGAPORK tuans-beaar, clerki and others who depend on the laundryman for their daily spick and span appearance may sutler some inconvenience if the employers of Chinese laundry shops go on strike to-day, as they may do. The Singapore Chinese
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    RUBBER FACTORY FOR THAILAND
    52 10 'From Our Own Cjrrespondent> Bangkok, Apr. 27. IT is announced that upon the recom- mendation of the committee appo nted to consider starting enterprises within the kingden the Government has approved the establishment of a factory in southern Thailand to manufacture rubber goods, such as shoes
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    TO-NIGHT'S BROADCAST
    42 10 MR. D. G. OSBORNE-JONES will broadcast from the Singapore station at 7.30 this evening in the scries "The War From Various Viewpoints." In this talk, the titlo of which will be "British Freedom," Mr. Osborne-Jones will discuss the British Constitution.
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    CHILDREN SHOULD TAKE INTEREST IN THE WAR
    658 11 Army Education Officer's Suggestion To Parents GENERAL'S WIFE PRESENTS PRIZES AT GARRISON SCHOOL SVCGESTION that parents should help to interest their children in the European war by encouraginp; them to listen to 8.8.C. news on the radio at least once a day, was
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    MANAGER OF STORE FINED
    148 11 Case Concerning Origin Of Blankets (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 25. 117. J. WRIGHT, manager of the Kuala Lumpur branch of Whiteaway, Laidlaw and Co., Ltd., department stores, was fined $25 by the Klang magistrate, Inche Suleiman, on a charge of making a false
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    $100 FOR FERMENTING LIQUOR
    83 11 PLEADING guilty to a charge of fermenting intoxicating liquor, a woman, Haw Soo, was yesterday fined $400, or four months' rigorous imprisonment, in the Singapore fourth court. On a second charge, of being In possession of dutiable liquor, she was fined $35, or three months' rigorous
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    JEWEL THEFT ALLEGED
    369 11 Maid-Servant Charged ACCUSED BROUGHT FROM MEDAN ARRESTED on an extradition warrant in the Netherlands Indies for an offence allegedly committed in Singapore in July, a Chinese maidservan;, Sim Chui Si alias Lee Ah-Yang, stood trial in the Singapore district court yesterday on a charge of stealing $5,239
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    MR. CHUA CHENG BOK'S FUNERAL
    101 11 'From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Apr. 25. THE remains of Mr. Chua Cheng Bok, the Kuala Lumpur millionaire, were cremated at the Sam Poh Tong Cave temple in Kampar Road this evening. Born at Malacca, where he was also educated, Mr. Chua joined his brother,
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    FORGED CURRENCY NOTES CHARGE
    78 11 iTEO WOON TIONG. a 22-year-old i Hokkien was charged before Mr. H. Watson in the Singapore third court yesterday with having in his possession forged currency notes (three $10 Straits Settlements notes), which knowing them to be forged or counterfeit, he intended to use as genuine.
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    NOVICES' DANCING
    47 11 THE FINAL of the novices' dancing competition at the Happy World last night resulted In a tie between Mr. Al Johari and Miss Mary Fung, and Mr. Hartley and Miss Juliet Ang. Third prize was awarded to Mr. Ho Kong Kce and Miss Ruby Chan.
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    Arab And Iranian Families United By Marriage
    286 11 T^VO well-known Mohammedan 1 families in Singapore were united yesterday by the marriage of Mr. Mohsin bin Salim bin Talib, son of the late Mr. Salim bin Mohammed bin Salim bin Talib and of Mrs. Tahb to Miss Sultana Reshty, second daughter of
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    CATHEDRAL WEDDING
    41 11 »/|R. PAULUS DAVIES. son of Mr. and Mrs. Jules Davies, was married to Miss Sidonia Jansen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Jansen, at St. Andrew's Cathedral yesterday. An uncle of the bride, Mr. A. Jansen, gave her away.
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    NO BRITISH MOVE TO DRAG U. S. INTO WAR OVER THE N.I.
    349 12 Categorical Denial Issued By Dutch Envoy In Washington London, Apr. 26. THE widely circulated story attributing to Dutch officials the view that Britain had raised the question of the future of the Netherlands Indies to "drag America into
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    Danish Ship Ignores Japanese Order
    125 12 Hong Kong. Apr. 25. 'THE newspaper Hong Kong Telegraph learns that the Danish steamer Michael Jebsen, while en route to Hong Kong from Shanghai several days ago, was held up by a Japanese destroyer and ordered to proceed to Japan, the destroyer's commander stating that
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    Why Belgian Cabinet Resigned
    130 12 Brussels, Apr. 26. THE Pierlot Cabinet has resigned. 1 This followed a vote in the Chamber of Representatives on the education budget which was passed by 120 votes to 45 with 15 members absent, but all the members of the Liberal group in the Chamber, except
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    2,800 Japanese Reported Killed In Kaifeng
    38 12 Chungking, Apr. 26. pHINESE troops who on Tuesday entered Kaifeng, capital of Honan province, have withdrawn after fierce street fighting in which 2.800 Japanese soldiers are reported to have been killed. Reuter.
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    MORE PROTECTION FOR EXPORTERS
    109 12 .London, Apr. 26. T% EPLYING to a question in the House of Commons yesterday, Mr. Geoffrey Shakespeare, Secretary to the Department of Overseas Trade, said that the Export Credits Guarantee Department, on the instruction of the Board of Trade, had been actively, considering the situation created
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    Germany Being Weakened
    227 12 Germany Being Weakened Why Reich Fears Long Fight In Norway Zurich, Apr. 26. DERLIN fears nothing more than the stabilization of the northern front and the creation of a permanent secondary area in which the German forces will be squandered, says the Berlin correspondent of the Nieue Zurcher Zeitung. The
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    American's Story Of Trondheim Capture
    335 12 New York, Apr. 25. pAPTAIN McHALE, skipper of the 5,000-ton freighter Mormacsea, which arrived from Trondheim to-day, revealed that he slipped from port the day after its capture by the Germans. Hidden in the ship's hold was over £1.000.000 worth of Swedish-owned gold which he
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    GERMAN UNIT PUT TO FLIGHT BY FRENCH
    44 12 A FRENCH war communique issued last night stated that in the Vosges, one of the French parties of sharpshooters put to flight an enemy detachment which had lain in ambush near one of the French outposts.— Reuter.
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    LIFTING OF THE TIENTSIN BLOCKADE UNLIKELY
    78 12 Peiplng. Apr. 25. WELL-INFORMED foreign circles here assert that optimistic hopes should not be placed en cessation of the Tientsin blockade by the Japanese even If the present negotiations on the silver question end successfully. The Japanese-controlled Chinese newspaper Yung Pao In Tientsin stresses
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    ALLIED FORCES CLOSING IN ON NARVIK & TRONDHEIM
    881 13 ALLIED FORCES CLOSING IN ON NARVIK TRONDHEIM 1,000 Germans Reported To Have Surrendered When Cornered IT is learned authoritatively in London that the British and Norwegian forces are slowly closing in on Narvik, reports Reuter. British forces have been drawn up in more or less complete circles around Narvik and
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    British Denial Of New Nazi Lie
    169 13 "Enemy Has Opened Air War On Open Towns" THE Air Ministry has denied an allegation made inaQerman High Command communique that the R.A.F. attacked undefended places with no military objectives. The allegation was contained in a communique about the extensive raid carried out by
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    NAZI CLAIM DENIED
    29 13 Pans. Apr. 25. THE POLISH Ministry of Information categorically denies the German claim to have torpedoed a Polish destroyer acting with the British Home Fleet. —Reuter.
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    OFFICIAL NAME OF THE B.E.F. IN NORWAY
    32 13 London, Apr. 25. FE War Office announces that the oftVial description of the British Expeditionary Force in Norway is now the North-Western Expeditionary Force." Reuter.
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      494 13 Broadcasting TO-DAY SINGAPORE /.1!L 1.33 me s tttim.1 /HP *.6J mes i 30.96m. I 1.15 p.m. Miscellaneous gromophone records; 1.30 p.m. News, mid-day, tin and [copra pries; 1.40 p.m. Interval; 5.00 pjn. I Malay musical entertainment by the Sentosa I Johore Amateur Kronchor.g party; 5.45 pjn. j Teochew dramas and
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    ATTEMPTS TO HINDER GREAT BRITAIN'S WAR EFFORT
    169 14 Government Warning To "Certain Small Groups Of People" THE activities of certain small groups of people, of whom some appeared to be deliberately anxious to hinder Great Britain's war effort, are being carefully watched, announced Sir John Anderson, Home Secretary and Minister for
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    113 In New R.A.F. Casualty List
    132 14 113 In New R.A.F. Casualty List London, Apr. 25. AN Air Ministry casualty list published to-day contains 113 names, including an alrcraftwoman who died on active service. Among those missing is acting Flight-Lieutenant R. P. A. Harrison, who took part in the R.A.F. EnglandAustralia formation flight in 1937. The woman
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    EXPLOSION SHAKES BIG AREA IN DUBLIN
    68 14 London, Apr. 25. A LARGE AT.EA in Dublin was shaken by an explosion early to-day when a bomb or a land mine exploded in Dublin Castle, near the headquarters of the special detective branch. Considerable damage was done to the Chapel Royal the valuable
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    36 14 London, Apr. 25. T^HE KING and Queen watched the A Toronto Scottish regiment march away this morning at the end of guard duties at Buckingham Palace, when they were relieved by the Grenadier Guards —British Wireless.
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    ARTILLERYMEN FROM NEWFOUNDLAND
    94 14 London, Apr. 25. THE first contingent of Newfoundland artillery to arrive in England were welcomed at a north-west port by Mr. Anthony Eden, the Dominions Secretary, to-day. The Newfoundlanders were accompanied by further contingents of Canadians. The Newfoundlanders are all volunteers and will serve with the Royal
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    MYSTERY RADIO STATION IS GERMAN
    69 14 SIR John Reith, Minister of Information, was asked whether he had been able to find out where the radio station calling itself "The New British Broadcasting Corporation" was operating. Sir John replied that it was a German station located east of Britain. It was putting
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    Tennis Results At S.R.C. & S.C.R.C.
    324 15 Tennis Results At S.R.C. S.C.R.C. THBRE were do ti<s plajffd yesterday in the Singapore Cricket Club and V.M.C.A. tournaments. Result* at the Singapore Recreation Club and the Straits Chinese Recreation C'Jub lire given below. AT THE S.R.C FOUX)WINO kre the results of yesterdays ties In tin- S.R.C. lawn tennis tournament:
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    CHANG SENG LONG TENNIS IN SEREMBAN
    99 15 From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Apr. 23. THE inter-club lawn tennis matches In the Chang Seng Long Cup comiietltion will begin at Seremban on May 1. There has been a record number of entries this year and as many as eleven teams will compete.
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    INTER-STATE TENNIS
    28 15 (From Our Own Correspondent > Ipoh, Apr. 24. AN Inter-state lawn tennis match between lVrak and Selangor will be played in Ipoh on May 25 and 26.
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    BUSINESS HOUSES' LEAGUE NEARING COMPLETION
    720 15 Airmen Favourites In First Division Of S.A.F.A. League WHILE the S.A.F.A. league has not yet reached the second round, the Business Houses' competition will be decided before very long. This year the competitors are showing remarkable keenness and many upsets have been witnessed. The standard
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    62 15 Soccer: first division, Police vs. S.R.C., stadium; 8.H.L., Chartered Bank vs. Thornycroft, S.H.B. ground; G.E.C. vs. Cold Storage, Farrer Park. Tennis; S.C.C., S.C.R.C., S.R.C. and V.M.C.A. tournaments. Cricket: V.M.C.A. Juniors vs. R.A.F. Tengah, Prince Edward Road. Golf: Women's match, Island Golf Club vs. Sepoy Lines Golf Club,
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    SELANGOR RACE WEIGHTS
    268 15 'From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 26. WEIGHTS for Wednesday, the first day of the Selangor Turf Club^s spring meeting, are: Horses, class 3. div. 1, 5". furlongs. Golden Blaze 9. 00 Alicante 804 Drator 8.12 Shun 8.04 Hazy Springs 8 I n Slam 8 r3r
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    NOVICES WEIGHT-LIFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS
    104 15 LIFTERS of the following clubs will compete in their respective bodyweight classes at the forthcoming Novices weight-lifting championships to be held at the Happy World covered stadium to-morrow 7.3 C n.m. No admission will be charged. Health and Strength League Union: S. P. K. Sundaram: Tan Eng
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    DRAW FOR BILLIARDS AT CRICKET CLUB
    115 15 DRAW FOR BILLIARDS AT CRICKET CLUB FIE draw in the Singapore Cricket Club's billiards championship resulted: Championship: J. A. Dean vs. W. H. Palsrpve: H. Gray vs. A. F. Hunter: C. G. Fugler vs. E. H. Coleman: A- D Baker vs M S. Robinson. Handicap: W. P. Joaes <+30» vs.
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    Gordons Score A Goal At Stadium
    57 15 De Young misfields when Webster, not in this picture, passes the ball back to him, and Gallacher rushes up to score for the Gordons— an incident in Wednesday's first division soccer match at the stadium in which the Gordons beat the Cricket Club by
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    CHINESE RESERVES BEAT MALAYS AT STADIUM
    396 15 Chinese Reserves 3 Malay Reserves 1. DLENTY of thrills were provided at the stadium yesterday by the Chinese and the Malay Reserves, the match ending in a well-deserved victory for the Chinese by three goals to one. All the scoring was done in the
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    MRS. HOLOHAN WINS KEPPEL WOMEN'S TITLE
    28 15 THE final of the Keppel Golf Club's women's championship was won by Mrs. W. J. HoloUan vlth Mrs. G. E. Kerr runner-up.
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    LOYALS SCORE FULL POINTS
    385 15 Navy Beaten In Reserve Game Loyals..3; Royal Naty. .1. FIELDING a well-balanced forward line, the Loyal j yesterday defeated the Royal Navy by three goals to one in their Reserve division soerer fixture played at Gillman. By their victory, the Loyals have maintained their unbeaten record
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    R.A.M.C. WIN 6—1
    28 15 TiE R.A.M.C. yesterday defeated the Naval Ease Police by six goals to nil In their second division 'a) soccer fixture played at the Naval Base.
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    AERIAL PICTURE OF BOMBED GERMAN TRANSPORT ABLAZE
    138 16 A photograph taken by the Koyal Air Force near Bergen on Apr. 9, showing a Norwegian gunboat rounding up suspect ships to establish their identity. The gunboat is the third vessel from the bottom of the picture. A photograph taken by an aircraft
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    43 16 (Above): A low altitude photograph of four H.E. 115 seaplanes moored off Bergen, taken by an R.A.F. aircraft m the course of actual operations against th c enemy. The large white shape of a bomb dropping is seen on edge of the photograph.
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    21 16 (Right) A German so ldier takes over the control of 'traffic after the Nazis had entered Copenhagen. British Movietone News picture.
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    22 16 A Nazi soldier parades the quayside at Copenhagen, while the German ships unload troops, guns and ammum tion. British Movietone News picture.
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