The Straits Times, 7 March 1941

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    38 1 FINAL EDTN. The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY] MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER LARGEST NET SALES 16 PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1941 PRICK 5 CENTS The Straits Times 6 PAGES, SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1941. PRICE 5 CENTS.
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      333 2 ®ic Straits Warns SMALL ADS? Minimum charge $1. for ad*«. exceeding 4 Urns. Mora than (oar linen 25 cents per line (Six words) Box No. 25 cents e.tra. DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES BIRTHS, MARRIAGES. DEATHS. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, ANNOUNCE* MENTS PIC CARDS arc charted S3 each per Insertion per Inch. Over I Inch 25
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      372 2 SITUATIONS VACANT NOTICE. BANKING ADVISER FOR FOREIGN EXCHANGE CONTROL Applications are invited for the post of Banking Adviser to the Controller of Foreign Exchange. Malaya. Applicants should provide references and particulars of their exchange banking andlor exchange broking experience. Appointment will be on probation for a period of three months
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      645 3 ■SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS 0. BRITISH INDIA |7Wfl[fl||Md AND APCAR LIME. l> >n (Incorporateq lr England' GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N Co FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR HAIL. PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICE LINE. The best possible services ait. oeing maintained by the to_san_francisco P 4 O S N Coy from thtt
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      528 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE. Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom. Dates are not guaranteed, all cargo bookings subject to Conference War Clauses. WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE CHEAPEST FARE Regular Services to Fremantle (Perth) via Java by first class passenger ships. Single fare $192 (A £28)
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      187 3 HBIB FREIGHT SERVICE TO SAN FRANCISCO A LOS ANGELES. NEW YORK AND BOSTON VIA MANILA, HONG KONG AND PANAMA CANAL Sail Spore Arrive S.P. Arrive NY PRESIDENT BUCHANAN Mar. 20 Apr. 17 May 7 PRESIDENT JOHNSON* Apr. U May S June 1 •Call* Baltimore Instead Boston Sail Sport Arr. NY.
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      764 3 Broadcasting TO-DAY SINGAPORE ZHL 13.31 mc/» I tt& to.} ZIIP1 9 61 me/I (3»96 m.) ZIIP3 7 24 me I (41.38 nv\ (ZHL ZHP) S pjn. Teochew Music t; 5.40 p m. News In Cantonese; 5.55 pjn. Hokkien Music i. 6.05 p.m. News In Hokkien; 6.20 pjn. News In English.
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      804 3 Pasquale at the Barrel Organ; Gerald Shaw at the theatre organ: 7.20 p.m. The Cafcino Players: 7.35 p.m. Eric Bonnet Thriller: "Wnii wts lh3 Murder's Name?" Episode Thrie:* 7. SO p.m. Theatreland: 8.20 p.m. Ncv.i bulletin: 8.35 p.m. Questions of the Hour; 8.50 p.m. Interval. 9.05 p.m. To be announced:
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    140 4 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Mar. 6. pOMMODITY and Exchange market* cloaed v foliowi wlta previous quotations bi oarenthesU:— RUBBER: Steady, Spot 13Hd 13% d (13 9116 d 13 11|16d) April June 13 ll'lSd 13 13:16 d (13 lM6d 13 13|16d) JulySept. 13 11 16 d 13 13
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    WORLD TIN STOCKS FALL LAST MONTH
    129 4 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Mar. 6. WH. GARTSEN estimates worid tin stocks at the end of February at 44,412 tons, compared with 44,785 tons at the end of January Visible stocks are nut at 38,308 tons, compared with 38.584 tons. The Straits carryover
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    FEBRUARY RUBBER CROPS
    121 4 The following crops of rubber were harvested m February: Lb. Ayer Molek 31,022 Duff Development 255,528 Broome 226.700 Bukit Katil 38.162 Alor Pongsu 105,459 Bedong Rubber 61.619 Temerloh Ru'o'oer 37,692 Penang Rubber 174.500 Sabrang Rubber 103.000 Straits Rubber 333,000 Rubana Rubber 131.000 Bagan Serai RuWjer 90.000 Tali
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    JANUARY RUBBER SHIPMENTS
    79 4 'From Our Own Correspondent) London, Mar. 6. i M/ORLD shipments of rubber from the producing countries In January totalled 138,907 tons, compared with 128.228 tons in December. January shipments from the countries participating in the international regulation scheme, except Thailand were 123 559 tons (which Is 1,358
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    FREIGHT MARKET
    45 4 London, Mar. 5. PREIGHT fixtures include a British steamer, Aden salt to Calcutta at 28 rupees and a small Allied steamer Calcutta coal to Singapore at 25.50 rupees and also Calcutta Jute, etc. to the United States, at 60!62 cents per cubic foot.—Reuter.
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    AROUND THE MARKETS
    424 4 Slightly Better Inquiry For Some Tin Shares (By Our Financial Correspondent) Singapore, Mar. 7. 'THE share market yesterday was on the whole slightly better and th*e was rather more inquiry for a few tin shar2s, at the slightly lower prices. Larut changed hands at ss. 6d. and
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    79 4 liuyera Srlle Prices Pric No. (X R.S.S. (Spot kmt) 37'-i 38 No. IX R.8.S. f.ob. in rase* March 38% 38% G.F.A.Q. B.S.S. r.a b. In oales March 31% 37% F.A.Q. B.S.S f.o.b. rn bale* March 37-S, 37 S FITTORE UCOTATIONS No. IX E.S.S. »n Sertet'red
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    EXCHANGES
    175 4 Tbe following are toe eirnange rate* thu mcmlng according to the daily clrcclai Issue'. by the Hons&on* and Shanghai Baoklnc Corooratlon: London T.T 2/4 3/32 London demand 2/4 3/32 Switzerland (T.T. only) 202.4* New York demand 47.10 Montreal demand 51. 85 Batavla demand 88.71 Samarang demand 88.58 Calcutta. Bombay
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    Races Order Of Running & Non-Acceptors
    181 4 Races Order Of Running Non-Acceptors *THE order of running and non- acceptors at Kuala Lumpur tomorrow, the final day of the Selan<»or Turf Club's Gold Cup meeting, are given below R** 1 Horses, Class 3. Dlv. 4. 6 furlongs. —Royal Desire, Qu.'tn's Star. Walt Disney. New Cello. Race 2: Horses.
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    OVERSEAS TRADE RISES IN JANUARY
    235 4 MALAYA'S gross overseas trade m January was valued at m $167,523,000, compared with $164,283,000 m December. January exports were valued at $96,564,000, compared with $101,624,000, m December and January imports were valued at $70,959,000, compared with $62,659,000 m December. Thus. January exports rose by $5,060,000.
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    213 4 Mails close at »he General Post Office as follows: TO-DAY Aden air 4 p.m. Africa air 4 p.m. Australia (all parts) air 4 p.m. Burma air 4 p.m. Canada surface 4 p.m. air 4 p.m. Ceylon air 4 p.m. China (except Yunnan and Szechiran Provinces) surface
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    INTERFERENCE WITH TRADE IN CHTNA Britain & U.S. Confer On Japanese Activities
    243 4 INTERFERENCE WITH TRADE IN CHTNA Britain U.S. Confer On Japanese Activities London, Mar. 7. DIFFICULTIES placed in the way of British firms wishing to sell imported goods direct to consumers in the Japanese-occupied areas in China are still increasing Mr. K. A. Butler, Undersecretary Jor Foreign Affairs, told the House
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    M.P.s WHO ACCEPT POSTS OF PROFIT
    50 4 London, Mar. 7. A BILL clarifying the position of members of parliament who accept offices of profit while retaining their seats m Parliament was passed through all its stages m the House of Lords without any discussion yesterday. It has received royal assent. Rp-ter.
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    Germany's Tall Naval Claims
    355 4 "Sinkings'* Now Double Entire Empire Fleet London, Mar. T. rl8 months of war the claims of the enemy high commands to have sun* or seriously damaged British warships have amounted to more than double the fleet possessed by the British Empire at the outbreak of the
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    SUPER-FIGHTER FOR THE R.A.F.
    139 4 Among Fastest In The World London. Mar. 7. T:^E RAF. Fighter Command han been stren^hened fcr its new "flen^i.ve raie over enemy t?rritory on j the Continent with a new single-seat Iflghtar equipped v;ith nn encn° double the power of the original Spitfire, writes Router's air
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    FRESH ADVANCES MADE IN AFRICA
    56 4 Cairo, Mar. 7. OUBSTANTIAL casualties con:inue 10 be inflicted on the withdrawing Italians by harassing patriot forces *n Abyssinia, states a G.H.Q. communique. In Italian Somaliland, Brti.sh troops have occupied Ferfer. and the advance continues. In all other areas operations are progressing satusiactorily. So far
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    Air Vice-Marshal In Fatal Accident
    85 4 London, Mar. 7. AIR Vice-Mar.- hal C. D. Breese has been killed on active service as the result of a flyng acrident, states th? Air Ministry. He was appointed Air Officer Commanding of No. 18 reconnaissance) group m September, 1938, and prcmot^d tj Air ViceMarshal
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    TRADE COMMISSIONERS FOR INDIA
    56 4 New Delhi, Mur. 6. THE Governmc-iit of India is appointing trade commissioners m Canada and South Ameri.-a !or the duration of the war. The question of appointing a trade commissioner m South Africa is also proposed following the eievation of the Government, representative there to the
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      697 4 LEGAL NOTICE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES. COMPANIES WINDING UP NO. 2 OF 1929 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ENACTMENT 1917. BAKER, MORGAN CO., LTD. (IN LIQUIDATION) TAKE NOTICE that by an Order of Court Dated Jan. 17, 1941 Mr. Ronald Bennett was appointed Liquidator
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    PO SYNTHETICS MENACE RAW RUBBER CONSUMPTION
    1544 5 PO SYNTHETICS MENACE RAW RUBBER CONSUMPTION U.S. Bureau Publishes First Authoritative Survey (From Our Own Correspor '.cut) London, Jan. 31. AMERICAN mails delivered m I ondon this week serve to enew a familiar controversy m Jity rubber circles that as to wheher the so-calied synthetic "rub>ers" now being produced m
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    Malayan Share brokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
    1342 5 THURSDAY, MAE. 6, 1941: 4 P.M. MINING outer* Srilf*» Mnpat Tin (5s) 3s 3d 3s 7%d Austral Amal. (5s) 6s 4V4d 6s 9d c.d. Austral Mala; <£) ill 3 >s c.d Ayer Hitam (5s) 17s 9d 18s 63 Ayer Weng ($1) -72H .7"U4 Bangrln
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    London Stock Exchange
    357 5 Londoo Mar. 6. r|N the Stock Exchange to-day there was a good demand for gilt-edged which rencrally advanced with War Loan reaching i new high level since 1938. Elsewhere the narket was idle but was mostly steady although stores were lower in the industrial action and there
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    SINGAPORE TRACTION CO. RECEIPTS
    53 5 TRAFFIC receipts by the Singapore TracWon Co., Ltd. In February were $253,000, compared with $282,000 m January, and $243,000 m February last year. Total receipts for the five months of the financial year ended February were $1,293,000, or $155,000 more than :n the corresponding period of
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      664 5 FOR PRICKLY HEAT USE AGNESIA ANTISEPTIC DUSTING PO WD ER Two Sizes 60 cents and $1.50 Obtainable Everywhere GRAFTON LABORATORIES LTD. Singapore Kuala Lumpur Penang. PUBLIC NOTICES SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL 4% DEBENTURE STOCK 1»39. INTEREST DUE 31ST MARCH. 1941. AND SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL 3% DEBENTURE STOCK 1935. INTEREST DUE IST MARCH, 1941.
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      332 5 y^^fpfflw^.^rri m WSBElilli kt tt> Ct( II sTKr.tl siMU/truKSV Telephone Manager'! Ufflee MIX Snb Manaier'. Offlet 4513 Exchange i*ept 4514 General Office 4761 Cable Address: PROVI.NBANK Head Office Slochow. Kwangtoni PAIU UP CAPITA! (Ch.) I6.VtO.SM RESERVE FUNDS 13.0 M.00* TOTAI ASSETS (approx.) *108.»«» Board ot Director* 1. t. soono rsENO
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      197 5 SINGAPORE TIDE TABLES ro-a»> B. V.\ 3.48 a.m. 7.7 ft.; 5.29 p.m. 6.2 ft. I,. W. 10.36 a.m. 2.9 ft.; 10.14 p.m. 4.8 ft. To-morrow H. W. 4.51 a.m. 7.4 ft.; 7.34 p.m. 6.2 It. L. w 12.04 noon 3 ft.; 11.43 p.m. 5.3 ft. Sunday. Mar. 9 H. W.
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      210 6 TIMELY ATTRACTIONS FOR THE PRICE OF l ADMISSION! !bl l£- WENDY BARRIE yi Mfcl PATRIC KNOWLES ■fl[|,fl 'WOMEN Special Added Attractions— THE OFFICIAL MOTION PICTURE RECORD OF THE TOBRUK VICTORY H.M.A.S. SYDKEY'S HOME COMING By Arrangement with The British Ministry of Information The MARCH of TIME presents SPOILS OF CONQUEST
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      251 6 OPENING -I OTT""O TT"" io-dat I PAVILION I 96|9 6 s 5 irenedujvke j 4^^" /2 WS?, 1^ I"*'"'' Jeon Dlxon, Eric lor Lu«iM» Ball, Warren Hym.r' ■KO.IADIO PICTUtf SPECIAL ADDED ATTRACTION I "TH| rr SATTLE NON OF ro TOBRSk« SHOWN BY ARRANGEMENT WITH THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION. SPECIAL ANNO
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      224 6 "DULCY" ..IS PROBABLY THE FUNNIEST PICTURE EXHIBITED IN A LOCAL THEATRE SO FAR THIS YEAR!»_S. FREE PRESS (Wednesday). PAPITm TO-DAY Win lUL 3.15-6.15-9.15 Forget your Petrol Rationing. ..War, Worries, and aU Fears «0LAN1).......ANN and REGINALD Will BANISH all your cares! 9 a lE/ i I l^tefc. i IMF |k> With
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    R.A.F. TAKES OFFENSIVE ON ALL FIGHTING FRONTS
    477 7 4,200 German And Italian Planes Destroyed In The War London, Mar. 5 THE air war gives The Times an opportunity to recall m an editorial the "truly astonishing fact" that the R.A.F. is able to take the offensive m every theatre of war.
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    New Successes Of The R.A.F.
    372 7 Several Nazi Planes Are Destroyed London, Mar. 6. A FLYING-BOAT Of the R.A.P. coastal command on routine patrol over the Atlantic yesterday encountered two German bombers and shot down one, according to an Air Ministry communique. The other was severely damaged before it made off.
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    False Nazi Claims Of British Losses
    153 7 London, Mar. 6. TO-DAY'S German High Command communique claims a successful attack on Malta, hangars and barracks and several aircraft on the ground being destroyed, it is stated, as well as three machines m aerial combat. Military objectives at Portsmouth are said to nave
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    MR. MENZIES' SPEECH
    64 7 Melbourne, Mar. 6. "The speech of Mr. R. o. Menzies Australian Prime Minis. er) m London last Monday, discounting the inevitability of a conflict between Australia and Japan has caused no dissent m the Commonwealth Cabinet," stated Mr. A. W. Padden, the acting Prime Minister, to-day. Information
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  • The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MAR. 7, 1941. (551 st Day Of The War.)
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      Next, Please!
      1009 8 Four months before war broke out it was freely predicted that Yugoslavia was about to Join the Axis. The Regent, Prince Paul, and his wife, visited Rome and were given a lavish reception by Mussolini. Later the Prince had conversations with Ciano and it was reported that the
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      RESOLUTION
      117 8 [Winter, 1940) By James A, Mackereth We were a kindly and a patient Slow m our angers,— till you struck. The stroke Roused m our blood our Sidney Raleigh, Drake. We stood, and that you gave we dared you take. We stood. We took our scan and little spoke.
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      JAPANESE LOOTING AT PAKHOI
      48 8 London, Mar. 7. A REPORT from Chungking states r that the small Japanese force which landed at Pakhoi is looting supplies of foodstuffs. The Japanese Army authorities admit that they have confiscated supplies m Pakhoi, claiming that they were destined for Gen. Chiang Kaishek—Reuter.
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  • Letters To The Editor
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      RUSSIA'S ROLE
      1478 8 Acts Of Aggression In The Baltic To the Editor of the Straits Times (Sir, I have no desire to enter in' controversy with your corresponds "Reason," but his letter constitutes challenge to my rational faculti* rhich i cannot but accept. A short time before the capltulatic of France,
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      POWER ALCOHOL
      213 8 Malaya Selling Its Only Plant To the Editor or the Straits Times Sir,— ln the last paragraph of his letter which appeared m your correspondence column yesterday, "Citizen" referred to the possible production of power alcohol from nipah palm. Before this or any similar project could be revived
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      PETROL RATION
      356 8 LS.P. And Rubber Companies Should Take Action To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— lt America's famous Gallup poll could be applied to Malaya asking the question: "Would you rather have Hitler over you, or the present government?" Hitler might have ar outsirte chance! But to be
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      THE SOCIAL EVIL
      241 8 Proposal That Is Unfair To Women To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir. Some people are advocating licensed brothels that is the medical examination of prostitutes periodically, monthly or weekly. Such a state of affairs will not prevent the spread of venereal disease, as a woman
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      WAR TAX
      164 8 The Fun Begins With "Explanations" To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— The curtain is up. Let the play commence. The following note is imposed on War Tax Form "A" regarding employees' salaries: The heading at the top of column 9 of this form Is misleading. In
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      A READER'S APOLOGY
      80 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— The chief purpose of my letter, to which Mr. Eric Stanton takes exception, was to direct attention to a section of the community that propaganda would not be likely to reach, unless unusual methods wer* 1 employed. The letter
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    GERMANS IN COMPLETE OCCUPATION OF ITALY
    377 9 Nazis Noiv Control All Harbours WHY DUCE ORDERED TWO U.S. CONSULATES TO CLOSE Swift Retaliation From American Government THE German occupation of Italy is reported m Washington In bo more complete than the occupation 01 Bulgaria. All Italian harbours are now said to be
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    Gunfire Heard Off Chile
    39 9 Santiago (Chile), Mar. 7. GUNFIRE was heard south of Point Dun^ness, m Chile, at the eastern entrance to the Straits of .Magellan, at 10 p.m. G.M.T. Wednesday, according to a message to naval authorities. —Reuter.
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    ONE MORE MINISTRY FOR MUSSOLINI
    39 9 London, Mar. 7. THE German official news agency announces the appointment of a new Italian Minister of Justice. He is Benito Mussolini, who already is Prime Minister. Minister of Interior and Minister of War.—Reuter.
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    DEMANDS TO YUGOSLAVIA
    182 9 May Be Asked To Join Axis London, Mar. 7. YUGOSLAVIA may shortly be asked by Germany to sign the tripartite Axis-Japan pact in a modified form. This was suggested to the chief Regent of Yugoslavia, Prince Paul, when lie met Ribbentrop and Count Clano. the German ann
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    RUMANIAN CABINET MEETING
    53 9 London, Mar. 7. THE Rumanian cabinet held an im- portant meeting yesterday evening following the return of Gen. Antonescu, the Prims Minister, from a conference with Field-Marshal Goerlng, the Nazi Air Chief, m Vienna. Questions concerning German and Rumanian economic relations were discussed, says a Bucharest message
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    25 9 London, Mar. 7. MR. Maurice Cherry Greene, Puisne Judge of Palestine, has been appointed Chief Justice m Gibraltar, succeeding Sir Kenneth James Beatty, retired.—British Wireless.
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    AUSTRALIAN MEN AND MACHINES GO FORWARD
    35 9 Australian armoured units make an impressive sight as they advance In formatior rofli ;he Western Desert. T hese arc Bren-gun carriers, moving up for a recent attack m Libya.
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    BRITISH ARMY IN WINTRY SETTING
    37 9 The United Kingdom has had rather rigorous weather during the past few months, hut training has gone ahead. Picture shows a bat.alion of the Leicestershire Regiment doing infantry training "somewhere m Scotland."
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    Eye-Witness Account Of Naval Raid On Norway
    636 9 Eye- Witness Account Of Naval Raid On Norway FORCES ARRIVE BACK IN BRITAIN WITH OVER 200 GERMAN PRISONERS London, Mar. 7. THE British naval and military forces which took part m the surprise attack on the Lofoten islands, off the coast of Norway, m which 18,000 tons of enemy shipping
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    GREECE WILL NOT FLINCH
    94 9 ..wui* Athens, Mar. 7. "Tilt initiative remains exclusively with the Greek forces and the morale of the Greek army is excellent me soldiers of Greece will face all eventualities without flinching," says a Greek Pre^ Ministry bulletin broadcast last night. The bulletin records successful patrol activity
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    JAPAN WEAKEST IN THE AIR
    85 9 JAPAN WEAKEST IN THE AIR Jadixt'o London, Mar. 7. APAN S air force is weaker than that o fi°i f a °y tn ,er great power, says an article m the latest Issue of The Aeroplane. The article states that Japan does not have more than 3,000 planes of all
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    Mechanized Units In Libyan Clash
    52 9 A», <« London. Mar. 7. N official communique received from Cairo late last night reported another brush between the British forces and enemy mechan'zed units m the desjrt beyond Benghazi, west of Ageila. Forward elements of our mechanized forces again flung back enemy detachments of
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    ALLEGED ANTINAZI PLOT
    282 9 Death For Dutch On Poison Charge London, Mar. 7. CIXTEEN Dutchmen have been condemned to death by the Nazi military court at The Hague, says a dispatch to the German news agency. The remainder of 43 accused, the message adds, have b?en sent to prison or fined,
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    NAZIS MASS NEAR GREECE
    292 9 Turkey Watches Troop Moves DID HITLER MAKE OFFER TO INEUNU' London, Mar. 7. 'THE march of German troops into! Bulgaria is now assuming pro* portions of a mass movement t<iwards the Grrek-Bulgarian frontier, stated the Ankara rario last night. Ail means of conveyance, including trains, lorries
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    STORY OF RED DEMAND FOR BLACK SEA PORTS
    89 9 London, Mar. 6. •"THERE is r.o confirmation whatever m London of reported demands by Russia for the cession of Rumanian Black Sea ports. In authoritative quarters hore. it is considered unlikely that the reports are true, and it is suggested that their
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    THE WAR FUND REACHES $5,054,558 TO-DAY
    524 10 Contribution Of $350 From Tun Of The Fair' At Club MORE MONTHLY DONATIONS AGAIN the daily advance m The War Fund exceeds $1,500, and the total now is $5,054,558. The largest single item m the latest list of acknowledgements is a donation of $350,
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    U.S. SHIP TO TAKE RUBBER CARGO
    204 10 UNITED States vessel, the Meigs, la arriving In Singapore from Manila tn about ten days' time to pick up rubber for shipment to a west coast port of Amenc? it is learned by the Straits Times. rJ"!£ ca rried b y this transport 1*
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    THE KING IN SCOTLAND Investiture In A Dockyard Canteen
    144 10 THE KING IN SCOTLAND Investiture In A Dockyard Canteen London, Mar. 7. T^HE King yesterday held a little 1 investiture In a canteen m a dockyard, decorating three Nor weglan sailors with the British Distinguished Service Medal and also eight sesmen, petty officers and marines of the British Navy. With
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    CHINESE SEAMEN'S APPEAL SUCCEEDS
    172 10 London. Mar. t. AN appeal by 31 Chinese seamen against convlctJons Imposed by a London police court for disobeying a lawful command wa» heard m the London Sessions Appeals Committee to-day. The appeals of ten men who had been sentenced to six months' hard labour were
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    EX-PENANG MAN NEW HEAD OF MASTER MARINE
    39 10 London. Mar. 6. 1 ORD Marchwood (Sir George Penny, formerly of Penang.) has been unanimously elected Master of the Honourable Company of Master Mariners, of which His Majesty the King Is Admiral.
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE
    84 10 MR N. Rom, until recently private secretary, to Sir Shenton Thomas, the Governor, hat proceeded to Talplng and will shortly take up his new appointment as District Officer, Upper Perak. The private secretaryship to the Governor Is at present temporarily held by Mr O It Bogaars. It Is
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    RUSSO-JAPANESE RELATIONS & THE FAR EASTERN SITUATION
    1123 10 RUSSO-JAPANESE RELATIONS THE FAR EASTERN SITUATION DELATIONS between Soviet Russia and Japan, and the "on and might even be prepared to l attitude of the Kremlin to Japan's southward advance t£ me K to l erms wnicn dld not ;verc discussed m a special article pubHsST T he SS a.U
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    AMUSEMENTS
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    Mr. Churchill Watches Gunnery
    16 10 Jfr. Winston Churchill, the Prime Mivister, watching a demonstration of anti-aircraft gunnery.
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    LINKING EXERCISE WITH OTHER COUNTRIES Realistic Background For Big Defence Test
    347 10 LINKING EXERCISE WITH OTHER COUNTRIES Realistic Background For Big Defence Test ALTHOUGH the combined exercises now being held m Malaya are not extending beyond this country, they are being realistically linked with London and British countries m the Far East. The Commander-in-Chief, Far East, Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham,
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    SIR GEORGE TRIMMER
    53 10 (Worn Our Own Correspondent) London Mar 6. TT Is revealed that Sir George Trimmer, former chairman of the Singapore Harbour Board, and who is now a member of the Minis I y of Supply In England b at present very busy laying out war factory sites all
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    "BROWN-OUT" IN MALAYA Civilian Part In Defence Test
    280 10 "BROWN-OUT" IN MALAYA Civilian Part In Defence Test "DROWN-OUT" conditions which v prevailed throughout Singapore last night indicated how thij Island fortress would p/epare lor an impending crisis. Observance of lighting restric Lions was m sharp contrast with previous practices of a similar character—wardens had fewer occasions to call upon
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    NEW BUS SERVICE
    69 10 AT the request of the Registrar or Vehicles, the Singapore Traction Company is operating, as an experiment, a service of Dmnibuses (during the morning and evening office rush periods) between Firalyson Or---> »n<i Jurong Road, via Collyer Quay. Empress Place, High Street. Hill s it- i ,iver
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    10 10 Mr Disraeli Bird. Rubber Co-jpo.i Officer, Johore, is on leave.
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    AUTHORITIES' REASONS FOR RATIONING To Prevent Petrol Wastage & Save Foreign Exchange
    575 11 AUTHORITIES' REASONS FOR RATIONING To Prevent Petrol Wastage Save Foreign Exchange GOVERNMENT desires to prevent waste m the use of petrol and it is considered that as much "joy riding" as possible should be eliminated with this object m view. This official point of view was made known to representatives
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    Has Come Up To Expectations
    43 11 The King George V Britain's great new battleship which took Lord Halifax, the new British Ambassador, to America, "has come up to all expectations" according to Admiral Sir Jchn c. Tovey, the new C-in-C of the Home Fleet.
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    Mobilization Age Raised To 54
    125 11 MOBILIZATION of all available man-power m the Colony is foreshadowed by an extension of the maximum age limit for purposes of imposing liability for compulsory service with the local forces, made m a proclamation issued by Sir Shenton Thomas, the Governor, yesterday. Hitherto only those
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    HOSPITAL MAN FOUND DEAD
    253 11 Body In Kallang River Delta FREDERICK Edward Woodworth, dredge engineer of the Public Works Dspartment. described in the coroner's court yesterday, how while employed in dredging the Kallang River un Monday mrrning, he came upon the body of a Chinese lying on a small delta and
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    INDIAN PASSIVE DEFENCE COMMITTEE SET UP
    104 11 AN INDIAN Passive Defence Committee has been set up m Singapore for the purpose of Implementing the passive defence measures being taken 'oy Government. This committee was formed at a meeting held on Wednesday, under the auspices of the Indian Association, and at ended
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    WARTIMEWORK OF M.A.S.
    313 11 Instructions To-Day On Arrangements HOW the personnel of the medical section of Singapore's Passive Defence Services wiU bo rushed from posts to the scene of casualties and transported from duty posts back to their homes will be made known to the transport section of the Medical Auxiliary
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    JAVA DANES ORGANIZED AGAINST GERMANY
    77 11 (From Our Own Correspondent) Batavia, Mar. 3. DANES living In Java have organized a committee to aid the war effort of Britain and her Allies and to hel m securing the liberation of Denmark from German domination A fund to assist the allied cause has
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    TRACTION COMPANY'S HIGHER RECEIPTS
    54 11 THE tramc receipts oi me ouigauof: Traction Company for last month at $253,000 show an increase of $10,000 i compared with the same month last year while the aggregate collections for the last five months at $1,293,000 ishow an increase of $155,000 compared with the same
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    GRIEVOUS HURT CHARGE
    52 11 T ACHMANAN. a 20-year old TamU, had a charge alleging that he caus!cd grievous hurt to Tan Liang Chew on Monday explained, when he was produced before Mr. Hon Sui Sen, the fifth magistrate yesterday. Lachmanan was offered ball of $150 and the ■ase was postponed for
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    Rigorous Imprisonment For Chinese Girl Communist
    409 11 riE Communist Party exercises influence on lawful, registered societies m Singapore by trying its best to fill the offices m those societies with its own members, atfeged Inspector Michael Boyle of the Special Branch, m the Singapore third court yesterday He made this comment
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    EUROPEAN SENTENCED TO PRISON TERM
    312 11 Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 6. DLEADING guilty to a charge of committing- an act of gross indecency, W. M. Cox, a European was sentenced to six months' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. G. L- Howe, First Magistrate, Kuala Lumpur to-day. The magistrate observed that he had no
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    Trams Wrecked In London Strez
    21 12 Scene m a London Street where two trains were recently wreckcii hy bombs from Nazi raiders.
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    FOREMOST DUTY OF EVERY MALAYAN Eurasian Councillor's Clarion Call To Local-Born Citizens
    1504 12 FOREMOST DUTY OF EVERY MALAYAN Eurasian Councillor's Clarion Call To Local-Born Citizens THE Local Defence Corps" and Passive Defence Services are being strengthened and expanded m the Colony and are being newly formed m the rest of Malaya, and the need is for men— men of all races, not next
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    ANOTHER ARREST IN CAMP MURDER CASE
    84 12 'THE police have made a second arrest m connection with the death of Mehtab Singh, a sergeant attached to an R.A. Battery who was found dead with multiple injuries m a camp on Tuesday morning. On Wednesday afternoon Corporal Munshi Lai of the same
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    ITALIANS IN ADDIS ABABA PREPARING FOR SIEGE
    603 13 Capital Like Vast Camp As Revolt Flares Up In Key Province London, Mar. 6. THE Italians m Addis Ahaba are preparing for a siege of the capital. The Daily Telegraph's special correspondent at Khartoum writes: "Revolt has now flared up m the key
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    Ex-King Carol & Lupescu Safe In Libson
    34 13 Ex-King Carol Lupescu Safe In Libson Lisbon, Mar. S. EX-KING Carol, of K'imania, and Madame Lupescu have arrived safely m Lisbon after their thrilling escape by car from Seville across the frontier mountains. Renter.
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    Greek Submarine Sinks Enemy Ship
    59 13 Athens. Mar 6. IT is officially announced by the Ministry of Marine that a Greek submarine has sunk an Italian supply ship m the Adriatic. The communique says that the submarine met an Italian convoy consisting of two supply ships escorted by two destroyers. She
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    N.Z. SENDING MORE MEN THAN IN LAST WAR
    82 13 Wellington, Mar. 6. M* :w ZEALAND Is sending more men I overseas than m the last war but she must also maintain a home defence force on a scale which was unnecessary then, when she could count or. Japanese naval protection, said
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    BULGARIAN DOCTORS MOBILIZED
    45 13 fMVIL mobilization by the chic; w administration of national health jf all doctors, dispensing chemists and ;iher persons engaged m medical per- .ices has been ordered by the 3ulgarian itate council, Lays a Soda despatch to j the German news agency. Reuter.
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    Patriots' First Big Success Burye Was Held By Two Enemy Brigades
    285 13 Patriots' First Big Success Burye Was Held By Two Enemy Brigades London, Mar. 6. 'THRUSTING through parched 1 mountainous country, the Abyssinian patriot army led by British and Australian officers scored their first major military success with the d pture of the well fortified market town of Burye, which was
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    VICHY WARNING TO FRENCH SEAMEN
    65 13 Vichy, Mar. 6. A LAW promulgated last year forbidding French merchant seamei: to serve with belligerent powers is made applicable to the French colonial empire under a decree published In the Official Gazette. French seamen are forbidden to serve m French vessels controlled by foreign
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    Greeks Cheer Wounded Comrade
    17 13 ito-n.a.. u ut u..i:i. v ti-.j; ..isu.iit nrrMyliiilfn treeiings ana applause from comrades-in-arms.
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    INTRODUCTION OF FAMILY ALLOWANCES URGED
    350 13 London. Mar. fi. rfE Bishop of Winchester, moving a resolution In the House of Lords that vie introduction of a system of family allowances, whether paid for fully by the state or by a method of contributory Insurance, would provide means of preventing the increased
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    NAZI TROOPS ONLY 15 MILES FROM TURKISH BORDER
    829 14 Istanbul Journals Pleased By Soviet's Blunt Disapproval Istanbul, Mar. 6. GERMAN troops are reported to be less than 15 miles from the Turco-Bulgarian frontier. Despite difficult ground conditions," German troops marching into Bulgaria have reached their assigned objectives, says to-day's High Command
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    NEWFOUNDLAND NAVAL UNIT ARRIVES
    25 14 A London, Mar. 6. Newfoundland naval contingent arrived m Britain to-day. The men were welcomed by the Newfoundland Trade Commissioner.— Reuter.
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    Basis Of Army Recruiting In India May Be Enlarged
    969 14 GEN. AUCHINLECK'S RESOLUTION IS PASSED BY COUNCIL OF STATE New Delhi, Mar. 6. ENLARGEMENT of the basis of army recruiting m India was foreshadowed to-day wiien the Council of State passed unanimously a resolution moved by Gen. Sir Claude Auchinleck, Commander-in-Chief
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    New U.S. Air Bases In Panama Territory
    33 14 Washington, Mar. •>. PTHE United States has acquired rights from Panama for new air bases and other defence facilities m Panama territory outside the Canal Zone. —Reuter.
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    C.-in-C. On Men For Air Force
    190 14 Royal Indian Navy Also Examined New Delhi, Mar. 6. DEPLYING to a question regarc.inff the Indian Air Force m the Council of State to-day. Gen. Sir Claude Auchinleck, Commander-in-Chief, India, said that the only criteria are that a candidate should be an Indian and
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    "Bulgaria Will Regret"
    180 14 Mr. Butler's Words In Commons Cheered London, Mar. 6. BULGARIA will live to regrst her decision." Cheers greeted :his statement by Mr. R. A. Butler, Underi Secretary of State lor Foreign Affairs, when m the House of Commons he was asked for particulars respecting the withdrawal of
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    FEWER STRIKES IN INDIA
    113 14 Satisfactory Labour Reports Made Bombay, Mar. 5. THE satisfactory labour situation In India Is further emphasized by the latest reports on the subject of strikes. In the tlrst six weeks of the current year, only nine strikes involving 7,315 workers were reported from the whole if
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    INDIANS' PLEDGE TO HELP BRITAIN
    73 14 Bombay, Mar S. AT the annual session of the Millowners' Association at Bombay, held to-day, the president. Mr. V. N. Chandavnrkar. formerly Mayor of Bombay and Vice-Chancellor. Bombay University, declared that India would never allow Gront Britain to be defeated, as India's hopes were linked
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    ORD BUG SELECTED TO WIN GOLD CUP
    1939 15 Final Day Of Selangor Turf Club's Meeting M^' Wong's Lord Bug has been selected to win the Gold Cup race to-morrow, the final day of the Selangor Turf Club's Gold Cup meeting. Nine races will again come up for decision, and Royal Hampton
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    ORDER OF RUNNING
    27 15 TPHi: order of tunning and non- acceptors for to-m >r.-ow's races at Kual.i Lumpur will be found m PAGE FOUR if received m time.
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    19 15 SOCCER Second division (b), Customs vs. S.C.F.A, Farrer Park; 8.H.L., Traction Co. vs. Fords, Geylang stadium.
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    Honours Even At Geylang Stadium
    414 15 Honours Even At Geylang Stadium Airport Sports Club 3; lA. 1. SIX goals were shared by the Singapore Airport Sports Club and the Indian Association m m second division (b) soccer match played at Geylang stadium yesterday. It was the Airport's first game and they did well to hold the
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    S.C.R.C. CRICKET TEAMS FOR THE WEEK-END
    81 15 THE following are S.C.R.C. cricket teams for week-end games. Against the Indian Aswciation en the lA. ground to-morrow. Cheow Chye (capt.), Keng Slew, Kvan Wcne, Swee Keng, L. H. Tay, Anthony Lim.'Hoclc Chye, Alex Tan, K. T. Ooi, Lim Swang, Thlam Siew. Second team
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    KRANJI WIN ON WALK-OVER
    24 15 KRANJI obtained full points from the Wanderers on a walk- over m second division <b) of the S.A.F.A. League yesterday.
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    BRINKMANNS WIN EIGHT-TWO
    22 15 PLAYING on the J.C.S-A. ground yesterday m the Business Houses' League, Brinfcmanns beat Guthries by eight goals to two.
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    S.S.C. WATER-POLO
    23 15 riE Singapore Swimming Club will play water-polo ys. the Officer's Cadet Training Unit at the S.S.C. at 10.30 a.m. on Sunday.
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    PITMAN'S COLLEGE BEAT A.C.S. AT CRICKET
    194 15 PITMAN'S College cricket team, playing on the Oldham Hall ground yesterday, beat the Anglo-Chinese School by 11 runs. The scores were: PITMAN4S COLLEGE S. Yogarajah b Teotr Swang 2 J. Cherry b Teow Swang 11 R. Pattemore c Cyril b Hee Sang 9 A.
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    UNITEERS BEAT N.A.A.F.I. BY FIVE GOALS TO ONE
    365 15 UNITEERS BEAT N. A. A. F.I. BY FIVE GOALS TO ONE Uniteers 5; N A.A.F.I 1. AFTER scoring the first goal, the Navy, Army and Air Force Institute fell off rather badly and were beaten by five goals to one by Uniteers m a Business Houses' League fixture played on
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    McNAIR YOUNGSTERS
    51 15 rnHE following will represent the A McNalr Youngsters m a football match against the City High School, to be played at Bukit Tlmah to-day: Albert Klass, Jalil (capt.). Hock Soon, Allen Klass, Hussein. Jum Plak, Joo Slang, Ahmad Masld, Bretman, R. Samy, and Govinda. Reserves: George and A.
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    Cambridge Beat Oxford Again
    80 15 London, Mar. C. /CAMBRIDGE beat Oxford by four iroals to one m the return inter-varsity soccer math at Cambridge to-day. At half-time Cambridge were leading by two goals to one. Oxford opened the scoring through Hill, but thereafter Cambridge were more impressive, Oxford having lengthy defensive
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    MERRY UNION B.P.
    138 15 DLAYING last Sunday at the Dar- danella Badminton Party's court Telok Kurau Road, the Merry Union 8.P., "B" string defeated the N.A.A.P.1., R.A.F. section, by five games to two. Results, Merry Union B.P. players mentioned first, were: Singles: Andrew Chia beat Ong Bong Soo l5, 15—9, 15—2;
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    WALTER KEYT WINS R.J.I.C. COMPETITION
    54 15 fITHREE cards were returned for the X February competition of the Royal Johore International Club, and Walter A. Keyt was the winner with a score of 61. The scores were: Walter A. Keyt 41+42 83—22 61; George Lowe 40*38 78 8—70;8 70; Dr. T. E.
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    MONTHLY MEDAL AT SEPOY LINES
    45 15 rwViE women's monthly medal (Stapleford) X at Sepcy Lines resulted In a win for Mrs Jamefon. The following cards were returned: Mrs. M. Jameson 4 12'5i =16%; Mrs. M. Cromble S lHir^ie 1 Mrs. Gcetzee 7+9=16; Miss Lucas 9+4H 13'^.
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    18,000 TONS OF ENEMY SHIPS SUNK IN NAVAL RAID
    693 16 LOFOTEN ISLES EXPLOSIVES SOURCE IS DESTROYED Norwegian Forces Take Part: 215 Nazis Taken Prisoner THE silence which the Royal Navy preserved ove/Tuestlu' successful surprise raid on the Lofoten Islands, off Norway, was broken by the Admiralty to-day m. a a ng
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    FRENCH ACCEPTANCE OF THE MEDIATION PLAN REPORTED
    113 16 Indo-China Thailand Armistice Is Extended Indefinitely m Tokio, Mar. 1. DOTH the French and Thai Governments have agreed to the principal points of the Japanese mediation proposals, according to an official announcement, which adds that the remaining points are likely to be settled
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    Fresh Japanese Landings
    103 16 Bid Toßlock Traffic On S. Kwangtung Coast Tokio, Mar. 6. JUEW disembarkations of Japanese forces m South China are reported. Following the occupation of Pakhoi. on the Gulf of Tongkin.g, 70 miles from the Indo-China border, Japanese forces have occupied various points along the 250-mile strip of
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    51 16 Sydney, Mar. 6. MR. CLARENCE GAUSS, United States Miniofc r to Canberra, will leave Australia some time this week for the United States via New Zealand. It is understood that Mr. Gauss will rer-ain In the United States for a week before going to Chungking a* the new American Ambassador.—Bastern
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    CHARGES AGAINST KOBAYASHI
    77 16 I^EPUTY KOYAMA, speaking before the Diet House committee m Tokio, accused the Minister for Commerce and Industry, Mr. Ichizo Kobayashi, of tax evasion. Mr. Kobayashi was the leader of the original delegation which initiated trades talks with the Netherlands Indies, being later replaced. Deputy Koyama blamed Mr.
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    JAPAN'S NEGOTIATIONS IN BATAVIA
    63 16 Bat&vU, Mar. 8. JUIR. YCTAKA ISHIZAWA, Japanese con-ITlsul-seneral. wUI enter Into conversation* with Mr. van Hoosgtraten. director of 'he Commercial Affairs Bureau of the Nettr inlands Indies Government, .rom next week regarding concrete items of economic negotiations. General discussions on the proposals presented by both sides
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    China Can Defeat Japan Alone, Says Chiang
    116 16 Chungking, Mar. 6 WE do not hope for Soviet or United States participation m the „< f^ *".l X( r W i urse iY«s are strong enough to fight until final victory," declared Gen. Chiang Kai Shek, speaking at a dinner last Hi
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    Britain's Home Defences Can Repel Any Attack
    470 16 LESSON OF WEEK'S LARGE-SCALE CIVIL MILITARY OPERATIONS London, Mar. 6. TREAT BRITAIN'S Home defences were recently mobilized M and emerged successfully from exacting and realistic operations against a supposed invading force which, for the purpose of the test, was given every conceivable advantage.
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    BLOW FOR JAPANESE FIRMS IN INDO-CHINA
    98 16 Hanoi, Mar. 6. ■pHERE is every Indication that Japan- ese firms In French Indo-China will be forced to close down as a new Government law requires all importers to apply for import licences and to oe come members of the newly-organizee semi-official Import Association
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    SMALL LOSSES IN AFRICA
    376 16 438 Killed And 1,336 Wounded London, Mar. 6. DRITISH casualties in all operar tions in the Middle East, in- eluding East Africa, from the end f of November, 1940, to Feb. 11 1941 e totalled 1,774, of whom 438 were i killed, stated Capt. H. D.
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    U.S. Intervention Held To Be Certain If Japan Attacked Singapore
    120 16 fj^S SffftE SLSff re t ffL tßLftffl itfanUc. 0 entenngtheWararefirreaterio the P^ific than inthe It is believed that a clash between Japan and the United States is inevitable if Japan openly attacks Singapore and the Philippines or the Netherlands Indies.
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    "AGGRESSOR ON THE MOVE"
    62 16 Canberra, Mar. 6. N° BODY can esc *«c 'act that an aggressor is on the move, thus affecting Pacific countries." said the Australian Labour leader. Mr. John Curtin, m a Press interview to-day. "Until the aggressor stops moving." he added, "it will be a major blunder
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