The Straits Times, 15 April 1941

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    39 1 FINAL EDTN. The Straits Times [EBTABLISHSD NEARLY A CENTURY 1 MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER LARGEST NET SALES 16 PAGES. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 1941. rRICE 5 CENTS. The Straits Times 16 PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 1941. PRICE 5 CENTS.
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      183 3 Broadcasting TO-DAY SINGAPORE ZHL 1.333 kc/* (225 m.) y.HPI 9.69 me/* I3O9« m.) I/.HP2 6.175 me i 48.58 m.) ZHP3 7.2S me/* (41.38 m.) ZIIU ZHPI A 7.HP2 5 p.m. Modern Mandamn muslct 5.45 p.m. News In Cantonese; 5.50 p.m. Hokklen muslct: 6 p.m. News In Hokkien; 6.15 p.m. Warning
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      176 3 7.20 p.m. The New Light Symphony Orchestra. (Cnnt'd)t; 7.30 p.m. Kronchongst; C p.m. Warning to Mariners. News In Milay: 6.15 p.m. News commentary In Malay, or music- 8.20 p.m. Arabic musict; 8.35 p.m. News In Arabic; 8.55 p.m. European musict; 905 p.m News commentary In Dutch; 9.20 p.m. News m
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      881 3 EMPIRE STATION EASTERN TRANSMISSION will radlatet to Malay* on: GSF— I9.B2 metre* (15 15 ro/eii and O*3G I U.M metre* (17.79 m/esi from ll.', 1 p.m. to 8.5* p.m. GSB 31.53 metre* (9.51 m/est and GSli 14.5 J metres (11.75 m/ca) Irom o.m. U U.M *>.m NORTH AMKRIf-AN TRANSMISSION 95.41
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    AROUND THE MARKETS
    473 4 SHARES OPEN QUIETLY AND TEND TO EASE RUBBER FIRM AT HIGHER PRICES By Our Financial Correspondent Singapore. Apr. 15. AS expected, the share market opened very qutetly this morning and very little interest was shown by either buyers or sellers in all sections of the market. This
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    U.S. METAL MARKET
    158 4 Copper Deliveries At New Record I^evel TNew York. Apr. 14. HE un.'urewarned ten-cent National Steel Corporation wage increase followed by th3 sudden averting of the threatened U.S. Stael strike, the unexpected shortage of blast furnace coke and the prcspect or higher Iron and Steel producing costs to
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    I.C.I. ORDINARY DIVIDEND FIVE PER CENT.
    68 4 THE directors of Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. have recommend- 1 cd a final dividend of five per cent. en the ordinary stock for the year 1940 This makes eight per cent for j the year, the sam« rate as paid for, IPS 9. The
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    List Of Current Dividends
    198 4 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association. Singapore, Apr. 10. Books 11XM m Oompanj OmOa* Olom DIM E» ur» Snaod*J mi IW Ptyabte otto tr tmu Johan -H% ftnai Apr. 12 Apr IS Apr. 1« Vi% Kent 5% lew ux Apr. SO 10% K. U. Tin 1;-
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    THE LEASE-LEND BILL & THE BRITISH BUDGET
    1348 4  - THE LEASE-LEND BILL THE BRITISH BUDGET Oswald Dutch By Its Effect On War Finance DECREASED CONSUMPTION OF LUXURY GOODS THE passim,' of tl>e Mi by the American House of Repre- sentatives for the supplying of war materials to Great Britain is an s economic event of very special importance. It
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    79 4 Tuesday. Apr. 13. noon. •layert Selleri Price* PriceN« IX R.S.S (Spot loose) MM 3SS N» IX K.S.S f.»b is raaet April 19*,. J9f» G-F.A.Q. K S.S r.«b. in bal« April 3»'4 J94 FAQ R.S.8 f oh rn bair* April J9 3»", FUTTRE QLOTATIONS No IX
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    66 4 Singapore, Apr. IS. ■uycri deur-it Gambler 17.50 Hamburg Cubt 112. so Java Cube $12.00 Jovrm Mixed $T25 Sun Dried $3 50 -rxtva White Muntok f 14.50 Whlt« $U.0C Black $7.25 ■<>et Floor No 1 UiiKea %.,'JO $5.90 Fair $5.85 $5 65 Sarawak $5.25 avtoca Small Flake S7.50
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    170 Axis Planes Downed In Week
    111 4 IT was confirmed last, night that dup- Ing last week Germany and Italy between them lost 17J bombers and fighters. Fifty- two Oerman planes were destroyed In raids on Britain, and of these the record number of 45 bombers were brought down during the
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    ENEMY BOMBER DOWNED OVER CORNWALL
    78 4 T Lono'jn, Apr H AO Mi<;,:;nt pii ,t.s dying Spltflrei attacked and brought down into ihe .se.i Belnkel ill oil the Cornish coast yesterday nlternoon. Apart lrom solitary raiders over East Anglia and the loath-west no Oerman I air activity was reportrd over Britain liom
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    EXCHANGES
    177 4 Tt.t following Mrt ttit •Tmaiiße rate* tbk mcmlng according o ifct dally clrr.iar i«»u«-, ov trie Kongkorw uxt jhamria< Bunttna iCorooration:SLUING l-onden T.T 2/4 3/33 l/.ndi ij demand 2/4 3 32 MM—iMaj (T.T. only) 202.44 New Yo.» -ifinacd 47.10 Montreal drma. 1 51.85 Batavia demand 88.71 Samarang demand 8858
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    13 4 Tcrak River Valley Rubber Co.. Ltd harvested 01,733 10. of rubber in March.
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      34 4 4Zr Ha* just the ri^ht alkaline chjrai l<-r to ueutralise after, dinner acidity ©f 6 N S I NG A WATER Mineral Wat«-r from the Srletar Hot Spring, Siiifiaporr BOTTLED BY Frascr NetVC, limited
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    London Stock Exchange
    303 5 London, Apr. 11. Ilia following arc 10- lay's closing raic-lc quotations Shares arc ->f 81 denomlnatloc unlesr otherwise stated: The above are dealer! middle prices brokers margin 1 brokerage and stamp duty w nr.t included— Exchange Telegraph Ooii. Loan 5% 1944-64.. KundinK ,nu IM0-» I War Loan
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    EXCESS PROFITS TAX CONCESSION
    65 5 EXCESS PROFITS TAX CONCESSION London, Apr. 10. I THE Chancellor oi the Exchequer announced that for purpose of calculating the Excess Profits Tax wasting as.sot.s allowance will include gold producers as gold production is of ureat importance in the war effort Thosn companies intensifying the extraction of minerals, etc., lor
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    21 5 London. Apr. 10. EASTER currency demand has lifted the Bank of England note circulation to the hi?h record of «618.700,000. —Reuter.
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    Malayan Sharebrokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
    1277 5 THUBSOAV. APR. 1». 1»«I im>rri Muni Ampai Tin (4s> 3t 3d 36 7V4d Austral Amal. (5s. 3d 8s «d Austral Malay (£> 33» 8d 34s 6d Ayer Hltam (S*> n« 4Vid 1«» IHd Aycr Weng (»1) *> -I* 6 Bangrln Tin <£> Uj 8d 14s
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    48 5 i.uLs close at the General Post Olflce .illows TO-MORROW uva vii 10.30 a.m. Medan »'r U a.m. I'ulembang air 1030 a.m. ARRIVALS Malls from Java and Sumatra (ak] general deUMTT 1-40 P-m. to-day. MaiLs from Indo-Chlna (am general delivery 1 40 p m. to-morrow.
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    DONATIONS TO THE WAR FUND
    601 5 rE following donations to rhe Wat Fund are recorded to-day: Collections from flu Kelantan residents etc. by Mr T.W.T. "o"£ch: "sVvioti" and 1^ R*Uw»> Institute Krai for cinema performance Kelantan Sports Club. Clnoma n£tt 1-00 Tan Chuan contactor. Kuala P«T«u 11 and C Netto. Kuala
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    THAIS IMPOSE CONTROL OF RICE EXPORTS
    66 5 Bangkok. April 12. •THE Thai Government Is imposing 1 licensing control on rice exports in order to .safeguard home consumption in view of the abnormal export demand, whereas the exportable surplus of 1.500.0C0 tons is only normal. The control is temporary, pending the new
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    STOCK EXCHANGE HAS LITTLE BUSINESS
    44 5 London. April 12. THEIR), was moderate attendance in the Stock Exchange on Friday. Little business was done and movements were negligible, except th? Indian ."sues were harder Later th Exchange *as featureless, with Grce and Japanese bonds easy Reuter
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    68 5 Buencs Aires, Apr 11. rU learned that United State underwriters are suvepting a frustration clause covering exports t< South Africa vis Lorenzo Marques Traders are very concerned about ttv lack of shipping to South Africa ana I India which Minatens to susper.r their longstanding trade with Argentina. It is repirted
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      173 5 HIGHLYSTRUNG SENSITIVE CHILDREN usually go furthest in life But there are DANGERS that have to be watched during childhood PARENTS ihMU be happy U thc.r ta r^hlll If they are "y l^ V ,>,„ hitrhlv-strune the nervous strain on the child (jets •onsfo! Z P ."Lcau o 9V u-alfy -on-
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      541 5 AUCTION NOTICE BY ORDER Or THE CUSTODIAN OF ENEMY PROPERTY BALI BY TENDERS MOTOR CAR TENDERS are Invited for the purchase <* 11.5 H P. 1938 PUt. SOBC Victoria Model 4 seater saloon Motor Car painted dark blue, unregistered (last Registration No. J.JMI. Now on view at Aurora 1 Motor
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      377 5 THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA (TRUSTEES) LIMITED. Guaranteed and Controlled by THE MERCANTILE BANK Of LNDU LIMITED me Company wnichis I co EE )r t £!J" the SB. and registered «a Tru«t Company, undertake* the following duties. EXECUTOR OR TRUSTEE OF A WTLX ADMINISTRATOR OF ESTATE OF DECEASED PERSON TRUSTEE
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      69 5 SING A PORK TIDE TABLES ro-aa\ H.W. M.H a.m 9 ft.: 1 14 pm 8 8 d L.W. C.55 p.m. 2.4 ft ro-morrow H.W. 1 am 9.2 ft.; 2.05 p m 8 4 ft L.W. 7.36 pm 29 ft. Thiv dav, Apr. 17. H.W 1.41 am. 8.8 ft.: 3.01 pm
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      223 6 ALHAMBRA FITNN w£4 DeKAVILIAND RAYMOND MASSEY^ RONALD REAGAN ALAN HALE WOli.m I uivl „n Van 11.10 Ct» Kcvnoldi Urnr. ONil Guiaa "Bi( Boy" Wlliav IMrmnl by MICHAEL CURTIZ A WARNFK BROS.-Hm Hmmtt Itamm Cij.iud Scrau PUy by Robm Buckau Mm by Ma *ll Aiso 'WAR PICTORIAL NEWS' Shown by arrangement
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      288 6 Some Well Known SYMPHONIES. D 7854/59 Berlicz Symphonic Fantastique Symphony Orchestra conducted by Pierre Montcux D *****/22 Borodin Symphony No. 2 In B minor, Albert Cootes conducting the London Symphony Orchestra DB7HI/15 Dvorak* New World Symphony in E minor. Leopold StokowAi conducting the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra D 7620/25 Elgar Symphony
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      216 6 SPECIAL PRE-RELEASE OPENING TO-NIGHT at 9.15 one show ONLY |cAPiTOL General Screening Commences n I none d2ol TO-MORROW at 3,15-6.15-9.15 VIVIEN LEIGH occurred with ROBERT TAYLOR in her first picture since "GONE WITH THE WIND" A Thrilling, stirring story of a Romance that was born in a Ixmdon AIR-RAID SHELTER
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    JAPAN'S TROOPS NOT FREED BY PACT WITH RUSSIA
    888 7 Agreement Does Not Represent Rapprochement Desired By Tokio (Straits Times Special Cable) Washington, Apr. 14. CTATE Department officials indicate no surprise at the pact but make no comment. The first general reactions are that the pact amounts to little and does not
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    Stalin Bids Good-bye To Matsuoka
    49 7 Moscow. Apr. 14. CTAIJN himself unexpectedly went to the station to see off Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka. Japanese Foreign Minister, when he left for Tokio last night. It is officially announced that Stalin participated in the negotiations leading to the signature of the pact. Rruter.
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    Balkan War & Effect Of Agreement
    68 7 Balkan War Effect Of Agreement Sydne>, Apr. II. •THL immediate eftect of the 1 Russo-Japanese pact will depend on what happens in the Balkans." declared Mr. W. M. Hushes, ;he Navy Minister, iu an interview to-day. Declaring that the pact was part of Germany's campairn to distrait British attention from
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    WILL CHINA AID BE AFFECTED?
    159 7 Chungking Awaiting Clarification Chungking. Apr. 14. "T^HE news of the Soviet -Japanese j "neutrality" pact did not come as a surprise here since the Chinese firmly believed that the main object of the trip to Europe of Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka. the Japanese Foreign Minister, was
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    NEW ITALIAN PROTEST ON SEIZED SHIPS
    58 7 Washington. Apr. 14. THE Italian Ambassador delivered a new note to-day to the United States Government protesting against the seizure of Italian ships. Details of the not 3 are not pub'.ish- od but an Italian official said it fur- ther explained the Italian viewpoint
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    WOMEN'S AUXILIARY R.A.A.F. CALL UP
    39 7 (Straits limes Special Cable) Sydney. Apr. 14. THE first call v:> in Adelaide of women for service In the Women's Auxiliary. R.A.AF will be madr this week. Four hundred ap> ive b^en already received.
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    FEW DAY RAIDS ON ENGLAND
    73 7 _/>ndon. Apr. 14. QERMAN aircraft flying singly dropped bombs at several widely separated places In various parts of England during daylight to-day. Casualties were ery few and though damage was done at om- poM nowhere »ery great. An Air Ministry corununique states also that marhine-gun
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, APR. 15, 1941. (590th Day Of The War.) Straws In The Wind
    1090 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, APR. 15, 1941. (590th Day Of The War.) Straws In The Wind Mr. Matsuoica is not returning to Tokio entirely empty-handed. He has secured a pact with Moscow. The agreement has been variously described as one of neutrality, ot non -aggression and of friendship. It
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      FOR THE TROOPS
      97 8 Tennis Racquets Wanted In Malacca To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, We are endeavouring to organize sports In Malacca for the troops, but our efforts are greatly hampered by the shortage of tennis racquet*. I am writing, to you, therefore, to ask If you would
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      FOUNDER OF SINGAPORE
      2224 8 The Claims Of Stamford Raffles And Farquhar To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— I must confess I cannot see the slightest trace of any analogy between the relationship of Alfred Russell Wallace and Charles Darwin, and that of Colonel Farquhar and Sir Stamford Raffles, as
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      RUBBER QUOTA
      265 8 Domestic Cut Persists In Malaya T» MM EJitor of the Straits Times Sir, In your issue Ot Feb. 23, 1940. appeared the following: "There is to be a domestic cu, of 2'z per cent, in the international rate of rubber exl>or table allowance for the second quarter, and
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      HOURS OF WORK
      98 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir. People must have sometlilng to live for if they are to be happy and contented. When the draft legislation about shop hours which is at present bMng prepared by the Malayan governments has become law. shop assistants v/ili have
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      BROADCASTING
      29 8 To the Editor of :h.. Straits Times Sir, I have ion- w.uiTfrt why more sports news Is nut br ladeaat rom Singapore. Your.*, etc.. SNAP Johore, April 13.
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      35 8 To the Editor of Ikg Struts Times Sir. It was grut.iyiiu to hear Mr»layalam songs and news di. t'.i 1 mr from Singapore Station. TMj coined by all Malayaltes. Toon, tte, RETHNANANDAN. Singapore. April 11.
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    ALLIES' BALKAN POSITION HIGHLY SATISFACTORY
    559 9 Combined Air Forces Hammer Germans POWERFUL LINE EXTENDS FROM ADRIATIC TO AEGEAN Bulk Of Yugoslav Army Still Remains Intact BRITISH and Greek air squadrons are mercilessly bombing and machine-gunning; the Germans in the Monastir Gap area, on the Yugoslav-Greek border, where the enemy appears to
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    Hungarian Reply To Soviet Censure
    110 9 Hungarian Reply To Sov iet Censure London. Apr. 15. REPLYING to the Soviet s>atement disapproving of the Hungarian action in marching into Yugoslavia, offldaJ circles in Budapest issued a sta ement declaring that Moscow misapprehended the c rcumstances, says the Budapest radio. It sav-F the Hungaro- Yugoslav pact of friendship
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    PUPPET CROAT STATE'S CABINET FORMED
    50 9 London, Apr. 15. T.iE German-controlled Zagreb wireless announces the formation of a r:ibinet of the new "independent" Croat state set up by Germany. The cabinet includes Gen. Kvaternik. r<mmander-in-chii:f of the armed forces; Buciak, Prime Minister: Egret ErTendi IfuftL leader of the Croat Muslims Renter.
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    Axis Attitude To U.S. Ships In Red Sea
    43 9 London Apr. 16. REFERRING to President Roosevelt's decision to send American shins through the Red Sea, the Giornale dltalia. organ of Mussolini, says the Axis will deal with American convoys according to international law. Reuter.
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    ENEMY COMMANDER SURRENDERS
    110 9 Pursuit Of Beaien Forces Is Continuing: London, Apr. 15. «i"VUR pursuit of the beaten and disorganized enemy in Abyss. nia I Is continuing. Many prisoners are 1 still coming in, Including a divisional commander and a brigade commander." says a Bri.lsh war office communique. A message from
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    Greeks' Share In Axis Defeat
    196 9 Gen. Blarney's Forecast In Order To Aussies Athens, Apr. 15. ;t|T is not unlikely that the action of Greece, this small and noble nation, may prove In the end to be the i beiinrvnr; of the final downfall of Nazi 1 tyranny." This statement occurs
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    TRAWLER IS MISSING
    23 9 London, Apr. 15. THE Admiralty announces that H.M. trawler Fqrtuna (172 tons) Is overdue and must be considered lost.— Reuter.
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    TOBRUK TANK BATTLE
    169 9 Nazi Attack Is Hurled Back London, Apr. 15. THE British forces holding Tobmk passed by m the Nazi coastal drive to the Egyptian frontier have r«()ulsed a heavy German tank and infantry attack. Twenty enemy tanks crossed the outer defences at on? paint, but an immediate counter-attack
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    WHAT STEPS WiLL EGYPT TAKE?
    71 9 Cairo, Apr. 15. THE Egyptian Prime Minister. Sirry 1 Pasha, called a secret session of the Chamber of Deputies yesterday He said he wished to make a statement on the present situation. The agenda of the meeting included a question to the Prime Minister asking
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    Mr. Jinnah Urges Muslim Zones
    138 9 Central Government Idea Not Favoured Madras, Apr. 14. MUSLIMS would never agree to any consti:ution for the whole of India providing for one government at the Centre declared Mr M A Jinnah, president of the Muslim League, speaking at the league's annual meeting. He advoei
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    Grave Food Shortage In Rumania
    66 9 London, Apr. 15. THE food situation in Rumania, par1 ticularly In Bucharest is becoming worse daily, according to the Moscow radio, which adds that there is a great shortage of meat, cooked meat, butter, eggs, sugar, and white flour. The sale of meat is allowed
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    NEW IRAQ CABINET
    89 9 London, Apr. 14. SAYID Rashid All el Oailani, chiel civilian leader In the Iraq coup d'etat has succeeded in forming a cabinet under his presidency. The cabinet, announced by the royal Iraq Legation, is headed by Sayid Rashid as Prime Minister and Minister oi the interior, and
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    NEW "FLYING FORTRESSES" TO AID TO R.A.F. STRENGTH
    223 9 London, Apr. 15. A NUMBER of new type of United States four-cngined Flying Fortresses" have reached Britain from the United States, beating all records in their night across the Atlantic, writes Reu^er's air correspondent. They are known as the Boeing S 17
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    Vital Half-Year For Empire
    56 9 Sydney, Apr. 15. *«THE Empire is about to pass through the greatest test since the collapse of France," declared the Australian Army Minister, Mr. Percy C. Spender, appealing for recruits yesterday. "Hitler is staking all on the next six months. When we have ridden out the
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    U.S. POLICY TO RUSSIA
    263 9 Firmer Attitude Is Likely Washington, Apr. 14. »T»HE Russo-Japanese pact, accordA ing to well-informed circles in Washington, will probably result in sorhe re-examination of United States policy towards both countries. The Administration, these circus say did not expect Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka, the Japanese Foreign Minister, to
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    STRIKES AVERTED IN AMERICA
    248 9 Labour Situation Is Much Improved New York, Apr. 14. STRKIE threats in the United States steel industry have been removed by announcements of wage Increases. With operations already resumed at the AHis Chalmers and Ford concerns. the labour picture is considerably 1 clearer than last week.
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    MANY BOMBS DROPPED IN RAID ON MALTA
    60 9 Valetta, Apr. 15. A LARGE number of German aircraft dropped many bombs when flying over Malta in waves during Sunday night. In one area a few civilian houses were demolished but no casualty resulted. In other areas there was light damage. Enemy offensive
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    CHURCH OF SCOTLAND
    58 9 London, Apr. 16. TTHE King has approved the appointment i of Sir lain Colquhoun as Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. Sir lain, who Is chief of his clan and former Lord Rector of Glasgow University, was Lord High Commissioner at
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    SECOND MARRIAGE OF ROOSEVELT'S SON
    55 9 Beverly Hills, <CaU Apr. 15. MR. James Roosevelt, eldest s n ol President Roosevelt, married Miss Romelle Schneider to-day. Mrs. Fle»ncr Roosevelt attended the ceremony. Mr. James Rooseveh's former marr^g? was dissolved last year. Miss Schneider, who Is 25, nursed him when he was critically
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    CHUNGKING REPUDIATES SOVIET-JAPANESE CLAIMS
    252 9 Matsuoka Said To Have Invited Molotov To Visit Tokio A FORMAL repudiation by the Chinese (Government of the Soviet- Japanese declaration to respect the territorial integrity of Outer Mongolia and Manchukuo is contained in a statement issued in Chungking by the Chinese Foreign Minister, Dr. Wang
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    Pact Can Be Over-Estimated
    132 9 Pact Can Be OverEstimated Mr. Hull's SlaJ<*m<'iit On New AgrecaMat Washington. Apr. 14. '▼THE significance of the pact be1 tween the Soviet Union and Japan relating to neutrality, as rcpoited in the Press to-day, could be over-estimated." declared the Secre- tary of State. Mr. Cordell Hull, in a formal sta'-emrnt
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    FREE FRENCH LEADER SENT TO INDO-CHINA
    52 9 FREE FRENCH LEADER SENT TO IN DO-CHINA Shanghai. Apr. 15. Fwas :n accordance with ins ructions from Rrar-Admiral comm u-.-oinß the French naval forces in IndoCh;na thai M. Ek;)1. the Free Frencn leader in Sharr.:i.a was sent of InooChina on Sunday aboard the freighter Kmdia accord ng to an official
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    SMALL CENTRES' STEADY SUPPORT FOR WAR FUND
    600 10 Further Advance Of $1,000 Over Holiday Week-End "CENT A PLANE A DAY" SCHEME MAKES STEADY PROGRESS AI/niOrrJH the banks and most bu-iness houses were dated again yesterday, about SI,fMM» was received for The War Fund and the total is now 85,314,639. Money continues
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    "Bringing 'Em Back Alive' To Cost More
    308 10 "Bringing 'Em Back Alive' To Cost More DRINGING animals back alive Is becoming an increasingly expensive proposition for Frank Buck and other wild animal collectors in America. From to-day, the freight ratea and attendance tees on wild animals of afalajra are increased by 25 per cent. f( llowing the 1938
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    WEIGHTS FOR THE GOVERNOR'S CUP
    76 10 SINGAPORE RACES flMIh. lollwing are the weights fu- th? •:">r s Cup race at Bukit Timah on Saturday, the final day of the Singapore Turf Club's Summer met-tlng llorsrv CtMi U IHv. I— l mile and 1 fur. National 1.04 Lover's Fate 8 05 D
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    MEN MAY BE PAID OFF
    188 10 Strike Situation At Collieries (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 14. I TTHE following statement was issued this morning by Malayan Collieries concerning the strike situation at their Batu Arang coal mines, where the entire labour force of 5.000 Chinese and Indians have been
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    PETROL RATIONING IN SINGAPORE
    198 10 Chinese Chamber Not To Take Any Action Now action is to be taken by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Singapore, with regard to the introduction of petrol rationing in Singapore, it is understood. At recent special meeting of the Chamber, it was decided to form a
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    F.M.S.V.F. OFFICERS
    70 10 A of the F.M.S. Volunteer Force have been Lazttted: Lieut. A F. Hewett to bo Actir.? Captain: Second Lieut. R. Paton and I irut. R Robert-son to ty arung Captain: Lieut. D. T\ Hutton to be Captain; Second Lieut. E. J. Skinner to be Lieutenant: Mr. Alexander Shlels
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    Flame Of Forest Tree Crashes
    82 10 puller and his passenger escaped serious Injury nhe,i this I lam* of the Forest, tree, flvt fret in pirlh. ira* rpooted from m on the banks of the. canal in Slav ford Poad this morning Hcd between the shafts and sat of the rick^'ia The
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    CINEMAS AND SEASIDE RESORTS PACKED
    15 10 CINEMAS AND SEASIDE RESORTS PACKED Ci ■.'I upfr.jm h Ud»j Singapore. m'jii th" r«mr dar.
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    AMUSEMENTS
    32 10 KM Ii i uui: i <.m vi in, HAPM 111 l I i. noilrt I si w >' i v >t A *lf\\ 11.. ti ".I arming n tenrioiKu— Uai v <.^w
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    Exhibition Of Dutch Posters & Drawings To Aid War Fund
    277 10 Exhibition Of Dutch Posters Drawings To Aid War Fund "QEEFT Acht," Dutch exhibition of propaganda posters and drawings, which have been shown with marked success in Bandix-nn ;incl Batavia, la to be brought to Singapore earlj ntxi month. i)i anlied by the Nethe.nuicis Indies newspaper "Oeeft Acht" (whicli means "Attention"),
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    Dutch Ministers In Indies
    62 10 The Netherlands Minister for the Colonies. Mr. D. J M Welter Heft) and the Minister for Foreign Affa.rs. Dr. van Kleffens.' are at present in Batavia for the purpose of conducting important conversations with the Governor-General. The Dutch Ministers met leading members of the Philippi cs
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    N.I.-JAPAN TRADE TALKS NOT YET RESUMED
    249 10 Indies Officials Seeking Views Of Visiting Ministers THROUGH scheduled to be resumed early in April, the trade talks have not yet begun between the leader of the Japanese Economic Mission to the Netherlands Indies, Mr. Yoshizawa, and the Dutch Minister Extraordinary. Mr. H. ;ui
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    HONOURS IN SARAWAK
    146 10 For Work On New Constitution 11 AWARDS MADE BY THE RAJAH poit their work in MMMetiM wttH the mr constitution of Sarawak, and in token of Ioiik and loyal services rendered to the i the Rajah of Sanwa dMOmtcd 11 people with varioiiH of th<- Onl-r of
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    EASTERN GRAPHIC OUT TO-MORROW
    95 10 Ti the power of the Royal Nothi:lands Indies Navy an- a fcaturi' of thfl latest issue of the Eastern Graphic, which wit] bo on .s.Ur to-morrow. M o: the ptctarea were taker *t ttip S<jurabaya Naval base v. miles cif docks and workshops Amoni the article*
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    NEW THAI TALKIE WITH ENGLISH DIALOGUE
    60 10 AN unusual lilin which should tract a lot ol attention •<, regular screeninr; L-egiiw In ti. few days. The Kins ol tho wi phant." was ;ivcn a mldnl at thp Alha-nbr.i durins; the Exstrr holiPrfdiprodactton aimed In TTi land, it ha.-, English dialogue. mxtoced
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    PROFITEERING IN FOOD STILL PREVALENT
    406 11 Public Partly To Blame For Not Reporting More Cases GREATER CO-OPERATION WITH PRICE CONTROL OFFICE URGED AFTER more than a year of controlled food prices in the Colony, some profiteering still exists— with the knowledge of consumers. Prosecutions of shop proprietors, managers or salesmen and
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    TELECOMMUNICATIONS OFFICERS' TITLES
    49 11 •T*HE name of "Director of Telegraphs and Telephones" and •Director of Telegraphs and Telephones nd En-?lneer-ln-Chief" has been changed to "Director of Teee 1 -nimunications," It is notified in the F.MS. Gazette. Similarly, the name of "Assistant Engineer-in-Chlef" has been altered to "Deputy Director of Telecrirr-nunica-tlons.'
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    BAND AT GARDENS
    62 11 "THE S.S. Police Band will play wider the direction of Mr. J. C. Hitch at Botanic oard'ns at 5.30 pm. on Thursday: Karen "The Last Stand." W. M. Myddleton; Overture "Marinareila, Ju!. Pucik; Selection, "SO Years of Songs." T. C. Brown; V;,lse, "Estudiantina," Waldteufel: Dances. "Hun. (rartan
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    RAWANG BLACK-OUT
    25 11 A black-out will be held "awang on Arjr. 21 from 7 p.m to midnight, ?nd lisjhiing restrictions lor the occasion have been guzeited.
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    Camel Caravan In Abyssinia
    31 11 In difficult hilly country where mechaniied transport is not possible camels have played an important part in carrying munitions and supplies to the troops operating in Abyssinia
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    SECOND CAMP OPENS TO-DAY
    210 11 Intensive Training For Volunteers ONCE again throughout Malaya to-day. Volunteers of boih forces, the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay State, begin a two-months period of intensive training. The men going in to-day are those who were exempted from undertaking intensive training during the first embodiment Of
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    PRAYERS FOR VICTORY
    62 11 1 JN commemoration of the Birthday of the Propliet Mchamed. membTs of the Dawoodi Bo!;ra community of Singapore met lait week The Amil Saheb Janab Bhai Saheb Ahmed Bhai Saheb of the community took the opportunity of praying for victory in the war against Nariism and stressed
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    AIR MAIL ARRIVES
    32 11 fHE PosU 1 Department advises that an air I 1 mail from the United Kingdom arr'.ve-l 1 yesterday evening and a general delivery w»s made at 8.15 this morning.
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    British Envoy & Local Chinese
    104 11 British Envoy Local Chinese /CONVERSATIONS between Sir Archibald Clark Krrr. Brithh Ambassador to China, who is in i Singapore, and Dr. Phillip K. C I Tyau. former Chinese Con*nl(General «t Sinr«pore and now Special Commissioner for K*angtunr and Kutnrii, also in Sin*a- I pore at present, will tak- place here
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    POLICE SEARCHING FOR WANTED MAN
    127 11 Vegetable Planter Found Battered To Death DETECTIVES are locking for a Chinese whom they v/ish to in'.erioeat« in connection with a murder that occurred in Kamnong San Ten? cfl Thomson Road on Friday. A vegttable planter. Koh Kirn rmanp aged about 40 years was Mtfc
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    MALAY A PATRIOTIC FIND TOTAL NOW $2,562,500
    95 11 •THE Chartered Bank of India wid China a? honorary treasurers o. the Malaya Patriotic Fund, have announced receipt of the following additional do-n-tions to the Fund up to Apr. 9. making a •^•SnSeTJk Ku-nm, Branrh $1,000: Mr. C. W. Da«?on $100; St. Paul's
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    SINGAPORE SEWAGE EXTENSIONS TESTED
    324 11 Amenity In North East Areas Available In Few Weeks MODERN sanitation will be available within the next few weeks to the Northern and Eastern districts of the Singapore Municipal area. Two main pumping station* are be- ing ful'y tested now, and very soon houseowners In th*
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    Easter Monday Weddings In Singapore And Penang
    745 11 Mr. Ong Wee Lee Miss Wee Chy e Eng MR. ONG WEE LEE, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ong Swee Jiang of Slnpapore. was married to Miss Wee Chye EnR, the daught-r of Mr. and Mrs. Wee Kan Kiat. at St. Andrews
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    HOUGH—OSWELL
    102 11 iProm Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Apr. 14. 'THE marriage took place at the Church <■< the Assumption, Penang, this morning nt Mr. Graham Goulder Francis Hough, prof < s scr of Raffles College. Singapore, to Miss Rofamund Theodora Mary OswelL the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Oswell,
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    BATTERED ITALIAN ARMIES FACE ANNIHILATION
    347 12 Remnant Forces Are Hemmed In By Many Allied Columns Cairo, Apr. 14. A VAST stretch of territory 700 by 400 miles is now covered by British and Imperial troops who are putting a stranglehold on the two separate remaining fragments of Mussolini's army in East
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    New Raid Carried Out By Norwegians
    54 12 London. Apr. 14. •THE new raid on the Norwegian 1 coast, earlier reported to have lieen made by a British torpedoboat, was made to-day by a Norwegian warship under Norwegian command, it is understood in London. The raid was made in agreement with the
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    Sharp Rebuke To Nazis
    140 12 Sharp Rebuke To Nazis Turkish Journal On German Lies Ankara, Apr. 14. 'PHE German Ambassador, von Papen. has recently been fostering reports that the Reich would shortly conclude a non- aggression pact with Turkey. A sharp rebuke was administered to this propaganda to-day by the influential newspaper Vakit "Germany." it
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    ABYSSINIAN CHIEFS PAY HOMAGE TO EMPEROR
    44 12 London, Apr. 14. l IJAILE SELASSIE, Emperor of Abys- sinia. is now receiving the submission of Abyssinian princes and chieft.uns, who are offering him th<*ir services. Some of tht princes and chieitains arc Mill in Ratten unitorms— Reuter.
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    Tricks Of Impressing Berlin Visitors
    122 12 Tricks Of Impressing Berlin Visitors London. Apr. 14. ERESH light on the Nazi methods of impressing foreign visitors to Germany was given by a Swede who has just reached London. He was impressed by the bountilul ■uppliet in tho shops, only to nnd. on I investigation, that the shelves within
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    LITTLE AIR ACTIVITY OVER BRITAIN
    93 12 .yjiuimi. Apr. 14. 'j'HOUGH there was a waning moon to puide them, few German bombers -.Luted Britain during the night and It is believed that the weather on the Continent was unfavourable to air operations. An Air Ministry communique says that last night enemy air
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    Broadcast On Plight Of Paris Business
    105 12 Broadcast On Plight Of Paris Business jjonciLHi, Apr. n. A BROADCAST irom Paris this mor:' ing told ol the economic pi France. Two million looms v. t French textile Industry are still idle and the Franco-German Society created tc manufacture cloth from artificial flbrf has not manufactured anything. Sixty thousand
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    U.S. EASTER BROADCASTS TO NAZI EUROPE
    112 12 London, Apr. 14. IN an Easter broadcast in the Un States, encouraging messages l aent to the German-occupied countr o: Europe. The speakers indue;* i Princess Juliana of the Netherlanc Crown Prince Olaf of Norway and Co William Donovan. Princess Juliana emphasized that the
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    Great Britain Celebrates Easier Monday In Peace-time Style
    264 12 London, Apr. 14. i A LTHOUGH there was not a let up j in war production anywhere and armaments factories pour forth! smoke as usual, those workers and servicemen off duty celebrated the 2ut« Bank holiday in something j approaching peace-time style
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    PENG SOON RETAINS HIS BADMINTON TITLE
    982 13 Sarawak Player Wins Leong Sin Nam Plate U/ONU PENG SOON, Malayan badminton champion, successfully defended his title against S. A. Darai (Singapore), who was disposed of in two sets in the final played yesterday morning at the Victoria Memorial Hall, Singapore. Five other finals
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    Home Football Results
    230 13 London. Apr. 14. 'I'HE following are the results of football games played to-day. LONDON CtF Brentford 4 Cueen's P R. 2 Crystal Palace 1 Alder&hot o Tottenham 2 Reading 2 FOOTBALL LEAGl E— SOI Til Brighton Southampton 3 Norwich City 4 Luton Town 1 Portsmouth 1 Eouthend
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    53 13 SOCCER S.A.F.A. league first division, Gordons va BJCJfJL, s'adiom; RA. (Hy. Reft) Mk Loyals. Chanel second divisi in (a). Royal Navy vs R.E. il'll >. Naval Base; sreend division <h>, Kranji vs. Fort Canninc. J >A. Bill., Sime Darby vs. W?arnrc, i S.H.B. ground- Cold Storage ts.
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    Doncaster Handicap Won By Mildura
    62 13 (Straits Times Soecial Cabl'i Sydney. Apr. 14. THr. I) mciMf r Handicap over on* m'le, ran on Saturday, was won by Mildura. carrying 9.3. Kimveil. with 86, was serend and Evergreen, 7.9, was third The time, 1 mm 35 sec, fa a course record. The
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    N. CALEB WINS SINGLES TITLE
    334 13 Indo-Ceyionese Tennis Results (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 14. N CALEB, holder of the men's open single* championship, retained his title in the Indo-Cejrlon-*s- tennis tournament when he beat P. Suppiih 7 5, G 2 In the final this morn nr The men's
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    OUTSIDER WINS FIRST CLASSICS TEST
    115 13 Home Racing Nottingham. Apr. 14. THE first real test lot turl classics 1 candidates Kirnished a surprise when Keystone, formerly known as Rossetta Filly, ildden by champion Gordon Richards, started an odds-on favourite and only finished third in a field of six in the Southern
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    ELKINS WIN SELANGOR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
    45 13 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 15. WH. ELKINS beat E. N. Oavey six and five to win the Selangor Golf championship yesterday. Elkins was leading Davey four up at the end of the first 18 holes on Sunday.
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    JOCKEY G. WOODS
    32 13 JOCKEY Oecrfe Woods returned tc Singapore by plane yesterday and will ride on Saturday If he la passed as fit by the medical officer of the Straits Racing Association.
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    DAVE BROWN TO RETIRE
    44 13 uStralus Times Special Cable) Sydney, Apr. 14. DAVE Brown, the famous Sydney Rugby League player, has announced his retirement. yHE Fortress Signals beat the RAJ 1 Seletar, two-nil In a second division (a) league soccer match pliyed at Alexander yesterday.
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    SINGAPORE WIN STATE CRICKET MATCH
    1035 14 Bowley Again Highest Scorer, Muthucumaru 32 Not Out (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 14. CINGAPORE beat Selangor by four wickets in their annual cricket fixture to-day, thus avenging the defeat they suffered last year. The result might mislead many into thinking that Singapore
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    28 14 .Mr. Kh,. Hong Teik leads in Lady Lustre, Dawson up, who w»n at Bukit Timah on Saturday, the third day of the Singapore Summer rac« meeting. Slrai(j Time>
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    Frank Collins In Deadly Form
    292 14 TAKES SIX WICKETS FOR 11 RUNS (Prom Our Own Correspondent) 'Some where m Malaya," Apr. 13. CRANK COLLINB. who Is considered the r fastest bowler playing in Malaya to-day, and who hall* from Balmain. New South Wales, was in deadly form to-day. In n»e overs
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    SOCCER POSTPONED
    51 14 •TTIE following S A.F.A. league socc matches, to have been played yesterday, were postponed: Reserve division, Argylls vs. Chinese Athletic, stadium: second division <a>, Athletic, stadium: second divtrion <b>. H.M.S. Sultan vs. Indian Assn., F. and N. ground: Pest Office vs. Wandfrprs. Past Offl«j ground; J.C.SA. ts. Stamford.
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    BLUE PETER WINS SIXTH RACE AT BUKIT TIMAH
    2336 15 Electra And Nutcracker Pay The Best Dividends TWO former class one champions, Blue Peter and Golden Glimpse, fought out the issue in the sixth race at Bukit Timah yesterday the fourth day of the Singapore Turf Club's Summer (Governor's Cup) meeting. Striding
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    35 15 A group photo r r*ph showing most of the competitors and officials in the triancnlar swimmint meet between Sintapore, Ipoh and Penang held at the Chinese Swimming Clab on Saturday and Sunday— StrarU Times picture.
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    ABDUL AZIZ CHAMPION FOR THIRD YEAR
    126 15 Perak Malay*' Tennis (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Apr. 14. LOPE Abdul Axil retained the men's singles title for the third year in succession when the finals of the Perak Malays* lawn tennis championships were played at Kuala Kantjsar to-day. He beat M. All
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    20 15 rrHE R.A.F.. Seletar, held the Penang 1 Chinese to a three-all draw In a water-polo match played at Seletar yesterday.
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    NEGRI SEMBILAN'S STATE CRICKET PROSPECTS
    295 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Apr. 12. NEGRI SEMBILAN'S first State; cricket match takes place at Seremban in the first week of May against Selangor and, incidentally. It will be the only match, unless other fixtures are arranged. Last season Negri played both Perak tind
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    SPRING TENNIS AT S.C.C.
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    MIXED FOURSOMES AT THE ISLAND CLUB
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    611 16 NAZIS SUFFER HEAVILY IN NORTHERN GREECE CLASH Yugoslavs Reported To Have Taken Key Albanian Port Of Dura/zo London, Apr. 1 J REPORTS of two British and Allied local sue if cesses m the Balkans have been receive "1 in London. A 11 T
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    47 16 'Mr;i»i» Times Special Cable) Sydney, Apr. 14. "THE first batch of wounded Austra- lian Imperial Force men from Libya arrived to-day in Melbourne and Sydney, where they were stirringly and emotionally welcomed by thousands of people. Some New Zealandtrs were among the party.
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    NAZI CLAIM TO HAVE TAKEN CAPUZZO
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