The Straits Times, 16 April 1941

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    35 1 The Straits Times [ESTABUBRBD WKARLY A CENTURY] MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER LARGEST NET SALES 16 PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1941. PRICE 5 CENTS The Straits Times 16 PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1941. PRICK CENTS.
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      433 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 Frcmantle (Perth) via Java by first class passenger ships. Single fare $192 (A £28)
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      188 3 Broadcasting TO-DAY SINGAPORE ZHL 1.333 ke/s (22S m.) f.HPI 9.69 mr/i (30.M m> (ZHPZ 6.175 me/* 48.58 m.» ZHri 7.2S bk/i (41.38 ml ZHL. ZHPI ZHPSf 8 pm. Twchew musict: 8. 40 pm. Newt In Cantonese; 6.05 pjn. Newi In Hokkien 6.15 p.m. Warning to Mariners; ''.JO pm. The news.
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      163 3 8 15 p m. News commentary In Malay, or music 8.20 o.ra. Arabic mufict; g 35 p.m. News in Arabic; 8. 55 p.m. European muslct; 9.05 p.m. News commentary In Dutch; 9.20 p.m. Newt In Hindustani. Relayed from London: 9.45 p.m. Hindustani muilet; 10 p.m. Close down. f Ur»moph<wie i
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      605 3 EMPIRE STATION EASTERN TRANSMISSION wMI rm4»U« I* Malaya Mi: GSF-I982 tnttna (tft.lt an« OSC -I«JU ntlm (17.79 ■/«> rr«" ••>•" D m to R.58 m. GSR— 11 51 metro I».S1 SB/ell OSV 24.51 e»etrt» 1 11.7 J /•»> 9Jr mm awerVc/Tn" transmission M.«t a. t. 12.45 mUd.y, related a- GHD
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    SUNGEI BESIPELEPAH MERGER
    248 4 Full Details From London (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Mar. 10. AS your correspondent cabled to you to-day, Sungei Besl Mines. Ltd.. a well-known member of the Tronoh Group, is to acquire from Mar. 31 the assets and undertaking of Pelepah Tin Dredging, Ltd., which is to
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    WAR RISK RATES RAISED
    54 4 London, Apr. 15. THE war ri.sk rate; betwesn India and Haifa have been raised to 7' 2 per cent, against 5 per cent.; East of the Mediterranean local voyages to 5 per cent, against 3 per cent., except for Greece which Is 10 per cent, against
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    AVER HITAM TIN RESULTS
    28 4 IN the first quarter of this year Ayer Hitam Tin Dredging Ltd. produced 557 tons of tin-ore and the estimated mine profit was £51.000.
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    41 4 London, Apr. 15. I JNITED KINGDOM steel producticn XJ is still trending up with the shipyard demand outstanding. The short Easter break enabled a valuable oveihaul of the ma<-hin2ry which often been working at continuous full pressure lor m?ny months.— Reuter.
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    AROUND THE MARKETS
    457 4 Shares Easier But Little Business Rubber Firm By Our Financial Correspondent Singapore, Apr. 10. THE entire share market was very quiet yesterday and the general trend was toward slightly easier prices. This was partly attributable to post-holiday feeling and partly due to a less optimistic view of
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    TIN FIRMER IN LONDON
    99 4 No Export Licences To Be Issued In May I/Ondon, Apr. 15. rN opened firm. The turnover was 125 tons. The Ministry of Supply's cash 'sellIng limit Is £270.75. United Kingdom weekly stocks total 3,061 tons, an increase of 57 tons. Sellers' reluctance limited the turnover, especially
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    FREIGHT MARKET
    55 4 London, Apr. 15. we very widespread demand finds 1 tonnage restricted. Inquiries include Aden salt to Calcutta at 31 rupees. Calcutta general cargo to Suez at 100 rupees: Calcutta general cargo to Baltimore at J27 per bale spacealso Colachel ore to New York and Calcutta coal to Hong
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    114 4 «Ie» n«»t«4 per koran— »lc«l«. Otk«r c*BUßo4iti«* traotod per pfeal eic«*l where •thrrwtie ttated Singapore, Apr. 16. Gambler I T SO Hamburg Cube $1250 Java Cube ***** **ixt* »J25 Sun Dried 13 50 Whit* Muntok $14 50 W h IHOC B1 »ck $755 <«« nan No I
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    Weights For Saturday
    353 4 SINGAPORE RACES nnHE following are weights for seven races at Bukit Timah on Saturday the final day of the Singapore Turf Club's Summer meeting. The Governors Cup weights appear In PAGE 15. Hants, class 1. Dir. 1, fan. Bay Dragon 9.l'j Harpo 8 03 Eelgrass 9 00
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    88 4 WfiMrilT, Apr. It. noon Aujtm S'l>r Prte** l*rlre N*. OK B.BS lSp*t hMMC) J»i 4 4* No IX K.S.S f*k in <mse» Apr.-M*y (Sellers Optwni 39 4* I.iAU K.S> r• b in Dam Arr-M»T (Sellns (>pU«n) 29% J»S 1 Ml X > > t•> ■>
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    EXCHANGES
    180 4 Ifce following arc J\t exenan** rate* aiu morning according to Uit dally circular imu*. by th« Honckonc %n<* ihancna) Bar.kln> Corporation SELLING London T.T 2/4 3 S3 London demand 2/4 3/32 Switzerland (T.T. only) 202 48 New York demand 47.10 Montreal demand 61. U Batavla demand M 71 damarang
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    NEW FEDERAL LOAN PLAN
    564 4 Issues Always "On Tap" In Australia Canberra, Apr 5 j IMPORTANT new ground has been broken in respect of facilities for assisting the nat'onal war effort financially by the decision of the Commonwealth Government to accept advance subscriptions to Commonwealth I at any time, except while
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    HARRISONS & CROSFIELD Interim Dividends Unchanged
    112 4 HARRISONS CROSFIELD Interim Dividends Unchanged 1 Our Own Correspondent) London. M.ir 7 MUCH itatlsiaction has been given in the City by the announcement that Harrisons and Crosiicld. Ltd parent comrjany of Harrisons. Barker and Co. Ltd WED nay its usual inter.m dividends this year. There will be a 5 per
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    COLONY RUBBER STOCKS FALL 8,374 TONS
    103 4 /^OLONY rubber stocks ut the end of March were 8.374 tons below those ;on Feb 28 On Mar 31 stocks wore 44,704 tons, compared with 53.078 tons at the end of February. Of these stocks. 27,238 tons wen in the hands of dealers and
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    MARCH RUBBER CROPS
    54 4 rE follow me rubber crops wwr harvested In March:— lh. Ayer Kuuliig Rubber Co 83,000 Badrk Rubber Estate 18.3(M Bradwall Rubber Estate 46.500 Chersonese EMatrs Sfi.OOO Dennitown Rubber Estates J9.(KMi Highlands and Lowlands 78.500 Klabang Rubber Co 107.000 Krlan Rubber Plantations 61.501 Bungel Krlan Rubber 125.000 Rungei
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    List Of Current Dividends
    185 4 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokera' Association Booto Onmtmay OH Mm* O\am m 3atu Stlangor S% May 1 lohan 7H% final Apr. 12 C«it 6% lew tax Clang River 7H% Apr. 23 L. Tin 1 Uambau 1%% Int. Apr. 21 tngkalen Ord «d. lets tax... Hnkuapa Valley
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      402 4 GREAT WORLD CABARET To-night: Tea Night Dances 7.30 to 9 9 p.m. to midnight GLOBE THEATRE: TO-NIGHT "NORTHWEST MOUNTED POLICE" Sky: To-nlrht "Where's That Fire" FRESH ROCK OYSTERS FRESH STRAWBERRIES STOCK ALWAYS FRESH. THE SINGAPORE AIRPORT HOTEL Bii ILvJ^ MrMM v/VVVV^fI 3flfl A*^* *'3t*"'lß* V*Vß3 »._s^B IW^^s f^^r J^l Hpi
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    London Stock Exchange
    379 5 ..ondon. Apr. li). I'TIE luuitiun in the Mediterranean was il)]p for the generally cautious tendency prevailing on thn Stork Exchange today. I'nivs were widely narl-.od down but tin n' wai rvi selling prasNM. Oil gharet and European bonds were espeelrt!!\ easy but Industrials I'.rpt relatively atrady :ind
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    SINGAPORE TIDE TABLES
    43 5 T---n.iv Si.W. i a.m. 9.2 ft.; 2.05 p.m. 8.4 ft. 7.36 p.m. 2.9 ft. to-morrow I.W. 1.41 a.m. 8.8 ft.: 3.01 pjn. 7.6 ft j.W. 8. 16 a.m. 0.3 ft.: <t-20 p.m. 36 ft April Sunrise Sunset 16 6.2t 6.29 •>
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    DONATIONS TO THE WAR FUND
    227 5 THE tollowing donations to The War Pond are recorded to-day: "Buy a Bomber Fund. "A Cent a 'plane Scheme" I.H* Collections made by the Asiatic Staff and Contractors of Oil Palms of Malaya Ltd.. Layang Layang, Johore :m Asiatic Staff, Shopkeepers and Indian Labour force
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    U.S. RUBBER DIVIDEND First For Twenty Years
    121 5 'From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar 9. PRML'R ex-Malayan holders, living in London, of United States Rubber shares were both interested and trimly amused to read in their news- papers this morning that the company has declared a dividend of 50 cents per
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    Malayan Sharebrokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
    1336 5 TUESDAY, APR. 15. 1M1: 4 P.M. MINING Barer* Sdlan Ampat Tin 14*1 3s 3d 3* TAA Austral Amal. (is 6s 3d 6s 8d Austral Malay 33J M 34a 6d Ayer Hitam (sa) 171 4ttd 18s V6A Ayer Weng ($1) .80 .85 Bangrln Tin 12s M
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    65 5 Malls close at the Oeneral Post Office as follows: TO-MORROW Palembang air 9 a.m. Australia air 4 p.m. Java air 9 ajn and 4 p.m. New Zealand air 4 p.m. ARRIVALS Malls from Indo-China (air> general delivery 1.40 p.m. to-day. Mails from Java and Sumatra (air)
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      387 6 M.G.M.'s Second-in-Line of the Grand Hit PARADE MIDNIGHT PREMIERE:— SATURDAY NIGHT CAPITOL OPENING NEXT WEEK JOYOUSLY BIGGER THAN ANYTHING \THEY'VE EVER DONE BEFORE! lough.! M.lody! Sp.ttacl.l R«manc«l Slor ilurfd.dl A I funded dancing d.r^onil H'> b<g I If. fwn I mjr k r v LHOOMIC JUDY GARLAND PAUL WHITEMAN AND
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      121 6 9J~ L aHd Last Day 7c-day3.15,6.15&9.15 "THE TREE OF LIBERTY" SEE SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENT ON PACE 7 OPENING TO-MORROW ARTHUR- ASKEY pavilion sJACWTON'^ f^ 3 SHOWS 3.15, 6.15 9.15 Ik bbc uprgariou s t^iv &^m\\\\ coiiedy c tertai mei|t! THE GREATEST mr\V|^^? COMEDY TEAM y^m^^}^ AND A BIG CAST ijSp^i^M OF
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    RENEWED R.A.F. BOMBING OF GERMAN BATTLE-CRUISERS
    273 7 Enemy Convoy And Escort Vessels Off Holland Also Attacked London, Apr. 15. A STRONG R.A.F. attack on the Brest naval base, where the German battle-cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau are berthed, is a feature of an Air Ministry communique, which states A strong force of
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    Times' Tribute To Quo Tai-chi
    296 7 London, Apr. IS. I'UK regret of Dr. Quo Tal-chi's many friends at his coming departure from England will be tempered, says The Times In a leader. by the knowledge that he has been summoned China to become Minister of ForeUm utaln, a difficult task but
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    War Now In Its Vital Stage
    222 7 (Irax 1 StaltMiirnl By British Minister Washington. Apr. 15. "THiE war is now in its decisive i 1 phase,' the British Minister in j Washington, Mr. Nevile Butler, stat- j ed in a speech to-day. "If the mounting passion for liberty in Britain can
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    Prime Consideration Is To Win The War
    70 7 Wellington. Apr 15. FE winning of the war takes precedence over all other considerations In New Zealand to-day, the Prime Minister. Mr Peter Fraser. told the annual Labour Party conference. This is not the time for differences among the ctctDrs. he declared Meantime
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    Laval's Return To Vichy Cabinet Likely
    112 7 Zurich, Apr. 15. WITH the i.iiii T-aryT -ary situation strengthening the position of Vichy supporters of French-German collaboration, the return of Laval, sacked Foreign Minister, to Marshal Petain's Government is considered likely by the Vichy correspondent of the newsnaper La Suisse. He hints that
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    FEW NIGHT RAIDERS OVER BRITAIN
    147 7 London. Apr. IS. WITH the ucaiher across the Channel arnin unsuitable for flying. Nazi activity over Britain last night war confined to vl&lts from stray raiders. Some bombs were dropped on th>. northeast England coast *r.d in the west but the casualties and daiimce are
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    LEASE & LEND ACT JOB FOR MR. HOPKINS
    46 7 LEASE LEND ACT JOB FOR MR. HOPKINS Washington .Apr. 15. PRESIDENT Roosevelt haa placed Mr. Harry Hopkins, his special envoy, to be officially in charge of the purchasing and acquisition of. war materials for all countries which are benefiting under the Lease and Lend Art.—' Reuter.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, APR. 16, 1941 (591st Day Of The War.) Laws And Facts
    1222 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, APR. 16, 1941 (591st Day Of The War.) Laws And Facts A great deal of expert opinion is j being thrown about in all directions on the subject of Great Britain's j right to search French merchant ships. International law is being I quoted at
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    OFFICE HOURS
    88 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— I was interested in the sugpestion of Mr. Goh Hoe Kim that office hours should be fixed from 7 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. That Indeed is a very good suggestion. Starting early Is not new in Netherlands India, where offices
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      TOO MANY HOLIDAYS
      431 8 Idleness At Present Time Is Absurd To the Editor of the Straits Timrs Sir,— May I be permitted to Join with E. A. Martin when he writes to t say that the spate of public holidays held in Malaya is absurd at such a time as the
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      CONFIDENCE
      249 8 Defeatism "A Betrayal Of National Faith" To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— It has been with great satisfaction that I have read your articles on optimism as opposed to defeatism. To a person suffering from a pessi- mistic outlook, such reading should provide an effective antidote. How-
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      "GRAF SPEE BALL"
      97 8 Should Notable Victories Be Celebrated? To the Editor of the Straits Times A good ldea tha ot "Landlubber in your issue of April 2 Let us have some nags out when we score a notable victory. Those who know what it is about will be proudthose who
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      73 8 The Straits Times receive many more letters than can be published in the space available. Accordingly brief concise letters stand a letter chance of selection and prompt publication than long ones. Letters exceeding 250 words are unlikely to be published at the present time. When letters are typed, double-spacing will
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      STUDY POLITICS
      774 8 Was War Outcome Of Popular Ignorance? To the Editor of the Straits Times Bir.— As I am probablv one of the would be political rritica." whose letters are causing "Official ".fatoritv" and "Anti-Humbug" so mucli distress, may I point out that they can a'ways relrain from reading letters
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      TAXATION
      129 8 The Proposal For Second War Loan To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir. I notice that Government Is stated to be considering a further War Loan. Is it- not time that some of the local war profits were subjected to a special tax, before there Is any question
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      CORRUPTION
      351 8 Government TakesStep In The Right Direction To the Editor of the SIraHs Times .Sir, The decision to appoint a Commission of Inquiry into and report upon the evil of bribery and corruption in this Colony is a itep in the right direction. There is evidently a largv Dumber of
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      SUNRISE SERVICE
      219 8 SUNRISE SERVIC E 2 Plea For Revival Of Easter Custom 1 To the Editor of the Straits Time* Sir. It came as a shock to man? that the Easter Punrisc Service, whi<M > MM thought to be an annual aflair and was organized by the Methodist Cnurch two years ago.
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      THE QUEUE SYSTEM
      193 8 Example Which Malaya Should Follow To the Eilitor of the Straits Tim« Sir.- The Queue system which lias been adopted In European should be introduced in Malaya with a view to controlling crowds. i This Is a procedure that should Ijo cultivated as a necessary chic h.ibit
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      GULA MALACCA
      66 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir. In her broadcast from the Sinpapore Station on Arril 4. Mrs. Holttum stated that Ciula MMuvi [was the sweet Juiic of the i Power bud. This vigar is Oula Kel lpa, and should not be confused wltli the true Gula
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    NAZIS' POSITION IN LIBYA SHAKY AFTER SWIFT PUSH
    521 9 Rear Disorganized By R.A.F. Attacks BRITISH ARE CONFIDENTLY AWAITING MAIN BATTLE Big German Losses In Vehicles An 1 Supplies WITH the British air force hcldinjr complete superiority in the air and continually bombing (lerman supplies, cohesion of the German forward units in
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    AVIS' DESPERATE GAMBLE WITH OVER 1,000 TANKS
    341 9 London. Apr. IC. THE present unfavourable slate of affairs fn the Balkans 1 Libya is likely to la-st few weeki vrites Gen. Sir Hubert Gougii, j lieuter's military romnvntator. The German army's sudden a. tack on Yugoslavia has piven her some im- pertant
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    R.A.F. NOW SHOOTING ITS WAY THROUGH LUFTWAFFE
    455 9 London, Apr. 16. T.IK R.A.F. is shooting and bombing its way through the Luftwaffe in a great bid to establish air ■up riority over the Balkans and Africa, where the British arnr'e^ are reported to be holding firm f Ilowing withdrawals. It is
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    BRITISH SHIP LOST OFF BRAZIL
    45 9 Prrnambuco (Brazil), Apr. 15. NINETEEN survivors of the crew of a British steamer were landed here i to-day from a Brazilian vessel which picked them up en Sunday. The Brl- tish vessel is reported to have been t >rped03d.— Reuter.
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    STOP PRESS 20,000 Nazi Prisoners; 400 Tanks Isolated
    58 9 STOP PRESS 20,000 Nazi Prisoners; 400 Tanks Isolated Straits Times Special Cable New York, Apr. lfi. THE Columbia broadcast- injf correspondent, in a message from somewhere in Yugoslavia," reports that the Yugoslavs have retaken Skoplje and Nish. It is claimed that in this operation 20,000 prisoners have been taken and
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    MENACE TO AMERICA
    91 9 Washington, Apr. 15. "TUP' United States is lacing a dangerous emergency which j may be very prolonged.' This j warning was given to-day by tli •> .v't\ rotary of \\;ir. .Mr. Hi'iiry Stimson, when testifying before the uew Defence Inves i'tating Committee. "Our forces," hf said, mu.«t
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    BRITISH NAVAL RAID ON NORWAY
    55 9 These pictures were taken during the daring raid of British and Norwegian forces on the L'<foten Islands, off the north-cast coast of Sonray. recently, vrhc:i oil plants uere put of action, oil stocks burned, prisoners taken and large parties of Norwegian volunteers brought back to
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    Tokio Press Loses Enthusiasm For Soviet-Japan Agreement
    107 9 Tokio Press Loses Enthusiasm For Soviet-Japan Agreement Tokio, Apr. 16. AFTER tiie first flush of enthu.-* asrn for the new Soviet-Japaneso neutrality pact, tne Japanes newspapers are now adopting a more reserved tone. Caution is urged and tiic view is expressed that, un'ess Moscow Suspends ita help to China and
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    OPERATIONS IN BALKANS
    217 9 Germans Still Off Main Allied Line MEWS of further land oporat:ons In northern Greece and Albania i? Clven in a Oreik ommun.quf issued last night, which says that on the i Albanian front, local offensive opera*tions by the Italians were repulsed with serious losses to the enemy.
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    U.S. Ringed By Enemies—Knox
    94 9 Washington, Apr. 15. "U/E are now In the midst of a dccl- sive period in this worid war," declared the Secretary of the Navy, Col. Frank Knox, giving evidence before the House of Representatives Naval Affairs Committee on th 3 questicn of the labour situation and
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    PROTECTION OF U.S. SHIPS
    255 9 Mr. Roosevelt's Statement Washington, Apr. 15. THE United States will protect her merchantmen wherever they go, so long as they do not en ter the combat zones proclaimed under the Neutrality Act," <-hired President Roosevelt at his l'n m conference to-day. Hd was replying to a
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    PARACHUTISTS LAND IN SHANGHAI
    63 9 Shanghai, Apr. 18. JAPANESE army parachutists demonstrated their skill in the skies above Shanghai yesterday. Troop-carrying planes, bombers and fighters, have b?en flying over the foreign areas during the last few days, and yesterday parachutists leaped from 30 large transport machines at about 10,000 feet. Swarms
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    British Cruiser Torpedord
    76 9 10,000-Ton Axis Ship Sunk Off Frame London, Apr. 1G. LI M.S. Bonaventure has U-t-n torpedoed and sunk while acting as an escort to a convoy. Thi Bonaventure, a sruiser of !>.45O was launched" in F« bruary, !l939. An armed and heavily-hul- -i MM my tanker of about
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    HALIFAX AND WAR POSITION
    255 9 iii;osi.i\ s ere Not Ready Nt'tt York, Apr. IS. IN a liank t;ilk on Hi it;i situation t<> \\w KngHsh-Sp?akinq Inion here to-night. Lord llalifax, Urn British Amba.<wador, d<>«cril>ed tin 1 BalfaUM :in<) N< rth A: "black spots in the put lire of th.« war." and
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    More U.S. Aid To China
    145 9 Washington, Apr. 15. EAKI.V anntiuni rment of Anierj. ran aid to China under tl.e "I/im 1 and l.^nd" Art was in.' ed hT the hinrsc Ambassador. Itr. l!u Shin, after attending a ronferen< c the White House to-day. The Amhavsadftr was acc'Tiwir*!ed to the While
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    WAR FUND ADVANCES BY NEARLY $2,000
    242 10 Further $1/0 From "Buy A Bomber" Committee GIFT OF $300 FROM STAFF OF T^ORE OIL PALM ESTATE Til Var Fund has advanced by nearly feMQ to-day to '!'>. "71. The principal item in the latest list of ackn>\\h><i,i>ments tfl $1,000 paid into The War
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    DAY & NIGHT BOMBING OF NAZIS IN BALKANS
    756 10 DAY NIGHT BOMBING OF NAZIS IN BALKANS The Air War Week By Week Special Cable to The Straits Times From Wine Commander L. V. Fraser H., lx>ndon, Apr. 15. EAVILI reinforced formations of the R.A.F. are now in action nicrht and day apainst the C.erman invaders in the Balkans. German
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    JOHORE BAHRU HEALTH INSPECTOR WEDS
    62 10 ]yjK. Mark Herclra, Health Inspector, Town Board. Johort- Bahru. was married oti >nday to Mary Ptreira. The majri;ie<> was solemnized at the Church of Ouv Lady of Loiirdes. Singapore. The bride is the daughter of the Hie Mr. 3. B. Pereira, for streral years land
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    AMUSEMENTS
    142 10 MNOAMHU RAKII.tS HOTEL Dinner ijuh<- iinrmmaii a p.m. to Midnight GKKAI WORLD Caburet: 7 30 to Midnight Globe: Northwwt Mounted Police. Sky: That Hre. UAPPF III! UK* (Happy World! Bart* )i.-idar;Ji. BGMid* Kins Kon X >l W WOKI rhcatre* ana Cinemas. Cabaret. Dancing QUKfcNS QITLANO Navy Secret! with Fay
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    Thai Rice Control May Affect Malaya
    120 10 us. Apr. 16, U/111l m. i. mi ,i:e new control of rice exports, inquiries at the Ministry of Economic Affairs elicited the reply that the total quantity of rii-c and riie products exportable to Malaya during the current seas »n "may he somewhat restricted
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    DEMAND FOR WAGE RISE
    229 10 Sawmill Workers Threaten To Strike A DEADLOCK in the negotiations with a 48-hour ultimatum beginning from eight o'clock this morning, are the latest developments j in the trouble between more thanj 600 labourers employed in Singa-j pore sawmills who have presented! a demand for an increase
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    NEW PETROL CONTROL RULES FOR DEALERS
    128 10 coupons and authorization notes received in respect of sales of petrol must be surrendered to the Rationing Officer of each .•otMement by retailers, private pump operators and Importers under amending clauses to the Defence Regulations (Petrol Control) (Amendment) Order gazetted last night. The new
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    INDIAN ARTISTES IN A GOOD SHOW
    89 10 A VARIED programme of Indian dances and music items was provided at the variety entertainment held at the Victoria Theatre last night in aid of the Christ Church Building Fund. The three dance Items given by Mrs. D. N. Chaterjee were outstanding, her effort-
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    Rotary Committee To Draft Provident Fund Bill
    303 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Apr. 14. I*HK annual District Rotary Conference held here passed after amendnwatl a motion proposed by the Kuala Lumpur Club urging legislation to institute provident funds for all non-Government clerical and technical workers in Malaya. The amended resolution
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    Dutch Ministers Inspect N.I. Guard Of Honour
    91 10 The Netherlands Foreign Minister, Dr. van Kleffens and the Colonicl Minister, Mr. Welter, inspecting a guard of honour on their arrival in Batavia for Important conversation* with the Governor -General of the Netherlands Indies. The two Ministers are accompanied by the commander of
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    Ex-Malayan Laying Out War Factory Sites
    172 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, By Air Mail. gIR George Trimmer, formerly chairman of the Singapore Harbour Board, who has been undertaking important war work for the Ministry of Supply is rngafft-<i in laying out sites for war factorii throughout England, and many ol
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    COLLIERIES STRIKE IS OVER
    63 10 'From Our Own Correspondent' Kuala Lumpur. Apr. 16. THE strike at the Malayan Collieries 1 has ended. Following the paying off yesterday of 1.400 labourers, of whom 500 were sent oft* the mine property and a sur- prise raid by the pcllce. large numbers! of men
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    CIGARETTE SHORTAGE
    206 10 New Supplies Are Expected Soon PROFITEERING BY SMALL RETAILERS THE cigarette shortage in Singapore is expected to be relieved by next week, but with the >itm tion as it is to-day, principal importers fear thi.t unless the public purchase normal supplies only, there will again Ik> a scarcity
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    NEW TRIUMPH FOR VIVIEN LEIGH
    173 10 Waterloo Bridge (Kottert T»jlor. Vivifn l-eirh. Virginia Field, Maria Ouspenskaya. C. Smith). M.(;.M. At the Capitol. VIVIEN Lrngh. the magnificent star I of Gone With The Wind last night returned to Singapore in her second starring role to play opposite Robert Taylor in Robfr* F
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    PROSECUTIONS UNDER FOOD REGULATIONS
    369 11 Shop Proprietor Assistant Fined Total Of $700 OVERCHARGED CUSTOMER TEN CENTS ON TIN OF RUSKS ***** overcharging by 10 cents on the sale of a 1 lb. tin *of rusks used in the preparation of a health drink, the managing proprietor of a provision store I
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    ROTARY CLUB
    37 11 QNE or n.o;j of Uie Mtgatai rt« att«id.'d -trict Confprmc" at Ipoh dorliiK the Eastsr ho!idar» wUI address the R"'ary C"ub of Singapore on the Conference at to-day"! linrheon m'etin? at the Adfln^i I1I 1
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    DISTRESS ON CLYDESIDE
    175 11 Local Scots Open i Relief Fund SINGAPORE St. Andrew's Society yes- j terday inaugurated a fund for the i relief of distress in the Clydeside dis-! Lrirt of Scctland. Within fcur hours of the opening of j the Fund nearly $1,500 was received. The local society is
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    MOTOR CYCLIST HAD NO LICENCE & INSURANCE
    43 11 MOTOR CYCLIST HAD NO LICENCE INSURANCE I.'INES totalling $11 were imposed on Ta.) Nene when he pleaded guilty in the fcmfc r.urt yrstorclay to driving his motor cycl? .i.huut a licence and without a third parr "jranre policy along Gcylaiig Road Oi" Monday.
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    LOCAL COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCES DOWN
    57 11 N iIHMMi reduction of five cents compar uiih last month Is made in the cost or living all iwane*! for April for OOMfMMtI! T**e >pril ratal nro- C!r«s 1 fal md II it) $2.95; 1 (b) and II .B) $3.45; In and II ic.
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    ASSIZE TRIAL OF CHINESE
    434 11 Labis Trader Who Never Returned THE mysterious disappearance of an Indian trader last October and the subsequent discovery by an Indian army officer of a decomposed body in Mandai Road, were described in a murder trial which began before the Assize Court yesterday. i Teh Cheong.
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    FORMER MALAYAN'S HOME GUTTED
    256 11 Professor Kay Mcuat Of Medic.il College PROFESSOR J. R. KAY MOUAT forme.'y ol the King Eci'vard VII Coll. .ne in Singapore who retired Mid settled U»n in Austrnha <!x years ago. suffered a heavy loss In New South Wales recently MM his property In GorJord caught
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    LICENCE ENDORSED
    101 11 pONVICTED on a charge of negligtnt driv- Ing. Kadlr bin Mohd. Tahar, Malay driver o' a motor lorry, had his licence endorsed and In addition was fined $75 by Mr. C. H. Whltton. the traffic magistrate and district Judge, yesterday. Court Inspector AA. Frew said that at j
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    STOLE RAILS ON GRAVES
    358 11 Despoiler's Work In Cemetery •'MORE than 30 graves have been j despoiled by thefts which amount to desecration," declared Court Inspector D. R. Cowie in the third court yesterday in a case in which Sii Yue Kee was charged with stcai.ng two pieces of iron railing
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    CAMERAMAN TO BROADCAST
    76 11 WAR correspondent for British Puramount News in North Africa and the Bal--ns, Mr, E. P. Genock, ace- j cameraman, will broadcast from the Singapore station to-morrow night, at 9.15. Mr. Genock was with the British) Imperial Forces in Eritrea, flew into Ethiopia with the Emperor Haile Selas-
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    CHUNGKING OFFICIAL & BRITISH ENVOY
    474 11 CHUNGKING OFFICIAL BRITISH ENVOY Singapore Conversations Of "Great Significance" IT is reliably learnt that the mission of Dr. I'hilin K. C. Tyau, former Chinese Consul-General nt Sin <r anore who is here as special representative of Ihe CUmn Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has preat significance for the Chungking Covernment. The
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    CHINESE VIEW OF PACT
    298 11 Benefits Russia, Not Japan TPHE CMMH press in commenting on th? RuscoJapanese neutrality pact, ur^es that too much importance should not be ascribed to it and points out that certain countries have shown a distinct tene'rncy to rcard ments as nothing more than scraps of paper.
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    36 11 1 in the trafti'rday and clumed trial to a chary* it Ivmi o. and rn!ll(iin(t with a st-.-dard po--t at Ik* The case *»s i fo Air. ?1 :ur mention and bail of *10D »T» exK-niie.l.
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    Buyer Of House Is Refused Permission To Eject
    395 11 "/\NE shudders to think what would happen if trouble did come to this country— if there were air raids and cable repairs were required," said Mr. Mark Morrison before the Rent Assessment Board yesterday. He was appearing on behalf of Savana Appavoo
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    OFFICER OF MILITARY POLICE CHARGED
    1394 12 were a certain number of patrols on duty each night. Would it come within the scope of his discretion to take notice of a place like lavender Street?— Yes. There are -latrob. thert. You kno* the Singapore phrase—" ntlVice? Yes. And what it means?— Yes.
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    Nonagenarian On Theft Charge
    71 12 A MAN whose age was given in the charge book as 92 years appeared on a charge of theft, alternatively rtisbnn stl- retaining stolen property, in the Singapore fifth court yesterday. He is N. P. Pillay who claimed trial to the charges. They refer to ten
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    BROKE INTO LABOURERS' QUARTERS AT S.H.B.
    128 12 A 20-year-old Malay youth, Ibr.ihiin >m Suloh. was sentenced to 12 months' rigor- jus imprlso.i-.. Nt In the Singapore criminal listrict coun yesurday when he admitted •aiting Into the labourers' quarters of the Singapore Harbour Board in Trafalgar Strctt >n Mar. 24. He was
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    BAIL OPPOSED BY POLICE
    176 12 Youth 's Alleged Act Of Revenge A 14-YEAR-OLD Cantonese boy faced a charge of committing mischief by fire with intent to cause the destruction of a house, when he appeared in the Singapore fifth court yesterday. The offence was alleged to have been committed in KamponK
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    EUROPEANS PETITION FOR DIVORCE
    254 12 EUROPEANS PETITION FOR DIVORCE Suit Before Chief Justice Contested y^i i lih.u CHARLES wilxis. a European, was the petitioner ln a divorce suit which began before the Chief Justice. Sir Percy McElwaine. in the High Court yesterday Willis is alleging adultery on the part of his wlf.\ Ignes Maria Nerohna
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    FINED 15 FOR OPERATING RADIO AFTER MIDNIGHT
    205 12 A DEFENDANT ln a &uiiunutu taj* In the Singapore fifth court rould not attend court for his trial yesterday because he had been called to attend as a special juror at ■M Supreme Court. ThU was explained to Mr. Hon Sui Sen. the
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    MANY NAZI CASUALTIES IN BRITISH COUNTER-ATTACK
    404 13 MANY NAZI CASUALTIES IN BRITISH COUNTER-ATTACK 22 Enemy Planes Shot Down By Fighters Over Tobruk London, Apr. 15. ABOUT 200 German prisoners were taken and more than 100 of the enemy killed when the British forces at Tobruk counter-attacked and repulsed the heavy German tank and infantry attack yesterday, states
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    TOBRUK FORCES IN NO DANGER
    66 13 TOBRUK FORCES IN NO DANGER AUTHORITATIVE military quarters in I ondon see no cause for ifloom over the position at Tobruk. and it is emphasized that the British forces there could firht their way ont or he evacuated by sea if this were necessary. As the situation at present obtains,
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    EX-U.S. WARSHIP IN NORWAY RAID
    187 13 London, Apr. 15. A FORMER United States warship led the raid on a north Norwegian port early on Saturday morning. It of the American imttofCT* taken 'it by Britain Iml year: four of these are now sailing under the Nirwveian flag. The landing party w.i<
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    INDIAN FORCES THE FIRST TO ENTER MASSAWA
    238 13 New Delhi. Apr. 15. |W|ANY deeds of gallantry by Indian troops during operations leading j tc the fall of Mas?awa are described In dispatches received from Eritrea. says a Press note, adding that the morale of the Italians began to give way uncle/
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    Cairo Calm Over Axis Thrust
    111 13 Cairo, Apr. 15. "THE military situation was dis- cussed at a secret session of the Egyptian Chamber of Deputies, it is learned to-day. The following statement was approved b> the Chamber: "After hearing a statement from the Govern ment with regard to the military situation
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    Should We Have Finished Libya?
    220 13 Three Alt erna lives Before War Chiefs London, Apr. 15. •THE point whether we shouk have completed the conquos >f LJbpa by going through l rripoli will be an argument eve ,vhen the war is over," writer th nilitary correspondent of th Yorkshire L°Mt 'Lib.a
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    Beaten Italians Hotly Pursued
    327 13 British Over 100 Miles Beyond Addis Ababa Nairobi. Apr. 15. r;E British Jor:es pursuing Um remnant Italian forces heading for Oimma have reached the river Omo, 106 miles south-west of Addi; Ababa states an official communiqueHiving bridged the Awash river, a column moving south from Adama
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    JAPANESE POLICE ARE REBUKED
    114 13 TDkio. Apr. 15 U/AItNING against antl-forelgnlsm. the Nlchl Nlrhl Shimbun underlines a speech delivered by the Foreign Vlce-Mtnlster Mr. Chulchl Chashl, at the (ruberriRtorial I conference I Mr. Ohat.li I said: "There :s difference be1 tvera restrainins the activities of undeslr- nl.'le aliens and ostracizing fore!gnrrs
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    "WAR IS COMING CLOSER TO AUSTRALIA ALMOST DAILY"
    265 14 Acting Prime Minister Warns Nation Of Acute Situation Canberra, Apr. 15. DEVEALING confidential war information, Mr. A. W. 1V Fadden, acting Prime Minister, told the Loan Council to-day that from now on every Australian would have to give all he has and
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    AUSTRALIA TO FLOAT £35,000,000 LOAN
    56 14 London, Apr. 15. AUSTRALIA'S Loan Council in Canberra to-day decided to float a' £35,000,000 loan, of which £10,000,000 will be for war expenditure. The loan will carry interest at the rate of 2> 2 per cent, for short date 1 bonds, and 3' 4 per
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    Secret Clauses In Agreement? Times On Significance Of Omissions
    264 14 Secret Clauses In Agreement? Times On Significance Of Omissions London, Apr. 15. IT would not be surprising, says The Times' diplomatic correspond! .t, if lepor.s suggest:ngsecret clauses in the Japan-Soviet neutrality pact were true. Certainly the clauses as published are rpmarkable for their omissions. They had no word about the
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    Russian Journal On Unsolved Problems
    83 14 Moscow, Apr. 15. THE pact docs not solve all the manifold problems of Soviet-Japanese relations but it opens a direct path towards their settlement, says the Soviet newspaper Izvastia. Izvcstia continues: "It is well known what difficulties usually beset negotiations on the fisheries convention, a
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    Shipping Losses To Be Published Monthly
    171 14 London. Apr. 15. IT is learned In London to-day that in future British merchant shipping losses will be published monthly Instead of weekly. The first set of figures will be Issued about the middle of May and will give the losses for the whole
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    Russo-Japanese Trade Pact To Be Signed
    107 14 Tfckii, Apr. 15. THE hope that the Soviet attitude towards Japan will improve following the con<* lu ion of the new treaty was expressed by the deputy spokesman of the Japanese Information Board when askrd by journalists f>-day whether supply of war materials to
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    "Soviet-Chinese Pacts Violated"
    115 14 Chungking, Apr. 15 THE New Soviet-Japanese pact is un animously deplored in the Chinese Press. The opinion is expressed that it violates both the spirit and the letter of Chinese-Soviet treaties signed a; Peking in 1924 and at Nanking in 19?7. The official Central Daily News declares
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    "No Drive To The South"
    323 14 Japanese Minister On Moscow Pact (Straits Times Special (ab!e) Sydney, Apr. 15. IN a statement in Melbourne this afternoon, the Japanese Minister, Mr. Tatsuo Kawai, said: "I can find no threat of a southward drive in the Russo-Japan pact. "I can speak of Japan's policy
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    TREATY TO BE SIGNED WITHIN WEEK
    40 14 Tokio, Apr. 15. 'THE Government has referred the Japanese-Sovl«t neutrality treaty to the Privy Council fcr ratification. It is expected that the Privy Council will complete the procedure of ratification within a week. Reuter.
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    Moscow Ponders Massing Of German Troops In Poland
    468 14 THE Russo-Japantae neutrality pact has resulted from Russia's fear of Germany, and Japan's rear of the United States, said Mr. O. M. Green, expert on Far Eastern affairs, in a talk from the B B.C. last night. Referring to Japan's pledge to
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    S.C.F.A. HELD TO DRAW BY GORDON HIGHLANDERS
    463 15 Chinese Forwards Guilty Of Many Lapses S.C.F.A 1; Gordons L CCORING what appeared to be lucky goals within five •^minutes of each other midway in the second half, the Straits Chinese Football Association and the Gordon Highlanders drew one-all in a first division
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    49 15 SOCCER S A.F.A. league, first division, Manrhesters vs. S.R.C., Stadium; SC.f. H. R.A. (A.A.), S.C.C. Reserve division. Malays vs. RAF, Qaftaag Stadium. Sec'-nd division (a), R.A. (B.M vs. R.A. M.C., Biakan Mali; B H.L I'niteers vs. Bramto?o, F. and N. CRICKET: V.M.C.A. vs. R.A.F. (Tengah), V.M.C.A.
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    NATIONAL HEADS CUP WEIGHTS
    235 15 Mystic Music At 8.1 MR. M. van Breukelen's National has been given pride of place with M in the weights for the iiovernor's Cup face at BuKit 1 imah on Saturday, the final day of th? Sinraporr Turf Club's Summer (Governors Cup) meetins. National has thus
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    CUP CANDIDATES DO SLOW WORK
    211 15 THREE Governor's Cup candidates Scottish Rifle, Depot and Mvstic Music were exercised on the third track at Bukit Timah this morning in company with a lew other horses running on Saturday, the final day or the Singapore Summer racing season. The going was soft. Scottish
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    SIME DARBY WIN BY AN ODD GOAL
    231 15 Sime Darby 2; Wearnes 1. FAILING to take advantage of the several opportunities presented to them and missing badly whenever they cot within shooting ranee, Wearnes went down by two coals to one to Simc Darby in a Business Honscs' League soccer match
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    47 16 Nazis Object To Living With Italians Athens, Apr. 15. A NUMBER of German prisoners have ilreadv reached Athens and have been taken to a concentration camp. On being tak»n -to a dormitory already occupied by Italian officer* they all nuMrt a fervent uish io be lodged elsewhere.—Reuter.
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    33 16 Nairobi, Apr. 15. MAJOR Sir Delves Broushton, 53- year-old baronet, was committed for trial to-day on a charge of mur-! dtrini? Lord Frro". .""-year-old peer, late in January.—Reuter.
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    118 16 London, Apr. 15. I I ORD Woolton, Minister of Food, to- day warned the people of Britain that food supplies were going to be difficult for the next three months. He referred to the establishment In the vnvinccs of food advice eontrct, "kitchen clubs" as
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