The Straits Times, 6 May 1941

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    38 1 FINAL EDTN. The Straits Times [ESTAOUSHRD NEARLY A CENTUR7I MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES r, pa(;es. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1941. PRICE 5 CENTS. The Straits Times 1C PAGES. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1941 PRICE 5 CENTS
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      DEATH
      75 2 Mrs. Soon Kian Hean, nee Lee Yeo Neo, age 62. pas-std away peacefully on Saturday, 3-5-41 at 234 Sims Avenue, leaving behind to mourn her las. 4 sons; Soon Kay Beng. K:iy K.e. Kay Poh and Kay Lin; 4 daughter»: Mrs Lee Lian Quee. Mrs. Ang Bee Chin. Madam
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
      99 2 The family of the late Mr. H. H. Westerhout thank all friends and relatives who f.o kindly attended the funeral and sent wreaths and message! of condolence In their bereavement. Re late Mrs. Choo Chwee Hock, nee Kan; Cheong Nco —Messrs. Choo Horn; Bock. Bumn Hal Home Thiam. Mrs.
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      318 2 jSJis* Straits ©raws SMALL ADST Minimum charge $1. far Mvt. art exceeding 4 lines Mare than four lines 25 cents per line (Six words) Box No. 25 cents extra. DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES BIRTHS. MUt&IAGtS DEATHS. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. ANNOUNCEMENTS PPC. CARDS are charged S3 each per insertion per Inch Or« I incb ti
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      446 2 1 SITUATIONS VACANT ASIATIC CnEMIST, Assistant for laboraory research required. Knowledge cellulose chemistry preferable. Box No. 357. S.T. WANTED Eurasian Male Stenographer. Must be experienced. Reply stating age, experience and salary required. Box No. 365, Straits Times WANTED experienced confidential European Secretary for approximately five month? commencing Ist June. Apply
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      830 2 LOST LOST yellow male dog 5 months old crosji-' breed Alsatian-Collie listening name Ajax, neighbourhood Gllntcad Road. Finder will be rewarded. Phone 7178. FOR SALE SHELVADOK Refrigerator. Pbooe 3333. FOB SALE, two cots, excellent condition Phone 7260. ELECTRIC GEYSER G.E.C. for 50 gallons water, complete with pipes and storage tank
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      560 2 MOTOR VEHICLES FOR SALE. Ford V 8 1938 Saloon, perfect condition. Owner leaving Colony. $1,500. or nearest ofler. Apply 54, High Street, Singaport. 1938/39 AUSTIN TEN de Luxe Saloon. Excellent condition, taxed and Insured. Owner leaving Colony. No dealers. Apply 738. Grove Road. 1949 STANDARD 12 h.p. de luxe Saloon,
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      211 2 BUSINESS CARDS ETC GLASS Australian Glass Manufacturers Co.. Pty, Ltd. Manufacturers of all kinds of Bottles and Glassware. Enquiries to: R. E. ROE CO. 8. BONHAM BUILDING Repre tentative*. CAN YOU *B^ DANCE? SW, y^ GUARANTEED 4^!&\\s m 3 HOURS! Privalt lca*n» from specialist with Uftatninr Method*;" mcccM witkin 3
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      39 2 $INOA WATER h> r MINKK\L\IATKR from the Seletar Hot Spring, Singapore. An alkaline drink with excellent corrective properties For Pictures at WEDDINGS DANCES RE-UNIONS CHRISTENINGS DINNERS MEETINGS eaasoH the STRAITS TIMKV rksne or write the Prodottio* M>oa»" Phone 5171
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      425 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS P. 0. BRITISH fiftC!*l AND APCAR LINE. (Incorporated m England) PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL B.N. Co. lIAIL. PASSENQKH AND CARGO SERVICE The best possible services are being maintained by the P. O. S. N. Coy. from the Straits to their usual ports of call m China. India. Ceylon and
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      289 3 E9fi3 l3 i.vH (In corpora '"fi to Jaoan) GENERAL PASSENGEK AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE. TO SAW FEANCIBCO Manila Hona Kent. Kobe Tafcohams. llonolula, San Francisco and Vm Anfeles t«ara Leavt ManUa HTcong ss NTTTA MARD May 17 May 20 m s KAMAKURA MARD May 31 June S ss.
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      446 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE. Frequent Sailing* 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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      145 3 Broadcasting TO-DAY NIROM Vim 15.31 me/i (19.61 m.) TDC 15.15 me* (19.89 m.); PLP 11.M me i (27.27 m.); PMN 10.2i mci <29.M m VDB 54 me,» (U.4j m.). ITDD CM me/I <4t.i7 10.50 a.m. Variety: 11.30 a.m. Cooking lessons; 11.50 a.m. Soli; 12.20 p.m. Light Opera Company; 12.40 p.m.
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      168 3 SAIGON 11.78 Melt I25.4« m) 111 Me» (ft OiOLl 12 70 p.m. News In French— Rice (plotattoos; 12.40 p.m. A concert of light music; 4.40 p.m. News in French; 6.05 p.m. English programme— News In English; 6.20 pm Ustenen' Mail; 8.05 p.m. Topical talk. 8.20 p.m. News In French; 8
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      884 3 SINGAPORE ZHL 1.311 ke/t <J»5 ml ZHP1 9.69 mr/» cJO»* m.) (ZHP2 (.17} -BC/t «S.M m.| ZHP3 7.JS OM/i i«l.M ml ZHL, ZIIP1. 7.HR, THTt 12.30 p.m. Chinese programme summary and Pclping dramas; 12.55 p.m. Mid-day Market Prices. In Hokkien 1 p.m. European programme summary, announcement* and mid-day Market Prices:
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    CHANGKAT SERDANG PAYS 12½ PER CENT.
    663 4 Difficulty In Getting Enough Labour PROPOSING the adoption of the re- port and accounts at the annual meeting of Changkat Serdang Estate:; Ltd. In Singapore yesterday, Mr. H. D. Mundell, the chairman, said: The Droflt for the year amounted to $67,441 0B to which
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    London Stock Exchange
    368 4 London. May 5. fIVTE Stock Exchange to-day was quietly 1 firm. Gilt-edged. Home rails and a few leading industrials maintained early advances but business failed to develop, apart from fome international support for Home rails. Oi!s mere dull; Kaffirs were irregular and foreign Issues were tncined to
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    Malayan Share brokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
    1370 4 MONDAY, MAT 5. 1941: 4 P.M. MINING Bayers Sellers Ampat Tin (fc> 3s 3s M Austral Amal. (5«) 6a 44d 6s 9d Austraj Malay (C) 33* 6d 34s 8d Ayer Hltaro <5») 17s 4>*d 18s md Ayer Weng i$i i .75 JO Bangrln Tin
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    120 4 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES (Prom Our Own Correspondent) London, May 5. COMMODITY and Exchange markets closed as follows with prerious quotations m parenthesis: P.I BUCK: Quiet. Spot Unquoted ri4d. 14<;d.) June Unquoted Md. 14 I d i July-Sept. Unquoted (14d. 14 \d Oct.-Dec Unquoted U4d. 14". d. i New York: Not reee.\ed.
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    NEW TIN AGREEMENT BEING DRAFTED
    121 4 London. May 5. rl opened ea.sier. The turnover was 150 tons. The Ministry's cash selling limit is f269 10s. The Ministry finally sold as the broader forward demand stiffened the market generally After official hours a further 40 tons I were traded The ITC is
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    RUBBER CONTROL IN LONDON
    78 4 London. May S. rpHERE was no trading pending the outcome of the International Rubber Ri-gulation Commltte- 's meeting witii the Controller Later .her; was still no trading It c understood that the Ministry of Supply has decided to jwmc the sole importer and exporter but T-ill
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    80 4 Taeaday. May 6. noon. Buyer. Seller* Pricet Prl.r N* IX K.S.S (Spat lease) 41 41 N« IX K.S.S. m ra«w Majr 41 H 41 G.P.A.Q. X S.S tn bale* Majr 41 41 r'.A.Q. K.S.S led m baiet May tty t 41 I TIR» QUOTATIONS No.
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    12 4 DufT Development Co., Ltd harvest ed 284.004 lb. of rubber m April.
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    AROUND THE MARKETS
    384 4 LITTLE BUSINESS AND FEW PRICE CHANGES RUBBER HESITANT AT OPENING •l> Our Financial t orrespondent Singapore, May 6. •T*HE share market yesterday continued very quiet and price changes m all sections were negligible. Business m the dollar tin section was very mea?re. Petallng had small deals at
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    PUCHONG DREDGE RESTARTS
    33 4 PUCHONG DREDGE RESTARTS TIE twiltirkl of Austral Amalgamated Tin Ltd. :idvis.- that the Puchong dredKe started preliniinarv run on Saturday The dredK? has boen closed down for simo time t"t rcob* it rurtioii
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    EXCHANGES
    188 4 TT.e roMowing a. c Jt' <xniiuiiti- ruitt tMa tncmlng areording t) < dairt etrci.lar isiu*. t>» the Hongkon* %rxi «ian«ha) Btuiklng Onrooratinn «BXIIMG Lonoon II 1/4 I.l° London demand 2/4 3 '32 Switzerland (T.T. only) 202.46 New York demand 47 10 Montreal demand 81. SS Batavia demanu 88.71 Sam»rang
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    APRIL TIN-ORE OUTPUT
    133 4 THE following i uiput; of tin r< i) .-led tor Apr' Piculs Hours Yardnuc Klnta Iivll.is 542 11G.OCO Malayan Tin Southern Malayan Ampat Tin 494.000 Southern Kinti 1.601.00U Kamuntinv Til 1.243.000 Tontfkah Harbour 4«3.OOi) Anglo-Thai Tt. 137.000 Kampong Lanji t Tin -113.000 Kuala Kampar Tin S4(>.0(>0 Larut
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    APRIL RUBBER EXPORTS
    41 4 rE estimated export of dry rubber from Malaya Brunei and Labuan. for April was 49,300 tons, states the Controller of Rubber. This compares with a proportionate monthly quota, at 100 per rent of basic auota. of 54.000 torw.
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      200 4 The Blood is the Stream of Life." jgw^i IMPURE BLOOD is the root cause of Skin Diseases, Bolls, Eczema, Rashes, Ulcers, J\^ Sores, Painful Joints, Rheumatic com- /i^^^^i plaints. Unless the blood is cleansed of impurities and poisons, the arteries J|WB? and internal organs are damaged, causing yji'TUf premature old
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    SIR JOHN BAGNALL FORESEES DRASTIC CUT IN TIN QUOTA
    2205 5 Plea For Reduction In E. P. Tax Supported PENANG SMELTING WORKS MAY BE RE-OPENED fJIVING support to representations made m the United Kingdom by sterling tin mining companies for a reduction m the 100 per cent. Excess Profits Tax, Sir John
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    79 5 Mails close at the General Post Office as follow:: TO-DAY Au tralia a ir 4 p.m. Jav a air 4 p.m. New 7t>nland a.lr 4 p.m. TO-MORSOU Java air 10.30 a.m. Modcn air II a.m. Palembaiß air 10.30 a.m. ARRIVALS Malls from Java lain general delivsry
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      541 5 The EASTERN GRAPHIC No. 7 NOW ON SALE 56 pages of good reading matter and pictures. The Germans m France American newspaperman tells of life m Nazi Occupied France "A returned French prisoner told me: worked for several weeks with a German handicraft •xpert who treated me kindly, and I
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      321 6 IF YOU SUFFER FROM HYSTERIA, BRING YOUR DOCTOR ALONG! The MERRY MARX BROS, haying been to The RACES. The OPERA and The CIRCUS now head for their Last "CLOWN-UP" m the Wild West!! TO-DAY at THE CAPITOL ..3.15-6.15-9.15 3 WESTERN CLfID MEN IN A GIRL-GORGEOUS MUSICAL HIT! N^H ■pr^jyi^H 7|T
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    HITS SCORED ON TWO GERMAN BATTLE-CRUISERS AT BREST
    483 7 Extensive Raids Carried Out On Enemy Shipping And Bases London, May 5. LJITS were observed on and very near the German battlen cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenan when the R.A.F. last night attacked docks at Brest with a great load of heavy armour-piercing
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    Pilot Attacks Five Planes In An Hour
    72 7 London. May 5. IN one crowded hour during Sunday night over an enemy-occupied aerodrome in occupied France from which German bombers attack Britain one RAF. fighter pilot attacked five Nazi raiders returning to their base. Although he was unable to see the results
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    Vertical Climb At 300 Miles An Hour
    90 7 London. May j. CKOM Los Angeles cemes u*ws of a test flight of a new Lockheed fighter which can fly at :">mi miles per hour. At a demonstration briore ne.OOO people to-day the test pilot iiut the Lockheed through a vertical climb at
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    SECOND BLOW FOR BELFAST
    258 7 Severe Damage Done In Raid Belfast, May 5. COR the second time m three r weeks the Luftwaffe crossed the Irish Sea on Sunday night to strike indiscriminately at the busy, patriotic Northern Ireland city of Belfast. According to a commnnioue issued by the Northern Ireland
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    Whole Of Norway In Friendly Gesture
    76 7 Whole Of Norway In Friendly Gesture London. May V'ORWBGIAN official circles in London report that the whole of Norway ha* ate! gifts to enable the Lofoten idanrtr* to p.;. the severe fines Imposed by the Germans a. punishment for the welcome they fare British and Norwegian forces who raided the
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    AXIS PLANE LOSSES IN PAST WEEK LISTED
    79 7 London, May 5. DURING the wee* ended yesterday, the Germans lost 72 plants m comI bat m Europe and '.he Rcval Air iorco j 18. In the Middle East the Axis lo*t 19 planes and tha R.A.F. 10. During I the seven-day period
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    ELECTION FORECAST IN N. SOUTH WALES
    45 7 (Straits Times Special Cable) Sydney. May 5 j 'THE New South Wales elecuuus on Saturday. the Premier says, are likely to give an unchanged Government, whilst the Labour leader. Mr. W. J. McKell. forecasts a big s.vinc to Labour.
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    COSTLY RAID ON CRETE
    44 7 Cairo, May 5. i piVE enemy aircraft were destroyed I a during a raid on Crete yesterday, i Four were shot down by intercepting fighters, which also damaged others, i Anti-aircraft fire destroyed the fifth aircraf. and damaged others.— Reuter.
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    Eight Night Raiders Shot Down: Merseyside Again Bombed
    310 7 London, May 5. nr*HE German air lorce loat at least eight bombers last night to the fire of British night fighters, anti-air-craft guns and a destroyer, when the principal targets were Northern Ire-! lend and north-west England, including for the fourth night
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  • The Straits Times SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1941. (701st Day Of The War.) We Survived
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      1202 8 When we face with a steady eye the difficulties which lie before us, we may derive new confidence by remembering those we have already overcome. Nothing that is happening now is comparable m gravity with the dangers through which we passed last year." We make no apology for quoting once
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      HAIL, UTOPIA!
      511 8 People Who Can End All Malaya's Troubles To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l should like to Join your band of infallible anonymous correspondents And what a tragedy it is that with so many people who know the answer to all our difficulties, the administration of
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      NIGHT FLYING
      213 8 I Light "Carpet" To Help Our Fighters To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, The letter from your correspondent, J.B.H.. interested me. I because I have often wondered wh° I ther It would be possible and of use to throw enemy night bombers into si. houette, as
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      "ARRIVED SAFELY"
      92 8 A Word For Mercantile Marine To the Editor or the Straits Times Sir, The Arrived Safely sticker lor use on correspondence *hich was reproduced In your Issue of May 1 l. worded: "Thanks to the Biitisii Ilavy and Air Force." To this shou'.d be added "Tiie Mercantile Marine,
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      NO DEFEATISM
      438 8 People At Home Show The Way To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— ln your leading article "Candidates for Gaol," you administered a warning to those who arc defeatist' amongst us without unduly wounding their susceptibilities. To be honest, allow me at the outsot to say that,
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      "FIGHT ON!"
      449 8 Stirring Words Oi Chinese War Song To the Editor of the S: raits Times j Sir. Your correspondent. Say Die," deserves our special thanks lor his letter published in your issue of April 30. What he wrote should I been enough to dispel any pessimism i from the
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      MALAYAN NAVY
      646 8 Craft Which Could Be Built Locally To the Editor of the Straits Time* Sir,- Most, people have heard of the j OMB. of the last war. i boat of about I 50 feet m length with t rounded bilge) and a step midships. rapaMe of some 30 miles
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      WAR NEWS
      173 8 More Ideas For Helping Labour Forces To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l am really grateful to Hopeful for having outlined a plan to enable ttw labour classes on es.ates to hear the war news m the evening. It is quite a good idea, provided the
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      PRISONERS OF WAR
      51 8 Information Regarding Parcels Wanted I o the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— I shall be grateful If any of your readers can let me know how parcels can be sent to prisoners of war In Germany and what can be sent— Yours, etc., B. Singapore, May
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      178 8 Master LAMINATED PADLOCKS BAGHDAD REPEATS The ancient city of Baghdad, Iraq, has just ordered another thousand laminated padlocks. This is the second big repctit order m as many years. The locks will he used to safeguard the city's huge 'Miter supply system. Sole Agents for Malaya: CHIN HO CO., SINGAPORE.
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    IRAQ MAY RESUME RELATIONS WITH GERMANY
    580 9 Tur kish Media tion Offer To Britain BRITISH WILL ACCEPT IF IRAQIS FIRST WITHDRAW Egypt Also Moves To Settle Incident r pHE Iraqi Government is reported to have decided to resume diplomatic relations with Germany, states a Baghdad dispatch to the official Vichy news
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    Dutch Squadron To Avenge Rotterdam
    111 9 Batavia, May 6. WITH «the objective of Prince Bernhards' amalgamated Netherlands Indies and Spitfire Funds m sight of ensuring the purchase of a squadrcn of Rctt?rdam bombers tD avenge that city'.s destruction, efforts are now beinjj made to raise money to purchase a number of
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    ENEMY AIRCRAFT OVER CITY OF ALEXANDRIA
    29 9 Cairo, May 5. ENEMY aircraft flew over Alexandria between 10 p.m. and 11:30 pm. last night. There was no casualty or damage. -Reuter.
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    Portugal Fears Imminent Nazi Parachute Invasion Of Azores
    80 9 Jersey City (New Jersey), May 5. THKRE is widespread fear m Portugal that a German parachute invasion of the Azores might be imminent, said Captain Grove, master of the liner Excalibur on arrival here to-day from Lisbon. The day the Excalibur left
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    UNREST AMONG THE CROATS
    235 9 Axis Fails To Keep Pledge To Puppets London, May 6- rIE Royal Yugoslav Government, m its first authoritative statement since it left Belgrade for "somewhere m th 2 Middle East," declares its faith m Great Britain, the United States and Russia, which have recognized the rights
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    'U.S. WILL COME INTO THE WAR'
    131 9 Prediction By Gen. Smuts Cape Town, May 8. AMERICA will come into the war," said Gen. Jan Smuts in the Senate yesterday, "not as a result of propaganda but because her people feel that she should participate. No nation that thinks of the future
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    NEW GIBRALTAR EXODUS SOON
    33 9 Gibraltar, May 6. IT is officially announced here that further evacuations of civilians will take place shortly. Many Spanish refugees are included among those who have to leave.— Reuter.
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    British Threat To Italian Fortress
    66 9 Cairo, May 6. REVIEWING the position m Abyssinia, the military spokesman said the British threat to Amba Aiagi, one of the last centres of resistance, continues to make progress. Indian troops, mostly Jarwahhs, have been dcing real mountaineering, dragging guns and supplies up the mountainsides.
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    RAIDS ON CENTRAL & WEST SCOTLAND
    83 9 RAIDS ON CENTRAL WEST SCOTLAND London, May 6. GERMAN raiders attacked central and west Scotland In the face of heavy anti-aircraft barrages last night. Bombs were dropped m a number of towns. Some high explosive bombs were also dropped In a town on the east coast of England. Raiders flew
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    50 German Tanks Destroyed In Fierce Clashes At Tobruk
    840 9 IT is quite probable that the enemy j has already lost a total of 50 tanks so far m the fighting at Tobruk, said the military spokesman m Cairo yesterday, reports Reuter. Communications by the sea remained open, and a number
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    Britain's Army Trains For Offensive
    67 9 While many people think the army to training for .Tensive action against the enemy, our Army Commanders have other ideas and rleorous exercises are being carried out by our troops to fit them for an offensive on the Continent at the appropriate time. Picture shows
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    CAN GAIN AIR MASTERY
    88 9 Roosevelt's Call For Speed-up Washington, May 5. Y\ECLAR1NG that the Democra- cies "must and can achieve command of the air," President Roosevelt has sent a letter to the Secretary of War, Mr. Henry Stimson, calling; on him to obtain "a substantial increase in heavy bomber production."
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    1,427 U.S. Aircraft Made In April
    47 9 Washington. May S. AIRCRAFT manufacturers delivered 1.427 military planes during April, an increase of 211 over March, according to the Office of Production Management. The types were not disclosed and officials refused to say how many went to Great Britain. Reuter.
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    AXIS ACTIVITIES IN ANTARCTIC
    101 9 Boston, May 5. GERMANS and Japanese have Deen m the Antarctic and Britsh naval forces blew up a Norwegian whaler repair ship m Deception Bay to prevent her use by the Germans. These reports were brought back to the United States from Little America by members
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    Australian Militia Offers To Enlist
    33 9 Sydney, May 5. OFFICERS, non-ccmmlssloned officers and men of the Fifteenth Light Horse Militia have offered to enlist In the Australian Imperial Force if accepted as a regiment.
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    Gen. Freyberg As C.-in-C. Of Crete
    112 9 Caneas (Crete), May 6. ALLIED forces in Crete are now under the command of the New Zealand General. Maj -Gen. V. C. Freyberg, Commander-in-Chief of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. This was announced in the following order of day by the Greek Prime Minister,
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    VICHY ENVOY TO SPAIN ON SHORT HOLIDAY
    39 9 London. May 6. I*HE French Ambassador to Spain. M. Pletri. has left Vichy for a short stay m Corsica before proceeding direct to Spain, according to the official German news agency— Reuter.
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    NAZI PLAN FOR NEAR EAST
    242 9 Importance Of Paris TalUs rPHE Swiss radio reports from Vichy that Adm. Darlan. the French Vice-Premier and Foreign Minister, who left yesterday afternoon for Paris, is accompanied by two diplomatic advisers. The announcer said that diplomatic negotiations which Adm. Darlan will conduct m Paris are
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    2 More Red Cross Ships Arrive In France
    64 9 2 More Red Cross Ships Arrive In France London. May 6. TWO French freighters laden witn 14,000 tons of American flour arrived m Mars?llles from the United States says the Vichy news agency. The gift w 11 enabl? free rations to be distributed on three Sundays with th? active help
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    ANOTHER $10,000 GIFT TO THE WAR FUND
    528 10 Edgar Brothers Make Donation Of $1,500 BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION SENDS CHEQUE FOR RAID VICTIMS TO-DAY'S advance m The War Fund exceeds $12,000 and 1 the total is now $5,372,362. A further contribution of the Straits Times Press Ltd. was given and the company 1
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    Government Buys An Elephant
    43 10 nrUE FM.S. Government recently x spent $962 on the purchase of an elepliant for use m catchtng and training wild elephants for departmental transport "as elephants are cheaper than porters." The animal was purchased for the F.M.S. Game Department
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    BIG BUDDHIST FESTIVAL
    111 10 CINGAPORE Buddhists will celebrat? ■M on Saturday "Vesak". which marks the anniversary of the birth, enlightenment and Pari-Nibbona i Great Deml?e> of the Buddha. "Vesak" is the 1 thrice-sacred festival of ths Buddhists and is always celebrated on a full I me on day. I There will
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    34 10 j A special talk m Hindustani will be given by Waqar Anibalvi, Chief Editor o: the Dally Ehsan, Lahore, from 5.50 j p.m. to 6.05 p.m. to-day from the Singapore station ZHP3 41.38 metres.
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    Consul Opens Poster Exhibition
    62 10 Standing by a large painting of Queen Wilhelmina near which is a model memorial to devastated Dutch cities and towns, the ConsulGeneral for the Netherlands. Mr. H. M. J. Fein, last night opened the exihibttion of Dutch tear cartoons and posters at the Hollandsche Club. The
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    Johore Bahru's 800-Bed Hospital Is Nearly Ready
    87 10 Five storeys high and with room for 800 beds, Johore Bahru's SIJ7IA7S hospital for third class patients it now practically ready. It v one of the finest hospital! of its kind m the East. Itt up-to-date equipment comprises two air-conditioned operating theatres, a
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    JOBS FOR EXSERVICEMEN
    129 10 Lead By Planting Company (From Our Own Correspondent) London, May 5. A LEADING London rubber grow- ing company has undertaken to take Into its employment in Malaya two men discharged from His Majesty's forces during the present j war as medically unfit for active service. In announcing
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    F.M.S. BUYS FLAGS
    45 10 POR the purchase of FMJB. Hags, Union Jack. Australian flag.?, Chinese Mags and American Hags, tnc expenditure of $255 has been approved by the Selangor Government. It is stated that these flags are for the decoration ot Government Bulldirgs In Kuai& Lumpui.
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    F.M.S. MOBILE CANTEENS
    190 10 At Work In Bombed Areas Of Britain (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. May 6 A TOTAL of £2 500 has been donated .by the F.MS. Governments for purchasing mobile canteens for the people of London and i other cities who have been bombed out of their
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    BERLIN LIES ABOUT A.L.F. MEN IN MALAYA
    78 10 London, May ft. TWICE to-dav the Berlin radio broadcast a story that Australian troops at Singapore have refused to go to Egypt The authority siren for the statement Is Adm. Luetiow. addressing 1 course on naval strategy. Th? Australian authorities in Londo.i 1
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    MECHANICS FOR R.A.F.: F.M.S TRAINING PLAN
    392 10 Trade Schools To Provide 500 Recni its Yea rly (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, May 6. COR the training of recruits for the R.A.F., the Selangor Government recently purchased a machine plant at a cost of $16,385. The report of the Finance Committee,
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    35 10 The R*j» of Peril* wi'h the concurrence of the State Council, hu sppotntod Sheikh Ahmad bin Motuunrd Hashlm. Assistant SUte Auditor Claw n. t-j b» St.ye Auditor Class I B of th- Perils Ci'rtl S^ns--
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    BRITISH BOMBERS STRIKE HARD IN BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC
    826 10 The Air War Week By Week Special Cable to The Straits Times from Wing Commander L. V. Fraser London, May 5. THE Bomber Command of the Royal Air Force is now striking its own heavy blows m the Battle of the
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    AMUSEMENTS
    151 10 SINGAPORE K.VI I If lOTKL Dinner Dance (Informal) 8p.m. to Midnight. OBEA1 imikIIi Cabaret: 8.30 p.m. to MidniRht Globe: Vigil in the Night. Sky; Our Neighbours The Carters. HAPPY Tllf .i* 'Happy Worldi The King of the White Elephant. Seai-idc: You Can't Take It With You. NEW WOKI*D Talkie*
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    FAMILY REMITTANCES FROM MALAYA
    303 11 Government Not Prepared To Relax Rules At Present FURTHER CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO CHINESE PLEA THE Controller of Foreign Exchange has informed the Chinese Chamber of Commerce that for the present Government is not prepared to relax the rules governing family remittances to China. At
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    SCHOLARSHIPS ABEGGING
    260 11 Urban Union Help Not Accepted YEAR m ana jreu out, not a sin;zi.? member of the Singapore Mercantile Co-operative Thrift juid Loan Society applies for the scholarships granted by the Sinsapore Urban Co-operative Union, stated Mr. A. Cromarty, who presided at the annual general meeting of the Society
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    BURIED UNDER TIMBER
    63 11 BUR IED UNDER TIMBER VJ HEN a lorry travelling into Singapore from Johore went off the road near 12th nule Wuodlands Road shortly after 2 p.m. yesterday a Chinese, believed to be the driver, was burled under a load of timber which the lorry was carrying. Ambulance dressers found him
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    EUROPEAN FINED $250 ON DRIVING CHARGE
    118 11 1 Prom Our Own Correspondent) Seremban. May 5. A SIMPSON, a European of Bukit Untong Estate. Port Dlckson district, was today found guilty on a summons charge of driving his cor m a dangerous manner at 630 <n the morning of Jan 25 on
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    LOTUS CLUB DINNER
    31 11 rftHE Lotus Club annual dinner which had been fixed for this Saturday has been postponed to sonieiune towards the end of the year owing to certain unforeseen rea|sons.
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    Straits Traders & War Effort
    207 11 Straits Traders War Effort CRITICISM of lk« lack of any financial contribution on the part of the company to the country's war effort was made at the annual general meeting of the Straits Trading Co., Ltd., yesterday by Mr- R. E. Prentis, a shareholder. Mr. Prentis asked how much the
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    PETTY THEFTS AT S.H.B.
    170 11 Court Asked To Take Serious View "DEITY thefts of this nature have been frequent in the Singapore Harbour Board area and the chairman would like a serious view taken of such offences," said Inspector N. E. de Souza, of the S.H.B. Police, in the second court
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    RECOMMENDED FOR BANISHMENT
    182 11 Belonged To Two Unlawful Communist Societies •pwENTY-two-year-old Chew Tiong ling, who described himself as the secretary of the Foochow Coffee-shop Owners and Employees' Association, was sentenced to a year's rigorous imprisonment and recommended to be banished by Mr. W. D. Carew. the third mapi'trate. yesterday. Chew was
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    JURISDICTION QUESTION IN DIVORCE CASE
    97 11 T'HE question of jurisdiction In the divorce suit brought by Alfred Charles Wlllta. a Eurcpean. against his wife Igces Maria Norohna Willis, was argued in the High Court yesterday before Sir Percy McElwalnc tt.e Chief Justice. Dr. C. II. Withers Payne, solicitor for the petitioner
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    FATAL JUMP FROM LORRY
    366 11 Leap To Recover Cash Cost Life A CHINESE labourer, leaping out of a moving lorry In a frantic effort to recover two one dollar notes which had been dislodged from his pockets, and had been carried away by the breeze, fell on his back, fractured his
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    WOMEN BROADCAST WORKERS ARRIVE
    250 11 Assistants For Chief Executive Officer 'THE preliminary staff of experts from the British Broadcasting Corporation for the new broadcasting station ol the Malaya Broadcasting Corporation has been completed with the arrival of two women members. They are Miss Ruth Bratt and Miss M E Myres. who
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    NEW PILOT HERE FOR WEARNES AIR SERVICES
    56 11 ANEW pilot for WmtOta Air Services, Mr. W. C. Gatenby, arrived m Singapore by air from Australia yesterday. Mr. Gatenby was farmer ly attached to T. McDonald's Air Services m Queensland and was at one time employed by the Guinea Airways. Ke is
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    INDIAN EDITORS' VISIT
    57 11 INDIAN editors visiting Malaya were entertained at a gathering at the Adelphi Hotel yesterday evening, when they met members of the Singapore Press and a number of British and Indian Army officer: The gathering was arranged by Mr. Edwin ilarward, Adviser on Indian Affairs to the Far
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    Impressive Collection Of War Cartoons On Display
    460 11 who contemplates the exhibition of Dutch war cartoons and sketches which is being held at the Hollandsche Club this week, can leave without entertaining the grimmest feelings against that arch-enemy of the world, Hitler. Selecting sayings of Hitler from Mein Kampf and his
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    USE OF DOCK IN COURT IN "TRIVIAL" CASES
    284 11 Magistrate To Ask District Judge For A Ruling IUR. E. M. Tampoe-Philips, counsel for an accused m the Singapore fifth court, yesterday protested to the Magistrate, Mr. L. C. Goh, that his client should be m the dock of the court during
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    NO CRACKER FIRING IF WAR COMES
    192 11 Precaution Beinp Taken Against False Alarms f|\HE noise of exploding crackers ran ra.- Jy 1 be mistaken for the sound of rifle fire or even of run fire. Moreover, the noise of cracker firing can be used as a cover for the advance of
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    Comforts Official For Malaya
    41 11 (Straits Times Sp.-.ial < .i):et Sydnry. M TWO deputy L'» r( i Mayor of I 1 bane, Mr A II Tat. hjv .pp«in ci a mfort-; I un<K missi ncr for Maliya. He Iravrs for Malaya this wr»k.
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    MAN ACCUSES CAPTORS
    257 11 Soldiers' Evidence Accepted By Court DRIVATES Peter Mi'chcil and W. Lorrimer of the Gordon Highlanders described m the criminal district court yesterday how they heard sounds of breaking glass come from the direction of the Benrimo Optical Co.. m the Capitol building, and going trere arrested Thomas
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    EUROPEAN'S ALLEGED THEFT OF PRINTS
    1465 12 Court Story Of Police Visit To Draughtsman's House THE story of a police visit to the home of C H. Balke, A a former European draughtsman of the Hume Pipe (Far East) Ltd., and the alleged discovery of 39 prints of drawings and 28 periodicals
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    Urgent Need For More Blood Donors In Singapore
    491 12 A BLOOD transfusion MCtSt, a tech- nical section making plaster cast? of human limbs, and the conducting of .asuaity stations, rtr.st aid poats and depots are some of the activities of the I Singapore Medical Auxiliary Services. Most of the personnel of
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    MURDER TRIAL AT ASSIZES
    285 12 Two Little Girls Give Evidence THE trial of Krishna.samy, an Indian labourer, who was alleged to have jommitred a d-sublc murder m December last. b:gan at the Assizes yesterday before Mr. JujUcp Manning and a special Jury. Krtehnasamjr faces charges of murdering an Indian girl. Mutiuuruna.
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    Nazi Leader In France Slain
    97 13 London, May 5. T1IK French Nazi leader, Jean Kontrnoy. who recently disappeared, has been killed in a I'aris street and his body thrown into the Seine, states the free French newspaper France. r'ontenoy was »ne of the leading organizers of the Vari -Inspired Rassemblement Nationale
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    FIGHTING IN GREECE TO BE DEBATED IN PARLIAMENT
    323 13 FIGHTING IN GREECE TO BE DEBATED IN PARLIAMENT Two Former War Ministers And Lloyd-George May Take Part London, May 5. THE next two sittings of the House of Commons and the next sitting of the House of Lords will be occupied by considerations of the Government motion approving the Government's
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    Seven Nazi Divisions Used In Greece
    80 13 Seven Nazi Divisions Used In Greece London, May 5. against the British and Imperial troops m Greece has now been established h«re- Three armoured divisions, two mountain divisions, the Adolf Hitler divlsion and one infantry division were employed ln the campaign. ln his speech last night Hitler t, d j
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    No Rejoicing In Germany
    221 13 Each Victory Followed By Call For New One Stockholm, May 5. CL. KLEEN in the Vecko Journalen declares that despite Germany's tremendous victories theree Is no triumphant rejoicing in Germany for in fact as a German has said, "The more victories the more worries." German administrative
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    U.S. AID TO CHINA TO BE INCREASED
    122 13 Statement At Calcutta By Roosevelt's Sou Calcutta. May 5. C*N route from Chungking ti Cairo where he and MaJ. Thomas of the United States Marine Corps will esta- blish headquarters as military observers, Cxpt. James Roosevelt, the American President's eldeEt son. arrived here
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    Nazis Penalize Town In Belgium
    107 13 London, May 5. A FINE of 500,000 francs and severe curfew penalties have been Imposed by the Germans on the inhabitants of Liege for sabotage. This is revealed in an American radio broadcast from Berlin, which says that the penalties were imposed because a dump
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    Importance And Efficiency Of British Blockade Stressed
    290 13 Importance And Efficiency Of British Blockade Stressed London, May 5. THE impDrtance and efficiency of the British blockade were stressed by the Parliam?ntary Private Secretary to the Minister of Economic Warfare, Mr. J. Wilmot, in a speech in Birmingham. He said: "Because Hitler Is temporarily master of most cf Europe,
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    HITLER TO TRY INVASION DESPITE GREAT HAZARDS?
    657 13 Press Comment On His Reichstag Speech: A Promise Not Repeated London, May 5. LJITLER'S speech on Sunday Miggests that he considers the task of wiping out Britain is a very risky undertaking but that now he has got to go through with it,
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    BRITISH INVASION BARGES
    50 13 A new type of fast invasion barge Mas used m the ra d on the I. colon Islands recently. Norwegian voluntee rs are seen after Ihe raid travelling m one of them to one of the British warships en route to Britain to serve with the Allies.
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    British Army Wants To Borrow Dogs
    110 13 l.und u, May 5. rIE War OTice is inviting d k owners to lend their dogs to the Army. Breeds mist suitable, they are told, are airedal;s, colli-s, hill collies, cross-breds, lurchers and retriever?-, although intelligence and natural ability will he deriding factors in
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    Mr. Eden's Message To Greek Premier
    122 13 Mr. Eden's Message To Greek Premier L. ndon, May 5. MR. ANTHONY EDEN, Foreign Secretary, has sent a message to I the Greek Prim? Minister, M»Ts :uderous, expressing the deep gratitude of the Br.tish nation (at the magnificent courage and endurance of the Greek Army and the loyalty of the
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    Indo-China And Japan To Sign Agreements
    78 13 Toklo, May 5. TTWO economic agreements between Jp.pan and France concerning IndoChina will be signed to-morrow at the I residence of th»" ir^.nese l"oreign Minister, Mr Y. Matsuoka. An official announcement here states that the economic uiscuosbn on this subject, which was initiated last
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    Shanghai Forms New Inter-Allied Group
    49 13 Shanghai, May 5. P"OR the purpose of developing inter- Allied propaganda and closer Allied contacts an Inter- Allied Federation was forced her? trvdov The committee telegraphed the British Ambassador to Cnina, Sir Archibald Clark Kerr. expressing complete faith ln British and Allied vic.ory.— Reutw.
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    U.S. ARMS PRODUCTION WILL EXCEED REICH'S IN 90 DAYS
    149 14 Mr. Willkie Replies To Claim By Col. Charles Lindbergh Nashville, May 5. "THE United States will be turning out more armour and armament than Germany within 90 days or, at the most, within six months," Mr. Wendell Willkie, Republican candidate m
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    More Active Aid To Britain
    229 14 Great Stimulus Given To Movement In U.S. New York. May 5. A GREAT stimulus to the move- ment for more active United States participation In the war appears to hare been given oy PreI sident Roosevelt's speech yesterday and by the speech of Mr. Wendell
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    NEW TORPEDO BOMBER FOR AUSTRALIA
    50 14 Melbourne. May S. T"H£ Aircraft Commission's first Bristol Beaufort torpedo bomber re-designed for Australian ronditiuiu made a successful te.t flight to-day. Piloted by Squadron leader Lumsden of the RAP. and a British Air Ministry expert, the plane will be the prototype for local production. Reuter.
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    450 Planes Delivered To Allies In March
    70 14 Washington, May 5. A TOTAL of 414 planes were delivered to the British Empire and Egypt m March, announces the Department of Commerce. This compares with 258 m February. Comparative values were $25^50,000 and 516.750.000 respectively. Thirty-five plane* were also delivered to the
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    German-U. S. Tension
    102 14 German- U. S. Tension Why Hitler Did Not Refer To America Stockholm, May 5. HITLER'S omission of any direct reference to Germany's relations with the United SLates m Sundays speech before the Reichstas is singled out>or special emphasis by the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet. The omission, says the newspapei, probably means
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    Australian War Effort
    116 14 MINISTER REPLIES TO CRITICISM Sydney, May 5. AUSTRALIA should be proud of her war effort," declared the Minister of Munitions, Senator P. A. M. McBride, in a statement today. He was replying to a criticism made In a joint statement by Mr. Herbert Evatt and Mr. O.
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    "Mighty Wallop To The Enemy"
    123 14 Toronto, May 5. "TTOE fight for freedom will be won because Canada as well as Brita.n and all those associated with her will stop at nothing which can effectively be done to ensure the overthrow of Nazi-ism," declared the Minister of Defence, Col. J. L.
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    Two-Way Tank Idea 'Rejected'
    178 14 Two- Way Tank Idea 'Rejected' A RETIRED marine engineer said recently that Australian military authorities seven months ago rejected hU idea lor tw;-way tanks, which were u?ed by th» Germans m Greece. He is Mr. E J. Barrett, of Lepplngton. near Live-pool. He was engineer on the ferry Greyclifle when
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    TWO YUGOSLAV SHIPS BOARDED
    186 14 Njw York, May 5. 'PHE United States Coastguard auth- ori.ies have announced that coast;;uardsrnen boarded Yugoslav ships as i v precautionary measure at Brooklyn und New York bu; declared that tne .ships had not been "seized This announcement lvi lowed report m the New York journal
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    Matsuoka On Policy Toward U.S.
    76 14 Tokio, May 5. THE Japanese Foreign Minister, Mr. Y. Matsuoka, to-day reiterated his peace policy towards America. "My peace policy towards the United States remains unaltere.l since it was enunciated at the last session of the Imperial Diet," he said. "My motto is 'sincerity moves
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    NORTHERN RHODESIA'S NEW WAR GIFT
    57 14 London, May 5. THX Government of Northern Rhodesia has soot a further gift of £296,000 toward Britain war effort. 1 The Colonial Office states that the people of Northern Rhodesia regard it as a privilege to continue their contribution to the war effort and the
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    CHANGI SAPPERS DEFEAT RECREATION CLUB
    714 15 Wright And Bignall Impress On The Wings R.E. (Chanjji) 5 SJLC 1. UORTHRIGHT, vigorous and clean-cut play gave the Royal Engineers (Changi) an easy victory by five goals to one over the Singapore Recreation Club m a first division league soccer match at Anson Road
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    61 15 Soccer: reserve division, Malays vs. S.C.r'.A., stadium; second division (a), Moravia vs. Royal Navy, Geylang stadium; R.A.S.C. vs. K.A.M.C.. Alexandra; R.E. Malays vs R.A.0.C., Chang"; second division (b), Indian Ass iciati n vs. K»rt Canning, S.H.R It. A I (X) vs. Post Offic?. Clerical I'm' n Tennis:
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    PENANG SPRING RACE MEET
    381 15 Weights For Saturday (From Our Own Correspondent) Pcnang, May 5. rE following are the weights ior all nine races oh Saturday, the first day ot the Penaag Turt Club's Spring Meeting. Horses, class 2. div. 5 1 farlonr* Confldence 9.07 Stella's t*el 8.00 Canton 9 04
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    CHINESE WIN GAME WITH LATE GOAL
    214 15 S.C.F.A. -2; Kranji 1. A GOAL scored almost on time enabled the S.C.F.A. to beat Kranji by the odd goal m three m a yery fast second division <b) fixture on Ine Frascr and Ncavp ground ye:t?rday. Th?re was really nothing to choose bstwern
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    CAPTAIN'S PRIZE AT KEPPEL GOLF CLUB
    83 15 liHE Kcppel Golf Club's Captain's Prlie was won by O. Cockbum with a score of •7— 20=67. Ttie other omus returned were: V. W Dunhlll 83-12-71. T. A. Boucher Bt— l4 72; H. Irving Jones 78—6 72; W V Se.-nple 89 15-74; J. M.
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    NEW LIFE BADMINTON PARTY'S TOURNAMENT
    73 15 TIHE New Life Badminton Party will hold Its annual tournament at its Delta Road ccurt at the beginning of next month and entries are invited for the open singles championship (league system). Entry forms can be obtained from fiil~.fr the honorary sports captain. Mr. Chiang
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    TO-DAY'S CRICKET AT THE S.C.C.
    391 15 Rival Skippers Were Schoolmates TWO former schoolmitis, Sgt. Fall: and Cpl. A. R. Barnes, will be the rival captains m today's cricket match on the Singapore MM Club padanir m which the Australian Imp 'rial Force will men the K>yil Australian Air Force. The game
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    POLICE RESERVES OVERWHELMED
    24 15 THE Locals reserves overwhelmed the Police reserves :n h loa.giu «oscer match at Gillman yesterday, winning by 14 goals to two.
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    SINGAPORE BADMINTON TIES FOR WEEK-END
    158 15 rE following ties Id the Singapore b«dmlnton championships »m be played at the Clerical Vnlon Hall. Rangoon Road dUrtn6 U BAT«-^T AT TM. Quek Song Qoee UCSA.I vs. V. Natkunam (Devonshire); Ec Blan Heong (May;iau-» vs. Lee Hock San (Merrtdale); Low Keng Ann (OCA.) vs.
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    TRAINING NOTES FROM PENANG
    240 15 Exeve Impresses (From Our Own Correspafiient Penanz. May t. rns morning's fast want saw many lirpresi lye gallops done by horse* and pome entered for the forthcoming Spring meeting. One of the ben efforts of the day wau> done by Exeve who. to company with St.
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    JOHORE STATE TEAM'S IMPROVED FORM
    213 15 (From Our Own Corie.-ponc.enti J chore Bahru, May 4. A PTER a scoreless first half, a Johore StaU eleven played strongly to beat the Royal Engineers by two goals to one In a vigorously contested soccer match at the Trade School ground yesterday. The State
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    KING'S SECOND TURF VICTORY THIS SEASON
    83 15 London. May 5. j fTHE King gained his second turf victory a of the season when his classic? candidate Merry Wanderer won the May Handle; ■> at Nottingham amid great enthusiasm to"-day. Merry Wanderer, starting at odds of :o-l and ridden oy P.ter Maher,
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    NAVAL BASE SOCCER
    33 15 PLAYING at th« Naval Base yester- J day. the H.M.S Sultan beat the' Naval Ba c Corinthians by two goals to nil m a second division (b) soccer league match.
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    TEAMS FOR SECOND WAR FUND SOCCER TRIAL
    296 15 TEAMS FOR SECOND WAR FUND SOCCER TRIAL TH*: second trial soccer match to select a combined Hastiness Houses' team to play against first division league team ia aM of The War Fund will be held at Farrer Park on Thursday. Colours will oppose Whites and the following players are requested
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    PUBLISHERS PLAY WELL TO SCORE 5—2 VICTORY
    402 15 M.P.H. 5; 5.H.8.... 2 DLAYING with better understanding, the Malaya Publishing House beat the Singapore Harbour Board by five goals to two m a second division (a) soccer league match at the S.H.B. ground yesterday. Tubi, the Publishers" left win;, mas the outstanding
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    Teams For Perak Soccer Trial
    77 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) lp«h, May 5. FK following hare been chosen to represent Colours and Whites m a State" soccer trial to be played here this Saturday: Culonn: Supplah; Mohd. Ar Man iim: Eusop Khan, O. Webber, RasbUl Chons: l>e«Jii, KandUh, Kajahaharom Shah, Henry
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    Further Singapore Tennis Ties
    332 15 FURTHER ties m lawn teunis tournaments now m progrens m Singapore are: At The V.M.C.A. Tie* at the Y-M.C.A. are: TO-DAY Men's Chjmpwnsliip Doubles: X T. San ar.d Wee Eng Lock vs. Robert Chia and 'ma Huck Toe; Jimmy Kam and Oug Chen Bee vs. Major
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    TABLE TENNIS IN AID OF CHARITY
    111 15 ARRANGEMENTS are now being made by Mr. Joseph Van, honorary secretary of the China Insurance Sports Association, with the various leading Business Houses' sports secretaries to hold a charity table- tennis match m Singapore which. If lt materialises. should prove a great attraction The
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    DEATH OF FAMOUS RUGBY HALF BACK
    26 15 iSlr.uU Tunes Special Cable) London, *lay j r>HRIS McKivat, the famous rugby hall lv died yesterday after a short illness.
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    WIN FOR Y.M.C.A.
    26 15 PLAYING on their own ground yesterday In the division (a) of the league, the V.MC.A. ben* the Malay Regiment by an only goal
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    NAVY CUP GOLF FINAL
    45 15 IN the final of the Navy Cup competltu played over the Garrison Qolf Club, Cap J. D. llcuiley (17) and Lt. P. L Bianrki (16) R.A beat Lieut. -Col. R. P. Bridge (13 and X. J. CoultharU {&> K.A.O O. and T
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    BRITISH IN NEW COUNTER-ATTACK AT TOBRUK
    395 16 ENEMY PREPARATIONS FOR ONSLAUGHT BROKEN UP Severe Blow Dealt To Axis Plans For Invasion Of Egypt TT is officially stated iv Cairo that heavy enerav casualties have occurred as a result of a BritisL counter attack from Tobruk. launched on Saturday night. Enemy preparations
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    68 16 London, May S. IN a message to the members of the AigloEgyptian Chamber of Commerce, the PrimMiniiter, Mr. Winston Churchill, declares: "Although the struggle In which we are engaged and m which the fate of E^pt as much as our own will be decided his naturally disrupted normal channels of
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    NEW INDIAN SUCCESSES IN ABYSSINIAN CAMPAIGN
    191 16 Cairo, May 5. rRESH successes by Indian troops m ths Abyssinian operations are reported. In the Debub sector Indian troops occupied Emadani and Ulethert on I Saturday, it is officially announced During the course of this operation a heavy couner-attack by the enemy m
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    Reich Demanding Use Of Syria As War Base?
    285 16 Zurich, May 5. DOLITICAL circles here assume that Germany is anxious to 1 have permission to use Syria as a military base. No authoritative information, however, is available m connection with Germany's proposals to Vichy, which were handed by Otto Abetz, Nazi
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    GREATER PART OF IRAQI AIR FORCE ALREADY DESTROYED
    327 16 R.A.F. Continues Heavy Attacks: Habbaniyah Garrison Intact London, May "A GREATER part of the Iraqi air force has already been destroyed by our air action either while attempting to attack British camps or as a result of attack by our air iones
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    BRITISH BANKS UNDER IRAQI CONTROL?
    47 16 London, May 5. •THE German radio states :hat the Iraq Government on May 1 placed British banks m Iraq under Iraqi control. A Beirut messase Is quoted ?s authority for the statement, which adds that all British accounts have been blocked.— Reuter.
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    VS. ARABS' ADVICE TO IRAQI REBELS
    131 16 London, May 5. MIINDER Hitler there can be no w future for the Arab world." says De Faudl Shatera, president of the Arab-National League m the United Sta'es m a statement on the present position a: Basra. The statement says. "We are watching with
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    NEW U.S. MISSION WILL VISIT CHUNGKING
    47 16 Chungking. May 5. J^ UNITED STATES mission headed by a high officer In the army air corps will shortly arrive In Chungking, It Is learned here It Is understood that the mission of three will make the Journey by Clipper. Reuter.
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    ENVOY TO NANKING RETURNS TO TOKIO
    41 16 Toklo. May 4. QR. KUMATAKO HONDA, Japanese Ambassador to Nanking, will return to Toklo within a few day* to confer with high Japanese officials. It Is officially announced by the Japanese Snbassy at Nanking. Reuter.
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    TOKIO FEELS TREMORS
    53 16 Toklo, -May 5. EARTH tremors were I tit over a wl.ie area of the Kanto district, which includes the cities of Toklo and Yokohama, early this morning. In some parts of Tbaragl prefecture the shocks were so i-trong that people ran out of their houses. No damage
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    MENACE TO OILFIELDS
    152 16 Hitler Must Not Get Them Intact London, May 5. 'pOMMENTING on the situation m v Iraq, the demand is voiced by the Nev.s Chronicle and Daily Mail i that, if necessary, the oil wolls mtu :be utterly destroyed rather thaii I allow them to fall into German
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    Indian ConCern Over Revolt
    269 16 ''Only Iran Between l And Axis Forces*' Bombuy, May 5. THE importance o: the Iraq ciex velopments to India is strassec' tnroughout the Press m India In condemning the Rashid Ali clique's intrigues with the onc:ny. The leading Muslim daily. Star of India (Calcutta) says the
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    HONG KONG ASSUMES RITE MONOPOLY
    98 16 Hong Kong. May 5. "pHE Hone Kons Government is assuming a monopoly of rice Imports and exports on June l as a wartime measure. The derision was taken following an emergency ncetlng o; the Executive Council on Saturday The monopoly Is linked with the agreement
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    SPANISH AUTHORITIES TAKE TARIFA CUSTOMS
    18 16 Tangier, May 5. I*HE Spanish authorities have taken over the Taxifa Customs— Reu'.cr.
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