The Straits Times, 19 April 1948

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    18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED IX4S fc»;m p/u;es SINGAPORE, MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1948 PRiri? lEN LKM»
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    ITALY GOES TO THE POLLS
    790 1 Fateful Vote On Red Issue ROME, Sunday.. ITALY'S fateful vote on the issue of Communism .was cast today m unprecedented volume and unexpected calm. Long after the 41,647 polling booths opened there had been no reports of violence anywhere. Early this morning, however, before polling
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    38 1 WINSFORD Cheshire. Sundty.—With the death m hospdtal of an unidentified woman the death roll m yesterd?y's rail disaster here rose to 22 Eighteen injured are still In hospital. All thp p; cht women kMn»rt aro still unidentified Reuter.!
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    34 1 FLIGHT RECORD: Mr. John Dervy. the De Havilland test pilot, who set up a new record on April 11 by flying a tailless jet plane at 605. *»3 miles an hour over 100 kilometres.
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    A Decisive Point, Says Truman
    183 1 WASHINGTON, San. 'T'HE world stands now at one of the decisive points m history" said President Truman m a speech last night. He was speaking at a dintv of the American Society of Newspaper Editors. Presitifnt Truman appealed for support for his anti-inflation programme. This
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    Soviets Halt Seizure
    60 1 Soviets Halt Seizure BERLIN, Sunday. PHE Soviet military gotv ernor (Marshal Sokolovsky) has ordered no more confiscation of German factories and real estate m the Russian zone. The order was published today m the Red Army organ, Taegllche Rundschau, which said that all properties formerly owned by Nazis and war
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    SHB Area Raided This Morning
    130 1 SHB Area Raided This Morning At 3 a.m. this morning Auxiliary Police of the Harbour Board service raided the labourers' lines at Tanjong Pagar m a search for ringleaders of a triad gang who used a pink ticket, marked on one side with a flaming torch and clenched hand, as
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    'Kidnapped Man Freed'
    85 1 HONG KONG, Sunday.— The Hsin Sheng Po said today that Mr. Tan Kong Piat, son of a Singapore millionaire and one of six wealthy Chinese kidnapped from the 4.500-ton Dutch passenger liner Van Heutsi on Dec. 15 last year, had been released on payment of HK $300,000.
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    Palestine Truce Call Ignored
    271 1 JERUSALEM, Sunday. yyHILE Jews and Arabs have so far disregarded the United Nations Security Council's order for an immediate truce, reports from Arab sources speak of forthcoming military aid from Egypt, Iraq and Trans j or dan r Jewish militiamen of Haganah claim to have killed
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    27 KILLED IN AIR CRASH
    63 1 SYDNEY, Sunday. At least 27 men were killed today when a New Guinea Air Traders' transport plane crashed on a take-off from !Lae airstrip m north-east New Guinea. The Civil Aviation Department of the Australian Government said that it had received reports that 24 of
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    MRS. AUNG SAN IN NEW DELHI
    48 1 NEW DELHI. Sunday.— Mrs. Aung San, widow ol Burma's assassinated leader, arrived In New Delhi yesterday at the Invitation of Lady Mountbatten. She is making a short study of hospital maternity and 1 child welfare organisations 1 during a four-day stay.— A.P.
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    Kashmir Plebiscite Plan
    363 1 LAKE SUCCESS, Sun. OEVEN members of the 11 -nation Security Council yesterday asked India and Pakistan to accept a proposal to end the fighting m Kashmir and set up a United Nations-sponsored plebiscite to determine which dominion the troubled state shall Join. Althougn both the Indian and
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    Chinese Unions Oppose Strike: 1,695 Men Work
    737 1 Chinese Unions Oppose Strike: 1,695 Men Work A SECTION of labourers of the S^apore Harbour Board, who have opposed a decision to strike, yesterday worked on the loading and unloading of 14 out of the 18 ships at the Singapore wharves. The number of men who worked yesterday was 1,695.
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      Reprieve For Gipsy Killer Under New U.K. Law
      102 2 LONDON, Sunday. CIRST condemned man to be granted a reprieve since the House of Commons decided on Wednesday to abolish the death penalty is a 23-year-old gipsy, Joe Smith. Smith was sentenced to death by hanging at the Surrey Assizes on March
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      Tram Shooting
      92 2 LOS ANGELES, Sunday.—A Negro is being held here for shooting a pretty white girl as she tried to flee from him on a crowded tram. The Negro. Sylvester Black, 34. said th» victim was his wife. The girl, aged 23, was dead on arrival at the hospital. Black
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      Miss New Zealand
      59 2 Miss Mary YVootton, New Zealand's 20 year old beauty queen, on her arrival at London Airport last week. She is on a world tour as ambassador for New Zealand's Food for Britain campaign. On her way to London she spent three days m Singapore because she was
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      Campaign Tour
      66 2 DUBLIN. Sunday. Mr. Eamon De'Valera, former Premier of Eire, hopes to leave here next Wednesday for Melbourne to seek Australian support for Eire's campaign to end her separation from Northern Ireland. The Premier of Eire (Mr. John Costello) recently broadcast an appeal to Australia, New Zealand. Canada and
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      Famous Hostess
      55 2 LONDON, Sunday.—Viscountess Alice Wimborne, hostess to royalty and members of the British nobility at her country home near Rugby during the thirties, died yesterday In London after a brief illness. She was 62. She curtailed her social activities following the death m 1939 of her husband. Viscount Wimborne,
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      General's Will
      85 2 LONDON. Sunday.— Gen. Sir Arthur G. Wauchope, British High Commissioner for Palestine during 1931-38, m his will published yesterday left an estate valued at £178.402. Sir Arthur made public bequests totalling more than £15.000, including £3,000 to be used for Improving methods of agriculture and for promoting reforrestation
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      Lana To Wed
      72 2 HOLLYWOOD, Sunday.— Movie star. Lana Turner, and millionaire Bob Topping plan to marry within the next two weeks and take a European honeymooui. A top designer revealed that Miss Turner had ordered a $30 000 trousseau Topping and Miss Turner are at present holidaying at Palm Springs.
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      Atomic Blondes
      71 2 NEW YORK. Sunday Some Japanese survivors of j atomic bomb raids will become blonde, Mr. Fred Bryan says. Dr. Bryan, an expert on atomic enenry, has examined several survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. He said today that the effects of radio-active radiation would make Japs' normally
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      Yemen Recognised
      59 2 ROME. Sunday.— ltaly has recognised the new Government of the Arab state of Yemen, it was announced here yesterday. The Emir Self El Islam Ahmed proclaimed himself king last month after defeating Abdullah El Wazir who had murdered the previous king ana seized the throne. Emir Ahmed was
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      Planes For China
      67 2 OAKLAND, California. Sun- day.— The first of 150 twinengined C-47 planes which a' ill take six or seven months •o deliver to the Chinese Air Force from America, will begin their flight to China tomorrow. The planes, which were bought from the American Government, cost the United
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      Last of The Lanes
      75 2 LONDON. Sunday. Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Lane of Ar- j caohon Garonae, France, who i died m 1932. has left £947 m England, according to her will published only today. She left her property to her I son. Charles H. Lane of Crowborough. Sussex, as "the last
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      Planes For Turkey
      31 2 ATHENS, Sunday.—Thirty-single-«ngined fighter planes from the United States landed here last night en route to Turkey under the GreekTurkish military aid programme. Americans piloted the ships —A. P.
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      Proving Flight
      86 2 i LONDON, Sunday. Four directors of the Hawker-Sid-deley group and their families, including three women, took off from London airport yesterday m a Tudor 4 plane to prove that the plane, which they manufacture, is safe. They are flying to Buenos Aires m the "Star Panther," sister airliner
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      Russian Arrested
      51 2 BAGHDAD, Sunday. Baghdad newspapers yesterday reported the arrest by Iraqi police of a Russian citizen said to have been disguised m peasant clothes In Northern Iraqi areas. The name of the person was not disclosed but newspapers reported that he was believed to have been contacting Iraqi Kurds.—
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      Arrived Too Late
      48 2 MANILA, Sunday. Geraldo Roxas. only son of the late President Roxas, arrived m Manila by plane last night from Honolulu. The youth was en route to San Francisco on a vacation trip when word cf his father's death reached him at Honolulu on Friday.— U.P
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      6 U.S. Awards
      64 2 NANKING, Sunday. Six Chinese lieutenant-generals, responsible for super-secret operations of the mysterious Tai Li's Intelligence Corps, were decorated yesterday by the U.S. Government. A ceremony was held at the headquarters of the Chinese Navy where Rear-Admiral H. R. Thurber. commanding the U.S. Naval Advisory Group, and Vice-Admlral
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      Swallowed Necklet
      72 2 NEW YORK. Sunday.— A Mexico City businessman has arranged for a surgeon to operate on his wife to recover a £400 oearl necklace. The businessman's wife visited the largest pawnshop m Mexico City and asked to see the most expensive necklace m the shop. When the clerk turned
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      Mystery Crash
      69 2 MANILA, Sunday. The UJS. Navy transport, General William Mitchell, reported by radio last night that a plane, trailing smoke, crashed Into thp sea about 360 miles north- I east of Guam. The transport vainly searched the area for two hours until darkness. Official sources stated that no military
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      "Civil Rights"
      61 2 MOBILE, Alabama, Sunday. —A 20-year-old White mechanic who. according to the police, signed a statement that he beat Negro with his fists and kicked him to death In a dispute over the President's "civil rights" programme was freed yesterday of a murder charge. President Truman's "clvfi rights" programme
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      Raiders' Reunion
      59 2 MINNEAPOLIS, Sunday. Forty survivors of the first American bombing raid on Tokio gathered yesterday in Minneapolis, the city where they were asked to volunteer for a "mission of great hazard." Three days of dinners, cocktail parties and informal talks are on the schedule. Gen. James Doollttle, who commanded
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    Hangman Problem For The Colonies
    379 2 From Oar Own Correspondent LONDON, Sunday. WOW that the House of Commons has voted to suspend the death oenalty, it is expected that the Government will review the penal codes m Colonial territories. The effect of the Commons' decision on penal codes In the Colonies
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    RELIEF COLUMNS PUSH ON
    43 2 TSINGTAO, Sunday. The Eleventh Pacification Headquarters Issued a communique today saying that relief columns from Tsingtao, pushIn? toward beleaguered Weihsien, reached Pingtu, 50 mdles east of the objective. Another column was said to be pushing southward from Chefoo.— A.P.
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    BIG RICE ALLOCATIONS
    367 3 U.S. Expert Is Optimistic SAIGON, Sunday. AN American rice expert said yesterday that i rice exports increased m the latter part of this year would free Asia's populations from the threat of starvation. The expert, Dr. Norman Efferson, of Louisiana State University, is making a world survey
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    55 3 NEPAL'S NEW TEAR: About 1,500 guests, including members of the British Cabinet, attended a reception at the Nepalese Embassy to honour the Ambassador (Gen. Sir Kaiser Shumsher e Jung Buhadur Rana) on the occasion of Nepal's New Year day. Picture shows the Ambassador with his wife and three-year-old daughter, TanL
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    Elections Now, Says De Gaulle
    184 3 MARSEILLES, Sunday. pALLING for immediate general elections m France, General de Gaulle declared here: "These would unite France m the face of the perils from within and without the establish an accord between the nation and the public powers." Already his French People's Rally have
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    BE PREPARED, SAYS MONTY
    77 3 MANCHESTER, Sunday.— Field-Marshal Lord Mont- 1 gomery speaking here said tna f Britain must remain prepared lor war. "It is not easy to say what will be the outcome of the political and economic struggle we see going on," he said. "One thing, however, is quite
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    FEDERATED EUROPE PLAN
    61 3 PARIS. Sunday.— A proposal for an international Socialist conference to be held m Paris on April 23 to cooperate with all parties m the creation of a European Federation was put forward here at a meeting of M.P.S of several Western countries. The International Conierence for a
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    PAKISTAN ENVOY
    45 3 KARACHI, Sunday. Mr. Mohamed ALi has been ap- 1 poirted Pakistan's Ambas-! sador to Burma, it was, announced by the Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs last night. He is now a member of the PaksiJan Consume.-, t Assembly and East Bengal Legislative Assembly.—Reuter
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    JAP DISPUTE IS OVER
    82 3 TOKIO. Sunday.— A tentative agreement signed between the Government and the Public Works Unions has settled the three-month long labour dispute. Unions. including the powerful communications workers, finally accepted the Government's firm proposal of a new wage basis of 2.200 yen. Three months ago the Unions
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    AIR VICTIMS' FUNERAL
    64 3 SHANNON. Eire. Sunday:—; Twenty-four of the persons killed m a Pan-American air liner crash at Shannon Mrport on Thursday were burled yesterday m a common grave at Ennis churchyard. As prayers were offered by Protestant ministers and 1 Catholic priests, sextons began filling the grave, which wax
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    Russia Lifts One Barrier
    114 3 VIENNA. Sunday. RUSSIA yesterday lifted the road barrier to the British-controlled Schwechat airport, near here —whether temporarily or permanently it is not known. Passengers going to the airport were surprised when a Russian sentry raised the bari>pt on the airport road and allowed a convoy of
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    44 3 WASHINGTON. Sunday. i Mr Paul Hoffman, adminlstra- i f.r of the Marshall Plan, has announced that food, coal and other commodities worth U.S. i $^0,424,000 would be shipped to Italy. France and Holland m addition to the U5537,877,.000 aid authorised earlier this week.— Reuter.
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    No Rival For Everest
    234 3 CHUNGKING, Sunday. r»LIER Moon Chin flew over the Amne Machin j range again yesterday and still could not find a mountain that could rompete with the 29,000 foot Everest. It was the second flight over the range m two days for Chin a Chinese-American and 14
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    'Communism Is Not For Siam'
    221 3 From Our Own Correspondent BANGKOK, Sunday. T<HE Premier (Field Marshal Phibun Songkhram) told a Press conference today he did not believe Communism was "adaptable" to Siam. The Premier had been asked whether recently established diplomatic relations with Russia might foreshadow a campaign for Communism. Marshal
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    Britain In Five-Power "Cabinet"
    119 3 Britain In Five-Power "Cabinet" PARIS, Sunday. BRITAIN, France and the Benelux countries (Belgium, Holland and Luxemburg) are to have a permanent military com- mittee. This committee will be part of the permanent council administering the military, political and economic provisions of the Western European Union. The foreign ministers of the
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    PLANTER DEAD
    26 3 FUNCHAL. Madeira. Sun-; day— Harry Hinton, aged 91.! the wealthiest British susar planter and alcohol producer i on Madeira Island. died here yesterday. AP.
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Mon., Apr. 19, 1948. TIN MINERS IN WASHINGTON
    1012 4 The Straits Times Singapore, Mon., Apr. 19, 1948. TIN MINERS IN WASHINGTON A conference of considerable importance for Malaya opens m Wasliington today, namely the meeting of the International Tin Study Group. 'After having had occasion to I complain so frequently during the past two years about decisions affecting our
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    "IRREVOCABLE"
    129 4 IN your able leader today (April 17) you make no mention of one argument against the death penalty, viz. that it is irrevo-' cable. We may argue interminably upon the retributive, deterrent, and reformatory aspects of punishment, and pile up factors to suit our particular moods or general circumstances,
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    DEATH:
    36 4 On April 17 At 29, Church Malacca of Madam KUAN SI at the age of 74, beit.vet' mother of LeonR Soo Kan of Poh Hln Rubber Oo., Muar Funeral on April 20 at 12 roon.
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    After The World Slump, Adolf Hitler Arrives
    1247 4  -  The Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill ■THE SECOND WORLD WAR— 3 By JN October, 1929, a sudden and violent tempest swept over Wall Street. The intervention of the most powerful agencies failed to stem the tide of panic sales. The whole wealth so swiftly
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      A European Woman Doctor And Her Sisters
      888 4 I HAVE read the letter signed G.S.H. m your issue of April 12. The vehemence of your correspondent is reminiscent of that of certain members of the community, when Dr. Simpson of Edinburgh, towards the end of last century, advocated the use of
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    NEW CAREERS FOR THE MALAYS
    529 5 Education 'Must Be Changed 9 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. "IT is an urgent and absolute necessity that bright Malay boys and girls learn English if they are to rise above the lowest grade posts" says Dr. W. Linehan, Adviser on Constitutional Affairs,
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    Penang As An Artists' Centre
    153 5 Penang As An Artists' Centre From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Sunday. BEFORE he leaves for England m a few months' time on a threeyear Colonial art scholarship m England, Mr. Tay Hooi Keat hopes to form an international Art Society m Penang. Mr. Tay. a Penang Free School teacher, feels
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    40 5 MORE than 1,000 people attended the Royal Army Service Corps ball m the Victoria Memorial Hail, Singapore, on Friday night. Objects of tihe Association are to promote goodwill between ex-service and serving members and to assist those m financial need.
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    A THREAT TO TRADE
    118 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. "Merchants m the Federation are becoming Increasingly perturbed by the appearance of large stocks of smuggled brandy m the local markets" said Mr. A. W. Wallivii at the annual meeting of the F.MJS. Chamber of Commerce at Kuala Lumpur yesterday. This liquor had
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    Singapore Diary
    117 5 TODAY j Y.W.C.A. Fortnightly Club- Mr. r. Walker on 6 D sign iStitchery;" 8 Port Canning Road- 10 a.m. T.N.T. Bring and Buy meetingin connection with Food lor Britain drive: 59; Grange Read" 10.30 a.m All are welcome. "Eighteen Months m Singapore an exhibition of works of artists
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    Infantile Paralysis In Colony
    198 5 Infantile Paralysis In Colony TWO European children in Singapore have contacted infantile paralysis within the last three days. Municipal health authorities have advised some European clubs to tell members to refrain from bringing their children to the club* pending Investigation of the possible sources of infection. The Singapore Swimming Club's
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    33 5 Miss E. C. Moerman photographed on her mount "*****." about to ride m the 'Musical Posts Open' event at the Singapore Polo Club gymkhana, held yesterday. Story and another picture m Page 8.
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    18 5 Air Marshal Sir Hugh Lloyd, Commander-in-Chief, Air Command, Kir East, returned to Singapore from Ceylon on Saturday afternoon.
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    Bulk Ration Cards To Go
    284 5 From Our Staff Correspondent I KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. T»HE rationing system m j x the Federation of Malaya is to be tightened up. The Controller of Supplies' has decided to withdraw bulk I ration cards issued to certain estates, tin mines, and other large industrial
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    Rice 'Dominant' Post-War Factor
    299 5 Rice 'Dominant' Post- War Factor From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. f PHE price of Malaya's staple food, rice, was on an average 10 times higher m 1947 than before the war, the president of F.M.S. Chamber of Commerce (Mr. A. W. Wallich) said yesterday m his report to
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    PRODUCTION OF PALM OIL
    118 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Sunday. —The Federation produced 3,567.6 long tons of palm oil m March. Thirty-four estates, with a planted area of 71.410 acres, were m full production last month out of a total of 46 estates with a planted area of 78.405 acres. Jahore had *****
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    ROBBERY AT MIDNIGHT
    52 5 Two robberies took place on Saturday within half an hour after midnight. One was m Teck Guan Street where five Bengalis pounced on another Bengali and robbed him of $145 m cash. The other was m North Bridge Road/Stamford Junction where two Javanese robbed a Chinese of
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    Cheating Alleged
    84 5 SEREMBAN, Sunday. Tan Kee Slon. described as the applicant manager of the proposed Merry World Park m Seremban, appeared m t"« Dfcrtrict Court yesterday on two further chafes of cheating. Tan faced two charges of cheating last week when bail of $10,000 was allowed. Yesterday. Mr. M. Krishnxun.
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      Jumped Into Tub Of Boiling Water
      148 5 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Sunday. OECAUSE he had no money and wanted to die, a pork seller's assistant, Chan Chan Wei. jumped into a cauldron of boiling water. A witness revealed this yesterday m the Penang Coroner's Court during an inquiry into Chan's
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      Appeal Upheld
      84 5 PENANG. Sunday. Mr. Justice Bootock Hill yes- terday quashed the conviction and sentence passed on Ng Yew Hoon, former chief clerk of the Registrar of Vehicles Office. Yew had been sentenced by the District Judge to 18 months' rigorous imprison- j m on a charge of accept- ing
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      Exhibition
      43 5 rrANG, Sunday. Artist Law Ming is holding an exhibition at the Chinese Convent. Law, who is from China, has exhibited his works m Siam and other countries. His exhibition, m aid of the Schools' Reconstr, ion Fund will last until April 20.
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      Boy Missing
      56 5 PENANG, Sunc:;.y.-A 13-year-cld Indian schoolboy, Jayaseolam, has been missmg ior five days irom his home m Slmp&ng Ampat Estate. Province Well Jayascelam is the son of the estate dresser Mr R Nadesan. He wis las* st.n at the Sim pang Ampat railway station on Wednesday af er leaving
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      RAF Parade
      66 5 THE paoOing-ouit parade of Nos. 91 and 92 Riflj Squadrons Uu. ilrst two squadrons of the R.A.F. Regiment (Mai. yan I —will t ike place Mt Kualn Lumpu Wednesday The Comrru.:ider-in-Chicf. Air Command Far East (Air Marshal Sir Hi loyd) will be Inspecting Oiflcer Shortly after tbe uarade
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      Teachers' Social
      47 5 SEREMBAN, Sunday. The Negri Sembilan Teachers' Union held a social yesterday at thg An^lo-r'nin- se Sehooi. Delegate.^ from Teaobers' Unions from other parts of Malaya, who will be at rending the two-day Malayan Teachers' Union Council meeting at Port Dickscn today and tomorrow were Dr:sent.
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    SHARE MARKETS FIRM
    944 6 Buyers Await Opportunities From A Market Correspondent IN spite of world political uncertainties there was a good turnover on Malayan share markets during the week. Even so, save for Industrials which were steady throughout, there was a general easing in prices and the period closed with considerable
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    U.K. Wants Jap Cotton Plan
    446 6 U.K. Wants Jap Cotton Plan From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Sunday. DECLARING that the textile problem dominates the total picture of economic development m Japan and the Far East, the British and United States cotton industries are to urge upon their respective Governments that a trade charter setting out commercial
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    37 6 AID ADMINISTRATOR. Mr. Paul Hoffman with ripht arm raised and left hand on th e Bible being sworn m at the White House, Washington, last week as Administrator of the Foreign Recovery Programme or "Marshall Aid."— AJ».
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    Co-op Dividend
    48 6 SEREMBAN, Sunday. A dividened of iy 2 per cent for the year ending Dec. 31, 1947. was declared last night at the twenty-second annual general meeting of the Negri Sembilan Government Servants' Cooperative Thrift and Loan Society Ltd., and not 1% per cent as reported yesterday.
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    Italian Shares Firm
    39 6 ROME, Sunday. Closing quotat'ors on the Rome and Milen Stock Exchanges yesterday Indicated that market operators were betting on a Communist defeat In today's ejection. Prices generally were firm after several weeks of gradual recovery— A.P
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    Dow Jones Averages
    19 6 Stocks Industrials Rails Utilities Apr. 15 Apr. 17 65.90 66.01 180.27 180.38 55.59 51.75 33.63 33.76
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    Industry In U.S. Uncertain
    290 6 Industry In U.S. Uncertain NEW YORK, Sunday.— Industry struggled this week to make up the production losses caused by the coal strike. Coal mining operations still were far below normal. But the railway and steel industries, hardest hit of all by the fuel shortage and still nervous over a sure
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    Mining Offer To Escot Rubber
    245 6 LONDON, Sunday. The directors of Escot Rubber Estates Ltd. have entered into an agreement with a ttn-mining firm for the boring of a small area of the company's property at Tanjong Malim, coupled with an option t-j purchase that area, it Is stated m the
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      396 6 AMERICAN MAIL LINE PAST SERVICE To Loa Angeles, San Francisco. Portland. Seattle Vancouver Also accepting cargo for Central and S. American ports "INDIA MAIL" loads Penang 20th April Swettenham 22nd April Singapore 23rd Aori? ISLAND* MAIL loads 17tth May. EVERETT ORIENT LINE For Hoihow. Hongkong. Swatow. Amoy Sals s/s "Pronto"
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      117 6 RADIO MALAYA SHORE 1 p.m. Music by Paul Fenoulhet; 1.30 News; 1.40 Music; 2.00 Close. 8.15 News; Topical Talk Announcements; 8.30 Radio Orchestra: 9.00 Merry-Go- Round 9.30 News: 9.45 World Affairs: 10.00 My Kind of Music; 10. 30 Dance Music by Chappie D'Amato Band; 11.00 News Clos» RADIO MALAYA <K
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      121 6 English Lesson; 7.45 French; 8 on Siamese; 8.30 Indonesian; 8.45 Dutch; 9.00 Kuoyu; 9.30 Burmese; 9.45 English: News Rubber Prices; 9.52 "International Affairs;" by W. V. Pennell: 10.00 "The Dominions St Commonwealth Relations A Personal View;" by Prof. K. C. Wheara: 10.30 Pare St Dare Workmen's Band; 10.49 The Monday
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      144 6 tralian News; 10.40 Request*; 11.00 Piano Recital by Solomon; 11. IS Walts Time; 11.30 Close. 4 p.m. Andre Kostelanetz Orch: 4.30 Australian News: 4.40 T* Town on Two Pianos Geraldo I Sydney Bright: 4.40 Service*' Concert Hall; 5.00 Favourite*: 5.15 Australian Industrial Scene; 5.30 Invitation to Music; 5.30 Forces' Requests;
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    LONDON STOCKS
    261 7 ■ON DON, Sunday, r mHE forthcoming Italian X elections cast shadow over the London stock markets on Friday, and the actual volume of trading war very small with many brokers leaving early, says Renter's financial correspondent Rubbers declined and Tins were irregular to lower. Despite Inactivity, price levels
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    Natural 'Displaced' Synthetic Rubber
    364 7 From Oar Own Correspondent LONDON, Sunday. NATURAL rubber would continue to replace synthetic bat for the obligatory Me of synthetic for certain types of manufacture m the United States, the chairman of Rubber Plantations Investment Trust (Mr. H. J. Welch) said m his annual report. Mr.
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    Erratic Movements
    252 7 Erratic Movements Produce Market From A Market Correspondent A LTHOUGH the week saw rl some admirable Improvements In the pepper and sago markets, conditions at the close on Saturday were less encouraging for the Singapore produce markets as a whole. The erratic movements m pepper quotations ended up with disappointment.
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    Optimism On Opening Metal Market
    213 7 Optimism On Opening Metal Market From Oar Own Correspondent LONDON, Sunday. Concerning proposals to reopen the metal market, the Dally Telegraph, says that reasonable forecasts suggest that the Ministry of Supply would require at least three months to adjust Its position to the new conditions. The London Metal Exchange Committee
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    RUBBER
    77 7 Tbe Singapore Chamber at Commerce Rubber Association s noon prices on Saturday (Apr. 17) were: Buyers Seller Cts. CU. per B>. per Ib. to. 1 R.8.S. Spot loose nominal 41| 41| k>. 1 R.S.8. fob in bales May 41 1 411 [0. 2 R.8.S fob In bales May 40J
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    LEAGUE PROMOTION ISSUES SETTLED
    505 8 Birmingham In Division 1 Again LONDON, Sunday. MORE football League promotion and relei gation problems were settled as a result of yesterday's matches, watched by 900,000 people despite the rain in most parts of the country. Birmingham, winners over Cardiff, regained their place in the First
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    Glasgow Rangers Checked
    202 8 LONDON, Sunday. /\NLY a magnificent defence saved the mighty Glasgow Rangers from defeat by lowly Morton m the Scottish Cup final, which will be replayed next Wednesday evening. The maximum limit of 134,000 saw the two teams play for two strenuous hours m a sunbaked turf during
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    TENGAH BEAT SEAFORTHS
    59 8 THE R.A.F. Tengah defeated the Seaforths by five wickets m a cricket match played at Tengah yesterday. The Seaforths, batting first, w^re all out for 65 (Wood 19, WUliams 14. Rowan three for 35. Lippard four for 24. CsTon three for one). Tengah replied with 86 for
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    F.I.F.A. MEMBERS
    69 8 AMSTERDAM, Sunday. The all -Pakistan Football Federation and the Football Association of Korea were among the seven bodies whose admission to the membership of the Federation Internationale de Football Association was agreed to by the Executive Committee of the Federation which has been m session here. The admissions
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    FLEISCHER IN U.K.
    42 8 LONDON; Sunday— Nat Fleischer; editor of the U.S. boxing magazine Ring; who arrived here yesterday, said he would try to persuade Rimy Monaghan to defend his world flyweight title against Dado Marino ol Hawaii m New York. —A P.
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    Poor Support For Cycling
    182 8 TN all games, represent-] A atives are being sent to China for the Olympics, but no mention has been made regarding cycling. Sometime last year we contacted the Selangor Amateur Athletic Federation and we were told to bring the matter up again early this year, and,
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    Louis, Walcott Get Ready
    67 8 NEW YORK; Sunday Joe Louis has gone into training at a farm near Bloomingdale m the middle-western State of Michigan; for the defence of his world heavyweie-ht championship on June 23. His challenger; Jersey Joe Walcott; has started training at Grenloch Park; New Jersey. Louis will
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    Rugby League
    76 8 LONDON, Sunday. RESULTS of yesterday's Rugby League matches are: Amateur international match England 2, France 5 (played at Workington) Batley 3. Hundersfield 19: Brudford Northern 9. Leeds 3; Bramlcy 13. Dewsbury 0; Castleford 37. Keig-hley 5: Featherstcne Rovers 10. Workington Town 16: Hull 7. i Hunslet 0; Rochda'e
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    S.C.R.C. Batsmen In Fine Form
    276 8 S.C.R. C. Batsmen In Fine Form EXCELLENT batting by Cheung Thiam Slew and "J" J Chia Kirn Swee enabled the Singapore Chinese Recreation Club to declare at 195 for seven wickets against the Indian Association at Hong Lim Green yesterday. Thiam Siew made 94, while Kirn Swee carried his bat
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    Australians At The Nets
    100 8 LONDON, Sunday. THE Australian cricketers, who arrived m London on Friday, had their first practice yesterday despite rain and a chilly east wind. As soon as the rain had ceased, the Australians went out. Keith Miller, Ron Hamence and Bill Brown were the first at the
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    Easy Win For Johore C.C.
    205 8 From Our Own Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Sun. I^ECLARING when they had scored 193 for five wickets, the Johore C. C. defeated HQ Singaipore District by 115 runs today on the Trade School ground. Barthelot, the Johore skipper, played a fine innings of 63 not out.
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    Malaya Tipped To Win Athletics
    125 8 SHANGHAI, Sunday. MALAYA were picked as the likely winners of the field and track championship and Hongkong the swimming crown by local sports experts today as the overseas Chinese athletic delegations begin armvlng for the national athletic meet and the Olympic trials opening here on
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    Raffles College Beat SCC
    424 8 EFFECTIVE bowling by Schubert and Kaila- I sapathy was mainly res- j ponsible for the Raffles College securing a creditable victory over the Sin- j gapore Cricket Club m a low-scoring match played yesterday. They Dowled unchanged m both the Club"s innings and finished with 11
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    Dr. Chan's Team Win Tennis
    105 8 DR. Chen Ah Kow's tennis party defeated the Malay Sports Association five-one at tennis at the "Chansvl'.le" courts yesterday. Results iDr. Chan Ah Kow's party players mentioned first) Singles: Chin Kee Onn beat Kamis 6-1. 6-3; On(? Keng Chua lost to Yadi 6-4. 5-7, 3-6;
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    Sports Diary
    59 8 TODAY Soccer: S.A.F.A. League Div. I—S.R.C.1 S.R.C. A.A.A., Jalan Besar stadium, 5.15 p.m.; S.C.C. Navy, padang, 5.15 p.m. R.A.F. Seletar v. R.A.F. Changi, Seletar, 5.15 p.m.; Div. ll— Chinese Engineering Assn. v. Pulau Bukom S.C., Geylang stadium, 5.15 p.m.; Malays v. R.A.F. Tengah, S.R.C, 5.15 p.m. Friendly: Shell
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    S.R.C. LOSE TO SEMBAWANG
    166 8 THE R.AF. Sembawang beat the Sin^aoore Recreation Club by 41 runs m a cricket mat'Oh played at Sembawang yesterday The R.A.F. scored 184 (Ro- i biiLsan not out 85), to which tihe Recs replied with 143. R.A.F. Sembawang: Cave bJ. Ross 21; Jeb b Barker 44;
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    2 Records Broken
    128 8 LAWRENCE. KANSAS, Sunday. pHARLES Fonville, Michigan's amazing shot putter, and hurdler Harrison Dillard of Balwin Wallace College, made most spectacular bids for the U.S. Olympic team with world-record smashing performances m the 23rd Kansas relays yesterday. Fonville put the 16-lb iion 58ft OViin. to top the recognised
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    Good Riding At Singapore Polo Club Gymkhana
    574 8 Good Riding A t Singapore Polo Club Gymkhana DLENTY of good riding and fun was seen at the Singapore Polo Club gymkhana which was concluded yesterday at Thomson Road. The Gymkhana was Interrupted by rain on Saturday, after two events had been competed. Among those present yesterday were Gen. Sir
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