The Straits Times, 24 February 1950

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    18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 24. 1950. PRICE TEN CENTS
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    BRITAIN EXPECTING A RECORD POLL
    442 1 Liberal Offer To Labour Of Coalition LONDON, Friday. TODAY is general election day in Britain. Tens of thousands of factory and transport workers, postmen and milkmen, dockers and railwaymen, were the first to record their votes in city and town areas throughout the country. The
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    Johore Bandits Kill 23, Burn Police Station
    278 1 rTHIRTfcEN police constables, six kampong guards three women and one child are reported to have been killed and three police constables seriously pounded when bandits attacked and burnt down the police station at X lmpong Bukit Kepong. o ne of the most isolated
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    U.K. TOLD OF PETROL DEMAND
    142 1 U.K. TOLD OF PETROL DEMAND LONDON, Thurs. COLONIAL Office spokesman said here yesterday (hat the British Government hid received from the Officer Administering the GovernBtent of Singapore, Sir Patrick &f:-Kerton, an account of the debate in the Legislative Council on petrol rationing. The Legislative Council ptiaeJ a motion that petrol
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    Boy Hands Grenade To Teacher
    100 1 Boy Hands Grenade To Teacher A SCHOOLBOY under 12 picked up a hand-gren-ade in the playground of the Government afternoon school at Lorong 23. Geylang, yesterday. He took it in to the supervisor, who telephoned the Singapore Police. While awaiting them he drew a hand-grenade on the blackboard in each
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    MRS. CHURCHILL HAS A SMILE
    90 1 LONDON. Thurs. MRS. Winston Churchill was smiling as she arrived at the polling station at St. Stephen's Hall, in the Westminster District of London. Mr. Churchill himself arrived a couple of hours later. He was cheered as he waved his familiar "V" sign and stopped
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    LABOUR APPEALS FOR BIG EFFORT
    274 1 LONDON, Thursday. LMNAL statements were issued by all three partiei to the electorate today and all were confident o victory. Labour appealed to its election workers foi la n all-out effort, "because we need our maximun vote." The Deputy Prime Minister Mr. Herbert Morrison, the
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    Late News TORY ODDS SHORTER
    104 1 Late News TORY ODDS SHORTER LONDON. Thurs. BY noon, heavy Conservative betting money shortened the odds against a Tory victory from six to four to 11 to 10. Rain pelted parts of Western England and Scotland but did not affect the early turnout. London was alerted for wet weather later
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    POLLS DISAGREE ON OUTCOME
    150 1 LONDON, Thurs. THE final Gallup poll of the campaign, published by the Liberal News Chronicle, listed Labour support at 4a per cent.. Conservatives at 43' 2 per cent, and others at one per cent. This did not take Into account the "dont knows" who were nine
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    How Groups Line Up
    141 1 THIS Is how main groups line up: PRO -GOVERNMENT: 618 candidates '583 Labour. 3 Labour and Co-operative and 32 Independent Labour). ANTI-GOVKRNMENT: 619 candidates <551 Conservative, 10 Conservative and Liberal. 17 Conservative and National Liberal. 2 Independent Conservative. 7 Liberal and Conservative. 5 Liberal Unionist, 4
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    15 DIE IN H.K. TRAIN STRAFING
    227 1 AIR OFFENSIVE CONTINUES HONG KONG Thursday. FIFTEEN Hong Kong-bound passengers, including women and children, were killed when two Nationalist single-engined planes strafed a fast train from Canton to Hong Kong yesterday. Between 15 and £0 passengers were Injured. The attack was made 20 miles
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    ROOM IN AFRICA FOR EVERYBODY
    47 1 CAPE TOWN, Thurs "There will be room and opportunity for all in Africa so long as the immigrant races recognise their duties towards the African," said Pandit H. N. Kunzru, Indian representative at the recent Indo-Pakistan-South African discussion on inter-racial problems. A.P.
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    STRIKE ACTION
    23 1 PARIS. Thurs.— Police and security guards today occupied the nationalised Renault car factory, whose 35.000 workers struck two days ago.— Reuter.
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    ROYAL VISIT
    19 1 NICE, Thurs. Mohamed Zahir Shah. King of Afghani- stan. has arrived for a fewj days visit.— Reuter.
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    ELECTION. FREE PRESS SPECIAL
    56 1 THERE will be an extra early edition of the Free Press this morning giving the first results in the British election. And there will be a special second edition early in the afternoon. By then, it is expected that enough returns will have been received to
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    Terms Of The Liberal Support
    137 1 LONDON, Thurs. ORITAIN'S Liberal D Party has offered to back a Labour minoritygovernment after the election if Labour will Rive up nationalisation of industry. But in an eve of poll policy statement the Liberals, third main party, stated they themselves would not shirk the responsibility
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    New Cruiser For S'pore
    73 1 LONDON Thurs THE cruiser Ceylon, wtilcta was present at the Japanese surrender of Singapore in September 1945. will undergo full-power trials at th« end of March before joinisg Britain's East Indies Fleet. She will replace the cruiser Birmingham, which returned to Britain at the beginning of
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    65 1 THE NEWLY ADOPTED SEAL of the Republic of the United States of Indonesia. It shows a garuda sacred bird of Hindu epics with wings spread in the manner of the U.S. eagle. The white and red shield bears symbols of a buffalo head (straggle); a banyan tree (strength); a chain
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    30 HUKS KILLED IN P.I. FIGHTING
    88 2 MANILA. Thurs. The Philippines Constabulary began a drive yesterday against Hukbalahaps and outlaws infesting the region around Mount Natib. on the Bataan Peninsula. The Constabulary claimed 30 Huks were killed in a series of encounters In which the only casualty on the government side
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    U.S. Senator Tells U.K. 'Save Dollars In Oil'
    247 2 U.S. Senator Tells U.K. 'Save Dollars In Oil' WASHINGTON, Thurs. SENATOR Lodge (Republican) yesterday suggested that Britain should buy all her oil from sterling sources and thus automatically close her dollar gap. Speaking to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee of which he is member, Senator Lodge said: "Why fork up
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    41 2 LIEN HO, the giant panda which was presented to Britain as a gift from China in 1946, has died. A great favourite at the London Zoo, Lien Ho is seen above having a meal and watched by two sparrows, Reuter pietare.
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    KACH WANTS PAY TO STAY AWAY
    213 2 HONG KONG, Thursday. LT.-GEN. Kach Songgram, former Chief of Staff of the Siamese Army, said today he would remain in exile, provided he was paid $1,500 a month Kach calls hlmsell a general without an anry and a man without a country He said
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    GUSSIE'S DESIGNER QUITS
    167 2 GUSSIE'S DESIGNER QUITS LONDON. Thurs. TiHE designer of "Gorgeous"' Gussie Moran's lacetrimmed tennis panties that shocked staid Wimbledon has quit his job as the championship's call boy. He is Teddy Tinling, a professional designer, wh o for 22 years has been official usher for tennis stars on the centre court.
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    JET EXPLODES
    37 2 SAN FRANCISCO. Thurs A US. Air Force jet plane exploded and crashed into an oil tank, killing one man and starting a spectacular fire. The pilot, who escaped by parachute, was only slightly injured.— A.P.
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    Consulate Strike
    35 2 BANGKOK, Thurs. Employees of the British Consulate at Chengmal left work In a dispute with the Consul over working conditions. Both sides say there is no political implication in the walkout A P.
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    "MERCY DEATH" TRIAL
    48 2 MANCHESTER, USA, Thurs. Nine Roman Catholics, three PiotesUnt« and a Protestant alternate were selected yesterday as Jurors for the "mercy death" hearing of Dr. Hermann Sander, on trial lor having killed Mrs. Abbie Borroto, 50, a cancer victim by Injecting air into her veins.— AP.
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    RADAR LEADS IN PLANES
    72 2 LONDON. Tiiurs. ANEW radar system guided aircraft approavhing Britain yesterday. The system, on (rial fir months, was brought into full use when aircraft from India, South Africa, Eire, Brlerium, Holland. America, Italy, France and the Philippines came in by radar. Aircraft can now be identified and
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      28 Die, 4,659 Hurt In Rio Carnival
      245 2 RIO DE JANEIRO, Thursday. RIO'S famous pre-Lenten carnival ended yesterday —Ash Wednesday— with 28 dead and 4,659 injured. Casualties included five suicides, eight people bitten by snakes, 41 by humans, dogs and other animals, and 126 nit b > oars Policeman Alvaro Gonsalvn
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      "TOFFEE APPLE"
      26 2 DJGBY MORTON calls this charming new evening dress "Toliee Apple." It is in rosewood bro'.vn fine lace and tulle over a eoflee-mu-lait satin undcrslip.—
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    'EMPIRE TEAMWORK BASIS OF AUSTRALIA DEFENCE'
    282 3 CANBERRA, Thursday. pRESKNTING the Australian Government's programme to Parliament yesterday, the Governor-General, Mr. W. J. McKell, said the defence policy of Australia was based on British Empire teamwork and the "closest co-operation with the Inked States." He added that the Government was concerned about
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    BUDAPEST SPY TRIAL
    53 3 DEFENDANTS In the Budapest espionage trial at which a Briton and an American were sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment each and two of five Hungarians were sentenced to death. From left: Irme Geiger, Zoltan Rado, Robert Vogeler, a U.S. national, Edgar Sanders, a Briton, and Kelemen Domok
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    EASTER BONNET
    35 3 A BONNET of natural Milan straw with two fullblown pink silk roses to dfcorate it. was one of the hats shown at a preview of Easter fashions in New York recently.— A.P. picture.
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    German Red Army Reported
    258 3 German Red Army Reported BERLIN, Thurs, ANEW GERMAN army. 45.000 strong and sworn to fight for Russia is drilling In the centre of Europe. It is a professional force, a reintegration of the militar> caste unique among 63 000.000 Oermans under foreign occupation. The Kremlin was the midwife at Its
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    THEY FACE TRIAL IN A CAGE
    56 3 SOME OF THE 127 accused in a trial at Lucca, Northern Italy, who are being tried in connection with an armed insurrection in the small village of Abbadia San Nalvatore during the riotous days following an attempt on the life of the Communist leader,
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    GAOL THREAT TO FRENCH AGITATORS
    79 3 0.V1.M1 NIST agitators who are expected to intensify their activilies in stopping: the unloading of Ameiu an arms to France will now be liable to long-term imprisonment under new laws passed by the French Cabinet yesterday. The nrw penalties are also aimed to check the
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    HUSBAND SHOT
    30 3 NEW YORK. Thurs.— ln Virginia Mrs. Barbara Parks, aged 26, has been charged with murdering her husband. ■A survivor of the Baatan 'Death March, he was shot. lA.P.
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    U.S. OFFICIAL ACCUSED
    87 3 WASHINGTON, Thurs.— i The U.S. Senate yesterday decided to take up a request for an investigation of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce and one of its officials. Michael E. Lee. Senator Malon, Nevada Republican, said last night that Lee was a Manchurian-born Russian who used
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    IMPORT BAN FOR REVIEW
    68 3 GENEVA. Thurs— British nd South African import estric uons are expected to be liscussed in Geneva today •hen 24 nations meet in ecre< to review international rading problems. No tariff negotiations will c undertaken at this session, lowever. It will be the fourth meetly of the
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    KILLED FIANCEE, SHOT 24 OTHERS
    71 3 ANCONA, lialjr, Thurs. PUCE at nearby Filottrano the woods yesterday fur a jealous suitor who killed his j 17-year-old sweetheart on Tuesday night. He then went berserk I with a pistol and a shotsun killing a passerby and wounding: 23 other persons. The wounded included
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    U.S. Wants To Rush Aid To Bao Dai
    139 3 WASHINGTON, Thursday. ITMTED States officials have urged France to submit urgently an estimate of the economic and military needs of the new Vietnam government of Ba o Dai lest a delay in American aid might weaken the chances of that new regime
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    FRANCO SWOOPS
    47 3 MADRID, Thurs. Thirty illowers of the Duchess of alencia, Spanish monarcist leader, have been chargi with attacking the security r the State. It is believed that the :Mon follows a letter sent to resident Truman attacking suggestion that Franco lould be granted diplomatic 'cognition.— A.P.
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    UK TEA TALKS IN INDIA
    48 3 NEW DELHI. Thurs.— A Brl- tish Pood Ministry delegation h f' ended three-day talks with the Indian Government on the bulk purchase of tea. India asked for an increase in price. The delegation will go to Ceylon and Pakistan for similar discussions Reuter.
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    RED POWDER
    36 3 PRAGUE, Thurs. The Czech Army newspaper. Terana Llda, reported yesterday that a youn* Russian scientist has developed a new powder capable of raising the produce of cotton fields by (50 per cent.— A. P.
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    The East Must Be Shown Democracy, Says Truman
    308 3 ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Thursday. UKESIDENT TRUMAN said today that the peoples of Asia, the Far East, 1 Africa and the Middle East would reject Communism only if they were convinced that Democracy was the best way to meet their "urgent needs", i '"The
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    USA-BOMB MACHINE BURNTOUI
    83 3 USA-BOMB MACHINE BURNTOUI NEW YORK. Thurs.-Thc Princeton University cyclo- tron. which was used to make the atom' bomb, was almost j destroyed in an oil fire yls.terday. The machine was being used for nuclear research for the United States Navy. The blaze was extinguished after eight hours. It destroyed everything
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    GREEK ELECTIONS
    33 3 M. TSALDARIS, Former Greek Foreign Minister and head of the Populist Party, speaking at a political rally in Athens in preparation for the Greek general elections on March 5. A.P. picture.
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    NEW INDIAN AIR FORCE CHIEF
    68 3 NEW DELHI. Thurs. Air Marshal Ronald Ivelaw-Chap-man yesterday took over command of the Indian Ail Force from Air Marshal Sii Thomas Elmhirst. Sir Thomas has been Chief of Air Staff and Commander-in-Chief of the Indian AJr Force since Aug. 15. 1947. He is returning to
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    Wires Cut At Atom Plant
    74 3 LONDON, Thurs. j TTOUR men were committed for trial yesterday on a charge of attempted theft from one of Britain's best guarded areas, the atomic energy research centre at Harwell. The rour men are alleged to have cut through a strong wire fence surrounding the
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    U.S. DEPORTATION SITTINGS HALTED
    145 3 WASHINGTON, Thurs. DEPORTATION hearings involving thousands of aliens in all parts of the United States have been temporarily halted pending a change of immigration service procedure in such cases. The Supreme Court called improper a long standing practice of having immigration inspectors sit as examiners in
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    Asmara Clashes: 30 Die And 130 Hurt
    206 3 Asmara Clashes: 30 Die And 130 Hurt ASMARA, Thurs. pASUALTIES in the two-day disorders in and around Asmara yesterday reached 30 dead 1 and 130 wounded. As British tanks moved in to the Christian-Muslim disorder areas, the United Nations Commission meeting here appealed to the population to end violence. The
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    US, UK May Break With Hungary
    158 3 LONDON, Thursday. TTHE British Foreign Office said yesterday that Britain and the U.S. were consulting each other on what action to take against Hungary for sentencing the American businessman, Robert Vogeler and the Briton, Edgar Sanders, on spy charges. There was growing speculation that
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    CONGRESS BID TO BAULK TRUMAN
    279 4 Move To Help U.S. Synthetic WASHINGTON, Thursday. PRESIDENT TRUMAN'S request for a freer hand in guiding the United States 1700,000,000 synthetic rubber industry met With Congressional opposition yesterday. Representative Vinson, Democratic Chairman Of the House Armed Services Committee, called the croup into closed session to
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    Premiers May Head Inquiry
    157 4 Premiers May Head Inquiry BENGAL RIOTS INDIAN Prime Minister Punclil Nehru's suggestion to Pakistan that a Joint IndoPakistan commission should survey the situation in West rt Bonsai is Interpreted in Karachi, says a Statesman special article, to mean r la likoly that the two Premiers may load the commission The
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    CARRIED EXCESS
    27 4 From Our Ow» Cwitiwnndent SEGAMAT, Thurs. An old Malay taxi driver. Mohamed Aris bin Abdullah was fined $15 at Bee^mat for carrying an extra passenger.
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    U.S. COAL STOCKS NEAR 'DISASTER'
    171 4 PITTSBURGH, Thursday. rpHE United States soft coal shortage neared the "disaster" point yesterday. The last remaining major source was shut off. New York and Virginia declared a state of emergency. Coal shortages were critical in Pennsylvania, Minnesota. Illinois and Massachusetts Cities throughout the country ordered
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    Ordered To Return To Heiress
    107 4 Ordered To Return To Heiress SYDNEY. Thurs. ADRIAN Karl Quist. 38-year-old veteran Australian tennis player, has been ordered, in a divorce court, to return to his wife, a Sydney heiress, within 21 days. Quist-s wife. Sylvia Josephine Muriel Quist, 29. sued him for restitution of conjugal rights Mrs. Quist said
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    COUNCIL MEETING AT MALACCA
    80 4 From Ov Staff Correspondent MALACCA. Thurs. —At Friday's meeting of the Malacca Settlement :\>tmcl' Mr. Shunmugam will rrmve that an Advisory Committee to assist the Educational Department be appointed as well as a Privi.eges Committee. The Settlement Financial Officei, Mr. F. A. W. Gabbutt, will move
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    ARAB NATIONS CONTINUE BAN
    45 4 CAIRO, Thurs, The Arab League has told all Arab nations to continue to refuse entry visas for passports bearing prior Israeli visas, except in "exceptional circumstances." This regulation has bp.sn in effect since the Palestine war began in May 1948.— A.P.
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    COMMUNIST RAID
    34 4 SEOUL. Thurs Commu-nist-led guerrillas today killed seven persons and burned 50 houses at Sojl village, less than 30 miles from the south coast port "f Pusan. Pollcp reserves were rushed in a
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    Trafficking In Girls Not Yet Ended
    105 4 Trafficking In Girls Not Yet Ended From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. THE Chief Social Welfare Officer. Dr. C. P. Rawson. said today that, though trafficking In girls had declined recently because of vigorous action by his department and the police, he wished to see It stamped out altogether.
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    TRADE TALKS
    36 4 BUENOS AIRES, Thurs.— President Peron and Mr. Edward G. Miller U.B. Assistant Secretary of State, are holding a series of conferences aimed at a new trade treaty between Argentina and the United States.— A.P.
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    IMAMS MEET
    74 4 SYFD ABDUL KADIR BIN MOHAMMED, President of UMNO, Johore, opening the Alim Llama conference at Muar. From left: Inc he Ahmad bin Yacob, Tuan Haji Noah bin Omar, cba irman of the conference, Tuan Sheikh Aba Bakar bin Yahya. president of UMNO, Muar. and Inche Rahman bin Haji
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    Reds Exile Malayan To Siberia
    64 4 Reds Exile Malayan To Siberia BERLIN, Thurs. MR. Gamille Bacquet a Frenchman released by the Russians after five years in Buchenwald internment camp, said that a Ivlrs. Robinson, Malayan wife of a British citizen, had been sent to Siberia from the caano on Feb. 2. An Italian and a White
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    U.S.I. Seeks British Aid On Westerling
    146 4 JAKARTA, Thursday. INDONESIA has asked Britain for help following reports that Captain "Turk" Westerling, rebel leader of the "Army of the Heavenly Host", had flee to Singapore, according to the Indonesian news agency, Antara, quoting official circles. Those circles added tnatBrltain "would take any
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    COMMISSIONER TO VISIT BATU PAHAT
    72 4 r r«m Our Own Correspondent BATU PAHAT, Thurs.— B«r M.. Saravanamuttu, Commissioner for Ceylon in Malaya will visit Batu Pahat oi March 2. He will talk to the Cey lonese at the Chinese Cham ber ot Commerce. Batu Paha at 4 30 p.m At 7.30
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    WARNING ON INDIA TRADE STOPPAGE
    149 4 KARACHI, Thursday. MR. B. K. Graham, President of the Associated Chambers of Commerce of Pakistan, said here today that stoppage of trade between India and Pakistan was "adversely affecting the economy of thp rUimmnnweaUh as a whole. Addressing the annual conference of the Association attended
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    ROBESON BACKS PLATTS MILLS
    97 4 LONDON, Than. rIE American Negro singer, Paul Robeson. last night cabled a message of support to Mr. John Platto Mills who was expelled from the L&bonr Party in May 1948 for his Left Win* attacks on Mr. BeTin's foreign pottey. Mr. PUtta Mills, standing as a
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    Reds Damage Guns For FIC
    183 4 Reds Damage Guns For FIC PARIS, Thurs. pOMMUNIST INSPIRED demonstrators turned over some artillery guns in the railroad station here last night because they thought they were going to IndoChina. F\>nr 75-millimetre guns were being sent to the Lyons artillery park for repairs, according to officials, when about 40 demonstrators
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    CHENNAULT CLAIM REJECTED IN H.K.
    75 4 HONG KONG. Thurs.— The Hong Kong Supreme Court has Just rejected Major General Claire Chennault'i petition for appointment as receiver of U5520,000,000 worth of planes and airline property on the grounds of the "sovereign immunity" of i the Chinese Communist Government. The property formerly bes
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    POWER BABY
    41 4 HOLLYWOOD, Ttn.r.*.— Mr. and Mrs. Tyrone Power are expecting a baby In October. Mr. Power and his wif«\ Linda Christian, were married in January last year In Italy. Last September she lost an unborn child in Paris. AP. i
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    Sergeants Killed
    35 4 OKINAWA. Thurs. Two American sergeants Richard Elmore and Robert Parris. were killed today when a truck In which they were returning after visiting friends in a hospital left the road and overturned.— U.P.
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    CALWELL GIBES AT SOEKARNO
    140 4 MELBOURNE. Thurs ~\M R. Arthur Calwell, former Australian External Affairs Minister, today attacked the new External Affairs Minister. Mr Percy Spender. for making a detour after the Colombo conferen<Je "to pay his respects to the Japanese collaborator. Soekarno." Mr. Calwell said there was a coincidence between
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    Artist Says 'I Am Furious'
    247 5 Artist Says 'I Am Furious' ]i|R. Feliks Topolski. former official war artist and now on a visit to Malaya to sketch and report local conditions for leading British and American Journals, returned to Singapore on "Wednesday "furious" with the way he was treated by military authorities in the Federation He
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    HAD CHANDU IN HIS POCKET
    71 5 HAD CHANDU IN HIS POCKET Fr >ni Oar Own orrespondent JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs.6 >03-d at a mad block in t.i Masai area and exaI v." ing See Fook a carpenter. w.;s found to hav«> a paner packet of ohandu, in liN frniiSf'r pnrkot Charged at Johore Bahru. he said that
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    AIR CHIEF'S VISIT TO SARAWAK
    43 5 AIR CHIEF'S VISIT TO SARAWAK AIR MARSHAL F. J. FOGARTY, A.O.C-in-C, Far East inspecting a guard of honour on the Astana lawn! Knelling, during his visit to Sarawak recently. The guard of honour was provided by the Sarawak Constabulary.— K. F. Wong picture.
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    Mental Condition Of Man To Be Studied For A Month
    355 5 Mental Condition Of Man To Be Studied For A Month Appeal In Stabbed Wife In Sleep* Case From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. •J 1 HE Federation Court of Appeal today allowed an application for fresh evidence to be taken of the mental condition of < young Chinese contractor,
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    Siam Frontier War Success
    190 5 From Our Special Correspondent KOTA BAHRU, Thursday. 'PHE men of Kelantan's special frontier force have in the 10 months of their existence foueht bandits, patrolled the ragged, hilly 50-mile boundary with Siam, and seized many tons of food beine smuggled across the border. Thousands of dollars
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    BOYS' CLUB TO PLAY 01 HELLO
    76 5 The Katong Boys Club will present Othello in March in aid of their Building Fund There will be three performances, one for the Public at 8.30 p.m on Mar. 8 in the St. Andrew 1 School Hall, Woodsville With the co-operation of Singapore Teachers'
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    YOUTH'S "I WAS DECEIVED"
    63 5 From Our Own Correspondent TAIPING. Thurs.— Bail was refused 19-year-old Scow Fong who appeared before the Taiping Magis: rate charged with failing to register and get an identity card. Scow pleading guilty said "I was deceived by some person who asked me not to takeout an
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    COURT BOARD
    59 5 From Our Own Correspondent SEGAMAT. Wed- The following have been appointed to the panel of advisers for the Juvenile Court at Koto Tinggi: Mrs. M. li Edmett Dr. K. Coorauras'vamy Messrs. All bin (branim Mohamed Said bin Hi Salam Hussein bin Moh^med, Yassin bin Hj. Ahmad t. A.
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    Planter Asleep In Car With Loaded Revolver
    120 5 From Our Staff Correspondent MALACCA, Thursday. A PLANTER, J. G. Mathieson, who was found asleep in a car in the middle of the road with a loaded revolver near him, was fined $100 at Malacca for obstruction Mr. J. Chaplin, officer-In charge of
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    61 5 Z A c ve kIn E axal Bhan J*. centre, who arrived in Singapore yesterday with his Bombay agent, Mr. G. V. Kalidas. right, was met at Kalian* airport by the Singapore Legislative Councillor, Mr. R. Jumabhoy, left. Mr. Bhanji. who will proceed to Java in a few days, is
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    ADDITIONS FOR LEPER BAND
    87 5 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Thurs. A FEW old instruments from the Municipal Band may, where possible, be given to the lepers band in Pulau Jerejak. The Municipal Commissioners at their meeting today confirmed a decision in commute* to accept the present bandmaster, Mr. C. C.
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    NO PERMIT FOR PETROL
    75 5 A YOUNG Eurasian. Ivor Morvyn Luschwltz was fined $80 in the Singapore Fourth Police Court yesterday for possession of 28 gallons of petrol without a permit. The petrol was found tn Luschwitz's cut at the R.A.F. main barrier In Changi Road on Doc 19 Two others
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    DRIVER FINED
    20 5 Llm Tee Kiat was convicted in the First Traffic Court, Singapore, yesterday of negligent driving and fined $40.
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    MALAYAN TIN
    93 5 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUNiPUR, fhurs The Federation's output of tin ore concentrates last month totalled 6,907 tons, 835 tons more than for the same period last year. The figure, which is well above the 6,160 tons average monthly production for the whole of last year, is
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    U.K. WILL HELP B.I.F. VISITORS
    149 5 DRITAIN will go all out to make Malayan visitors to this year's British Industries Fair feel at home even to the extent of providing Malayan food for them, the U.K. Trade Commissioner in Malaya, Mr will be held in London and Birmingham between May 8
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    USIS TALKS IN SINGAPORE
    79 5 The Singapore Public Relations Department has prepared a tourist guide for the use of USIS officers now in conference in Singapore. The guide briefly explains most of the things that a newcomer to the island should know— its history, peoples, form of government, trade, and places
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    $5OO COLLECTED AT CHARITY CONCERT
    47 5 ONE of the spectacular items at tn? Children's Aid Society concert held at Tomlinson Road, Singapore, on Tuesday night was provided by Molly, who. partnered by Mariette, put on a ballet dance More than $500 was collected at the concert.— Times picture.
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    Court Tells SHB To Pay For Tyres
    112 5 'TiHE Singapore full court of A appeal assembled in the Supreme Court yesterday to hear the appeal of the Singapore Harbour Board in the suit in which Mr. Justice Brown gave judgment for the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company in respect of 17
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    CINEMA TAX CUTS TALKS
    62 5 Singapore cinema exhibitors will meet today to discuss the recommendation by the Film and Entertainments Duty Policy Committee that tax should be revised to enable cinema seat prices to be cut by 10, 20 and 40 cts Exhibitors approached by the Straits Times yesterday declined to
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    19 WELLS IN PENANG CLOSED
    113 5 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Thurs. NINETEEN wells in the Caunter Hall area are to be closed up, according to a decision in committee confirmed at today's meeting of the Municipal Commissioners; When the matter was rais ed In committee last week, Dr. K. M.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    56 6 AC KNOWLEDGMENT THE FAMILY of the late Mrs. y P. de Souza. *ish to expres? Irielr sincere thank* to all kind relatives «nd friends who attended the fi'mral. as well as those who rent wn-athv telegrams and letter* ••clolenre. They wl.«h speci«UT I" llmnk the stafl of the Kandang Kerbau
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    REQUIEM HIGH MASS
    39 6 k REQUIEM HIOH MASKS wui be sung for the repose of the so>j1 ef the late Mrs. Frances PetroDflla de Souza. at th« Cathedral ef the Good Shepherd on Tues.. »th Frb 19S0. »t 6.15 «m.
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Fri., Feb. 24, 1950. Petrol As A Pointer
    824 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Fri., Feb. 24, 1950. Petrol As A Pointer It is not pleasant to reflect that a unanimous vote of the unofficial members of the Singapore Legislative Council did not suffice to move the Government on the issue of petrol rationing on Wednesday. But fortunately this did
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    "The Other Mac"
    223 6 Our readers will no doubt >e surprised today to find the ■taid leader page of the Straits Fimes taking on the characteristic style and flavour of Time, America's famous news-mag-azine, but we have reproduced Pime's sketch of Mr. Malcolm MacDonald because it is interesting to get an
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    U.S. NAVY MUZZLE
    65 6 Captain John Crommelln, I critic of the nation's existing .defence organisation, was told I by the Navy yesterday that he was to refrain immediately from further public criticism of the Department I of Defence. Captain Crommelin replied that he had 15 more invitatlcns to speak, which he
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    IN AMERICAN EYES
    945 6 r PHE latest number of Time magazine to reach Singapore dt votes almost an entire pag» ro Mr. Jcoltv Mac Donald, under the heading The Other Mac," and this article i reproduced here. THE most important Briton east of Dover, as his own countrymen say, is Malcolm
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      A National Provident Fund: The clerks' claim
      518 6 PERMIT me to offer you my congratulations on the last few lines of your leader in the Straits Times of Feb. 11. In case your remarks missed the eyes of some employers, I repeat them, with your permission •The Governments of the Federation
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      MAN OF FEELING
      65 6 REFERRING to the letter on "Speaking to the Pubt lie Heart" of Feb. 18 I quite agree with "Listener's" point of view. Radio Malaya has certainly been mistaken in r changing the person in charge of Listener's Choice/Post. The man who was in charge before Indeed knew
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      THE FRISBY PLAN
      260 6 lITHILE proffering my thanks for the bold and imaginative scheme of Mr. Frisby and your editorial on the subject, I should like to point out that, whatever results may be supposed and no matter how far the ratepayer and tax-payer may be able to foot the bill,
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    On The Margin
    411 6 The Honourahles U/HY it should be so I do not know, but I <"«n testify from personal experience that Honourable Mi bers are more addicted 10 long— unduly Ions— speech* s In the Council chamber m Kuala Lumpur than 111 Singapore. Ii there something in the air
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    $140,000 REWARD FOR BANDIT
    528 7 LEADERS 8 Ex-MPAJA Men Sought From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. REWARDS totalling $140,000, are being offered by the Selangor Police for information leading to the arrest of eight notorious bandit leaders operating in Selangor. All are former members of the Malayan Peoples' Anti- Japanese
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    $10,000 For Information
    95 7 Wnm Our KUB Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. A reward of $10,000 is being offered by the Selangor Police for in'tormation which will help in the arrest of the men who killed a landowner, Chiam Poh, Dato Ampat, at Kampong Sungei Bertam near Batanq Kali, North Selangor on
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    GAOL FOR OPIUM DEN KILLER
    168 7 SENTENCE of five years' rigorous imprisonment was imposed by Mr. Justice Gordon-Smith in the Singapore Assize Court yesterday on Lee Boon, accused in the opium den murder case. The Jury, by six to one, found Lee guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder The
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    'S'pore Too Small To Stand Alone'
    83 7 'S'pore Too Small To Stand Alone' fpHE Progressive Party doe; i not seek to make Singa core an independent country Mr John Laycock. a vice-pre-sident of the Party, said lasi night when he addressed the Toe H. Mr Laycock said Singapore m too .small a place to be Independent. "But
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    APPOINTMENTS
    43 7 Mr. D. D. Graham. Senior Ships •urveyor. has been appointed to i-t as Surveyor of Ships Singa-fci-re. in place of Mr. A. Graham. Wlr. Un Hon Kun. I abour Officer, jbas been appointed to act as Commissioner for Labour. l ex re.
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    CURFEW CHARGE
    36 7 From Our Own Correspondent SEGAMAT. TJiurs -Alleged to have been round out of doors at Bekolr during curfew hours, six Indians were produced in the Sega mat Court nnd offered bail in 50 each
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    MISS BOUCHER WEDS IN KUALA LUMPUR
    269 7 From Our Staff Correspondent MILITARY ™r KUA V^ LUMPUR, Thursday. Gurkhl Mai r X nneth Hutchison, 2/6 th After the wedding, the bride and groom walked through an archway of swords held by Gurkha officers while the Pipes of the 16th Gurkha Rifles Played.
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    Goodwill Mission To S.E. Asia
    326 7 AN Australian Junior Chamber of Commerce delerk nation, which arrived by air in Singapore yesterday, is to function as a goodwill mission, touring or visiting the main countries of South-East Asia The delegation, which is! sponsored by the Australian Government, la on Its way ;o
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    40 7 SIR PATRICK McKERRON, Officer Administering the Singapore Government, and Mr. A W. Frisby, Director of Education, photographed yesterday while inspecting progress on the new school at Monks Hill, which is being built under the Supplementary Education Srhme. Straits Times picture.
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    NEW YEAR BLOOD GIFT URGED
    104 7 BEGIN this Chinese New Year by giving at least one ■pint of blood to the Blood Bank Mr. Ho Keng Wah. a seaman who has donated blood eight times since 1948, urged Singapore Chinese yesterday. He asked his countrymen to donate blood every year in
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    Singapore To Try Out "Artificial Blood"
    188 7 T^HE Singapore Genera) Kerbau hospital are with a new blood plas Hospital and the Kandang this month experimenting na substitute known as I intradex. The Straits Times was told yesterday that 60 pints of this blood substitute arrived in the Colony last week, and
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    JOB WAS TOO HARD FOR HIM
    87 7 JOB WAS TOO HARD FOR HIM A YOUNG Malay, Idrli bin Haji Samsuddin, yesterday pleaded guilty In the Singapore Second Police Court to a charge of refusing or neglecting to serve when mobilised for active service In the special Constabulary. Idris joined up as a Special Constable but after a
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    GIVEN TIME TO PAY FINE
    80 7 A 57-year-old "odd Job" man, Teng Yong. was yesterday given three moths to pay a fine of $50 when he was convicted In the Singapore Second Police Court on a charge of possession of two pieces of metal for which he could not give a
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    MINISTER WILL ATTEND SERVICE
    35 7 Sir John Kotalawela. Ceylon Minister of Transport, who will be back In Singapore shortly from Bangkok will attend a service at the Sinhala Buddhist Temple in Outram Road on Sunday morning.
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    TEACHERS' DANCE
    35 7 The Singapore Teachers Union will hold a social and dance at S pjn. tomorrow at the Adelphi Roof Garden. The Sambodians will be In attendance, and prizes will be awarded for novelty dances.
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    Workless Defendant Gets A Job
    39 7 An aged unemployed Chinese, Chan Mee. charged with vagrancy was cautioned and discharged in the Singapore Second Police Court yesterday. Mr. Chan Yak Seng, of Maude Street, undertook to employ him as a carpenter.
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    NEW YEAR JEWELS BACK IN PAWN
    183 7 DV Wednesday Singa_pore pawnshops had paid out an estimated $600,000 to Chinese who were putting into pawn again valuables they had taken out to save face at the New Year. The custom on every festive occasion— and the New Year la the biggest of
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    Central Muslim Council Must Have Power, Says Dato Onn
    270 7 From Our Special Correspondent MUAR, Thursday. YEARNING that any central Muslim council must have certain powers and not be merely advisory was given to delegates on the final day of the Muar religious conference today by Dalo Onn. Delegates favoured a
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    Robbed Men Find Own Property
    124 7 THE Sungei Road secondhand market, was <ivacribed as a "thieves market" by the Singapore Fourth Police Court Magistrate. Mr D. A. Fyfe. yesterday, when he fined 28-year-old Koh Cheng How. of Dunlop Street. $100 for dishonestly retaining two stolen swimming trunks ralued at $21 Th
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    CRIPPLE GAOLED
    59 7 From Our Own Correspondent SEGAMAT, Thurs.— A request to the police to help through the Welfare Department was made by Inthe Abdul Hamld. President of the Segamat Sessions Court, when 35-year-old Ong Tow was gaoled for 14 days for not repistering. Ong. who was unable to stand erect,
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    VOIN DENIES "GROSS RASHNESS"
    428 8 Planter CrossExamined For An Hour From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. JOHN VOIN, 45-year-old manager of Sungei J Kin chiner Estate, Semenyih, today denied, in cross-examination in the First Magistrate's Court, that it had heen "gross rashness" on his part that caused the death of
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    TEA, SUGAR FOR ALL PRISONERS
    112 8 ALL Asian prisoners in Singapore gaols will in future rereive oz. of tea and 1 oz. of sugar a iay, it is announced in the Prisons (Emergency Diet) Regulations, published yesterday. The practice in the past was to sive J "7 of tea to only
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    DINNER AND DANCE
    116 8 Tli Inaugural dina°r ana dance of the Catholic Stu- dents' Society of he University oi Mnlayi will be he!d at th<^ Prince's Restaurant on Monday at 8 p.m. Tl^T 1^ society lucc^eds the Catholic Collegians' Society, whose membv.-ibip Included graduates aid undergraduates of 'he former RTffles and
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    THIEVES GAOLED
    49 8 Fr >ni Oui Own Correspondent T A P A H. Thurs Two ■pedal constables of Chenderiang Man bin Mohamad, a^'-d 21 and Yusof bin Arshad. ased ?0. were each sentenced at Tapah to 18 months' rigorous Imprisonment for stealing $70 from Koh Nsovv Both had preTlons convictions.
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    Tiro Chinese Boys To Get Scholarships
    185 8 THE Ching Yun Association of Singapore is offering two scholarships of $500 each to two Chinese boys who have lived in the Seran^oon area for three years. One scholarship will be worth $60 annually for seven years and $80 plus accrued Interest for the
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    'Old & Forgetful'
    43 8 'Old Forgetful' From Our Own Correspondent SEGAMAT. Thurs.— "l am old and forgetful ../in left my card at home' c aid 66-year-old Lee- Kam ;t Gomall Estate. Batu Anam. when fined $3 in the Segamat, Court for failing to Dro'iuce his identity card.
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    PIG KILLING ALLEGED
    49 8 From Our Own Correspondent TELUK ANSON. Thurs.— Bail of $250 was given Lam Kee, chained ln the Teluk Anson Magistrate's Court with killing a pig worth $60 belonging to Janarthanan, at Linga Estate, Degong Road, Teluk Anson on Sunday. The case was adjourned to Mar. 2.
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    STOLE FROM 2 SISTERS
    121 8 From Our SUB Correspondent SEREMBAN, Thurs. CHONG YEW 23-year-old Chinese woman was yesterday sentenced to four months' siirple Imprisonment by the Seremban Magistrate, Tuan Sheikh Abdullah, for stealing geld articles worth $282 on Jan. 25. The gold articles belonged to two sisters. Woon Yoon Keow and
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    CHANDU CHARGE
    36 8 From Our Own Correspondent TELUK ANSON Thurs. Charged with posj:ssi6ii of chandu at Lan-jkap Chan Chit was given Sail of $300 in the Teluk Anson Magistrate's Court. The case was postponed to Mar. 2.
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    $6,000 FIRE AT K.K. SAWMILL
    61 8 From Our Own Correspondent KUALA KANGSAR, Than. A FIRE broke out at 3.30 yesterday morning at the Thong Won Sawmill, Kuala Kangsar. Damage is estimated at between S5.000 to SG.OOO. The cause of the fire is not known. Neighbours and the Kuala Kangsar Fire Brigade,
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    RICE MAN FINED
    32 8 A government rice retailer, 32-year-old Ec Lye Hock of Thomson Road, was fined $100 in the Singapore Second District Court yesterday for falling to keep his stook book up-to-date.
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    Judge Urges: 'Air-Condition Courts'
    180 8 Judge Urges: 'AirCondition Courts' THE Singapore Supreme Court building is the finest in the colonial empire, said Mr. Justice GordonSmith yesterday at the close of his last assize trial as a judge of the High Court. However, "the ship has been spoilt for a ha'pennyworth of tar", he said, and
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    Singapore Diary
    116 8 PRESENTATION OF MEDAL RIBBONS, Government House, 11.15 a.m. SOUTH INDIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, annual tea party, O. H. Cafe, 4 pjn. YM.CA.., Orchard Road, French class, 5.30 p.m. Y.W.CA., 8 Fort Canning Road, Town Pioneer*' Chinese New Year social, 6 p.m. TECHNICAL ASSOCIATION OF MALAYA, Mr. E. W.
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    LEAVING JOHORE
    69 8 MISS E. A. HENDERSON, Matron of the General Hospital, Johore Bahru, photographed with doctors, hospital assistants, nurses and student nurses of the hospital before she left Johore on long leave. Miss Henderson is seated in the cen tre. On her right is Dr. J. C. P. Grey, Deputy
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    Leave To Appeal To Privy Council
    213 8 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. A FORMER Port Swettenham labour contractor, Mr. A. Chellappah, was today granted leave to appeal to the Privy Council against the Federation Court of Appeal's dismissal of four claims for $305,000 brought by him against the Malayan
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    K.L. PLEA TO BOY SCOUTS
    186 8 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. REPRESENTATIVES from every Boy Scout and Rover unit in Kuala Lumpur District assembled at the Victoria Institution ground yesterday evening to commemorate the birthday of the late Lord Baden Powell, founder of the Boy Scout movement. After the
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    SIKH ON CHARGE OF CHEATING
    69 8 A 48-year-old Sikh. Sher Bahadur Singh, of Serangoon Road, pleaded not guilty ln the Singapore Second Court yesterday to a charge of having cheated a woman, Poh Ah Woo. of $1,400. It was alleged that Singh obtained the money saying he could get her a
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    STOLE FROM HIS NEPHEW
    44 8 Twenty-flve-year-old Llm Tiong Seng of Synagogue Street pleaded guilty in the Singapore Second Police Court yesterday to having stolen a wrlstwatch belonging to his nephew living in the same house. Ball was fixed at $250 pending sentence on Mar. 1.
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    INCONSIDERATE DRIVING
    32 8 From Our Own Correspondent SEGAMAT, Thurs. For having crashed into a stationery car, W. Wright, a British rubber planter, was yesterday fined $15 by the Segamat Magistrate for inconsiderate driving.
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    COURT BOARD
    50 8 From Our Staff Correspondent SEGAMAT. Thurs.— The following have been appointed advisers for the Juvenile Court at Kota Tinggl: Mrs: M.H. Fdmett, Dr. K. Coomaraswamy, Messrs. All bin Ibrahim, Mohamed Said Hj. Salam, Hussein bin Mohamed, Yasln bin HJ. Ahmad. T.A.D. Menon V.V Chellam and Lee Yet Kung.
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    PICTURE AUCTION
    34 8 A hundred Italian modern paintings brought to Singapore by Professor C. Ragusa, of Florence, will be auctioned tomorrow (Saturday) at City Realty Ltd., Prince Stree. The sale will sart at 2.30 p.m.
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    GIFTS TO Y.W.C.A. FUND
    294 8 GIFTS TO Y.W.C.A. FUND THE following donations have been received for the Y.W.C.A. Appeal Fund; A. Clouet Co. $500; Shell Co. $300; Malayan Breweries Ltd. $250: Singapore Harbour Board $250; Slme Darby and Co. $250; Watts Co. Ltd. $200; McAllster Co. Ltd. $150; S. Q. Wong Esq. $150; Oian Singh
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    NO HAWKERS
    18 8 River Valley Road, from Mohamed Sultan Road to Kirn Seng Road, has been barred to -hawkers.
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    Simpang Tiga Youths Get Free Tuition
    199 8 Simpang Tiga Youths Get Free Tuition From Our Staff Correspondent IPOH, Thurs. pHILDREN attending the Ean Mm and the Choo Mm Chinese schools of Simpang Tiga. which was burnt t>y bandits on Feb. 4, will have their school fees paid by Government for the nextf three months. The Education authorities
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    Welfare Officer Praised
    59 8 From Our Stafl Corresiiundrnt KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. —Praise for the "cxc"'lent services" rendered by Selangor's probation officer, Major H. King, was expressed at the meeline of the Selangor State Welfare Association, by the acting chairman, the Rev. S. S. T. Evans. Major King is <ioing to the
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    Education Fund
    43 8 From Our Staff Correspondent MALACCA, Thurs. Five out of 15 applications for grants were approved and a total of $105 tjran'ed for purchase of books and stationery for poor students stites the January report on the Oan Eng Seng Educational Fund.
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      549 9 Backstage with R. W. Baxter <pWO things astounded the audiences at the Singapore Repertory's latest show, "Ladies In Retirement." One was the sight of Dorothy (Saint Joan) Morrell as a tipsy, retired tart in a ginger wig. The other was the boundless confidence and startling ability
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      He knows his public
      123 9 "WARNER Brothers have definite plans before them and* have launched upon a long range programme of production and expansion. The Company has added many new stars and bought several valuable literary properties and is today in the strongest posi- 1 tion of its entire history." So
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      REALLY RUGGED!
      922 9 Cinema news by J. C. BEHAGUE "VUTS!" That was the reply the American 101 st. Airborne Division sent to 11 a German ultimatum caUing upon them to surrender during the Battle of the Bulge M.G.M.'s "Battleground" is the story behind that short but most emphatic answer and it
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      283 9 *^S|m H-1.45-4-6.30-9.M 9th GREAT DAY TODAY! Smashed All Previous Malay #1 Mc*£*M I Pictures 'Records "RACHUN DUNIA *BB Kasma Siput Osman BOOTY SERAWAK GUMANTI M A Malay Film Production *i Distributed by SHA W BROS. W 1 II Demand Repeat Performance TOMORROW AT MNITE Photoplay Magazine calls it THE OUTSTANDING
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      333 9 I vester; 8.30 Audrey Thompson and. English (L.A.Q. Strongi. *M5 ViflbAfOU Dodo Maihnger; 9 Much Binding I Thai; 8.45 Dutch; 9 Kuoyu; 9.30 10 a m News from K L 10 05 In the Marsh; 9.30 News; ».45 Buinie&e; 9.45 Inteilude; 10 Radio Close; 12 Malay 1 p.m' Jay Wil-
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    THE GRAND ALLIANCE-WAR COMES TO AMERICA
    2081 10  -  WINSTON S. CHURCHILL By Singapore: A plan to delay the Japs p R E S 1 0 E N T Hooscvelt told me ul one of our first conversations (during the Atlantic Confer* (Mice i that lie thought it would ho well if we
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      113 10 foil purely imaginary line the Equator «crves a number of practical purpose*. It marks the tbickett part of the earth where Father Neptune boards ihips and approximately the regions of maximum thirst. There in the hands of those who really know the treatment, you find the long glasses of Rose'i
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      219 10 LONDON'S MAMMOTH 4- ..iWiJb Port Authority oiu-ra. n i {/(/I/ i"* I can be crficicntly handled This floating crane by the P.L.A. which 'v* lifts i)o tons at one grasp. its own railways, waroAt the Port of London houses and docks, all of it't just part of the speedy which
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      550 10 minate the diamonds and spades from both hands, then to lead the ace and another heart. If the defender who wins this heart trick has no more hearts and must therefore return a diamond or a club, declarer can ruff the trick in dummy while he discards hl» second losing
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    HALF-YEAR REVIEW: THE MARKET IN TINS
    452 11 From A Market Correspondent A LTHOUGH the long-term prospects for the metal ooloored most operators' views, day-to-day fluctuations in the marketing of the metal exercised little influence over Tin shares in the second half of last year. The Ministry of Supply remained sole buyer
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    MALAYAN SHARES
    137 11 MALAYAN SHARES fnm Oar Mattel Cwupwlwt J^|O6T investors in the Malayan share market yesterday were keenly awaiting news of the General Election in Britain. The market hi the Tin section was rather firmer hi sympathy with London while Industrials showed only minor changes. Price changes announced by the Malayan Sharebrokers'
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    TIN PRICES
    29 11 SINGAPORE, Thurs., Feb. 23.— 5288 (down $0.50.) LONDON, Thurs.. Feb. 23. Spot: £599 i MO. Forward: £5«21— £583. Settlement: £600. Turnover: Morning 20 19ns, afternoon 35 tons.
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    Singapore Rubber
    197 11 Singapore Rubber •fHE Singapore rubber mar- ket reacted with more optimism yesterday on news that the Economic Co-oper-ation Administration was to start buying in London. The market was somewhat steadier and there was slightly better trade inquiries. Closing prices yesterday were Mo. 1 R.S.B. spot loose buyers 54 4 cents,
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    THE PRODUCE MARKET
    111 11 From A Market Ccrref- ©>nt pOFPEK was slightly easier In" w the Singapore produce market yesterday with Rio 3 quoted at $142, Rio 5 $140 and Rio 7 •138 per picul. Copra buyers were offered »37'» and sellers were asking $37 4 per picul, while coconut oil
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    Kuala Reman Robber
    15 11 KUALA Reman Rubber Estates I in January harvested 194.t3n! lbs. of rubber.
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    SINGAPORE CIVILIANS SWAMP BURMA 5-1
    872 12 Inglis 3 Goals, Boon Leong 2 By Our soccer neponer Singapore Civilians 5 Burma 1 SINGAPORE Civilians, beating the Burma football tourists by five goals to one at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday, gained what must rank as the easiest win a Colony civilian team have
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    Finals Of Dist. Boxing Tonight
    55 12 The finals of the Singapoif District Boxing championship; which will be held tonight, at th« Tanglin Gymnasium promis< many thrilling bouts. The standard displayed ot Wednesday night, when the semifinals were held, indicates tha Singapore District has brlgh chances of once again winnini the F.A.R.E.L.F.
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    MRS CROCKER WINS
    20 12 Mrs. G. M. Crocxer won th( Island Club's L. G. U. competkioi on Sunday with score 92—21
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    TOMORROW'S K.L. RACE WEIGHTS
    354 12 WEIGHTS for eight Cl. 2, Div. S—s!*K. of Ihe nine races Uinld Cup wrighte Go!* Stream 9.06 jare published else- £»J- M»hB« where on this page) Tara Street 8.13 for tomorrow. final G°»«l Meridian 8.1 J day of the Selangor Mandalay 8.13 Cold Cup meeting, P°r's'»,
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    Toboggan Fancied For The Cup
    738 12 EPSOM JEEP By KUALA LI T MPUR, Thursday. FROM a speedy squib t 0 a Gold Cup favourite—. that is the story of Toboggan's remarkable progress. Stable opinion is almost unanimous that this brilliant four-year-old son of Seven Seas (by i Hyperion) out of Arianwen.
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    MALAYAN LIFTERS FETED AT K.L.
    120 12 From Our SUB Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. rROWDS lining both sides v of Kuala Lnmpnr streets gave tUe Malayan weightlifters back from the British Empire Games a rousing welcome this afternoon when they passed in procession through the main parts of the town. Representatives from
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    Gold Meridian 3rd Time Unlucky
    250 12 *ro" Oar SUIT Corriopondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. RACEHORSE owners are a xv superstitious lot. They rename horses, switch stables m^ change colours "just for K ently im^^lo I'VvVTJe H r ,n ,eld or U ii nnU first run at t Tunah; marble 9in a field
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    Malayans Expected In All-England Final
    444 12 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Thurs. IT may well be an All-Ma- j layan final in the Eng- 1 lish badminton singles championship at Earl's Court on Saturday week with Wong Peng Soon and E. L. Choeng flhtlng for the title which! David Freeman won
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    Todd Included In Services Team To Meet Burma
    350 12 Todd Included In Services Team To Meet Burma FOLLOWING a trial held on Wednesday, the follow- ing have been selected to represent Singapore Combined Services against the Burma football tourists at Jala n Besar Stadium tomorrow in the tourists' second game in Singapore. Mutton (Royal Navy); Tydesley (Army), Snelson (Army):
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    SINGAPORE CRICKET
    477 12 Jnr. Section InThisYear's Tournament AS a result of the very greau enthusl&sm that, has been shown, a Junior Section has been introduced this year In the Singapore cricket tournament. II Ten teams will compete in thfti junior section, with matches on i Sunday as in the Senior tournament.
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