The Straits Times, 24 March 1950

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    20 1 The Straits Times MALAY AS NATIONAL NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1950. if PRICE TEN CENTS,
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    FAMINE SPREADS TO HALF CHINA
    332 1 Parents Sell Their Ch ildren To Buy Food HONG KONG, Thursday. THE Communist news agency reported today that famine has spread over almost half of China, including the most densely populated areas. The famine was originally contained in a 2,000 square mile area between the
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    26 1 MR. F. S. WICKS, who was appointed deputy Water Ln;ineer after a six-hour secret debate held by the Singapore Municipal ComniUsioners on Wednesday. —Straits Times picture.
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    AUSTRALIA WILL NOT REFUSE AID
    180 1 CANBERRA, Thursday. MR. R. G. Menzies, the Australian Prime Minister, yesterday denied that the Australian Government would refuse military aid to Malaya if asked to do so. Mr Menzies made this denial in the House of Representatives when Mr. W. S. Kent Hughes (Liberal), urging
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    JAP THREAT ON TEXTILES
    52 1 LONDON. Thurs. A former British army chief in Tokyo said vesterti:iy that Japans "potential threat to the British textile industry is a very bi° one." This statement came from Air ViceMurshal C. A. Bouchier, who until 1948 was Deputy Com-mander-in-Chief of the British Commonwealth Forces in
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    Two Envoys Travel By Carriage
    99 1 Two Envoys Travel By Carriage LONDON, Thurs. A NOTHER iouch of pre-war i\. pageantry returned to London today when two new ambassadors Dr. Soebandrio, of Indonesia, and Senor Don Gonzalo Zaldumbide of Ecuador, drove to Buckingham Palace to present their letters of credence to King George VI. It was the
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    POLICE WARNED
    31 1 BANGKOK, Thurs. The Siamese Premier, Marshal Phibun, has warned the Ministry of the Interior officials that there have been too freI quent reports of police brutality during crime Investigations.—A.P.
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    USI BANKS ARE OPEN AGAIN
    138 1 USI BANKS ARE OPEN AGAIN JAKARTA, Thurs. INDONESIA opened its banks today for the first time since Saturday and long orderly lines were formed to exchange old currency for new provisional bills. Under Sunday's drastic internal revaluation. 80 per cent of the money circulating last week has been removed Irom
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    "Perfect Air Girl" Kept Busy
    38 1 SYDNEY, Thurs.— Britain's 24-year-old "perfect air girl," Doreen Pennell, was, lmmrdtately upon her arrival here, swept into a busy six-week tour of Australia. "My ankles feel the size of footballs," she declared. -AP.
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    Rambli And Bujang Hanged At Kuching
    179 1 A WANG Rambli and Bujang bin Sutong, the two ringleaders of the nine-man Malay gang sentenced to death at Sibu for abetting the murder of Mr. Duncan Stewart, Governor of Sarawak, were ha lged in Kuching Gaol early yesterday. Tne remaining seven men, whose
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    PROSCRIBED
    43 1 LONDON. Thurs. Mr. James Griffiths. Secretary of State for the Colonies said in parliament yesterday that the Sarawak secret society "Rukon Tlgabeles" had been proscribed, its members, except for three who turned King's evidence and one who was acquitted, had been convicted
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    Trieste Must Return Plea
    63 1 TRIESTE, Thurs. MajGen. T. S. Airey, Commander of the British and American controlled zone in Trieste, urged today in his quarterly report that the free territory of Trieste should be '•eturnerl as soon as possible to Italy. His report came as observers forecast that the Yugoslavs
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    OUTLAWS SLAIN
    24 1 MANILA, Thurs.— Four outlaws were killed and two Constabulary soldiers wounded in a clash near Llpa city, In Batangas province, yesterday. —A.P.
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    U.S.I. CANCELS FOX TRADE DEAL
    131 1 JAKARTA, Thurs. |V|R. Matthew Fox, former Hollywood film magnate, learned here today that the Indonesian Government had annulled a contract he signed with them in 1948 to finance the Republican rehabilitation programme. Dr. Djuanda, Minister for Economic Affairs and Welfare, told the House of Representatives
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    49 1 SHOFHOUSE HUNTERS queued yesterday at the new Improvement Trust Offices at Tiong Bahru, Singapore, for application forms to apply for the Trust's shophouses in Seng: Poh Road. Hundreds have been aueueing for forms for the past two days. Yesterday was the last day for obtaining forms.— Straits Times picture.
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    Another Terror Wave In Saigon
    161 1 SAIGON, Thursday. ■t/lETNAMESE poi^ an j French troops were today ordered to remain in a "state of alert" as a fresh wave of terrorism swept over the town. Generally well informed sources said French troops were being reinforced at the Vietnmese Government's request to protect
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    Royal Crisis In Belgium
    99 1 BRUSSELS, Thurs. BELGIUM, without government and with bigger strikes threatened, faced a new crisis last night over the issue of King Leopold's return. M. Eyskens' Catholic Liberal Coalition Government resigned on Saturday after disagreement on means to reach a Parliamentary decision on the Royal problem. Count
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    HOUSE QUERY ON MALAYA PETROL
    63 1 LONDON. Thursday. The Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr. James Griffiths, questioned in the House of Commons today about the abolition of petrol rationing in Malaya, said that the Malayan Governments' opinion was that this would not lead to any appreciable Increase in petrol
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    HAIL OMEN IS GOOD FOR KING
    68 1 BANGKOK, Thurs. SIAM'S first hailstones to fall in the palace area in 17 years were deemed by royal astrologers an auspicious omen for the return of King Phumiphon to Bangkok tomorrow. Six hundred village chiefs ol the interior are seeking audience with the King.
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    French Wage Rise Offer
    86 1 PARIS, Thurs. PRENCH Government workers have been offered a general five per cent wage Increase in a move to end the wave of countrywide strikes. M. Bldault. broadcasting the terms on which his Government as the nation's biggest employerwas willing to settle wage claims, also offered
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    GAOL FOR PUBLISHER
    83 1 ACCRA, Thurs. Kwame Nkrumah, extremist Gold Coast nationalist leader, received 12 months' imprisonment in one court here yesterday and was then taken to another where his appeal against sentences of 12 months on a separate charge was dismissed. In the v flrst court Mr. Justice Chalmers Smith
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    PARIS VISIT
    25 1 PARIS, Thurs. Mr. Uday Shankar, well-known Indian dancer, has arrived in Paris to be present at the showing of his film, Kalpana.— Reuter.
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    PAROLE FOR WAR CRIMINALS
    115 1 PAROLE FOR WAR CRIMINALS f> TOKYO, Thurs. GEN. Mac Arthur's War Crimes Parole Board this moraine received parole petitions from Mamoru Shigemitsu former Foreign Mlr'ster who signed Japan's surrender, and 'rom 67 other Japanese war criminals. Shlgemitsu ls the only major Japanese war criminal eligible for parole under the new
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    SLAYER GETS LIFE
    31 1 KOSCIUSKO U.S.A, Thurs. —Leon Turner. 38-year-old white slayer of three Negro children, today escaped the electric chair but was sentenced to life imprisonment without hope of parole. Rputer.
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    Menzies Invokes Crisis Powers
    298 1 Menzies Invokes Crisis Powers CANBERRA, Thurs. AUSTRALIA today in- yoked far-reaching emergency powers including the right of imdiate arrest, the banning of meetings and the death penalty for treason to right labour disorders and Communism. The Prime Minister, Robert Menzies, invoking the Emergency Crimes Act, said its powers would be
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    Pakistan Premier's Call For "Effective" Bengal Action
    374 2 Pakistan Premier's Call For "Effective" Bengal Action KARACHI, Thursday. fHE Pakistan Prime Minister, Liaquat Ali Khan, said yesterday that he was in close touch with the* Indian Prime Minister, Pandit Nehru, regarding; the recent communal conflicts in Bengal. Broadcasting from D after a five-day tour of recent riots, the PaklsU
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    U.S. Tyre Plant For Israel
    64 2 NEW YORK. Thurs— Plans to build a $2,000,000 rubber factory In Israel to make tyres and allied products were announced yesterday. The plant will be built near Haifa and will be the only tyre and tube plant of modern design in the Middle East. When
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    ANSWER AWAITED
    36 2 NEW DELHI, Thurs— The Indian Government has suggested to Portugal that the future of Portuguese settlements in India be decided by negotiations between the two governments. No reply has been received from Lisbon AP.
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    "DISAPPEARED"
    43 2 PRAGUE, Thurs— A Greek: Legation spokesman said here yesterday that a 55-yar-old Russian-born pianist of Greek nationality Georges Mavromotis. had "disappeared" in Prague after a visit to the police. The Czechoslovak Foreign Ministry has given no satisfactory reply to Greek inquiries. —Reuter.
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    MOTHER & DAUGHTER
    39 2 MOTHER DAUGHTER THE QUEEN and Princess Elizabeth seen chatting together when they attended the parade of Irish Guards at Chelsea Barracks, London, on St. Patrick's Day. The Kin* presented shamrocks to the Ist Battalion, the Irish Guards. Reuter photo.
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      Most Brides Aged 21, None Was Hunter
      242 2 CANBERRA, Thursday. A USTRALIAN marriage statistics list 19 bride- grooms under the heading of "trappers and hunters". There are no brides shown under that 1 heading. Twenty-four Australian girls were married at the age of 14 last year, one of them to a
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    OREAN IN U.K
    45 2 TCHI CHANG FUN, Koreas first-British envoy for 50 years, seen on his arrival Id London recently. Britain will see the new Korean flag: of red. white and bine for the first time when Mr. Yun moves into new premises shortly. Rruter photo.
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    PLEA FOR CHINESE IN CANADA
    107 2 OTTAWA, Thurs T»HE Canadian Government was asked yesterday la repeal immigration laws atfecting Chinese and give them the same rights as Europeans. The request was made l»y a I delegation representing I groups of non-Chinese and i Chinese residents throu?h- <! Canada. i Under present
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    TALKS ON JAP PEACE TREATY
    234 2 TALKS ON JAP PEACE TREATY LONDON. Thurs. BRITAIN and the Commonwealth nations will sit down and work out soon their proposals for a Japanese peace treaty. The For»iK)i Office said yesterday that no date has been set for the meeting, but dip'on&tir sources expected it would come some time in
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    UK CABINET IS PLANNING NEW MOVES IN S.-E. ASIA
    293 3 LONDON, Thursday. QFFICIAL British quarters said yesterday that a full meeting of the British Cabinet would be called before Easter to discuss plans for the economic defence of South-East Asia. They said that "departmental briefs" had been prepared by the Foreign
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    RECORD BREAKER
    39 3 "(ATS EYES." Group Capt. John Cunningham who recently set a London -Rome and a Rome-London speed record in Britain's famed .j<t airliner the De Havilland Comet. He rovered 900 miles in two hours two minutes. Reuter photo.
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    Lie asks for meeting to end cold war
    185 3 Lie asks for meeting to end cold war WASHINGTON. Thurs. THE U.S. Secretary of State, Mr. Dean Acheson. today promised careful consideration for the proposal made by United Nations Secretary General. Mr. Trygve Lie, for a meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Security Council powers to bring about a 20year
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    PERSIAN PREMIER RESIGNS AGAIN
    23 3 TEHERAN, Thurs. The Persian Government under Premier Mohammad Saed yesterday resigned for the seronrl time, it was officially announced.—Reuter.
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    UNION SNUB FOR BRITISH RED
    71 3 LONDON, Thurs. ■JR. ARTHUR HORNER, miners' leader and one of Britain's most prominent Communists. was turned down yesterday for a seat on tbe General Council of the powerful Trades I nion Congress. The National Union of Mine Workers, of which he is general secretary, put
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    Stable Burma Is Britain's Object
    173 3 Stable Burma Is Britain s Object LONDON, Thursday. ORITAIN is doing her best to restore stable govern- merit in Burma the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Ernest Bevin, told Parliament yesterday. Mr. Frederick Erroll, Conservative, had asked what ht was doing to safeguard British assets there. Mr. Bevin replied that the British
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    PAKISTAN MAN FOR LIBYA
    42 3 LAKE SUCCESS, Thurs. Mr. Abdul Rahim Khan, Pakistan's permanent representative to the United Nations, will leave today for Libya tf; become his country's representative on the United Nations Advisory Council helping the former Italian colony towards independence.— Reuter.
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    ACHESON BLAMES McCarthy
    144 3 ACHESON BLAMES McCarthy WASHINGTON. Tburs. 'pHE U.S. Secretary of State. Mr. Dean Acheson, yesterday supported the con ten tions of his associates that the US. is being harmed in its foreign relations by allegations from Senator Joseph McCarthy. Republican, Wisconsin, of Communist infiltration in the State Department. At a news
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    PAKISTAN 'HAS DONE WONDERS'
    70 3 LONDON, Thurs. Lord Burghley, leader of the British Board of Trade mission to Pakistan who returned here yesterday declared that Pakistan's industry had "done wonders in the last two ano a half years." He said he found a "tremendous amount of goodwill towards Britain in Pakistan
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    U.K. IS WORKING ON 'HOMING TORPEDOES'
    115 3 LONDON, Thurs. BRITAIN, is experimenting with new types of torpedoes which will "nose out" enemy submarines, set their own course, and finally strike. Giving details in a Parliamentary debate on the Navy estimates yesterday, Mr. James Callaghan, Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty, said these
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    MOVING THE LAW
    48 3 THE FLOATING police station at Waterloo Pier, London—believed to be the only one of ita kind in tbe world moved down Thames recently for a three months' overhaul. During Its absence, a disused railway coach will do duty as a tenrporary police station. Reuter photo.
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    Calwell Attacks Amity To Asia
    158 3 CANBERRA, Thursday. TiHE former Australian Minister of Immigration, A Mr. A. A. Calwell, attacked the External Affairs Minister, Mr. Percy Spender, for his plan to appoint ambassadors to Manila and Jakarta. "These countries will never give real friendship to Australia until we allow their nationals
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    NEW SILHOUETTE
    32 3 THIS cocktail-dinner ensemble by Balendaga of Paris shows his new swal-low-tail silhouette; an Apricot faille coat, dress length in back but just barely covering the chest in front. A.P. picture.
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    FORCED TO FIRE, SAYS ASP
    78 3 FORCED TO FIRE, SAYS ASP DAR-ES-SALAM. Thurs. A BRITISH Assistant Superintendent of Police. Mr. J. M. McLoughlin, said in evidence yesterday that In the riots in Dar-Es-Salaam on Feb. 3 he was forced to flrc with a revolver on those who seemed most dangerous. Mr. McLoughlin, an ex-Grena-dier Guardsman, was
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    Nationalists Hit Shanghai Again
    221 3 TAIPEH, Thursday. CHINESE Nationalists warplanes hit Shanghai again, concentrating on Lunghwa airport, the runway of which is said to be unusable from repeat- Ed raids. Air force headquarters said extra precautions were taken because three strange planes appeared and then fled during an air raid on
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    INDIA ENVOY FOR CHINA
    75 3 NEW DELHI, Thurs. Negotiations between India and Communist China regarding the exchange of diplomatic relations are now complete, Foreign Ministry spokesman said here yesterday. He added that according to present Indications Sardar X M. Panikar, India's former Ambassador to the Kuomintang Government, Is expected to be
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    Seretse Accuses Power Grab
    176 3 Seretse Accuses Power Grab LONDON, Thurs. DERETSE X H A M A, claimant to the Bamangwato chieftainship, last night accused the British Government of wanting to get rid of him so that it could resort to direct rule of his territory. The 27-year-old Oxfordeducated African, whose marriage to an English
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    I SIAM'S DENIAL
    56 3 BANGKOK, Thurs. The Siamese Commerce Ministry stated today that the Government was not approached by the Chinese Red. rice purchasing commission as Hong Kong reported. Recently, Premier Phibun In a review said Siarri would not sell to Chinese Reds. There was speculation that Chinese Reds might attempt
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    NO PASSPORT
    51 3 ROCHESTER, New York. Thurs. The U.S. State Department has refused a passport to Dr. Bernard Peters. 39, research physicist, for a trip to India to study cosmic rays. A State Department spokesman said the passport was refused as "being against the interests of the Unitea States at this
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    A Red Letter Day For Them
    40 4 SOME MEMBERS of the Young People's Singing Group singing "Sweet and Low" i..i.- Lady McKrrron at the annual meeting of the Women's Social Work in the Salvation Army Home on Wednesday. Straits Times picture.
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    Camp Guards Saved My Life, Dato Tells Court
    904 4 From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Thursday. 1\ \TO Wong Shee Fun, who was assaulted when he visited the Majedie Detention Camp in Johore on Jan. 11, said in a Johore court yesterday that he would have been killed by the detainees
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    TRANSFERRED
    48 4 RAUB. Thurs.— Mr. Ramasamy Iyer, Tamil interpreter. Supreme Court, Raub, has been transferred to Seremban and Mr. Kesho Purl, Indian interpreter, has gone to India on leave. They have been replaced by Mr. S. Manlckavasagar and Mr. Arjan Singh Gill, both from the Supreme Court, Kuala Lumpur.
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    DRIVER FINED, From Our Own Correspondent
    61 4 DRIVER FINED, From Our Own Correspondent SEGAMAT Thurs—Convicted on a double change in the Segamat Court, 35-year-old taxi driver Tay Poh Chong was fined $35 with the option of 15 days' gaol. He was alleged to have taken spven passengers when licensed 1o carry only three ani to have failed
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    Three Kinds Of Bandits In Malaya— Week-enders, Part-time, And Regulars
    366 4 Three Kinds Of Bandits In Malaya Week-enders, Part-time, And Regulars LONDON, Thursday. pIK Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr. James Griffiths, told the House of Commons yesterday th at bandit forces in Malaya could be split into three groups the regulars, the part-timers and the weekenders He said, "It
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    Society Now Illegal
    86 4 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs The application for registration by the Indian Welfare Association of Malaya. Klang. has been refused by the Registrar of Societies. It therefore becomes an unlawful association A Government statement says- "It is understood that 1,000 tickets out of a total
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    Death Of Mrs. Heah Ah Kia From Our Staff Correspondent
    74 4 Death Of Mrs. Heah Ah Kia From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Thurs. Mrs. Heah Ah Kia, mother of Mr. Heah Joo Seang. chairman of the Penang Rubber Exchange, and Mr. Heah Joo Sene of Kuala Lumpur has died in her house in Rangoon Road. Penang. Mrs Heah who was 76
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    NO GROUNDS TO ARGUE APPEAL
    58 4 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. AN appeal against sentence of death for possession of a shot gun by Abdullah alias Dollah bin Awang Teh was today dismissed by the Federation Court of Appeal. Mr. Doraiswamy Aiyer. who was assigned for Abdullah said that
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    £1,000 DONATION BY THE KING
    131 4 LONDON, Thurs. '•pHE Royal family opened the subscriptions yesterday to start a nationwide campaign of thanks to the Commonwealth and the U.S. for the 70.000,000 food parcels given to Britain. King George and Que*n Elizabeth sent a donation of £1,000 to a thanksgiving fund aimed
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    Vampire Jet For K.L. Trials
    81 4 Vampire Jet For K.L. Trial s From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. A VAMPIRE jet fighter arrived here this morning for trials which, if successful, may lead to it being used in attacks on bandit hideouts. The customary tests will be carried out with this aircraft before any decision
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    BANDIT RAID ON KEDAH VILLAGE
    209 4 From Our Staff Correspondent ALOR STAR, Thursday. ABOUT 40 bandits last night swooped down on the Central Kedah village of Binjoi, 22 miles from Sungei Patani, and robbed the villagers of 50 identity Dressed in jungle green, thp bandits went from house to house and
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    'My Fault' Says Soldier From Our Own Correspondent
    67 4 'My Fault' Says Soldier From Our Own Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs.— Anthony Menasse. 19-year-old soldier of Nee Soon Training Camp who was charged with theft of clothing valued at $69 from Majedee Barracks, told the Sessions Court today that he was "at fault." The court discharged him conditionally on his
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    TOATTENDSCOUTS CONFERENCE
    49 4 From Oar Own Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs.— Syed Hashim bin Abdullah. Deputy Commissioner. Boy Scouts. Johore. accompanied by Inche Ahmad bin Haji Ab. Hamid Syed Esah bin Awl. of Batu Pahat. Syed Nasir bin Ismail, are leaving for Kuala Lumpur tomorrow to attend the Malayan Scouts conference
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    THEFT CHARGE WITHDRAWN
    36 4 From Our Own Correspondent SEGAMAT, Thurs. Police withdrew a charge of theft against 39-year-old Maniam of Jementah in the Segamat Court. Maniam was originally charged with having stolen a charpoy from a Sikh.
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    GRENADE CLAIMS A VICTIM
    95 4 GRENADE CLAIMS A VICTIM From Our SUB Correspondent PENANG. Thurs. ONE of the nine casualties of the hand grenade explosion on Tuesday night in Kimberley Street, a Chinese woman Leong Ah Sam, aged 76 died from her injuries in the General Hospital last night. Fourteen people have been detained for
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    Fire Guts Village Houses
    132 4 From Our Staff Correspondent ALOR STAR, Thurs ABOUT 80 people, rendered homeless by an early morning fire in Baling town yesterday, slept last night in a large shed built for them by their neighbours. This and other relief measures were organised by the District Officer, Tuan
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    50 YEARS AS TEACHER
    87 4 From Our Staff Correspondent SEREMBAN, Thurs. Brother Sylvester of St. Paul's Institution. Seremban, has celebrated his golden jubilee as a Christian Brother and received a Papal blessing. An address in his honour was read by one of the pup's. Bertam Hogan. A thanksgiving High Mass at
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    KLANGM.G.S.PLAY FOR FUND
    57 4 From Oar Own Correspondent KLANG, Thurs. The staff of the Methodist Girls' School, Klang will present a play entitled "Three Pegs" at the Anglo-Chinese School Hall in aid of the School Building Fund. The play is produced and directed by Miss Fae Straley. It will be presented
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    TiONG BAHRU'S MYSTERY MARKET
    304 5 200 Stalls-But Permission Was Not Given rpHERE is an air of mystery about certain building activity which is going o n in Seng Poh Road, on the Singapore Improvement Trust's Tiong Bahru estate. Nobody knows anything about it. Yesterday, some of 200 stalls which will make
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    46 5 <;E>\ SIR JOHN HARDING, C.-in-C. FARELF, greets S?t. L. G. Hi«s after his inspection of the 26th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, at Selarang Barracks, Changi on Wednesday. After a period of re-tralning, they will take up an active role against the bandits again.— Army PA. picture.
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    DATO TAN A MEMBER OF UMNO NOW
    97 5 jy\TO Tan Cheng Lock, Pre- sident o the Malayan Chinese Association, Mr. Yong Shook Lin, MCA secretary, ■nd two Federal Legislative Councillors, Mr. Khoo Teik Be and Mr. M. P. Rajagopal, have been accepted as associ members of the United I ft' National
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    They Will Sing In 5 Languages
    113 5 From Oar Staff Correspondent IPOH, Thurs. PROFESSOR Shue Tchen-I and 'bis wife, Shue HoKe, who have already appeared in Singapore and Penang, will give a vocal concert at the Majestic Theatre on Saturday and Sunday for Ipoh's schoolchildren. On Saturday at 5 pjn. the
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    Youth Study Groups In KL
    90 5 pHRISTIAN youth Rroups in Kuala Lumpur who want a combined study group for young Christians formed the Selangor Youth Council in November last year. In February this year, office-bearers for the Selangor Christian Youth Council were elected. They are: chairman. Miss Kitty Hay; vice-chairman, Miss
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    DESERTED POLICE
    35 5 From Our Own Corresp lent BENTONG, Thurs— Special Constable Abdul Aziz bin Adam, who deserted the police force at Mentakab recently, was fined $100, In default two months' gaol, in the Temerloh Court.
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    CHINESE PRESIDENT FOR STORE F.P.A.
    197 5 From Our Woman Correspondent TWE Family Planning Association in Singapore has 1 a new chairman, TT^rs. Goh Kok Kee, with the departure in the Canton today of Mrs. S. M. Barnwell. "We want women to have children," said Mrs. Barnwell, "but they must be properly
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    Anti-Bandit Food Supply Check
    205 5 II7HAT the Johore Government describes as the most valuable activity in the State's Anti-Bandit Month is the present food survey of squatter areas in Segamat to cut the bandit food supplies. This 33 how the survey works. A team of four or flve volunteers (nCtVtlTtf one
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    R.C Praises Civic Spirit In Penang
    221 5 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Thurs. pENANG'S "strong sense of civic duty" was praised today by the Resident Commissioner. Mr. A V. Aston. In a farewell message on the eve of his departure on home leave, Mr. Aston said the Settlement was fortunate In
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    MILK BELOW STANDARD
    48 5 BUKIT MERTAJAM, Thurs. —Facilities are now available in Province Wejlesley for examining milk soJd to prevent adulteration, the Health Officer, Dr. R. Calderwood, told the Province Rural Board -it Butterworth. The first samples of milk examined showed gross adulteration and legal action would be taken.
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    New Selangor Councillors
    56 5 From Oar Staff Correspondent KVALA LUMPUR, Thurs. 'THREE new members of 1 the Council of State of Selangor will be sworn in at the meeting next Tuesday. They are Mr. W. M. McCall, Legal Adviser Mr. H. A. L. Luckham, District Officer Klang, and Dr. P. G.
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    BUFFET SALOON TO BE AIR COOLED
    111 5 From Our SUIT Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. HAY mail trains running between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore will have an air-conditioned first class buffet saloon. The car will make the Kuala Lumpur Singapore run on all odd dates In March and even dates in April,
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    Province To Plan Roads
    101 5 From Oar Own Correspondent BUKIT MERTAJAM, Thurs. Fdraw up a road improvement scheme for Province Wellesley, a four-man sub-committee has been appointed by the Rural Board. At a recent meeting of the Board. Inche Mohd. Haroun (Malay unofficial) urged that the metalling of all mukim roads
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    NEW SEREMBAN RUBBER BOARD
    60 5 From Oar Staff Correspondent SEREMBAN, Thurs. The following have been appointed to the Seremban Rubber Supervision Licensing Board for 1950: The District Officer, Seremban (chairman), the Deputy Commissioner for Labour, Negri Sembllan and Malt ra, Mr. Lee Foong Yee. Tuan Haji Mohd. Hashlm bin Haji Talib,
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    Singapore Diary
    90 5 Y.W.C.A., Malay class, for beginners, 9.15 a.m. c/d 5.15 pjn., for advanced students, 10.30 a.m 5, Raffles Quay; Town Pioneers' meeting, 8, Fort Canning rtoid, 4 pjn. JUMBLE SALE, Presbyterian Church Hall. Orchard Road, 3 p.m. ARAB UNION, tea party in honour of the visiting Egyptian Agricultural Mission,
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    TOP PRIORITY GIVEN TO MAPS FOR FORCES
    198 5 TOP PRIORITY GIVEN TO MAPS FOR FORCES From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. J'OP priority was given by the Federation's Survey Department last year to the preparation of emergency maps for the security forces of 16,877 square miles of unmapped territory in northern Malaya, states the Surveyor-Gener-al, Mr. A.
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    OPIUM CHARGE
    50 5 Ball of $5,000 was granted to 39-year-old Cheong Onn, who was chargpd In the Singapore Second District Court yesterday with possession of one pound of opium. The opium, it was alleged, was found on board the ship Islander on Wednesday last. The case was postponed to Mar. 30.
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    PENANG INTERESTS GLASGOW
    160 5 PENANG INTERESTS GLASGOW From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Thurs. I*HE hope that contact be- tween Penang and Glasgow would be maintained over the years, was expressed by Bailie John McAslan, GlasgowCity Councillor, in a letter addressed to the Pcnang Deputy Municipal President, Mr. H. G. Hammett. Now in Glasgow. Mr.
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    IN MEMORIAM
    53 6 P (i GEORGE MATHIAS PA MADASA Killed through Enemy action: 34.3.1944. Ycir cacriOce so great, sublime. Recalled to-day with silent (ear: rhiiiicd by the march < r timr 7>l<'ne^t heroes' names yours fioth appear". In-rued by .il» sorrowing P.O. Michael G. Mahini J.P.. <t P.O. Dennis DarMalarca: .«is!er.
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Fri., Mar. 24, 1950. "Trends Of Today"
    809 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Fri., Mar. 24, 1950. "Trends Of Today" It is strange how many members of the business community in this country appear to think about social questions in watertight compartments. In one compartment they think about the Communist revolt which we call "the emergency", and in another
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    Words And Water
    336 6 Our readers will be thankul that what has come to be nown as the Lim-Wicks issue ias reached its end. and we lay be sure that nobody will c more thankful than Mr. ,im and Mr. Wicks. There is one misunderstnndig that ought to be cleared p
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    A MALAYAN T. U. C.
    1051 6  - A MALA YAN T. U. C. LARRY CARROLL, By Of the Straits Times staff in Kuala Lumpur A resolution to appoint Mr. Brazier as Adviser to the Trade Union Council will be moved at the conference in Kuala Lumpur tomorrow. The report of the working committee also recommends that Mr.
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      Teachers in the Federation: Part-time jobs
      346 6 SCHOOL teachers, according to an Education Department circular, are prohibited from carrying on any business of their own, from being employed in any business concern and from giving tuition without the Department's sanction. Sad to say, orders are made to be disobeyed at times
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      COURSES OPEN TO THE RAGGED
      79 6 F'freshles" are ragged by senior students at the University of Malaya, two courses are open to them If they wish to end the nonsense Let all Freshies combine from the outset and resist ragging: they need a rallying cry by which all would come to
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      REPLY TO MR. ONRAET
      205 6 IN Wednesday's issue of j the Straits Times it was noted that Mr. R. O n r a c t, ex-Inspector-General of Police, had stated in a letter to the Manchester Guardian that "if the Malayan Governments had listened to their police there would never have
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    Friday, March 24, 1950
    351 6 These Journalists! T HAVE before me a London newspaper cutting with a large black heading as follows: MIDDLE-AGED SPINSTER HELPS HUNT BANDITS Now, who do you think that intrepid lady is? None other than Miss Josephine Foss, who has been in the news so much lately,
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      100 6 4 MUSIC FOR PIANISTS. Selections from The Grand Operas. LA BOHEME Puccini MADAME BUTTERFLY Puccini PUCCINI MELODIES Puccini R1OOLETTO Verdi LA TOSCA Puccini LA TRAVIATA Verdi TURANDOT Puccini Selections from Light Operas and Musical Plays. [THE FIREFLY Friml GLAMOROUS NIGHT Novello GIPSY PRINCESS Kalman I LILAC TIME ..Schubert MERRY ENGLAND
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    MALAYA LOSES ON EGYPTIAN RICE SALEI
    423 7 MALAYA LOSES ON EGYPTIAN RICE SALEI Housewives Did Not Want It From Our Own Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. J*HE Federation Government has managed at last to rid itself of a 4,500 ton headache that has worried officials since the middle of last year Egyptian rice. This rice, which has been
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    HAVE TO PULL OUR SOCKS UP.....'
    56 7 "MALAYA is vitally important and we have all to pull our socks up,' said Lord Killearn just before he left Singapore for London by X.L.M. plane tlii*. morning. Lortl Killearn, who left London in February on a tour of South■ml Asia, visited Java. Bali.
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    13 CAUGHT IN SPEED TRAPS
    156 7 13 CAUGHT IN SPEED TRAPS rpHIKTEEN cases of speedX ing in Singapore were dealt with before Mr. E.. V. Terrs at the First Traffic Court yesterday. In two cases the accused were cautioned and dis(haigeci. The others v.ere fined between $15 anci $60 I .Til. Sll motorist! exceeded the .vp
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    Social Work On Display At Meeting
    233 7 From Our Woman Correspondent j "THE Salvation Army In Singapore held an annual meeting on Wednesday to I show the social work among the Industrial Women's and Children's Homes at Oxley I Road. Lady McKerron was guest of honour. Other guests included Lady Song
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    $50 FINE FOR BRIBE OFFER
    77 7 A fine of $50 was Imposed yesterday on a young Indian. Muhamed Mishin bin Mohd. Gani by the Singapore Second Police Court magistrate, Mr. S. E. Teh. when he wns found guilty of abetting a bribe. It was stated that on Jan 25 Muhamed was
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    CASHIERS UNION OFFICIALS
    66 7 The officials of the Cashiers' Union of Singapore for the year are: president, Mr. Tan Sin Wee; vice presidents. Messrs Seah Chiap Kay and Tan Yew Sim; secretary, Mr. Chew Eng Lin; assistant secretary, Mr. Teo Cheng Kang, treasurer. Mr. Yeo 800 Lat; auditor, Mr. Ho Chua
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    GIRL FINED
    35 7 From Oar Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs. Kirn Ah Lee, an iB-year-old girl, was fined $100, or three months' imprisonment, in the pclice court today for unlawful possession of 141 sheets of rubber.
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    Rabbi, Theosophist And Priest Give Views
    211 7 A JEWISH rabbi, a European woman Theosophist and an Indian Hindu priest appeared on a public platform in Singapore yesterday to speak on "Religion in Our Daily Lives.". They were Rabbi Jacob Shababo, of the Waterloo Street Synagogue, Mrs. H. B. Moorhead, secretary of
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    REAR SEAT HELD 7
    91 7 pLAIMING that he did not V/ know it was an offence to carry nine people in a car for five, an "L" driver Thian Toh Ling, of 227-229 New Bridge Road, was cautioned and discharged by Mr. E. V. Peevs at the First Traffic Court yesterday.
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    THEARCHDEACON IS SCEPTICAL
    234 7 THE ARCHDEACON IS SCEPTICAL Inter-religious Organisation TMHE Archdeacon of Singapore, the Yen. Max Gregory, said yesterday on the eve of his departure from Malaya that he did not think "there is anything to be gained through the Inter-Religious X C tL A Organisation." CntnUSiaStlC UllCe Said the Archdeacon: "There has
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    MALAY MEETING
    29 7 The Singapore Malay Union Is- holding Its 21st annual general meeting at the All-Mala-ya Muslim Missionary Society's clubhouse in Lorong 12. Qeylang, this Sunday at 1.30 p.m.
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    HEAVY FLOODS IN JOHORE BAHRU
    33 7 From Our Staff Correspondent JOHOKE BAHKI Thursday. HEAVY rainstorm in Johore Bahru this afternoon caused Knee-deep floods in several areas. The storm interfered with the telephone aerriee in
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    ROYALTY AT PARTY
    87 7 to SEEN AT A COCKTAIL PARTY In the Blue Room of the Capitol Restaurant, Singapore, on Wednesday evening were (from left) Mr. R. M. Jenner, the Sultan of Pahang, Mrs. Melford Lawton, the Ungku Aminah. Miss Lucy Eu, the Regent of Johore. Miss Rosa Sum, Mr. Melford
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    'Forced To Pray To Spirit'—Wife
    160 7 'Forced To Pray To Spirit'— Wife A SINGAPORE wife complained in a divorce suit yesterday in the Supreme Court that, although she had married her husband according to Christian rites, he had forced her to worship the spirit of his dead father. She was granted a tiecree on grounds of
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    Money Came In Handy
    134 7 A 48- YEAR -OLD Indian betel nut hawker, M. Govindasamy, was fined $100 in the Singapore Second Police Court yesterday for assisting in the management of a chap-ji-ki lottery on Jan. 18 in Kampong Wah Tanjong. After watching him for sometime a detective arrested Govindasamy and
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    SCHOOL CONCERT AT RAFFLES
    55 7 Raffles Institution will hold its concert on March 31 and April 1 at 8 p.m. in the school hall in Bras Basah Road, Singapore. Parents, old boys and friends are welcome. Admission will be by programme obtainable at 50 cents each at the school before the
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    RATIONING UNIT
    21 7 The Singapore mobile Rationing Unit will operate at the Siglap Market from today instead of the Siglap fishing village.
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    VARIETY CONCERT
    31 7 The Sixth Company of the Girls' Life Brigade in Singapore will hold its first annual variety concert at the Wesley Church Hall on Friday Mar. 31 at 7.30 p.m.
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    HUNT FOR AMOK IS STILL ON
    113 7 HUNT FOR AMOK IS STILL ON From Our Staff Correspondent MALACCA. Thurs. THE hunt for the mad corporal will not be relaxed until he Is apprehended." the Chief Police Officer. Mr. R. W. E. Harper, told the Straits Times this afternoon. The corporal, who was in charge of the Durian
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    BRIGADE DRILL
    23 7 The Katong Division of the St. John Ambulance Brigade will drill and parade at thtGeylang English School at 5.45 p.m. today.
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    ON TRANSFER
    23 7 From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs Mr. J. L. Greig, State Agricultural Officer, leaves for Kuala Lumpur tomorrow on transfer.
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    Musical Society Concert Tonight
    125 7 Musical Society Concert Tonight TONIGHT at 9.15, the Singapore Musical Society will hold a symhony concert at the Victoria Memorial Hall An orchestra ot about 50 players, of whom nearly half are professional and the remainder amateur members of the Society, will perform under the baton of Mr. G. G.
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    Motorcycle Warning
    83 7 THE Singapore Government yesterday issued a warning to motor-cyclists The greater majority of thirdparty insurance policies issued in Singapore to cover motor-cycles are valid only for the owner ol the machines, the Government pointed out. "Any person burrowing; .i motor-cycle should bear this in mind as the penalty
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    ARAB TEA PARTY
    31 7 The Arab Union of Singapore and the Malay Archipelago is holding a tea party at 5 p.m. today at 809 Berang<i.>n Road. Singapore, for the Egyptian Agricultural Mission.
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    POLICE COLLEGE PLAN SHELVED
    198 8 'More Important Things To Do Now '—Foulger J'HK proposed police training college .in Singapore to serve British territories in South-East Asia has been temporarily shelved, the Commissioner of Police, Mr. R. E. Foulger, told the Straits Times yesterday. "The training college was only in the idea
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    S.-E. ASIA VISIT LIKE A STORY
    245 8 Mrs, Griffin H.K trip to South-East Asia might have come out of a tuq boojc. said Mrs. Hester i lin. attractive blue-eyed Mr R. Allen Griffin, I the United States 1 chnical Assistance Mission left Malaya for Ranj; n yesterday •>ld the Straits Times
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    NEGRI PLANTERS ASSN. OFFICERS
    52 8 NEGRI PLANTERS ASSN. OFFICERS From Oar Staff Correspondent SEREMBAN Thurs.— Mr. H. V,. C. McCutcheon. was reei?cted chairman of the Kegrl Sembilan Planters Association. nners elected were: vicech ilrman. Mr P. I. HamiltonMoore (re-elected >; committee: Messrs. B. Huxley Walker, W. Wall. B 8. B. Johnston, D. s v.irt and
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    Pulled Out Knife When Told To Go
    183 8 WHEN told there was no vacancy for him. an un- employed labourer, 36-year-old Asim bin Ismail, refused to leave a Singapore office an<i pulled out a knife when he was finally shown the door. In the Singapore Second District Court yesterday. Asim who
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    IGNORED' SIGN
    27 8 KAJANO. Thurs.- For laillng to observe a No Entry notice at Klndersley Street, Kajang, Ahmad bin Tanjorg was fined $5 by the Kajang Circuit Magistrate.
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    PADI HARVEST 'BIGGEST EVER'
    234 8 PADI HARVEST 'BIGGEST EVER From Our Own Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. yHIS year's wet padi harvest in Kedah and Perils 1 was the greatest in living memory, states the Director of Agriculture, Mr. O. J. Voelcker, i n a report issued today. I n Kedah the average yield was 414
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    BOARD MEMBER
    24 8 From Our Staff Correspondent SEGAMAT, Thurs. Mr. Wong Meng Cheng has been appointed a member of all Town Boards in Mersing District.
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    Retrial For Man Who Could Not Remember
    209 8 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. 'THE Federation Court of Appeal today ordered a 1 re-trial in the case of a 23-year-old Malay, Hashim bin Mat Isa, who had appealed against the conviction and sentence of death passed on him by Mr.
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    ARREST WARRANT
    41 8 From Oar Own Correspondent SEGAMAT. Thurs— The Segamat Magistrate yesterday ordered a warr'int of tvrreat against a lorry driver, Chin Kong, because he failed to attend court to answer- a summons charge of assaulting a widow. Theng Kon Thai.
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    75 8 A HIGH-LEVEL conference of senior Army, Air Force, Police, and Navy Officers was held at Malaya District Headquarters, in Kuala Lumpur, recently. Seated in the centre is the G.O.C. Malaya District, Major-Gen. R. E. Urquhart, on his left is Mr. W. N. Gray, the Commissioner of Police., and on his
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    Perak Estate Has School For Squatter Children
    285 8 From Our Staff Correspondent IPOH, Thursday. AN estate school catering: largely for the children of Chinese squatters was opened today at Changat Kinding Estate, Tanjong Rambutan, Perak. The school, one of the first of its kind, was organised by Mr. J. S. Ferguson,
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    RENT CONTROL
    45 8 From Our Own Correspondent SEGAMAT, Thurs. The Rent Control Board for Kota Tinggi District has been chosen as follows: the District officer (chairman*, the Administrative Officer, Inche Abdul Kadir bin Yusot. Messrs. J. S. Foley. T. A. D. Menon and Tan Tok Chee.
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    TEMERLOH UMNO OFFICE BEARERS
    89 8 From Our Own C«rresp*ndenl SEGAMAjT, Thun. Ofnce bearers elected at the annual general meeting of the Temerloh branch of UMNO are:— President Inche Yahava bin Mohd. Seh; vice-president To' Muda Hajl Awang. secrctry. Inche Omar: treasurer. Inche Jamaluddln bin Haji All; Committee: Inche Mohd. Ariff. Inche
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    Unofficial To Official
    88 8 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— (\NE of the senior Malay Unofficial* of the Federation Legislative Council will shortly have to change to a seat among the officials. He is Dato Zainal Abidin bin Haji Abbas, SecretaryGeneral of UMNO and Deputy Chief Social Welfare Officer for
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    Coaster Not To See China—Yet
    241 8 Coaster Not To See China Yet A CHINA coaster now In Singapore docks on her maiden voyage outward bound to the Far East from the United Kingdom may not see the China coast for some time until tonditions are more settled there. The coaster, the largest yet built for the
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    FAREWELL PARTY From Our Own Correspondent
    32 8 FAREWELL PARTY From Our Own Correspondent RAUB. Thurs.— Mr. C. Ireland, president of. the Raub Golf Club, was given a farewell dinner by members and friends before his transfer to Tejuk Anson.
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    SARAWAK GOVERNOR TO ARRIVE ON SUNDAY
    88 8 rE new Governor of Sarawak, Mr. Anthony Foster Abell. will arrive in Singapore on Sunday from the United Kingdom, Aged 44 he was formerly Resident of the Oyo Province of Nigeria. He was appointed to the Nigeria service In 1929. During hl s stay
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    Foundrymen Not Fully Paid, But Didn't Complain
    265 8 Labour Remains Quiet From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. J^ABOUR remained quiet throughout the Federation during: February, states the monthly report of the Labour Department. Even where Chinese foundry workers had not been paid fully they had not complained to the department
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    RENT BOARD
    33 8 SEGAMAT, Thurs. The District Officer is chairman of this year's Rent Control Board for Pontian District. Other members are Technical Assistant P.WD.. 0.C.PJ5,. Messrs. Ang Slew Slam and Tan Cher Llau.
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    ROBBERS TAKECASH JEWELS
    173 8 ROBBERS TAKE CASH JEWELS From Our Staff Correspondent IPOH, Thurs. pASH and Jewellery to the value of $2,060 were stolen by two armed men from a Chinese woman living in Krian yesterday. The woman who was asleep with her two children was awakened a little past midnight by noises outside
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      127 8 within your reach always The rich fragranct of an expensive, perfume is within easy reach now Goya puts his perfumes into tiny handbag phials. Warm, voluptuous No. 5 j Great Expectations for your gay-goinj mood i romantic bitter-sweet Gardenia s sparkling, open-a'r Goya Heather. Gift SteM 4 Handbag Phiah SOYA
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      Don't be too ambitious
      694 9 An open letter to John Forbe&Sempill HfY dear John, I meant to have a talk with you last Sunday afternoon. But when I arrived at your house, Ifo und you sprawled on a couch in an exhausted sleep. By your side was a copy of your
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      "Battleground": What readers thought
      238 9 WHAT did you think of "Battleground"? Here are three letters which sum up the opinions of the majority of readers. The management of the Cathay Organisation is very kindly forwarding to them tickets for a special preview of "Give Us This Day." From W. Galistan. FIS
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      CAN HOPE COPE ?
      810 9  - CAN HOPE COPE J. C. BEHAGUE Cinema news by IS Bob Hope on the downgrade? Has he like Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Red Skelton and Abbott and Costello burnt himself out in his rocketing climb to stardom and is now left to linger for a while in the smouldering embers
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      309 9 Mallinger; t Much Binding in lish": 8.15 Thai; 8.4S Dutch: SINGAPORE the Marsh: 9.30 News; 9 45 9 Kuoyu; 9.30 Burmese; 9.45 m nn am from K L Music 'through the Ages; 10.15 Interlude; 10 Radio News Reel; 10 05 Close 12 Malay- lPJn jay American Personalities; 10.30 10.15 "Twenty
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    THE SPIES AMONG US
    1271 10  - THE SPIES AMONG US BERNARD NEWMAN Frightening case of Dr. Fuchs Revelations by- the mm wilt kit tnaped the tpy trtilt tf th« worU ?43l t. wmumLfim »""-y Klaul tell JuUua Fuel Pay!) Z fSEUDONVM J. SINCt WHEN IN TMK NET I^* 4 AUOKESS »i OfUCE Atomic Research Eatabllshaiant, Hnrwll
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    HOW DR. FUCHS WAS CHOSEN
    353 10 UOW was Fuchs chosen and groomed for his role as a spy? Most of the details are still secret but a great deal may safely be told of how Russia has contacted and bribed other technicians. The Soviet spy-masters are seldom anxious to employ people
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      379 10 All I* Alt fro* Ssigon Affi^ FRANCE •OOKIH* (Strict. CCNCKAL MEMTS Tel «3900 XV Tb V/ >/%>- Tal. 41M £kA 'aS^a^a^a A CRICKETER'S FAREWELL Goodbyr, old willow. No j which otic lo i.tkc rrarfc at.** more lliy flashing bladr shall smark the crimson leather lo 1 tekbrotim /«>' "ighl, I
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      275 10 STRAITS TIMES CROSSWORD e w. s~! itb««in.too S *i<«. CROSSWORD No. 20 B 7 "Gleaned I»wb §M4* XI. Detcnptioo o* Whitby t uom. uwttM^raittl a. K&&U b&Sia 'BSB f ?3? oi mt^ a Iwiioph., to th. «a 1 L L ment (7). M- Broom found In ft combt m^ 10.
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    329 11 LONDON Thun. OMALL .proyinclai support created a harder tone in Domestic issues on the London Stock Exchange yesterday. Only pawing Interest ra shown in British Oovernment stocks. There was lets activity than of late in Commodity shares but previous closing levels wert well maintained. Closing middle price* 01
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    STEADY MARKET IN INDUSTRIALS
    146 11 From Our Market Correspondent 'THE Malayan share market was extremely quiet A yesterday. Although the price of tin metal was again up, Tin shares were very quiet, with comparatively few changes in prices. Industrials were very steady. I Price changes announced by the Malayan Sharebroken' Association
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    163 11 "Open Mind" On Tin Control From Oar Own Correspondent LONDON, Thurs. MR. Stanley Wickett, chairman of Tekka Ltd., refers in his annual statement to the Tin Study Group meetIng which has opened in Paris this week. He tells shareholders that whether an international tin control agreement would be
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    SHIPPING AT THE SINGAPORE WHARVES
    89 11 SHIPS alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves ye«terday i.godowns in brackets) were: Main Wharf: Steel Executive (31-32), Alcinoua (33-34). Benlawers i36>, SUr Betelgeuse <3839). Tarifa < 42-43 >. West Wharf: Canton (1-2). Glengarry (4-5 1. Benvannoch <8- IDiyber (It), Or*«te« (15-Hi. Empire D«ek: Sirdhana (17-18).
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    TIN PRICES
    28 11 SINGAPORE, Thur Mar 23— $30«.25 (up St.) LONDON. Thurs.. Mar. 23. Spot: £6041— £604}. Forward: £fiO5— £6«5*. Settlement. £604. Turnover, morning. 109 tons; afternoon, 94 tons.
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    KAPALA EST.
    221 11 Depending On War Damage Payment Fr*m Our Own Correspondent LONDON Thurs. pAYMENT of war damage compensation- Is being relied on by Kapala Rubber Estates of Malaya to Improve its financial position. Owing to the payment of arrears of Preference dividends, says the chairman Mr. A. H. Doherty, in
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    Singapore Rubber
    216 11 WITH the news that Indonesia was selling rubber to both New York and London at slightly lower prices, the Singapore rubber market yesterday opened about three-quarters of a cent below Wednesday's quotations. At the new level It remained quietly steady throughout the day. Closing prices yesterday weie: No.
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    THE PRODUCE MARKET
    83 11 Fiom A Market Co.- r.pondent /~«OFFEE Id the Singapore produee market yesterday w«« again dull. Sellers of Rio ft quoted 1135 but there were no buyers In the market. Copra was steadier. Coconut c:l was unchanged. Sago flour was steadier. Price* (per pieul) were: Gambler SZ2O (round),
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    ARCTIC LORD CAN WIN AGAIN IF LEFT IN
    429 12  - ARCTIC LORD CAN WIN AGAIN IF LEFT IN EPSOM JEEP All Singapore Racing Notes Are By Courage Will Be His Chief Rival A RCTIC LORD has, I think, earned a promotion to the top class by his splendid victory over a mile last Saturday, and no matter how he performs
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    31 12 ROIMOND, <me of Lord Bicester's two hopes for the Grand National tomorrow the other being Finnure Roimond was Joint third favourite with Cromwell at 100-8 at Wednesday night's callover. Reuter photo.
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    Round 1 Win For Robinson
    178 12 PHILADELPHIA, Thurs. PR the second time welterweitfht champion Sugar Robinson blasted the title hopes of George (Sugar) Costner on Wednesday night by a knockout in the first round. Robinson knocked out the would-be challenger from Camden. New Jersey, in two minutes 49 seconds of the
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    Sports Diary
    50 12 SOCCER: Snr. Lge: Chinese Athletes R.EJW.E. at Jalan Besar; Jnr. AJt: BODCA 'A', Kota Raja "A" BOD ground; Jnr. 8.2: Aston A.C. v Rocklites at Geylanc; Friendly: Tamil B.A. t SJt.C. on padang. TENNIS: V.M.C.A. championships. BOXING: S.A.B.A. Intermediate tourney finals at Happy World stadium from 9 p.m.
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    Persian Lord Set For Class One
    401 12 IF one were to work on the time test, Persian Lord 1 must be the nearest thing to a racing certainty tomorrow. The Taj-Ud-Di of the day o n Wednesda; than Pam Green and a ful Pride and Beauchamps. i grey ran the fastest
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    Trial School XI Win 4-0
    282 12 A TRIAL Singapore Combined Schools XI scored a four -nil win over a team from H.M.S. Mountsbav on the Victoria School ground yesterday. Owing to a heavy downpour before tha game- there were puddles of water all over the field, and this prevented accurate .shooting
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    ALL THE WEIGHTS FOR TOMORROW
    435 12 WEIGHTS for aU day of the Sin, CL. 2, DIV. 1— FURS. A 19 YDS. nine races tomorro 1 tap-ore Turf Club Mi I CI. 2, l)iv. 4— 6F. It yds. v, third and last rch meeting are: CL. 3. DIV. I— Abt. FURS. A
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    Tubed Horses Make Good
    194 12 TUBING is obviously a good thing for horses who have a "touch in the wind Captain Yule, a "roarer.' won first time out after being tubed at Kuala Lumpur last month and on Wednesday Sisteron, tubed a week before his race, almost stole the mile handicap
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    CYCLE RACE APR. 2
    47 12 The 25-mlle Singapore massed start road racp arranged for Sunday has now been postponed to Sunday, April 2 at the request of Federation competitors. Further particulars nmv be had from Mr. E. Peter-:. T'-morary Secretary. Cosnionoli" f-iin<» ituu> A'uuet fieas bio* ceui uuu <
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    R. Tan Wins In 90 Sees
    273 12 LAST night's semi-finals of the Singapore Amateur Boxing Association's Intermediate championship held at the Happy World Stadium were tame after the previous night's hectic showing. Although there were two t.k.o's. and a knock-out in the latter part of the evening ther was little else
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    SINGAPORE TIDES
    22 12 TODAY: 1.30 a.m. (8ft. 61n) and 2.16 pjn. (7ft. 41n). TOMORROW: 1.56 ajn. (8ft. 41n.) and 3.00 p.m. (6ft. 81n.).
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    BODCA CLING ON TO EARLY LEAD
    287 12 PLAYING in a heavy drizzle and on a waterlogged ground, BODCA were just able to snatch a f§urthree victory over R.A.F. Seletar in a Singapore A.F.A. Senior League football match played at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. It was a regular mud bath for the
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    GEOFF BROWN TO SPEND 2 WEEKS HERE
    287 12  -  F. W. ROBINSON B y QEOFF Brown, crack Australian tennis player, who yx is spending his honeymoon in Singapore, will meet local tennis "stars" in exhibition a.id practice games here during the next two weeks. Geoff Brown and his wife, Veronica, arrived in
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    SINHALESE XI
    74 12 The following have been selected to play for the Sinhalese In their first S.C.A. tournament fixture (Junior) against C.R.E. iN) <v St. Andrews School, Woodsville, on Sunday at 11 a.m.: C. Senaviratne (Capt.). N. L. G. Wijeweera, V. R. Fernando, R. Kulatileka, G. Fernando. Mayo Perera, George Runatunge,
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    Indonesians Score 6-Nil Victory
    45 12 The Indonesian "A" XI scored a six-nil victory over Jollllads in a Junior AI league soccer game at Geylang stadium yesterday. Each of the forwards scored a goal, Ismail getting two. Mat Noor, Rahman, Hassan and Zamal were the other scorers.
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    SWIFT B.P. PICNIC
    27 12 Swift B.P. will be holding a picnic on Sunday, Apr. 2 at Ponggol. Members interested should contact the Hon Secretary at Eng Hoon Street.
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    Singapore Cricket Xls For Weekend
    407 12 Singapore Cricket Xls For Weekend TEAMS for th° wee!: -end's cricket match'": »rp. TOMORROW Friendly: Ceylon S.C. "A" V S.C.C. '"A" on padang: W. Ponniah, S. Kulaslngham, C. T. Retnam. J. Rajah. E. Doraisamy. Vljayasin?'ifn. S N»"">tah M ■Rai'» < =iTi' T b' <v.v Bob C. Peiris. Thiyagarajah and V.
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    SIME DARBY WIN
    30 12 In a friendly game of soccer played at Farrer Park on Wednesday, Sime Darby Sports Club beat Praser St Neave Sports Club by five goals to one.
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    HEAVY GOING LIKELY FOR G.N.
    349 12  -  VERNON MORGAN By LiiVKKruuLi, rnurs. JJEAVY RAIN marked the openIng of the spring meeting here yesterday and unless strong winds and a warm sun come along, the going for Saturday's big steeplechase, the world famous Grand National, will be soft and neavy. This is what
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