Indian Daily Mail, 18 April 1950

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    16 1 Indian Daily Mail VOL. VI. NO. 65. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 1950. FOUR PAGES 10 CENTS.
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    SARDAR PATEL ARRIVES IN CALCUTTA
    107 1 To See To Implementation Of\ lndo- ?ak Agreement CALCUTTA, Apr. 17. India's Deputy Premier and Home Minister, Sardar VaUabhbhai Pa tei arrived here on Sunday for five-day talks with local Govern ment Ministers and Congress groups on implementation of the Indo-Pakistan Pact. Thousands lined the
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    SHEIKH ABDULLAH HAILS AGREEMENT
    90 1 JAMMU, Apr. 17.— The Kashmir Premier, Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, said last night that the NehruLiaquat Ali Khan agreement on minorities and Indo-Pakistan relations would "swing to strengthen the hands of progressive forces in the sub-continent." Sheikh Abdullah told a special convention of the National Conference, called
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    CHANDERNAGORE JOINS INDIAN UNION
    92 1 NEW DELHI, Apr. 17.— The Government of India and France were agreed on the terms of a treaty for the transfer of the French Indian settlement of Chandernagore to India, Deputy Minister for External Affairs Dr. B. K. Keskar, told the Indian Parliament in reply to
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    38 GENERALS REPATRIATED
    120 1 TOKYO, Apr. 17.— The largest group of Japanese ex-Generals yet repatriated by the Russians returned home today after more than four years detention by their Soviet captors. The Generals, 38 in all, were among the 1,600 repatriates who arrived at the West coast port of Maizuri today
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    PAK CATHOLICS' DEMAND
    62 1 KARACHI, Apr. 17. —Catholic Bishops of Pakistan have urged that a diplomatic representative of the Vatican be stationed in Karachi The bishops and Catholics of Karachi made the suggestion in a resolution adopted at a recent meeting here. It was also decided to established a Catholic Bishop's
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    PAK WHEAT FOR FLOOD VICTIMS
    63 1 KARACHI, Apr. 17.— The Government has donated 10,000 lbs. of wheat to Turkev for victims of recent floods at Eskishehir. A Turkish ship has left for Istanbul with the cargo In 1947, when Muslim refugees were pouring into Pakistan from India, the TYirkish Red Crescent
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    30 1 LONDON, Aor. 17.— The Maharaja Daramjit Singh of Kapurthala, with the Maharanee and Colonel S. B. Ahluwalia, were received in audience by Quee.i Mary at Marlborough House, London, yesterday. Reuter
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    DEBATE ON BENGAL POSTPONED
    47 1 NEW DELHI, Apr. 17.— The Indian Parliament on Monday cancelled its scheduled debate on the Bengal communal situation in view of the recent Nehru-Lia-quat agreement on the minority problem. The debate was on the agenda before the Prime Ministers began their discussions. AP
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    INDIA'S WOMAN DELEGATE TO U.N.
    191 1 NEW DELHI, Apr. 17.— Mrs. Haniah Sen lias been selected by the i<>-, eminent to represent India in .he United Nations Commission on he Status of Women. She is leaving or Lake Success today to attend the oriheoming session of the Commis»ion, which begins on
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    Buddhist Relics Back From Burma
    145 1 CALCUTTA, Apr. 17.— The relies of Lord Buddha's two chief disciples Sariputta and Maha Maggolana recently taken to Burma, were brought back here yesterday by the Burmese Foreign Minister, Sao Hkun Hkio. by a special aircraft. At a colourful function, in which Buddhists from Tibet,
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    India's Contribution To FAO
    94 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) NEW DELHI, Apr. 17.— India's Food Minister Mr. Jairamdas Daulatram told a questioner in Parliament today that India contributed $221,000 to the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations, representing about 4.42 pecent of the total expenditure of that organisation The
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    PENCILLIN FACTORIES IN INDIA
    168 1 NEW DELHi, Apr. 17.— A factory lor tne manutacture of fenicillin and sulpna drugs will shortly be establisned in tsombay, as the result of an agreement recently concluded between the Government of India and a Swedish firm. The Swedish firm, Karnbolegatab Bio-cnemicai Industry, of Stockholm, ,vill
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    QUINTUPLETS FOR RAJPUT WOMAN
    71 1 CALCUTTA, Apr. 17.— Girl quintuplets have been born to Rajput woman in Bihar State, according to an Indian United Press news agency report The agency said that the birth occurred in the village of Hanahapa. It is probably the first case of quintuplets in India, the
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    U.P. DAM TO BE READY IN JUNE
    76 1 LUCKNOW, Apr. 17.— A dam, which will be able to hold enough water to irrigate 87,000 acres, will be ready for storage in June this year. 1 1 is located in Karamnasa river in Mirzapur district of Utta% Pradesh and is more than
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    TERROR AT POLISH LEGATIONS!
    63 1 HELSINKI. Finland, Apr. 17.— FViends of the Polish Legation's Charge d'Affaires Wlodzimier Urntowski, said today he fled with his family to Stockholm. Sweden, last Friday The friends quoted him as saying be had decided to become a political refugee "because of the terror reigning at Polish
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    NEHRU'S GIFT ELEPHANTS
    32 1 WASHINGTON, Apr. 17.— Two baby elephants, Ashok and Shanti, were formally added to the Washington Zoo on Sunday as the gift of Prime Minister Nehru to American children. A.P.
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    SHIRLEY TEMPLE
    40 1 LOS ANGELES, Apr. 17.— Actress Shirley Temple's mother today described as "ridiculous" reports that Shirley was engaged to Charles Black, son of a wealthy Hawaiian businessman Miss Shirley divorced her husband, John Agar, about five months ago. A.P.
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    RICK FOR JAPAN
    60 1 TAIPEI. Apr. 17 —A shipment of 7,000 tons of rice is now in its way to Formosa from Thailand, an official announcement said. It is part of 30,000 tons of this staple food bought in Thailand by the provincial government here. Purchases of rice are also stated
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    Prominent Japanese Commits Suicide
    63 1 TOKYO, Apr. 17.— A prominent literary critic, Sota Kimura. committed suicide on Apr. 16 because he could not stand his wife's "hysteria." The writer hanged himself from a free in a public park in Chiba prefecture Kimura comes from a family of famous brothers, one of
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    CONTENTION DISPROVED, Says SERETSE
    102 1 m) SEROWE, Bechuanaland, Apr. 17. Seretse Khama. banished chief designate of the Bamangwato tribe, told hundreds of dancing and shouting tribesmen and women from all parts cf Bechuanaland here today: "I have been drrten away from my country." Seretse is now on an authorised visit here
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    "Not A Penny For War," Say Students
    74 1 BRUSSELS, Apr. 17.— Police used batons to disperse about 50 Communist students shouting "not a penny for war" today outside the Palais Des Academies, Brussels, where Ministers of the five Brussels Treaty powers were discussing defence finance The demonstrators greeted delegates leaving the
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    69 1 PHOTO. Colonel General Milhaly Farkas, Hungary's Minister of Defence (standing in car at right) addressed units of the Hungarian Army on parade in Budapest's Square of Heroes, Apr. 5, as part of the Liberation Day celebrations leading Hungarian politicians, Foreign delegations, and representatives of the Communist parties in the western
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    Indonesian Mission En Route to Moscow
    71 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) NEW DELHI, Apr. 17.— Mr. I. N. Palar, Head of the Indonesian Mission en route to Moscow, called on Prime Minister Nehru and then laid a wreath at Mahatma Gandhi's Samadhi at Rajghat. The Mission which is resuming its journey
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    TERRORISM IN GUNTUR
    94 1 MADRAS, Apr. 17.— Two police constables and a police officer's wife were shot dead on Saturday by Communist terrorists, who raided a village in the Guntur district. 150 miles north of Madras, according to official sources here today. The sources said a gang of about 100 khaki-clad
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    56 1 MADRID, Apr. 17.— Tax author!- ties announced today the 728 large and small business firms in Sevilla and Orense provinces have been fined more than 3,000,000 pesetas (US J300.000) for black market activities in the last month. Eighteen shops were ordered closed for periods ranging from three to six months,
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    NO AGE LIMIT FOR SCIENTISTS!
    100 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) NEW DELHI. Apr. 17.— The Government of India have decided not to enforce rigidly the Age limit rules in regard to scientific and technical personnel, Pandit Nehru told Parliament. A scientist might be doing good work even at the age of
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    BADRINATH TEMPLE TO BE ELECTRIFIED
    83 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) MUSSORIE, Apr. 17.— Badrinath Temple situated at. a height of 13,000 feet is to be electrified next month. This will be the first temple in the Himalayan ranges to get electric connection The decision to electify this famous mountain shrine was
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    Six Months To Six Years R. I. For Black Marketers
    161 2 Punjab Assembly Passes Bill SIMLA, Apr. 17. The Punjab Legislative Assembly adjourned sine die on Apr. I after passing into law six Bills, referring three to Select Committees and sending another two for eliciting public opinion. Two Bills passed in
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    33 2 PHOTO). Mr. Liaquat All Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan, and Pandit Nehru, the Indian Premier, photographed at the Government House New Delhi, on Apr. 2, immediately after the arrival of Pakistan Premier. G.I.I.S.
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    COTTON TEXTILES ORDERS ON MILLS
    96 2 PATNA, Apr. 17.— The Textile, Commissioner to the Government of India has passed orders under the cotton Textiles (Control) Order, 1948, permitting mills to buy or sell, or keep in possession in unopened condition, bales or cases till Apr. 30, 1950. of yarn manufactured by
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    88 2 Photo Wearing the glittering uniform of Captain-General of the Spanish Army, Generalissimo Francisco Fr anco, Spain's Chief-of-State, led his 23-year-old daughter Carmen to th e court chapel of the Pardo Palace in Madrid for her wedding to Chri stobal Martinez Y. Bordiu, Marques de Villaverdo, 27-year-old Ma drid physician on
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    INDIA'S NEED FOR MORE SCIENTISTS
    65 2 JULLUNDUR, Apr. 17.— Acharya Narendra Deva, Vice-Chancellor of Lucknow University, delivering the Convocation address of the DAV College, Hoshiarpur, said that in ihis fast changing world India needed as many good scientists as possible. He also emphasized the need for better educational facilities m the
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    Scotland Yard Investigating Plane's Mystery Explosion
    6 2 Scotland Yard Investigating Plane's Mystery Explosion
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    THUNDERJET FIGHTER PLANE
    90 2 WASHINGTON, Apr. 17.— An increase to 1,000 miles in the combat radius of the Republic FB4E Thufiderjet fighter plane was announced last night by the United States Defence Department. The ThunderJet's previous range was 850 miles. The increase was made possible by the Installation of two additional
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    BAN ON MOVEMENT OF GUR IN U.P. LIFTED
    167 2 NEW DELHI. Apr. 17.— The Government of India on Apr. 6 withdrew till restrictions on the movement of gur by road or rail within and out of U.P.. the Agriculture Ministry, announced. The ban had been in operation since Feb. 15, 1950.-
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    WELLKNOWN INDIAN INVENTOR DEAD
    257 2 NEW YORK, Apr. 17) Dr. Vaman Ramachandra Kokatnur, Indian-born consulting chemist and inventor, died here on Friday night, aged 63. Born at Athani, Bombay presidency. Dr. Kokatnur received his post graduate education at the Universities of California and Minnesota. He became an American citizen in 1921.
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    Ancient Customs Returning With Dawn Of Independence
    287 2 CEYLON NEWS; COLOMBO, Apr. 17.— 1n the glorious pages of Lanka's ancient culture, they read that Buddhists had built "koviis," and Hindus had built "viharas" for the benefit of each other. During the period when Ceylonese had been serfs under foreign yoke those
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    78 2 PHOTO. The trial began in Prague on Mar. 31, of ten high dignitaries of the Catholic Church who are charged with treason, concealing arms and treasure, threatening Communists with excommunication and spying for the Vatican. Photo shows: Some of the Catholic defendants seated between prison wardens at the opening of
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    STRIKES FRITTER AWAY 2 MILLION MAN-DAYS
    178 2 COLOMBO, Apr. 17.—Seven-hun-dred-and-ninety strikes, involving tne loss of nearly two million mandays have taken place in Ceylon within the ten-year period 1939 to 1949. The Ceylon Labour Gazette, published by the Ministry of Labour, in its March issue, states that about 700,000 workers have
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    Prisoner Goes Up A Bo-tree
    118 2 COLOMBO, Apr. 17. Tikka alias Anthony, serving a term of eight years' rigorous imprisonment in Jaffna Prison, went up a bo-tree in the jail premises and stayed there till the morning despite all efforts to make him come down. The superintendent of the prison Mr.
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    MAHATMA GANDHI STATUE
    82 2 COLOMBO, Apr, 17. The committee of the Ceyion Indian Welfare Association, at a meeting presided over by Mr. M. K. Veeriah* Pillai, president, decided to accept thc offer of the Gordon Gardeas site, Fort, next to Queen's House, for the election of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi,
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    Colombo Bus Company Takes In Women
    91 2 COLOMBO, Apr. 17. Fifteen women cashiers have been taken on by the South-Western Bus Company. This company is the second bus organisation to secure the services of women employees. The first was the hiis company operating on the Negombo line. The fifteen women chosen
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    Book On Ceylon
    122 2 COLOMBO, Apr. 17.— Dr. J. Benemann, Lecturer in Political Science at the University of Hamburg, arrived here in the "Orcades" to complete a book he is writing on Ceylon. Dr. Benemaun said that he had learned that the people here were happy and that was why he
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    STATUE FOR LATE MR. GEO. DE SILVA?
    115 2 STATUE FOR LATE MR. GEO. DE SILVA COLOMBO. Apr. 17.— A petition has been sent to the Kandy Municipal Council, through the Mayor, and supported by fifty signatories, for a site whereon to raise a statue in the town to perpetuate the memory of the late Mr. George E. de
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    41 2 TEL AVIV, Apr. 17. A fouri storeyed building, normally housing i 70 tenants, collapsed "like a pack of cards" in Jaffa last night killing at least 13 people. Up till late Saturday night the cause of the collanse was unknown. Reuter
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    Travancore-Cochin Dewaswoms Bill To Constitute Two Boards
    205 2 Travancore-Cochin Dewaswoms Bill To Constitute Two Boards TRIVANDRUM, Apr. 17.— The States Ministry of the Government of India has, it is understood, instructed the Chief Minister of Travanco re-Cochin Union that memoers of Dewaswom Boards in the State should not be members of the State Legislature or have any connection
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    CANADIAN ESKIMOS NEAR STARVATION
    100 2 TORONTO, Apr. 17— About 300 Eskimos and their Whtf.e padre, Fredlung Berhard, are near starvation in Canada's remote Northwest territory, according to a photographer, Richard Harrington, who has returned to Toronto after six weeks in the area. The Eskimos live in the Paddle District, 400 miles
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    AUSTRALIA MUST REMAIN IN NEW GUINEA, SAYS SPENDER
    85 2 AUSTRALIA MUST REMAIN IN NEW GUINEA, SAYS SPENDER SYDNEY. Apr. 17. Australia must in all circumstances remain in New Guinea, Mr. P. C. Spender, Minister for External Atfairs, said yesterday Qn his return from a tour of New Guinea and Papua. If Australia did not remain and work in harmony
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    CHINA FAMINE HITS 40m. PEOPLE
    154 2 HONG K.UNG, Apr. 17.— Famine has attected 4U,OQU,uUU people in omna since it began last year, the communist Government announced iast week. The official Communist news agency said on Apr. 15 that Chen xun, Deputy Premier and chairman of tne committee of financial and economic
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    India's Ex-Chief Justice Honoured
    40 2 NEW DELHI, Apr. 17.— President Rajendra Prasad of India conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters here yesterday on India's former Chief Justice, 72-year-old Sir Maurice Gwyer, for 12 years Vice-chancellor of Delhi University. Reuter
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    India's Messengers Of Goodwill To U.S.
    435 3 India's Messengers Of Goodwill To U.S. 'Ashok 'Shanti 9 f resented To Washington Zoo At r Colourful Ceremony WASHINGTON, Apr. 17. Two baby elephants, Ashok and Shanti, were presented to Washington Zoo yesterday as a gift to the children of the United States from Indian Prime Minister, Pandit Nehru. The
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    64 3 PHOTO. General Claire Chennault, of Flying Tiger fame ln World War 11, holds his baby Cynthia Louise born in Hongkong, on Mar. 10, 1950. Mrs. Chennault, formerly Anna Chan, holds their first born, Claire Anna, born Feb. 8, 1949. The Chennaults \\ere married on Deo. 21, 1947. She is the
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    SEARCH FOR MISSING U.S. BOMBER CALLED OFF
    178 3 WIESBADEN. Apr. 17— Search f r a missing United States Navy patrol bomber was officially called off lasnight, a few hours after a Britisn steamer picked up a yellow literaft in the Baltic, south-east oi Stockholm. The raft was found by trn steamer
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    SERETSE KHAMA
    81 3 SEROME, Bechuanaland, Apr. 17. —Seretse Khama and his 25-year old English wife Ruth were re-unit-ed early yesterday when the exiled chief-designate of the Bamangawato ,ribe arrived here by car on a fiveday visit. Mrs. Khama, former London typist Ruth Williams, who is expecting a baby next July, was
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    BRITISH PLANE CRASHES INTO MOUNTAIN
    111 3 BRITISH PLANE CRASHES INTO MOUNTAIN SCHANGNAU, Switzerland, Apr. 17.— A British Halifax plane crashed int; a mountain in a blinding snowstorm early yesterday morning. All persons aboard were killed. The aircraft, a transport pla^ie for World Air Carriers, a British charter airline, was enroute from Amsterdam to Brindisi, Italy, on
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    SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC IN CHILE.
    45 3 SANTIAGO, Apr. 17. The authorities disclosed yesterday there is a spreading smallpox epidemic in Chile. They announced plans to have the entire population nf about 6,000,000 vaccinated. Officials said there were 1,381 persons quarantined and a total of 1,555 cases.- A.P.
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    Difficulty Of Carrying Out UN's Plan On Jerusalem
    259 3 Difficulty Of Carrying Out UN's Plan On Jerusalem General Assembly May Withdraw Its Resolution, Says Nimitz NEW YORK, Apr. 17.— American Admiral Chester Nimitz, United Nations Administrator for the Kashmir plebiscite, predicted in a speech here yesterday that the General Assembly would withdraw its resolution to internationalise Jerusalem. But he
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    EIGHT KILLED IN AIRLINER CRASH
    55 3 HAVANA, Apr. 17.— Eight person?, including two congressmen, were silled in an airliner crash near vlorom, ncrth central Cuba, oar y /esterday. The plane crashed and burned vfter striking a high tension wire as .he pilot tried to make a forced anding when the enaine
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    Arab Refugees Arrive In Jersusalem
    71 3 A?vIMAN. Apr. 17.— A group of 150 Arab refugees arrived in Jerusalem on Saturday night from Gaza jn ?cot. Most of them were women jnd children. They were starving and deadly tired. When they reached Jerusalem they received help from the Red ?ro?s. One of
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    RIG THREE TO DISCUSS S.E. ASIA SITUATION
    158 3 PARIS, Apr. 17.— Indochina and Southeast Asia would be among the first items on the agenda on which immediate policy decisions would be made at the big three (America, Britain and France) foreign ministers talks in London next month, a French Foreign Office
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    35 3 DJAKARTA. Apr. 17. Dutch Education Minister Professor T. H. Rutten is expected here from Holland, according to Anea: News Agency. The Minister i.s to discuss with Indonesian authorities cultural contact between the two countries. Reuter
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    US May Recognise Mao, Says London Economist
    399 3 LONDON, Apr. 17. The British periodical, the Economist, yesterday suggested that the United States would be ready to recognise Communist China and accept its representative in the United Nations if the new regime adopted "certain minimum standards as "only if these Chinese attempt
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    32 3 BUCHAREST, Api. 17.— Rumania has ratified the European radio agreement signed at Copenhagen on Sept. 15. A decree to this effect by the Supreme Presidium was published in Wednesday's official bulletin.— A.P.
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    Br. Parliamentary Food Secretary Resigns
    504 3 LONDON, Apr. 17.— Mr. Stanley Evans, Parliamentary Secretary to the British Ministry of Food, resigned last night. An announcement from the Prime Minister's house said Mr. Evans had placed his resignation in the hands of Mr. Attlee, who accepted it. Mr. Evans* resignation came within
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    SLAVS & ITALIANS GO TO THE POLLS
    229 3 SLAVS ITALIANS GO TO THE POLLS CAPO D' ISTRIA, Yugoslavia Zone of Trieste, Apr. 1/. Slavs and Italians went to tne polls here yesterday in orderly fashicn to eiect new district auuioriues for tne Jugoslav zone of Trieste. More than half of the 41,000 electors hao registered tneir votes by
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    Italian Journalists Protest
    67 3 TRIESTE. ANGLO AMERICAN ZONE. Apr. 17.— Twenty Italian Journalists last night drove in procession out of the Yugoslav zone of Trieste in protest against alleged attacks on visiting journalists during yesterday's elections. One Italian journalist was reported to have been injured by a penknife, and three Italians
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    Two Buses Held Up By Bandits
    526 4 One Burnt Out: Passengers Ot Both Robbed Ot Identity Cards At 3.45 p.m. on Apr. 16, five bandits stopped a bus at the 10th mile Kajang-Puchong Koad in Kajang Area (Selangor). They robbed tne passengers ot tneir identity cards and later burnt out tne
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    TWO MALAY RAJAHS IN LONDON
    117 4 LONDON, Apr. 17. The Sultans of Perak and Pahaoig, two of the nine Malayan rajahs who are rulers in their own right, arrived in London today on a visit which is expected to last two or three months They will meet members of the British
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    97 4 PHOTO. KING FAROUK of Egypt, recent ly appointed a General In the British Army, wore his Honorary General's uniform when he entertained a number of British Officers and their Egyptian counterparts to tea on the Royal Estate at Inchass, Northeast of cCairo, on Apr. 4. Photo shows: Left to right
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    THREE GRADES OF RATIONED RICE
    132 4 From May 1, all rice to be issued on tne .PUoiic rtation win De foid in tnree graaes ana memoers oi tne t uoiic may purcnase irom tneir retaners, witmn tneir nation entitlement, wnicnever graae or graaes uiey wisn. nign grade will be sold by
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    S'PORE INDIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
    90 4 S'PORE INDIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Last Saturday wuen for want ol quorum" tne annual general meeting ox the Singapore intUan Chamber oi Commerce was postponed and the extraordinary general meeting was dissolved by the Chairman, the members insisted that both the meetings snould De held at p, later date as
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    PRESS CONFERENCE
    37 4 Prof. T. H. Silcock will hold a Press Conference at 11.30 a.m. tomorrow, Wednesday (Apr. 19) in the Secretariat Council chamber on the subject of the Hawkers Commission of which he has been appointed Chairman.
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    86TH BANDIT HANGED
    107 4 The 86th bandit executed under tne Emergency Regulations was hanged at the Pudu gaol, Kuala Lumpur, yesterday morning, Apr. 17. He is Kuan Fong son of Kuan Song Pan. who was convicted in the Supreme Court, Kuantan, on Jan. 16. on a charge of possession of a
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    NIGERIA BANS ZIKIST MOVEMENT
    72 4 LAGOS. Apr. 17. The Nigerian Government has banned the extreme nationalist Zikist Movement, led by Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe. '"Conclusive evidence has been obtained." the Government statement said that the movement sought "to stir up hatred and malice and to pursue seditious aims by lawlessness and violence."
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    Italy Has The Toughest Riot Police Force
    545 4 (By James M. Long, AJP. Correspondent) ROME, Apr. 17. Missions from Britain, France, Austria and Indonesia have come to Rome recently to look over Italy's crack "Guardia Celere," probably the toughest riot police force on earth. It has smashed every Communist disturbance so
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    7 Fatal Road Accidents In S'pore Last Month
    246 4 During March, there were 618 traffic accidents of which 7 were fatal. There were 183 accidents with injuries, 68 people being seriously injured. 428 accidents involved no injury. Of tne fatal accidents 2 were pedestrians ana 2 were aduits wno fell from
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