Malaya Tribune, 25 May 1946

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    34 1 The Malaya Tribune The Newspaper 01 The People Of Malaya 'Phone Nos:—Editorial 5811 Advertising, Circulation Accounts 5812 EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, May 25, 1946 PRICE 10 CENTS The Malaya Tribune Saturday, May 25, 1946,
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    T.K. May Pay £319 For Nigerian Tin
    183 1 Reuter. LONDON. Muy 24—A spokesman of ihe Mnis'ry of Supply denies rumours thit the Ministry mght effer £330 per :on for Nigerian tin, FAS. Niger an port. He srys t v at 'he Metal Controller f as offer, ed about £308 and has
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    Hussein Ala Gets Another Rebuke
    180 1 Reuter. TEHERAN, May 24.— Speeches, n.ade to the United Nations Security Counei] by the Persian Ambassadot to the United States, Dr. Hussein Ala, >vere officially disavowed by tn» PctSian Government spokesman, Prince Muzaffar Firouz, at a pres» U ronce here tonight. "The statements made by
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    BEVIN FIRM ON EGYPT POLICY: "I MAKE NO APOLOGY FOR IT"
    558 1 "Out of fashion now to keep troops, in other people's countries" UPROAR IN COMMONS: CHURCHILL CALLED "RUDEST MAN IN HOUSE" Reuter. LONDON, MAY 24 —A STINGING DUEL BETWEEN THE BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY, MR. ERNEST BEVIN, AND LEADER OF THE
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    South African Asiatic Land Tenure Bill Approved
    171 1 Reuter. CAPETOWN. May 24 The Asiatn Land Tenure and Indian Represents rion Bill passed its third reading in the Senate today after a stor;n> passage through both Houses of P.irliament lasting more than ciym *eeks. The Bill vill restrict land purchases by Asiatics
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    32 1 A.P. BEIRUT. May 25.—The President of the Lebanon will attend the Cairo conference of Arab rulers, on the invitation of King Farouk of Egypt, it was officially announced in Beiiut on Friday.—A.P.
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    New Moves To End Manchuria Dispute
    332 1 A.P. NANKING, May 24. —A high Kuomintang Official to-day said that the recapture of Chanchun means "now we can begin to talk with the Communists" for a peaceful settlement in Manchuria. The statement highlighted these and other swift developments that brought the troubled Manchurian
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    K.C.B. FOR SIR K. PARK
    45 1 Reuter. LONDON. May 23 —Acting Air Chief Marshal Sir K«tt*' l.vdney Park has been made Knight Grand Cross of the O.i.** 'f in- Batli states the London Gazette tonight in recognition of distlaiiu**.fd services in South East Asia. Reutt r.
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    Hitler Youth Leader's Apology
    104 1 A.P. NUREMBERG, May 24— Hitler was scathingly denounced by Baldur yon Schirach, when ihe former leader of the Hitler Youth movement, continued his own defence at the Nuremberg war crimes trials today. Yon Schirach apologised to Germany's young people for teaching them to follow the Fuehrer,
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    Shahrir Alleges Dutch Breach Of Agreement
    272 1 Reuter. BATAVIA, May 24.—Dr. Sutan Shahrir, Indonesian Prime Minister, told a newspaper correspondent to-day that the recent Dutch offer was less than the terms agreed to before Sir Archibald Clark-Kerr (now Lord Inverchapel) left Java where he was special Ambassador to help in seeking
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    U.K.-Egypt Friendship
    66 1 Reuter. CAIRO, May 24.—The Arabic news paper Al Mokattam writes that Britain will possibly benefit even more than Egypt if a treaty is concluded on the basis of Egypt's complete real independence. The paper says: "Britain will then win Egypt s friendship and help in hard times and
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    FEARS BLOODSHED IN INDIA
    114 1 Reuter. LONDON, May 23.—Complete Chaos and bloodshed throughout India immediately the existing government handed over power were forecast 'by Sir Waldron Smithers, Conservative Member of Parliament for Orpington, in an interview With Reuter today. Sir Smithers is to ask the Under Secretary of State for India,
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    Soviet General In Fatal Gun Accident
    67 1 Reuter. NUREMBERG, May 24.—The shooting accident which caused the death of Gen. Zorya, Soviet assistant prosecutor at the Nuremberg war crimes trial, occurred while the General was cleaning a gun, United States Army authorities said tonight. The chief Soviet prosecutor, Gen. Roman Rudenko, said
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    U.S. Army Ordered To Stand By For Riots
    447 1 rail strike crisis A.P. WASHINGTON, May 25.—P resi d c nt Truman, wrestling with the greatest strike crisis in United States history, has arranged to make an extraordinary radio address to the people at 10.30 a.m. (Singapore time) on Saturday and another
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    Hitler's Deputy Captured?
    93 1 A.P. NUREMBERG. May 25 —Unconfirmed reports have reached the Yugoslav delegation at Nuremberg that Martin Bormann, the missing Deputy-Fuehrer, had been captured in the British zone of Austria. Yugoslav sources said on Friday that they had been unable to verify the rumours which followed an official American
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    Hirohito Calls
    127 1 On Japs To Help Solve Food Crisis Reuter. TOKYO, May 24.—The Japanese Emperor, Hirohito, in a two-minute broadcast to the nation called upon the people to help solve the food problem which, he said, was "extremely serious and a source of profound worry to me." He added: "The
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    Wheat For India
    91 1 Reuter. LONDON. May 24.—The quantity of food grains to be shipped «o India under the revised allocation secured by the Lord President of the Council Mr. Herbert Morrison, during his visit to the United States will be twice as much as the amount to oe shipped to
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    Truman Not Meeting Stalin
    70 1 A.P. WASHINGTON. May 24— U. 8. Presidential Secretary, Charles Rp*s said there is no truth in the repnt that President Truman might meet Stalin in Vienna in June. An article in the Paris newspaper Samedi Soir said that a meeting might be held about June 10
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    Need For Greater Tolerance
    214 2 Speak lg at the Victoria Memorial Hall yesterday evening on The FJigi.n We Need," the Rev. Bhikkiiu Soma, of the Ceylon Buddhist Mission to ChilVa, noW here, sUfcSsed the importance of a spiritual life as the goal of man s existence on earth. Every human tking
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    ALSANIA REPLIES
    51 2 Reuter. LONDON. May 23.—Albania has relate* 1 tf* (Ist Bru*u nui cJ prottslion over the shooting by Aibto i SOOTC batteries against t\vc Bi\t.s cruisers, the Superb" and C .on" .t«l Corfu and her answer is now studied in London, the Foreign Crßce snck-sman stated in L n;.cn
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    284.850 OUT LAST MONTH
    287 2 Demobilization Reuter. LONDON, May 23— In the House of Commons Minister of Labour George Isaacs, repaying to Labourite Cailaghan, Cardiff South, said that releases irorn the forces reported during Apr a were 284 850. The total number of men and women released and discharged from June
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    1,000 Houses For Married Soldiers
    111 2 Reuter. MANCHESTER, May 23: Capt F. J. Bellenger, Financial Secretary to the War Office, said at Manchester in opening the army recruiting campaign for 100.000 men, that provision had been made this year for the building ot 1,000 new houses for married soldiers and their
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    TOJO GETS SLAPPED
    57 2 gjtnmei Okawa (centre top) reaches out to slap poker-face I Hideki Tcjo's bald head durini the session of the Japane c War Crimes trial n Tokyo. Tojo smiles (bottom left) as he turns to look at the co-defen ant who slapped him and then tumt back to
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    Eden Opposes Egypt Decision
    227 2 Reuter. LONDON. May 84.—The delate 13 t! House of Commons today on tha British Government's de.-irdon to withdraw British forces from Egypt was begun by the Opposition Speak er. Mr. Anthoiy EdenT Conser. Btl. c and former Foreien Secretary. Mr. Eden regarded the suggestion that the
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    PoW Prefers England
    157 2 Reuter. BEDFORD, May 23.—Whae on an evening stroll with his dog at Shefford, John Cook, a butcher, heard a man snoring. He peered over the railway bank near the main Bedford road. On the grass lay a well dressed man In a dark suit and mackintosh w
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    Shot In The Back
    97 2 A.P. DACHAU, May 24.— Two American soldiers and the wounded comrawe they were carrying on a stretcher were shot down from the rear by the SS troops, a German admitted to the Dachau War Crimes Coart today. This disclosure concluded a ICpage statement by 20-year old
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    British Troops In Greece
    107 2 A.P. LONDON. May 24—British troops are expected by the government to stay in Greece so long as Russian troops remain in the Balkan states, said the Greek Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Phitip Dragoumis. in London Thursday. He told a press conference that there are about
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    ARAB DEFENCE FUND
    49 2 Reuter. EAGDAD, May 24—Abdul Wahab Mahmoud, Minister of Finance, told tiie Iraq Parliament that Iraq had provided £200,000 "to save the 'and Palestine from Zionism. "I have today an order to pay £50,000 as Iraq's contribution to the Arab offices In London and Washington," he said.—Reuter.
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    Sunderland Captain Describes Crash
    671 2 "Immediately after we became airborne, first the starboard outer engine, and then the starboard inn.ST engine, lost power. It was impossible tc maintain the a rcraft in the air, it being heavily laden and a c-as!; landing: was necessary." With these words Fl Lt. D. W.
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    Peers' Action May Cause Big Parliamentary Dispute
    349 2 Reuter. LONDON May 24.—Whether the action of Conservative peers in defeating the Government in the House of Lords yesterday provokes the biggest Parliamentary dispute for years depends on the Conservative Member of Parliament, Col. Douglas Clifton Brown, Speaker in the House of Commons-
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    French 'Offensive' Against Siam
    113 2 A.P. BANGKOK. May 24—In a second smooth offensive against Siamese territory, French troops oday crossed the Mekong river, and took the Siamese district ci Thaboh. about five miles southeast of Vientiane. No resistance was offered by the b.amese, as two detachments of the Pimeh made early
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    Iraq Cabinet Reshuffle
    70 2 Reuter. BAGHDAD. May 23—The Prime Minuter of Iraq, Tawfiq Suwaidi, has reshuffled his Cabinet. The Foreign Ministry is being taken over by Ali Mutmaz, hitherto Minister of Communications and Works. Abdul Jabar Chalabi, Minister of Supplies, takes over the Department tjl Communications :.nd Works. Abdul Wahab Mahmoud,
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    New Secret Weapon Is Germ-Sprayer
    131 2 WASHINGTON, May The United States have a secret germ spray weapon "far more deadly than the atomic bomb," members of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives disclosed to reporters here today. One member said: 'The Navy has developed o c point where it
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    Monty's Plans For "Evening Of His Life"
    171 2 Reuter. LONDON. May 22.—FieId-Marsha! Viscount Montgomery of El Ala--ei:i fame, told last Bight of hi? plan for the "evennigr of my life." Hi. was speaking at a dinner a: I National Association of Boys Ctata. He said: "The time will when the State
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    Congress Still Undecided
    89 2 Reuter. LONDON, May 24.—The Aniridia Congress Working Commit ;ee has postponed its decision on the British proposals for in dia for two weeksThe B.B.C. correspondent Donald Edwards, reports that after their meeting today the Congress Working Committee issued a statement declaring that they could no: give a
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    Supremo To Present Jap Gun To S'pore
    266 2 A 105 m.m. Japanese gun captured a year ago by the British at the fall of Rangoon, and the Union Jack carried at the capitulation of Singapore on Feb. 15, 1942, will be presented to the Governor and people of Singapore by the
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    Mr. C. K. Lee Presumed Dead
    192 3 \n. 0 to presume the death of Mr. C. K. Lee, a member of the Singapore Bar, came up for disposal before Mr. Just.ce Moor It: the High Court yesterday. The petition was granted. Appearing m Support of the petitioners, rhe Chinese Bankers Trust
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    INDIAN ON TRESPASS CHARGE
    189 3 Sequel to an incident Which occurred in the office of Mr. S. K. Chettur. Repiesentati Ye of the Government of India in Malaya, on th* night of December 11, a young Indian, K. P. Ramallathan, appeared before Mr A. P. Jack in the Relief District Court
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    Jail Inquiry: Jap Gives Evidence
    146 3 Mikizawa Koshiro, one of the Japanese in charge of the Outram Boat! Prison during the occupation was witness at the continued inquiry into tentative charges of causing hurt gainst Manikam Tanapathy anil Sinham Goyal, in the Seventh Polkt Court yesterday. If anyone of the prisoners
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    Sarawak To Be Union Member
    271 3 A.P. BFF\ PTOHi ™l* T S4RAWAK WI "CH HAS S r TW ™S. BRITiSH CKOWN WIL L COME SiTn rnvr«2^ R L OF MX MALCOM MacDOnWION W SE££E£ Ka OF THE MALAYAN mrr S r !r, A PORE WHEN THE TAKING OVER Of THE TERRITORY
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    Three More Japs To Hang
    71 3 Found guilty on a charge of beating two In dan labourers to death at Port Blair in the Audamatis sometime in July, 1945, three Japanese named Miora Mitsuyoshi, Satkurada Satshu and Fukumoto Yukiwo were sentenced to be hanged in the War Crimes Court yesterday. The
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    U.S. Cars To Cost More
    78 3 A.P. WASHINGTON. May 23.—The Office of Price Administration (OPA) ha s raised retail price ceil>'ngs for 16 makes of cars, including cars built by Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Hudson, Nash, Packard and Studebaker. OPA which hinted at possible further price increases for new Cars Said,
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    Van Mook Here
    78 3 A.P. SINGAPORE, May 24.—Dr. Hu bertus van Mook, Lieutenant Gov-ernor-General of the Netherlands East Indies, arrived here by air today and will confer to-monow witn Lord Louis Mountbatten, Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia. The subject of their meeting was not announced but informed sources told The
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    HOME FOR VICTORY PARADE
    65 3 Three members of Ceylon's AT.S.. icho will be among the Ceylon contingent in ihe Ailed Victory Parade, June 8 They arrived aboard the "Arundei Casile" at Southampton, thli week. Associated photo shows: Left *o right, ihe three Ceylon A.T.S. girls seen on their arr.val at Southampton;
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    "Credit Should Be Utilized To Rehabilitate Industry"
    404 3 Local Reaction To Nanking Loan Chinese business circles commenting on the forthcoming credit loan of §20.000,000 (U.S.) by the Chinese Government to Oversea Chinese in Malaya* were unanimous in expressing the hope that this loan would be immediately made thereby achieving the rehabilitation
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    Lady Mountbatten
    64 3 Lady Louis Mountbatten, D.C.V.0., C.B.E. Superintendent in Chief of tlie St. John's Ambulance Brigade, is making a three-day tour of the activities, of the British Red CrossCivilian Relief Commission, Malaya, fiom May 23—25, states an official press release. Lady Louis will be accompanied throughout her tour by Malor
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    ROBBERS HOLD UP MOURNING PARTY
    65 3 Ipoh. A mourning parly of about 100 people was gathered in a house in Chemor Road last Saturday preparing for obsequies ivhen a gang of ten robbers, armed with revolvers, rifles and one bayonet, broke in upon them. The parHy was herded into one group
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    Red Cross Commissioner's Valuable Service
    317 3 The British Red Cross Civilian Relief Commission, Malaya, will, at the end of May, have completed seven months service in Malaya. Their valuable help, during that period in the restoration of the country has already been publicly acknowledged by Major General Hone of B.M.A., and
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    Jap Major Claims 54 PoWs Killed By Allied Bombing
    707 3 DEATH RAILWAY' TRIA L DEFENCE The story of the homing 0 f a Japanese vessel taking American- Dutch, Australian and British PoWs to Burma for the construction of the Burma-Siam death railway, which resulted in the loss of 54 PoWs, was
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    Singapore GOC Addresses Schoolboys
    175 3 •It is up to the younger generation to spread the teaching of democracy, tolerance and understanding and thereby surge forward to the aims ;>nd objects which Will bring about lasting peaCe," Said Mnior Gen. L. H. Cox, C 8.. C.8.E., M.C., G.O.C. Singapore yesterday in an
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    DISOBEDIENT SEAMEN JAILED
    191 3 Three British Bailors -J. B hh. T Bootman, and J. Harris of the 5.5. "Fort Beausevous" were found prailty in thp Fourth Police Tour. vrs'orday of disobeying the lawful com mand of the ship's mast?r '<) til were sentenced to !"our we 1 r' r.i each. On
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    Trade Mark Case
    111 3 Kang Mo'i Siang, proprietor of Asia Industries Society, South Bridge Read, claimed trial before Mr. L.C. Goh, in the Second Police Court on a summons charge of exposing for ?ale goods With a false trade mark, cfJ offence under the Merchandise Maries Ordinance. ft Was alleged that
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    Japan's Guilt
    462 4 The Chinese War Crimes Investigation Committee estimates the death roll in China during the eight years of war at twenty million souls. Two hunddred millons hall the population of the republic— suffered in some way through Japanese action. The population of Japan, men, women and children, is estimated
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    India-Looking Outwards
    1512 4  -  Britain and India No, 9 In his concluding article in this series today, Mr. Casey expresses the view that in due course self-interest will dictate a close association between Ind.a and the British when the present formal link is broken and when the passions have evaporated and people
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    76 Planes To Take Part In A-Bomb Tests
    230 4 A.P. WASHINGTON—The traffic problem in the air over Bikini Atoll is going to be terrific when the first atomic bomb test is held there. Plans for the test include the me of 76 aeroplanes at the time of th« mid-air explosion—37 planes
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    READERS' VIEWPOINTS
    181 4 Scholars' Fares We have thank the managem< the Singapore Traction Com pi the revival of concession fares for school children. Thi time is fixed from 7.30 p.in. to a p i,., daily. This morning I tx trolley bus* v ith my son at the G> vlang terminus at
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    U.K. TROOPS STILL IN BUSHIRE?
    68 4 Reuter. LONDON. May 23—Moscow quoted a Teheran sourio today fo. a -eport that the British have not yet evacuated Bushire on the Persia Gulf and have rot handed over to he Persian Oovarnraent th* mi broadcasting station in the neighbourhood of the tou-n. The souiie
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    THROUGH CHINESE EYES
    636 5 The four hcrsemen of the Apocalypse are st 11 g 3 Hoping throughou; the world. War. pestilence, fanV.ne and death folio* in their trail. The biti brains of all nations are harnessed o corral these rampaging steeds. T;j those possessed of esoteric lore, he year 1946 is
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    Soviet Film Industry's Aim: Best Movies —But No Leg Shows
    847 5 Reuter. MOSCOW, (Air Mail) .—The Soviet film industry, j year plan, has set itself tAe aim of making the world's But Soviet producers are not planning to compete with Hollywood In leg-shows, sophisticated drama and shooting. They intend to make
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    a TIBETAN Epic Of a Century ago
    1178 5 Just a century ago, two Catholic priests and their servant tra veiled to Lhasa, in Tibet, with the object of converting the High Lama and his people to Christianity. Their mission failed, but was no less magnificient for that, and theirs must be
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    "Teen-Agers" Dominate Big Business
    593 6 A.P. NEW YORK The school girl between 12 and 18 yeprs of age generally known over here as the "teenager" has become the phenomenon of Big Business IN the United States and her influence already Is extending: to England and Canada. Suddenly discovered during ti>e war
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    Immense Labour "Remob" Means No Jobs For Many
    154 6 Reuter. 80l RNEMOI TH. May 22 —The Minister of Labour. Mr. -George Isaacs, speaking yesterday at Ihe annual meeting of the Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engin ecri?i r Unions at Bournemouth, said that by the fir! of this year we should have
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    London Taxis Go Streamlined
    282 6 A.P. LONDON —London's famous high, box-like taxicabs are on the way out —victims of a streamlined era. Reputedly designed forty years apt' to allow the high-hatted Mayfair dandy to 101 l back without erushinu his silk topper, the little blue-bluek cabs have been diappearing llowly since
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    27 6 Reuter. LONDON, May 23—Mr. untitled Stevenson, until recently British Am bassador at. Belgrade, has been appointed Ambassador at Nanking in succession to Sir Horace Seymour Reuter. A
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    Prison Sentence For Col. Quashed
    96 6 Reuter. LONDON, May 22.—A colonel, who durincr the war devised the equipment used by fighter planes to contact enemy aircraft and who is now Assistant Military Attache in Pans, has successfully appealed against a sentence of four months imprisonment before the London Sessions Appeals Committee.
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    Italy Peace Terms
    68 6 A.P. WASHINGTON. May 24.—The State Department said yesterday that revision of the Italian armistice term; at the Paris conference would mean the end of the Allied occupation forces in Italy. However, Britain and the United States will include special agreements with the Italian Government providing that their
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    Constantine Takes A Dig At Colour Prejudice
    284 7 Reuter. LONDON, May 23. The West Indian test cricketer, Leary Constantine, who is covering the Indians touring England for Reuters, lets cricket followers behind the scenes of first-class cricketers' life in a new book "Cricket in the Sun." He draws a rather sombre
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    Conda's Gold Belt At Stake
    158 7 TONIGHT'S WRESTLING— To-nierht Jeff Conda, Malayan Light Heavy Weight All-in wrestling Champion and SEAC Gold Belt Holder wili meet Zombie in a return contest over ten five-minute rounds, at the Gr<.at World Arena. Conda's Gold Beit will be at stake and Zombie, who U leading
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    S.C.R.C. CRICKET.
    52 7 The following are invited to play at Tengah on Sunday. Bus leaves Clubhouse at 10 a.m. Eu Cheow Chye •Capt Cheah Kirn Swee, Chia :veng Hock, Gan Kee Tian, Khoo Cng Lee, Low Kee Pow, Ong Chew Bee, Ong Swee Keng, Seah Keng Siew, Swee Lim Swang and
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    Tourists Improving With Every Match
    443 7 Reuter. (By Leary Constantine, Renter's Special Correspondent EDINBURGH. May 23—The Inrli*„ proved far too clever ior molt of men who were somewhat start of the game it was obvious that the Indians were on their toes and meant to win this match if the weather
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    Al Rivers To Meet Bomber Newton
    155 7 Tomorrow night's boxing at the Great World Arena sees Al Rivers make his second appearance in his attempt at a comeback. Having dsiposed of Gibson he is tackling a more difficult opponent in Bomber Newton who is training very hard far the fight having
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    Boxing Fans Walk Out In Disgust
    158 7 The boxing at the Happy arena last night Was a disappointing affair. HalfWiy through the main fight the Cro«7d began to Walk out in disgust. Tiger Anian lost to Kid Pan, li > on points over eight rounds, it WaS a listless bout. In
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    Braddock Tips Billy Conn
    45 7 A.P. SYRACUSE. New York, May 24.— James J. Braddoek, who lost the vorld's heavyweight championship to Joe Louis nine years ago, believes Billy Conn will beat the champion. "Conn will take the fight by a decision," Braddoek observed on Thursday.—A. P.
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    DERBY HOPE RUNS SPLENDID RACE
    157 7 Reuter. YORK, May 23.—Miss Pns'i Bullock's Neapolitan, quoted at 66-1 for the Derby prior to winning here this afternoon, ran a splendid race in the hands of Harry Wragg to beat twp o|her Derby candidates. White Jacket and Peterborough, by iwo lengths and two lengths
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    Hendren Misses Century By 6 Runs
    418 7 Reuter. LONDON, May 23.—County Cricket took a baik seat today and the limelight shone on the Surrey Centenary match at the Oval, where an "Old England" eleven played the county in a one-day match. The King arrived during the afternoon, and was given a
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    Bolton Disaster Inquest Ends
    192 7 Reuter. BOLTON, May 23.—The inquest on the 33 victims of the Bolton cup-tie disaster was completed today. After an absence cf only five minutes the jury returned a verdict of accidental death from asphyxia due to suffocation from being crushed on the ground at the match.
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    Housewives Defend Husbands
    209 7 Reuter. LONDON, May 23. British housewives for one rare instance yesterday rallied to the support ci their husbands maintaining that their men do help with housework—while their somewhat surprised menfolk slumped further into their armchairs. British housewives wh 0 had long protested that wives should be paid
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    Manicure Salon Murder: Ship's Baker Charged
    157 7 Reuter. LIVERPOOL, May 23.—Thomas Hendren, aged 31, described as a ship's baker of Roe Street, Birkenhead, was at Liverpool today remami ed in custody until May 30 on a charge of murdering Ella Valentine Staunton in a manicure salon in Tempest Hey, LiverpoolStaunton, nn
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    Colonials' Cricket Teams
    107 7 The following will represent the Colonials in a cricket match against Lit Police on Saturday at Thompson Rd. :—A. E. Delikan (Capt.), P. van Rooyen J. H. de Souza, C. Seneviratne. W. R. W. Ratanayake, Tiiam Koon Poh, L. Wijeweera, L. Delikan. L. Nathanielsz, G. Webb, J.
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    Two Robberies
    84 7 Two robberies were reported on Thursday night, one at Bukit Pasoh and one at Yio. Chu Kang Road. At Bukit Pasoh at about 11 p.m. three Chinese, two of whom were armed, robbed a Shanghainese of hio pocket watch and a gold ring. At Yio Chu Kang Road
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    Hotelier Warned
    76 7 Ong Lia Lia, proprietor of a hotel in Changi Road, was warned by Magistrate L. C. Goh that a serond conviction might result in the cancellation of his licence when Ong pleaded guilty to two charges. He was fined $150 in default, two weeks' ».i. for failing to
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    Camel Fights Arouse Jungle Fury
    249 7 A.P. ISTANBUL—Ever seen a camel fight? It's one of the great sports of Anatolia, and produces a ferociousness and passion matched in few other events Adorned with bells and brtgnt ribbons, two males are Jed into a ring by tiny donkeys to the waihng of
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    Beheaded Marines To Celebrate Holiday
    145 7 A.P. GUAM, May 24.—Nine United States Maries, all famed Carlson's raiders, were beheaded to celebrate a Japanese hol'day, a war crime witness testified on May 22. Capt. Koichi Hasshi, former ch=ef oi staff to Vice Admiral Koso Abe-, testified at the trial here of three
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    Commissioner A. untitled of Great untitled was named the Satvation Army's new General-Designate at Sunbury Court, Sunbury-on-Thames, on May D after the Army's High Council had been in sesson to make the nomination. Photo shows:—The new General-dx gnate receives congratulations from Lieut. Commissioner J. Lusing, Salvation Army Territorial Commander of Germany, after his nomination A.P. Photo.
    56 7 Commissioner A. untitled of Great untitled was named the Satvation Army's new General-Designate at Sunbury Court, Sunbury-on-Thames, on May D after the Army's High Council had been in sesson to make the nomination. Photo shows:—The new General-dx gnate receives congratulations from Lieut. Commissioner J. Lusing, Salvation Army Territorial Commander of
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    PERIOD IN SERVICES AS QUALIFICATION?
    345 7 Reuter. WESTMINSTER, May 23.—The tuggestion that curates, civil servant and members of the legal and medical professions would be better equipped for their work if before taking up their posts they had Lb3 additional qualification of throe or four years in one of the fightinjr
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    Three Men On Extortion Charge
    197 8 Three Chir.ese who were alleged to have represented themselves as members of a secret society and threatened people that their lives would be endangered if they gave information to the nolv-e appeared be fore Mr. L. C. Goh. in the BOCOBd police court, yesterday. Lee
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    TRANSJORDAN CORONATION
    51 8 AMMAN. Trr.nsjordan. May *4. hmir Abdullah Dm Bassetn, 64-year-old son of the King of Rejas, wt i be proclaimed (be 3rat Boveroign oi the newly constituted Independent kinndom o" Traaijordan tomorrow nt a ceremony in which austerity Will be the key note bec-.u-e of the j situation in
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    U.S. Rail Strike Means Death For Thousands
    222 8 Famine threatened Countries Menaced Reuter. WASHINGTON, May 24.—Officials of UNRRA and the United States Department of Agriculture declared here to-night that the rail strike "appears to have killed 7 any chance of the United States meeting her already lagging foreign food shipment commitments
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    "Frat" Is Expensive For GI's In Japan
    253 8 "Arm-in-arm" Will Cost $10 A.P. TOKl O, —In Japan this Spring young men's fancy will not turn so lightly to thoughts of fraternization with Japanese girls because public display to such feelings will mean a jolt in the pocket book, writes Associated Press
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    YMCA Teams
    106 8 The following will represent the V M.C.A. at table-tennis against ihe Chinese Swimming Club on Wednesday next at 7.30 p.m. at the tennis pavilion: SINGLES: —Fung Gum Swee. T< b Shun* Che?, Lnu Kiong Hiong (Capt I, Fung Guan Cnv-\ Tmmg Seek Wal. DOUBLES: —Peter Slr.i or.il Lort
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    News In Brief
    146 8 Reuter. RIO DX JANEIRO. May 84.— Thirty persons were wounded one of whom is reported to have died when Brazilian mounted police charged and fired on the crowd at a ommu nist Party rally hero last mg.it Reuter. SOFiA, May 23.- The Bulgarian Parliament on Friday voted
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    Malayan Troops In Loondon
    78 8 Troops from Malaya march out rom Waterloo Sta ion, Lonxin. on the afternoon of May 1,. when a con ir.genr of Enp re troops arrived from the Far East to take par: in London s V Day celebrations. Two members of the Malayan Police in the
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    Anglo-Indians' Concern Over Future
    376 8 BOMBA V—The immediate future of half a million Anglo-Indians in India i$ worrying Mr. Frank &n--thony, President of the Anglo-Indian and Domiciled European Association. He is afraid that their services and their rights are "inclined to be forgotten by the British Government in the welter of
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    Penang Malays To Meet MPs
    96 8 (Tribune Correspondent) PENANG. May 24.—The Peuang Malay Association has drawn •p a programme to meet Capt. L. D. Gamnians, and Lt.. Col. Ree& WilliaPis on their arrival in Penaiig regarding the Malayan Union proposals At Drese.it, the Penang Junior Civil Service Association is asking the
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    PRINCESS ELIZABETH TO WITNESS DERBY
    55 8 Reuter. LONDON, May 24.—-Princes. E!i<.abeth will pro with H.M. the Kini; Bad Queen to Epsom to see the Derby and the Oaks. This will be her fiist visit to the Derby at Epson, b it last year she went with her father to sec a
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    Licences For Rubber Dealers
    195 8 (Tribute Correspond* Taiping.—The question >i(J ing licences Ui rubber deal f, rnj. ed the subject of a long at the monthly meeting 0 1 the Taiping ToV/u Board, pres id by Major J. L. K. Jami. 7 president suggested th il of licences to rubber deal
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    Human untitled Pigs For Cold Research
    211 8 Reuter. LONDON. May 22.—The of Health announcing the M*ti t n of a common cold research staff v.ork in July. Point animals are onsatitfaetory for search purnoses. For this will be carried out W tecra who for 14 days are he completely cut off
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    "Malaya Upside Down"
    66 8 The second edition of Malaya flf i side Down telling the story eountrv during IK years of «L- T occupation can now be ohtaiaed ft the sole distributors Mess'-- Den and Co.. of 11A. Cecil Street, or j from any booksellerThe price of the second which is
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    18 8 The "ARISTOCRAT" untitled QNll or"»r,'!»,vo. v uuUr.'um our cruun.'>> l^be ..>.», ol 7- >'i D 20, c?n«rnl»:l, l?d I»!
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