Malaya Tribune, 22 January 1947

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    53 1 The Malaya Tribune B y THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE THE ONLY NATIONAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA Now printed simultaneously in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur. Ipoh Penang. Phone Numbers: Editor 5813 I Editorial 5811 I Advertising 5812 Circulation Accounts 2005 t SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1947 TEN CENTS The Malaya Tribune WEDNESDAY,
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    $40,000 Taken From European Home
    148 1 MIDNIGHT ROBBERY Approximately $40,000 <n zash and jewellery was taken from the house of a European in Kampong Anderson Road in the small hours of this morning. Chinese all armed—smashed way in, injurtnmate. knocked unconscious, and tied up the ted that the no.se being iorced
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    Heavy Fog Helps London Thieves
    69 1 U.P. ten. 21.— Thieves took a gathering tog totwo raids which lid oandits. using P isstng trains to smashing of a wini jew ilery shop, were i he police and two re arrested. w fog, which limitless than 20 yards rolled ovrr Lontrain* and disrupt
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    Hoover May Probe Food
    61 1 Reuter. Washington. Jan. 21—Ex-Pre- j sid&nt Herbert Hoover has been asked by the United States Gov- 1 eminent to undertake a survey j i of food problems in the United j I States and British zones of Ger- I i many it >s announced, but has
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    BURMA TALKS BLACKOUT
    209 1 LONDON. Jan. 21. The Burma political leaders in LonI don for self-government conizations with the British Government met privately tonight. There was no meeting with th? British Premier and Cabinet representatives fo-day. part of which Gen. Aung San spent In inspection of Britain s central flying school.
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    MARSHALL SWORN IN: DENIES HE WILL RUN FOR PRESIDENT
    240 1 U.P. WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 —Gen. George Marsnall, President Truman's former special envoy to China, took office as the new Secretary of State today after bluntly denying reports that he might be ava lable as a democratic party candidate for president in
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    "POOR MAN'S HELL"
    44 1 DUBLIN. Jan. 21.—Sp*aki- p. at the annual convention of the Opposition party in Dublin today Dr. T. O'Higgins, Vice-President, described Eire as a prcflteer's paradise and a pCi»r man's Th»* country wanted a Government with a clean national outlook, hi addod.
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    MORE MEN COME OUT IN MUNICIPAL STRIKE
    360 1 UNIONS READY FOR "LONG STRUGGLE (Tribune Staff Reporter) There was little change on the Singapore strike front this morning. The strikers have been joined by a handful or two of men who remained a! work on the first day of the strike, but
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    Men May Seek Other Jobs Or Repatriation
    571 1 We are determined to continue the strike until our demands are amicably met, but if the Municipality recognises our representatives and calls us for discussions, to that extent we are prepared to continue negotiations," Mr. M. Sundararaju. secretary of the seven Municipal Labour
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    U. S. Fulfils Wheat Export Obligations
    106 1 LONDON, Jan 21.— Todays announcement by the Chicago office of the United States Government's Commodity Credit that it is discontinuing all wheat purchases pending further instructions from Washington confirms other indications that the United States Government is becoming overloaded with grain, writes Reuters financial
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    Calcutta Students Demonstrate
    58 1 CALCUTTA, Jan. 21. —Demonstrating students observing "Vietnam Day" were dispersed today by the police with lathi charges and tear gas. The students staged a procession down the main through /are to attend a rally in defence of an order prohibiting assemble of more than five persons t
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    Britain Can Help China
    150 1 Reuter. Lady Cripps London. Jan. 21. —Lady Cripps President of the British Aid to China Fund, who recently headed an all-women goodwill delegation to China, declared tonight: "I have come back with the deepest conviction of the possibilities for the future between China and Great Britain
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    42 1 WASHINGTON. Jan. 20 —The Navy today denied the vtory in the Bcsten Herald that it had decided definitely to scuttle the Bikini atomic fleet. They are to be towed to the west coast to Pearl Harbour and to Kwajalein for further study.
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    Police Gas Rangoon Reds
    96 1 Reuter. LONDON, Jan. IL—Eight hundred! and fifty "Red Flaf?" communists* parading in Rangoon today swarmed over the railings into the Government Secretariat compound, acccording to an official report cabled from Rangoon tonight to the Burma Office in London. The crowd entered the buildng, but was dispersed
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    India "Not Influenced By Communism"
    103 1 Reuter. NEW YORK, Jan. 21.—Lanka Sundaram, member of the Indian United Nations delegation, today refuted the statement by Mr. John Foster Dulles, United Stated delegate to the United Nations, that the Indian Government was influenced by Soviet communism. In a letter to the editor of
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    PIRRIE EXPECTED TOMORROW
    72 1 Air Marshal Sir George hrric. Air Commander, Far East, is exI pected back in Singapore tol morrow. Sir George left Melbourne yes- < terda v morning on the first leg of his flight back. He had been in Australia nearly a week, discussing common problems with Australian
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    Mac Michael Tries Again—In Malta
    276 2 Mac Michael Tries Again —In Malta Reuter. LONDON, Jan. 30—A unicameral system of government for Malta is recommended in a report issued by the Colonial Office today. The a*f£hor of the report, Sir Harold MacMichnel, who wa s appointed last yeaf a* Commissioner to visit Malta and formulate, n consultation
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    Quiet Brazilian Elections
    82 2 Reuter. RIO DE JANEIRO. Jan. 20.— Save for the incident in Pernambuco State, where a Social Democrat leader is alleged to have shot and s.rtotiSly wounded p Police Commissfoher. yesterBrazilian state elections passed off quietly. Repeats from all parts of thi j country Shbwed that the polling
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      587 2 I NOTICES. SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY Cross Street, between China Street and South Bridge Road, will be closed to through traffic frora Monday 27th January 1947 for a period of approximately four weeks, for the purpose of constructing a sewer manhole and a short length of sewer. BY ORDER. I lAU mtf
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      670 2 NOTICES. Government Notification Tenders will be received at the Office of the Director of Public Works, Singapore up to noon of the 24th January, 1947 for the following works:-* Suppl? and delivery of furniture for the Art Room, Raffles Institution, Singapore. Every person applying for a form of Tender will
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      498 2 NOTICE. Government Notification Tenders will be received at the Office of the Director of Public Works. Singapore up- to noon of the 28th January, 1&47 for the following works:— Miscellaneous supplies for the period of months from date of acceptance of tender -(a) Miscellaneous articles (b) Firewood (c» Timber (d)
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    FIGHT FOR BACK PAY
    196 3 Our Own Reporter) Following a "closed" meeting of the combined committee of Government servants held on Monday Under the auspices of the Junior Civil Service Association, it was decided to send a representative to Kuala Lumpur immediately to meet J.C. S.A. officials in the Malayan Union
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    MONTY TO VISIT AUSTRALIA
    59 3 Reuter. CANBERA, Jan. 21. —Australian Prime Minister Joseph B. Chiefley announced today iiiat Field Marshal Lord Montgomery, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, will arrive in Australia for a visit on July 1 and will leave again on July 15 for New ZeaJaSKt Duting his en*i
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    SHARE MARKET INTEREST CONFINED TO INDUSTRIALS
    177 3 (From Our Oicn Correspondent) Interest in the local share markets yesterday was confined solely to industrials. Collieries after considerable business down to $2 had further buyers at the price with sellers reserved. Market circles consider that the strike news now appear to have been
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    TRACTION COMPANY EMPLOYEES UNION
    66 3 Th? following were elected on the Committee of Management of the Singapore Traction Co. Employees' Union for 1947: President: R. K. Samy (reelected); vice-nr?sident Boon Hai; secretary: Jaswant Singh: treasurer: Lim Ah San and auditor: Chan Kee Chan. Committee members: M. R. Gopal, M P. Mohamed.
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    Serviceman Charged
    59 3 A young British serviceman J. T. Rowe, claimed trial before Magistrate K. M. Byrne yesterday, in a charge of theft of 80 bales of canvas valued at $15,000 from a godown in the narbour board on Dec. 6 last year. Th* case was postponed to Jan. 27 and
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    71 3 Rotarians' Gift to S'pore I The Singapore Rotariahs, feali- sing the need for mobile dispensaries j particularly in rural areas, have pre- sented one such dispensary to the Government. The dispensary which will be fully insured is to be supervised by the Medical Department who will provide the personnel, medi--1
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    VERDICT ON TWO GUN HO
    67 3 At the conclusion of an adjourned irquiry yesterday, into the death of Ho Kian Swee—tAro gun Ho as he was known to the undei world—in the compound of a house on Langsat Road in Nov. last year where he was cornered by the police after
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    Sir Ralph Hone Going On Leave
    66 3 Sir Riilph Hone, Secretary-Gene-ral to the Govern-'•-Genera 1 is leaving Singapore by air or: January 31 for vacation leave in the United Kingdom. Sir Ralph will probably be away for about four months and during this period Mr. E. E. F. Pretty, at present
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    RAFFLES COLLEGE DIPLOMAS
    61 3 In the first post-war piploma xamhi.'iion at Raffles' College, threg students have been awarded diplomas by the Council Mr. Chin Fung Kee, of Nibong Tibal, Province Wellesley, been awarded a Class 1 Diploma In Science. Recipients of Diplomas in Arts are Miss Mary Boswell of Singapore (Class
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    MECHANICS FROM CHINA
    95 3 MALACCA. Chinese mechanwho tervpfl with th* Chinese government m the 7'ar against Japan are gradually bac-i to their homes la Malacca. Mat- i peca al--ne supplies a quota of 300. and two batches have already returned. The Ch nese J Chamber of Csmmerc? and the Road Transport
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    "FOUND MY SON DEAD WITH BULLET WOUNDS"
    263 3 Father In Tears During Murder Charge Inquiry There was a poignant scene at the Seventh Magistrate's Court yesterday during the preliminary enquiry into charges of murder and attempted murder against Irvine Oliver Jones, a contractor, who was alleged to have killed a Eurasian
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    FAREWELL TO TRACTION MANAGER
    273 3 Mr G. Marshall, who has retired from the post of general manager of the Singapore Traction Company Ltd., was feted yesterday afternoon by members of the staff at a t?a party held in the G H Cafe. The function also in the form of a welcome
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    Shock For Wife
    85 3 Reuter. LIVERPOOL. Jan. 20.--"Cheerio. I will be home for lunch." eaid Ronald Gaynor. 31 of Myer< Road, Crosby. Liverpool, today when he left his wife and eight months' old son. A few hours later, however, he was on his way to South Africa in the new Blue
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    Indian Gaoled For Highway Robbery
    127 3 Chitu Guppi. a 27-year-ol'l Indian, was sentenced to 12 months' rigorous imprisonment by Mr- Paul Storr, in the First District Court yesterday, for robbing Vilayan. an Indian bul-lock-cart driver, of $59.70 c. The complainant was walking along Silat Road on the afternoon of Aug- 29
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    SIEW SIN SIA
    127 3 The following have been elected office-bearers of the Siew Sin Sia for the year 1947. President Mr. Lian Boon Thor; Vice-presidents, Mr. Lim Teow Lam; Mr. Soon Peng Yam: Mr. Poh Choo Lye Mr. Yeo Chi*-w Law: H"n Secretary, Mr. Sng B< rg H-».r■; Hon. Attt Sec,
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    S'PORE FOOD, PRODUCE MARKETS
    309 3 Prices quoted below are for picul weight except where other wise stated. Foodstuffs:—Yesterday's quotation? were "Meehoon": Siam No. 1 $83: No. 2 $78; Kedah $75. Rice: Siam No. 1 $104; No. 2 $102. Rice milling: Siam $36; Glutinuous rice; Siam $80; Kedah $70.. Rock Sugar:—ss7. "G
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    7 YEARS FOR 6 GANGSTERS
    215 3 Found guilty by a unanimous verdict of participating in gang robbery when a quantity oi cigarettes and gin were taken from a NAAFI godown in Kee Sens: Road on Sept. 10 last, five Chin:se and an Indian were yesterday sentenced to 7 years' rigorous imprisonment
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    CATHEDRAL WEDDING
    88 3 The wedding took place at St Andrew's Cathedral yesterday v- tweeii Lt-Ccundr Patrick F Bhelf&rd RI T *'F erjn ci Mr. P. J Shcllard of Gloucestershire, and Mtes Angela Maud Bai'lley. daughter of Mr. and Mr*. G S. Bailiey of Devonshire. The Ripht R v. Dr. J L-
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    London Inter Arts Exam. Results
    53 3 The following list of passes in the London External Inter Arts Examination held at Kuala Lumpur in July, 1946, has been received by the Examinations Secretary. Malayan Union Kuala Lumpur. S. V. J. Ponniah Index No. 2477. Cheah Bian Kung Index No. 2693. R. Vivekananda
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    80 Mosquitoes For N.Z.
    91 3 Eighty de Havilland Mosquitc.s —twenty of them brand new are being supplied by Britain to re-equip squadron of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. Ten Mk. VI fighter-bombers are already on the way out from Britain under the command of Squadron Leader P. S. Anderson, who
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    MAJOR A. L. BARRETT
    69 3 Major A. L. Barrett, newly-ap-pointed, D.P.P., War Crimes, Singapore, wa? entertained to a SinoMalay dinner on Saturday night by the Mid East Trading Co., and the Eng Lee Cycle agency. Mr. Mohd. Sah bin Omar of the M.E.T. Co.. congratulated Major Barrett on his new appointment,
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    Switch Over To Oil From Coal Urged
    525 3 (Our Own Reporter) Taking a far-sighted view of the coal situation in Malaya, the authorities have recently urged all n.Justrial plants in Singapore which are using coal to switch over to oil or other substitute for fuel. Owners of lactones are also asked
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    Government Should Act
    461 4 If the Municipal Commissioners have been inclined to doubt the gravity of the strike of Municipal workers they must have been disillusioned by the statements of the mens leaders last night. At a press conference, Mr. Sundaraiaju put a forcelul for tne strikers, but more important even
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    BRITISH TRADE PROSPECTS
    744 4  -  by John Kingsley When the full year's figures of Britain's imports and exports are available, it may well be found that the export volume in 1946 was very near the 1938 level, or perhaps a shade above It. This would be a good achievement for when the
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    THE PEOPLE'S POSTBAG The Bus Services
    172 4 Letters To The Editor Sir,—I shall be very much obliged if you will allow me space for these questions: 1. Why are mere no sweeps rs at the terminuses to keep the buses clean after each trip? 2. Why should the employees of the
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    The Municipal Strike
    261 4 Sir,—Granting that the Municipal Workers have justification for a strike I cannot for one mo ment understand how they are in a position to dictate what action the Municipality must take to combat the strike. It is a case of pure and simple intimidation and leaves no
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    The Filipino Assocn.
    259 4 Sir,—There appeared in some sections of the Przss on Friday. January 17th. a news item in which Sixta Raqi*a. an elderly Japanese woman was charged with criminal intimidation before the Fifth Magistrate. Mr. Eu Cheow Chye. The Magistrate, In the course of the trial made remarks suggesting
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    NUMBER ONE MAN OF CHINESE BROADCASTING
    908 4  -  PROFILES By "RHYNE" THIS is a portrait ot Singapor?'s well-known Chinese broadcaster—Sze Chusian. Born of a middle-class Chinese family. Sze Chusian received his education at St. John's University. Shanghai, and later at the University of the Philippines in Manila where he studied journalism for
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    U.S. TRADE OUTLOOK
    128 4 WASHINGTON.—A merican commercial exports in 1947 may increase by 2,000 million dollars to reach the 10,000-million-dollar mark, according to a survey by the New York Journal of Commerce. This compares with the post-World War One peak of 8.200 million dollars achieved in 1920. The principal commodities that
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    M.P.'s And Their Privileges
    299 4 What are the special privileges of a Member of Parliament? Many people are asking this question as a result of recent happenings in the House of Commons. These exclusive rights, both individual and collective, are jealously guarded by Parliament and ensure that no outside authority or,
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    Output Up In British Mines
    243 4 Britain's coal industry til achieved extremely encourage I results in its first days undel national ownership. In the wea I ending January 11th. the firs I full week's operation under m I tionalisation. the output of mm- I ed coal amounted to 3.790,* I tons
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    HUNCH-BACK TELLS STORY OF CRUISE WITH PIRATES
    212 5 •>ur own reporter) An amazing story of his capture :.:id of a pirate cruise in the Straits j in Court here by Tan Bah Wee i proceedings against three men er on tho high seas, char'/-" wlw Tan, who is a hunchback, was
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    STALIN NOT EXPECTED TO REPLY
    289 5 U.P. LONDON. Jan. 20—Sources close to the Foreign Office today indicated that Britain did not :xpect an answer to her note addressed to £talin refuting the suggestions by the semi-official newspaper. Pravda that London considered her 20-year treaty alliance with Russia as deaa Observers pointed
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    MALAYAN NEWS FLASHES
    174 5 a Co-opera- i [j Barrack Road. r stanrant to has been open.rj ParJv t p n to have a Gar- >' 20C teachers from iking a Week's it< ng, Penang, armed Chiuab ea amounting Officer. Mr. i S g'j.ng on six Res .airant in I poh 14,244
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    CNAC To Survey Pacific Route
    63 5 Reuter. I. Jan. 20.—A Skymas- plane »«f the China C >ri>oration will Shanghai about Feb. O on a two-week survey flight of t<> the United Sta- to the inauguration Chinese air service betWtffl the two countries, it Was r d plane will carry rotn 15
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    Australian Probe Of "Spy Ring" Suspicions
    144 5 V Jan. 21.—The •lth police have disretugee organisaI mmunist-control-ther dominated by ms—which have ring refugee immiAustralia mainly Par East said money was "no 'th the refugees spone organisations, is s iid to have had 1 000 in his poswere discovered elita in London and
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    Muslims Still Out Of Constituent Assembly
    283 5 Reuter. NEW DELHI, Jan. 20—Sharp warnings that future relations between India and the British Commonwealth hinged on the British attitude i n the present Indian crisis were the keynote of the opening of the second fitting of the Constitutent Assembly today, when 76 of
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    BURMA TALKS RESUMED AT DOWNING ST.
    312 5 Reuter. (From Fraser Wighton, Router's Politico! Correspondent', LONDON, Jan. 20. —Conversations between the Burmese political leaders, the Primo Minister Mr. Clement Attlee and British Cabinet members of self-government of Burma were resumed at No. 10, Downing Street—the Prime Minister's official residence —this morning after
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    BURMESE VOLUNTEER for INDO-CHINA
    274 5 Reuter. RANGOON. Jan. 20 —Bo Yannaing. termer colonel in the Japanese-sponsored Burma Defence Army, who is planning to lead a Burmese volunteer force to support Vietnam Indo-Chin-ese Republicans, is going to Calcutta tomorrow by air to meet Sarat Chandra Bose. ex-member of the Indian Interim Government,
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    Echo Of Queen Mary Collision
    80 5 Reuter. LONDON, Jan. 21.—The Queen Mary was free from blame for the collision in which the crack 80,000 ton British liner in Ij>42 cut an escorting cruiser, the Curacoa, in two during the war, the Admiralty Court decided today. Dismissing with costs the £1,500,000 action
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    Curtain To Be Lifted At Moscow
    139 5 U.P. WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.—-It waa learned here today that Russia has notified the United Stated that it will lift Press censorship during the forthcoming Big Foreign Minismeeting in Moscow on the German Peace Treaty. Correspondents will be permitted to file uncensored dispatches about the
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    SWOOP ON DESERTERS
    81 5 Reuter. LONDON, Jan. 21.—The police have been ordered to swoop on 18,784 deserters from the British forces who are said to be responsible for five per cent of all crime in Britain, according to today's Daily Herald. Commentator Stanley Bishop, Jin an article says: "There are another
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    20 5 Muslims attended a meeting at Tapah to elect a Committee for tne celebration of the Prophet's Birthday on February 3.
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    Girl Guerillas Man Hanoi Barricades
    192 5 U.P. HONKONG. Jan. 20.—Guerrillas— with women and girls in their ranks > —were manning barricades of rubble in a desperate last ditch defence of a student hostel southwest of Hanoi where the French lost "many scores of lives" trying to storm the ruins after shelling
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    Japs To Clean Up City Under Police Protection
    470 5 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Til I Thre* hundred Japanese turned out yesterday afternoon to help clean-up the town after 6,400 Municipal labourers went on strike in the morning. The Japs worked urder the Town Cleansing Department and visited several sites (including markets; to
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    India Not Under Alien Influences
    177 5 Reuter. NEW DELHI, Jan. 20.—Mrs. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, leader of India's United Nations delegation, today described as a "complete misapprehension the statement by John Foster Dulles, United States delegate to the United Nations General Assembly that "ia India, Soviet Communism exercises a strong influence through
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    "Go Fast Strike"
    99 5 U.P. SHANGHAI. Jan. 20.—Employees of the China National Products Emporium won an end-of-the-year bonus through a "go fast strike" in which all the hands took off their long gowns, put on rubbzr boots, wrapped their heads with handkerchiefs and started dusting and scrubbing the store premises during
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    Withdrawal From Austria Suggested
    98 5 U.P. LONDON. Jan. 20 —The withdrawal of allied forces from Austria within 90 days after the peaea treaty is effective, was suggested by the Western Powers at today's meeting of the Foreign Ministers' Deputies. The United States, the United Kingdom and France presented complete drafts of
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    Manoeuvres Off Indian Coast
    166 5 Reuter. MADRAS, Jan 20.—Two sloops, two frigates and six minesweepers took part in the Royal Navy's first postwar exercises which have just been completed off the coast of Cochin. The exercises, which lasted three days, included practice in signalling and communication in the harbour and practice
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    Kidnappers Were "Very Friendly"
    77 5 Athens, Jan. 20. Lieutenant Jeremy Porter, Grenadier Guards, was told by Greek guerillas when they released him after holding him captive for a day near Larissa to "come back, shooting tomorrow, you won't find us here then The British Military authorities, disclosing this, today said that
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    The Dance Went On
    72 5 Reuter. CORK, Jan. 20.—Four men and two girls were rescued when the boat in which they were crossing River Shannon on their way to a dance at Cork overturned last t The dance went on wither r party knowing that a fifth man ir. the boat,
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    $10,000 JEWEL ROBBERY IN PENANG
    144 6 (Our Own Reporter) Penang. Jan. 20 —One of the biggest burglaries took plac? during the week-end when the office of Teo Pin Chong, well-known i Penang resident of No. 9. Leith 1 c tre=t was entered early on Saturday. The burglars, among other things, took
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    Police Raid Factory, Take 47 Suspects
    195 6 (From Our Own Reporter) Ipoh. Jan. 21.—The Tapah police raided a sago factory near Bidor and arrested 47 Chinese. Subsequently six were released. It is understood that the remaining 41 congregated in a factory for the initiation ceremony for new members of a secret
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    25 6 WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.—It Was announced at the White House thnt General George C. Marshall Would take the oath of office at the White House tomorrow.
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    'Equal Treatment In New Political Make-up'
    329 6 Malacca Chinese Support Council Of Joint Action (Our Ovm Reporter) Malacca, Jan. 20. —Forty-two Chinese Associations and Guilds in Malacca, at mass meeting at the Chinese Chamber Of Commerce, unanimously decided to support the Pan-Malayan Council Of Joint Action. Mr. Goh Chee Van, President
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    Gen. Gairdner In Plane Crash: Unhurt
    68 6 Reuter. TOKIO. Jan. 21. —Lieut. 'General C. H. Gairdner, the British Prime Minister's personal representative at General Mac Arthur's Headquarters, had a narrow escape when his plane crashlanded at Xoepang, Timor. a s a result of an undercarriage irouble. Lt.-Gen. Gairdner was returning to
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    "FREEZING" ANAESTHETIC AMPUIATION
    182 6 Reuter. SYDNEY, Jan. 20. —A man's leg was amputated in Sydney Hospital when "freezing" anaesthesia was tried for the time in Sydney. The man, Mr. K. Faulkner, aged 50 f had been seriously ill with heart disease for some time. A clot of blood formed in his
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    29 6 CAIRO, Jan. 20.—Four delegates of the Higher Arab Executive in Palestine arrived here yesterday and will meet the Mufti of Jerusalem today. They will leave on Wednesday for London.
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    English, Scottish Soccer Fixtures
    246 7 rww lan JP—FoetboU mm tar ucAOQi UK"-J DIVISION n»l Manchester U. R Sunderland A ion Villa ■Mr* I tSawlail flriavt) 1 Bolton fete* Liverpool •M). c .Sheffield Utd. Portsmouth WWls, ■Stwke City v. PP«Hfco n If. B. SECOND BWfHBQK Birmingham, v. Soutiiampton Buey T, Leicester .verrtry
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    "Recklites" Soccer
    112 7 The "Roealitos" Spmt s t»artropened their soccer reason withoat th* services of four of their laf players and sustained a ofttr-irtf defeat at the hands of the Royal Air Force, Base Headquarters (Unit) at the B.S.D. Ground at Paya Lebar. The following are rnquested to turn up for
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    RUGBY RESULTS
    30 7 Reuter. LONDON, Jan. 80.—Rugby Unien results: ATtlerahat Serriies 8, Bridgend IT CrT sJtfcJ* 11, Mbrmiuthshire Police la. Football results: IRISH RUGIONAL LEAGUE Distillery 4, Derry City I. —Reuter
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    Colonials Win Low-Scoring Cricket
    293 7 At Blafcan Mail on Sunday the Colonials defeated: one BT.M.3L Sultan by an innings and* 11 runs For the winning side Ratnayake took HI for 21 whiie Seneviratne aaptua?d 4 tor 13. Miller was top-scorer with a merry knactt ef 31. B&rwood did beat for the
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    Conditions In Germany Grave
    269 7 Reuter. LOJJDON Jan. 30.—Britain ha* prepared proposals Tor "evietting the level of the German industry Vo be submitted to the Moscow confeieace of the Po reign Ministers in Mfe-rcfc. Mr. John ti-ud. British Minister m charge- of th* ©ontrol ofGte ftrr Ovrmairy and Austria, stated today.
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    PAINTING THE TOWN BLUE!
    65 7 Reuter. MALDON. Essex, imn. 21. Objectin* te the bright red colour of British posto3tes f a man has been going around this quiet country town 40 miles northeast of London painting them royal blue. Adding a hote of defiance to his doubtless aesthetic prejudices he singled
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    Merry Makers' Party
    40 7 In a return friendly match en the previous Saturday, the Merry Makers B. P. trounced the Carefree BJ>. by six games to one on Sunday. The Party lost to the Sportlight B. P. by nine games to
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    TALLON WILL PLAY IN FOURTH TEST
    47 7 Reuter. Brisbane. Jan. 21.—Don Tallon. Australia's wicket-keeper has recovered from iniurtes #nsu*»red in the Third Test and is new fit for tfce FewrUi Toll heginninn at Adelaide on Jan 31His badly bftiisna h*nds arrd ctlslOtated flfige>* rruiekly fftsfcohdea to Wfatitt*nt -Renter.
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    F.A. Responds To Govt. Appeal
    96 7 Reuter. London. Jan. 21.—The football Association has already decided on its answer to Government's appeal for intensified production. 'The Footbett AsstrctSrtrfli a* always Is anxious to support the Govefrrment In its drive to a-errfeve fteaWt output In industry. 's»M Mr. Stanley Rous, "te thi end
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    AMARNATH'S SERVICES FOR LEAGUE CRICKET
    97 7 Reuter. London, Jan. 21.—Reports that the Indian encket all-rounder Amarnath, might not after all Be coming to play Lancashire League cricket next season caassd the Chairman of the Buri-y gtvtk Mr. Tom Riley, to state: "As far as we are concerned their.? i& nothing in
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    WEIGHTS FOR IPOH RACES
    237 7 Following are tile weights for the second day (January 2d) of the Perak Turf Club meeting: Houses Claw 1, Division 1--6 furlongs: Distinguished 94 D.R.B. 8.13' Four Winds 8.13 Fighting Fifth 8.10 Bon Homme 8/4 Bonrah 8,3 colour Pkteh 8.3 Karaman (late Karaman) 7.13 Zargun 7.13
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    At Stadium Today
    217 7 The programme for today's sports and musical entertainment at the Jalan Besar Stadium in aid of the Singapore War Memorial Fund will be- 3.30 p*m. Fancy dress foot bail between Chinese and Indians. 415 p.m. Miniature football between the Indian Dynamos. (A. Ganesan, R. Krishnasamy, P. Rama.
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    Jolldads Soccer
    125 7 The following have been selected to play football for the JoHilnds Athletic Union second eleven against the BSD Headquarters in-day at 5 p\m., at the lMtCe Training School ground. Transport leaves the 243, Tanjong Pagar Read, at 4.30 o in S. Stthwnbram, S. Muragiah; 6. Muthiah. A. P.
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    British & Chinese Consuls Fired On By Snipers
    106 7 British Chinese Consuls Fired On By Snipers Reuter. HANOI, Jan. 21.—British And Chinese Consuls here Were fired on by Vietnamese mipers when they tried to enter the Chinese Quarter to Supervise the evacuation of 600 Chinese and Annamite civilians fo a protected French Zone yesterday. Both British and Chinese Consuls
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    U.S. FOREIGN RELIEF PROGRAMME IN JEOPARDY
    257 7 Reuter. j WASHINGTON. Jan. 21.-*-ftesi- dent truffle*'* for foreign relief and foreign loans is j endangered by a struggle starting today with the Cofigress Committee 1 Hearings -between the DemeeYWtic l*restdeirt *ttfl frte tteW Reiwblirefi ttthttytu* ortrt the Pi-hMenV* $37 000.000.y00 3&Btet. TJo grfcss
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    Footballer's New Threat
    183 7 Reuter. LONDON. Jan. 20.—Tile Football Players Union management committee held a meeting today when they agreed on many points with the recent recommendations of the League management committee but state they think the management committee have sidetracked the main issues. The Union wanted a maximum wage of
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    Collieries Strike
    73 7 KTJALA LTJMPUR, .Tan. 21.—1t is ofirnaTTy slated that negotiationg between the Labour Departtnem and the Batu Aran? employes having Woken <**$, the dfrwnmerit have JWw ilftft* an offtf ot arbttrHtioi*. tw# present*!*ye* to fc§ fttnf i#at«* by the, W&mm, an* two by t»« company under an Hioependem chairman.'
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