Malaya Tribune, 11 March 1947

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    49 1 The Malaya Tribune .y THE PEOPLE THE PEOPLE THE ONLY NA77OMT NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA Now printed simultaneously in SingaporeKuala Lumpur, Ipoh Penang. 'Phone Numbers: Editor 5813 Editorial 5811 Advertising 5812 Circulation Accounts 5815 ,FK> "-"'2 SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1947 TEN CENT§ The Malaya Tribune TUESDAY, MARCH 11. 1947,
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    Grenade Thrown At P.I. President
    141 1 U.P. Mir lv President kvsinatlcn last i grenade was Sdai™b feel Portly after w*j final bpeecb minutes after the kpt police ar"Vn a -a.suect whom three r w the gre- m they allegedly grapprd as he tried to get grenade vnicb landed al- R i
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    immediate Burma Freedom Wanted
    65 1 Reuter. RANGOON, Mar. 10. The rmer Burmese Premiers. Dr. m and U Saw. with forBzecBtive Councillor ThoBa Sein. in a joint statetoday demanded the Government's immediate Bitten of Burma's inde- ndence. Th* statement was issued cn oi the newly-formed ndence First" alliance Britain must first re-
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    STRIKE OFF
    24 1 NGOON. Mar 10 A bout employees of Rangoon's up h f s Board who have strike for the last three to resume
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    Why We Are Not Getting The Siam Rice
    175 1 Reuter. LONDON, Mar. 10.—Siam exported 56,228 tons of rice during November 1946; 75.613 tons In December. 43 778 ton 3 in January 1947. 19.541 tons last February. Dr. Edith Summerskill. Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food gave these figures in reply
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    SINGAPORE TRADE SECRETS LEAKAGE
    1001 1 BUSINESSMEN GRAVELY CONCERNED Foreign Exchange Control Office Denies Responsibility (Tribune Staff Reporter) There is grave resentment and concern among Singapore business firms who act as buy ng and selling agents lor goods from abroad, as a resuit of leakages of business secrets. Trade secrets as to
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    U.S. MAY TAKE OVER THE BRITISH ROLE IN GREECE
    199 1 Washington, Mar. 10. —A Congress leader who attended President Truman's conference on the cri is created by Britain's proposed withdrawal front economic and military commitments -in Greece commented tc Reuter: "This country is facing one of the most momentous decisions in
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    2 MAYORS BOYCOTT KING
    115 1 Reuter. ON BOARD THE ROYAL TRAIN, SOUTH AFRICA, Mar. 10.—Two of 12 mayors of outlying villages refused an invitation to meet King George today at Kroonstad when the Royal Family continued their tour of the Union. The townsfolk, the vast majority of whom are Nationalist, rave
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    "Russia May Want Islands Vital To Malaya"
    316 1 Reuter. London, Mar. 10.—The future administration of the Andaman and the Nicobar islands was one of a number ot questions which would have to be considered in connection with arrangements for the transfer of power from Britain to India, Mr. Arthur Henderson, UnderSecretary
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    Chinese Shot Dead
    77 1 ((Tribune Staff Reporter) A Hokien Chinese was shot dead by four Chinese who raided his house at the seventh mile, Yeo Chu Kang Road, at 2.30 this morning. Cash amounting to $300 was taken from a Hylam living in Sam Leong Road by four Chinese, all armed
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    Soccer Strike Next Week
    89 1 MANCHESTER, Mar. 16.— The Players' Union at a meeting here today, decided on a strike of professional footballers at midnight on March 21, if the Ministry of Labour do not arbitrate by then on soccer wages dispute. The decision of the Union threatens the season's biggest
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    FOG HOLDS UP BOAC PLANES
    65 1 Reuter. LONDON, Mar. 10.— British Overseas Airways Corporations services to Calcutta and Johannesburg were among those unable to leave from Britain's airports today owing to thick fog. They are not now due to leave until 10 a.m. GMT tomorrow— a 24 hour delay. Incoming planes
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    ALLIANCE AGAINST GERMANY
    45 1 U.P. PRAGUE, Mar. 10.—A 20-year treaty of alliance between Poland and Czechoslovakia, providing for armed aid in the case of attack by Germany, "or any other state allied directly or indirectly with Germany" was signed today in Warsaw, the Foreign Ministry announced—U.P.
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    "Woman Sought My Help" —Shinozaki
    357 1 Today's Massacre Trial Hearing SINGAPORE, Today.—Mamoru Shinozaki, welfare officer during the occupation, continuing his evidence ?t the resumption of the "Chinese Massacre" trial in the War Crimes Court this morning, told the court that he visited three areas where Chinese were concentrated for screening, in
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    CAMERONS UNLOAD BAGGAGE—RECORD
    38 1 CAMERONS UNLOAD BAGGAGE —RECORD When kilted men of the 1st. Bn. Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, arrived at Port Swettenham by the Dilwara. they formed a human chain and unloaded 15 tons of baggage in 10 minutes —a record.
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    37 1 PRAGUE, Mar. 10.—A 20-year Folish-Czech tfeaty of alliance by which the countries agree to "take all measures possible to avert any threat of attack by Germany or any state allied with her" was signed in Warsaw today.
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    ENGAGEMENT
    108 2 Mr. LIM TEE CIIOY of No. 303 River Valley Road, Singapore, and Mrs. CHIA ENG SAY (nee Madam TAN AH NEE) of No. 39 Chanel Road. Singapore, wish to announce the engagement on the 26th February 1947 of Mr. UM KEE KIIIANG the eldest son of Mr. LIM TEE
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    TOP RANKING S. S. OFFICERS ON TRIAL
    210 2 U.P. NUREMBERG. Mar. 10.—Eighteen former high ranking S.S. officers, who controlled their organization's finances and those of it> concentration camps in Germany, today pleaded innocent to charges of war crimes aiid crimes against humanity. The charge-, brought by the United States chief counsel.
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    SALE OF FRENCH SHARES TO NAZIS
    53 2 Reuter. PARIS. Mar. 10.- The Paris police today rounded up a band of 38 people—French. Swiss, Poiish. Rumanian, Italian and Spanis'i—who are alleged to have -old French shares worth eve'ral milliard* of fmnc- to the Germarl authorities during the occupation. More an est* are
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    First Big Four Decision: Will Discuss China
    398 2 Reuter U.P. Moscow, Mar. 10. —The Big Four Foreign Ministers on the first day of their conference here today agreed at the request of Soviet Foreign Commissar M. Molotov to discuss the situation in China, "in pursuance of the decision taken by the
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    KLM Retort To Landing Ban
    79 2 Reuter. (THE HAGUE. Mar. 10.—The Netherland Government Air Transport, under whose charter the X.L.M. flies its Ams-terdsm-Batavla service, holds a licence, which will not expire for some time to come, permitting planes on this route to land at Indian airports. Th s was stated by
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    51 2 My husband used to be a footballer; now he just kicks over the traces: Woman in North Kent court. I've lest my job. pension and character for a lew shillings," said Henry John Richardson (54), head male nurse of Cres-cent-road, Brentwood, fined £45 at Brentwood for embezzlement from Brentwood Mental
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    16 2 The Duchess of Kent is to visit Belfast in April to launch the aircraft carrier Centaur.
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    Lamut Children Swarm Aboard U.K. Destroyer
    144 2 LUMUT.—The frest and biggest destroyer in the Royal N*vy, HMS Fmisterre calfed at Lurnut and played 'host' to hundreds of schoolboys and girls, the majority of Whom set foot for the first time oh ohe of the units of His Majesty's ships. Named after
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  • Obituary
    LORD ASHLEY FOUND DEAD IN BED
    62 2 SAINT GILES. Dorset. Mar. 10. -The post-monem examination revealed today that Lord Ashley who named the late DouglaFairbanks a< correspondent when his first marriage ended in divorce, died of coronary thrombosis. Lord Ashley, the 46-year-old <on of the E.irl of Shaftesbury, was found dead
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    Women Stowaways From Penang
    93 3 ways were "Ocean Liberty" rration authorities tj. ringing coai I into Singa--88-1 liar 8. I irasian and a jled aboard I' i two memwl en the vessel to unload *eW l c d cargo oe Marin Police the uirls were c jr irged They I the
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    Singapore War Memorial: Govt. Studying Plans
    158 3 The Singapore War Memorial Committee was set up by th* 1 Colonial Secretary to recommend the most suitable form for I a Singapore War Memorial j In 9 meetings tne committee under the chairmanship of Mr T. W. Ong, considered the suggestions put up
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    2 JAPS JAILED FOR THEFT
    144 3 Two Japanese of the JSP Camp in River Valley Road, who pleaded guilty in the Fourth Police Court yesterday to charges of theft from the E.5.8.D.. Alexandra Road, on Sunday, were each sentenced to three months' rigorous imprisonment. Takano Masao (24). the first accused, was
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    Small Packets By Post
    142 3 Small picket, which may contain good- whether dutiable or noi, may be sent to places within Mal and to certain countries outside Malaya. A green Label giving the requisite particulars in respect of the contents must, without exception, be fixed to the address •side of the
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    Governors Meet Here Today
    58 3 One of th* periodic GovernorGeneral's Conferences will be h'.-id m ttJUft&of? d dir Franklin who re turned to Sinsaporev-vaster day and Mr P. A. B. McKerron. tbe Colonial Secretary, will be present Sir Edward Gent and Mr. T. A. Newboult. Chic f Secretary, Malayan Union, are
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    BRITISH SHIP WILL TAKE FIRST MALAYA JAPS HOME
    284 3 WIVES TO FOLLOW LATER T] (Tribune Staff Reporter) ~V e^? lD 5 ne understands that the first batch of Japanese surrendered personnel, rioid m Singapore since the liberation, will, in all probabil ty be pormiitcd to sail for Ja P*sJf> t»e end
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    Seamen Sentenced For Theft
    278 3 A. C. Seamell a British seaman, pleaded guilty before Magistrate K. M. Byrne, yesterday to a charge of fraudulent possession of property. He was fined $100 and cautioned that the next time he would be imprisoned. The accused was seen by a policeman on Saturday night,
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    Busmen Decide Not To Resume
    188 3 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Any hope that the 38-day Traction Company strike would be called off today was shattered when. la?t night, a general meeting oi the strikers' union uproariously shouted against returning to wcrk and accepting the setting up ot a Conciliation Board. The suggestion
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    Labour Board
    34 3 Mr. P. A. B. McKcrrun. the Colonial Secretary, will open the lirst meeting of the Singapore Labour Advisory Board to be held in the Council Chamber. Secretariat, at 3 p.m. on Friday.
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    GOVERNMENT'S OBLIGATIONS "SHAMELESSLY IGNORED"
    209 3 "I must be forgiven if I sometimes gather Oe impression that there is no Government in this colony— only a bureaucracy of lazy clerks," said Mr. D. Marshall, secretary, at the annual meeting last night of the War Prisoners (Singapore) Association. Referring to Government promises to
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    Dutch Mission Delayed
    118 3 Tnc Netherlands Indies delegation, who were due to arrive on Sunday to resume discussions on ironing out the difficulties of trading between Singapore and the N.E.1., were not able to leave Batavia on account of their plane developing engine trouble, the Dutch Consulate informed the Secretary for
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  • Article, Illustration
    picture of the work at the Airsneed Experiment tal Factory at Christ church, lli,7U , tc» <cmnlrie llie urc»tl,t>vo . <» nen «eater li» liner.
    22 3 picture of the work at the Airsneed Experiment tal Factory at Christ church, lli,7U tc» &lt;cmnlrie llie urc»tl,t&gt;vo &lt;» nen «eater li» liner.
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    EVIDENCE OPENS IN SINGAPORE MASSACRE TRIAL
    1192 3 Kempetai Carried Out Shootings On Seashore Ie Mernpriftf Hail yesterday two witnesses partially lifted the veil on the terrible events Which occurred in Singapore just over five years ago. Arraigned before the War Crimes Court were Lt.Gen. Nishirrura Takurna, Li.-Gvn. !&wairiu£a Sabur &gt;, and
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    12 3 One British soldier was killed lerror'ktH militurv lUHr Uaclera /e«-u8Hlem, c»n !N«ln
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    The Union's Housing Bill
    494 4 The first interim report ot the Malayan Union Housing Committee will arouse mixed feelings, seme astonishment perhaps that something is to be done, yet dismay that this something is so little. But even a small start is a beginning, and compared with the last eighteen months
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    GERMANS THINK OF FOOD, NOT TREATIES
    889 4  -  by Eric Bourne, (Reuters Correspondent) BERLlN—Twenty months after the Postdam agreement which was to have set the pattern of Allied occupation policy of Germany, most Germans are today mor-e concerned with the unending day to day struggle for food and warmth than with the
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    The Mystery Of The Cosmic Rays
    630 4  -  (By Bruce Bliven, from his book, "The Men Who Make the Future".) Every square inch of the earth's surface is bombarded day and night, many times each second, witih rays that come from outer space. Their energy is enormous, billions of electron-volts, but we
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    Television Colour Battle
    220 4 NEW YORK.—Advocates of colour and black-and-white television respectively are engaged :n a vigorous battle over which system should receive endorsement by the Federal Communications Commission. Protracted hearings have been held in Washington and New York at the reauest of the Columbia Broadcasting System which entered a petition
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    The Milk Racket
    229 4 Letters To The Editor The People's Postbag Sir,—In my opinion the present disappearance of condensed milk from the market, i s the fault of the Pood Control Department. May I ask why control of such an important commodity as milk ha* been lifted? Could not the controller
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    The S.A's Proposals
    271 4 Sir.—The Singapore Association proposes a strong "Central Government" which L, to consist of:—A High Commissioner, assisted by a Resident Councillor, and a British Adviser, a Federal Executive Council and a Federal Legislative Council. Each State is to conduct its own council. But what are the powers held
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    Dato Onn At Seremban
    216 4 Sir,—Dato Onn at the recent Seremban Assembly of the U.M.N.0.. of which he is the president, for the first time in n.s Jife admitted the slogan 'Merdeka." A s it is beginning to worry Mm a bit. now only does he pledge all Malays to try
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    A. R. P. Gratuity Distinctions
    136 4 £:r.—British Europeans w.v were attached to the D Moment of the Disposal of the De*c (ARP Health) In 1942 and it were interned have receu d a gratuity oi €300 while n -r; ly in England But it that Asiatics who were with :r.same Department
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    Atomic Lighting
    114 4 Atomic energy may be u&gt;ed directly to operate electrostatic generators, machines so powerful that they can create artificial lightning. Dr. John G. Trump, of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, thinks that if such an electrostatic machine could be given power direct from atomic energy it would be a decided
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    FREEDOM FOR CEYLON IN 3 YEARS
    154 5 Reuter. Mail)- Ceylon ree year s and tire irom Dublic mger men to V i im-nistratton of ir&lt; d Mr. D. 9. 60-year-old Council, at recently in win complete 21 country within c added. "I will re to continue the ,kc who was adblic
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    Military Scrip Called In
    68 5 Reuter. TOKIO. Mar. 10—The United War Department has inst roc ted that the current series litary payment certificates, being used by authorised Allied personnel in Japan shall be replaced by l new issue today. The present certificates must be handed in to the authorities specified time
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    15 5 Reuter. Edmonton Borough Council lifted the ban on married ling permanent posts in theix service.
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    New Skyscraper For Orchard Road Area
    206 5 BANK ENTERPRISE (Tribune Staff Reporter) The construction of the first post-war business house of considerable size in the Orchard Road area will begin soon on the vacant lot opposite the Cycle Carriage premises. Boring operations have already begun. The lot formerly belonged to the
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    French Feeler To Ann am Emperor
    132 5 U.P. New York, Mar. 10. —Dispatches from Paris reported today from Vietnamese sources that the French Government has sent emissaries to the former Emperor of Annam, Bao Dai, at Hongkong ten days ago to sound whether he would return to power in Vietnam to
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    PERAK HYDRO INQUIRY
    183 5 (Tribune Staff Reporter) IPOH, Mar. 10.—/ The closing phase of the inquiry by the arb.tration board re the dispute between the reemployees' union and the management of the Perak River Hydro Company was begun this morning, Mr. C. J. Desar sitting as chairman. W. G. Scott, deputy
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    Strike Against Overtime
    66 5 Reuter. SYDNEY, Mar. lo.—Wharf labourers unanimously decided at a stop-work meeting here today not to resume work on the Sydney waterfront until the withdrawal by the Stevedoring Industry Commission of the order requiring the men to work three hours overtime on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays to clear
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    32 5 PRAGUE, Mar. 10. —Quadruplets were born yesterday in the village of Bohotin, in North Moravia, to Mrs. B. Cikryta, who previously had born two sets of twins and one set of triplets.
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  • Obituary
    Tani Sentenced To Death
    145 5 Nanking, Mar. 10. Lieut. Gen. H mo Tani, divisional commander of the Japanese forces in Nanking during the rape of the city in 1937, was sentenced to die by a Chinese military court today on charges of committing atrocities against non-combattants during this period. The accused
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    Priests Stabbed By Maniac
    135 5 Montreal, Mar. 10. Two Roman Catholic clergymen have been taken to hospital after separate street stabbings which the police described as the work of one man. One of the clergymen, Father Jacques Brossard, was described as being in a critical condition with four wounds in the
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    Chinese And The Federation
    127 5 The memorandum on the Fed- eral Constitution drawn up by j the Singapore Chinese Chamber i among sister chambers through- out Malaya has received the as- j sent of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Kluang. Negri Sembilan, Port Swettenham. Kuala Perak, Kuala Lipis, Kuan- tan
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    PMFTU Moves
    56 5 The Singapore office of the Pan-Malayan Federation of Trade Unions ha s been removed to Kuala Lumpur, where its headquarters are situated. The PMFTU is the amalgamation of the Federations of Trade Unions of all the states in Malaya- Each stat? has an FTU whose members are the
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    China's New 5-Year Plan
    625 5 Nanking.—Foreign capital is expected to provide onethird of the colossal sum of U556,591,900,000 required to finance China's first five-year economic reconstruction plan, which is presently under study by the Supreme Economic Council of the Chinese Cabinet, according to semi-official Chinese sources. Reported to be the brain
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    German Army was Kind—Kesselring
    87 5 Reuter. VENICE, Mar. 10.—Field Marshal Albert Kesselring, former Commander-in-Chief in Italy, told the British court here trying him for war crime s today that the German army was kindhearted to the point of negligence, towards partisans. Continuing his cross-examina-tion, he said that was why he issued,
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    Charge: walked Arm-In-Arm With An Alien
    190 5 Suez Girl Acquitted U.P. CAIRO, (A#r Mail) —The Suez Court of Appeal has acquitted an Egyptian girl, charged with walking arm-in-arm with a foreigner in the streets of Suez recently. An Egyptian policeman saw the two walking along and reported the matter to a
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    R.A.F. Plane Crashes Into Sea: 13 Killed
    160 5 Reuter. London, Mar. 10.—The 13 occupants were kil'.ed last night when a Royal Air Force aerolpane crashed on Monte Epomeo, 2,500-feet extinct volcano on the picturesque little isle of Ischia, in the Bay of Naples, a British Air Ministry official announced today Ten
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    NO 'SHIRT' POLITICS IN UNION
    71 5 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Kuala Lumpur. Mar. 10.—Important bills introduced and adopted at today's meeting of the Advisory Council were one amending the criminal procedure code in order to tighten the law in yiew of the present situation throughout the country and an ordinance prohibiting the
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    Iran Not Consulted On Oil Question
    78 5 U.P. TEHERAN. Mar. io.—The proGovernment evening newspaper "Keyhan" editorially writes: '•Report* by news agencies that the Moscow Conference is covering the question of Iranian oil causes the Iranian nation a great surprise, as we have not be&gt;;n consulted. "Foreign powers have no right to
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    Malay Rights Restored, Says Dato Onn
    231 5 (Prom Our Ow n Reporter.) MALACCA. Mar. 10.—Dato Onn bin Jaffar. President of the UMNO, who hoisted the UMNO flag in Jasin on Sunday, declared that Malay opposition to the British Government's Union Plan has meant the restoration of Malay rights, no matter what
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    Cabinet Reshuffle Expected
    173 5 U.P. London, Mar. 10.—The Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee, facing the toughest test his Government has yet met in the Commons, went before the Parliamentary Labour Party today in an outspoken meeting which political observers expected to produce an early sweeping Cab net shuffle. Attlee went before
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    GI And Japanese Girl In Death Pact
    65 5 TOKIO. Mar. 10— The American soldier who suicided with a 30-year-old Japanese girl in the Shinto Shrine between Tokio and Yokohama last Thursday, was Private Charles Kinchelow of Missouri, General Headquarters revealed today, following the notification of his next of kin. Kinchelow. who
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    33 5 Reuter. The Chinese Government Radio Administration yesterday announced a 300 per cent increase in charges for telegrams to all places outside China. The reason given was the recent revision of foreign exchange rates.—Reuter.
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    Share Market Steady: Some Profit-Taking
    166 6 OUR FINANCIAL SECTION The Singapore share market opened steady yesterday with some profit taking again in evidence and Traders which were offered at under $18 had Duyers only at $17^ Collieries, however, improved on the strike settlement and business was done at $2.60 with further
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    Itishlwr Prices
    56 6 The SC.C.R.A.'s rubber prices at noon yesterday were: Buyers Sellers ct&gt; els. per lb. per lb No. 1 R S.S. spot, loose 411 42 No. I R.S.S F.o.b. in bales March 43 43* No. 2 R.S.S. F.o.bin bales March 42g 42$ No. 3 R.S.S- F.o.b. in bales March
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    S'PORE FOOD, PRODUCE MARKETS
    314 6 Prices quoted below are per picul weight except where otherwise stated. Foodstuffs:—Yesterday's quotations were "Meehoon": Kedah $187J; Slam No. 1 $80; Rangoon $70 Rice: Si am No. 1 $98; No. 2 $96: Rangoon $60. Ghuinuous rice: Siam No. 1 $75: Rangoon $50 Rock sugar:—s64. "Gula" Malacca:--Superior
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    Rubber Sellers Reluctant
    84 6 The rubber market opened on a steady tone yesterday morning with buyers for nearby shipment but sellers seemed disinclined to meet th? market' at present levels. Consequently, buyers prices hardened but without bringing sellers into the market. It would appear that upcountry operators ar: holding up supplies
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    Rubber Shipments In February
    69 6 Ocean shipments of rubber and latex from Malaya totalled 69,577 tons in February, as against 67,504 tons n the previou- month. The Continent again took a fair quantity; Germany figured for the first time with 1.785 tons Argentina took 7.309 compared with 1.731 tons but nothing
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    Empire Trade Talks
    78 6 Reuter. LONDON. Mar. 10—The future of Imperial preferences will figure largely in the talks beginning in London tomorrow between the delegations iiom Britain, the Dominions, India Burma, Ccylcn and other parts of the Empire. They will give clearer and more up-to-date reaction to the strong moves, principally
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    Daring Hold-up Attempt Foiled In The Province
    195 6 (Tribune Staff Reporter) PENANG, Monday.—A daring k dnapping attempt designed to hold to ransom six Chinese businessmen who were travelling by car from Alor Star to Butterworth was foiled by the presence of mind of the wouldbe victims. As the car was passing
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    $100-Million For Vernacular Education
    174 6 (Tr bune Staff Reporter) Kuala Lumpur. Mar. 10.—The allegation that proposed bills of "very sreat importance" and which "deserve careful and mature consideration" were given to Malaya Union Advisory Councillors within 36 hours of the meeting were madp by Col. H S. Lee In Council today.
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    Official Opposition To Estate Toddy Drinking Prohibition
    551 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Monday The prohibitior of toddy drinking is rejected in the report of the Estate Toddy Committee, tabled before the Malayan Union Advisory Council which met in Kuala Lumpur this morning. The Committee suggests instead that the Government should publicly announce a
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    Bribed Football players: Three Gamblers Jailed
    67 7 U.P. liar. 10 Three barged 5 AlvinJ pi .)iti i ix the I foot- m ber, were by a r men and r eight David Kra- guilty i The jer me Zarool cons- three had lv -r trim nal concert to fix VrMTieoithe game
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    "Youngsters" Draw With R.E.M.E.
    50 7 ly r• ngh Youngsters L| »:th Rr M 6s. at footyt pv uing at the M sound bol h .^*-r ng C i ame was nd tin* b 'th teams 2 nJ rd for the inning k i I i the V ningsier^ Wthm and S.irr.ad.
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    YESTERDAY'S SOCCER S.C.C.Wins
    40 7 D n g one, th.c 1 Club second |rallied n?b aft&lt; r resumpjpto beat 'r c S. Samarkand soals to four In a «r i n the hi h* r&gt; v was played en a ler-logged pitch.
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    Handicaps For Saturday's Penang Races
    247 7 PENANG, Monday. Following are the handicaps for the second day's Penang Turf Club meet to be run next Saturday: Horses Class I, Div. I—7 ftfrs. Courtenay 1Q.4 DRB 10.1 Zargun 8.12 Colour Patch 8.4 Bohrah 8.2 Karman 7.13 Coral Sea 7.12 Horses Class 1, Div.
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    SCC Soccer Teams
    118 7 The following will represent the S.C.C. at Soccer against the Army at Jajan .Besar J. Aitkin; R. Smith anfl G. Verrall; H. Turlst, A.H. Mitchell and H. Hutchinson; H. Eichelschern, W. Mcßeath, J H v .Warfield. BJF. Cliston and C. Milton. Reserves: J.P. Peerson. JJ. Browh. The
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    FOOTBALLERS VOTE TO STRIKE ON MAR. 21
    368 7 Season's Biggest Games Threatened Reuter. Manchester, Mar. 10.—The Players Union, meeting here today, decided on a strike of. professional footballers at midnight March 21 if the Ministry of Labour do not arbitrate by then on the soccer wages dispute. Such action threatens the
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    S.A.S.U. Beat Useful
    104 7 The Singapore Amateur Sports Union badminton team beat the Useful Badminton Party by 4 games to 3. at the latter's court last Sunday. Final scores (S.A.S.U's players mentioned first): Wee Ghim Tee lost to Raymond Frois, 12-15, 14-14, (1-3). Willie Tan lost to Goh Tian Chye, 7-15,
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    OPEN AMATEUR BOXING: FIRST ROUND RESULTS
    321 7 The first preliminaries in the scheduled si*-day tournament o: the Singapore Amateur Boxing open competition were held at Happy World Stadium last nigh:, before a good crowd. Five of the six bouts lasted the full three rounds which w:r packed with thrills and spills.
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS
    32 7 FOOTBALL LEAGUE Army vs. S.CC. Jalan Besar, 5-15 p.m. Boxing Singapore Amateur Boxing ■tournament, second-day preliminaries, at Happy World Stadium. 7 p.m. fable Tennis V.M.C.A. tournament, ties at 5.15 p.m.
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    Malayan Paintings For India Exhibition
    67 7 At the invitation of the Indian Government representative, the P.R.O. Singapore, has sent two Chinese and s. yen Malay paintings to fhe All-India Arts and Crafts Exhibition which is being oigani-od in conjunction with tin- Inter-Asian Relations Conf. rence. The Malay pictures are tv works
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    Football Results
    32 7 LONDON. Mar. 10.—Football results: THIRD DIVISION SOUTHERN: Pert Vale 1. Rc-irnemouth 0. RUGBY LEAGUE CUP. First round, second leg: Hucidersficlri Dewsbury 0. 'Dewsbury eliminated&gt;. RUGBY LEAGUE. Swinton 7. Carcassanne 2,
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    A.A.A. vs S.R.C.
    32 7 The- fr'endh- soccer match seheluleri for yesterday on the Padang between the Amicables A.A. and the SR C. wa, called on pwin? t-&gt; the bad condition oi the eround.
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    M.C.C. All Out For 176 Against Wellington
    315 7 Wellington, Mar. 10.—The M.C.C. wer e all out for 176 rims in their rfiatch against Wellington which opened here this morning. At the lunch interval, the M.C.C, hatting first, had lost three wickets for 70 runs. After the interval, the English batting with
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    The Lincolnshire: Last Year's Winner Backed To Win £24,000
    347 7 Reuter LONDON. Mar. 10. Following good reports of his progress on the -ai.ds at Redcar, there was a heavy demand for Langtoii Abb &gt;* ai the caliover on the Lincolnshire today when offers oi 14-1 were readily taken, and after last
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    Score Board
    155 7 Reuter. M.C.C, Ist INNINGS. Washbrook c Oakley b Wilson 63 Fishlock c Lamason b Murray 0 Edrich c Murray b Cave 20 Ccmpton c Lamason b Challies 27 Hammond b Cave 6 Ikin c Tmdill b Wilson 2 Evans c Cave b Murray 14 Smith, run out 14
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    Mass Attacks By Greeks
    75 7 Reuter. BELGRADE, Mar. 10.—T 1 official Yugoslav News Agency today quoted reports from Athens of plans for a mass land 1 son and air offensive by Greeit regular forces against guerillas in Salonika. Volos and Kayalla all in northern Greece. The Agency asserted that fighter planes—"many
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    CHINA HEADING FOR COLLAPSE?
    98 7 U.P. HONGKONG. Mar. 10.—Marshall Li Tsi-shen. former wa&gt;lord of South China and at present a member of the National Military Council ye-ierday issued a bitter anti-Kuomintang statement charging Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek with direct responsibility for China's present flight, c Jling on believers of Dr. Sun
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    MORE WAGES FOR PRESSMEN
    49 7 Paris, Mar. 9 —The French Prime Minister, M. Ramadier, has ratified the proposed 17 per cent, wage ihcrease for two out of three categories of the striking press workers. Hopes are high in informed quarters for final settlement of the monthold Paris newspaper strike today.
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    Mid-Week Sports Ban A Shock To Britons
    306 7 U.P. London, Mar. 10— The week-end report that the government is planning a ban. oh, mid-week sport throughout Britain for at least two years to halt indusUtial absenteeism in the current production drive, had atom bomb repercussions among the nation's sportsmen today. Representatives
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    Irgun's Second Co-Religionist Assassination In 24 Hours
    189 8 U.P. JERUSALEM. Mar. 10.—The Irgun Zvai Leumi assassinated its second co-religionist within 24 hours—a 26-year-old Jew whose body was riddled by more than a score of bullets in Haifa. He had been accused of being an informer, and the Irgun announced later that
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    Martin Berhman: $10 Million Claim
    205 8 Reuter. Batavia, Mar. 10—A claim of $10,000,000 may be =nbmitted to the Netherlands and Netherland Indies Governments following the seizure by Dutch naval rorces oil Cheribon (Java) of the United States Isbrandtsen Line ship. Martin Behrman. The ship was escorted to Batavia by the Dutch
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    TRUMAN TO SPEAK ON GREECE
    96 8 Reuter. WASHINGTON, Mar. 10.— President Truman will address a jo.nt session of the United Sates Congress on the Greek situation on Wednesday. This announcement came as 13 Congressional leaders of both Houses and both parties met In the White House to hear President Truman's decision
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    MOLOTOV PROPHESIES SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME
    407 8 "I Wish Us Success" big four conference opens Reuter. (From Sylvain Riangeot) Moscow, Mar. 10.—The first session of the Council oi foreign Ministers meeting to discuss tne late or Germany and Austria began punctually at 1400 GMT. today at the wartime Aviators Club, now a cultural
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    U.S. War Stores Going To Spain?
    161 8 Reuter. London. Mar. 10.—Allegations that United States war stores are finding their way to Spain through irregular channels are made in this week's i&gt;sue ot the 'Spanish Newsletter" published in London. The publication, of Spanisn ReDublican origin, attributes to a Madrid correspondent's report that
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    37 8 Reuter. MELBOURNE. Mar 10.—The Victorian Cricket Association announce that the England cricket tourists from six games played in Victorio m:-de C 23.775. which is nearly nail the team s total profit from the whole Australian tour. —Reuter.
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    GHQ SEALF SPORTS FINAL
    17 8 GHQ SEALF Sports Finals —the throwing the discus event in progress—Army P.R. Photo.
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    Empire Preference Talks Open Today
    220 8 U.P. London, Mar. 10. —The Empire talks on the future of Imperial preferences will open tomorrow in London under the chairmanship of Sir Stafford Cripps the President of the Board of Trade. They will be a preliminary to the session of the Preparatory Committee of
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    U.S. To Build Luxury Liners
    104 8 Reuter. New York. Mar. 10.—A bill is being drafted directing the United states Maritime Commission to build two luxury lin:rs to have speeds greater than those of the Queen Elizabeth or the Queen Mary, Willis Bradley, cnairman of the United States Merchant Marine Sub-commit-tee, announced
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    Full Domestic Rationing Scheme Likely In Britain
    573 8 Commons Debate Economic Policy Reuter. London, Mar. 10.—Two important eh economic planning of British industry v by Sir Stafford Cripps when opening th, i V bate on Britain's "economic budget" in n*l Commons today. The first is the strengthening of the staff mic
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    TRANSPORT FOR INDIA EVACUATION
    179 8 Reuter. London. Mar. 10.—Arrangements for the return of any British citizen who may wish to leave India during the next 18 months have been fully considered and whatever transport arrangement is necessary will be made available. Mr. Arthur Henderson, UnderSecretary for India, gave this reply in
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    Fumes Overcome 50 Children
    188 8 Reuter. London. Mar. 10.—Fifty children were overcome by coke fumes at a Sunday school service at St. John's Presbyterian Church, Kensington, London, yesterday. Nineteen were taken to hospital and one was still detained last night. She is seven-year-old Patricia Elliot of Melina Road. Shepherds Bush. With
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