Malaya Tribune, 17 April 1947

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    61 1 The Malaya Tribune B y THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE THE ONLY NATIONAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA Now printed simultaneously in SingaporeKuala Lumpur, Ipoh Penang. Editorial 5811 Advertising 5812 Circulation Accounts 5815 PCHT PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1947 PRICE TEN CENTS. The Malaya Tribune London Agents:—Messrs. Colin Turner Ltd., Talbot
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    SHIP EXPLOSION WRECKS TEXAS CITY: "1,200 KILLED"
    1349 1 No Water To Fight Fires As Holocaust Rages Unchecked Among Major Disasters In U.S. History Reuter. IfORK Apr lfi.-_A report from the New York Coastguard stated that w nad Been killed ana between 2,000 and 8.500 injured in explosions n nh'n i O
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    Spinster Mothers
    70 1 IPSWICH Apr 16. —The In W G Hargrave-ThenMW of Needham marke- and a me East Suffolk ■tea' mittee, last niglr idrocatc .a v married woh >uld be allowed hey wished. Haigi aye-Thomas, and has two pen daußh ers, told a meetn Committee w' •:.< believed hat social est
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    SINGAPORE SHOOTINGS: ONE DEAIH
    110 1 tribune Staff Reporter.) I Ell rw hot down from 1 the junction of Jalan Alwi Road abouc terday. He has *B admitted into no-nital Mienl is bel eyed to I with the gun battle J n r-val secret societies in H ad. Tuesday night. I i
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    PALESTINE TROOPS PLACED ON ACTIVE SERVICE AGAIN
    518 1 3 More Extremists Held U.P. PALESTINE, Apr. 16.—A1l British civilians were ordered by the Palestine government to remain at home to-night as a precaution against anticipated extremists retaliation lor the hanging this morning of Dov Dinner and three other convicted extremists. Only a
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    THREE LEADERS...
    55 1 A picture of Tuesday's tea par y c.t \he Chinese Consulate, given by th c Joint Appea 1 Commit!ee for Si gapore Chinese Massacred by <he Jnps. From lefx to right. Mr. Tay Koh Vat (Chairman), Dr Wu Paak-Shing (Chinese Cot > a Cel. Lamb of the War
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    POLICE THANKS VICTIM
    234 1 Jewel Robbery (Tribune Staff Reporter) 'Thanks to the complaina it in the $60,000 High S reet gold- j I smith's shop robbery we have j smashed a compie c gang of j j robbers." Mr. R. C. B. WU I shire, Assistant Commissioner ■ot Police. Singapore. Lola
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    RAF Builds Airstrip On Cocos
    148 1 j London. April 16 The possi- i biiity ot establishing subsidiary industries in the Cocos Keeling i lsiancis Is being explored, stated the British Secretary ot" State fcr the Colonies. Mr. Arthur Creecn Jones. :n the House oi Commons t^day. i Replying tc questions about
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    Titanic Captain's Message Found
    106 1 U.P. LONDON, Apr. 16. message signed by the cap- tain of the Titanic has been found in a bottle floating in Harnoe Bay on the Swedish south coast 35 years after the ship sank off Cape Race, Newfoundland, a Daily Telegraph dispatch from Stockholm said today.
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    Malayan Salaries Revision this Month
    106 1 Reuter. lONDON. Apr. 16. —A I I public salaries in Malaya are to be reviewed by a commission whose investigations will begin this monfh, said he British Colonial Minister. Mr. Arthur Creech-Jones, in the House, of Commons today. Replying to a question in the House
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    CHINA'S NEW PM
    40 1 NANKING, Apr. 16 —Gen. Chang Chin, Governor of Szechuan Province, was tonight designated r.ew Premier of China by the major parties and independents after the signing of the 12-point agreement providing for the reorganisation of the Government.
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    STOP PRESS INCOME TAX ON SEPT. 1
    91 1 (Tribute Staff Reporter.) Income tax it is understood will be introduced in Singapore on Sep*. L Staff already earmarked, and will be drawn from all accounts departments in Government. Mr. R. B. Heasman, Income Tax Commissioner, will also be Commissioner of Inland Revenue,
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    "Hello" Strike
    74 2 Reuter. WASHINGTON. Apr. 16.—The National Federation of Telephone workers' policy committee rejected the arbitration proposals of the Secretary of Labour Lew's Schwellenbach in the Uni ted States telephone strike. Schwellenbach had asked the Union and the companies involved in the nationwide weekold strike of 340.000 telephone workers to
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    China's New State Council to be set tip Tomorrow
    326 2 U.P. NANKING, Apr. 16.—The State Council will be reorganized on Thursday when the tripartite administrative programme and the names of the Council members representing the Kuomintang. Democratic Socialists and Young China parties will be announced, it was officially learned today. However,
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    Rubber Market Opens & Closes Quiet
    93 2 Rubber Market Opens Closes Quiet (Tribune Market Correspondent) The rubber market opened quietly yesterday morning with very little buying interest until sellers appeared in the market and fairly large quantities of lower grades changed hands at slightly below Tuesday's prices. A little more interest was in the blanket grades and
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    RUBBER PRICES
    43 2 The S.CC.R.A.'s rubber prices at noon yesterday were: Buyers. Sellers, cts. per lb. lb. No. 1 R.S.S., spot, loose 42f 43 No. 1 R.S.S., f.o.b. in bales April 432 44 No. 2 424 42g N0.3 4H 41g Tone of market: Quiet
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    Buddhist Sect Rise Against Vietnamese
    97 2 Reuter. PARIS. Apr. 16.—Several hundred members of the "Hao-Hao —Buddhist revisionist sect have taken up arms against Vietnam Nationalist elements in western Cochin-China. according to an announcement by the Cochin-Chinese Minister of National Defence quoted in a French News Agency dispatch from Saigon. Indo-China, today.
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      547 2 SITUATIONS WANTED LABOURJDEPARTMENT There are available for employment the following workmen:— Engine Fitters (191); Sailmakers Mates (31); Improvers "Fitter* (15); Boilermakers «281: Sadmakers Grade II (21); Bricklayers (14): Drivers (17); Painters (12); Founders (10); Tur ers (11) and also: Fitters Mates; Improver Turners; Improvers <Boilermarker); Boiler Cleaners, Boilermakers Ma es
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      526 2 NOTICES. AUCTION SALE OF Estate of Saleh bin Sa!im bin Mohamed bin Talib, Deceased. Lots 17. Freehold land and houses Nos. 125 133 Killiney j Road and Vacant land adjoining. Singapore, areas 2.065. i 1,562. 1,675. 1,726. 1.692, 1.753 and 1,922 square feet. (Messrs. Rodyk Davidson, Solicitors) I Estate of
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      21 2 ANNOUNCEMENT PIANOFORTE TUNING and REPAIRS LEO. DYE. Formerly with Robinson Piano Co. (Qualified London Factory Experience) 64 Lloyd Road. Phone 3260.
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      389 2 IJiI^MiUTiLJUMHIJ ■■■■■■■■■nBHnQBMBDnHH SAILINGS FROM SCANDINAVIA T.K./CONTINENT m. S "MONGOLIA" Due Apr. 24. enroute for Saigon, Manila, Hongkong Shanghai. M.s. "MEONIA" Due Half M enroute for Saigon Bangkok. CARGO IS ACCEPTED FOR THE FAR EAST J SAILINGS TO U.K./CONTI NENT/SCANDINAVIA m.s. "ANNAM" Due Apr. 18 Loaair.g at Singapore, Port Sweuenham and
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      528 2 SHIPPING Agent* For Malayan IJni| Wa AND FOR LONDON, ANTWERP. AMSTERDAM ROTTFPm,, CHINA AND JAPAN. RDAM SAMSETTE For Barcelona Consilient Lonr'o l. GLENARTNEY loads for U.K J^l 2 I*lMMi!f\A S. Vo i; SAILINGS TO SAIGON. HONGKONG S!Hv™\, JAPAN CALCUTTA ANGHAI 'mm H'Kor«? t I Proceeds Penar.g and Calcutta n KWAISANG
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    Patrol Party Cannot Shoot Except In Self-Defence
    1198 3 i Ui Million Goods Looted In 8 Months Burnett Trial Evidence to" i m^ ruetlons ,'SSued by him in writing in was n v"= Ur l P trols 0n the sub J«" firing, GHO Inn r K U 001 Cam Pbel', Stall Office,,
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    Evacuee Falls Overboard, Rescued
    84 3 Triune Stall Rcpcrter.) d Chinese .p., a vent overboard Kheng, more Ired miles from was resciled t occured at (iii Tuesday the excited ndri is of passeng- i the officers that overboard. rf| lor him, a id me, "the sea C ptain D. R. Banled the
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    5 Chinese On Armed Robbery Charge
    96 3 MALACCA Wednesday.—Lian a;. Kan. 1 Way Wan. tan Wai l ng Chu Choc and f S 5 Chinese, were before Mr. T. F. In uif Magistrate's Court, on a tentative charge of rocd sang roDOery. re arrested on April 9 bbery took place at
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    MINED SKIPPER SAYS "TWAS A SHOCK"
    279 3 (By Tessie Cornelius, Tribune Staff Reporter) rocked the vessel and came as a fur' u r DUt crew and passengers kept their heads," WdCapt. O. H. Brown, skipper of the 974-ton Straits I Empire Passmore which struck a mine JJ.jj on Monday morning. The
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    PIRIE GOING TO LONDON
    38 3 Rafpro. Air Marshal Sir George Pir!e, Air Commander-in-Chief, Far East, will be leaving Singapore by air for London tomorrow for consultations with the Air Ministry. He expects to be away for three weeks, —Rafpro.
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    BRITAIN WILL TEND TWO ATLANTIC 'WEATHER SHIPS'
    258 3 R.A.F.-pro. Britain will be responsible for maintaining two of th e M£ Cr ships" which are to be anchored in tne North Atlantic this summer under the international agreement signed last September, and, with ISorway and Sweden, will be jointly responsible for a
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    THEY FOUGHT IN CAUSE OF WORLD PEACE
    260 3 (Tribune Staff Reporter.) AH the members of the Overj Seas Chi-ese Mechanics uni 1 I wore the "Overseas Chinese Mechanic Service Remembrnrce Bad?e. when they landed In ■Singapore today from the UNRRA ship "Hong Keng" I They s:.id this had been presented to
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    UNRRA EVACUEES RETURN TO S'PORE FROM CHINA
    435 3 (Tribune Stan Reporter) o«JL lß 2£ CI JWd of Chin ese thronged the wharf Wh *f l he Hong Kheng" (Peace BringerV, bertl ed m the Harbour Board. last oveninf? en%u? offPH to WelC me back rclat vcs who had -en cut off
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    Asked For 'Protection Money', Jailed
    179 3 A 19-year-old Chinese youth, arrested in a shop on Amber Road on Nov. l last while attempting to extort $5 from an employee, was sentenced In the First District Court yesterday to 12 months' rigorous imprisonment. In passing sentence, the Judg Mr. Paul fctorr remarked
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      115 3 R( rtIB.\Y BUS STRIKE BOMBMdav- it, A t 16—The 23a». i 50 per cent, bav by 8.000 of Bomn'tri 11 r imwa y worKers W.rk*"- 1 i* (la v after the "I appealed to &UUT' re ume work.— Florence "ur future by ower of intui- consulting her. kity i opportunity.
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      433 3 Undernourishment not in my family! mf ,ust bc cati3e there «5 -ough food in V J*j? f your house d ws not meen that your I £m*& *A 'arnily is properly noivshed. Doctors rfcj M ii ll uil VGU th3t i 5 even mor r /(Jl imporl£nt than qi'-ntlcy, ati«i
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    Splitting The World
    467 4 The fourth decade of the Twentieth Century has succeeded in splitting the atom but not in uniting the World. As a result of the global conflict certain former powers have bitten the dust but the clash of ideologies remains—clearly seen in the case of Soviet Russia and
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    BETTER DIET FOR MEW GUINEA
    1618 4  -  Dr. F. W. Clements, a nutritional expert who attended the Special Commissioner's nutritional conference in Singapore last year, in this article tells of nutritional work being undertaken in New Gu%ica, By Edgar Bee When Australian soldier! fought in steaming jungle! and on razor-back moun tains
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    The People's Postbag A British Serviceman Writes On Si ngapore's Slums
    439 4 Letters To The Editor. Sir.—A lot of concerted action is needed in this ugly and dilapidated city of Singapore, and the sooner it begin-, the better. Every day should bring progress to better the conditions under which the mass
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    Traction Company Will Accept Inquiry Findings
    376 5 mav D l n an y doubts that the Traction strikers the ,nm, rv h rega 'n! ng the com P a ny's «ttitude towards tfc ,r y V n 's. Willingness to accept the findings ot th J o 0 T p S
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    Wives Take Over Clerical Work
    115 5 Perak Hydro Strike oui Own Rep er) .m in ;ti Wives of Eui Duel ol lhe P« ruk I hav< come for- m m the posts vac.tted rical staff, who •stenlay. These .lV previous secretarial i-, is in its sixth day, ipplj is b> ing
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    G-G Flying To Kelantan Today
    51 5 H: Excellency the GovernorGeneral will be proceeding ro Ir today and he the night at Kota rr a H:.s Excellency fiH be travelling by road to Trengganu where he will stay till Sunday morning when he re- Kota Bahru. He will air to Penang on
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    REGISTRAR AS S'PORE'S REPRESENTATIVE AT BIF
    29 5 D. Sturrock. Registrar of Im] rts md Exports, who has ITOJi U.K. on leave, will rrwresenl Singapore at the il British Industries Pair
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    Union Registered
    57 5 The Singapore Harbour Board Engineering Workmen's Union has been registered. The following are elected to be office bearers: -President Mr. A. Krishnasamy; Secretary Mr. N. S. P. Samy: Treasurer Mr. G. Rasiah; Committee Members Mr. E. Mathews. V. Peters. S. A. Jabbar. Mohamed Noor, Syed Hussain. Hamed bin
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    BRITAIN SPENT £700 MILLION ON AIR FORCE
    302 5 RAF-Pro. Pacts about Britain's biggest—ever building proinvolving an expenditure of between £600,000,WO and E700.000,000 during the war years, for the ling of a vast system of new and enlarged airfields t>th< r works for the R.A.F. and U.S.A.A.F. can now •c given used
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    DELIGHTFUL CONCERT FOR SERVICES
    142 5 Drawn Irom various local j schools, the Singapore Child ren's Orchestra rendered a d lightful programme for the ser--1 vires at the Victoria Memorial i Hall last night, i Sponsored by the Army Wei lare Service, the Orchestra reui tiered a special programme last night. The
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    Teachers' Role In Future Of University
    209 5 Ventilating the .alary problem facing Singapore leacmr>. Mr. H. N. Bainaicnet. president ot the Singapore Teacher>' Union, told members of tne Carr-Saun-ders Higher Education Commission on Tuesday mat a more attractive salary and training >cheme lor recruits was needed. Mr. Balnatchet in informally welcoming
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    St. John's Assn. To Be Revived
    143 5 At a meeting of the 1941 members of the Committee of St Johns Ambulance Association in j Singapore, it was agreed that the I Association should be revived. The Committee unanimously i approved the proposal that the 1 D.M.S. should be invited to be
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    CHINESE CONSULATE TEA PARTY
    87 5 The Joint Appeal Ccmmi tee fcr Singapore Chinese cred by .he Jnpa\cse gave a tea party on Tuesday a. the Chinese Consulate i>; honour of Major F. W Ward, Major M. G. A. WcJson and Mr. R. C. H Lim, a-ho were e&ch presented with a
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    TWO JAPS ON THEFT CHARGE
    73 5 Two Japanese Yanaga Ivaboru <23> and Tanuoe Noboru < 23>. were produced in the Fourth Magistrate's Court yesterday on a charge of theit. They were alleged to have stolen $1.475 worth of motor car spare parts Irom a godown at the No. 3 Sub-depot, Kranji.
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    INCREASED FLIGHTS BY KLM
    59 5 Reuter. THE HAGUE. Apr 10 The X.L.M. Royal Dutch Air lines will increase flights to the Netherlands Indie- irom live to Sfx weekly in .tune, the Director. Dr. Aplesman, told a prc-s conference here last night. The K.LM. licet, would be increased by a further 30
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    WORLD YOUTH DELEGATION DUE HERE
    85 5 A four-man delegation of the World Federation of Democratic Youth is expected to arrive here from Rangoon tomorrow j The delegation, representa- tive of Burma. France, Yugosla- via. and Russia, is on a tour of i South-East Asia to establish contacts with and investigate into
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    ALLEGED WHISKEY THEFT
    103 5 Alleged to have stolen three rases of whiskey from the Naafi "B*' Warehouse on Kee Seng Street on the morning ol April 15. a tally clerk and driver were charged in the Fourth Poli( e Court yesterday. Loh Yew Sai. the Herk, and Motiamed bin A mad,
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    VALUE OF CENSUS LIES IN ITS PREDICTIVE QUALITIES
    322 5 "A census is not a museum piece nor 'one more of those things' as most people seem to imagine it to be, but of highly important value to the community," said Mr. M. V del Tufo, M.C.S. and Head of the Census
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    SCATHING ATTACK ON K.L. MUNICIPAL PROPOSALS
    313 5 (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, April 16.—1n a scathing attack on the recommendation on the Municipal proposals that communal organizations and vested interests be asked to select representatives to the Municipal Council for a probationary period of three years, Mr. J. R. Vethavanam,
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    Asst. Chaplain-In-Chief Goes To Middle-East
    71 5 After a stay of a year, the As>istant Chaplain-in-Chief of \ir Command, Far East, GroupCaptain the Reverend L. Wright, has left to assume the appointj ment of Assistant Chaplain-in- Chief. H Q., Med/ME. He will be succeeded by Group Captain the Reverend F.E.H. Trevor, who
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    RIGHTWING MALAYS DON'T WANT VARSITY
    148 5 (Fr*m Our Own Reyor cr) Kuala Lumpur R'gh wing M.Vays from Malay S a es a :d Si igapore and Penag, at a conference here, cecided :ot 'o submit iheir views concerning the proposed Uiiversiy College uitU Ihe Federation of Malaya is es ablished. UMNO
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    PARLIAMENTARY B'CAST TO COLONIES
    39 5 Beginning on May 2nd. the 8.8.C. will broadcast weekly 15--minute summaries of Parliamentary and Answers on Colom'al They will be broadcast at 0945 GMT (5.15 p.m. local time) on Saturdays on the General Overseas $erv:ce.
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    Some Readers Vote Tan Kah Kee As China President
    272 6 Leading China Daily Takes A Poll KUALA LUMPUR—''In recognition of his lifelong services to China, some readers of the influential Ta Kung Pao recently voted to make veteran over sea Chinese leader Tan Kah Kee, President of China, in response to
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    OVERSEAS PRESS SATISFACTORY
    54 6 Reuter. LONDON. Apr. 16—The War Minister. Mr. Bellinger, answered in the affirmative when asked in the House of Commons by Major Tufton Beamish. Conservative. Lewes, "whether he is satisfied that newspapers produced and edited overseas are presenting a fair picture of home and foreign affairs and free
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    RED ACTIVITY SPREADS TO CANTON
    122 6 U.P. HONG KONG, Apr. 15.—The Chinese press has reported that Communist activity in South China has spread to within 60 miles of Canton, where the city oi Waichow and adjacent villages have been alerted. I The commander of South China troops, Marshal Chung Fa Kwei,
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    ADDITIONAL STAFF FOR H.K. POLICE
    89 6 Reuter. LONDON. Apr. 16 —Additional staff has been engaged for the I Hongkong police and an addi- < tional nursing staff is being enj gaged, the British Secretary of j State for the Colonies. Mr Arthur Creech Jones said in the House of Commons today.
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    COMMUNIST BOSS OUT ON BAIL
    55 6 U.P. NEW YORK. Apr. 16.—Gerhart Eisler, alleged American communist boss was today freed in a U S $25 000 bail The German-born communis' faces indictments en charges of lying to obta.'n a passport and contempt of Congress for refusing a subpoena to testify before the
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    Tax Deductions: Press Error
    80 6 Reuter. LONDON, April 16.—The ofj ficial transcript of yesterday's 1 speech by the British Chancel!lor of the Exechequer, Dr. Hugh i Daiton, shows a discrepancy I with the notes taken by independent reporters in the House of Commons. In detailing the cost of tax deductions for
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    Milch Guilty Of War Crimes
    74 6 Reuter. FRANKFURT. April 16.-Field Marshal Milch, former Nazi Under-Secretary for Air. was today found guilty of war crimes involving the deportation of slave labour, utilisation of war prisoners lor mliitary operations, and responsibility for the murder or ill-treatment of prisoners. The Nuremberg Court acquitted him
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    New York Stock Exchange
    101 6 Reuter. NEW \ORK. Apr. 15.-The market gave good evidence of an improved technical position iby weathering a selling wave this afternoon. Selling preaJ sure again increased, forcing numerous issues down fractions to two points or more I into new low levels, but sufnci- ent covering was
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    Tobacconists Besieged As New Tax Is Enforced
    307 6 LONDON, Apr. 16.—Millions of British men and women felt the impact of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Dr. Hugh Dalton's budget changes in taxation within a few minutes of reading the full details in their morning newspapers today. Til w They were those
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    Malayan Europeans Mentioned For War Services
    316 6 IFOH—Several Perak Europeans, both in Government service and in commercial firms have been mentioned for gallant and distinguished services, during the war. A second supplement issued by the War Office to the London Gazette states: "The King has been graciously pleased to approve that
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    Father Tiso To Be Hanged Tomorrow
    83 6 U.P. BRATISLAVA. April 16.— Father Josef Tiso. Priest and president of the wartime Slovak Republic will be hanged on Friday unless the Czechoslovak four-party national front recommends and President Edouard Behes approves of his appeal for clemency. The appeal wa s referred to Prague
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    SOCCER TEAMS FROM H.K., INDIA TO PLAY HERE
    338 7 (By Our Soccer Reporter) An Indian football team from will be touring Singapore and Malaya shortly as soon as the S.A.F.A. terms and proposals are acceptable to the Indian party. The Bangalore organiser* have informed the S.A.F.A. of their plans, and propose
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    Chinese Sports Team For Bangkok
    300 7 (By Our Spot's Reporter) (PhSS. Ch iS e p AthJ e ie team (Chung Wah p. c.) left I this morning at 9 o'clock by Diane for Bangkok where they win play a series of five soccer I ma-ches against Chinese and Siamese teams. The
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    Tudor Minstrel's Comfortable Win
    118 7 Reuter. BATH. April 16.- The unbeaten Tudor Ministrel. who had been the winter favourite for the Derby and tne 2.000 Guineas, had a convincing victory in the Somerset three-year-old Stakes over seven furlongs here today, giving champion jockey Gordon Richards a comfortable ride. Owned by J.
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    BAKSI INDIAN ENVOY
    41 7 Reuter. NANKING, Apr. 16—The Indian Ambassador. K. P. S. Menon. will proceed to Shanghai tomori row for the first official visit which is expected to coincide with the arrival of the Indian destroyer Godavari there, it is learned—Reuter.
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    Merry Union Badminton Party
    196 7 The following have been selected to represent the Merry Union BP.. "Reserves," in a fri- endly match against the Fra.-er and Neave's Sports Club "B" team, to be Dlayed on Saturday, at 2 p.m.. at the latter's court, I iTrafalgar Streets The matcii will consist of
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    CHICAGO PEN KING BREAKS WORLD-GIRDLING RECORD
    253 7 Reuter. LA GUARDIA AIRFIELD, NEW YORK, Apr. 16.— Milton Reynolds, the Chicago pen king, broke the record for the fatest round-the-world flight, when he landed at New York's La Guardia Airfield today. He broke the previous record set up by Howard Hughes, millionaire film
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    Judge Is Fired During A Race
    118 7 Reuter. ADELAIDE. Apr. 16,-E. S. judge at a race meeting held at Snowtown, about 100 miles north of here, was removed from his box by stewards today after spectators had several times been aggravated by hi s decisions. Press representatives also dis agreed with
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    Ireland Beat Wales, Gain Second Place In League Table
    376 7 BELFAST, Apr. 16. —Ireland beat Wales two goals to one after both scored once in the first half of the international soccer match here to-night. The result allowed Ireland to leave bottom place in the international table and finish second to
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    P.W.D. CRICKET
    126 7 The following will represent the P.WJ3. Sports Club against the Police on Saturday at 2 at the Thompson Road ground:— P. M. D'Almeida, V. R. Sabapathy. P. M. Barnes, E. G. Gardner, R. S. Sithamparam, S. Yogarajah, t. Smith. Tom Sta Maria. E. M. Osborne. W. Galistan. W.
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    WEIGHT LIFTING
    44 7 The Singapore Amateur Weight Lifters' Association will hold the Novice Weight Lifting and Body Beautiful competitions on Sunday at 2.30 at No. L Margollouth. 'via Rtjid. the residence of Mr. Chay Sing Hal. All competitors are requested to be present at 2.
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    No Louis-Baksi Fight This Year
    247 7 Reuter and U.P. LONDON, Apr. 16.—Joe Baksi, winner against Bruce Woodcock last night, will not meet Joe Louis for the world title this year. It was announced from the ring last night, and generally understood, that the winner would be matched with Louis for the
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    U.S. CONGRESS LEADERS SURPRISED
    131 7 U.P. WASHINGTON, April 16. 1 President Truman's request for I authority to halt munitions I shipments to nations considered i to be America's potential ene- j mies caught most Congressional leaders by surprise. Although many considered the request to amand the longstanding Neutrality Act as valid,
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    GREEK GUERILLA LOSSES
    61 7 Reuter. ATHENS, Apr. 16.—Greek guerilla losses In the first fortnight of the Government's spring offensive totalled 337 killed, 31 wounded. 132 captured and 71 deserters, the Greek Government spokesman said today Greek Army casualties were 16 killed and 42 wounded, he added During the recent snow storm
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS
    11 7 Football League: R.A.F. vs Army. Jalan Besar, 5.15 p.m.
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    S'PORE RANGERS' SUNDAY SOCCER
    53 7 The Singapore Rangers will meet the R. M. Police, Gilman Bks. at soccer on Sunday on the Telok Kurau English School Ground. I Those representing the Rangers will be: Kamis. Hakim, Kader, Bujang, Tony, Leong, J. Peters. Baker Sulong, Percy, Ahmad Yatim, Hamid, M. K. Hussain.
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    'Can KO Louis'
    65 7 U.P. LONDON, Apr. 16. Col. Eddie Eagan, Chairman of the New Ycrk State Boxing Commission, said today that "if anyone is to knock Joe Louis off his throne I think it will be Joe Baski." Col. Eagan, who flew from London to Paris today, said his Commission
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      89 7 TIDE TABLE TODAY High Water 7.37 a.m. 6 ft. 8 In. 9.24 p.m. 7 ft. 1 In. Low Wafer 2.27 a.m. 4 ft. 8 in. 2.40 p.m. 2 ft. 0 In. TOMORROW High Water 8.42 a.m. 7 ft. 2 in. 9.51 p.m. 7 ft. I In. Low Water 3.11 a.m
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    TORY ATTACKS DALTON: NO DESIRE TO SAVE
    430 8 Reuter. LONDON, Apr. 16.—Sir John Anderson, former Chancellor of ftie Exchequer, leading the debate for the Conservative opposition in ihe House of Commons to-day, said that the budget introduced yesterday showed that the Government gave no evidence of a real desire to save.
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    BEVIN RETURNING TO LONDON
    55 8 U.P. London April 16 —In a broadcast from Moscow today, the NBC correspondent Robert Magidoff, said that the British Foreign Secretary. Ernest Bevin and his entire delegat'on would leave next Tuesday by train for London, and that the U.S- Secretary Of State George Marshall planned to
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    SURPRISE LETTER AT WAR TRIAL TRAPS MINAMI
    244 8 U.P. TOKIO, Apr. IG.—British prosecutor Arthur Comyns Carr, in the major war crimes court today, produced a surprise letter and trapped General Jiro Minami, Wat Minister at the time of the Japanese invasion of Manchuria, into several contradictory statements. S :owy-bearced mhiami looked
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    DELHI STABBING: 48 HR. CURFEW
    45 8 Reuter. New Delhi. April 16.—A 48--hcur curfew was imposed from 2 p.m. local t'me today on the area of th° old f ty «f rioibi aftethree cases of stabbing last night. One of the victims died in hospital today. Reuter.
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    Drove While Drunk: Killed 2, Hurt One
    117 8 Death Sentence Reuter. BELGRADE. Apr IG. A Yugoslav military driver, convicted cf ouK ng ooe oi Belgrade s worst traffic accidents in years, wa3 sentenced to be shot by the Belgrade military court. H>- ws charged with driv'ng while drunk and killing two
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    French MP's Clash
    58 8 Reuter. FAR is, Apr. 16. Members »1 h-j French Government clashed over Madagascar today, it was disclosed after a cabinet meeting. Communist members demanded t that members of the M; lag sh Party who were arrested alter the recent rising should be released, but the cabinet decided
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    63 Lashes For 5 Men
    203 8 Judge Orders Floggings U.P. LONDON, Apr. 16.-Justice George MeClure of the Old Bailey Court twice imposed one of the oldest pena'ties Bri ish law today when he ordered four men and a youth of 17 to be flogged for robbing with violence. In the .wo
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    STOCKINGS LADDER WAS BOMB RUSE
    212 8 Reuter. London. Apr. 16. —A woman of Jewish appearance carryi:g a parcel was permitted yesterday afternoon to enter Dover House, he part of the Colonial Office where explocives were fou'd. "to repair a ladder »n her stocking. 1 L was officially learned today. A more
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    ELIZABETH IS 50 HOURS LATE
    63 8 Reuter. LONDON Apr. 16. The 85.000--ton liner, Queen Elizabeth docked at Southampton tonight 50 hours behind schedule alter apending 26 hours aground on Bramble* Bank at the entrance to Southampton Water. Aft m several failures tugs pulled the giant liner off the sandbank iast night
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    Bribe Charge Against Newsmen & MP's
    217 8 Bribe Charge Against Newsmen MP' s Reuter. LONDON, Apr. 16Th e complaint made in the House of Commons today that a newspaper article written by a Labour Party member which in effect accused lobby journalists of bribing and of supplying Members of Parliament with drink to obtain a disclosure of
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    Improvement Trust To Lease Building Sites To Individuals
    146 8 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Building sites on 99-year leases are to be offered H individuals in Singapore who wish to bu Id houses bu' lack land. This is one step the Singapore Improvement Tresl is taking to help solve the city's hoU3in»- problem.
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    PLOT AGAINST HUNGARIAN GOVERNMENT
    118 8 Reuter. BUDAPEST. Apr. 16.—The People's Court today sentenced j to death General- Lajos Dalnoki Veres and Sander Andros and a I former member of parliament. Goerge Dcnath. for their part In a major conso racy to overthrow the Hungarian Government and re-tore Admiral Horthy. Istavan Szentimilkossy.
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    Reforms For Constitutional East Africa
    101 8 Reuter. TANGANYIKA. Apr. 16.- The British White Paper proposing j constitutional reforms lor East Africa was approved by the langany.Kd Legislative Council j today. European members voted in favour. African members abstained and Indian members voted against the proposals. The proposals published last I February
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    Untitled
    20 8 A new untitled of the untitled Office Guide nas been issUed cont.dning 420 pages oi information on Post Office servces.
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    Luxury Aboard New Fleet Carriers
    191 8 Reuter. LONDON. Apr. 16. A light Q t caii c, which will oe launched at Belfast shortly will h vv results of years of res arch .nd many experiments in her design, the Civil Lord of the Admualty. Mr. V/. J Edwards, announced today in
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    DAIREN TALKS CONTINUE
    113 8 if, -an* I NANKING. Jf^jtpr man told a i )r^* n china today thai talks ccn chin es< and Russia on *J por! entry of Dairen ana f1 Khar was 11 agreement had the question d ar e»s forces itationed m j He had no ff^ e
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      79 8 TODAY'S $j£> WEATHER REPORT I Occasional Showers This Afternoon Singapore weather Ittrccad j* 24 hours irom noon piled by the R A F Central casting Station. Air Command Far East: Bright penoas showers this ioaight. Bright park* Twind: Light variable becomirg calm tonight Suose 1839 bn. Sunrise 0629 hrs. Moonnsc
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