Malaya Tribune, 9 April 1948

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    64 1 The Malaya Tribune BY THE PEOPLE FOR TffE PEOPH Larger Sales than any Afternoon Paper in Malaya Printed Simultaneously Kuala Lumpur, I pan <t Penang. Telegrams "Tr bune,Singapore." Telephone 5811 CJ lines). C GHT PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1948 PRICE TEN CENTS The MALAYA TRIBUNE London Ayents Messrs. Colin
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    WESTERN POWERS AGREE TO RUSSIAN DEMAND
    452 1 Reuter. BERLIN, Apr. B.—The Western powers today agreed to Russia's demand for %he abolition of six committees of the Kommandatura— the four-power body which rules Berlin —thus ending on e of the East-West, conflicts in Germany. me original Russian demand was to abolish eight
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    JAP 'DEMONS' EXECUTED
    52 1 SHANGHAI, Apr. 9 —Two convicted Japanese war criminals, known as the "Demons of Tsungming' were executed by a firing squad yesterday afternoon. They were H. Oba, former Chief of the Japanese gendarmes on Tsungming island in the Yangtze delta, and K. Nakaj no, chief of the Gendarmerie
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    FRANCE REJECTS RESPONSIBILITY
    34 1 Reuter. PARIS, Aor. 8.—France in i note to Czechoslovakia today rejected responsibility for the attempted flight from Czechoslovakia of two form* i Czech Ministers. M. Jan Framek and Frantisek Hala.— Reuter.
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    RIOT SQUAD AT FACTORY
    63 1 Jki Folic* riot squad stands ;'htl> Union hao n tti persmuit d**mi*43©d tc ne n Td TkONfl IVoi ks to emit thi fin m s' I ar.sh rditif. Tin N ,ui,ki d u'ltif at one I tin HMHMCM 1i nlltti (I to listi n to tin
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    CATHOLIC CHALLENGE TO REDS
    64 1 Reuter. LONDON. Apr. 8: -The i Catholic Church r -i and Wales today i .atlu.Kc W< rißtri to communism by takn active port in track i Llining a programme ng the "challenge" oi (nunlm, fcbe statement 'That challenge i ther we are for God 01 Dst
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    660,000 TO 1
    42 1 ghai, April 8. With the ~f the open marker j the Cential Bank oi the black market valu« United States dollar rost irm<; the last 24 hours tc record of $660,000 (Chi- univalent to $2,6-10.000 to the pound sterling.
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    TRUMAN SILENT
    32 1 Reuter. WASHINGTON, Apr. 8 Ii nt Truman today declined to comment on the rethat the United Stales d proposed a five-point t ud a government in Western Germany within Reuter.
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    BEST WHALING SEASON
    29 1 ah. April 8. Norwcgi- > mbers of the Whaler expedition, the fi~st iv< here from the Antarctic that they had had the i hi in nine yeais.
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    Mr. Truman Seeks Big Air Force Expansion
    105 1 Reuter. VSHINGTON, Apr. 8. President Truman Mked s today for an immediate appropriation of $7^0,- expansion of the United States air forces The House of Representatives Appropriations Committee, to whom the request was directed, cade' 1 a special meeting. I today to consider
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    "NO IMMEDIATE DANGER OF WAR"
    187 1 Reuter. SHANGHAI, Apr. 9 —Desoite the "war of nerves" the™ is r.o immediate danger of a.third world war as long as the Democracies are strong and firm in their dealings with Soviet Russia and do not slacken in their military preparedness. Sir Victor Sassoon declared
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    TO ATTACK RECORD
    43 1 Reuter. London, April 8.- The T> lavilland Aircraft and Engines Companies announced hey propose to attack the 10( cilometres closed circuit recorr ising a DH-108 experimenta xircraft with a De Havillam 3oblin iet-engine to be flown Mr. John Derry. Reuter.
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    CHIANG SAYS: ALL-OUT WAR IN 3 MONTHS
    61 1 Nanking. April 8. Generalls-j •imo Chiang Kai-shok announc-1 today that Government) forces in Central China will assume an allout offensive to "tush the Communists south of •.he Yellow River within the next three months. China's announcement coincided with a military spokesnan's revelations yesterday
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    DESPATCH RIDER INJURED
    41 1 A Navy despatch rider was aken to the British Military with facial injuries vhen his motor-cycle was •~v<Vved in a collision with a »'v;ran motor-lorry near the unct on of Keppel Road and N lscn Road yesterday Tiorn'ng.
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    ROYALTY SITS IN 4s. STALLS
    55 1 Reuter. WINDSOR, Apr. 8. The King and Queen and Queen Mary sat in the I/sh. balcony to see the performance of "Arsenic and Old Lace" at the Windsor Thoatre Royal last night. The King ,'iaid he did not wish seatholdtrs to give up their place
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    KING PAUL'S ESCAPE
    86 1 U.P. TRIPOLIS, Apr. 8 —King Paul of Greece and the Chief o£ the Ameiican Military Mission, pen. James van Fleet, had a narrow escape when the guard train going just ahead of theirs derailed and tumbled down an embankment in Central Pelononnesus while en route to Tripoli.
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    TO STUDY SOLAR ECLIPSE
    45 1 Reuter. RANGOON. Apr.. 8 Members of the American Geographic Society expedition to study the solar eclipse expected on May 9. were reported to have arrived at Mergui. 340 miles south of Rangoon, from Bangkok on Tuesday, it was learned here today.—Reuter.
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    Press Censorship In Accra Lifted
    35 1 ACCRA. Gold Coast. Apr. B—Press censorship, Imposed on Mar. 4. after the "cost ot Uvine: riots" here in which 21 neople were killed and 228 njured, was lifted today.— Reuter.
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    Pleasure Driving Again
    71 1 Reuter. LONDON. Am. Fuel Minister Huah Gaitskell announced in Parliament this afternoon that British motorists may agam use the'-r cars for pleasure driving after June 1 hut Only for 90 miles a month. This decisitm, follouvno an intensive campaign hy motorists tlwcw petrol for pleasure motoring was
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    "MISS NEW ZEALAND"
    81 1 Attractive Mary Wotton. of Christchurch N.Z., "Mi.su Nenc Zealand" who is en route *o Britain to act as "ambauoadress" for 3i months, arrived in Singapore yesterday evening try air, feeling "sick". She W9M due to hare this morning but though she was at Ka'lang. mht still wasn't
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    Famed Arab Leader Dies In Battle
    350 1 U.P. JERUSALEM, Apr. 8.-Abdul Kader Husseini. he vPteran Arab guerilla leader, was killed today 'eading an Arab storming party up the side of Mount Castel to recapture the Arab village five miles west of Jerusalem, from Haganah men who have held if for five
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    THREAT TO BURN HOSPITALS
    114 1 Reuter. CAIRO, Apr. 8. The I£oo male nurses who struck in Cairo's tiro Inrjjmt hospitals yesterday thn at* n* d to set the hospitals on fire and hurled blazing mattrf sses torn from sickbeds at poller. who besieged 1 h <. m, Iskandar Pasha. Egyptian Minuter
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    HIT-AND-RUN MOTORIST
    51 1 The Traffic police are endeavouring to trace the driver of a motor-car who ran into a bicycle which a PC. was holding at the junction of Selegie Road and Bukit Timah Road yesterday afternoon. The car continued its journey into Bukit Timah Road, leaving a hub 6kp on
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    SOVIET REJECTS U.S. NOTE
    53 1 VIENNA, April 8: The United States Army spokesnan said today that Gen. Keynes, U.S. Commander, ha 3 icen advised by telephone by the Russians that they are ejecting his note asking the lussian*. to reconsider their order directing the removal of the American radio equipment from
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    LORD DERBY'S WISH
    62 1 U.P. LONDON, Apr. 8. The Earl of Derby's will, which teas pulSished today, urged his relative* as soon as he was buried that they "shall LOO SO to mown, and shall continue the>r usual life, and go to all such amusements inchiding racing." Lord Derby left £1,9*7,838.
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      26 1 TODAY'S WEATHER Fair with isolated showers this afternoon. Faii tonight and tomorrow norning. Temperature! in paat Jl I hours: Max. 89 degrees Min j 74 degrees.
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    PERAK ENGINEER'S APPEAL ALLOWED
    955 2 IPOH. April 8 In the SupI irme Court on Tuesday, th I j Hon. Mr. Justice L. E. C. Evans I j road a written iudanient allow j I *ne" appeal of Mr. L. A. Smith. Consulting Engineer. Tpoh, against the Indian Muslim Association of No.
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    7 MORE TRADE UNIONS HERE
    110 2 The number oi Trade Union lin Singapore which have registered themselves with the Registrar Cf Trade Unions ha 1 increased to 167. The newly registered unions I are the following: Singapore Pooh Nean.> i Workers Union. 17—19 Pv nhas Road. Singapore. Pulau Brani Tin Smelting
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    AG. REGISTRAR
    29 2 Mr. M. F. Garling. MCS. will act as Registrar-General Of Statistics for the Colony of Singapore during the absence of Mr. R. G. S. Philipps on leave
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    Governor's Deputy
    69 2 During the absence of His Excellency the Governor on his official visit to the Cocos and Christmas Islands, Mr. P. A. B. McKerron. CMG. will be the Governor's Deputy. His Excellency will arrive at the Cocos-Keeling Islands on April 16. leaving again or. April 18 for Christmas Island
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    802 Claims Dealt With Last Year
    320 2 An interesting report haii horn received from the Joint Claims Officer showing the progress made in dealing with claims against the Singapore Government during I{J47. These claims are in respect of vehicles requisitioned, goods supplied, services rendered and contracts performed prior to the capitulation
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    Big Increase In Our Pine Production
    204 2 (Tribune Staff R<.porter» THE CENTRAL BOARD OF PINEAPPLE PACKERS. MALAYA, ESTIMATE PRODUCTION IN THE PRESENT PACK WILL BE 100,000 CASES. THIS WILL BE A FAVOURABLE INCREASE PRODUCTION WHEN COMPARED WITH THE LAST PACK WHICH ENDED LAST MONTH OF 30.000. "We do not know whether
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    Estate Staffs In Desperate Straits
    591 2 IPOH, Apr. B.—Owing to poor incomes and an uncertain financial future after retirement, Senior Rubber Estate Staffs are said to be in desperate f i raits and they have submitted a memorandum through the Malayan Estate Workers' Union on Salary Schemes in reply to the
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    O.T.E.C. STRIKE: TALKS TODAY
    76 2 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Representatives of the Singapore Oriental Telepnone Labourers' Union and Mr. R. W. Stainforth. the general manager of the 6TE C. will hold negotiations at a meeting at the Labour Department today following the strike of some 300 telephone wiremen. The strike started on
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    Alleged Attempt At Seduction
    90 2 Alleged to have dragged a Chinese woman into a trishaw in front of the New World Amusement Park at 9.40 p.m. •a Apr. 7, a.nd forced her into a room of the Nara Hotal j in order to seduce her, Albert Low, (35). an English-) speaking
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    $5,000 BAIL IN ARMS CHARGE
    210 2 Chow Tuck Kong (34), an English-speaking Chinese who was described by his counsel as a person not of the labouring class, but being connected with a big bus company, was offered bail in the sum of $5,000 when he was committed for trial at the
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      454 2 ON YOUR RADIO —ATT Announcement Programme r |Y I I /V l Summary in Mandarin; 6.03 ManI I Ji J t\ 1 darin Selections; 6.30 Story telling V>X J--'-A. A. -i- j n c a ntonese; 7 pm. Foochew songs; 7.30 Children's Quarter; I mTTr xTi7»rr\I7rkl>ir 7 45 News in
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    Insurance Firms Accused Of "Exploitation"
    390 3 (Tribune Staff Reporter) IN REPLY TO A STAIEMENT CHARGING MONOPOLISTIC EXPLOITATION OF MOTOR CAR OWNERS BY INSURANCE COMPANIES. MR. T. H. STONE, THE OUTGOING CHAIRMAN OF THE AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION OF MALAYA, AT ITS ANNUAL MEETING IN SINGAPORE YESTERDAY. SUGGESTED THAT INSUP ANCE RULES IN THIS
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    HEAVY FINES
    128 3 Fines totalling $3,300 were imposed on three Chinese for\ possession of dutiable liquor, by the Eighth Police Magistrate, Mr. R. W. P. Rule, yesterday. Sang Chui, a 54-year-old Hokkien was fined $1,500 when he was found in possession of 1 32 bottles of brandy. The other two accused,
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    "Miss New Zealand" Drops In At S'pore
    281 3 FROM A QANTAB PLYING BOAT LAST EVENING STEPPED PRETTY, TALL AND SLIM "MISS NEW ZEA- LAND," WHO WAS STOPPING OVERNIGHT IN SINGA- PORE EN ROI'TR TO LONDON TO ACT AS "AMBAS- SADRESS' FOR THREE AND A HALF MONTHS FOR HER j COUNTRY Miss
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    Burma Offensive Against Reds
    49 3 Reuter. I RANGOON, Apr. 8. Burmese police and Army troops, supported by pianos oi the j Burma Air Force, have started an offensive in Central Burmr. against% Communist bands said to be waging a war against the j state, it was learned here today. -Reuter.
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    "No Other Big Enough"
    62 3 Reuter. NANKING. Apr. 8 Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek Will be drafted this afternoon (ts the new President of the Chhusc Republic, according to high Kuomintang officials, interviewed late last night. In epite of the repeated requests of the Central Committee of the party, high officials state -There
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    Three Held After High Seas Murder
    268 3 (Tribune Staff Reporter) MOTOR** TO SINGAPORE AND ARE NOW UNDER DETENTION AT THE MARINE POLICE STATION. In spite of a thorough search for the missing Chinese the Police have been unable to recover the body. Yesterday morning two motor-powered patrol boats from the Singapore
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    18 MONTHS' JAIL FOR BRITON
    118 3 A young Britisher, J. H. G Sheaff, was sentenced to 18 months' rigorous imprisonment and a young French, Vincent De Veaux, to six months by the Second District Judge. Mr. A. D. Fart ell. yesterday. The first accused pleaded guilty to criminal bieach of trust
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    INDONESIAN UNION REVIVAL MEETING
    239 3 A formal meeting of former members and other Indonesians to revive Indonesian Union (Hidup Sera San), was held at No. 651. Qtylftßg Road, on April 4, at 10 a.m. The union was founded orewar years registered on Feb 11. 1940. The objects of Indonesian Union 'are:
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    LEPER WELFARE BROADCAST
    63 3 This week a n International Leprosy Congress is being neld in Havana, and later we may expect to hear about new methods of treating the disease. The Rev. R. K. S. Adams who is Chairman of the Singapore Leper Welfare Committe will be talking about the welfare
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    RASC ASSN. INAUGURAL BALL ON APRIL 16
    212 3 A permanent brancn of the i Royal Army Service Ctps AsI sociation has now been formed u. Singapore with its Head- quarters at GHQ.. FA'tELF. The principal objects of the 1 Association are to promote the v/elfare of the Corps and its members,
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    Malaya To Have National Assn. For Preventing T.B.
    347 3 (Tribune Staff Reporter) KUALA LUMPUR. April 8. Malaya is to have a national association for the prevention of Tuberculosis. This decision was taken at the meeting of the Central Welfare Council here yesterday. The Council, at i's previous meeting, appointed a sub-com-mittee
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    Social Welfare Aid For Fire Victims
    269 3 KUALA LUMPUR. April 7. Relief squads from the Department of Social Welfare rendered every posible assistance to the victims of the fire which destroyed over 50 houses in Brickfields on Tuesday long before the flames were put out by the Fire Brigade. While several
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    RED DRIVE IN AUSTRALIA
    70 3 Reuter. SYDNEY, Apr. Apr. B—Mr. James McGirr, Labour Premier of New South Wales, today invited any member of the Legislative Assembly to supply, in the form of statutory declarations, any evidence he may have of "treason, sedition or crimirral conspiracy" againsany member of the Communist Party
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    P.R. FILM SHOWS ARE POPULAR
    205 3 So popular are the f .ee film j shows arranged by Uv Public Relatione Film Unit, thh* bookings have already been made up to the'middle of June. At the present, the Unit has it library of about 160 educational and instructional films including 8 health
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    Capital Levy
    730 4 Sir Stafford Grippe 1 special levy on incomes is a capital levy. A tax of from ten to fifty per cent on unearned incomes cannot possibly be met by current earnings which are already subjected to a crippling income tax; realisation of investments must result. The levy is
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    AS OUR READERS SEE IT LISTOWEL'S "CONDUCTED TOUR" in SARAWAK
    364 4 Sir, —Ycur iecent article "When Big Wigs Visit Malaya", referring to the unending pro- cession of advisers and experts visiting this part of the world irom the Colonial Office, most ably puts into words the sense of bewilderment we in
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    Immigration
    319 4 Sir,—Your editorial of April 3 on the vexed problem of unemployment, no doubt, gives a clear picture of the very serious social problem of this country. But as you say. "today with I immigration policies controlled j by facto.-s permitting less elas5 j ticity it is probable that in
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    CHINESE WHO SING MALAY
    193 4 Sir,—I shall appreciate it very much if you will kindly publish this request that the authorities who prepare the Malay programmes of Radio Malaya will refrain from the practice of putting on the air such music as was broadcast the other night by the So-and-so Musical
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    Radio Music
    149 4 Sir,— Will you be kind enough to allow me to publish this letter in your invaluable paper ol the next issue? On behalf of the Broadway Musical Party, I would like to thank your correspondent, Mr. j Lim Kim Teck tor his appreciation of the music broadcast trom
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    Mr. Lim Liang Poh
    50 4 Sir, I shall be very giad if you will kindly print in your papers that I am not the person involved in the case, as men- uoneci under m "$500/- Bail in vL 1 l Tribune of > i LTM LIANG v, S Snat Road, 37
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    Weight-Lifters' Via
    247 4 Sir, The weje'it lift.,, field in Singipore ior se;«cting r. pre I the Cl.ina Oly,„,„ c pea red to be a I but wh, a wt take /<■>, vey of the con i i"/', Ur I stage, we find that' thl'r mueh l, ft to h dt i,
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    Hospital Assistants' Real Reward
    642 4 Sir. I shall be very grateful if you can allow a little space in your "Letter to the Editor" column. "Unfortunate Lots" writing in your issue of April StvJ creates an impression that hospital assistants are shouting for recognition of their good services. As an Hospital
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    H.K.-HUB OF INTRIGUE
    137 4 HONGKONG This British Colony is rapidly assuming all the aspects o: wartime L soon as a listening post, espionage centre, trading post and focal point of political intrigue. Tak.ng advantage or its comparatively liberal administration, strategic location and economic and political stability, operators and enter- prisers of
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    MODERN ATLAS
    56 4 Albert Hey. 24-y ur. I worker at a Leeds ph.nt Ol machinery merchant held up the weight ol a c rrtgnted stet 1 rcoi < D hi] «0 tiers when tie ro while three \y rkrfl itbled clear and v •> then M»" self rescued by othei Be
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    Buy Less, Sell More
    80 4 SYDNEY, The majority of Australians favour the present policy of reducing imports from the United States of America to save dollars, according to a Gallup Poll taken recently. Oi those asked. 54 per cent weie iri favour, 21 per cent were opposed, and 25 per cent
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    BUDGET WILL BENEFIT ALL BRITISH SPORT
    499 5 Reuter. LONDON, Apr. 9.—How big a part sport took in Britain's budget, eve n though the only mention v. as the few words relating to a reduction of entertainment tax on "live shows" was revealed next day when officials of the various soorts concerned
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    Czechs Expel Priests
    97 5 8 A group o* including Cz" German, Austrian. Swiss an 1 been expelled from on orders of the according to re iv fd here. nrei learner j >n 1 northern Czechoh was founded oy I the Austrian Em l JOSCt j rr given 12 hourdlect their belcngi
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    untitled Statement On Communism
    26 5 April 8. The (it England and 'V, today issued a n the "great chal- i Communism, decutr no Catholic could be Communist.
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    'There's Gold In Them Ships'
    343 5 Reuter. iRACHI, Apr. 7.-The slogan of the fortyThere s gold in them that hills", might ve\\ be adopted with a slight modification by the hi ustoms officers of oday, to read, ''There's i hem that ships"—especially if they come ersian Gulf ports and carry Arab
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    Japs "Born Under Lucky Star"
    78 5 U.P. Tckio, ADril 8. Minister Hitosni Asniau initiating tne mcntniy radio talks to tne people, similar to Franklin Roosevelt's fireside chats, saia .he Japanese people ire born under a "lucky star" because the livelihood of tuch victor nations as Great Britain is not easier than
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    BUMPER CROPS WON'T END ALL HUNGER IN 1943
    163 5 Reuter. WASHINGTON, APR. 7. The world wd. not ntaily have surmounted its food problems in 194 a, even w.th Dumptr harvests, S.r John Boyd O.r, D.recior General f the Food and Agr.cultural i organisation, to d the Orga- nisLt on s Council
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    Dealing With Reds Is "Secret Work"
    79 5 AAP. Canberra, April 8. Ths Opposition motion of censureon the Australian Government on the grounds that it nad failed to deal effectively with the Communists was defeated in the House of Repreentatives today by 40 votes to 27. In yesterday's debate Mr. Joseph B.
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    "Short Hours And Long Cups Of Tea"
    239 5 Reuter-AAP. SYDNEY, Apr. 7 After several years of experience in the Public Service, I can tell you that most Government offices are run on ihe principle of short hours and Ion? cups of tea," said Mr. Neville Wills (lecturer in Public Administration at
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    BURMA WAR ON REDS
    43 5 Reuter. RANGOON, Apr. B.—Burmese police and Army troops, supported by planes of the Burma Air Force riave started an offensive in central Burma against Communst bands said to be waging war against the state, it was learned here today.—Reuter.
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    "Fire"—On 57th Floor
    38 5 Reuter. New York. Aprii B.—A fire burnt out six rooms on ttu 57th floor in the "fireproof" Empire Scate Building here tonight before it was gut under control. Office furniture and fittings were damaged. —Reuter.
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    NANYANG GIRLS TO HOLD CONCERT
    46 5 The Nanyang Girls' High School i s giving a variety concert at the school -campus in King's Road on April 9, 19 and 11 at 7.39 p.m. in appreciation of the contributions made by the public towards its new classroom project.
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    RED TAPE STRANGLING BRITISH PRODUCTION
    256 5 Reuter-AAP. SYDNEY. Apr B.—lvir A Bryson, British jet aircraft engineer, whp has arrived in Sydney by Fan-American Clipper told reporters that Britain's industrial strength is collapsing because manufacturers are being hampered hy thousands of red- j regulations. Mr. S. A. Lee, furniture manufacturer, of East
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    MARSH ALL PLAN CONFEREES
    66 5 Delegate* from 13 countries recently attended a two-day con ference in London to the Marshall plan. The conference was called by the British T.U.C. jn tho Bennux countries and the sole purport of the talks xs I o examine the -mphca oȣ o/ the Europutn Recovery
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    MALAYAN NEWS BRIEFS
    942 5 Nursing Sister Kooi Gim Choo has been transferred from Sungei Patani to Kulim. 9 The Revd. E. H. Scott, Chaplain of Kedih and Province Wellesley, has returned from Australia. The foundation stone of the new Sanathan Dharam Sabah In Lahat Lane, Ipoh, was laid by Mr. Lav
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    U.K.'s PLEA FOR ARAB STATES
    45 5 Reuter. LCNDJN, APR. B.—Bntain has made representations to all the Arab states except the Yemen w.tnin the last lew .iyo org r.g t..em net to permt A a'o guerillas to invade ralest ne, it was authontat.vely learned here tonight.— Reuter.
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    "MacAuthur Emperor"
    42 5 U.P. SHANGHAI, Apr. 8.Under the caption "He's a Hometown Boy Now", the Amerwan-o wned Shanghai Evening Post and Mercury today ran a one-line editorial: "Maybe General Mac Arthur should forget about American politics and run for Emperor of Japan."- U.P.
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    37 5 PARIS, APR. 8.—Gen. Alphonso phonso J v i n, 59-year-oid French President General IB Morocco and former Chief of Staff, has been appointed Commander in Chief in North Africa while retaining h s present post in Morocco.
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    TSINGTAO TRAGEDY
    146 5 U.P. Tsingtao. Apr. 8. A socially prominent member of the Municipal Council in this American naval base port city was found dead on the beach this morning with his eyes gouged out and two bullet holes In his head. Hou Hs en Lin, 40. p ibiisher ol the
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    SHARP U.S. NOTE TO YUGOSLAVIA
    163 5 U.P. Washington, Apr. S. The Stale Department disclosed it lias protested sharply lo Yugoslavia over three border incidents in which Yugoslav troops fired into the Anglo-American zone of Trieste. The United States note which was handed to the YugosJav Foreign Office in Belgrade yesterday denounced
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    27 5 Reuter. WASHINGTON, Apr. 7—The United Statej Senate confirmed today the nomination of Mr. Felix Cole, of the district of Columbia, to be the Ambassador to Ceylon.— Reuter.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    28 6 The family of the late Mr. Wong Mun Seek wish to thank their relatives and friends for their attendance at night visits, condolences, scrolls and other assistance.
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    Riot Squad Called To Rubber Factory
    796 6 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Ri °L S l uads headed* by Assistant Suoerintendant m h-oiice, Mr. E V. Smith, were rushed to a Singapore rubber factory late yesterday afternoon, where 150 women, mostly girls in their 'teens, had threatened to 3tage a "stay in* strike
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    ARAB UNION
    70 6 The following were elected office-bearers at the recent general committee meeting of the Singapore Arab Union, held at their premises in Ser- i angoon Road: President: I 5.1.0. Alsagoff. JP. MC; Vicepresident: S Abdullah bin Yahya: Secretary: S. All bin Hafiz; Treasurer: Ibrahim Alkaff. Committee members elected were:
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    PAVILION PRIZE-GIVING
    257 6 (Tribune Staff Reporter. Five proud fathers turned up at the Pavilion Theatre yesterday morning to receivctheir prizes of milk products from the manager. Mr. J. Dalton. Altogether, there were eight prize winners. Three evidently failed to locate the Theatre and claim their prizes which are being kept at
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    U.S. SHOW FOR S'PORE
    106 6 Reuter. MANILA. Apr. 7. Plans to make Manila the huh of a Far Eastern entertainment circuit featuring American and Filipino talents were disclosed to the Manila Daily Bulletin by Miss Donna L. Murphy, Managing director of the Far Eastern Entertainment en ter prises, who came here
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    CASHIER WEEPS IN COURT, GETS 5 YEARS' JAIL
    687 6 REMARKING THAT HE WOULD BE FAILING IN HIS DUTY IF HE TREATED THE ACCUSED AS LENIENTLY AS HE HAD SUGGESTED. MR. JUSTICE THOROGOOD SENTENCED SIM BWEE KHOON (40) UNTIL RECENTLY CHIEF CASHIER AT THE SINGAPORE WELFARE DEPARTMENT, TO FIVE YEARS' RIGOROUS IMPRISONMENT
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    Caned By Mother, Girl Takes Own Life
    157 6 A finding of "suicide" was returned by the Singapore Coroner, Mr. K. K. Oon, yesterday at the conclusion of an inquiry into the death of a 14--year-old girl who died as a result of taking caustic soda. Deceased Siew Teng Ker I died
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    Olympic Players To Leave Next Week
    397 7 FOOTBALL NEWS AND VIEWS....BY SPECTATOR r two Singapore Chinese l< rs, Chu Chce Seng Chia Boon Leong. who this week selected t} v with the China Olymi"m, will leave Singapore Hongkong on April 17 by penang's only representative, Cheng Eng. has been ir>- to
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    Today's Sports Dairy
    24 7 SOCCER: Ist Dlv. rtAF (Changi) v:, SRC at Jalan Besar Stadium. BOXiNu: SABA Championships (Finals) ati Happy World at 9.15 p.m.
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    CRICKET TEAMS FOR THIS WEEK-END
    523 7 The Cot lowing will represent the Ceylon Sporst Club at cricket ■gainst the Singapore Colts on Batarda? at 2 p.m on the C.S.C. padang: V. Retnasapathy (capt.), C T Rrtiiam, N. SaravanamuUu, I mando. W. Fernando, G. V Parana. C. Fernando, R Murusre* v. S.
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    LARRY DUNCAN TO MEET PARA SINGH
    168 7 Promoter R. D. Singh is offering an attractive double mai'i event programme at the Happy World Covered Stadium tomorrow nipht. Unable to find a boxing opponent. Larry Duncan, 26--year-old coloured pugilist who recently arrived in Singapore, is taking on Dara Singh in a ten-round
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    TITLE RETAINED
    48 7 Reuter. Manila, April 8. Before an estimated crowd of 120.000 tans Tirso Del Rosario, featherweight champion of the world, retained his title last night when he knocked out Manuel Anduha. Puerto Rican challenger, In the eighth round of a 10--round bout at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.—Reuter.
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    OFFICIAL TRIAL FOR SUNDRAM
    131 7 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Singapore's ace quarter-milcr, M. K. Sundram will be tried out officially over a measured distance of 440 yards at R.A.F. (Seletarj tomorrow at 5.30 p.m. Sundram will be timed by an official from the Singapore A.A.A., Mr. J. S. de Souza and an
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    BENCOOLEN S.C.
    78 7 The Bencoolen Sports Club will meet the CYMA (Portuguese Mission) at table tennis at the CYMA premises, Queen Street on Sunday at 2 p.m. The Club team will be selected from the following: Sardool Singh (Capt); J. Gomes, C. Thomas, C. Gomes. S. R. S. Naidu. G. do
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    POST-MORTEM
    176 7 On yesterday's game i ROVERS were fortuna'e to take full point a in n game that was disappointing though free from serious mfrin• I gements of the rules. Both their goals had an element of J fluke. CA fought hard but luck was againit them through- l out. At
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    Penang Race Card For Tomorrow
    832 7 Below Is the race card for tomorrow's races, the first day of the Penang Turf Club Spring meeting, together with the records of the last three runs, owners and trainers of the candidates: Horses—Class 2—Div. I—5A Furs. 0 3 0 Prince Avon 900 Mr. S.
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    GOAL- KEEPER'S 2 LAPSES COST C.A. BOTH POINTS
    488 7 Rovers S.C 2, Chinese Athletes. 0. Lack of confidence and faulty judgment on the part of goalkeeper Ah Bah cost the Chinese Athletes two points in a Div. I League game when they met the Rovers Sports Club at Jalan Besar Stadium
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    Second Division: POLICE PLAY BETTER CAME
    213 7 In a keenly contested and fast moving Second Division game, the Police defeated the Dockyard by four goals to three after leading 2-1 at the interval. The match was played at the Police Training School ground, yesterday. Better finishing by their fortvards and sound
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    4 NIL WIN FOR S.H.B. AREA
    93 7 The Singapore Harbour Board Police scored a 4-nli victory over the Singapore District Signals in the Second Division at the Police Training; School ground, yesterday. In the first half play was even, but the Harbour Police managed to score a goal through Bennett. In
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    223 B.O.D. BEAT ENGINEERS
    146 7 Pressing strongly throughout, the B.O.D. defeated the Singapore Chinese Engineering Association XI in the Division II League match played at St. George's ground yesterday by two goals to nil. The Chinese team however, owe the small marging of defeat to their stout defenders, particularly their goaiie
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    Thrills In Plenty At Geylang
    246 7 Thrills which even surpassrtl those in First Division matches were witnessed in a Second Division game played at the Geylang Stadium yesterday when the 1st Devonshire Kegt. gave a most impressive display against the powerful Kota Raja by conceding only one goal the only one
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    Third Division: MFA's 2-NIL WIN
    49 7 The Division II! League Soccer match between the La Salic Sports Club and the Malay Football Association ende<i in a win for lh* later by two goals to nil at the C.V.M A. ground yesterday. Buang Tumin and Ahmad Masid scored the MFA goals.
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    TOPLINE AUSSIE WRESTLER TO FIGHT HERE
    159 7 Gerry Visscher. the 17i Stone Australian wrestler, arrived in Singapore on the Gorgon last week-end. He is under contract tp the Great World Arena and will make his debut tomorrow night against George Zbysko. the Polish Champion who weighs 18 stones. Visscher has gathered
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    SHELL SPORTS CLUB
    53 7 The lollowing will represent the £hell Sporis Club agalnst the CYMA (Portuguese Mission) at badminton on Sunday: Ng Hcng Kwang. A. Choong, Khai Seng. C. Lee. L. Ho. Thoo Soot. Keng Thye. Lee Yong Leng, A. Lee-, I Goo. nasigaram. Heng Siak Tlang. The Tjong Ann and
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    U.S. HAS 5-POINT PLAN FOR WEST GERMAN GOVT.
    325 8 Reuter. LONDON, Apr. B—The United States has proposed a rlv?-point programme setting up a German Govorn.nent within Just over a year, It was learned here tonight. Renter's d pie v'jc norrtn ponden* vrites n the ftv* stages in ihe plan pre believe
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    $200,000 OPIUM SEIZURE
    68 8 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Searching the luggage oi over 1.000 deck passciigeto who arrived from Cnina ports on Wednesday, Customs officials discovered 281 lb. ot opium, valued at approximately $200.000. It was the biggest haul this year. Although the smugglers adopted ingenious methods of concealing the contraband. ?he
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    SPEED WRITERS MEET
    207 8 At t:/ extra rainary general .needing ol tne o.ngapoie Shorthand Writtrs' Association fpjfcmans) held last evening jt tie S.C.S.A. C nteen, it was held that there should be not less Ulan one. lady pfembei on tne committee. The m eting was calie S to elect .lace bearers
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    Illicit Opium: Prices Drop
    268 8 (Tribune Staff Reporter) I The rumour that more opium j from China is seeping- into Sinj eapoie has caused the prices of j this drug to drop in the local blackmarket. Special quality chandn from Persia has slumped to $600 per j lb. from $800. First
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    M.C.C.'S LAST MATCH
    154 8 Reuter. KINGSTON, JAMAICA, Apr. 7. —L-eclaring with their score at 243 for iv in their two-day twelve-a-iice match against the local side, fct. James, at the holiday resort of Montego Bay today, the MC.C. had taken six St. Jamej wickets i lor G5 runs at the do
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    "Young Muslims" Soccer
    84 8 The following are requested to play for the "Young Muslim Sangam" in their soccer match against "The Bukom Rangers." on Saturday at the Pulau Eukom ground. (Kick>ff at 5.15. n.m.): A A. Syed Sultan.. M. N. Syai.. £.S. Ibrahim s A fader Oli., S. A. Abdul Kale-..
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    BRIGHT STAR S.C. CONCERT
    41 8 ▼h- Bri-ht St»r <?p~-t-,v ill s f atr<ncr a varlc'v ■>••*■ m the ground l i<; frmt f «nooner Road. K"~»»xn* Bahru Road, on Rat"rday n.m. Tnp programme whion pcn«l*t"! of 12 item-, should provide enjoyal ,'c entertainment.
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    GRAZIANO TO EIGHT ZALE
    79 8 Reuter. NEW YORK, Apr. 8 Kocky G.aziano, middleweight champ.on of the voi d, today signed a contract tc. defend his title gainst Tcny Zale in the Rupert St.ari.um, Newark,, on "une 9. Graziano, who took the title from Zale last summer, cannot box in New York
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    "BRIGHT STAR" CRICKET
    46 8 The following will represent the Bright Star S,>ort-> Club at cricket against BODCA at St. Georges Road ground en Sunday: Kanasan, Sandey, c. C. Rodrigu, S. Olivero, E V. Rodrigues (Capt). Balasingam, Thankatmai. Wi liam. Naga T. g, Maniam. Reserve Alfred. Yog;:. Sirei
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    Y.M.C.A. CRICKET
    58 8 The following have been selected to represent the V.M.C.A- at cricket against Raffles College on I Saturday at 2.00 o m. on the College ground. E. N. Pillai, L Holloway, D. Hooper, R. Lyne, E Ebert. S. K. Sundram, R. Dcliken S Yogarajah. Gan Kee Tian, I. B.
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    NEWS from the MEWS
    224 8  -  By ALLAN LEWIS PENANG: PETER CON formerly trained by H Sleigh. Tactful Lady and Foundation Stone, formerly trained by M. Van Breukelen and Fighting Fish, are now ,nr 'he charge of H. "Snowy" Marland. FRANK FLANNERY. will be arriv'ng in Penang by s iturday morning to
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    2 TO QUIT MUNICIPAL COMMISSION
    141 8 (Tribune Staff Reporter) On his appointment t the Singapore Legislative to representing the Indian j Charr.oer of Commerce Mr. IR. .Turn President of I the Indian Chamb r o: Com. I merce, l resign.* \fr tm the I S*ngap c Muicn Cwin I mission j
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    King To Open Olympics
    32 8 Reuter. LONDON. Apr. B—The King will open the Olympic games at Wembley at 1345 hours GMT on Thursday. July 29. it was announced from Buckingham Palace today. —Reuter.
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    The 120 yards hurdles rate in progress it the recent RAF Sports if a was icon by Capt. McKenz ie at 19 4/5 seconds ' ' "'"'"v H
    26 8 The 120 yards hurdles rate in progress it the recent RAF Sports if a was icon by Capt. McKenz ie at 19 4/5 seconds "'"'"v H
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    Deaf-Mute Is China's Olympic "Hope"
    275 8 U.P. SAN FRANCISCO, (California), Apr. B.—Chen Foh Yu, Chinese Olympic official and editor of tne South-eastern Daily News of Shanghai said today that China will compete in four events in the 1948 Olympics in London and hopes to score point s in (ach event. "Our
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    MURDER OF CHAPLAIN
    68 8 Tokio. Apr. 8. United States Army authorities announced today that the Catholic chaplin shot to death outside Sugamo prison in Tokio last Monday was Army Chaplain Captain John A. Ryan of Cheltoe Avenue. Philadelphia, assigned as Post Chaplain at the prison. A number of Japanese and Americans
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    Move To Bar Press At Press Freedom Talks
    130 8 U.P. GENEVA. Apr H The f rst mttemwt at the fnto-na-tfouaJ Conference <m Freedom of information to bar the press from its committee meeting uas rejected unanimously teday. Mr. Erxin Ganham, editor of the Christian Science Monitor, sa d that for the
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    Women ex-employees of the Tai Thong Rubber Works-, seen about to leave in a lorry ajur th->> demonstration in the factory premises yesterday afternoon.
    24 8 Women ex-employees of the Tai Thong Rubber Works-, seen about to leave in a lorry ajur th->> demonstration in the factory premises yesterday afternoon.
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    MATTHEWS 'PLAYER OF THE SEASON'
    100 8 Reuter. LONDON. Apr 8 Stanley Matthews, the England and Blackpool outside-right, has been electea the player of the season by a ballot of I national newspaper football critics. Matthews headed the jioll by five votes from, his Blackpool etubmate Stanley Mortensen with Frank Swift, the
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    Queen's Park Held
    25 8 Reuter. LONDON, Apr. 8: lnird Football results: Division (South). Newport C. 1. Swindon T. 0. Northampton Town 1, Queens Park Rangers Reuter.
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    TODAY'S TRACK WORK
    171 8 Penang Frl The k*m horses spurted in pre, for tomorrow's race/ Craiß Mount (Geatksj i one m 13 Equtae l, (Faradi got ovei three S Cowley lAUan) got W lv 28. Huron (Farad) mm th, <in evens. Air Pal ,i| m spurted two furlong*. First In (Dawson)
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    U.S. AWARD FOR TURKISH DOCTOR
    38 8 U.P. WASHINGTON, Apr 8 The American Association v: University Won.en has conferred the annual 52.5W Achievement Award on a Turkiih-bcrn doctor &ru:pie Der Neshessian lor Mi port on Byzantine a:t and arcnaeolcgy U.P.
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    Burma Start War On Red Bands
    151 8 Reuter. RANGOON, Apr. 3—Burmese troops and police, support?d by planes of the Burmese Air Force, have started an offensive in Central Burma against r-ommunist bands said to be waging war against i gtot*. it was learned here today. Three Communists were ki'!ed and 20
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    TWO FILIPINO TRAITORS GET LIFE TERM
    137 8 U.P. MANILA. April 8. The Manila Peonies Court in separate decisions, today sentenced two men to life imprisonment as traitors. Florentino Canibas was convicted for active membership in the pro-Japanese Makapib organization. The court held the accused responsible for the arrest, torture and subsequent
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    41 8 Yesterday untitled i g ime of cjcr ployed at the I liocNajr grounds between the I Ind.an A .<? >c at on ami th" I Singapore REM E. the game I ended in a draw, each s 4 de scor- ing twice.
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