Malaya Tribune, 14 April 1948

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    64 1 The Malaya Tribune BY THE PEOPLE FOR TffE PEOPLI Larger Sales than any Afternoon Paper in Malaya 4mgtt^^ >fl Simultaneously Lumpur, Ipoh A Penang, Telegrams: "Tribune, Spore." Telephone: 5811 f 9 lines J. VHiiiT pages SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1948 PRICE TEN CENTS The MALAYA TRIBUNE London Agents Messrs. Colin
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    WINNER IN EVERY RACE
    68 1 7 'i ■pre i n I '>cc spun li mt, A/'"n Lev is, 4 v u'-inner in f i cry yesterday's Pennu/ TH 1 v had Jnur utraxghi T> Taki, D-s-'it Glorify <md Fair Week, flu last two irere his mmpt f,,, th* d'ly. three indirect
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    BRITISH SOLDIER KILLED
    72 1 U.P. JERUSALEM, Apr. 13.—1t was d officially that one Bridtol was ki'led and two Wllawljr and one Brilicc officer was wounded \> h< n mi'itary deta. n- ished to rescue co. vov which had been amt ushed. Tor f'>ur hours the army group in Arab band, which
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    COSTA RICA REBELLION
    201 1 Reuter. WASHINGTON, Apr. 13.—Senor Alvaro Bonia, acting Foreign Minister of Costa Rica, has asked the diplomatic corps of San Jose, the capital, to take irte city under Us protection Against armed insurgent forces advancing upon it, the State Debarment reported here today. Government forces at.> not ed
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    STREET FIGHTING
    28 1 ATHENS. Apr. 13—The Or« k 1 SUA reported that flghtnued through yesterday of Kalavryta. Enjrerland Patras dispatches raped along !,h Ircsh .lashes In nearby Nrti up.
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    TO GUARD PALACE
    35 1 1. Apr. 13—Home r guard duty at Buckingand st. James Palaces Ping colour in June Battalion of the Guards arrived in I >'1.. v from the Midin the trorpshir) 1 i. Renter.
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    ARABS KILL 40 JEWS IN "HOTTEST" BATTLE
    232 1 Reuter. JERUSALEM, Apr. 13—Forty Jews were killed today when Arabs, Jews and British, fought oui a ihree-sided battle on the slopes of Mourn Scopus, ou side Jerusalem. The British brought up two-pounder guns, ir.achine guns, bren carriers and armoured cars, lescued many Jews,
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    BRITISH STAND FIRM
    64 1 Vienna. Apr. 13.—Two British military trains passel through the Russian control noint between Vienna and th" British 2 n* of Avstraia today after refusal to"show Identity "ards with Dhotograohs, Router reported from the Austrian capital. The British train comman. ders stood firm on previous declarations that only
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    WAR CLAIMS RUMOURS
    125 1 It was rumoured in business circles this morning that the British Treasury has recently be.n giving active consideraI tion to Malayan war damages j claims and that ultimate set- clement might apprcx'nijte is high as 50 per cent, of legi. :imate claims Officials circles were not in
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    U. K. Special Levy: Cripps' Promise
    179 1 Reuter. LONDON,-Apr. 13.—Sir Stafford Cripps, Chancellor of the Exchequer, winding up the five-day j debate in tnc House of Commons lat? tonight on I the budget anH Britain s economic position, gave i t n assurance that there would be no repetition of j
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    GENERAL'S CAR HIT BY BULLETS
    78 1 Reuter. JERUSALEM, Apr. IS. ~Lt.-Gen. G. H. A MacmUhm, British GO C. Palestine, was brought to Jerusalem from Kalandia airport, five miles tmy in an armourfd car tonght, aft„r his car had twice been hit by bullets during the Monn' Sopns convoy bat lie. No
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    MASS ADULT EDUCATION
    83 1 A programme of mass adult education among the Indian Community in Singapore was advocatted by Mr. A. N. Mitra. newly elected Pies'dent of thr Singapore RegionV 'nr l vn cytr gress Committee at its Annual General Meeting heid recently. The entire outlook of the Community could be
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    C.I.D. Make 2 Important Arrests
    98 1 The C.I.D. have made two important arrests in connection with the attempted robbery of an Indian and his wife living at Ulu Pandan a couple of months ago. It will be recalled that the Indian returnee to find two strange Chinese, one armed with a
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    Bound Hand And Foot
    58 1 Shortly before midnight yesterday, three Chinese armed with two pistols and a knife, broke into a house in Tembeling Road. Katong. and robbed two women and their two male companions of $AC> r > in valuables. The victims were herded into a room, bound hand and
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    8 ARRESTED
    19 1 Eight Chinese are under Police detention in connection with running establishments for the administration of deleterious drugs.
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    Soviet Won't Hear German, U.S. Witnesses
    171 1 AIR CRASH PROBE HITS SNAG Reuter. BERITN. Apr. 13— The Anglo-Russian inquiry iiito >hs Viking-Yak crash over Berlin eight days n?o in w"~ich 15 oeople. including a Russian pilot, lost their lives, appeared tonight to have foundered a Russian techric?i ty. Thr Russians refused
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    I McMahon. Xai it's f}Oalkotmßr, falls down but fada to MVO this .shot from Hussein, Malays' left winger, who bagged a hat-trick to gin ! Malays a A-nil win in yesterday's league soccer.
    32 1 I McMahon. Xai it's f}Oalkotmßr, falls down but fada to MVO this .shot from Hussein, Malays' left winger, who bagged a hat-trick to gin Malays a A-nil win in yesterday's league soccer.
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    $500 REWARD FOR CAPTURE OF GUNMAN
    145 1 TV Criminal Investigation Department if offering a reward of SoOO for information leading up to the arrest of a gunman who shot at and wounded a detective in the hand 'ast night. The Incident occurred in the vicin ty of the Naval Base. Officers
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    37 1 Last Sunday officers attached to tne Malay and Indian subbranch. C.1.D.. arrested a Lance 1 tac tile C,C.MP. iii connection with the loss of I 50 tin ingots from a Base OrdI nance Depot in Alexandra Road.
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    B-29'S TO FLY TO GERMANY
    165 1 Reuter. NEW YORK. Apr. 13.—Three squadrons or' American Superfort bombers —about 30 machines —left Smoky Hill airfield, Kansas, this morning on a training flight f o Germany. Thej expected to r. nd< zvou.«over Brest it dawn 00 Teur, day and to fly in formation Over
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    REAL BOMBING TRIALS
    38 1 Reuter. Leith. Apr. 13.—A dock commission decided to withdraw their objections to the proposed red bombing triais to be carried out in the Firth of Forth during the summer with H.M.S. Nelson as the target.—Reuter
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    Scheme To Assist' Relatives
    41 1 Reuter. LONDON. Apr. 13 Mr Emanuel Shinwell replying to a House of Commons question i said that a scheme to assist relatives to visit war graves on the continent will be brought into operation next month. Reuter.
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    Memorial Service To Lord Milne
    37 1 Reuter. LONDON, Apr. 13. The Admiral of the Fleet and field marshals of the R.A.F. were present at St. Paul's Cathedral today for a memorial service to Field Marshal Lord Milne.— Reuter.
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    WOMAN LOSES EARRINGS
    22 1 Yesterday afternoon, two Qeylonese soldiers robbed a Chinese woman of her earrings in her hut in the Woodlands district.
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    KASHMIR DISPUTE
    44 1 NEW YORK. Apr. 13. Prij vate talks between the Presii dent of the Security Council. Dr. Alfonso Lopez, and five j other Council members on the Kashmir dispute, arranged to take place this morning, have j been postponed until this after- noon.
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    INSINCERE
    35 1 Reuter. LONDON, Apr. 13. The Arab Office in London described the I Jewish Agency's expression of horror and disgust at the massacre of Arabs in Palestine by Jewish terrorists as "meaningless and ;nsinceie." Reuter.
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    £10 MILLION DEAL
    29 1 KHARTOUM, Apr. 13—The British Raw Cotton Commission has concluded a £10,000,000 deal with the Sudan Government for the purchase of 200,-' 000 bales of Sudanese cotton.
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    RUSSIA HAS BIGGER AIR FORCE THAN U.S.
    149 1 Reuter. WASHINGTON. April f.t. Mr. Stuart Symington, United States Secretary of the Air Forces, told Congress today the Russian A'r Force, was bigger than the American and was growing fast. "The Russians art buildiug twelve times what we ar< he said. "The Russian
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    STATE REGALIA PRESENTED TO NEW PERAK RULER
    549 2 KUALA KANGSAR, Apr. 13.—The Traditional Ceremony of submitting the State Regalia (Sera Perkakas Kerajan) to the Throne of Perak took place yesterday in the Picturesque Throne Room of the million-dollar Istana Iskandariah in Kuala Kangsar before a distinguished gathering. I The ceremony commenced
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    Selangor Ruler Aids TB Fund
    202 2 J Kuala Lumpur. April 13. —It I is understood that H.H. the Sultan of Selangor intends to launch a special drive to collect j contributions in aid. of the SelI angor T.B. Fund on his fiftieth birthday -which will be on May o. Her Highness
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    30 2 The Hon. Mr. Tan Chin Tuan has been appointed a member of the Singapore Harbour Board for the term of three years wiU 1 effect from Apr. 9, 1948. j
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    NO MORE NEW CLAIMS
    191 2 No new claims for release benefits, arrears of pay etc. by locally enlisu-d personnel (including DALFORCE and ;VADS» and for gratuities by I the MPAJA will be considered from Apr. 12. according to a notice issued on the sanu day by GHQ FAR ELF. In spite
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    "Accused Told Me He Had Trouble"
    695 2 "THE ACCUSED SUDDENLY CAME INTO THE RAF POST AT ABOUT 2 O CLOCK ON THE MORNING OF JULY 1 AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAD TROUBLE WITH A TAXI DRIVER AND THAT HE HAD BEEN CHASED I ALSO NOTICED THE ACCUSED HOLDING PISTOL IN
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    Court Sequel To AMMO Seizure
    73 2 A sequel to the seizure oi 48.952 rounds of .303 ammunition i n Yio Chu Kang on Monday. wis heard in th Seventh Police Court, yesterday when Ton A Loh »23> and Mak Thim <26> were produced on a tentative charge hi unlawful possession of
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    DISCHARGED PRISONERS RECEIVE HELP
    443 2 Tw/. S f£L'£ P POINTED EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE "AFTER-CARE ASSOCIATION HAVE BEEN LOOKING AFTER THE INTERESTS OF DISCHARGED PRISONERS IN SINGAPORE FOR THE LAST SEVENTEE N Af OA THS. This was disclosed by Mr. L H. Stone, the retiring chairman of the After-Care Association, in
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    ALLEGED ATTEMPTED MURDER
    101 2 i The gun-battle which oci curred between rival gangs !in Kirn Seng Road on the night of Feb 17. .was recalkd I yesterday wften lich Beilg Chong, V Chinese, appeared before Seventh Magistrate A. O, Shears -On V tentative charged <of carrying firearms pn<4 attempted murder. The
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    REMITTANCES TO CHINA
    27 2 The figureslYor 4 family Remittances to China for the month of March are as foi*' lows! From Singapore $330» 207. From Malayan Union $533,679.
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    Cheque Forgery Charge
    246 2 P. Suppiah. a ledger clerk cf the Chartered Bank, who admitted under cross-examination that he had been dismissed from the Bank on Dec. 1. last year, was another prosecution witness called at the continued preliminary inquiry in which Lim Yew Keng, a clerk of the sameBank, appeared
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    DINNER PARTY AT SEA VIEW
    146 2 Mr. Manuel A. Alzate. newly- appointed Consul-General for Pnilippines in Australia, and lira. Alzate, who are at present I in Singapore on th«-ir way to Australia, last night entertained j a group of t fiends here to dinj ncr at the Sea View Hotel. Those
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    Chinese Girl Wins Oratorial Contest
    310 3 (Tribune Staff Reporter) MISS BERTHA 'lAN, Or THE STRAITS CHINESE METHODIST YOUTH FELLOWSHIP, WON FIRST PLACE II HE CHALLENGE SHIELD IN THE SECOND POST. U ANNUAL ORATORICAL CONTEST ORGANISED BY fHE SINGAPORE DISTRICT M.V F. WHICH TOOK P A I THE FOOCHOW CHURCH HALL YESTERDAY
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    AUSTRALIA BANS ALIEN WIFES
    103 3 I A SHF.RRA. A pr. UL- Mi Arthur A Calwdl, AnstiaImiii'in afion Minister, i,.11 oiiaN tettm of iflhl'ns from entering 4 rttrof'fl 11 muming in the it teas officially anik<mn< i <i fodaty It teas -toted that the IfiM t> t hoM poirer to rolitiol ih-
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    Portuguese Sloop Here
    49 3 Capt. .f da Costa, eommandtng the Portugne sp Na., Sloop Pedro Nunes. aenied by Dr. J. M. Salcedas, Portuguese Consul to Singapore, paid an official call at Government Houso this ..ltornoon. Mi*- P'.A.B. McKenon. who is acting as Governor's Deputy later re. ;urn d the call.
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    LABOUR COMMISSIONER MOBBED BY WORKERS
    618 3 -J (Tribune Staff Reporter) THE SINGAPORE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR. R. P. BINGHAM, WAS SURROUNDED AND HELD UP FOR HALF—AN-HOUR BY AN ANGRY CROWD OF RUBBER FACTORY WORKERS YESTERDAY AFTERNOON OUTSIDE THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT OFFICE IN HAVELOCK ROAD. ARMED WITH PAY SHEETS IN THEIR HANDS,
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    Malayan Bookshelf
    807 3 NEW ARRIVALS REVIEWED "Paradise In Mot: *srnasse*\ by Maurice Dekobra (Werner Laurie) I More than four million copies of Maurice Dekobra's books have been sold throughout the world. They have been translated into 29 different languages, including Japanese. Perdan, Ammanese and two Hindu dialects. For 20 years Maurice
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    MOTHER SHOOTS OWN CHILDREN
    41 3 Pittsburgh, April 13. The police reported here today that a 32-year-old housewife iatadv shot her four sleeping children, aged seven months to 12 yea.s. and then turned the pistol t n herself at a* Gellevue suburban home.
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    HENRY WALLACE'S MOTHER DIES
    39 3 Reuter. DES MOINES (Iowa). Apr 13:—Mrs. May Wallace, 80--year-old mother cf Henry Wallace, United States Third Party" presidential candidate died here today alter a long illness. Mr. Henry Wallace was at her bedside. ReuL r.
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    Sinhalese Celebrate National Day
    98 3 Celebrating "Singhaia Aurudah" (Sinhalese National Day i, the Sinhalese Associa- j tion of Singapore staged a play entitle d "The Lawyer I Family" to a packed house lat the Clerical Union H ill, last night. The proceeds of the per- formanee is to be donated to
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    Members Of Oldest Profession Clash
    48 3 TQKIO, Apr. 13. Two rival groups of prostitutes planned to have a showdown over counter-charges of encroachment of their territory. Armed with pocket-knives and kitchen-knives, they clashed near Shinjuku station, one j of the busiest railway stations j in Tokio on Monday night.—
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    KIWI CLUB PICNIC
    70 3 Members of the Kiwi Members' League are reminded that subscriptions for t,he picnic on Sunday. April 25 will ret be accepted after Sa- turctay. April 17th. 1948. PercivaPs Despatches I The Government Printers! hav e received a large number j jof copies of General Percl-j val's Despatches,
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    He Has Travelled 2-Million Miles
    64 3 Mr. Leo A. Matthews. General Passenger Agent for American President Lines ir Ne** York, is shortly du e at Singapore on g six months' tcur to survey tourist trade and industry, In the Far East. Mr. is a widely l travelled man. with over 2,000,000
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    Christian Brothers OBA
    58 3 A huvting of ali old boys ;of the Christian Brothers' School interested in Sports vis: football, cricket, hockey, badminton etc. will be held at St. Joseph's Institution. Bras Basah Road, at 5.30 P m on Friday to discus, ways and means i.» revive the various j sports
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    Drowns In Sea In Escape Attempt
    459 3 A GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF A DESPERATE ATTEMPT BY TWO CHINESE TO EVADE LEGAL ARRFST BY PLUNGING INTO THE OPEN SEA FROM A SJITP ON WHICH A DETECTIVE AND A PARTY OF POLICEMEN WERE RAPIDLY CLOSING UPON THEM WITH DRAWN ARMS, WAS RELATED TO THE
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    O.B.E. FOR MAJ. HOEY
    284 3 Major Roherr E Hoey. US military liaison officer in Sineapore. was conferred with the O R E. by Geneial Sir Neil Ritchie. C.-in-C. FELF. at a ceremony held in Singapore yesterday. The citation for this award reads: Major Robert E. Hoey. United Stato6 Army, has been
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    NEW MARRIAGE LICENCEES
    62 3 The following .vav been granted a licence to solemnize mar riages within the Colony of I Singapore: Rev. Gor don Lewis Blair; Rev. y a p Kok Hu; Rev. Lee Hoch Hiang; Rev. Pu Cheong Peng; Rev. Chai Sin TeU; j Rev. Wu Chao Chi; Rev. Fang
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    ACQUITTED MAJOR COMING TO S'PORE
    38 3 RANGOON. Apr. lo:—Major C. H. Young, acquitted rectntly on the charge of supplying arms illegally to the Burmese, left for Singap-.n today aboard th, s|es mer Charles Macleod en his way to England.
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    A Tax On Honesty
    688 4 A Joint Committee of the Colony and the Federation are at present engaged in studying l,he Income-tiax Ordinance. It, is to be noped their work will he concluded as speedily as possible and thai) t heir recommendations will embody substantial amendments to the measure as it
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    Diary OF THE DAY
    1740 4  -  CONDUCTED By OBSERVER There are still surprises hi Singapore lor the local explorer, some people's business takes them KNOW brUKlii/ ail ov er curbs bu. the majority probably shake down into 3 cut hcme-office-club-home —a routine only broken by an occasional visit to a friend and
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    INDO-ROMAN TRADE
    112 4 NEW DELHI X fcmous for the ™J K beauty 0 f i U tomS^ o o^T r H Cities »££*«2 J India had trade an V**- 1 itural relatons wrh over 2 000 years 3? has b:en reveled byeJ* fctttt earned out Seen* Brahmapuri. which a ng to
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    JUTE CRISIS IN INDIA
    173 4 Reuter. NEW DELHI The G prnment of md ia is C om nt: with a lute crisis that threa tens to deprive Calcutta o' a tr.ide in wh eh it bu<lt up a posttion of world dominant"" Jute is India's large* and j most mportant singe
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    "BOOM" IN CHANDU
    130 4 Racketeers have m slow in availing tlieiuttlvu >' the situation created by sunnression of illerral bmUk of chandu. By the beeinnme i 1947 there were several MeW? organised i;npor';r.' chandu into this country making profits, beside whuh other black markets pale fcta insignificance, stated a; cial in
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    CLOSING DOWN OF PEOPLES RESTAURANTS NOT LIKELY
    407 5 5,000 GET CHEAP MEALS DAILY (Tribune Staff Reporter) The People's Restaurants, managed by the So rial Welfare Department, are serving as a orakĕ insi inflation of meal prices elsewhere They will inue to serve the needs of ke p-ople as long as not
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    STERLING AREA SYSTEM
    69 5 Reuter. LONDON. Apr. 13 Sir Stafford Crippa, Chancellor of the Exchequer, said today that Lntain intended to maintain the present sterling area system. He had been asked in the House of Comn ons for an assurance that the Government wouid not relinquish the position by which Britain
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    POPE IN CONFERENCE
    27 5 U.P. Vatican City Apr. 13. -The Pope today received in private audience Air. Myron Taylor, the personal representative of Truman to the Vatican UP.
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    She Spent £185 To Find Her £10 Pet
    203 5 Reuter-AAP. SYDNEY, Apr. 13.—Sister Jessie F Shaw, of CatilPeid, a suburb of Meloourne, spent £185 in an eight weeks' search for her Queensland blue heeler, Riekie. who is valued £10. Rickie was recovered from Griffl »h (New South Wales), after a search
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    HK CURRENCY MARKET
    84 5 Reuter. LONDON. Apr. 13. Sir Stafford Clippa, Chancellor of ihe Exchequer, was aaked in the House of Commons today what action the Government proposed to take arising from its recent investigation into free currency and gold market in Hongkong. Sir Stafford replied that only the preliminary veporcfl
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    Olympic Athletes To Pay 25$ A Day
    61 5 Reuter. LONDON, Ap». 13. It was announced today that each country competing in the Olympics games in Landon will have to pay 25 sh. daily for each athlete sent. Of this sum 20 sh. will be the cost of feeding and housing the
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    JAPS GO HOME
    53 5 Reuter. Tokio. Apr. 13. An additional 163 Japanese were returned to Japan last week bringing .he total of 5.841.862 repatriated from Far East areas smce the cessation of hostilities. SCAP announced today. An estimated 756 000 remain to be repatriated, most of them from the Kuriles. Karafuto
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    Strike Won't Stop Vital Research
    79 5 U.P. Washington. Apr. 13. U S. Army authorities said today that the strike at the SpecM Weapons Proving Ground at Sandia, New* Mexico will not bold up vital military research projects there. The announcement said that the 700 strikers are workers on a new construction,
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    Firm Put Girls In Show Case
    154 5 Reuter-AAP. SYDNEY, Apr. 13 Lovely girls displaying furs in a shop window were more likely to attract attention than still, cold models. said Mr. Jackson. (Magistrate) in the Melbourne District Court. Such a display could not be regarded as illegal. Mr. Jackson was dismissing
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    KEY MONEY TO HEAVEN
    196 5 Reuter-AAP. HONGKONG Apr 13 Owners of /< nus< it i bur'til ])l>fs in H'tig- kong'a CI ine.se Christian cemetery are attempting i to resell at rates that art regarded as being tht S nthHueni of k'y money i tn heay.'x J The sites v err hnuoh
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    Russia Blames U.S. ...For Czech Crisis
    80 5 U.P. Lake Success. April 13. Russia charged today that the United States "gave the signal" for the cycle of events, which led to the Communist control of Czechoslovakia. Gromyko, the Russian delegate, complained to the Security Council that the United States had launched an
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      573 6 SITUATION VACANT Clerk-typist required by the Singapore Improvement Trust for its permanent Stan*. Commencing salary $60 per month plus Cost of Living: Allowance $54- per month. A higher commencing salary may be paid if circumstances justify it. Applicants who should be under 24 years of age must hold the Senior
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      507 6 Singapore Turf Club. SUMMER MEETING 1948. Saturday 24th, Wednesday 28th April, Saturday Ist, Wednesday sth and Saturday Bth May,* 1948. ENTRIES CLOSE at 12 noon on WEDNESDAY, 14TH APRIL. 1948. LADY GUEST MEMBERS. No Lady >Ouest Members' Badges will be issued SWEEPS.—A $1 Unlimited Sweepstakes FOR MEMBERS ONLY will be
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      806 6 M.C.O.C. Decide To Send Teams 4 AFTER A FOUR-HOUR HEATED DISCUSSION AT THE GOH LOO CLUB LAST EVENING, THE MALAYAN CHINESE ORGANISING COMMITTEE FOR 'IHE CHINA OLYMPICS FINALLY DECIDED TO SEND A MALAYAN CONTINGENT TO SHANGHAI it was feared that the trip might not eventuate due to the finance bottleneck,
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    STR UGGLE FOR LEADERSHIP IN DIVISION ONE IS ON
    959 7 SPECTATOR'S Survey Of Six Weeks Of League Football tniggle for league leadin th» first division is coming more interesting: th the -urpiising defeat week of the hitherto un- I iten R.A.F. Changi team' the S.R.C. i rmen still top the league;
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    37 7 SOCCER: DIV. 1 Indian Association versus GHQ Signals at Jalan Bosar Stadium; Div. 11. Rovers S.C. versus Ist Devonshire at Geylang Stadium; Div. Ill: Chinese Athletics versus Haikowyu S.C. at St. George's Road (CYMA ground).
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    NEWS from the MEWS
    82 7  -  By ALLAN LEWIS PENANG "Maniuse" ha*> been sold by Maj. Heddlc to "Mr. Alladin" and thin horse raced in his new owner's interests yesterday at Penang. -s Jimmy Mai tin has taken over the following horses, who are ncvy regular workers in his string: 'G6ld Medallist,
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    REX B,P, WIN
    115 7 In n adrrinton rnutuk played before a large crowd in si rYiuay j night, the rlex B.P, (KaiApong Kflfcbr) boat the Bluebird *38,* by The games 10 trtt>, Results, Bex B.P. players mention first, are. ns"ioliow6r— ipioo Sod Seng beat, Anthony Cheortg 13-7. 13-3; Lim Perv Khoon
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    S.A.O.B. Cricket
    57 7 The folic will repres ent St. Andrew'?; pjd at cricket again&X the GH& o r ,CMturday at'"Tanglin*' r at S i p.m..—A. G. x !(C?pt.); J. DucLos lan floss' lit M. Hop«?:'J. Anchant; J ißcss; E. A- Wilson; J Fcrgusofi; C. B, HurnpprivS; ,M. Biett. Tf ansport leaves
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    — POST-MORTEM —-
    142 7 POST-MORTEM On yesterday's game YESTERDAY'S game was an object lesson to many teams that lack confidence. Over-confidenee is just as, if not more, disastrous. A team should take the field with a will to win, irrespective oj the reputation of the opposition. WHEN it became known that the Malays vert
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    Malaya Cup Veterans Play Today
    240 7  -  By SPECTATOR HEADLINE names in the Malaya Cup competition of over a decade ago are included in the Malaya Cup Veterans earn which will meet the Singapore Cricket Club on the Padang this evening. This will be the first ouiing of the veterans. The team
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    INDIANS WIN TABLE-TENNIS
    154 7 The Singapore Indians de- teated the CYMA (Portuguese Mission) at tabk-tehnis by ive games to two when they >layed at the CYMA premises jn Monday. Results are: (Indians mentioned first*: 8 Suppiah x>at W. Hendroff 3-1; Sardool Singh beat Cyril Thomas 3-0; ;upi amaniam lost to Father
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    Norman Lim Tennis Party Win 5-1
    146 7 i t in a return tennis match played I last Sunday »t the Bye MM i court Balestier Road. 1 efore a big crowd. Norman Lim Tennis Party I beat Ports: Pin Chee Tennis Party 1 by five games to one. Results Norman Lim
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    C.Y.M.A. WIN AT TABLE-TENNIS
    141 7 In a friendly match of tabK- tennis, the Catholic Young Men's j Association (Church of St Peter jAc St. Paul) defeated the BencooI *en Sports Club by seven games to nil on Sunday. Resulti (CYMA i players mentioned first Tan Chek Khoon 1 cat Sardool Singh
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    Merry Makers Beat "Wings" B.p.
    92 7 Flaylnp !>.st Sunday at the court, the Merry Makers B.P. bea the -Winjis" B.P. by 5 *anie.> to nil. Results, Merry Makers mentioned first, are as under:— Norm an Po I'eat T:tn Thoo Mong 6-15. 15-9. 15-12. Lim Peng Yam beat Lim Bui: Bock 15-10,
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    Racing Fraternity Entertained
    403 7  -  By ALLAN LEWIS IENANG. At the invjla-l tjon of the Penang International Club anil the Penang Tucf Club. owhetft, trainers, jockeys and S R A officials were entertained at golf and luncheon on Sun- 1 clay on the race course. The International Club were victois by one
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    AAU TO MEEI SWIFT B.P.
    201 7 I The Amateur Athletic Union will meet the Swift Badminton Party at the latter's court in a badminton fixture consisting of five men's singles, two men's doubles, one ladies s.ngles I and 1 ladies' doubles, next Sunday, commencing at 5 p.m. sharp. Players to re-'
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    NARROW WIN FOR FIREFLY B.P.
    174 7 R?sults of bidmintcn matches played between tile Firefly B. P and the S.A.L. 3.U.8 P at No. 28 Duk u Road last week-end. in which Fin- fly 13 P. beat S.A.L.S:U: by 5 games to 4. are as fohows (winners mentioned first): Khoo Peng Kuen
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    132 7 In a return badminton match between C.V.M.A., St. Teresa, and the Palau Brani Badminton Party was played last Sunday at St. Teresa's premises. St: Teresa lost'by 2 games'to 5. Results, fit.. Teresa's team mentioned first are as under Singles:—BJ. M d Almeida losf Victor
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    Favourites Oblige At Penang Races
    672 8 PENANG TUESDAY FAVOURITES OBLIGED TODAY. THE SECOND DAY OF THE PENANG TURF CLUB SPRING MEETING THE GOING WAS GOOD AND THERE WAS A FATR CROWD. The nest dividend wag paid by Kandy Kid in the opening event, $33. The rest of the dividends were small,
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    43 8 Total .Pool $185 371 Ist. Prize No. 10fi««. r > •2nd Pr zc No. *****4 3rd. Prise No. *****0 STARTERS: Nop: 111«0« *****1. *****5, *****0, *****6, *****8, *****8. *****6. CONSOLATION PRIZES: Nos. 27*290. *****6, *****4, *****2. *****3, *****5. *****7. *****0. *****6, *****0.
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    18 8 Mr. P. D. Rajamoney, Laboratory Assistant, Special Grade, has been appointed Entomologist, Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lvm-pur.
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    "I'LL CATCH WALCOTT THIS TIME"—LOUIS
    164 8 U.P. New York, April IS. Joe Louis, revenge-minded, arrived here aboard the Queen Elizabeth after eight weeks abroad with his wife, Marva. He said he was bent only on "taking care" of Jersey Joe Walcott in the June 23 heavy-weight championship match. Louis had little
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    PALESTINE COMMISSION CRITICISES BRITAIN
    457 8 Reuter. LAKE SUCCESS, Apr. 13.-The United Nations Palestine Commission, reporting to the General Assembly today, criticised Britain for alleged lr.ck of co-operation and declared that unless urgent measures wer c taken immediately Palestine would be thrown into chaos. The report criticised th< British authorities on thes<
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    KAM SOON FOR CHINA GAMES
    146 8 Loh Kam Soon, the ox. Singapore champion, will got a place in the Malayan Chinese table tennis teim fcr the seventh China National Olympics games to be held i n Shanghai nex: month, if funds permit This was the resolution passed by the Ccunci s
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    SOCIAL A. P. XI
    84 8 The Social Athletic Party soccer team to meet the L; Salle Sports Club in Div 3 'game on Saturday at Me j Nair Road ground will be selected from the following Anthony Yong. Sim Im Pen? Thceng Jceng Bong. Koh Beng Hoo. Yeow Cheng Hoe Tay
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    Shell Soccer XI
    76 8 The following players Wtil represent the Shell SC in a soccer match against the Prater and Neave SC tomorrow, at the St. Andrew f School ground. <Woodsville at 5.15 p.m.:—Wong Leong Yuen. Cheng Pitt ChonI.an Keng Fook. John Hon J- V. H. Geeks. John Loh Phang Choong
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    Kampong Kamunting
    80 8 I me court has confirmed i return of canital authorised by I the shareholders of Kamnone I Kamuntlng Tin Dredging Limitled and the distribution of 4/per share will be made shortly. In due course a notice will be forwarded by post to each registered shareholder stating the number
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    INDIAN ENVOY'S TRIBUTE TO US.
    396 8 Reuter. NFW YORK, Apr. 13 —The Indian Ambassador, Asaf Ali, who is returning to India tomorrow at the cone 'union of his term of office at Washington drclared here today: "In the United Sta-cs I have found a great fund of friendliness and eager--P9s to
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    Playfair B.P.
    110 8 The following players will represent the Kayfair B.P b in a, l-adminton match against the Merridale B.P. (Balestier's Section) "B" team consisting of four singles and three doubles to be Played at the former's court at 8 a.m. on Sunday. Apri' 18: Lim Lian Seng. Low Siak Liane
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    655 8 MALAYS < M.F.A.) 4 ROYAL NAVY THE MALAYS ARE IN WINNING VEIN LAST WEEK THEY BROKE THEIR RTJN OF DFFitat BY BEATING THE INDIANS THIS WAS AN rNFXPFPT atiSn SITLT FOR THE indians YESTERDAY. THE MALAYS SPRANG A BIOGFR sit BY BEATING THE ROYAL NAVY TO
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    28 8 AP'S TO MEET SR C TODAY 'Ihe SHB s soccer team rv droparx.in- in a friend.y niat lri lSR Padang today The AP s side which RECS a
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    THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY
    22 8 a symposium We Do?" win Messrs C b, y 0v and f Harvej t the If pore Lo d J
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