Malaya Tribune, 24 April 1948

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    61 1 The Malaya Tribune s, Ur the people for the people Larger Sales than any Afternoon Paper in Malaya Printed Simultaneously Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh d? Penang. Telegrams: "Tribune Spore." Telephone: 5811 (9 lines). EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1948 PRICE TEN CENTS The MALAYA TRIBUNE London Agents—Messrs. Colin Turner Ltd.,
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    UK "FAKED" WRECK, SOVIET SAY
    126 1 Reuter. BERLIN, April 23: -'I nel four-power Kommrnmet in Berlin today i live-hour session, one the shortest to date which described as "quit- 1 friendly." 1 sin's Air Pmce chief I in Germany, Gen. Alexan- I t »day produced pho- graphs in support Ol the
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    LONDON BANS MISS BLANDISH
    66 1 Reuter. LONDON. April 23:—The London County Council today banned the much criti cised Jil»>. "No Orchids for Miss Blandish" from London's cinemas unless modifications to 'eliminate tho most objectionable features'" were made within 48 hours, I his British him has been the subject of questions to
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    Huk Commanders Killed
    37 1 Reuter. Manila. April 23.—1n two ea between Huks and constabulary troops in widely separated districts of Southern Luzon on Wednesday two Huk mmandera and one unidentified follower were slain, it was reported today. Reuter.
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    SHOT PUTT RECORD
    54 1 KARACHI, APR. 23. Sahoor Ahmed, of West Punjab, putt the shot 46 feet 7% ins. to add one foot 5% ins. to his own all-India record, set up in 1940, when the Pakistan Olympic Games opened here today. Pakstan's athletes for the London games will be Selected
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    Sentence Postponed
    33 1 Reuter. WASHINGTON. April 23: Judge T. Goldsborough today i tponed indefinitely any further sentence on Mr. tin L. Levis and the United Mineworkera' Union for c o n tempt of court.—Reuter.
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    GRAVEST TIME IN HISTORY
    82 1 Reuter. Capetown, April 93. Central Smuts, Prime Minister of South Africa, told a <)utherng of the Uni<>n's defence foice at Corei nment House today that the present time -is 'the most grave and dangeroua m history." "A powerful juggernaut is moving Joiward," he said. "We want
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    SHAH PILOTS DUTCH PLANE
    62 1 Reuter. rEHERAN, Apul 23: Shah A /bammed Reza Pahlevi to »y pilot d a Dutch KLM Ime in a half hour's Right )ver Teheran to m irk th inauguration of a regular ail i rvice bet AN. en Ami erdam md Teheran. The route the &*W
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    FRANCE VERY RELUCTANT
    36 1 Reuter. PARIS. Apr. 23: The French Government would oe most reluctant to participat n any joint control of Pales, tine under United Nations auspices, it was learned in usually well-informed circles here today.—Reuter.
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    WILLING TO CROSS PARTY LAWS
    78 1 Reuter. Manila, April 23. President Quirino was reported by the press today to be willing to cross political party laws in order to engage the services of the country's best talent for the sake of national unity which he said he considers the most imperative
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    RED PLOT DISCOVERED
    43 1 Reuter. Rio De Janeiro, April 23. Police said today they had discovered a plot, alleged to be by Communists, to blow up oil and petrol tanks on an island in Rio De Janeiro bay. They h.av.> made several arrests. Reut-r.
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    ARMS FOR NEI
    52 1 The Hague. April 23. Baron Van Boetzelaer Van Oostermout. Dutch Foreign Minister, told the Lower House of Parliament here today he had had discussions with Mr. Ernest Bevin British Foreign Secretary on the British embargo on supply of military surplus stores in the Far Ease for use
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    CUNNINGHAM BLAMES ARABS FOR HAIFA BATTLE
    433 1 "NO MASSACRE Reuter. JERUSALEM, Apr. 23.—Sir Alan Cunningham, High Commissioner for Palestine, cabled today n o Mr. Arthur Creech Jones, the British Colonial Secretary, blaming the Arabs for yesterday's fighting in Haifa. "The battle was the direct consequence of continuous Arab attacks on Jews
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    PLANE, FIT FOR ONLY 2, CARRIED 37
    105 1 Reuter-AAP. MELBOURNE, Air Marshal Richard Williams, Australian fffcf**" General of Civil A viafan announced today that which crashed near Lac, New Guinea, on Sunday killing the creie of four and .13 native passengers had a certincate of airworthiness only for a crew of
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    Garter For The Princess
    250 1 Reuter. WINDSOR CASTLE, Apr. 23 King George VI, surrounded by Britain's "chivalrous knights" wearing historial velvet mantles and flat hats of darker blue, today buckled garters round the left -rm of Princess Elizabeth and the left knee of her husband the Duke of Edinburgh, during a
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    TO RELEASE PRISONERS
    60 1 THE HAGUE, APR. 23. Dutch authorities in Indonesia jvill soon release 1,599 Indonesian Republic prisoners of war still in their hands after their "police action" of last July, the 'Jnited Nations Good Offices Committee in Indonesia announced tonight. The Republican government will release six Dutch prisoners all
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    SHIP ABANDONED
    33 1 Manila. April 23.- The motor vessel. Kokaburra Oukan Arra. 4.913 tons, which ran aground yesterday morning on the coral reefs, was abandoned near o'Jbat in Soreogon province, it was reported today.
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    Today's Nap
    29 1 (By ALLAN LEWIS) Foretold, Hambrion and The Magic Lamp, all of whom have won in heavy going, should be worth following today. Nap selection Is Merry MiDer.
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    Palestine: Urgency Desperate
    1120 1 Reuter. LAKE SUCCESS, Apr 23.-—The British Colonia Secretary, Mr. Arthut Creech Jones, told the Unit* Ma .lons t jdav Ihe Rtf a'ui mcl not wavered from her imde"* ak'T o th n tine mandate wouM be hrewip***. to an end on Mov 15. Onenine the rteba** the
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    SCHOOLS DEFY GOVT. ORDER
    52 1 Reuter. TOKIO. APR. 23. The 15 Korean schools in Tokio have refused to obey the Japanese Government's order to close down for not registering with the authorities, it waflearned today. he Japanese authorities will bring a charge against the schools if they continue in their refusal
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    MORE DEADLY THAN A-BOMB
    74 1 Reuter. MIAMI, Florida, Apr. 2o The United SUtej has three weapons more powerful than the atomic bomb, according to Rear Admiral Ellis M. Zacharla*. former Deputy Chief of United States Naval IntelUgence. He listed them as ♦'bacteriological, biological and cllrnatologlcal. gj, W4 a pons are immediately
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    CLERK GETS DECREE NISI
    223 2 Applying for a dissolution jf hi s marriage from his wife m the ground of desertion I Chinese. Simon Lei- Tak Kwong. chief clerk of he Singapore Improvement Trust, told Mr. Justice Jobiing in tr-e High Court yesterday that his wife left him oa the morning
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    CHINESE GUNBOAT DUE WEDNESDAY
    108 2 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Ihe "Omei" (15.000 tons)— the largest gunboat in the Chinese Navy left Shangj hai two days ago for Singaj pore and is expected to arrive there next Wednesday. The gunboat is coming here on a visit, as well as fo r re. fuelling.
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    $75,000 SPENT ON FLOOD RELIEF IN PERAK
    405 2 IPOH, Apr. 23.—Ample evidence of the various measures taken to render relief, especially to Perak Flood Victims, was afforded at Tuesday's meeting in the residency of the Perak Welfare Committee which was presided over by Mr. Cheah Ghim Leng CBE. JP, Chairman. It
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    CARRIED PISTOL, LAD SENT TO BOYS' HOME
    197 2 A Chinese youth, Ong Tee j Kiah (14), who was found guil!ty at the Assize Court yesterday on a charge of carrying I arms, was committed to the I Boys' Home at Bukit Timah by Mr. Justice Thorogood yesterI day for a term
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    K.L.M. FLIGHTS TO SINGAPORE
    45 2 U.P. Batavia. April 23 The Royal Dutch Airlines—KLM announced today that it will fly daily on the AmsterdamBatavia route solely with Lockheed Constellation fourengined planes. Th e planes will land at Singapore's Tengah airfield twice a week, once in each direction.—U.P.
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    Armed Robber Asks To Be Banished
    304 2 "Three Strangers Chinese robbers» entered my house and told me, you helo Us and we will help you' I didn't help them, but tht y helped themselves." This was said in evidence by an elderly Chinese nonya at the Singapore Assize Court yesterday, beh
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    MALAY'S CLAIM FOR CUSTODY OF CHILDREN
    163 2 An appeal of interest to the Mohammedan community came utk tor argument befov, the Court of Appeal, Singapore, yesterday. The appeal was against the decisini o: Mr. Justice Jcb. llng wno had granted custody of two Mohammedan children to their mother. The appellant was
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    ALLEGED THEFT OF BICYCLES
    95 2 Alleged to have been caught in the act of trying to open the lock of a bicycle parked in the Arcade during the tiffin hour on Thursday, a Chinese was arrested by two detectives. The man, Ho Saw Seng (18), who gave his address as No.
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    Allegations Against Police Probationers
    273 2 How two Chinese probationary detectives. whil: attached to Paya Lebar Police j station allegedly obtained $40 from a poultry rearer living in Kampong Liew Lian iat th v point of their revolvers j and. later, displaying a pair jof handcuffs, warned theii victim that they were
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    Chap Ji Kee Touts Fined
    156 2 Pines totalling $1,050 were imposed on a Chinese and three women by the Eighth Police Court Magistrate, MrR. W. p. Rule, yesterday, when they were found guilty of assisting in the management of a public lottery Chap Ji Kee. The Chinese. 27-year.old Loh Tah Koh.
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    Arms Charge: Chinese Youth For Trial
    184 2 Chan Kirn Lee, a young Chinese, who was arrested by a police patrol in Jalan Pisang at 2.35 a.m. on Feb. 17, was committed for trial at the next Assizes on charges of carrying arms, unlawful possession of seven rounds of ammunition and pos.se.salon
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    OVERCHARGED, RESTAURANT TO CLOSE ONE DAY
    224 2 A restaurant in the Happy World Amusement Park was ordered to tv closed for 24 hours on April 26 by the Second District Judge, Mr. A. D. Farrcll, yesterday when he convicted a clerk employed by the restaurant of charging meals in excess of
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    CZECH TENNIS STARS "MISSING"
    53 2 U.P. PRAGUE, Apr. 23.—The newspaper Mlada Fronta reported today that four of Czechoslovakia's tennis stars, headed by the world-famous Jaro§lav Drobny, are missing." The paprv «jaid Drobny, his Davis cup partner, Vladimir Cernik, and Milan Matous and Helena Straudeova were playing in Italy last week and
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    WAGES COMMISSION'S FINAL REPORT
    984 3 IT IS DESIRABLE THAT THE PATFRTVAIi* TH SYSTEM OF SHOULD BF PK< Hi RESSIVELY AND STeS RELAX E D AND THAT THE EMPLOYEE SHOULD IJ?ark TO EXPRESS HIS SPIRIT OF KELF-REUANCE WITH A FULL SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY AND A SERVAOT
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    'GO SLOW' POLICY CAUSES BIG LOSS TO S.H.B.
    980 3 (Tribune Staff Reporter) The co slow policy adopted by many workers in the Singapore Harbour Board has resulted in a rise in labour costs f»r cargo handling which is to the great detriment of the Colony's trade. FURTHERMORE, THE BOARD IS SUSTAINING
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    AMERICAN STATES AGAINST REDS
    69 3 BOGOTA, Colombia. Apr. 22. —The Ninth International Conference of the American states adopted unanimously without debate a strong anti-Commu-nist resolution. Ah originally proposed by the United States, Brazil, Chile and Peru, the resolution calls on all American nations to take measures to "impede any effort" of
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    S'PORE HAS FINE TRAFFIC LIBRARY
    423 3 "During the first year of its work the Singapore Traffic Advisory Committee has discussed many subjects both specific and general in an endeavour to bring order and safety to the town's streets. Efforts have been made to look into the future and it is hoped
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    167 MALAYAN STUDENTS IN ENGLAND
    236 3 There are 167 Malayan Students in England including a considerable percentage of women. The greal majority reside in London. Their interests are supervised on behalf of the Welfare Department of the Colonial Office, by Mr. O. T. Dussek, formerly of thei Malayan Education Service who
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    1947 Rubber Exports Broke All Records
    185 3 Although Malayan exports of rubber during 1947 broke j previous records at over i 640.000 tons, and the highest target in the British Export Drive was that set for rubber manufacturers with the iecent of their 1938 tigure. mendous increase to 425 pe* these
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    TIN GROUP ESTIMATES LESS OUTPUT
    154 3 Retuer. WASHINGTON, Apr. 22 The International Tin Study Group meeting ended today having recommended an intergovernmental tin agreement reduced the estimated or'Kiaction for the next three years, from last year's estimate. Summing up. the communique said: "It is agreed to recommend to member governments the
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    Freedom Of News
    1085 4 Mr. Christopher Chancellor, General Manager of Reuters Ltd., has drawn attention to the dangerous trend which is developing i among governments to endeavour to control the output of news. We are concerned chiefly with countries in which freedom of thought and expression is rjerrnitted, but even in
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    Diary OF THE DAY
    1452 4  -  CONDUCTED By OBSERVER The present high price of coconut oil in the Federation and Singapore has given rise QJL murine j xvlL/JEiO to much speculation a* 10 the probable causes Since the Fe- deration Government partially lifted the ban on the export of copra and coconut
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    RHINOS FOR U.S.
    51 4 Reuter. CALCUTTA. A ready offer has been received from America it**ofep*tMl recenMv captured in the Assam jungle, according to a report from Gauhati (Assam). The animals are to be purchased by an American zoo for Rs. 6.000 (nearly £500) and they will shortly be leaving for the
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    Labour Shortage In Indonesia
    178 4 B A T A V I A inn faces a l sia's own Su&JJf* Sumatra and necessary rj British and French authoties to offer more aSSS condition that hithmo 2 obtain new labour forte? f North Borneo and donia. Java wwas the pre-war Plier of labour
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    Political "Happy Families"
    154 4 j Mr. Harry Poilitt's notion of j a Labour Government of the j Left, acclaimed with i ntlmrim jat the Communist Party'i an- nual conference ta nor hW its attractions, says "Thr Xc nomist." Imagination boggta at the great strides for\vu:< fc Socialist peace and prosperity which
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    Elections Without Slanders
    80 4 Reuter. PRAGUE.—Appealing to all branches of the Czechoslovak Communist Party to increase thi Party's vote to 80 per cent, of the electorate on May 23, the National Secretary, Rudolf Slansky, declared that the campaign must be fought on tha basis of increased national production. Mr. Slansky said
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    "Strange Things Done—And Undone—Since Liberation"
    808 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Hpr. 22.—At the annual eneral meeting of the Selangor Property Owners and Ratepayers' Association there were present a number of members with Mr. E. A. S. Wagner the esident, in the Chair and Mr. George Grenie'r representing the secretaries. The President stated that
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    ROYAL SILVER WEDDING
    39 5 The Chinese community has been requested by the Cnine.se Chamber of Commerce to hoist the Chinese National Flag and the Union Jack on Monday on the occasion of the Silver Weeding of the King and Queen.
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    WAR AGAINST "WARMONGERS"
    284 5 Reuter. MOSCOW, Apr. 23. The Russian Orthodox Church has joined in the "war against the warmongers" with a blunt warning to the United States that the atomic bomb will not destroy Communism. Emphasising that the Russian clergy are "at peace" j with the Soviet Government, the journal
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    QANTAS PLANS
    49 5 Reuter-AAP. CANBERRA, Apr. 23.—-The Australian Government has approved in principle plans by Qantas Empire Airways to serve the Philippines, Hongkong and China in cooperation with the British Overseas Airways Corporation, Mr. Arthur S. Drakeford. Civil Aviation Minister, announced today. Qantas Empire Airways already serves Singapore and Japan.—Reuter-AAP.
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    Fishing By Radar
    505 5 Reuter. OTTAWA. Apr. 23. Fishermen are preparing their gear for the Pacilic Coast '".salmon run", one of nature's greatest mysteries, which is due to start next month. They are hoping for a record catch when their stubby fishing vessels, near ly all of them equipped with small
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    SCOUTS VISIT TRIBUNE OFFICE
    43 5 The llth Singapore A.C.S. Senior Troop of Boy Scouts visited the Tribune Office yesterday and spent an hour going through the various departments to see for themselves how a newspaper is produced. Above picture were taken during the visit.
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    Filipino Women Smart
    178 5 Reuter. MANILA, APR. 22. The four United Nations consultants headed by Mrs. Irene Murphy, who have been in the Philippines for some time studying local conditions, find women of the Philippines "smart." Summarizing their salient impressions of the country and its scheme of things, they report: (1)
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    JARDINE AGENT'S DEATH PLUNGE
    91 5 Reuter-AAP. Tokio, Apr. 23.—Mr. J. J. McGuire. a businessman representing Jardine and Mathesons, plunged to his de~th today from the fifth storey of the Tokio Hotel. The hotyi manager said it was not known whether the death was a suicid c or an accident. Upon entering
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    Arab Robbers Seize $320,000 Payroll
    33 5 U.P. Jerusalem, April 23. An armed Arab band today held up fcu r Arab postal employees and robbed them of $320,000 The money was a post offic* payroll.—-U.P.
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    MALAYAN NEWS BRIEFS
    1374 5 For gambling in public outside godown No. 3, Prai, Mohd. Mydin was fined $5 by the Butterworth Magistrate. Mr. Goh »Siew Hock, wellknown Ipoh resident, is a patient in the District Hospital, Ipoh, following a successful operation for appendicitis on Wednesday. Inspector Isher Singh of Kuala Lumpur,
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    Rizal's Remains For Museum
    74 5 Reuter. MANILA. Apr. 22.—The remains of the Republic's national here and patriot, Dr. Jose Mercado Rizal, which has been interred for decades at a southeast Manila cemetery, will be transferred to an honoured place in the National Museum. This has been made possible by government approval
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    GOVT. CLERK JAILED ON CORRUPTION CHARGE
    838 6 IPOH, Apr. 23 —"i sentence you in this case to punish you for a most serious criminal act, and at the same time, to warn other Government servants what will happen if they do as you, or if they accept "tea money" to expedite
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    DON SPOTS A BOWLER
    85 6 LONDON. Apr. 23. Don Bradman said of the Duke of Edinburgh, who attended a London dinner last night to Australian Test cricketers: M 1 have detected in films that he has perfect action for a right hand off spin bowler." He added: "I submit that to
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    HEAVY FLOODS IN N. AUSTRALIA
    137 6 Reuter. fcydney, Apr. 23—Rainfall* jof more than 40 inches, experienced In March and April, j have flooded 20,00(i square j miles of the Northern Territory. Oenpelli Mission Station. 1150 niiie s east of Darwin, in Arnhem Land. i s surrounded by tilt worst Hoods for
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    Paid $21 Million For Passport
    260 6 A Chinese farmer who stated that he paid .$21,000,000 to a hotel agent in China for a certificate of entry into Singapore was ordered to pay a further $1 000 or serve three months' rigorous imprisonment by the First District Judge, Mr. E. P. Shanks,
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    CHINA OLYMPIC SOCCER TEAM
    56 6 The Malayan Chinese Football for the China Olympics, will play two games in Malaya before they leave Singapore on May 2. The first game will be against the Civilians on April 28 and the second against the Combined Services on April 29. Both games will be
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    S'PORE CUP TEAM WILL BE WEAKEST IN MANY YEARS
    911 7 FOOTBALL NEWS AND VIEWS By SPECTATOR FOURTEEN players will be .selected to travel to Muar next Saturday for Singapore's first Malaya Cup match against Johore. The game was originally scheduled to be played at Johore Bahru, but Johore came with a
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    POST-MORTEM
    228 7 On yesterday's game j t MALAYS threw mcay all chances of .savin?/ at least 1 a point when they missed two penalties within ten minut- t cs. Tigers won convincingly and it was a well-merited t victory, although there was a spell after they had snatch- i ed a
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    Allen Cup Cricket: Raffles 54 For 3
    226 7 THE RAFFLES COLLEGE U NION HAD SCORED 54 RUNS FOR THE LOSS OF 3 WICKETS YESTERDAY IN THE FIRST DAYS PLAY FOR THE ALLEN CUP AGAINST THE MEDICAL COLLEGE. THE MATCH WAS PLAYED AT THE RAFFLES COLLEGE GROUNDS. Raffles won the toss and
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    TRIBUNE TEAM BEATEN 6—0
    81 7 Borneo Motors XI trounced the Malaya Tribune footbal; team by six goals to nil at Victoria School yesterday The winners were the fitter team, being better at post tional play and attack j The Tribune team wen* without three of their regu lars. Exchanges were fairly
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    TEAMS FOR WEEK END CRICKET
    679 7 Mr. Elgin Guralsamy. The following will represent the S.C.R.C. at cricket against the R.A.F. (Changi) on Sunday a.t 11 a.m. on the Hong Lim Green: Evan Wong (capt.), Low Kee Pow, Seah Keng Siew. Wee Chong Jin, Khoo Ong Lee, Dr. Ong Swee Law, Chia
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    An incident in Thursday's First Division League match between the Rovers and Changi. Rovers won 4—l. (Tribune Photograph).
    19 7 An incident in Thursday's First Division League match between the Rovers and Changi. Rovers won 4— l. (Tribune Photograph).
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    Tigers Move Up In First Division
    472 7 Tiger Sports Club 4. Malays (M.F.A.i 1 FIVE TEAMS ARE RUNNING NECK-TO-NECK FOR HONOURS IN THE SENTOR S.A.F.A. LEAGUE THEY ARE THE ROVERS, THE "TIGERS". CHANGI AIRMEN, AMIGA BLES. AND THE S.R.C. WHO HAVE 12. 11, OA AND 10 POINTS EACH, RESPECTIVELY. THE FIRST
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    CHINA GAMES BADMINTON
    55 7 The Malayan Chinese bad. minton team to visit Shanghai for the National Ganvs has been completed with th* acceptance of Selangor players Yeoh Teck Chye and Misi Ho kai Ying to join the side. The other players are: Oci Teik Hock. Wong Peng Soon. Ong Poh Lim
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    S'PORE I.A. MEETING
    88 7 A meeting of the Singapore Indian Association's Div. 3, S.A.F.A. League soccer players will be held at the I.A. premises, No. 6, Race Course Lane at 6 p.m. today. Mr. S. Narainsamy will preside at the meeting, which will be followed by a t» ;j patty given
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    IMMUNITY FOR VICTIMS OF FORGERY
    105 8 Reuter. SHANGHAI, APR. 23. Immunity was p'edeed today by Colonel Y. K. Chen, Chief of the Eonomic Police here, tc Shanghai firms which had been victimised through forgery of United States currency cheques by a band of swindlers. A representative of Col Chen made clear
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    CONTENT, SCARLET TIGER II BEST THIS MORNING
    928 8  -  By ALLAN LEWIS No. 1 and 2 tracks which were in excellent condition were open for work this morning at Bukit Timah. The outside of No. 1 track was confined to horses doing slow work only. I Most horses engaged next Wednesday did
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    WARSHIPS JOIN SEARCH FOR ARMED BANDITS
    165 8 Reuter. V A LETT A Malta Apr 23 Two destroyers, a sloop and a submarine exerc sing nX were diverted today to ion the coafttft] patrol searching for I armed bandits who yesterday «tole £127.000 from the naval dockyard cashier at Valetta. Waterside police
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    Wimbledon Ban For Japs, Germans
    65 8 U.P. LONDON. Apr. 23.—An AllEngland Club official said today that German and Japanese lawn tennis stars will continue to be banned from Wimbledon championships this year. He said: Only players A/ho are allowed to compete for the Davis cup can enter the Wimbledon championships. Germany
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    S'pore Kangaroos v R.A.F. Tengah
    69 8 The following w'»U repregenl the Singapore Kingnroot ifTinst the R a. f Tenfall at Cricket tomorrow play commencing at n i i -it Tengah: l. Fencott, C Peris O Roziijo. L Boudville Seng X m N Powell S C. Wong. V. R Fernando, L Suarea.
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    Hospital Youngsters
    64 8 Players wii! be re'ee'ed from the following to n present the Hospital Youngsters at soccer against th" Manu Malai Sports Club today at the Government Printing ground. Kick off 5.15 p.m. K. Jeevarajah. A. Kanapathi. Mohinda Singh Harrown, K. Arumugam. S. Mahalingam. K. Thambi, S. Murugesu, S. George,
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    Bluewhite Rovers
    99 8 The Ist and 2nd XI of Bluewhite Rovers will play soccer against the Ist and 2nd XI of Kampong Bahru Sports Club today at Choon Guan School ground. Lorong J. Telok Kurau. The teams will be selected j from the following. IST XI: Kin Poh. Kirn Liang. Ibrahim.
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    SELECTIONS
    111 8  -  By ALLAN LEWIS Rustle Race 1. HAMBRION Slipstream Smiliner Through Race 2.—FORETOLD Princess Nuffield United Saerittarjus Race 3 —MERRY MILLER Haydee Assail Race 4.—MAY PRINCE Trufine Fine Stream Race 5. THE COUNTESS Royal Bounty Slickness Race 6 —ASCOT VALE Elegant Art Lady Hampton Race 7.—JOHN BULL John Ham Helen
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    DONATIONS TO MCOC FUND
    96 8 I lie following contribution j kave Or en tec&VdJ from S.n a. k d f>r t:ie Mai c .iiac ;e Or2-.ni.siru m..*.t.>:j &in 4; Air. ran Ch«ee Hcjn $3,000 .Vieisrs. Pra* r Heave Ltd 3.000. .Vlessis. Malayan Breweries Ltd. $3,000. Messrs. E O. Travel fcervjc* Ltd.
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    Buried "Husband" Was A Woman!
    66 8 Reuter. CHARLENOI. Apr. 23.—The Belgian authorities informed a war widow of Chaelet near here today that the supposed body of her prisoner-of-war husband, repatriated from the Russian occupation zone last month and buried with full military honours, is really that of an aged woman. The
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    Today's Race Card
    743 8 Below is the card for the first day of tho Ri. Club Summer Meeting today, together with jockeys and trainers, lth the pi hJJJ RACE ONE—2 P M HORSES Class 2, Div. 3/514 Furs. 411 Slipstream 900 Bagbv 3 14 Smiling Through 9.00 Ellery If UCk^ StEr
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