Malaya Tribune, 10 March 1949

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    64 1 MALAYA Tribune BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE lei: "Tribune, Spore. Larger Sales Than Any Afternoon Taper in Malnya Phone: 5811 3 Nine lines Published simultaneously at Si ngapore, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Ptmang. EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1949 PRICE TEN CENTS. THE MALAYA TRIBUNE LONDON REPRESENTATIVE: E.
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    SOEKARNO TO GO BACK TO JOGJA
    518 1 CONCESSION BY DUTCH TO START TALKS A.P. The Hague, Wednesday, •yhe Dutch government will allow President Soekarno of the Indonesian Republic to return with his cabinet to their capital of Jogjakarta on the understanding that the United Nations back the Indonesian round table conference
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    The King Carries On
    114 1 Reuter. LONDON Wed. The King, j who is shortly to undergo an operation to improve the flow of blood to his right foot, was today carrying en the normal j hut restricted routine imposed upon him since his illness. Today the King was receiving official visitors
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    NEW KLM SERVICE TO START
    68 1 Reuter. THi: HAGUE. Wed. Th" Reyal Dutch Aiiline service to Batavia. suspended in DecemD India. Ceylon ano Pakistan banned Dutch flights c theii territory as a resu.t of the Dutch "police action" in Indonesia, will be resumed on Fri'lay by the new route via Mauritius-.
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    PRINCE AS CHAIRMAN OF RICE TALKS
    98 1 U.P. BANGKOK. Wed. Prince Sithiporn Kridakcrn, head of the Siamese FAO deletion, previously provisional chairman, was elected permanent chairman at a meeting of the FAO Rice Conference today. Dr. W. M. Clyde, head of the United Kingdom delegation was elected first Vice Chairman and
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    JEW-ARAB CLASH NEAR BRITISH – HELD PORT
    97 1 JEW-ARAB CLASH NEAR BRITISH HELD PORT A.P. LONDON, Wed. British officials said tonight they have received reports of Jewish-Arab clashes in the Negev desert which they regard as "very dangerous." In answer to questions they said British troops garrisoned at the Transjordan Red Sea port of Aqaba have not been
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    CUP TEAM HAS A REST
    179 1 A.P. LONDON. Wed. Malaya".? Thomas Cup badminton team. is enjoying the fruits of victory. j They arc spending this week sight seeing. On Wednesday 1 night they appeared in a television broadcast on the Britten Broadcasting Corporation. On Thursday they go to Cambridge University. On
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    Princess Meets "Red Shoes" Star
    45 1 Prima ballerina Moira Shearer, seen recently In Singapore in the film "The Red Shoes", curtseys to Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh. The Princess and the Duke were attending a ballet at the Lsher Hall in the Scottish capital.
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    "THEY WANT ME OUT'-MAJID
    357 1 MR. M. A. Majid, Seamen's RepresenfaJive on the Singapore Seafarers' Administration Board said last night that the shipowners were trying to have him removed from the Board. Mr. Majid, and Mr. S. C. King, the two seamen's representatives on the Board, walked out of last Friday's
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    FLOODS MAROON AUSTRALIANS
    123 1 Reuter. MELBOURNE, Wed.—Torrential rains and floods over th' 1 eastern states of Australia have marooned more than 1.000 people and dislocated rail. air. road and shipping services. In the drought-stricken northwest corner of New South Wales the rains are expected to save big todder harvests and bring
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    BATAVIA SMALLPOX
    58 1 U.P. BATAVIA, Wed.---The smallpox death toll in Batavia ha« now mounted to 117, it was officially revealed in Batavia today, but more fatal cases are believed to have escaped notice. A total of 1,000 smallpox patients are isolated on the isle of Onrust in Batavia bay where 82
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    INDIAN RAIL STRIKE "TOTAL FAILURE"
    49 1 A.P. BOMBAY, Wed.—The Com-munist-instigated strike of Indian Railway workers today was a "total failure railway officials declared. Reports from western and Central India said the workers reported for duty as usual. Trains between Bombay. Madras, Calcutta and New Delhi were on schedule Wednesday morning.—A.P.
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    Malaya Rice Safe Says Strachey
    188 1 Reuter. LONDON, Wednesday. Food Minister John Strachey told the House of Commons tonight that there was no danger to Malaya's rice ration in the immediate future, though conditions in Burma might cause anxiety later. Mr. Walter Fletcher, Cons, had asked what were the latest prospects
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    1 More To Join Atlantic Poet
    35 1 STOP PRESS U.P. WASHINGTON. We*-—• was authoritatively stated that the Atlantic Pact negotiators have agreed mat Italy, Denmark. Ice'and and Portugal are wtto—n ta j<*«n if they wish to.—LM*.
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    Singapore Zoo In New York
    129 1 Reuter. NEW YORK, Wed. A liyin? zoo, 13,000 lbs. of 133 assorted animals from Singapore and Bangkok, landed today at the International Airport, New York. Miss Genevieve Cuprys of Yonkers, New Yoik. who collected the animals, said tney made the 12,000-mi'.e flighL without serious incident.
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    Ship Seized By Dutch Returns
    140 1 ANOTHER Singapore registered ship which had been seized by the Dutch authorities in Indonesian waters several months ago, returned here yes- terday. It was the 180-ton M.T.S. 13. a Japanese built vessel owned jby the Custodian of Enemy I Property. Singapore, which was seized by
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    OVER 10 RED CAMPS FIRED IN 24 HOURS
    326 2 KUALA LU\IPUR, Wednesday. MORE tlian ten bandit camps and sentry posts m were destroyed by security forces < grating in various parts of the Federation yesteday. The camps had a total accommodation lor more than 200 persons. A party of Police and
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    OUT AT SEA
    41 2 Following upon the sueo< *a of previous sea outing oi ganised by the Y. M. C. A. for members, another has been Manned for Sunday when about 30 picnickers- will leave Cliffoid Pier by launch for Pulau Sinang.
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    Curfew Lifted
    93 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed The curfeW on Seroinban Has been lifted today. The •public have been warned however that in the event of any sabotage of the electricity supply the curfew will be rcimposed. yesterday, damage to electricity supply mains by bandits blacked out large portions of the town
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    Gurkhas Kill Red
    111 2 KLUANO. Wed.—A small Gurkha patrol sighted an armed bandit and trailed him foi some distance before they shot him dead this morning. The man turned out to be a section leader of the bandits roving around Quek Shim Estate. One rifle and 40 rounds of .303 ammunition
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    Judge Shakes Head At Jury's Verdict
    198 2 MR. Justice Gordon-Smith »n the Singapore Assize Court yesterday told common jur\ that he personally did uot agree with their *Not Guilty" verdict. The verdict was retur led ot the tr'«ai of Tiong Sia Cheong, an assistant employed at a furniture shop in Victoria
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    Wearing a brown untitled "living tttlddha nftlKlde Asia."talks with Owen Laftlmore (*elt>, Dtreetor of the Page School of John Hopkins t'nl%. r-.il^. Baltimore, I SA, after the forhn r's arri\ai rr.ir.t Nanking In Washington D.C., recently.
    36 2 Wearing a brown untitled "living tttlddha nftlKlde Asia."talks with Owen Laftlmore (*elt>, Dtreetor of the Page School of John Hopkins t'nl- r-.il^. Baltimore, I SA, after the forhn r's arri\ai rr.ir.t Nanking In Washington D.C., recently.
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    PETROL: NO INCREASE
    335 2 THERE will be no increase of petrol ration for the second quarter (April to lune) of thi* year. The ration is the same as the issue for the January' March 1949 period. Petrol coupons and consumer's pei/nits for second quarter of 1949 have been received from the
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    MOVIE CIRCLE
    41 2 The Y. M. C. A. Movie Circle j "'ill screen at 8 p.m. on Satur- day "Treasure Island" —the j picture adapted from the book hv Robert Louis Stevenson. Stars are Wallace Berry, Lione* Banymoie and Jackie i Ooooe'-.
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      187 2 CHUNGKING THEATREIiTi 7 7^ TODAY at 1; 6; 9.30 P.M. V *J ft V Republic's Last Day: ">.<x> h "Th* Three! Musk*t**is i lj, ■ii i m-Mi iii i ii i- dP* Mm TRITON, tlu Strang and Uncanny Power! PREDICT \ING. tkngen oj tlte FUTi Rt terrifying Accuracy! to a
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      243 2 1111 v>m 111gpfea BLUE NETWORK Malay Folk songs by Sri rin and Market Report in ENGLISH PROGRAMMFS K ha y 1 Par o ty> Am °y 915 Amov Roquet 10 55 am M noon i 815 v News; 830 Ma 9.45 "New and Schools' Broadcast iH m US^ C by
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    Murder Finding In Taxi Case
    97 3 FINDING of murder 1 ea insl some person, or •> was return■ 'ho inquest of taxi--1,1 11 i' >m sen" Tai vesterfUSf I*** 13 v waa found in L v h .some way off the a i at 12 Va milestone, m /on Feb. 26.
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    NO CARD —TOLD NOT TO WORRY
    102 3 p|fj not register because Ii m not myself and was r> upset over the loss of r of my family." i, ir-old EUatabetn As- ended 'guilty in l District Coiut to Riling to übtam an identity found Elizabeth m th< five-foot-way of laderson Road
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    MUSLIMS TO MEET
    50 3 The Annual General Meetq ftl All Malaya Musm Missionary Society will the premises of the Ail Malaya Muslim Missionary Society. 31. Lorong on Saturday 12th 1949. at 4.00 pm. His Eminence. MauAbdul Aleen Siddique, Pat i on-Founder of the Sc iety will be present at the Meeting.
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    UNIVERSITY BILL FOR COUNCIL
    463 3 Mr. MaeDonald To Be First Chancellor Tribune Staff Reporter JHE Commissioner General for the United Kingdon in South tf si Asia, the Right tton'ble Malcolm MaeDonald, P.C. will be the hist Chancellor of the University of Malaya, according to c Bill establishing* the University which is
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    SCHOOLGIRLS FINED
    54 3 KLUANG. Wed. Two School girls, Chan Dai Hao and Kong Ah Yen of the Chong Una School were each fined $2/- by the Circuit Magistrate. Inche Azman bin Haji Abdul Hamid in the Kluang Magistrate' Court. Chan Dai Hao carried Kong Ah Yen on her bicycle on March
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    Jap Woman Scientist In S'pore
    146 3 (Tritiune Staff Reporter} FIRST Japanese scientist to leave Japan for Europe. 39-year-old Professor Dr (Miss) Tosika Yuasa, is now in Singapore. She is on her way to Fiance where she has been invited by the Centre National dcs Rcchcichcs Scientificmcs Paris, to conduct research in
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    BIG SOAP FACTORY
    188 3 TTWIP chat i man of a company which etnployg Charles 'Lucky 3 LMcJemen, one of the fright t i>"iti mdu&triaHtftm m thi (')iiicd Stales, has fmtst returned to Sinaujtrm from Kuala Lumpur, where he Inti .ids to bu>hl s Z.OOO-tnns.a-<i> Br SOag factory. lie is Mr. Paul
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    Was Near Gandhi When Fatal Shots Were Fired
    151 3 Tribune Statf Reporter VINCENT SHEEAN, 50-year-fjid American writer who was one of the last European:, to speak to Gandhi before his assassin ition is in Singapore. Tail, grey-haired, Mr. Sheean considers Gandhi one of the greatest figures ii human history. "I was
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    58 Indians Deported
    65 3 A.P. NEW DELHI, Weds —Since fr«.ub!> started in Malaya 58 Indians have been repatriated to India. ftepMty Foreign Minisler It. v. RMkar laid the iiiiive Assembly that up I<> i!, pad of Dm mother l«Mrt. 13 Indian p<di<viner an.l 11 rivi- ians were UilU-A in t»»< \!u':>
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    SALE TO RAISE FUNDS
    107 3 LADY GIMSON. plans to exhibit work done in all the Children's Social Centres and to have a sale to raise funds at the forthcoming Exhibition at the British Council Hall during this month. A Committee for this purpose has been formed under her chairmanship. It consists
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    FREE SHOW
    25 3 The Ceylon Tamils' Association are haying free llhm .show toraorrcw at their premises at 11 Handy Road. All members and friends an- invited.
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      468 3 QUIET EUROPEAN COUPLE require furnished flat or bungalow end of May. Bukit Timah or Thomson Rd. districts pref< rred. Good tenants. Long stay table. Box No. E. 891, Malaya Tribune, Singapore. I D.891) YOUNG ENGLISH BACHELuit aecfta accommodation, European, Malay, Chines? family. Write Box A 2131. I Malaya Tribune. Singapore.
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      185 3 EDUCATIONAL VACANCIES EXIST in the Afternoon Classes of the Chung Hwc Institution (Government \U gistered English School) at 56. Short Street. Classes from Primary to Standard IV. Phone 33 31. (F. 923) SIT: WANTED El ROPEAN 26 accountant, secretarial qualifications experirn i d import export shipping in« urance foreign excnangj
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    SUNSET IN CHINA
    603 4 THE resignation of Dr. Sun Fo means that the 1 peace-at-any-price group headed by acting President Li Tsung-jen has won a decisive victory over the peace-with-honour movemet which Dr. Sun Fo led from Canton. It also means that the war weary people of China are not prepared
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    COMRADE TITO IN SEARCH OF FRIENDS
    866 4  -  Moscow is working patiently to unseat the defiant Marshal Tito. The astute Tito knows of this and is taking precautions. He is considering organsing a rival Cominform of anti-Russian Communist exiles. By LEON DENNEN MARSHAL Tito, the Kremlin's one-time stooge in Yugoslavia, is probably
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    ALL BERLIN CHUCKLES OVER HER JOKES
    487 4  -  By I>AMI I DE LIKE THE GIRL WHO GETS MORE LAUGHS OUT OF THE RUSSIANS THAN ANY POLITICAL CARTOONIST IS ON THE "WANTED LIST" OF BERLIN'S POLITICAL POLICE. I fTHE prettiest heckler of the Russians in Berlin is on the wanted list of their
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    COLOUR HELPS EXPORT TRADE
    691 4 MANUFACTURERS in England are recognising colour as a vital factor in the export trade. Indeed, several exporters in the country are now employing special staff s for the sole purpose of studying and giving advice on the subject. These 'colour psychologists" act as the manufacturers' guides
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    Father And Grandfather
    57 5 mom Hamu-ur. ii*. a po**a! carrier from Dayton, Ohio I S A., has become a father an 1 ,ii t i;.« r within a 58-mini)te period. He is shown in hospital with his wife m l sop (left) and his daughter, Mrs. Hazel Hable (righl) with her
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    Chiang Keeps Aloof From State Affairs
    320 5 U.P. CHIKOW, Wednesday.—Sun Fo's resignation came as no surprise to the small circle of Chiang Kai-shek's once big official family, which is still here in this mauntain-ringed village, which is the Generalissimo's birthplace. Although indicating that Sun Fo's stepping clown has been long expected,
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    UN Still World's Best Hope
    161 5 U.P. MANILA, Wed. —Toe pu'itlCtl Tiiia caused by the mttei flplit for the control of th Philippine senate and of the liberal party, showed no i of abating today, as the deposed senate president Jose Avelino and his bloc continue to defy the orders of
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    OIL IN PAPUA
    36 5 A.P. CANBERRA, Wed. Prime Minister Jeseph B. Chifley told the House of Repiesentatives there is good evidence of oil deposits In Papua, an Austral'an territory comprising the southeastern section of New Guinea —A.P.
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    Controls On Reds Wanted
    65 5 A.P. HONOLULU, Wed.— Futur, military aid to China will depend upon the type oi government emerging from civil war. Major Qeneral David G. Barr chief oi the now defunct V S advisory jtoup tn China. sau on Tuesday. Barr arrived in General MacOrthurs plane from Japan
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    WINE AUCTION
    60 5 Reuter. LONDON, Wed. Neither auctioneer nor owner has any idea of the cont tits of many bottles of wines and spirts which are to be sold by auction in London next month. The owner, Colonel Humphrey Nicholson, says that the bottles were laid down \y his great grandfather.
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    World Citizen
    57 5 Peter Hlnterhofer, (centre, white shirt), one of Vienna's first "world citizens", is hustled out of the Austrian Parliament building. Trying to make a speech from the public gallery, he got as far as "Members of the Parliament" before the police grabbed him. He did, however, manage to throw
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    WILL BURMA RETURN TO THE FOLD?
    458 5 A.P. RANGOON, Wednesday.—There is growing speculation here on the statement made by Austria's Externa! Affairs Minister Dr. Herbert Evatt that Burma may rejoin the British Commonwealth of Nations, but government officials presently are reticent to express any opinion on the possibilities. Political sources, some
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    FEDERATION SEEN AS RED TOOL
    92 5 U.P. LAKE SUCCESS, Tues The United States today charged i the World Federation of Trado Jnioos of existing principally us a Soviet propaganda instrument and urged the United Nations Economic and Social Council to refer all WFTIJ al'egations ct infringement of rade union rights to
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    SNAKES LIKE CHILDREN
    79 5 Reuter. HOB ART, Wed—A 4ft (Tins, black snake was found curled in the lap of a 22-month-old girl ■tt a small town near Hobart recently. Both seemed hap];y mtil the make was driven away y the hysterical screams of the nrls monther. The snake did iot bite
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    RIPLEY IN ASSAM
    46 5 Reuter. CALCUTTA, Wert. Dr. Dhillon Ripley, an American naturalists and photogiapner Nepal, wiil "oe among a party of naturalists and potographer who will shortly arrive here to advise the Assam Government on the care and improvement of wild game in the province. Reuter
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    Standard Air Fare Sought
    110 5 A.P. NEW YORK. Wed. —A standard round-the-world fare of £425 for the Ant time in aviation history by British Overseas Airways Corporation Is almost certain to be approved by the Civil Aeronautics Board. The tariff coveting over 1,--000 routes reaching 'more than 165 (dies in !f0
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    PITCHFORK ARMED REBELS FIGHT TROOPS
    113 5 Reuter. SHANGHAI, Wed. —A thrc- lay-old rel elUon in West Hunan Province, where a force of .-or.ie 10.00n discontented elements sided iw troop deserters are attempt ng to overthrow General Cheng Chicn's pro'dn i. government, loo! a Reriou urn curing the past IS hour, /ith
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    LEHAR FANS FORM SOCIETY
    52 5 A.P. VIENNA. Wed A Franz-I/Ohar-Socicty has been formed in Vienna to perpetuate the name and works 9f the composer. The society plans to hold an annual "Franz Lchar Week in Vienna featuring the best Known works of the man who became famous with the "The Merry
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    BIG CONTRACT
    41 5 NEWYORK, Wed.—The Indian Government will soon award a big engineering contract to either a British or on American firm, according to Business Week. The job ll for the construction of a US$45,M) 0,000 plant to make heavy electrical equipment.
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    WOMEN EQUAL
    36 5 Reuter. HYDERABAD, DECCAN. Wed.—The Hyderabad government has laid it dawn as a principle of policy that women should have equal right with men in the Government service "prf>vlded they have the requisite qualifications."— ueuter.
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    Manila Crisis Continues
    88 5 WASHINGTON. Wed Chairman John S. Wood announced tod3V that the House Un-American activities committee will iio'd hearings "in the near future on legislation to clamp new controls on Communist and other subversive groups. He said that the legislation will deal with persons «ctivc in espionage rings and
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    HUNTER RETIRES
    32 5 Reuter. SYDNEY. Wed —Christopher Schultz, aged 73, who has hunted and trapped wild game in Africa for 50 years, nas arrived in Sydney with his wife to settle in Australia.—Reuter.
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    RUSSIANS SLOW DOWN ON RUBBER PURCHASES
    225 6 THE Baku, Russian rubber ship now l-«.tding in the 1 Singapore harbour sails on Friday with a cargo of 9,600 tons of rubber. A large portion of this cargo is being exported by the Rotterdam Trading Co. (Mala>») Ltd. Russia has now slowed down
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    RUBBER MARKET
    70 6 THE rubber commodity market opened steady yesterday. With a fair amount of business transacted and buyers satisfied the market closed slightly easier. The closing prices in cents per pound were: Buyers Sellers No. 1 Apr. RSS 36 7 371k No. 2 Apr. RSS 35 35 1 No. 3
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    New York Stock
    30 6 Reuter. NEW YORK. Tues. A'though activity slackened the market showed no material deviation from earlier trading pattern. Closed irregular with no particular changes In final dealings.- Reuter.
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    TIN METAL EXPORTS RISE
    85 6 FOREIGN exports of tin metal from Singapore and the Federation during February totalled 7,232 tons. This is a considerable increase in shipments as compared with Januaty when the figure was 5,814 tons. Of the total exported the I'nlted States took 6.350 tons, the Continent of Europe
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    SHARE MARKET DISAPPOINTING IN FEBRUARY
    280 6 Review By A Spec*iJ Co*reapm ttort 4FTER the bust *c and activity in the share market a* the start of the New Year the month of February has been disappointing. Business has continued on a subduel sea'" accompanied by widespread declines in a u sections
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    RUBBER CROPS
    64 6 The following are the rubber crop figures for February, for! the various Companies named. A'or Gajah Rubber Estate Limited 18,600 lbs. Ayer Panas Rubber Estate' Limited 23,170 lbs. Glencaly Plantations Limited 47.400 lbs. Kluang Rubber Company Ltd 61,000 lbs. Pajam Limited 151,000 lbs. Tambalak Rubber EstatesLimited 23,170. Teluk
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    Along The Godowns
    60 6 Sldrala (44); Empire Hamble (Sheers Wharf); Maetsuyeker (40 41); Tapah (38 39); Tung Song (36/36); Kajang Sirdhana (31/ 32); Soestdijk (17/18); Barn Hill (1» 20); Serdang (?A 22); hutsang (23 24); Islander (2526); Land bri s («9/ 30); Trevelyan Kvernaas (15 16); Glengyle (12/13); Limburg (10 11);
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    Produce Market
    97 6 THE produce markets were generally quiet yesterday. But pepper prices made further gains. Lampong black pepper and the white varieties went up by a dollar each. Yesterday's prices were: SAGO FLOUR: Lmgga Sl4 Sarawak $11, Siak $11%. SAGO SEED $17. TAPIOCA FLOUR. Fair $25. FLAKE TAPIOCA: $20%. MEDIUM
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    TO BUY BRITISH
    66 6 A.P. BERNE, Switzerland. Wed.— Switzerland agreed in the Ang o-Swiss trade talks to permit the import of unlimited amounts of British goods, Hans Schafinei, head of the Swiss delegation, told correspondents Tuesday. In return Britain agreed to purchase both essential and non-essential Swiss products md to permit
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    More Burma rice
    151 6 Reuter. RANGOON. Wed. The I'urnieas Government announc-i ed yesterday that arrangements iiad been made to ship 200,000 ions of rice during this month. This wouid leave 340,000 tons to be shipped to complete the fitst six months' suota. I In Jauuaiy and February, j Burma exported *****6
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    Malayan Share Quotations
    861 6 SINGAPORE. Wed. Singapore share quotations today as given by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association were as follows Buyers Sellers Atlas Ice 15.00 16.00 aJex, tine* Pref. 2.774 2.85 Ords. 1.97% 2.0.2% 8.8. Petrol 38/3 39. 3 I B. M. Trustee 7.60 fU>O Cons. Tin Ord. 16/6 18/--do. (P)
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    Further Decline
    20 6 London advices today showed further decline J and the local .share mar- ket io*lo\\«*d in sympa- thy. J
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      578 6 BANKRUPTCY j THE ORDINANCE ORDINATE (Chapter 45) (Chapter 45,' jln the High Court oi the In the High Cons* Colony of Singapore Colony of gfcngL Uw Island of Singapore. Island of Sbpjjp^ IN BANKRU PTCY. Wa£c J LN BANKR Earner's Admini.'tration Order j Earner's v No. 323 of 1941. I
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    ENGLAND WINS BY 3 WICKETS
    497 7 DRAMATIC RACE AGAINST TIME Reuter. PORT ELIZABETH, Wednesday. ENGLAND beat South Africa by three wickets to the fifth and final Test match here ttKiay and sc won the series by two victories to zero with three matches left drawn. Accepting the challenge flung down b>
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    Seven Goals Scored In The First Half
    324 7 (Tribune Soccer Reporter) DAPID scoring in the first half and a dogged but 11 lruitless fight for goals on resumption eharacte rised play at yesterday's Jalan Besar Senior league gatcer fixture in which the Singapore Recreation dub beat the Royal Signals Singapore by
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    Postmortem
    116 7 AFTER the ugly mc dents which took place in Tuesday's stadium game, yesterday's SRC vs. Royal Sigs. Singapore fixture was a reft shiTig sight. Clean and interesting soccer was Been, a tribute both to the sportsmanship of the teams concerned and to the excellent control of the game by
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    A Graceful Return
    33 7 Denmark's Frk. K. Thorndahh wearing a gaOy-djCorated jumper with shuttlecock motifs, makes a graceful returr durinti a knock-up for tte All-England Badminton Championships which took place at Haningay Arena, London
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    Louis To Change Venue Of His 'Title' Promotion
    151 7 A.P. NEW YORK, Wednesday.—Joe Louis announced today that his heavyweight "title" bout between Ezzard Charles and Joe Jersey Walcott Mill be staged outside of New York, "probably at Chicago" because the New York Boxing Commission will not recognize it for the championship.
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    BOLANOS WINS
    32 7 A.P. LOS ANGELES, Wed.—Enrique Bolanos, number one challenger for the world light weight title, won a close ten round decision over John L. Davies of Oakland, California, Tuesday night. A.P.
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    JOLLILADS BEAT S.C.C.
    79 7 The Jollilas Athletic Union XI completely outclassed tne S.CC. when they beat them by five goals to nil at soccei on the Padang yesterday. Jollilads settled down soon after the start and Salahundin opened the scoring. Shortly after Tobing added another goal to be closely followed oy
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    RUGBY UNION RESULTS
    24 7 Reuter. LONDON, Wed County match: Dorset and Whltshire Berkshire 12. Hospitals cup semi-final replay Guy's Hospital 3, Middlesex Hospital 3. Reuter.
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    CEYLONESE DRAW
    13 7 Ceylon Sports Club drew i two-all with 8.0.D.C.A.. at soccer yesterday.
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    Doubles Best In Thomas 4 up Newsreel
    172 7 BADMINTON fuiiM can hays their first sight ot Dave >• rrf ot -..:.om so much !tas been he ird. In the »uri.nt (iitiimotit British new*- i «.oH now showing at th" Cut hi*.. He is seen ln action In his sin- gjea match
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    INDONESIANS OUTPLAY PIONEERS
    143 7 Awang bin Bakar (Indonesi- I an League B centre-forwaid) profcd what a combination of, swiftness ami opportunism COUld do in soccer when he scored four of the five goals, against 67 Coy R.A.P.C. in an j S.A.F.A. Junior A Group 2 fixture at Geylang Stadium yes-{ terday.
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    PERAK RACE DAYS ALTERED
    60 7 The Committee of the Perak Turf Club has decided to alter the date of the secon) day's racing from Satui day, April 16 to Wednesday, April 13 because of the installation celebrations of the Sultan of Perak which will be held on Aptil 16. The new
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    HAIKOWYUS AND WARDERS SHARE 2 GOALS
    251 7 TWO goals were shared in an S.A.F.A. Junior Division Ii", Group 2 fixture played yesterday between the Haikowyu Sport:; Club and the Changi Prison Sports Club at the C.V.M.A. ground. St. Georges Road. Dutton, the Prison's right inner, was the mainstay of the team,
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      69 7 -1#«/fbu^» A u N I WWWU'XA COUNTRY Or- 180 MUM l\ f WHAT AM I SAYING [/-2S?i +s I PEOPLE- I'M THE ONLY ONE HEW OLD FRIEND DYNAMITE DUNN U«J k HAVP Tv? i,c^ C J E0 TO /f?T V CALL ON iNEEDS ME I'VE SOT TO jr\HAVE THE WISDOM
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    CABINET TO APPROVE ATLANTIC PACT
    201 8 Reuter. LONDON, Wednesday.—The British Cabinet is expected to give formal approval to a final draft of the Atlantic pact on Thursday. Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin and his advisers are giving the draft a final examination, government information reported. Mr. Dean Acheson, Unites States Secretary of
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    Defences Found Good
    66 8 A.P. LONDON, Wed. Rear Admiral Earl Mountbattcn tested and found good on Wednesday British defences of the Straps of Gibraltar. Ending war games involving 14 ships of the British Home and Mediterranean Fleet-, Mountbattcn led his attacking force towards the Straits but was repulsed, the Admiralty reported.
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    FRISCO QUAKE
    33 8 Reuter. SAN FRANCISCO. Wed. Buildings in the bay area of San Francisco were shaken by a violent earthquake shock at 4.29 a.m. local time today. No damage has yet been reported.—Reuter.
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    Peace Talks Halted
    101 8 U.P. NANKING, Wed. Government discussions on peace with the communists have come to a standstill in Nanking while the Acting President, Li Tsung-jen, eontinu.es his efforts to persuade either General Ho Ying-chin or Dr. Ku Meng-yu to iovm a new cabinet. The Kuomintang conservative reaction to tne
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    Full Cooperation Sought In Asia
    147 8 U.P. LONDON, Wednesday.—British Government officials said today that "rapid deterioration in the Far Eastern situation called for argent and effective cooperation among Southeast Asia and British Commonwealth countries." They said fill official reports how that there has been "no improvement" in Malaya and the tin
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    NEW RATION SCALES
    35 8 (Tribune Staff Reporter) NluW scan lavtnncti ration scales for inetltutiona managed aid assisted by the Sccir.l Welfare Department are at the moment under preparation in eoosu tatioa with the Departments Nutrition Advfcscr.
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    Rise In Colony's Juvenile Crime
    140 8 The Juvenile Court heard 85 cases during- last month and found 64 guilty and discharged two. Owing to the increase in the number of cases heard, the Court had to have an extra sitting. Eighteen cases had to be postponed. Fines were imposed in 33
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    SHIPS FOR RED CHINA
    34 8 U.P. HONG KONG. Wed. Two 'eading British shipping firms began accepting cargoes for communist-held North China today and one of them has scheduled a crial run for Saturday to Tientsin.—U.P.
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    Mr. Singh To Quiz Govt.
    109 8 MR. Balwant Singh will quiz Government on the water rates paid by residents in Ruial areas at the next meeting of the Singapore Legislative Council. Mr. Singh wants to know why water rates in rural areas are doubled those charged in the municipal area. If
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    Judge Orders Retrial
    144 8 MALACCA, Wed,—Mr. Justice E. O. Pretheroe today ordered a re-trial of a case 1 in which a Chinese Ngoh Seng was charged with gang robbery after a common jury had returned a majority verdict of guilty by 6 to L Ngoh Seng was alleged, on the night
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    HAIL ON CALCUTTA
    22 8 Reuter. CALCUTTA. Wed. A 70--mile-an-nour naitstotrn hit Calcutta during the night and damaged seven aeroplanes on Dum Dum airfield.—Reuter.
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    FARMERS HUNT M.P.'s
    68 8 Farmers from Gloucestershire and Worcestershire ride down Piccadilly in London on their way to the House of Com.nons where they proposed to lobby members of Parliament in a protest against the Introduction of a Bill to outlaw Blood Sports, among which is fox hunters, a great sport
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    Colony's Population T0day—964,154
    226 8 AN June 30 last year, there were approximately 630,000 more Chinese than Malayans in Singapore, according to population statistics released last night which show the estimated population of the Colony as altogether. The new figures are haSfQ on the 1947 census figure*, plus migrational surplus ana the
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    CALL TO EDUCATE CHILDREN
    113 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed.— Bishop Ralph Cushman of Minnesota, U.S.A.. this morning dedicated and opened a new $100,000 block of classrooms for the Methodist Girls School in Young Road, Kuala Lumpur. Miss Mabel Marsh, head of the Educational Section of the Methodist Mission speaking at the opening
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    WHAT'S ON TODAY General
    90 8 Y.W.C.A.: Dressmaking cl*ss Rattles Quay. 10 a.m. YOUNG PEOP?,E'S MEETING: Bcthesda, Bras Ua«>' > toad, Messrs. J Ha nam and Wee Kcng Chi spcaKi-s —U r>.m Y.M.C.A., Orchard Road. Male *roicc choir practice—8 p.u. Commercial Classes—j.l»o p.m /rench Class—5.30 p.m. SEItANGOON BENEVOLENT SOCIETY: Monthly nectinp, 26t,
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    Cinemas
    229 8 PAVILION: "The FaH<n Idol," with .Bobby Henrey, Michelc Morgan and Ralph Ri chardson—2. 4.15, 6.30 and 9.31 p.m. ('AI'ITOL: "Bud Abbott am Ij o'j Corttello meet Franlccn stein" 6.r.0 and 9.30 o.m. CATHAY: "The Boy witl Green Hair," (in techmcolour, with Pat O'Brien. Robert Ryan Barbara Hale and Dean
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    Sport
    60 8 SOCCER S.A.F.A. Snr. Div., P. Brani Utd. v. Tiger S. A.— J. Besar; Jnr. A. 1. 709 Gr.T. Coy. R.A.S.C. v. R.A.F. Scmb.—Nee Soon. Chinese S.A. v. R.A.F. Tengah—St. George's Rd. Jnr. B. Grp. 1, Shell S.C. I v. S pore S.C.—Gey- I lang; Jnr. B. Grp. 2. S.H.A.U.
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    Treasurer Gets 20 Months
    108 8 RANGASAMY Pichav. 38 year-old Treasurer of the Traction Company Emp'oyees' Cooperative Thrift and Loan Society was sentenced to 20 months' hard labour by the Fiixt District Judge yesterday when ho pleaded guilty to misappropriating $6,584.82. Rangasamv. who was treasurer for two and a half years, committed
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