Malaya Tribune, 16 March 1949

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    70 1 MALAYA Tribune By THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEUPLE 1 Tel: "Triuuiiu. S yore. Largrr Sales Than Any Afternoon Paper in I Malaya Phone: 5811 I Nine Lines Published simultaneously at Sinyapore, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, and Penany. TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1949 PRICE TEN CENTS. THE MALAYA TRIBUNE LONDON
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    JOGJA TRADE SIGNED AWAY TO U.S. FINANCE GROUP
    1261 1  -  "MONOPOLY FOR $100,000 LOAN" By LAWRENCE MANI sensational contract is reported to have been signed by three Indonesian Republican ministers handing over practically complete control of Republican trade to a group of American financiers. A photographic copy of the contract reached Ihe
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    Atlantic Pact Talks End
    163 1 Reuter. LONDON, Tucs. The ■Taaero Union Consultative Council tonight concluded a --ton in London durpg which it considered what fuith'i measures member states should tike to increase production uf military supplies luipmcnt in view of the i coming conclusion of the An official communique aninecing this
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    NEW RADIO STATION
    30 1 Reuter. NAIROBI, Tucs.- A powerful Bear radio station at Nairobi intended primarily to relay BBC programmes to the Fai r -<»-: xprcted to be opcrathg ia September.- Reuter.
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    TRADE PACT SIGNED
    90 1 An Indonesian Govt. official in Singapore said today: "This agreement was signed last year. I pre—iihj that the production of this docu ment at the present juncture is a new move by t hi- Dutch to give a gloss and a WW significance it did not have
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    GOLD SEIZED
    23 1 A.P. HONG KONG. Tucs. Gold bars worth HK$ 15,000 were confiscated from two outgoing plane passengers at Kaitak aiiport today. A.P.
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    PURCELL BACKS CITIZEN PLAN
    148 1 U.P. LONDON, Tuesday.—Victor Purcell, Malaya's war-time information chief, today advocated the appointment of a royal commission to draft a constitution for common citizenship in Malaya. In a letter to the Londo.i Purcell said federal cititzenship was inequitable and that the British had created a! "trench line
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    COLONIAL OFFICE QPTIMISTIC
    61 1 U.P. LONDON. Tucs. Colonial Office officials said today the situation in Malaya Ifl improvAn official spokesman sab! "reports from Malaya today said there has been a steady and considerable improvement in the situation during the last three months. Nobody regards the situation with complacency, but from all
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    POLICE DEFENCE COST $ 242,000
    67 1 POLICE DEFENCE COST 242,000 SECURITY woik carried out on Singapoic police staI tions has cost the Colony •5212.000. On Feb. 25. the Finance Committee met to consider I applications for supplement- aiy expenditure, and the quarter-million doilai hill was j presented. Items include: Lighting, fencing, sandbagging, providing metal grills, bullet-proof
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    DANGEROUS GAPS IN IMMIGRATION LAWS' – McKerron
    143 1 DANGEROUS GAPS IN IMMIGRATION LAWS' McKerron A.\'Y person found without an identity card in Singapore and who is unable to satisfy the Immigration authorities that he is a British subject or a Federal citizen, will be liable to deportation. This is the effect of the cxtensiOfl of the Registration regulations
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    VARSITY BILL GETS FIRST READING
    93 1 T T:i3 University of Malaya I Ordinance passed its first reading yesterday in the Legislative Council. The Bill provides for the establishment of a University for the piomotion of Learning. Arts. Science and Research. Acting I"ieci r or Education. Mr. A. vV. F:isoy. introducing the
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    O.B.E. For Singapore Doctor
    103 1 Reuter. i LONDON, Tins—The 1 official London Gaz-cltc S announced the award of i t the Order of the British I j .Empire (civil division) to S Dr. Hugh Mclntyrc, latei ly osteopath and radio- loglst, of Singapore, for S J services to fellow inter- i
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    NEW ROAD RULES FOR ALL
    91 1 INTRODUCING Singapore's new Highway code before the Legislative Council yesterday, the Attorney-General. Mr. E. J. Davies, asked foi the "fullest possible publicity to be given to its terms and directions." The code contains 77 hints for road users, whether pedestrians or in charge of wheeled
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    HONGKONG DEFENCE
    30 1 A.P. HONG KONG, Tucs The Hong Kong Defence Force, being raised to defend the colony against aggression, now totals 2.223 men, Commandant L. T. Ride announced today.— A.P.
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    TO SIGN PACT
    29 1 PARIS. Tucs.—French Foreign Minister P-obcrt Schuman will leave Paris by air on Apr. 1 or 2 for Washington, to sign the Atlantic Pact on Apr 4
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    "DOWN ARMS" PLEA BY THAKIN NU
    229 1 U.P. RANGOON, Tuesday. .-Burma Prime Minister Thakin Nu tateM broadcast an appeal to Karen tribesman to lay down arms and work vuui the Burmese in the country's interest. His appeal came 24 hours after the Burma Governments oner oi an amnesty to Karen rebel
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    S.I.T. PUSHES. AHEAD
    84 1 THE Singapore Improvement Trust will spend 8.4 million dollars on housing proI jects in Singapore during i 1941 Mr W. L. Blythc, president of the Municipal Commissioners stated this yesterday ot the meeting of the Singapore Legislative Council. "It is planned to raise $1,000,000 from revenue, and
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    Longchamps 11. Caravan today's naps.
    44 1 (From ALLAN LEWIS) I'LNANG, Today LONUCHAMPS II and CAR WAN are the best bets for today. Good each way wagers arc LOUISIANA s»»«l STAR PERFORMER. Rest outsiders are GENO MAN and LADY Of KENT. The going is very good.
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    BRITON ARRESTED
    49 1 Reuter. RANGOON. Tucs. Mr. E. J. Hawkins, retired divisional engineer of the Burma telecommunications system, has been detained at Bassein. the Burma Government stated today. Mr. Hawkins, described as an Anglo-Indian, was detained under the Public Order Preservation Act for alleged collaboration with the Karen insurgents. Reuter.
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    Britain Has 500 m.p.h. Jet-Bomber
    270 1 Reuter. LONDON, Tucs. -Britain kfl now beginning to put into effect the first stage of her programme for increasing the front-line strength of her bomber striking force, including a 500 m.p.h. jet bomber. Air Minister Arthur Henderson told the House of Commons today. He was
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    EX—UNION CHIEF TO HANG
    338 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday—A. Ganapathy, former President of the Pan-Malayan Federation of Trade Unions was sentenced to death by hanging at the Selangor Assizes this morning on charges of carrying arms and ammunition. Ganapathy was apprehended after a short struggle by the manager of Waterfall Estate, Rawang,
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    Laycock Calls For Social Security
    415 1 "We Must Have Laws to Act" (Tribunr StofJ Heparin, Mil Lim Yew Hock, nominated unofficial member. <ard in the Singapore legislative Council yesterday "I beg to move that tnis Council is of the opinion that it is to introduce legislation for social security, and resolves
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    2 S'pore 'Phone Girls Honoured
    141 2 Ir la officially announced thai Jli.s Majesty Tht King has been graciously plcaaed to approve tlx award of King's Commendation for Brave Conduct to two telephone operators at the Singapore Civil General Hospital. The lecipionts are Miss Dovothy Jacoos and Mrs. Kegina Cape). They aro
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    BIG TED' FOWLER PROMOTED
    89 2 ifIHE Right Honourable the I I Secretary of State for the Colonies has been pleased I to approve the promotion of Mr. E. V. Fowler, Assistant Commissioner, Malayan Police Service, to be Deputy Commissioner of Police. Singapore. His Excellency the Gover- nor of Singapore has been
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    MALACCA FIRE
    45 2 MALACCA, Tues. The Malacca Fire Brigade was called to Batu Bcrendam, four miles fiom town, yes- terday afternoon \Vhen the attap roofing of a sundry 1 shop caught fire. The blaze started from a burning coconut tree which had been struck by lightning.
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    They're Being Cared For
    140 2 Today Singapore has ifl Children \v Social Centre* where 2.800 chiUtren are fed and looked after, given pi<>pet f ducat ion and trained to be responsible citizen* Above ore two pietnren of the children at work. Top: English lesson in proareee at the Sim's Ann Centre.
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    Call For Separate S'pore Establishment
    186 2 (Tribune Staff Rei>orter) j THE setting up of .1 separate Shiga|x>re Establishment and the control of all appointments, promo tions and flow of candidates to till vacancies by a 1 Public Service Commission, is recommended by v j Select Committee of the Siugapore Lc;islati\e Council.
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    One Jaga Two Addresses
    83 2 Some 64 the few people privileged to have two addresses in their registration cards are jagas who work half a day at one linn and the other half at another. This was confirmed by tlie Registration Otiice following enquiries made by the tribune yesterday. •'Since tlwse
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    'JOHORE SULTAN CANNOT BE SUED'
    501 2  -  Says Counsel THE Ruler of a Ssate who exercises all the attributes of sovereignty cannot be sued in a foreign court unless he waives his rights and submits himself to the jurisdiction of the court. This submission was made by Mr. E. D. Shearn on
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    MR. LOW TANG CHANG
    29 2 Mr. Low Tang Chang, j Singapore mci chant and spoitofficial, left Singapore yesteiday •by Constellation plane on a business visit to Sydney and I Melbourne.
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    WAR DAMAGE UNDER REVIEW
    96 2 rr\HE Colonial Secretary. Mr. P. I A. B. MclOrron announced at a meeting of the Singapore Legislative Council, yesterday. that the Joint Select Committee's report on the War Damage Compensation scheme was receiving active consideration of the Government.- of Singapore and the Federation. Mr. McKerron said
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    Becker Told P.C., Don't Worry—I'll Assist You'
    560 2 Police Constable Ali bin Haji Muslin toM tfc Singapore Coroner (Mr. VV. G. Porter) refer*** how John Noel Becker, senior assistant of U tttfo A Co. Ltd., met his death while trying to owpuwer a strange Chinese armed with a gun. He was
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    AMBULANCE BRIGADE
    49 2 WHERE wiM bp a meeting of officers and N.C.Os. of (he 5.J.A.8., Ambulance Divisions on Friday, March 18. 1949 at 5.30 p.m. in the St. John A.A. Headquarters at St Peter's Chmrh, Stamford Road. All those who have rejoined, or are considering *ejoining will b e welcome.
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    God Save The King At The Cinemas
    86 3 i Souza (nomi- ffic>«» dnf atn„ Leo yesterday. of audiences t0 aw! places of cn,f' So:v! Anthem. nation on takes pride hi »ts Si anthoro ami when |t j man. woman 5 Jchiid within earshot attention, in ,s not the ■gKJ d! Souaa
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    NO EXPAT PAY FOR BRITISH INSPECTORS
    128 3 ■jejnSH Inspectors I) arc not ent;tiol to Expatriation Pay bell.; they enjoy v higher rate of alary than locally fcgbeited SB plus a «00 dhaaace. Ba m vernmeat'a reply to a aaesUoa oy aCr. A. McIdtea f»t the Legislative Qnfffti meeting yesterday. It w:»
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    HOUSING ALLOWANCE FOR TEACHERS
    73 3 Government were still conpfcnng the petition of the j Govnnment aided school for a revision of the •decision pxcluding them from mcmng the housing allow- anco paid to government servants. Tlii Colonial Secretaiv, Mr. P. A. B. McKerron said this Mswei to Mr. Lim Yew Hock
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    LAYCOCK FLAYS 'RENT-COOKERS'
    283 3 Asks Govt, to take action (Tribune Staff Reporter) glNGAPOftE's rent-cookers—principal tenants who sub4et premisses a* enormous profits v. ere vigorously attacked by Mr. John Lanpcock (Municipal North East) during an adjournment speech »1 yesterday's meeting of the Singapore Legislative Council. Mr. Laycock who described the principal tenant
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    BUS FARES TOO HIGH
    132 3 MR. Balwant Singh, in an actjoai nmcnt .speech at the Singapore Legislative Council, yesterday. asked Government to i educe the fires for shoit distance travel on Singapore Traction Company vehicles from 10 cents to five cents. Mr. Singh said that if the Company were not piepared
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    CHANGI SCHEME: DETAILS SOON
    68 3 Details of Government's ac- c.uisition of land for the Changi Airpoit scheme will be publishI ed in the Gazette on Friday, the Colonial Secretary. Mr. P. A. B McKerron. stated at the Legis- lative Council, yesterday. Mr. McKerron was answering Mr. John Laycock who asked for
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    Sub-Tenants To Be Protected
    241 3 (Tribune Staff Reporter) 1 Bill amending the Control of Rent OrdjuHjuv. 1947, to give protection under the principal Ordinance to sub-tenants who share accumulation j with other persons, including the landlord, was rushed through all stages and passed s»t the Singapore Legislative Council, yesterday. The Attorney-General,
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    Prefabs for Artisans
    63 3 /V>vr.lfNMK?tT and the *m Singapore lmprnveluetit Tru*l i»rr iw»u urgently coMaMk'riitf p'wns for liui'iUng j*l»uiit 100 \>r> hniisj-s fur artisans 'tvlnjc I»» huiif»»-» BVR knmvn '<» In j <lnnffi*rnHH eondltlon." siiliithlt* tit* on I rutin Lun.l In IfaveloCK Itnftrt l<t heing lnv«"»1l(pa»i'»l. *nl<l Government stati-menl In reply
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    MR. T.P.F. McNEICE
    36 3 Singapore's Secretary for Social Welfare. Mr. T. P, F. McNeicc. wa» Kwoin m a Dicmbei of the Singapore LegtalMtiVe Council, in place of Mr. R. P. Bingham. Commipsionor foi Labour. who .Klglli ft.
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    Pensioners To Get C.O.L. Allowance
    302 3 THE Legislative Council yesterday agreed to the proposed rates of cost-of-living allowance to persons resident in Singapore and the Federation who are in receipt of pensions or allowances under tho Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme, 1941. Mr. C. C. Tan, rising to support the proposals said:
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    BUTCHER FINED
    40 3 KLtIANG Tucs. —Hee Kit. a Hakka. aged 5© pl«^« d gjS? before tm? Kmang M^ str e n pwk at Jalan Yap without a lieeacc. He was aned $s—or five days simple imprisonment. And the pork was confiscated.
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    NEGLIGENT DRIVING
    24 3 KLUANG. Tues. M. Arumugan of nengam pleaded the Court, to a charge of negttgeatbVdrivmp his lorry. Se was I w Imp risoomeiit.
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    REGIONAL SCHOOLS: DETAILS READY
    166 3 INFORMATION is now al- j most ready for the Singa- pare Education CommitteeHo j draw up ;i five-year hui'ding j programme for Regiona 1 j schools in the rural areas. 11 In the Rural East Area. though there is no definite scheme to build any schools
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    Satellite Towns To Solve City's Overcrowding
    351 3 "THE solution to Singapore's overcrowding is satellite towns, on the same lines as those now being built in Britain, where whole sections of workers are rehoused near their work." Commissioner of Land* Mr. C. W. A. Sennett. said this yesterday at the Legislative Council
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    '10-FOOT HIGH'
    58 3 IN th.- fourth Police Court I v. in a Ma try woman Katijah binte Sallch alleged that Achhar Singh, a Bengali money lender and cloth seller, had molested her at Coronation Road at 6 p. m. on Jan. 27. When asked how tall she thought the Bengali was
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    Gurkhas Bag Bandit Leader
    378 3 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues. Ttt9h from their previous WfCCk'fl sacccss in killing six bandits, a four-man patrol of tire Ist/10th Gurkha Rifles shot. dead the leader of I bandit killer sqnad in the Kiu<*ng arm The four -Gurkhas were seaichttig an area when they saw three bandits,
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    'MASSACRED VOLUNTEERS FORGOTTEN'
    75 3 MR. John Laycock i Municipal North East) during f-n adiournmcnt speech at /esterdmy'a meeting of the l Legislative Council, expressed surprise that the cases of volunteers and civil defence workers who were massacred by the Japanese were not being treated as if they had died in action,
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    BRITAIN IS ALL SQUARE
    400 4 BUT THE BOGEY STILL REMAINS GOOD NEWS No. 1—FROM SIR STAFFORD Reuter. LONDON, Tuesday.—Britain, in her battle for recovery, has surprised even her own economists by balancing her trade account with the world as a whole, it was officially announced tonight. But—and it is a vital
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    COMMUNAL SIGNS GO
    72 4 A.P. NEW DELHI, Tues.—Communal signs on railway station tea stalls have been ordered to be removed by the Ministry of Indian Railways. Minister of State K. Santhanam told Parliament that since Jan. 1, 1949, railway rtfresh•ment rooms have been run on non-communal lines, eliminating the need for
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    PAKISTAN DECIDES
    41 4 A.P. i DACCA, (Pakistan), Tues. Pakistan has decided to participate in the forthcoming general session of the International Labour Conference, the Ministry of Labour announces. The conference will be held in Geneva from June 8 to July 2. -A.P.
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    ROTARY IN INDIA
    37 4 A.P. AJMER, INDIA, Tues. Rotarians from India, Pakistan, Ceylon and Burma will meet in 1950 in India. This was announced by Mr. Baupatram Shastri Governor of 89th rotary district, addressing the district conference here.—A.P.
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    NO GIFT SHIPS
    30 4 A.P. WASHINGTON, Tues.—The US State Department termed "completely ridiculous" a published report tnat the United States is preparing to turn over six or more warships to Argentina.—A.P.
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    MANY LETTERS
    25 4 A.P. NEW DELHI, Tues.—With only io per cent of her 325.000,000 people literate, India in 1948 handled 226,300,--000 letters and post cards.— A.P.
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    OLD TICKET
    30 4 Reuter. MELBOURNE, Tues. A man who bought a return rail way ticket 62 years ago gaw the return half of the ticket tc tne Melbourne Railways Museum recently.—Reuter
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    Pensions, Insurance, Sick Pay
    404 4  -  Good News No, 2 —From Truman By Alcrunder R. A.P. WASHINGTON, Tues. The United States Government's biggest mass welfare project in ten years is being thrashed out in Congress. Legislation proposed by President Truman would provide the greatest increase in social security since survivors' benefits were
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    Mystery Missiles
    77 4 American authorities in j Germany are baffled over the origin of four mysterious projectiles, which have landed and exploded in the same area, just east of Schweinfurt, since October, 1916. The last of the rocket or jet-propelled missiles landed last Jan. 31, 1949, and eye-witnesses said it came
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    THE BULLIES!
    30 4 Reuter. STOCKHOLM, Tues. Russia tonight sent a new diplomatic note to Sweden insisting that Swedish police "cease persecuting Soviet citizens who wish to return to the Soviet Union."—Reuter.
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    TIME MACHINE
    32 4 Reuter. CHICAGO, Tues. A Chicago scientist has announced that he has perfected a radioactive "calendar" to determine the age of human or animal remains up to 30,000 years old.— Reuter.
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    MISSION BACK
    25 4 Reuter. CALCUTTA, Tues—A fiveman American Scientific Mission headed by Dr. Dhillon Ripley have arrived in Calcutta after spending over three months in Nepal.—Reuter.
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    OVERDID IT
    46 4 U.P. CALCUTTA, Tues. Hindus' celebrated then spring festival todajf and 400 merrymakers landed in jail for overdoing it The charges against most of I them were the dousing of Europeans ami other non-Hindus with traditional festival decor-1 ations of co'oured water and powder. U.P.
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    'EAST AND WEST MUST MEET' — LIE
    109 4 'EAST AND WEST MUST MEET' LIE Reuter. ORDNO, MAIN, Tues. Mr. Trygve Lie. United Nations Se-cretary-General, declared here today that if hostility between the Western Eastern groups of nations conanue it will "end in a war that will end civiasa- tion as we know it." Speaking at Maine University, he
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    No! No! No! No!
    62 4 ReUter KEY WEST, Florida, Tuw*. White House officials today confiscated newsreel films of President Truman swimming, taken by cameramen flying over a beach at the naval base here where the President is on holiday. The photagraphers made the liigfit in a navy airship and they said
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    TWO STATES TO BE OFF THE MAP
    215 4 A.P. NEW DELHI, Tuesday .—The two South Indian States of Travancore and Cochin may soon disappear from the map. V. P. Menon, Political Adviser to the Indian States Minis- try, tcld newsmen at Erna- kulam, Cochin, where he is at present on a
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    LOVERS ANNOY PHONE USERS
    88 4 LONDON. Tues. Lovers who talk too long on the telephone were discussed in Parliament recently. Mr. Wilson Harris, Member of Parliament, wants phone-box calls limited to three minutes. "Young men with a far away look in their eyes, indicating something feminine at the other end of
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    INDIA COLLECTS VOTERS NAMES
    54 4 A.P. NEW DELHI. Tues.- Electoral Rolls for the elections to be held under the new Constitution are being prepared in India. Chief Government whip Satyanarain Sinha told Parliament that rolls include persons of 21 and over. Electoral rolls in Madras, East Punjab* and Assam had been
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    Fish Bite Swimmers
    70 4 Reuter. BRISBANE, Tues. When health authorities years ago placed mosquito-eating fish in Morningside Quarry. Brisbane, they did not anticipate divers would be training there for the Australian swimming championships. One diver thought the water was full of fresh water shrimps until he discovered he was being nibbled
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    Madmen Robbed
    46 4 Reuter. TOKYO. Tuea. Foui I employees at the Osaka Insane Asylum weie grilled by the police yesterday, piobing an embezzlement of 1.000.000 yen of the asylum's funds. The police charged these four pocketed 280,000 yen by forging j the papers of 400 Inmates.— Reuter.
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    Rubber Estates Close Down
    180 4 Reuter. COLOMBO, Tues. Nino European owned rttbbei estates have dOfled down in the Horana area, according to a report from I lot ana area about 15 miles from Colombo) quoted by the newspaper "Ceylon Observer". The paper sain that as a result of the closing down
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    —And Soon She'll Get New Home
    180 4 A.P. l.OMMIN. tin-Mia-».— ttrlluln'x SueialiM flm >roi)ii-nl Iiun naked I'ur-Ipinu-id fur .loulh» r i.'.ooo i.. iniKh IKing up |j»r. n.-. II..us.- Ua Triii .-,-v.v Kll/Jibftk and I'r I'hillp. It Ii«h ■•riolt tprMI Lir>.oiHi I.. no in. iimtiHion, \t tm h ru-u t. *M JauH-H
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    TAXI! THEY STOP IF YOU LOOK AN AMERICAN
    143 4 U.P. LONDON. T\M I i I tain-raiser to a debate m tai j House of ('(minion (affairs, discussion jar ound what happei I American want: to lur< a uuiI cab in London? The home aecretary, Chuter Bde, mm court rating thai taxi
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    RETURN TO FIGHT
    44 4 Renter. I ATHENS, Tuen i children carried off two yean j ago by guerillas and trained in special camps in Bulgaria and Yugoslavia an- now returning |to fight against the Gwefc army forces, the Atheni N I Agency reported tonight Reuter.
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    RUSSIA FAILS (In Norway) AND TRIES AGAIN (In Mediterranean)
    174 5 SYM YORK, Tuesday.—Russia, having failed to keep Norway out oi .„p Atlantic Alliance, now seems to be concentrating a large portion *of her oiganda report against extension of American influence in the Mediterra'L,, and Middle East. Although the Italian Government apparently
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    Turkey Was Quick
    164 5 A.P. before the no.c arrived, the Turku* answer I On February jijor opposition party loaned support of the Gov- foreign pohev and of with the United! She is welcoming an igngK in the number of mili- itnietors attached to the American advisory mission and •okir." foi ward
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    5 Stamps For £320
    106 5 AAP. I HEUOURtfE Tues j A strip ii. §ye penny pas- J ta«e stamps was bought j recently my a Me'bourne 1 kaUanaaaaa for £330. J I His t.tter was a lew (xiutuls higher than that <>t a Britbtta bitted. i I IV stamps were used
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    SMUGGLERS ARE AT WORK IN AUSTRALIA
    90 5 SYDNEY, Tues.—The present large scale smuggling of pearls, binoculars and cameras into Australia from Japan is considered to be the work of a highly organised gang in Australia. The senior investigation officer said that Customs officers in the last six months had seized 36,000
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    The Atomic Bomb
    121 5 A.P. f?0 be >VA3«IN(3TON. TuestAav. —Senator >.leXlabon. Democrat, of Connecticut. Sui6 researcn project i8 to de «tartes »oon «in utotnic nlunt.8 for «udma fines anci sliip3. He said the U. S. Atomic Eneigy Commission will spend' about U*****,000,000 during the next five or six years building new
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    Wedding Bells Upset Horses
    80 5 Reuter-AAP. BRISBANE, Tues plaints were exchanged by th Lutv/ychc Church of Engine Queensland, and the Kedton Trotting Club. For the church. it w said that loudspeakers on the course drowned weddm o St The eS trotting club retorted; tl Jt the church car; upset the horses
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    PACIFIC DEFENCE PACT WANTED
    137 5 A.P. l CANBERRA, Australia, Tuesday.-Austraua pace Minister said yesterday he would lU:ei to N a Pacitic Defence Pact set up along the lines oi projected North Atlantic Alliance. John J. Ded- i raade the statement as latives of Britain. I Zealand and Australia p*H defence talks
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    THE STUDENT
    51 5 mmm HOBART. Tues. A 70--year-olu Englishman living in Tasmania is translating original manuscripts inscribed on palm leaves by Buddhist Monks. He is Mr. F. L. Woodward who was one time the teaching principal in a Buddhist College in Ceylon. He retired 37 years ago to grow fruit in
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    LANGUAGE PROBLEM
    38 5 CANBERRA. TttCS. Ttvcje iare now so many European 'rmgrants in Canberra that a j leading retail store has engaged !an interpreter to assist them, and legation staffs in shopping. iThe interpreter, a Latvian, speaks six languages.
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    THE 7th DAY
    62 5 Reuter and AAP MELBOURNE. Tues. Councillor J. S. Disney, Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Victoria, declared recently that if churches wanted to hold Sunday as a religious day. ser- j vices must be made more at- 1 tractive. "People." he said. •should be able to find re'axation and
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    Evatt Pays Homage To Gandhi
    45 5 ti». t... h i b e r I El nil (right), \usir:.*i;tn M'uiitb-»- lor xtermd lira ami pr.-sideiu > the |iii»l.-il Nations ff:i< assembly. p.i>s h.unuge lirlon- the Nlir'nif el >1.iii:ttio:i i.andhl. Oondtliji Samadhl. Itujghui, India, on Murell t.-~ T I'!.tor-.
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    Mac A Not To Be Called To Tokyo Rose Trial
    123 5 A.P. SAN FRANCISCO, Tuesday.—Genera! DotlgUfl Mac Arthur will not be summoned here to testify in the treason trial of Iva Toguri D. Aquino, alleged "Tokyo Rose." Attorney's for the government and for Mrs. Aquino agi eed at a conference yesteruay
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    COLOMBO IS A PAINTER'S PARADISE
    71 5 Reuter. COLOMBO, Tues.— Colombo Is a paradise for painters; it j has the best lighting anywhere 1 In the world and its colours «:ie bright aud attractive. This is the opinion of Philippe Dauehez, member of the French Aeademv of Art, who passed through Colombo.
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    DOCTORS FAVOUR EASY MOTHERHOOD
    98 5 Reuter. LONDON. Tues.—British v omen doctors who have had cfcil- dren almost unanimously favour relief of pain during childbirth. Many would have liked more relief than they were given. The council of medical wo- < men's federation sent out a questionnaire to about 300 I medical
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    60,000 GUARDS WANTED FOR ELECTIONS
    270 5 RANGOON, Tuesday.—Nearly 60,000 policemen will be needed to guard the 8,000 polling booths which will dot the countryside if and when the Burmese elections take place, it was officially estimated here today. Despite governmental optimism, officials, including Elections Commissioner U Kyaw do not believe that
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    POST FREE BEES
    31 5 Reuter. ROME, Tues.—ltalian queen tecs can now be exported by I no. t duty free in batches of not mc re than twelve officially reI git tcred queens.—Reuter.
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    Antiques Are Out Of Fashion
    116 5 U.P. i BOSTON, Tues. A J blonde Interior decorator of strictly modern de- j r sign says antiques are 1 going out of fashion **be- cause you cannot put i your feet on 'em." J Miss Christina Xiite, S actress turned model i house-maker, said
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    FACT FINDERS
    42 5 Reuter. NEW DELHI, Tues. The Government of India will shortly carry out a fact-finding survey of Indian villages as part of its plan to improve living and working conditions in the rural areas. About 1,000 villages will be surveyed. Reuter.
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      116 5 PETS j FOR SALE: E>ahnatian Pup- j pies Apply -Jok No. E. 939 Ma- I i..v;i Tribune, Singapore. (O. 030) SIT: WANTED RELIABLE Chinese Accountant Chief Clerk seeks part time work after oOice hours from 6 pm. to 10 p.m. Apply Box No. A 2148, Malaya Tribune, Singapore. (G. 937)
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      149 5 FOB SALE c;;metery memorials i.n Italian marble and granite Singapore Casket Co., Ltd., 129 /133 Li vender Street. Rhone 8075. KMW l FOR SALE Vacant Land in j R.tnda Hilir, Malacca, between sca-ahore Main Road. Fur* I ther particulars from M. Oe j Silva. Panchor (Munn. < K.Ul> 11 "AiRME;:"
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    NATURE'S GENTLEMEN ABDICATE
    514 6 WE indicated in this column yesterday some of the reasons which has led the Government of the Federation to reverse its traditional policy of preserving the Malays as museum specimens for the contemplation of students interested in the study of backward agrarian societies. The "Recruitment of Indigenous
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    GREEK CHILDREN SING SONGS OF HATE
    1149 6  -  by A. Singleton A.P. A youthful voice called the tune and half a thousand youthful voices picked up the melody. "Out with the AngloAmericans from our country. We don't want them." A thousand boots clumped with rythmic precision. THEY sang as they marched —this
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    PAYING THRU' YOUR NOSE
    384 6 A.P. IT'S good business to hit a lady in the nose—if it's done psychologically, with perfumes. Men react the same way. Women will buy hosiery through their nose, for example. If they are shown two identical boxes of stockings, of the same price, make, quality and
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    Russia Publishes 76 Million Books A Year
    512 6 A.P. THE three best-selling books In the Soviet Union last year were war novels. Two of them deal exclusively with war events while tne third treats both the war and problems of postwar reconstruction. The hero in all three is a soldier and
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    PROMISES
    100 6 POSTBAG Sir, 1 have noted through the local newspapers that certain Municipal candidates are making all kinds of promises to the public. Do they really intend to keep their promises it elected or are they trying to attract voters Will tliey be just "Gone with the Wind promises. My
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    Page Seven Taday Is A Page For And About WOMEN MAN WHO KNOWS ALL ABOUT MEN LOOKS AT THE LADIES
    410 7 U.P. Or. A. C Kinspv ANGELES, Tuesday. Human Male" becaro?»' ,f Clentlfic book The Sexual Behaviour of the interviews to co berW w ove l rni^bt h as only a
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    3,000 Pick Perfect Home
    239 7 A.P. CHICAGO, Tuesday.—What does an American woman want in her new home? Everything rang ing from one-way glass in the front doors to radiant heating on the driveways to melt snow and save the trouble of shovelling, the National Association of Home Builders reports. Mrs. Maude
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    LANA-AS LIFE
    128 7 U.P. HOLLYWOOD, Tues. iimensional movies fat will make Lana Turner's ook curvicr are ready to hit the screen, but the states will not back the idea. Joe Valentine, ace cameraman, developed the gadget rings depth to the Kreen in \'>i<K It is gathering dust. Valentine, who photographed loan
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    SHIRLEY LIKES TO BE A CHILD STAR
    104 7 U.P. HOLLYWOOD, Tucs. If Shirley Temple had her life to live over, she said, she would by all means be a child star. "I would not change a detail of my life," said Miss Temple. "I had a perfectly wonderful time as a
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    DANCES TO NET NURSES
    91 7 Reuter. LONDON. Tups. London hospitals are trying dances ah i means of recruiting nurses. Giving a lead in the new campaign, the Bcrmondsey and Southwark Hospital Management Committee in central London have invited local girls to bring their boy friends to a dance run for hospital
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    WOMAN'S WIT
    41 7 Reuter. MANILA. Tues. Manilas j No. 1 housing champion, Jose* fina Phodaca, lone woman city council member, would give the poor apartments with elevators. Such buildings, she said, will help solve the deplorable housing problem of Manila's poor.— Reuter.
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    TAILPIECE TWO MEN CREEP IN
    82 7 A.P. HOLLYWOOD. Tucs. Screen actor Robert Taylor, who went to England to make the Metro-Goldwyn-Maycr picture "The Conspirator." added one of Winston Churchill's cigars to his collection of souvenirs. Taylor informed friends here by letter that, returning from a week-end visit in Paris, he was
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    NOT CHIC — PSYCHIC
    84 7 NOT CHIC PSYCHIC Reuter. LONDON, Tues.—Australianborn pianist Eileen Joyce makes two or three changes of her gowns at her concerts because she likes "psychic" colours. Answering criticism of her frequent changes of costume, Miss Joyce said: "People «houl 1 not care whether I wear a tablecloth or a sack when
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    Try This In His Morning Tea
    196 7 U.P. LONDON, Tucs. If your partner starts blushing furiously after one drink, he is probably trying out the "surefire" cure for drunkenness which two Danish scientists have just discovered. It s tetraethylthiuramdlsu'.phidc, or antabuse, a new drug which if taken in before a binge
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    MISS DRIVER QUIT JOB TO BE A DIVER
    90 7 Reuter-AAP. BRISBANE, Tues.- Dallas Driver, Victorian girl diver, gave up her job to compete in the Australian women's junior diving championship, and won the title. When Miss Driver was picked in the Victorian team she was told by her employers in Melbourne
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    TRY THIS NEW 7-DAY DIET
    454 7 Bine print For Beauty overweight, make reducing your new resolution. A little discipline over your appetite will be less difficult to impose, nov/ that cupboards and cake hones are cleared of those temptingly rich foods. Your reward for restricting your diet will he a svelte
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    Waists Go Back To 1920's
    252 7 A.P. PARIS, Tuesday.—Can the waistless creations shown by some French designers be considered a foretaste of future fashions? Several well-known fashion houses have included throwbacks to the 1920 era among their spring clothes. They constitute long loose jackets that taper in to hug the hips.
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    CHOOSEY FARMER
    54 7 Reuter. GAFFNEY, South Carolina, Tues.—A 6G year-old farmer here Arthur lmtman, who last Christmas asked the Red Cross to find him a wife who could keep house and milk the cow has married the girl he chose from 50 answering proposals 22-year-old Ruby Evans, a brunette, of Lurcl
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    Grandma Eleanor
    97 7 U.P. PORTLAND. Oregon. Tues. -Mrs. Anna Elcancr Bcetig- i er Seagraves. 21 years old, once known to the nation as "Sistic" said today that sha is expecting a baby "some time this summer." This will make Mrs Elcancr Roosevelt* widow of the late president, a great-grand-mother. Mrs. Seagraves
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    Klaveness Liner Due Soon
    247 8 Another modern, new Klavencss liner, the motorship SUNNYVILLE Is on her way to Malaya on her jmaiden voyage in the trans-Pacific monthly Service of the Klaveness Line. The Sunnyville is a sister ship of the Bougainville, already well known in this trade. She is 462 feet
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    NO SHORTAGE OF FOOD IN FALKLANDS
    139 8 AN uncharted area in the Antarctic has been sailed through by the Falkland Islands Dependencies survey vessel, John Biscoe. The area is the channel between E'cphant Island and Cornwallis Island, north of the South Shetlands group. It is denied officially that the Survey base
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    Ipswich Looks Like Holland. 1600
    28 8 Reminiscent of an oil painting hy a Dutch painter of the 17th century lies scene M photographed in the harbour at Ipswich, Suffolk.
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    Canadian-Built Ship Docks At S'pore
    197 8 nUILT in Vancouver shipyards during the last stages of World War 11, when the Clyde and Tyne were at the mercy of V 2 bombs, the freighter Dongola has arrived in Singapore for the first time. She is one of the P .V 0 Steam
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    AIRMAIL ARRIVALS
    44 8 Airmail arrivals are expected today from Australia, New Zealand, Ceylon, Borneo. Sarawak. Siam and Indonesia. Closing times to U.K., Aden, Ceylon, Iran, Iraq, Canada, India, Europe, Pakistan and Palestine should be made before 6 p.m. Shanghai airmad closes at i 4 p.m.
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    SEASPRAY LAUNCHING TODAY
    94 8 MRS. Tan, wife of the wellknown Singapore oplhalmic surgeon Dr. Tan Soo Hock, will break a bottle of champagne <tn *he bow of the 20--ton luxury yacht Seaspray as the craft slips slowly on to the Ka*lan~ Basin at noon today. Br. Tan said yesterday thnt the
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    Curio Seen In Town— A Rickshaw
    86 8 OLD ami weary, shafts J rusty and scat tattered, a curiosity today in Singapore a rickshaw an<J its pullet parked outside the Malayai. Railway Station this week. A Malaya Tribune reportei spotted the decrepit vehicle, obsolete nowadays in this city. Immediately he went to
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    LAKE NYASA SERVICE
    74 8 ALL preliminary work in connection with the new j ship for Lake Nyasa bu now been completed, and the same applies to the Boating dock I which will provide much- aoedod facilities Cor overhaul and repair of ships on the lake. Monkey Hay has been selected as
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    Tokio-Moscow Cables Stop
    134 8 U.P. TOKIO, Tues. General Mac Arthur's headquarters today ordered the Japanese government to suspend the operation of the Tokio-Mos-cow radio telegraph circuit. The -order, contained in a four-paragraph memorandum, said merely that "due to administration difficulties no messages of any classification will be received or trans- mitted"
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    STUDYING LIVINC CONDITIONS
    133 8 GROUP Officer Lady Scton, Inspector of the Women's Royal Air Force, arrived in Singapore aboard HMT Kmpire Halladalc. With her, 120 airwomen disembark* d. They are to be stationed at the RAF Maintenance Base (Far East) at Seletar. Lady Soton, who is on ncr first uig overseas
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    Bencleuch Brings Car Cargo
    91 8 THE 7.868-ton Bencleuch, the Ben Lines latest steamer, anchored in Singapore waters early this week. She la on her maiden voyage from the United Kingdom. The Bencleuch, carrying a general cargo, discharged bO assembled new motor cats for Malaya. With the Bencleuch put on the Britain-Par
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    SUDAN MISSION
    51 8 Tne new premises ot_thc Mission to Seamen in Port Sudan, which have recently been opened, are considered to be among the finest of their kind in any port. A sum of £E. 7,000 towards the cost was subscribed by people in the Sudan as a war memorial to
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    Along the godowns
    75 8 m De EereiUi (4.1 j Iten (U); Umpire n^*- J*.(m>; (4?:: 4i), (baron (i 4| /Maetsuyrker (40). S Admiral .v., '•,■;,'.„> iJW/S6); ra!an X "gjS (38/34»; Suinpiiun 1; J Tapah Koepat (17,' I m IX); Lotnhok (19 .>„' J /..man <<>:; ■>? v 5 dijk (25 SJS);
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    BRITISH VESSELS DETAINED
    92 8 The detention by Spanish authorities of three Britishowned ships occurred recently, and the five vessels bare now been seized by Spanish revenue cutters and town! to Algcciras. Four of these wore seized in the Straits of Oibn tai wh-.le en route to GlbrtK*! Irom Tangier, While the
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    TRIAL FLIGHTS
    29 8 Air Services Ltd.. ol Mombasa, have made a tiial flight from Mombasa to Mogadishu, calling at Lama and at Kismayu. to test the possibilities of potential traffic
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      118 8 tr MM IhhJ End Rheumatism While You Sleep If you suffer sharp, stabbing pains. it joints art swollen, it shows your blood is poisoned through faulty kidney action. Other symptoms of Kidney Disorders are Burning, Itching Passages, "Getting up Night." Back, aches, Lumbago, Leg Pains, Nervous, ness, Dizziness, Headaches. Colds,
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      290 8 NKDERLAND LINE UOVAL DITCH MAIL s.s. "rajkt duo Singapore about SSntl Match, 1948. L'.no!ioi4 cargo alongside S.H.K wharves- for rnilT SAITV'AMSTEKUAM ROTTERDAM For cargo and portlcnlars p5< e ripply U) NEDERLAND LINE ROYAL DUTCH MAIL 41, ltnbin*on Knad. Tel: 8443 712« BOUSTEAD CO., LTD Lloyds Agents in Singapore, Ticket Agents
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      51 8 NEDEKIaAM» une ROYAL DUTCH MAIL NOTICE TO CONSIGNEE*; S.S. 'AMSTELBIl r due SlrigofIKth Mareh. IMR. Inun t'ontlnenfjl Vvti», Discharging CarjJO do;:. S.H.B nrl Lajt claimdiy th.- Vessel M! dtst I Consignee are. Itnj appiv for PeUvi r\ i rd NEDERLAND IJM ROYAL DUTCH >UH 11, Kublns.iii Rnad, lit: 712« 341
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    GOVERNMENT TO SEEK REPLY ON KIAN PENG
    170 9 -njF Singapore Government will press for an early I repl) from the Dutch-Indonesian authorities on 0 f the inquiry into the sinking of the Singaregistered motor vessel, the Kian Peng off in mbi in December last year. Toe Colonial Secretary gave tvs assurance
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    CEYLON RUBBER FOR INDIA
    90 9 IAIfBO Tues. Pos:;ibii pylon supplying ni demands foi ed by the r i unmissiooer in _C, Mr Annesley de Sil- y l a ;i o review of the Juan aik l in C V ,n;nu: .oner points out eing discussed oinmencement of biggest tyre factory at
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    Treasury Bills
    84 9 The Singapore Government aj Bviti tenders for an issue lutions by Tieasury Bills I Mare!] 2a, subject to al conditions governing the issue and repayment of Colon; of Singapore Treasury Bills." of tho conditions together with the forms of tender may be had from the Financial Secretary. Singapore,
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    CARS FROM BRITAIN
    72 9 A.P. NEW DELHI, Tues. During the three and a half years ending October, 1949, India imported from the United Kingdom 23,685 motor cars and taxicabs 66,888 motor buses, van* and lorries, and 9,302 motor cycles, including scooters. Commerce Minister K. C. Neogy told the Legislative Assembly that
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    IN THE CONGO
    22 9 A.P. LEOPOLDVILLE, Belgian Congo, Tues. Japanese texLiles are reappearing on the market in the Congo, economic circles here report.—A.P.
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    Rubber Market
    69 9 THE rubber commodity mar--1 ket opened steady yesterday. There was better enquiry for long term contracts. The market closed very steady of a cent higher than Monday. Closing prices were Buyers. Sellers. No. 1 April RSS 37 37% No. 2 April RSS 3514 35 No. 3 April RSS
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    New York Rubber
    54 9 A.P. NEW YORK, Tues—Crude rubber standard futures closed quiet on Monday. No sales were recorded. Crude rubber number one futures closed 1 to 3 points higher. Sales totalled 37 contracts. Offers were March 19.09; May 18.96; July 18.73; September 18.55 bid. Spot number one iibbed smoked sheets
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    TINS BETTER
    26 9 With London show ing rather more reluctance to sell at current prices, local tin shares showed an improvement. Industrials came in fur more inquiries.
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    Malayan Share Quotations
    777 9 SINGAPORE, Tues. Buyers Sellers Mas Ice 15.00 16.00 tin. unci Pref. 2.77% 2.85 0* 1.97%» 2.02% SB. Petrol 38/9 39/9 IM. Trustee 7.50 B.bo Cons. Tin Ord. 16/8 18/- to. (P)23/6 24/6 J Utd. Assur. 40.75 41.75 ■Ml Trust 7.00 8.00 II N 8.70 9.00 Oi stk.
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    PRICES PAY $100 MILLION OF SPORE TAXES
    435 9 JV|R. E. M. F. Ferguson, representative of the Singaiwre Chamber of Com«inftme?re' at yestert, ay's meeting of the Legislative Council estimated that over *±uu million of Singapore's taxes is now borne by the price structure. k»™i warned government to consider this care-fully before
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    CORRECTIONS IN RUBBER FIGURES
    79 9 THE Registrar of Statistics issued the following corrections last night in the rubber shipments figures for February: Shipments of rubber of all grades for the United Kingdom rrom the whole of Malaya totalled 12,888 tons and not 13,490 as announced first. The total to date this
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    U.S. RICE FOR PHILIPPINES
    28 9 WASHINGTON, Tues.-The Philippine embassy announced on Monday it had completed purchase of 10,000 tons of American rice for the months of May and June.
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    INDIA STEPS-UP JUTE OUTPUT
    108 9 Reuter.-AAP. CANBERRA, Tues.—Mr. J. Chifley, Australian Premier today announced the Cabinet had decided that government purchase of raw jute and jute goods would continue in 1949/50. "The Indian Government are still exercising rigid control of export quotas," he said. The jute market is at a very
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    FOREIGN INVESTMENTS COMMISSION FOR JAPAN
    237 9 Reuter-AAP. TOKIO, Tues.—The Japanese Government, under a Cabinet order, today set up an official commission to handle postwar foreign investments in Japan. Under the previsions of Cabinet Order 51. promulgated this morning, "loreign nationals" who wish to acquire properties and rights from Japanese nationals or
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    FULL SUM
    38 9 WASHINGTON, Tues. —i£M li.S. >.e.iat.* ForRelation 1 Committee »n v ivpon iw ihe .-*e»iare aieiiiUjf on the rieo.io...ie i Administration recommended that iirilam receive ihe IttJ USSJ4O,OOO.OOO, pr,»po;.ea tar her recovery ;ieeJs in the next year.
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    'No Cattle' Slaughter
    53 9 A.P. NEW DELHI, Tues. The Ministry of Agriculture has received 16,000 letters from individuals and Associations urging the central Government to impose a ban on cattle slaughter. The Government is considering the report of the cattle preservation and development committee appointed to go into the question of
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    U.S. To Buy Copper, Zinc, Lead For 5 More Years
    472 9 U.P. WASHINGTON, Tuesday.—The United States today H is the world's largest mine producer of copper, lead, and zinc, but if national consumption continues at present rates this country will remain a net importer of these metals in large volume for
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    Produce Market
    127 9 PEPPER was marked up yesterday by a spectacular jump of $8 far black pepper and fl toi tnr white variety. But little or no business wa-- done, elierq still ho'dmg out on ape culatkm. Copra v. I cheaper with some irrivala. There were small enquiries mostly fiom short
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    MYSORE HAS FOOD FEARS
    63 9 A.P. BANGLORE, India. Tucr A food deficit bj feared In the State of Mysore a» a result of failure of ccops in the millet producing areas. The Mvhoic Government announced pluns to intensify UK food grain procurement drive It says Ministers of the State art -in.!.
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    Wide Spread
    48 10 During a sin'cer gam? in ±r Brentford. England, the goalkeeper on the Bu»n- ley team leaps onto the <» back afl a Brentford player in an effort to I 3 ward off an attack on his goal. His harassed oppo- J {nent seems somewhat t startled. 1
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    TURKS WIN
    31 10 Zurich. Switzerland T\u^. The Turkish wrestling tenm won its second victory in two night.- oy a score of seven to one by defeating a selected Swt.<- team Snnday night.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    40 10 Mr. K. MOHAMKD ABldTU LAH of No. 16« Anson l'oad. Singapore, th.iuks all those who attended ths funeral of hiĕ brother the late Mr. K. K. MOHAMED YCSi'FF. and who «<*tit wreaths :md messages of condolence on the occasion
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    17 Teams In Indian Hockey Tournament
    284 10 (From RAM MARA) THRILLING hockey was seen In the opening rounds of the Inter-Provincial Hockey Tournament (National Championship of India and the "Blue Riband" of Indian hockey) which began at the Lady Hardinge Park, New Delhi last week. A record number of entries were
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    SOCCER BOOM IN U.S.
    181 10 Reuter. NEW YORK. Tues. Soccer is booming in the United States, according to Mr. James Borriskill, of the American Soccer Association. He expects that the visits of British professional teams this summer to give the game even greater impetus. "American soldiers were exposed to the game
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    They Play Chess By Post
    201 10 A.P. AMSTERDAM In July 1947 postmen in 22 countries started to deliver chess moves by letter for the world championships of correspond- ence chess. v The latest circular issued by the organiser, The Interna tion ml Correspondence Chess Association" predicted that the final for the
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    RAIN STOPS PLAY
    376 10 Two League Matches Abandoned (Tribune Soccer Reporter) A heavy downpour 10 minutes after start of play A between the Chinese CasuaJs and the R.E.M.E. in an S.A.F.A. Senior League fixture at Jalan Besi-r Stadium yesterday, forced the game to be abandon ed five minutes before half-time-The referee,
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    MERRYTIME B.P.
    72 10 The following wdl represent the Merry Time B.P. in a friendly match against the Oriental 8.P.. at the Clerical Union Hall on Sunday at 2 p.m. Messrs. Soh Kiam Hiap, B. C. Mah, C. B. Nair. A. Sujak. Larry Tan. Lim Kirn Pcow. Ong Tiong Ghee, Benny Kee,
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    BOXERS UNITE
    62 10 LONDON, Tucs.—Aii sections of the British boxing industry are organising unions to protect themselves. The newest union is the British Boxing Manage! s Gudd. which elected Victor Berliner as chaiiman. The Managers' Guild will deal with the already organised referees and promoters. Now John Lewis, member of Patliament
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    SPRING DOUBLE: LATEST CALL
    277 10 Reuter. LONDON, Tuesday. pAIK Judgment was again made favourite for the Lincolnshire handicap when the card on the "spring double" was called over at the Victoria Club here tonight. Now at 15 to 2, the Newmarket, trained four-year-old is reported to have done a splendid training
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    RAFFLES BEAT PROSPEROUS B.P.
    126 10 In a friendly badminton match. Raffles Institution beat the Prosperous B.P. by 5 games to 2 at the Institution's Hall last Sunday. RESULTS: (R.I. players mentioned first) SINGLES: Antony Gomez beat Ong Tiong Ghee 15-7. 2-3. 15-5; Wee Sian Gian beat M. H. Yakin 5-3. 7-15,
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    A.C.S. OLD BOYS
    62 10 The following will represent A. C. S. Old Boys' Association Cricket XI against S. R. C. at the Padang on Saturday, at 2 p.m.: Cheong Thiam" Siew. Gan Kee Tian. Au Tat Chu. Edwin Doraisamy, Swee Lim Swang, Sclakan Singh. Ong Swee Law, Popatlal. Rasiklal. E. Ebert.
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    S'pores Courses Super, Says Golf Star
    147 10 (Tribune wan iwspornjri SINGAPORE'S golf courses are very good. This D is the opinion of British golfer Diana Plumpton after playing at the Island Club and Bukit Timah during her week's stay here. Diana Plumpton is in private life, wire of RedifTusion director Mr.
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    'ARISE SIR DON'
    86 10 A.A.P. MELBOURNE. Tues.—"The Den" became Sir Donald Bradman today, when the famous cricketer, whose Knighthood was announced in the New Year's honours list, received the accolade Irom Governor-General WilI liam J. McKidl at Victoria's State Parliament House here Lady Bradman was amoii;: tbc 300 guests who watched
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    Started at Seven
    149 10 i Diana, howcvei. took to I golf in a big way. At seven, j < she was playing it. In 1929. I > she was among the last eight lin the Girls' Championship I in the U. K. She was lunne;I up in the British Open Championships
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    Played in H.K.
    105 10 When Diana was in Kenya in 1937 she won the Kenya Ladies' Championships there. "Sine" then I haven't played golf for a long time." she added "except for county golf in which I played for Essex." On this trip to the Fai East, she had occasion to
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    Australian Women Can Hold Their Own
    346 10 SYDNEY. THE recent lour in Australia of Olympic eh am pion woman athlete Mrs. Fanny BlankersKoen, of Holland, has proved that Australian women, given proper facilities, can more than hold their own in track events. But. as Mrs. BlankersKocn herself has said, they must
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    COMMERCIAL HIGH SCHOOL WINS
    164 10 The Commercial High School Ist and 2nd XI beat the District Signals (Yeo Chu Kang) Ist and 2nd XI s at the Chcfon Guan English School Ground on Sunday. The Ist XI won by four goais to three. Scorers were Quee Choon, Chin Ann, liccdin bin
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    MAYFLOWER B.P.
    52 10 "Members who desire to compete in the Party's "A", "B" «nd "C" Singles Tourna- ments (Knock-out System) are kindly requested to coni tact the Hon Sports Captain. j Mr. Chan Chim Bock, c/o The j Eastern Union Trading Co.. Entries for these tournaj ments will close on 31st
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    ORIENTAL B.P.
    52 10 The following will represent Oriental B.P. against Merrytimes B.P. on Sunday at the j Clerical Union Hall, at 2.00 p.m.: Messrs.: Tan Guan Hong, Ong Bong Sao, Wee I Teck Van, Koh Beng Swee i Teo Kok Hwee, John Chua. Tay Soy Bah. Lim Ong Huat MM Lim
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    SQUASH SEMI-FINALS
    101 10 A.P. LONDON Tues Mah El Karim of Egypt BritiSjJJ squash racket? champion S like meeting the British 2 tcur champion M x orm Borkctt in the semi-finals ofT. 1940 open event. For the defer, tr of hi. hh. Mahmour] was the same half of his <luv. a u
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    LONGCHAMPS II BEST BET FOR TODAY'S RACES
    782 11  -  s~>i p mm Smiling Through Caravan safe wagers From ALLAN LEWIS PENANG, Today. II, who should have little difficulty in accounting for ICace Four for Class II Division I horses over seven furlongs, seems to be the best for today's races, the second
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    CAMBRIDGE BREAKS OXFORD RECORD
    139 11 LONDON Tues.—Cambridge* University broke an Oxford record when practice for the boat race was continued this afternoon. After paddling up river and then turning to paddle to mile post they were set t0 row from the mile post to Putney bridg Star ting of at i
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    Selections at a Glance
    66 11 (By ALLAN LEWIS) Kate I—STAR PEKFOiC- t MB J Evening Star Four Diamonds Race 2—R A V S E V J QUEEN' Haroness Gracious I ady J Race 3—S MIL] N G THROUGH Egyptian Queen J I Ivllte S Race I—LONGCHAMRS II Scarlet Titfer II Uetewayo
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    Robinson Offered $60,000 for fight
    87 11 U.P. PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday.—Frank Palumbo 'and Frank Palermo, co«managers of lightweight champion Ike Williams, said today they were prepared to guarantee Ray "Sugar" Robinson LS$6O,OOO for a welterweight title fight next June. Palumlx) and Palermo had a certified check for US$5,OOO ior presentation to Chairman Leon
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    RUGBY UNION
    23 11 Reuter. Hospitals Cup Semi-Final Round Replay: Guy's Hospital 9, Middlesex Hospital 6. Other Match North of Ireland 3, Oxford University 3.—Reuter.
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    SEET KIM CHENG B.P.
    78 11 The following will turn up for Sect Kirn Cheng B.R. against 5.H.8.. Auxiliary Police Officers', on Sunday at 2.00 p.m. at the latter's court. Players and supporters please assemble at No.* 340-F, Changi Road, (opposite Lorong Marzuki) before 1.00 p.m.. for transport! Messrs —Andrew Lim, Yeo
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    ST. TERESA v. ST. JOSEPH
    72 11 The following will represent C.V.M.A. (St. Teresa) in a friendly Soccer match against C.V.M.A. Church of St Joseph (Portuguese Mission; at the Farrei Park on Satur* day at f>.2o p.m.:—E. Frois. George Phillip. Vivian Francis. Stephen Low, (Capt. G. F. Pinto) Wee Kay Teo, Clarence
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    JOLLILADS XI
    48 11 Jollilads Athletic Union XI to meet Pulau Bukom Sports on Saturday at Pulau Bukom and R.A.F. Changi on Sunday at the Geylang Stadium will be selected from the following: Narayana, Razak, Kader, Ghani, Sapee. Sintha, Muniyandi, Salahudin. Tobing, Hussein, Doljah, Krishnasamy, Baric, Hassan. Kassim, Gas, Baskaran.
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    RACE CARD
    503 11 I~HE following are the acceptors and non-acceptors, weights and probable jockeys for today's races, the second day of the Penang Turf Club's Spring Meeting. (The Big Sweep will be run on Race Six): RACE ONE 3.30 P.M. Hoi sea, CI. 5 Div. 3 Furlongs. 2 2 0 Alpha
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    M.C.C. COMPLETES UNBEATEN TOUR
    172 11 CAPETOWN, Tuesday. THE unbeaten iVI.CC. completed their successful tour of South Africa today with an easy win over the Combined Universities by an innings and 52 runs. They are the first M.C.C. side to go througn a tour undefeated since Walter Hammond's team did so In
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    Scoreboard
    121 11 Reuter. M.C.C. Ist Inns. 177 Combd. Univ. Ist Inns. 271 Extras 14; to;a" 274 all out ninth wicket fell at 268. Combd. Univ. !Jnd Inns. J. Nel c Evans b Wright S7; J, Waite Ibw. Compton 18; J. Wiley lbw. Wnght 11; B Crews c Watkins b Comyton 9;
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    U.S. COOL TO ASIAN DEFENCE PACT
    203 12 A.P. LONDON, Tues. Diplomatic sources said today I the British Commonwealth is trying to force a stopgap barrier against Far East Communism and hopes later for United States support of a Pacific defence pact. Preliminary talks have been held between the Commonwealth countries and
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    No Changes In Election Ordinance
    64 12 Tlie Government is not willing to consider amendments to the Municipal Elections Ordinance until the views of the Municipal Commission, to be newly constituted, are obtained on any amendments considered necessary to this Ordinance and experience is gained at forthcoming elections. This was the Government's
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    $700 To Adopt Another Boy
    125 12 MALACCA, Tues. -Twcnty-ycar-old Lai Yong Fook told the Circuit Magistrate's court yesterday that he had made arrangements to give 5700 to the father of the boy whom he had run over with a lorry and killed so that he could adopt another boy. Magistrate Tungku
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    GOVT. TO HAVE INVESTIGATOR
    60 12 THE Colonial Secretary, Mr. P.A.B. McKerron announced at the Singapore Legislative Council, yesterday, that Government would shortly be In a position to appoint a suitable officer to investigate into the whole Government administrative organisation. Mr. McKerron was replying to Mr. E.M.F. Fergusson who asked when the
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    Woman War Crimes Reporter In S'pore 'Japs Think Tojo A Hero'
    178 12 (Tribune Staff Reporter) AMERICAN woman court reporter, Miss Jane Horswell, who has "just about taken down a million words" at 20 Japanese war crimes trials in Yokohama said in Singapore yesterday that the general prejudice against the Japanese was
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    Sentenced For Rape
    64 12 Two Indians. Pall Singh and Akbar, were sentenced to five years' rigorous imprisonment each by Mr. Justice Taylor in the Singapore Assize Court yesterday for raping a married woman. Tlie two Indians pulled the woman out of a bus. put" her into a taxi and took her
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    Hotel For Malayan Visitors
    173 12 A HOTEL for Government guests and government sponsored visitors has been established at No. 2. Park Street, London W.I. In this new hotel, rooms can be occasionally made available for the use of Government personnel on leave in the United Kingdom from the Colonies and Protectorates.
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    Non-Malays Promise Support
    194 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Tucs. The non-Malays are to make every endeavour to co-operate amongst themselves and with the Malays to improve the economic position of the Malays so that they can take "their rightful and proper place and share fully in the economic life of Malaya." This oecision
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    One Down. One Up
    161 12 Captain Rene Azema (left), French army officer arrested in the current spy hunt, learnt that you can beat up one photographer ami keep your picture out of the papers, but not two. Arriving in Paris from Ran, southwest France, A/.emu snarled at photographers Andre Aveline (on
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    14 BILLS READ
    151 12 The following bills were read (for the first time ;>t the Singa- pore Legislative Council yesday: The University of M tlaya Bill; The Princess Elizabeth Fund BUI; The Telegraphs (Amendment) BUI; the Volunteer Force (Amendment) BUI; the Municipal Elections j (Amendment) Bill and the Mali ayan Naval
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    REFUSED TO STOP
    59 12 KAJANG AREA. Tues A police patrol discover ed a deserted kong i in the Kaj.v.ig j Area today. Two Chinese, one iof whom was eat tying revolver, ian out and refused to j stop when < hallenged. Both were phot and killed. One I pistol, ten rounds
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    CHINESE ARRESTED
    35 12 KEDAH. PERLIS AREA. Fties The Chinese of three evacuated huts feund by the security forces was arrested. One sentry hut wh.s discovered Anothei unoccupied hut con--1 taining a map of part of cast
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    EDEN'S VISIT NO USE
    287 12 The Singapore Malaya daily. Utusan Meiayu, in Its editorial comment yesterday on Mr. Anthony Eden's current tour in this country expressed doubt that he would be able to tell the people of Britain the real stab- of affairs In Malaya. If the results of recent visits
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    BEVIN WANTS INDONESIAN CHIEFS FREED
    156 12 U.P. LONDON, Tuesday.—Dutch Foreign Mr ster D. U. Stikker and British Foreign SeerT 1 Ernest Bevin have conferred on tho Inrjonl situation here. iesia n Reliable sources believed that Bevin nrec for the immediate release by the Dutch of inn nesian Republican leaders and the
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    BMA LAWS TO BE SCRAPPED IN FOUR MONTHS
    122 12 I Four months from now, by the latest, all B.M.A. procla- mations will be repealed by the provisions of the Transfer I of Powers and Interpretation Bill which was passed by the Singapore Legislative Count cil. yesterday. The Bill, originally intro- duccd
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    Five Years For Robbery
    76 12 A Chinese vegetable hawker. Lim Teck Swee, found guilty of robbing a Chinese shopkeeper and members of his family at Upper Serangoon Road on the night of November 22 last, was sentenced to five years' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. Justice Cox Evans in the Assize Court
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    DIET EXPERT HERE ON VISIT
    59 12 Ltd. arrived in yesterday by air on aft week visit to the JJ Company igenta in Malan A noted dietician, Mr 2 son was responsible great many in.prov made in his CompaaVi tL tory at Dcvonport After bis Malnvan tour Mr Erickson will po on
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    WHAT'S ON TODAY
    106 12 Y.W.C.A.: meetlUf; SL Hi- a {MUM. lung. 4 -Jt* i* in Y.M.I A., oivil jig. papon cho:-ii L31U-—' 'i f-d| Aft club, I UP*? rood ft! 'tr.iv. (p* I.K'C 1 by Dr. A-Odrfw .1 \\»r .n-i vt F.R.C P i;r../»t )I.'M .f < of v :.o |i
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    Cinemas
    133 12 PAVILION: "Sitting i'retty. with Robert Young. Maureen O'Hara and Clifton Webb-i 4.15, 6.30 and 9.30 p.m. CATHAY: "They Drive By Night," with George fUft, Humphrey Bogart. Ann Sheridan and Ida Lupino —11 a.nu 1.45, 4.15, 6.45 and 9.30 p.m. ALHAMBRA: "Trader Horn, with Harey Carey—1.45. «15 3.45 and 9.30
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    Sport
    81 12 TOURNEY: Indoor gawj tournaments linai M1 chard Road—7."0 v t BADMINTON. rKf chl rf CRICKET: Y M < A. <->r Road Courts—5 p.m. SOCCER: S.A.KA. Snr. 3.H.Q. Sigs. V. P. b™" Ru I. Bcsar; .Inr. A. <.r I koin v. Spo>c 11 Qjp Assn.— Gevlang. J"»-, 2, Indonesia r
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