Malaya Tribune, 21 March 1949

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  • 63 1 MALAYA Tribune BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE j Te»: "Tribune, Spore. Larger Sales Than Any Afternoun pjiocr in Mahiya Phone: 6811/» Nine Lines Published simultaneously at Sin gapore, Kuala hum //><//», and Penang. EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MARCH 21, 1949 PRICE TEN CENTS THE MALAYA TRIBUNE LONDON REPRESENTATIVE: E.
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  • 534 1 "TRAITOR" NOTE LEFT BY BODY KUALA JXMPUR, Sunday.—Three children saw Chinese bandits drag their widowed mother out of their house at Fusing in the Batu Gajah area last night and then murder her. The widow's hands were tied behind her by the bandits who smashed In*'
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  • 19 1 STOP PRESS w.horrs Mr j.,. (ion, V*\ No!>!«\ V 'tV.is r.vrwn'A by K' alrt-rafl b» s
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  • 20 1 v\(. Teday. r 1° v sh ul dead »>> J 1 li Gurkha KihVs RL. lit iterating in
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  • 35 1 HAI L.l MM Today. HOJ rtUM <>npons 111 «i!" br increased 1» r unit an Wnt bj th,- 1 edera! M ariat »ahl today. lnI ~(y,.t t. ve trom jpn! 1 to
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  • 73 1 U.P. yj -xo, John signed his 000 a v Parliamentary jj r the Lynsky bubo «sti- alio) U-' >' that to woi k cm ft •a,i!oau. Pa'liamcntaty m t thi Hoard of v ommoi scat lepreailroad at It« he entered a exactly fell but
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  • 128 1 A.P. MY AN SEA, WAKES Sun.—The War Orliee has finally admitted thai Ezra Wright i» alive. The Siamese interned lum in 1 »42 «»n his way back to Singapore from behind the .Japanese knes from where he had been sending aarret Intittlgenee reports as a British signal sergeant.
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  • 53 1 A delay at Dai win of the Constellation aircraft forced Mr Anthony Eden to postpone his departure from Singapore yesterday morning. Mr. Eden, who "rested" at Bukit Serene, residence of the Commissioner-General all yesterday, is expected to emplane for India this morning together with Commander A. p Nohle.
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  • 31 1 Reuter. LONDON. Sun. Mrs R X Nehru, wife of the Indian Minister to Sweden, left here hy air today for Delhi. She was accompanied by her 13-year-old son. Reuter.
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  • 112 1 A.P. LONDON. Sun. While two spaniels slept in the kitcherthieves got into the country home of English film star John Mills on Friday night, pick d up furs and jewellery worth £3.000 and left without turn ing off the lights. A light in the room
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  • 42 1 A.P. LONDON. Sun Admiral oi tho Fleet. Sir James Sumeivdle who lod the British forcos in the Mediterranean and helped track down the Gorman battleship Bismaick. died last night. He was sixty-six. and had been ill for ten days. A.P.
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  • 46 1 Reuter. PONDICHERRY. Sun. A 29-man Pondichcrry committee appointed this afternoon by the councillors of the four French settlements in South India suggested that a refeienduni whether to remain in the French Union or unite with India be held on December 1. Reuter.
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  • 228 1 Reuter. RANGOON, Sunday.—Armed men seized lasWo airfield in North Burma yesterday and forced an pilot at gunpoint to fly them in a government plane to Rangoon "to interview the govern"'"Tne American, Colonel Paul Ericson, said today that unidentified armed men surrounded his aircraft when he Prided
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  • 46 1 U.P. TOKYO. Sun. The Ministry of Agriculture announced today the lifting of vegetable rationing as from April 1 Housewives will be free to buy vegetables from any dealer they please instead of the stores where they have been registered under the rationing scheme. U.P.
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  • 168 1 Reuter. LONDON. Sun. Mounted police charged a crowd of 300 Communist supporters m tne blitzed streets of London s East j End tonight during 1 tions against a march staged by Sir Oswald Mos-ey's Umon Movement. Trouble began when a Union Movement speaker mounted a i
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  • 49 1 LATIN SWING Octlia Cashln a"" 1 Chan heng Hoe at a spectacular moment during their Rumba at the display in aid of tinThomas Cup Fund given at th.- Happy World Cabaret on Satin-day. A sum of «216.50 was raised for the Fund during the dance.
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  • 285 1 A.P. BERLIN, Sunday.—The Western Allies gave up hoi>e of agreeing with Russia on solving the money problem today and outlawed the Soviet east mark in blockaded West Berlin. Only the west mark sponsored by the United States. Britain and France will be legal tender
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  • 173 1 A.P. WASHINGTON, Mon. British Malayan trade was ussi,esC.ooo.ooo in about U*****,000,000 above the year before, the Üb. ivoaftmcnt of Commerce estimates. The five major Eastern trading nations did U556,856.--000 000 worth of business last ve-M the Department added. India net the pace with combined imports
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  • 80 1 U.P. PARIS. Sun. Heavy early voting was reported today as Frenchmen went to the polls under sunny skies to elect county councilmen. It was the first election by direct popular vote since October, 1917, and the result may mdi eate whether the trend in Fiance is toward
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    64 2 Manure* li* Scow Cheng, grand-daughter of Dr. and Mr. M n Rnnn X who was married to Mr. Yeo Chiang Loke, Mrs. Un Boon Kuig n s tne Wesley Methodist only son of Mr. Una pit* ic: rhA fnnrth < hurrh, For*. 0n...*. Saturday. The tartte »JJ*"
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  • 319 2  -  -says Government (Tribune Stall Reporter) KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. 'rJiCi Federation Government, in a Tress sfgtaMNM issued here yesterday, claims thai thr* Indian Immigration Fund is essentially a labour supply fund maintained by employers. Thr concessions granted in respect of Indian labour in no way alters the
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  • 52 2 Mr. Khoo Heng Pho, Singapore business man who will visit four frade fairs in two continents during his fourmonth tour of Kurope anil America. Mr. Khoo also plans to see all the largest arms and am- munition manufacturing companies in Europe, America j and Asia. Mr. Khoo will fly on
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  • 143 2 Dual Nationality <T\ ibuMS stun Reporti r) TBNGKTJ Ahuul Rahman Putia. brother of the present Sultan of Kcdah, tol<J a reporter in Alor Star re cently that he was opposed to the concept of dual nationality as provided in the Federal Citizenship clause. Although he still
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 306 2 j vmil t^^^ 12.00 p.m. Programme ing Annct. (k Prog. SumENGLISH PROGRAMMES Summary; I*.osMa»ay Va- mary In Mandarin; 12.08 Vtmriety; 12.45 News; 1.00 Close tonese Dramas; 12.30 Man--10.55 a.m. to 12.00 noon Down. darin Selections; 1.00 News Schools/ Broadcast. 7.00 Programme Summary; in Mandarin. Amoy Can».oo p.m. Monday Mariner; 7.05
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  • 189 3 MP. May Moot Insurance Scheme (Tribune Staff Reporter) MR. Walter Fletcher, Conservative M.P. vvho arrived in Singapore on the Oranje yesterday is on a fact Ending mission to get first hand information of the latest turn of events in Malaya, in particular to see if an
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  • 89 3 Tuan Syes" E*» ,>,n 4 sm »i Hassan Atmenoar, i <>•<! barrister-*::--i v. uh« miraa admit tod !•> •1,. Singapore ~ar 0,1 i ri<i«v 1 1 > pmriUrr a» .!> „U,m:i(. and solicitor, is ih. lirsl Vral) lawyer in Ih < i>. He begin Ms ta .ni.lv in England r.\
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  • 33 3 KLUANG. Sun.—Twelve families consisting of fifty-two Malays, victims ot a recent fire at the Animal Husbandry Farm. Bth mile Jalan Batu Pallet, were given immediate relief by the Kluang Welfare Department
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  • 97 3 A.P. Tho Rubber Groweis Asso- BtkHi said on Saturday that Halaya'a high rubber output r. 1948 can be credited to the courage of planters. Then fortitude inspired workers to carry on in the face of Hanger arising from the rebels "reign of terror the Association said in
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  • 19 3 Members of the public aie feed that the sending of currency notes by ordinary post is fchidden.
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  • 143 3 So overwhelming has been the response to the Philips, tadto Competition, featuring :;itls from all over the world in th< it national diess. that it would be quite impossible to sort the thousands of etftnen for judging by tomorrow as was originally planned. At 10
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  • 48 3 DR. R. Oetoyo. Republican Representative in Singa pore and Malaya, will head the Republic of Indonesia two-man delegation to the ECAFE Conference scheduled for March 28 at Paruskawan Palace, Bangkok. The other delegate will be Dr Saroso. Republican Trade Commissioner for South East Asia.
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  • 219 3 CJUHCUB Patani. Sun. Po- 1 lice discovered a large ammunition dump en the Sungei Muda rivei yesterday. Three and two rounds of Japanese title ammunition. 19 rounds oi assorted anti tank ammunition, four anti-shells, one booby-type bomb, four incendiaiy bombs, one bayonet and scabbard and three
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  • 61 3 Mis.s Vera Constance Say cge and Mr. Eric tmormu* Morton were all smiles after their marriage at the Presbyterian Church last Saturday. Miss Lee Seok Tin. second daughter of the Sinqapnr* rubber magnate, Mr L* c Kong Chum, cutting the cake with the asstirtmce of her
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  • 198 3 (Tribune Staff Reporter) THE f oeky sparrow may be excused if he's :i little 1 cheeky nowadays. He's got the Lav solidly behind him. 1 If you so much as t*ke a pot-slit at him the Law's down on you like a
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  • 58 3 A FORMER Singapore Japanese Buddhist priest has >.r--rived iv Manila to give tho kMcl rites to Japanese war criminal 1 awaiting death. The priest. Honshiki Adaciu, administered to Japanese pri SOners in Singapore before •ng to Manila. The Philippine military courts have within the last two
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  • 46 3 Mrs. William Langdon, wife cf the American Consul-General in Singapore, arrived here yesterday by Qantas Constellation from London. During the war. Mrs. Langdon was a "Grey Lady" in Massachusetts- a member of a women's organisation formed to aid wounded bcrtdcnmn ie*<nnng from overseas.
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  • 144 3 BRITISH evacuees from Karen-held Mandalay were Mown out to Penang in a Oatalina aircraft stated a Reuter report from London yesterday. Evacuation of several hundred Britons has already been completed as Royal Air Force planes Hew them out from danger zones the British Air Ministry
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    • 377 3 FOB SALE "MRS A. D Anderson. 6, Ardraore Park. Singapore. Tele-* phone ***** wishes to dispose of her wardrobe of day and evening gowns. Sizes 14 to 16. Apply appointment by 'phone or letter." FOR SALE at 473 Oralis Street. Penang. Useful secondhand books on Law (complete scries for student).
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  • 497 4 THE Singapore Municipal election campaign gathers momentum as polling day, timed for next month, draws nearer. The 28 candidates contesting the 18 seats are assailing the voters with speeches, circulars and promises. One candidate who had hoped to win the election without promises has wisely
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  • 1143 4  -  By G. ANDERSON and A. CHEVAI A.P. From the great coloured map on the wall of his office M. Ducloux can chart a criminal's progress across the world. INTERN ATIONAL c r o ok s who dodge behind the 'iron
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  • 909 4  - YOU CAN EARN $10,000 A WEEK AND IT’S LEGAL By MILTON MARMOR A.P. ALL you need to start Is a million dollars deposited in a New York hank, membership in a worldwide syndicate with the light connections, sha-p business brains and a world of nerve. Then, business goes something like
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  • 427 4 MANTLA's lone woman councillor, petite Miss .Toseflna Fhodaca. ha« come out publicly for liberalization of divorce. She says: "Our present divorce law should be reasonably liberalized in order to keep our status abreast with the ever changing needs of the people. Although I be long to the
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  • 786 4  -  by PAUL ELLIS ONE of the nation's top astronomers: sai<3 that the 200 LOCh mirror telescope the world's most powerful had passed its first tests and soon will be revealing to man four times as much of the universe us he has evei seen.
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  • 24 5 ,i i rulnimng someb» Mr. C. C. Tan {left} Tan Chin Tuan > tfitHative cmnciJ S itu rd ii/s htneneoM d the Ratfltn.
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  • 111 5 A.P. I>( )N, Sun. Princess and the Duke of buigh left their son Prince Charles at home on Saturday ;«nd went to judge •j. tableaux In a students' rhe one they chose WSJ i Charlie", a replica I Britain's first steam ratlin estimated 10.000
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  • 61 5 U.P. i «.hi<> sun. Thirty Aye Communist members of the R presentatlves boy the foi mvi opening cere the Fifth Diet session because of the presence of Emperor Hirohito, Hirohita though shorn of po power under Japan'iinstitution followed traI y reading a brief mo?--fore a joint
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  • 202 5 A.P. TOKYO Sunday. The Japanese Communist party made a special appeal yesterday to the Soviet Mission here for more speed in repatriation of Japanese nationals still being held in Soviet territory. The request by the Communists were made the day after
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  • 30 5 A.P. LONDON. Sun Britain has added U556,000,000 to her annual subsidy for Transjor dan s Arab Legion, the Foreign Office said yesterday. Reasons were not given officially. A.P
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  • 96 5 Reuter. PRETORIA, Sun. —A meeting which was to have been addressed by the only Communist member of the South African House of Assembly was broken up by police here today. About -100 people, including Africans and Indians, had arrived to attend a meeting
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  • 37 5 Reuter. LONDON, Sun. —The Boari Of Trade has appointed Mr. J. C Niven former managing director ol D. U Millar and Company, Ltd., of Calcutta, as United Kingdom jute control representative in India and Pakistan. Reuter.
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  • 32 5 Reuter. BUENOS AIRKS. Sun.About 100.00 workers arc! ready to obey a call for a{ general strike which would affect Argentina's entire meat industry, the Meat Workers' Federation announced today Reuter.
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  • 340 5 A.P. SAN FRANCISCO, Sunday—Tho Chinese Communist* are backing their money with commodities. Accounts in the city branch of the Peoples Bank in Tientsin are safeguarded from fluctuation of market prie sby calculating deposits in torma of standard units in kind, said one broadcast beard by
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  • 68 5 A.P. ROME. Sun. Stanton Gni fts, Unite.l States ambassador to Egypt and Director of United Nations Relief for Palestine refugees, predicted yesterday a long term of peace in the Middle East. It all depends, he said in an Interview, on peace between Russia
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  • 122 5 A.P. BREME, Sun. Char- gem of cmnuibaHmm and murder ft we bet n pre- t>n><! against a German ship steward hen offl- J <-in Is st id ft* stf Bodn t Hi s, 39, f ill br tried on April I He is j occulted <ij
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  • 88 5 U.P. ROME. Sun. The government charged the Communists were using teenage youngsters to foment violence at their demonstrations against the Atlantic Pact. Interior Minister Mario Scelba said many young agitatois seized by the police in the past few days carried Communist instructions to mingle with the
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  • 34 5 Reuter. NEW DELHI. Sun. India 1* demanding a shave of ItH P« cent of Japanese facilities as reparations. Commerce Minister K. C Neogy said in a Parliamentary reply today. Reuter.
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  • 128 5 A.P. CAPETOWN, Sun Fears that tin- Nationalist government invfc r Dr. D. F. sfa'sa is steering for re vol ut ion were expressed In Capetown by Senator A. M. C'onr >y. 1,-a'iei ot the Opf) «Itlon Conroy was minister in the cab'net of Field IfarsnaJ
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  • 67 5 Reuter. GENEVA, Mon. All India Into, national, biggest Indian airline, yesterday claimed .hat one ot its Constellation air liners bad set up a world record for a scheduled flight netween Geneva and Cairo. The plane "Malabar Princess", was on a regular Bight from London
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  • 59 5 MEW DELHI. Sun. The ttrst International Forestry am' Timber Utilisation Conference for Asia and the Pacilic will be held in Mysore city from March 28. The Conference which is held under the auspices of the FAO will last for 14 days. Delegates are expected from India. Pakistan, Burma,
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  • 50 5 U.P. SHANGHAI, Sun.—New 1.000 pold yuan notes are expected to be released by the Central China Bank today to alleviate Shanghai's money famine. The new notes which IS I worth less than 15 cents I'mted States will make it eastei for Shanghai people to do their shopping —U.P.
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  • 135 5 A.P. NEW DELHI, Sunda/.—Prime Minister Nehru said yesterday India has sent a strong protest to Pakistan in connection with a communique issued by tho North West Frontier Province government which "insinuates the Indian Union is party to some plot against tho NWFP government and Pakistan government."
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  • 69 5 Reuter LONDON. Sun. Girls of 15 and 16 are too young for general nursing training, according to the council of the Royal College of Nursing. They ought to be spared thr sight of pain and they only embarrass adult patients, it was added. The council
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  • 60 5 U.P. ISTANBUL. Mon. -Police J mncunccd two brothers, Rumanian refugees who had been I living in Turkey for several years, had been arrested on <■ ;pionage charges, i Police said Ethem and Lufti i Uegirmen were first suspected lof smuggling but a search of < their
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
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  • 836 6 (From A Market Correspondent) MORE cheerful markets have been reported with a fair volume of bu»mess in sections. Tins continued to improve until mid-week when so m o P r,mi taking ensued, and this section closes so.newh-'t uncertainly with prices sligm v below best.
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  • 44 6 A.P. WASHINGTON. Sun.— Ttl* IS Census Bureau reported Poland has withdrawn half a Bit!lion dollars (US) of its gold reserves from the US Feder.il Reserve Banks and Russia has withdrawn U554,490,000. Poland still has nearly 4.000,000 dollnis gold in the United States.—A P
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  • 151 6 fIEW YORK, Sun. The Marshall plan will cost the United States U5517,000,000,000. Economic Co-operation Administrator Paul G. Hoffman said during the weekend. The estimate covers the full four-and-a-half years of the plans operation. It is the first public estimate of the European Aid plans cost since
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  • 59 6 OIL PALMS PAY 12½% DIV. OIL Palms of Malaya Ltd. made a profit of £92,048 for the year ending October r.l. 1948, after making provisions for U.K. and Malayan taxes, re placements of buildings and replanting. The directors rccom mend a dividend of 12'- per cent less tax. A sum
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  • 136 6 A.P. DUENOS AIRES. Sun. A v high official source said during the weekend that Britain has been buying Argentine meat below the cost of production and also disclosed for the first time, that the Peron Government is required to subsidise the meat industry. The source
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  • 98 6 WITH better advices from New York the rabbet commodity market on Saturday i opened better than the prcviou day. Business was done at bent higher than on Friday. Closing prices on Saturday were: Buyers SeiieNo 1 Apr. BSS 37". 37 NO. 2 Apr. RSS 35* 36 No. 3
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  • 48 6 WASHINGTON. Sun Asia produced onc-tourtti of tn« wcrld's wheat la.st year, the I.S. Department of Agriculture reported. The Department estimated Asian production at 1.622.000,--000 bushels. The world figure was 6,400,--000.000. World output was ten per cent, larger than 1947 and slightly larger than the 1935-39 average.
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  • 97 6 THE produce markets wcr, ,-igain dull on Saturday folowing a week of comparative dlcness. The pepper market /as unchanged. Sago* flour had )0 arrivals or enquiries from :ndia. Saturdays prices were: SAGO FLOUR: Lingga |12%, Sarawak $10, Siak $10. SAGO SEEP TAPIOCA FLOUR: Fair 523 FLAKE TAPIOCA $27.
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  • 173 6 PINEAPPLE producers estimate that the output of tinned nneapplcs will resume its prewar rate of 2,000.000 case:; annually by 1951. At present 10.000 acres of land are being opened up. and it is expected that by 1951 another 5.000 acres will be added "The local
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  • 213 7 Djs K. S. Ratnam scored f] runs fo the Ceylon Sports thtv beat the JoI Yi< Club by 139 runs it Johoii Bahiu, yesterday. nese, batting tirst. eight wickets, while theii opponents were all CEYLON S.C. rj t iraisingam retired 50, g fog irajah ietired
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  • 161 7 THE cricket match between S.R.C. and the S.C.C. Padang. yesterw abandoned due to The S.C.C. batted first and we all out for 89. The Recs mi scored 24 when the game was abandoned. S.C.C. D. B. Haig b H. Schrbert 6; R. M. Nelson c»Ofht Bain b
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  • 502 7 Derby County Beaten 1-0 LONDON, Sunday. Portsmouth »re still maltipg giant strides in their jubilee year towards the Cup and League double km they were the only one of the tour Cap semifinalists to win on Saturday. They repeated their sixth round Cup success over Derby
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  • 16 7 Pletvre aliowe the R«J on Saturday. The Sailor won the game 4—2.
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  • 189 7 U.P. NEW YORK, Sun. Lee Onia, veteran Detioit heavyweight, rallied after i first round knockdown last night and eimr on to register his dxth straight victory in an Unanimous ten-round decision over Omelio Agiainonte of Cuba at Madison Square Oar* den. Lee Quia. tM% lbs. gave
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  • 224 7 IN the first Malaya Cup trial this year Singapore 1 Civilians trounce the Royal Navy by seven-nil at Jalan Besar Stadium, yesterday. Th- Civilians played a fast game and fully deserved their victory. Credit must go to the Navy who put up a
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  • 392 7 JjPEj TATORfc were treated to a magiurieent rtis- play of golf yesterday morning when Capt. D. AW ond Mr. W. F. Ferrier-Mavor met in the Ist ftf noes o. the 36-hole battle for ihe Club <-h:»m;.ionship. On Saturday Lochhead finished 2 down, Yesterday very few Singapore
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  • 57 7 Khalsa Association beat R.A.F. (Changi) by 86 runs at cricket at Changi yesterday. Rewefl (R.A.F. hit 59 runs, the highest score of the day. Gurdial came next, with 43. for Khalsa Assn. Batting first, the Indians were all out after hitting 161 runs. Stumps were drawn after the
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  • 217 7 THE Police beat the Customs Sports Club by 59 runs at cricket at the Police Training Depot, yesterday. S. Vclupillai bowling for the Police captured five wickets for 13 runs. Scorers. POLICE Thurairajah run out 25. V. Devadas c Hon Leong b Rcutens 8.
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  • 247 7 VR. Sabapathy was in dc- vastating from yesterday, when he captured six wickets for 32, bowling foi the Vehicle Sports Club, against the R.A.F. Tengah at Tengah. The airmen were beaten by 12 runs. I He topped his magnificent bowling performance with a brilliant knock
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  • 346 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. I A Pan Malayan Conference of Indians held here In s morning culled on the Indian Lvernmcnt to protect the status of Malayan Ind.ans as nationals of The resolution passed said that this protection was time as the Government of the Federation
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  • 66 8 Y.M.C V 1 H'l'ny.' i-\ '."5'»!•. Mr It K HoMilii'i "lo.fo h mi»' ,,,,r 1,1 «TCuIhii' It" ll m KTiutt.1 M,, »M| "< I hi s.r» n >» T V"I M.i I. •Churn it ,Ml l s :u n.ni t'i f sim.»t;* n 1 1 Annual .'-i
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  • 122 8 PAVILION: "I'agliaca" starring Beniaiaino Gigli and Alida ''valli, 2, 4.15, <>.30 and 9.30 p.m HEX: "Reunion in France" starring John YVayne, Joan Crawford and I'hilip Horn, 11 a.m., 1.45, 4, (1.30 and 9.30 p.m. CAPITOL: "The Man from Colorado" starring Glenn Ford, j Ellen Drew and Wi'liam Holcien. 1
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  • 49 8 SOCCER: S.A.;\A. RAF. Changi v. Tami! Brotherhood Asscn. J. Bosar; Jnr. A Grp. 1, R.A.F. Semb. v. Kota Raja— I —-Gevlang; Jnr. A Grp. 2 C.A. v. S.H.B. Aux. Pol. —'Thomson t Rd.; Jnr. II Grp. 2 Cosmo S C. v. Banka Bilhton S.C. —St. f George's Rd.
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  • 90 8 U.P. LONDON. Sun. Radio Moscow said today that the Soviet delegation had left I Moscow today tor New Yoi k to attend the forthcoming In I ternational Cultural and Scientific Congress on World Paace. The broadcast said the delegation was headed by Alexander Fadeyev. general
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  • 43 8 MALACCA, Sun. The anneal general meeting of the Malacca Library will he held in the Library Room at the Stadt House on Tuesday at 5 p.m. After the election of officebearers there will 1 c an auction of papers and magazines.
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  • 102 8 A.P. NEW YORK. Sun. An attorney fo. Anna Louise Strong said Saturday night that the woman writer is seeking to have Premier Stalin ordei an inquiry into her deportation from Russia on espionage charges. John EtOgge, the attorney, said he has sent a lettei
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  • 54 8 Two housebreakings and thefts were reported to the police on Saturday night. One took place at a house in Bencoolen Street. A purse containing $78 cash and one identity card was stolen. The other occurred at Nassim Road. One ladies' wrist w-itch valued at $350 was stolen. No ai
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  • 102 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun Representatives of the Malayan Chinese Association saw His Rxcellency the High Commissioner yesterday afternoon in connect ion with mattei 8 n lating to the Emergency, Includ ing the mass deportation of squatters and other aspects ol the squatter problem. His Excellency agreed that
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  • 54 8 a ten-year-old Malay girl Samina binte Rackmat wa> report missing to the police yesterday. She is ?> ft. t> ins. tall and is of dark complexion. She has a long face and a slim figure She wore Malay costume when last seen on Saturday Her home is
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  • 162 8 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Mr. Han Wai Toon, Singapore cerarrAs expert, yesterday oemoaned the lack of appreciation of Chinese fine art by the people of this city "They are forsaking the East for the West, both in culture and art," he said. Mr. Han began
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  • 41 8 Mr .K. E. Mackenzie has been appomted United Kingdom Commissioner in Malaya in succession to Mr. R. B. Willmot. He arrived in Singapore on March 16 and has assumed charge of the offices here and at Kuaia Lumpur.
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  • 75 8 fTributte Stuff Reporter? A CHINESE member Of the crew of the 375-ton oil tanker. Bela. v. as found de id, hanging in a cabin of the Ship as she lay at anchor ff Pulau Bukom on Saturday evening. The man was taken off ihe ship by
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  • 48 8 KLUANG, Sun. The first Committee meeting of the Kluang Parent-Teacher Association was held in the Government English School Kluang. It was decided to hold a social on Tuesday, April 12 at which a short talk on healtn will be given. An entertainment committee was appointed.
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  • 53 8 U.P. COPENHAGEN. Sun. The newspaper National Tidcnde repotted today that over 1,000 gallons of American Marshal Aid oil was destroyed Fiiday night in a fire believed caused by sabotage at the Jutland city of RanderS. The newspapei said the lire started in mid day It is being investigated by
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  • 196 8 A.P. tokyo. Sun. The Vietnamese Association of Japan today denounced the recent agreement signed in Paris by the French Government and Bao Dai. ex-emperor of the IndoChinese state of Annum. ftj n while, the exiled Prince >f do-Chin?, threatens more bloodshed for Asia unless the French
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  • 90 8 Tkt management of Messrs Tan Cheng Mak govt a port* fm cHenU nmt friend* a the m»i at thi Empress Restuoinnt <»i Friday. Among thus, preeekt were fabov* Mr. L. Q. Bm*on, Mr. 8. Lenin, Mr J A. 8 Plu.u. Mr R Swain, Mr. Let Piak Yin Mr.
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  • 223 8 (Tribune Staff Reporter) The carrying capacity of public transport /chicles operated by the Singapore Traction Company on the City routes touched an all-high record total for last year of 38.000.000 passengers. This repreaenti a rise of nearly two million passengers over the canying capacity recorded for
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  • 42 8 U.P. TOKIO, Sun A bHzzard which started on Saturday night, today disrupted train schedules throughout northcentral Honshu with the snow piled up two feet deep in places. The railways department sent out snowplows today to clear the tracks. U.P.*
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  • 35 8 MANILA, Sun. More babies are being born in th? Philippines today and people are living longer. The Department of Health reports that in 1948 birth rate returned to 23.0.3 for each 1,000 population.
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  • 170 8 TWO Ma'ayan boars, gifts to tho London Zoological Society from H.H. tho Sultar of Johore arrived in England last week. They are now under observation with othc new arrivals in the Zoo Sanatorium until the experts are satisfied there is nothing wrong with them. Tho young
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  • 142 8 Reuter. AHMEDABAD, Sun.- Unknown highwaymen today got away with three lakh.s of rupees m cash when they hi !d up a mail van here today and drdve it off. The police, who were alerted all ovc! Ahmedahad district of Bombay Province, ai tested one
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  • 198 8 SINGAPORE sago merchants and nuuiiifactui met during the weekend and decide! Government to consider fixing the i nearl at $20 per nicul. The merchants took m-« ptiil View Oi the ra.'t-d announe»-- nt from the United Kingdom st week that lfal:»ys wan now. <• to
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  • 89 8 A.P. WASHINGTON, Sun. Palm oil production in the Federation of Malaya during 1948 was 45,287 long tons, an increase of lb per cent, over 1947, U.S. Department of Commerce reports. Palm kerne's production in the Federation lass year was 8,471 long tons. Palm oil exports
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  • 53 8 iTithnne Staff Reporter' By the end of this year, Singapore will be bigger by an area of land (346,500 square feet) which Will also be its new park. This will be the result of the Connaught Drive Reclamation work which started about two years before the
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  • 26 8 Tne rubber crop lor United Malacca Rubber Estates Lt.l for February was 77.350 lbs The total for the last ten months was 1.029.004 lbs.
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  • 188 8 SIAM COUP U.P. NKW YORK, Siamese Asanas...... j United Blah ai from Bangkok said Btemese in units through mi tion ol orders wound n ■hooting at each othei the Feb 26 dto insisted they c,. dissidents. Prima Wan Waith who also serves as delegate to
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  • 124 8 U.P. WASHINGTON. Sun. Army Secretary Kenneth C. Royal voiced the hope that the "alert and ready" U.S. At my would provide an adequate deterent to those <d» would drag the world into war again. In a statement about AflßJf Day on April 6. Mr.
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