Malaya Tribune, 11 May 1949

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    56 1 MALAYA Tribune BY THE PEOH.E FOR THE PEOPLF Tel. '•Tribune" Spore Larger fcales Than Any Afternoon Paper in Malaya Phone: 5811 3 Nine Lanes. Published simultaneously at Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, and Penang. TVVELVJ TAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1949 PKICE TEN CENTS THE MALAYA TRIBUNE tiewnpaper Features Ltd., MOi,
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    Johore More Than $3 Million In Debt
    288 1 iTrtbum Reporter) JOHORE BAHRU. ToUay. The Johore Qo>ecrnmcnt will apply to the Hign Commissioner. Federation »>f Mala va. for supplementary- allocations amounting to 13,760.472.67 from j Federal rands in order to cover tlie Stat.- expenditures for ***** and 194». This was rcvea'ed by
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    NEI Trade Probe Begins
    87 1 />>/,!/>!, Simff Reporter) rh< Singapore Government! has already started taiws with' the Dutch authorities t( Iran out dttucutties in the Sin- j ga pore-Indonesian traue. the Tribune learned last night. Meanwhile representatives of. the three chambers of commerce are meeting again this week to j g<
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    Flight Leader
    43 1 Squadron leader R.I). Yu'e, commander of the Spitfire squadron which 'ook aft* Irom Sembawang this morning; for Hongkong lo reinforce Ihe garrison tVr«>. Squadron leader Yule, holder of the D.S.O. and D.F.C., is a veteran «4 the Hat tie of Britain.
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    Spitfires Leave For Hongkong
    189 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) A flight often Spitfire Mk XIV s of No 2» Squadron, R.'A.F., two Dakotas, two Mosuuitoes and a Sunderland left Sembawang, Singapore, this morning Tor Hong Kong on a 2.630 mile jOurne> to strengthen the defence of the British citadel in China. Squadron
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    RUSSIANS JUMP THE GUN
    221 1 U.P. BERLIN. Tucs. authorities began lifting he Berlin blockade 40 hours btefw the deadline today when they restored electric power to parts of the Western etc tori. The Soviet action gave American sector housewives UHrationed electricity in the mid ii r c of the morning for
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    TAN KAH KEE TELLS
    101 1 HONGKONG, Tues—Mr. Tan I Kah Kce. Chinese rubber magnate from Singapore, arrived m I Hongkong yesterday on his way to Peiping on a tour of Commu- nist-rulcd China. At a news conference Mr. Tan upbraided the United States I "lor aiding the wrong group inj I
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    BANDITS MAY SCARE LOAN INVESTORS
    193 1 Reuter. LONDON, Tuesday.—London stock exchange views were mixed to* day about prospects for a successful flotation of the new Malayan loan on Thursday. Financial commentators mostly agreed that the stock would be an attractive one for institutional investors, since it uuuld be good for mixing
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    Going Will Be 'Fast'
    46 1 i The going for today* t mors Hill he "FAST" Best Bets should Im-: i BADGER. GAUCHO. LUSAN MAID. Safe each wav bets: SELOPIAN. TEMPEST, I j THE GRAND ABBOT, r > Outsiders: LON DA i LAD, HARIMAN, 81L- 1 VER SEQUIN. J
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    CHIFLEY QUARANTINED FOR SMALLPOX
    166 1 CANBERRA, Turn- It was disclosed today that Austra- i Uan Prime Minister Joseph B. Chiiley and members of his <-•< if j who attended the recent Lon- 1 don Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference have bern kept under observation for th" lain seven days as possible carriers
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    PIRATIN KEEPS ON TRYING
    124 1 Reuter. I LONDON. Tues.- Mr. Philip! Piratin, Communist, asked the! Colonial Secretary Mr. Arthur j Creech-Jones in Parliament today if he knew that in Singa- 1 pore out of a population of 680.000 only 8.688 people qualify to vote in the municipal elections. He further asked
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    Cowgill Report Under Fire Again
    274 1 Tribune Staff. R* porter) KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— A conference of delegates from clerical associations and unions here yesterday decided to send a joint memorial (on salaries to the Govcrn- ments of the Federation anJ Singapore. The conference was cont vened to "consider the lines I
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    SHANGHAI BATTLE FLARES AGAIN
    334 1 New Red A. ttack Closes On Ci tv nt xwi iwu> Tuesday. Powerful Com munist forces, estimated JT men renewed the|r drive on Shanghai today, while other Commu--'r nS .V e T re P orted to have f orceil the start of a Nationalist withdrawal from
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    NO FEARS FOR HONGKONG
    105 1 U.P. LONDON, Tues. Official sources said today that the British Government does not anticipate any fullscale attack on Hong Kong despite the aoproach of Communist troops. They said it recognized that the chief danger to Hong Kony was the possibility of internal disturbances by "rebellious ele-
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    Did You Hear The Big Bang Go "Pop?"
    263 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Singapore police spent a busy day yesterday moving thousands of squatters and villagers away from Mandai quarry on Bukit Timah road. All traffic within a radius of two miles of the quarry was stopped, householders, in response to urgent
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    UNLUCKY FIFTEEN
    53 1 Reuter. GAUHATI, Assam, Mon.— Fifteen people in a marriage I party of 36 were killed todae when a lorry in which they were traveling struck a culvert and turned over into a ditch 240 miles from here. I Bride and bridegroom in a I j following car escaped
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    Soviet Seeks New Pact With U.K.
    134 1 A.P. LONDON, Tttcs. Russia has invited Biitain to -end a mission to Moscow to negotiate a trade pact, diplomatic SOurecs reported today Soviet Ambassador Ucorgi N. Zaiubin was said to hav e invited the British mission to make the trip as soon as current
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    BORDER CLASHES
    80 1 Reuter. TEHERAN, Mon. Unconfirmed reports from the Caspian port of Astara say that Russiah and Persian troops exchanged shots in clashes last weekend, when Russian patrols were said to have crossed the border. One Persian soldier was reported missing and several wounded. The reports said that Russian troops
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    (iiiarcl Kills Bandit
    117 1 STOP PRESS KUALA LUMPUR, Today. —AI 8.30 a.m. yesterday at Ilukit Han (tar. in the Muar area, a kampong guard returning to his kampong encountered three arm»'d Chinese bandits—one armed with a double-barrelled shotgun and the other two with rifles. The bandit armed with the shotgun challenged
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    STATE COUNCIL MEETS IN JOHORE
    1476 2 (From Our Staff Corw^ndent) this mornpresided. COUNCILLORS TAKE OATH r|UIE Hortblc Mr. J. Fdooner 1 was worn Into Office. Others who took the oath of office on re-appointment w lt the Honble Mr. H. B. MacKcnzle, Data Abdullah bin Inehc larnall bin Mohamedon, captain Ahmad
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    Going To Africa
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    Buddhists Observe Vesak Day
    251 2 THE Vesak Full Moon, today and tomorrow has 1 always been a special time for Buddhists in thP life of Buddha his birth at Lumbini rant, under at Buddha Gaya, and his attainment of Nirvana at the age 01 80. Buadhists celebrate jW» day by decorating
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    DECORATION FOR PATIENT
    67 2 MALACA, Tues. On behalf of the Chief Commissioner of the Federation of Malaya, Settlement Commissioner R. Sathasivam present- ed the Long Hospital Decor- I ation to G. S. M. Tan Kirn Sun at the Malacca General Hospital where he is a patient. A letter from the Chief
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    'New Salary Plan Won't Eradicate Indebtedness'
    219 2 (Tribune Municipal RVBN if the' recommenda Uons «rfthe Salaries He-vision Com» schemt s a n<l th« toto by «ovemmert. ttie to era.i. M K <*» cate permanent maern<-u SEMIS* 1110 J the cost of iS n Wil J'rv high and arc nnW it Heavily
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    INDONESIAN SOUGHT
    24 2 The Singapore Police are} looking for dn Indonesian who was convicted of robbery in, 19 He is wanted under the Banishment Ordinance.
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    MR. B. MALLAL
    60 2 M. Abdul Hajec, Missionary of the Ahmadiyya Society of s\n >apo,e. told the Tribune yesMr. Bashir Malta! will not be one of the speaker, at the Religious Founded W Meeting to be held on May 14. He £w Mr. Mallal s name was mcluded in *he list
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      421 2 Tt¥ ITIT WTWORTf Books; 10.15 String Time—Gipsy eurites; 6.00 Time Signal I>l.l r. iiainuiMi string Ensemble; 10.30 Dance Xrw«; %M Hindustani requests; Mule playd by Harry Hackmay- «.25 Listeners' favourites; «.58 1 ENGLISH PROGRAMMES M v Hi Orchestra from Uie (losing Anm-t. with Sir. Time; Cathay Restaurant, Singapore; 7.00 Close
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    Spitfires Blitz 2 Camps
    126 3 KUALA iJ'MFMK, Tues. Spitri:os baaed at Kuala Lumpur blitzed two camps in tlit Bruas area of Perak yesterday. Tlie Spitfires attacked the area with cannon and machineLpm fire. Cuikhas have fonml thioe small camps in the Qua Musang area. At Mcrapoh, scouts fired on a small
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    TEN ARRESTS
    21 3 There have been ten arrests in the Federation in the last 24 hours—nine in Perak and one in Selangor.
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    NO Pineapples FOR Mr. Williams
    66 3 Kuala Lumpur. Tues. Ml David Rees Williams visiting the Malayan Stand at the ibitish Industnes Fair at Earls Court yesterday asked Malayan representatives if he could oidei seme Malayan tinned pineapples and was told that he could not buy them though many tins were on
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    CONSUL SPEAKS UP FOR KUOMINTANG
    239 3 Govt. Should Reconsider Ruling |)K. Wu Paak-£hfctg, Chinese Consul-General. in Singapore, s;uri last night that Kuomintanjj member., viewed as disappointing the Singapore Government's decision to strike ofT the Kuomintant; fiom the list of local political associations exempt from the provisions of tlie Societies Ordinance. Dr.
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    MESSIAH MERITS APPLAUSE
    254 3 K. Trinity College Choir's rendition of Handel '8 Messiah merited the warm applause with which music lovers who thronged the Victoria Memorial Hall yesterday greeted the performance at its conclusion. The Directors, Mr. and Mrs. Pan I E. Thomas are to be congratulated on their c doits.
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    EXTORTIONERS GAOLED
    66 3 Lim Ah Tec and Ong Choree Seng were sentenced l*y tlie First District Judge yesterday to 24 months and 23 months hard labour, respectively, when both were found guilty of extorting $41 fiom Quck Lan Hoc on March 7. The prosecutor, A. S. P. Mr, J. X Jeans,
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    SCIENGE SUBJECTS
    26 3 Jandidates lor he 1941) Cam bridge School Certificates ex amioatifin.H may offer the foi< lowiii!; ptai lie*i science Btih jeet.S:— Biology; Botany; and Chemistry.
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    Welcome Address
    47 3 .Ir. s. Arumugam, president of the Electricity Department Worker's I'nion, welcoming the Director of Electricity. Mr. F. P. Egerton and senior ollicials of the Electricity Department at the opening of the new premises of I h»' I nion at Itungsar Road, Kuala loiiupur last Saturday
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    GUN FIGHT WITH POLICE ALLEGED
    251 3 FOUR young Mat v W€Tt charged in the Singapore Assize Court yesterday before Mr. Justice Cox Evans two of them with gang robj bery at No. 43. Kranji Road on July 15 and the other two with abetment. 1 The four Malays are Mian bin
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    Confession Ruled Out In Drug Case
    248 3 SECOND District Judge, E. V. A. Peers yesterday disallowed an alleged "confession" as evi=. dence In the trial of Lim Tian Hoon charged with (I) having drugs for sale and (II) fraudulently having drugs. Judge Peers held that no confession made by any person
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    CHAIG COMING
    23 3 Mr. W. D. Craig, the Regis- tun of* the University of ftjafaya b> expected to arrive in Sin.ua- j pore onFriday.
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    'Hamlet' Keeps On Winning Awards
    494 3 BRITISH FILM NEWS R looks very like we'll not hear the end of "Hamlet" for a long time to come yet. The film which, incidentally, is making a return to Singapore and will be shown at the Pavilion shortly, has been winning awards by the
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    $10,500 CLAIM DISMISSED
    357 3 CLAIM for $10,500, described by the defence coun sel as a vindictive proceeding against his client, j was dismissed by Mr. Justice Gordon-Smith in the Singapore High Court venerdav with costs on the i higher scale. The suit was brought by Mi. K. Esmail Sahib, managing attorney
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    'TALKING OF BOOKS'
    36 3 Tonight at ten in the serie* "Talking of— Shamus Fraser I m\\ be "Talking of Books I I have found amusing." This is a tajk to tie heard over the Radio 'Malaya. Singapore.
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    Pupil Midwives Go To School At Kandang Kerbau
    119 4 These apprentice midwives are undergoing an intensive course of study for the.me» «ork at app Kandang R OT bau Maternity Hospital In Singapore. Under the instruction of Sister M. Casey, one of the students is seen here attendmg a pat.ent. Right: Siste-
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    Teaching Teachers
    136 5 Reuter. LONDON, Tues. —I Teachers are the worst- i dressed section of the eoiniunnit> and set an J a|>pa!'in<; evani|»!e lo I hoys, according to Mr. i 11. B. Krnckhurst, a de- > s signer for boys' clothing. <)i schoolboys, .Mr. 11. t <i. Taylor, new president of
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    125 TO THE RESCUE
    103 5 ReuterAAP. SYDNEY, Tues. When lurk workers in Sydney wer.tatd that the young wife or «»ii<- of theii arorkmati was dying tor lack of blond. LgS immediately volunteered as blood donors. She was allow; d to leave hospital recently. At Sydney Hospital the woman was given a
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    80 GEISHAS GO ON STRIKE
    69 5 Reuter-AAP. TOKYO. Tues. Eighty geishas in the town of Kisarzu, in Chiba Prefecture, have been on strike since noon, Saturday. The geishas took action when restaurant owners told them to ask patrons to pay the 150 per cent pleasure tax which ha:been placed on restaurants
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    EGG-'SCAPE
    57 5 ReuterAAP. MELBOURNE, Tues.—W hen a tram and a truck collided in a Melbourne suburb the nam cabin was smashed, the truck was badly damaged, both drivers narrowly escaped serious injury and twelve trams w held up but not one of 122.000 «.ggs was smashed. The eggs were packeu in
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    'CHEMICAL BULLETS' TO BATTLE CANCER
    551 5 Reuter. Research meetin K of the Association for Cancer One is a simple blood test which shows whether a person has cancer—and finds it early. Tat test is expected to be a major weaoon in j cancer control, lor lives are saved when* hidden cancers
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    Unsolved Murder To Be Probed
    198 5 mLJ WASHINGTON, Tuesday. piE House of Un-American Activities Committee today made plans to dig in'o New York City's 12-year-old missing persons" case ol Juliet Stuart-Poyntz in connection with its 'Ucm bomb spy investigations. Kf The move was disclosed by committee sources in announcing that Paul
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    BAD NEWS FOR AUSSIES
    73 5 A.P. MELBOURNE, Tues. j Beer prices may have to be increased by Australian BreI weries if the price of hons I keeps rising. General Manager R. Fogarty ol Carlton and United Breweries, Ltd.. said the Tasmanian growers have had an exceptionally bad season and I reweries
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    RECEPTION
    34 5 Reuter. PARIS, Tues.~~Bir J*aghavan Pillar, Commissioner General fpr Indian Economic and Cor- j i mercial Affairs in Europe, ,ast I night gave a reception attend;ed by French Ministers, business and industrial leaders. Reuter.
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    THE BOSS'S HEIRESS QUITS
    129 5 LONDON, Tues.—Miss Maw I Dugdale, appointed £1.000-a--year governing director of an engineering firm by her boss's will, has resigned. I She went to the works at Salford, Lanes only twice Since the will was published two months ago. Each time j there was a strike. On
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    Monarch Of Tiniest Country Dies
    160 5 U.P. MONTE CARLO, Tues.— Monaco Prince Louis 11. one of the world's richest men, died today at the age of 78 ending, his stormy 27 year reign over Europe's tinie«t country. The prince, who had been ill for some time with uremic poisoning, only last
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    THREAT TO BAN COMMUNIST PARTY
    105 5 BOMBAY. Tues. Premiei B. G. Kher threatened yesterday to han the Communist paity in Bombay Province it outbreaks of violence continue. Kher said the Government is reluctant to ban the party and hitherto has been content to take action against individuals belonging to subversive elements.
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    THREE-DAY CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS REDS
    99 5 CANBERRA, Tues. The Federal Executive of the Aus- 1 tralian Labour Party is holding a 3-day conference in Canberra. The Executive of the Australian Labour Party which meets every six months, is the governing body of the Australian Labour Party between meetings of the federal
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    Gown Shop Blaze
    32 5 Smoke billows from a lashion store In Argyle Street, one of Glasgow's main shopping streets recently. Thirteen (trip and women died during the tire. A.P, Picture. < (ffjpj A.P. Picture.
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    JAP FLYING BOMB ECHO
    232 5 U.P. WASHINGTON, Tues.—The Senate Judiciary Committee today approved a Bill to pay ITSS2O,OOO to the survivors of the six persons killed on May 5. 1945. by a Japanese bomb attached to a paper balloon they found in the Oregon woodlands. The bomb bearing balloon was one
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    His White Pants Gave Him Away
    391 5 DARTMOOR, Devonshire. England, Tuesday. JOHN Atkinson, 24-year-old Dartmoor con vie. made himself a hikers outfit of while slacks and £reen shirt ocforc he made a break fo»- free- dean. And it was the white slacks which led to his be.np. cautjht after a ten-mile
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    PHEW IT'S HOT
    58 5 Reuter. BOMBAY, Tues.—A serious heat wave is reported from western and Southern India. In Ahmedabad, north of Bombay, two persons died of sun stroke. Bezawada, on the east coast, recorded 1 temperature pf IX4 decrees F The Indian summer is at it-; climax in the mouth of
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    THEY MAKE EARTHQUAKES
    1015 6  -  TO FIND OIL Without petroleum we should be obliged to return to the leisurely days of the pre-petroleum age, deprived of aeroplanes, ears, and machinery. by CHARLES WHITE M.F. OIL is the bloodstream of our modern civilisation. Today every nation realises how helpless it would become without
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    HOT BRICKS
    582 6 MR vVOODROW Wyatt; the Labour Member of Parliament who recently visited Malaya, has the disconcerting habit of dropping hot bricks. He dropped one or two in Malaya ana when he left our green and pleasant land it was to the accompaniment of a hail 0! local criticism Curiosity
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    INDIAN SHOP ASSISTANTS
    496 6 wmmimmrnmrn Letters To The Editor Ll The People's Postbcg Sir, Of late we have been hearing many speeches from Indian leaders in Malaya and Singapore voicing their pride in the new status of India and bringing home to every Indian in Malaya that he should consider himself
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    H.B. POLICE
    125 6 Sir, While not wishing to detract from the effect of their presence upon wrongdoers in the Harbour Board area. 1 w«sh to protest against the general highhandedness of the Auxiliary Harbour Board Police. Their treatment of ordinary, non-smuggling. non-mortals who wish to enter tlie S.H.B. premises on errands
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    DEBT
    134 6 Sir. Tlic report of tne Joint Salary Commission contains a clause to the effect that large accumulations ol arrears of pay and allowance as a result of the salary revision effected in retrospection •'have relieved the heavy burden of indebtedness which was pressing upon all ranks of the Government
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    Ceylon Accepts
    126 6 U.P CEYLON has been invited to the annual conference of j Commonwealth and United States of America Official i Medical Historians Liaison Committee, which is to be held this year in Canberia. The invitation has been ac- I cepted by Ceylon and a medical delegate will be sent
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    Princely India Abdicates
    320 6 Reuter. WHBN the territory of 33 Indian Princes was merged with Bombay province some months ago; they wenreluctant it first to sacrifice the immense wealth coming from the State coffers but they have now relinquished for all time much of the wealth they enioyed as ruling princes
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    THE BATTLE FOR KEDAH
    2600 7  -  Withdrawals are admitted to be among the most difficult operations of war even for seasoned troops. The battle for Jitra illustrates the great difficulty of conducting a withdrawal with inexperienced troops. By Lieut. Gen. A.E. PERCIVAL G.O.C. MALAYA 1941-2 ON December 10 the Far East War
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    REDS ARE PLANNING TO DOMINATE THE WHOLE OF ASIA
    251 8 Church man's Report After Fact-Finding Tour A.P. PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday.—A noted Churchman yestert. > on his return from a six-week fact finding tour through the Orient that a va Communist outflanking movement is being attempted in Asia. Dr. Daniel A. Poling, Philadelphia
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    Nylon Rush
    118 8 U.P. LONDON, Tues. —Police were called yesterday to maintain i order when thousands of wom"n and several hundred men mobped eleven stores advertising nylons for sale. 'Excited by advertisements in j Saturday newspapers, some queues were started before dawn and most lines had at least 2.000 people in
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    DICKENS WAS FOND OF THIS QUEER COUPLE
    168 8 Reuter. S GRAVESEND, KENT, Tues. An appeal for 1 2,000 sterling has been S launched here to save t Chalk Church, known as i the Church on Ihe Hill j and famous for its as- < j S\ soeiatious with Dickens. J y
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    'AGITATE FOR PORK'—ADVICE
    97 8 A.P. Gwinear, England, Tues.— British townspeople could beat the meat shortage by "agitation for pork" a British pig expert said at Gwinear on Monday. S. H. Eva, Chairman of the pre-war National Pig Market* ing Board declared "it not matter how you go about it processions, strikes
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    'It's A Great Tribute By The Russians'
    187 8 Jamming Of Voice Of America: U.P. WASHINGTON, Tuesday.—Assistant Secretary of State, George V. Allen said yesterday the Russians were paying a "great tribute" to the Voice of America by their "terrific" efforts to blot it off Soviet airwaves. In a speech at the
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    TRAFFIC FORBIDDEN
    31 8 Reuter. ROME, Tues. The Greek Government has forbidden air traffic between Czechoslovakia and Greece as from today, accordinp to usually well-in-formed aviation circles here who -could give no explanation.—Reuter.
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    Airlines To Boost Fares
    64 8 A.P. MELBOURNE, Tues. Passenger fare increases of 12'j per cent on three leading Australian airlines will hecome effective on May 16, Minister of Civil Aviation, A. S. Drakeford. announced. The Companies are Australian National Airways. Trans-Australia Airlines, and Ansett Airways. Drakeford said the decision to boost
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    Labour Faces Another Challenge
    119 8 A.P. LONDON, Tues.—Britain 9 Labour Party faces a critical challenge in locaj elections this week in England and Wales. Political speculation is tnai the vote will continue to show the recent decline in labour s «how of strength at the polls, but whether it will indicate
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    Passenger Load
    169 8 Eighty live men, the bigo,.st pane passenger load ever to Hv the Atlantic, landed at Marhani Airfield, Norflok, England on May 4 in the 1 .s. Air Force's New Globe master transport plane. The plane made the flight in 27 hours flying time. It left Mobile Alabama on
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    Hidden Doors, Secret Rooms Are A Living To Charles Barnaby
    255 8 A.P. LONDON Tuesday.—Hidden doors and secret I rooms in old c'ountrv houses may be just detective--1 story dodges to some people, but they are a living to Charles Barnaby. Barnaby, 36-year-old Londoner and former Royal Air Force man. makes a
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    INTOXICATING CATCH!
    60 8 A.P SYDNEY, Tues. Two men were fishing at Pittwater, near Sydney. There was a big tug 'at one line. j They hauled in the line and i found an octypus on the end 1 The octypus was cuddling a full, unopened bottle of gin. The I fishermen threw
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    Jane, 76, 60 Years A Singer
    177 8 LONDON, Tues. Sevenly-six-.\ ear-old Mrs. 5 J Jane Sewell, of Dart- S iord-road. Horton Kirby i i (Kent), has completed 60 years as chorister at Horton Kirby parish i church. i When asked for her > S opinion of choirs of today i compared
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    EXPERTS
    31 8 Reuter. ROME. Tues. Experts trom 70 nations will discuss anti-malarial and anti-tur-I berculosis measures and child i welfare at the World Health Organisation's conference. starting here on June 13.— Reuter.
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    VIRGINIA MAYO, MOST STRIKING PROOF OF GOD'S EXISTENCE
    167 8 A.P. i Hollywood, Tues. "I am j very grateful to the Minister for his comment Virginia Mayo said yesterday when she heard that a London Minister had agreed that she. is "the most striking proof of God's existence." The Minister, the Rev.
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    A BARONETCY IS GOING BEGGING
    128 8 A.P. SEAFORD, LINCOLNSHIRE, Tuesday. A 289-year-old baronetcy is going begging. Sir Huge Christopher Whichcote. the tenth ba™r.o* Hi#»d yesterday at the age of 75. He left no heirs. This means the heriditary honour may become extinct. But C. F. Hankinson. Editor Debrett, who keeps track
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    RUBBER MARKET
    85 9 (TpKE rubber commodity market remained very quiet ali dayyesterday but appeared to have a steady undertone with buyers interested at lower prices. Closing prices were: Buyers. Sellers. No. 1 June RSS 35% No. 2 June RSS 33-, 33 v. No. 3 June RSS 31% On registered tender": July-Sept.
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    More Pepper Planted
    97 9 U.P. BATAVIA, Tues The i number of pepper vines Jon Bangka Island—the J second largest pepper 1 pr.atuclng area in Indone- I Bla —ba» increased by 1 l tSSm F ,ent from s ***t»«9 in February to V I Jf«.7JW at the end of J J March.
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    INQUEST OF TRADE
    20 9 Reuter. kakachi Tues.--.Aa Bryp-I >«an trade mission to Pakistan la expected here on Wednesday i —Keuter. I
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    INDIA SIGNS UP BIG TRADE
    183 9 N EW Tuesday.-Indo-Finnish trade is exn«A mcreas e from R5.800,000 to Rs 15 000 000 under the one-year agreement si^edhere vester" day between India and Finland yesterUnder the agreement, India has agreed to export a laree vanoty of commodities including tobacco, rubber manufac- f p
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    FILM WITH CINNAMON TEA
    98 9 Reuter. COLOMBO, Tues.—A film of the cinnamon industry in Ceylon depicting the various stages of manufacture has been made here by Senor Ernesto Ibarra a former Vice-President of the I hamber of Commerce in Mcxi- i < o City. The film will be given tne widest
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    AUSTRALIA FINDS RIVAL FOR JUTE
    142 9 gYDNEY.—The possibility of using the fibre of the canna plant as a substitute for jute, has been opened up in Australia. It has been shown that a standing crop of canna can be cut and the fibres extracted solely by mechanical means. This gives a
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    Along The Godowns
    43 9 Empire Hantble (fUiocrj j Wharf); YVeltevrenen (12/43) Kampar (40/41); Shillong (38/39); Kepong (35); Aeni eas (33/34); Gujarat (17/18); J Benrinnes (25/26); Tresillion I (27/28); Tjikampek (29/30); Eastern Saga (15/16); Titan (13/14); Canada Mail (11)Euryinedon (8/9); Kota Gode (4/5); Glenroy (1/2).
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    U.S. SHIPS CARRY MORE INDIAN GOODS
    128 9 Reuter. WEW YORK. Tues.-United H States shipping companies j now carry over 50 per cent, of India's exports, according to the 1 American Merchant Marine In- stitute here. The institute reported that American vessels to-day carrying 52 per cent, of India's exI ports, compared
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    WHEAT EXPORT PRICE CUT
    60 9 MELBOURNE, Tues. The export price of Australian 1 wheat has been reduced to 14,--a bushel f.o.b. bulk basis. This was a reduction of 1/- and it took effect from Monday. The Australian Wheat Board j decided to reduce the price of Australian wheat after reviewI ing
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    CEYLON COCONUT PRICE RISES
    59 9 Reuter. I COLOMBO, Tues. The cxi port price of fresh coconut from Ceylon has reached the record figure of Rs. 325 (f21.17/Bd.) a i thousand nuts. I Nearly one million fresh coI conuts were exported during the first four months of this year. Ceylon's best markets
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    Market Sags
    37 9 The local share market 1 continued to sag with only small interest oeing i taken. Overseas markets were also in a similar state. London is still an interested buyer of Bri- tish Borneo petrols. "7*
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    WHILE INDIA NAMES HER SALE QUOTAS
    138 9 MEW DELHI. Tues.-_The Intr dian Ministry of Commerce has announced the release of about 54.000 tons of supplementary quotas of jute goods tor export to various soft currency destinations during the >'< ur ending June 25, 1949. The allocation of quotas is as follows
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    Produce Market
    167 9 pEPPKR wrote the only price 1 changes in the produce markets yesterday. But little j or, no business was done. New I York was quiet and firm on i Monday with black done at 81% cents and white Quoted at $1.20 (US) possible. sellers of Malabar withdrew their
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    PHILIPPINE SUGAR IN FULL PRODUCTION
    222 9 Reuter. MANILA Tues —According to Commerce Secretary Coi j nelio Balmaceda the Philippines sugar industry is at present about three-fourths rehabilitated. He reported a total output of 700,000 tons of milled sugar during this season. Tliis production, which is the highest so far registered after
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    Malayan Share Quotations
    828 9 HUNG A PORE, Tues. Buyers. Seller*. Atlas lice 15.50 16.50 tlex. Brio* Pref. 2.90 2.95 Ords. 2.22' I 2.30 B.B. Petrol 41/9 42/9 J. M. Tru«t.e« 7.00 HMt Cons. Tin Ord. 14/9 ifl do. (P) 22/3 23 E. Utd. Asaur. 40.76 41.70 Estate rruut 7.1K» a.iMi 1
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      343 9 SALE BY AUCTION The NAAFI Disposals Committee, Singapore, have authorised Messrs. Nassim Co., Ltd., Auctioneers, Singapore to auction at the NAAFI Works Buildings premises 550 Havelock Road, Singapore on Thursday 12th May between the hours of 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. building materials comprising of One Electric Circular Saw and
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      222 9 Hi Rfcl^-jOON! NOTICE NOTICE la hereby given that the partnership heretofore subsisting between us the undersigned carrying on business as piecegoods merchants at 15-17, Market Street, Ipoh, under the style or firm of P. S. JAMNADASS CO. has been dissolved as at 30th day of April, 1949, and that the
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    TODAY'S FORM GUIDE
    5445 10 Fourth Day of the Singapore Turf Club's Summer (Governor's Cup) Meeting. Raw One Horses Class 3, Div. 4, Abt. 6 F. (JAY AGGIE 9.00 LAST 26-3-4<V K.L. 9.00 Abt; 7 Furs. (J. Donnelly) Div. 2. Won by Free Frenchman 1 mm. 30 2/5 sees. LAST 2-4-49: K.L.
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    763 10 RACE ONE 2.15 P.M. llOdio* >. CM*S 3 JIIV. .ABOA/T 6 FUBLOAGs Aerie (Flauuery) 9.00 Madam Lim Quee Moi Turl-. Gay U M UJ "WW Behg Hon' Heart Of o*k (Harper) 811 Kongsi'' GoM Chain (DoubAful) 8.10 "Wynn Stable I. 1 sir KaiS Farad* 8/r Mrs. Pixie ttenzi
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      60 10 RAFFLES HOTEL TONIGHT The Cocktail flour from 7 to 8 p.m. I IMFORA\AL DANCE from 8.45 p n.. CABAKKT ATTRACTION I VIRGINIA CtAY 8c LEE SULLIVAN The Queen* of Boloney FRANK PIC KFORD his ORCHESTRA I THE OVERSEAS ASSURANCE CORPORATION. LIMITED. fe|fj Singapore. FIRE, MARINE MOTOR VEHIILI. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE.
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    T-TENNIS STAR SUSPENDED
    111 11 U.P. ST. LOUIS. Tues. President Elmer Cinnater of the United States Table Tennis Association today Buspeaued j United States champion Richard Miles and English and i Canadian champion Martin Kesiman. Douglas Cartiand, United States fourth-rankin-player, was also suspended. i All players live in New York. Cinnater said
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    MIDDLESEX AVOID DEFEAT
    506 11 Saved hy Compton and Jack Young Reuter. Minni n» t_J LONDON, Tuesday. jy|IDDLLSE\ had to thank their last pair Jack fi„oi Ung Com Pt°» for batting out the fiV^^ which enab,ed them to force a draw with Northamptonshire at Lords today. Middlesex avoided defeat with one wicket
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    A.A.U. IN WINNING FORM
    315 11 THE Amateur Athletic Union swept all oppositions at badminton last Sunday when they defeated the Jacques B. P. by seven game to two. the Rex B. P. hv five games to one and tfca Eraser and Neavo. Sports Clvb by live games to two. Results iA.
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    BAIN WINS MAY BOGEY COMPETITION
    204 11 The May Bogey Competition o< the Royal Singapore Golf Cluo was played at Bukit Timah last Saturday and Sunday and resulted in ji win for Dr. M. C. Reinin "A" Division with a scoie n| 2 up and a win for F. W. Dunhiil in
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    PROBABLES FOR NEWMARKET
    54 11 Reuter. LONDON, Tues. There are six probable runners for the Newmarket Stakes, to be run over one mile and a quarter at 1530 hours at Newmarket I tomorrow. They are Grani (T. Burn), Bronzine (Douglas Smith), Faux Tirage (Gordon Richards), Trans-Atlantic (K. Gethin», Hindostan <W. Johnstone) and
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    ORIENTAL B. P.
    60 11 The following will represent 1 Oriental B. P., against Mer- j rytime B. P., on Thursday, at the Happy World Stadium at I 7.00 p.m.: George Tan, Lim Ong Huat, John Chua, Koh i Bong Swee, Ong Bong Soo. Wee Teck Van, Lim Hu Beng, Lawrence Cheah,
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    SAPPERS TROUNCE CASUALS
    176 11 THE Chinese Casuals sustained their heaviest defeat this season when they were beaten seven-one by the Royal Engineers in an S.A.F.A. Senior League game at the Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. Kennedy, scored four of the Sappers' goals including a hat-trick in the second half. The Sappers led
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    VEHICLE CO. LUCKY TO WIN
    122 11 JOHORE BAHRU. Tuea.--221 Vehicle Co. registered a lucky win in their second round League game against Marjedie Garrison whom they defeated by two goals to one at the Istana Padang yesterday. They won 7-0 in the first round. Majedie Garrison gave a plucky display and
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    INDIA TO BUILD NEW STADIUM
    85 11 NEW DELHI, Mon. -A magnificent sports stadium costing about Rs. 3.000,000 befitting the Capital of India and named after Pandit Nehru i s to be erected in New Delhi before the Asian Olympic Meet in November, 1950. The Stadium will provide for cricket, football, hockey
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    NAVY BEAT SIGNALS
    42 11 The Royal Navy easily beat a weak G.H.Q. Signals XI seven-one in an S.A.F.A. Senior League match at the Naval Base, yesterday. Scorers were Davies (3), Laughin, Woodgate, Wright and Barton for the Navy. Surcliffe netted for the signallers.
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    Dutch Pair Causes Tennis Upset
    298 11 T s££d VT r< shwke <« yesterday when the am? J Knin» in J" 5 Dut< «> U P'«% W* Ketshins Lawn Tennis Champion- The fit.s t sot was a dud I DTavn?.? o^" 1 forCef tho fin the Dutch cou P»e and I D
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    TAMILS AND C.S.A. SHARE SIX GOALS
    224 11 OIK goals equally shared by *J both teams were .oored in the 'nr. a Grp. l socrer fixture between the Chinese Snort* Association and the Tamils Brotherhood Association at the Gevlar.g Stadium yesterday. I In the first 15 minute? Tannic -ere wti nres.°ing hanl
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    New Zealand Win By 150 Runs
    371 11 Reuter. LONDON, Tuesday. EXCELLENT left aim bowling by burly Tom Burtt, supported by the alert wicket-keep-ing of Frank Mooney who claimed six wickets in the Worcestershire second innings; were mainly responsible for New Zealand's initial 150>run victory today. The New Zcalander began the last
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    GOLFERS GET A BREAK
    97 11 NEW DELHI. Tues.—A mag Stianahan and Willie Tucnesa got a break Tuesday in the draw for the British amateur golf championship starting May 23 at Portmaknock, Ireland. The Yank aces, co-favour-ites to keep the British crown in the United States, were drawn in opposite halves of
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    CZECHS BEATEN
    23 11 BRATISLAVA. Tues. England won the Europe tablo tennis cup hero by boating Chechoslovakia, the holdei s 3-2 in the challenge round.
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    DRAW FOR EU TONG SEN GOLF
    317 11 The following are the draws and times tor play off in the qualifying round in the Eu Ton* Sen gott tournament: SATIRDAY AFTERNOON 2.30 p.m. Chia Teck Yam (12) L. Newbold (10). 2.35 p.m. R. S. favlor <1K) R. Wall (14). 2.40 p.m. F.
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    BORNEO CO. XI
    55 11 The following have been chosen to represent Borneo Co Ltd. Sports Club m a <occr match to be played again t Hotspurs XI at Farror Park o Friday: Rajiman, R. L. Rati say Charlie Rang. J. Danie,-. J. Campbell. G. E. Verrall, Mom Samri. J. Jameson. D.
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      53 11 AN 1™H225 FOLLOWS WITH A UNMMIt b MILL ON HIS FHrF lli og "rly prj TO DVNAWFS R?i|| A S^ U J. C X SMASHING Ibut CURLY DRIVES HIM TO the wl s t*K°,V, H f IT m .g'GHT TO THE JAW.'.'f— jNOW CURLY IS HAMMERING fWwIU.Tc" Loc^iV c^L POO/?
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    DR. BEEL MAILS QUIT NOTE TO QUEEN
    306 12 'Not pleased with Jogja Agreement' Reuter, A.P. BATAVIA, Tuesday. A Dutch source confirmed to Aneta, the Dutch A news agency, today that the Dutch High representative of the Crown, Dr. Louis M. Beel, has resigned. Ihe source confirmed also that the resignation was
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    SHAH OF PERSIA
    34 12 Reuter. LONDON, Tues. -The Shah of Persia has appointed his brother, Prince Abdur Rezai Pahlevi, chief of the Persian seven-year-plan to develop agri-1 culture, industry and communications, according to Teheran Radio.—Reutei.
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    U.N. DEFERS TALKS ON INDONESIA
    151 12 LAKE SUCCESS. Tues. The United Nations Ad Hoc Political Committee today decided 42-6 with four abstentions, to postpone discussion on Indonesia until the fourth regukn session of the General Assembly in September. The committee voted on a joint resolution by Australia and India who urged
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    2118 Chinese Under Detention In Johore
    285 12 From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Today. JHE Hon'ble Dr. Lini Ah Sitt was informed at this morning's meeting of the Johore State Council that there were 2,118 Chinese detainees in the two detention camps at Johore Bahru and Kluang. The figures disclosed were:
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    TRADE FAIR
    35 12 Reuter. i PARIS. Tues.—Sir Raghavan Pillal. chief Indian Trade Coin- missioner in Europe, will leave here today to preside over India Day celebrations at the B. ussels International Trade Fair ou May 12.—Reutei,
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    First Day Out...
    39 12 Ten Singapore policewomen received their first day's instructions in the regulating of traffic lights. Picture shows two of them operating the traffic-lights at the Stamford Road-North Bridge Road junction yesterday, while a trnihc policeman looks on.
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    U.K. To Have High Altitude Jet Bomber
    150 12 LONDON, Tuesday. BRITAIN is developing its first high altitude D jet bomber designed to carry the atomic bomb, it was disclosed today. Neither the Air Ministry nor the Ministry of Supply would ciscuss the new plane but a source closely connected with the
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    SHANGHAI JEWS FOR CANADA
    64 12 U.P. SHANGHAI, Tue*. With j temporary visas. 300 Austrian Jews of Shanghai will be admitted to Canada enioute to the United States at the tail-end of an exodus of theii countrymen who have been evacuating several weeks, it was officially announced today. A Canadian otficial of
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    Stronger Military Action To Back Ex-Emperor Bao Dai
    212 12 Reuter. PARIS, Tuesday. A FRENCH military delegation just back from Indo-China today urged speedier reinforce meats and stronger military action to back e\Emperor Bao Dai, who heads the new Vietnam state. The delegation has presented a unanimous report to the Prime Minister,
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    London Stock Market
    147 12 Reuter. LONDON. Tues. —Great Britain's export figures for I April show a decline, according to a Board of Trade spokesman. This allows for the shorter working month and the news unsettled the London stock exchange today. Small losses were widespread in most sections with industrial equities the
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    SLIGHT DROP
    40 12 A.P. NEW lOHtv, Tues. American steel production dropped 1.1 per cent, this week to 96.2 per cent, of rate capacity, the Artriioan Iron and Steel Institute rcpoitcd. A month ago the rate was 99.2 per cent. X A.P.
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    WHAT'S ON TODAY General
    102 12 VEteAK DAI CELEBRATION 263, Outram Koad: Buddha j i and offering of alms -10.45 a.n; Treat to patients at Leper luin—2 p.ni. v St. Michael Road illumination—6 p.m.. Gilampas, Buddha puja, 7 p.m.. Sermons 7.30 p.m. TRiriTY COLLEGE HOIK presentation of Handel's Mc.siah. Victoria Memorial Ilall8.30
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    Cinemas
    184 12 CATHAY: "Joluin> Relitida" with Jane Wyman and Lew Ay re* —11 a.m., 1.45. 4.15, 6.45 and 9.30 p.m. REX: "Kin? of the Fore*' Rangers," (serial)—11.30, 3. 6.15 and 9.15 p.m. CAPITOL: "Enchantment" with David NiVen, Teresa Wright. Evelyn Keyes, and Farley Granger—11 a.m.. 1.45. 4, 6.30 and 9.30 p.m.
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    Sport
    56 12 SOCCER: Sen. Learue Chi" e Athletes vs. R.E.M.E.. Ja'aii Resar stadium: Junior Singapore Chinese Engfineentc Association vs«. R.A.F. Semb# wang. Geylang stadium: Askm Athletic Club tp. Rrxkli1<s S.<" C.Y.M.A. erround: Polk*.* 1 S.A. v. e Hospital Assistants. P.T.S. Pava Lebar Rus Conipanv v--Hospital Youngsters (fmnUK game) Farrer Park. 5.15
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