Malaya Tribune, 1 June 1950

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    63 1 MALAYA TRIBUNE BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE Tm Tribun.» Sport. LAJtCcZ SftUß THAN ANY AFTERNOON PAPER IN MALAYA Phont SSU/3 Nine Lino Pi*sttJin«d slmuitoneottJily a* Singapore. Kuala Lumpwr, I poh ana Penang. EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1950 TEN C^NTS THE MALAYA TRIBUNE LONDON REPRESENTATIVE B. Maurxce Glover,
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    CALL FOR DRAMATIC GESTURE TO THE CHINESE
    279 1 Their Co-operation To End Terror Vital Reuter. MELBOURNE, Wednesday. 4 ALL for a dramatic political tester* to fhe Malayan Chinese by Mr. James A Griffiths is made by Douglas Wilkie, a columnist of the Melbourne Sun, on the Malayan situation. Mr. Wrikie an
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    U.S.I. WILL APPEAL TO HOLLAND FOR TURKO
    139 1 S iff Renorter sian Governed lor the extraCaptain "Turko" rung is rejectee by the c L re authorities, and orted to Holland. th< Indonesians intend to appal to the Dutch for his extradition said by Dr. Zain. Repres -ntative of the sian Government
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    "PAY FOR THE JOB" -LABOUR
    114 1 Tribune Staff Reporter SINGAPORE Labour Party will assert the orinciple of Equal pay tor equal work, without regard to race or sex. at its second annual conference at the Haw-Par Hall, Rangoon Road, on June 11. This is one of thirteen draft resolutions to be
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    Mocker Gets Job Back
    67 1 U.P. BEBINGTOX, Wed.— SidM v Cooper, 46, a garbageman fired for following ijueen Edzabolh through the city a bright orange garbage truck and bowing and waving to the cheering crowds, go 4 his job back today. At th* request o» the present and former Mayors of
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    UNION DAY AT TANGLIN CLUB
    74 1 Mr. Hari O. V. Jensen, the Senior trade Commissioner for tne Union oi South. Africa, and Mrs. Jensen, held a party at the 'langlin yesterday in celebration of Union Day. The Commissioner General, the Governor oi Singapore, and most of the Consular and service representatives,
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    Curfew In South Johore: June 7
    227 1 JOHORE BAHRU, Wednesday. COUTH Johore will come under a curfew at 7 p.m. fl on June 7. This order cancels all existing curfew orders in the area except the order covering the Straits of Johore which remains in force. The curfew will be enforced
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    ACHESON WARNS U.S.
    34 1 U.P. WASHINGTON. Wed. Secretary of State Dean Acheson warned today thai the U.S. must do its utmost to prevent a shooting war with Russia by remaining strong and avoiding weakness.— U.P.
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    CAUTIOUS WELCOME
    33 1 A.P. LONDON. Wed. A For eighn Office spokesman expressed a cautious welcome today for Egyptian moves to reopen talks about the continued presence of British troops in Egypt's Suez Canal zone.—A.P.
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    JAVA VIRGINS WILL DANCE FOR NEHRU
    139 1 Reuter. JAKARTA, Wednesday. JAVANESE virgins and young men wilt dance the ancient wayang won Hindu puppet dance on a spacious lawn* in front of President Soekarno's Merdeka (Freedom) Palace to entertain Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru during his visit next month. Princess Susuhunan Pa.cubuwono
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    WHAT'S IN A ARME
    25 1 A.P. MELBOURNE. Wed. A man named Beer was sentenced to goal for a month lor bein? under the influence of b?er.—A.P.
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    Fuchs Names Secret 14
    39 1 U.P. LONDON. Wed.—Dr. Katqg I.ihi 1 Fuchs. a confessed British spy, has told \m< can Fill agents the names of 14 persons who has helped him hand atomic secrets to liuvsia. reliable Mourrro said oday.—U.P.
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    Police Raid Chinese High School: Seize Communist Documents
    287 1 KING'S SCOUT DETAINED Staff Reporter A FORMER King's Scout, Lee Yew Win (19) was one of 19 students of the Chinese High School in Bukit Timah Road, detained by the Police yesterday following a 3-_> hour-raid. A school eadrer was also detained
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    THE DANGER IN BIBLE STORIES
    166 1 LONDON. Wed. The racier stories of the Old Testament are not being told In his Sunday school. Canon Thomas P. Stevens, Vicar of St. Paul's Church. Wimbledon Park, revealed today. He took issue with the Bishop of Worcester, Dr. William Cash, who instruct- l vicars
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    Sambasivam Will Be Sent To India
    200 1 Tribune Staff Reporter CAMBASIVAM, twenty-seven-year-old Malayan Indian trade unionist, once sentenced to die for carrying a revolver, then freed by the Privy Council and later detained under the Malayan emergency regulations is now to be sent back to India. The Federation Government has agreed
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    U.K. SHOULD ENACT ANTI-RED LEGISLATION
    50 1 A.P. LONDON. Wed. EL J. Harrison. Australian Resident Minister in London, said today he hoped the United Kingdom would follow Australia's lettd Id' enacting anti Communist legislation. "If the Commonwealth means anything, there has to be a co-ordinated Commonwealth policy in these things," he said.—AP.
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    TEACHERS TALK WITH FRISBY ON BENHAM
    83 1 Tribune Staff Reporter A delegation of three teachers from the Singapore Teachers' Union conferred with Mr. A. W. Frlsby, director of education. Mr. R. M. Young, deputy director, and the Principal Assistant Secretary of the Colonial Secretariat yesterday. The conference discussed the Benham Salary
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    Slim Coming To Malaya
    45 1 STOP PRESS U.P. LONDON. Wed. Field Marshal Sir W "iisuu Slim, i-h»*. 01 th** Bri t*h imperial General leaye here today on tmir of Ejypt, Au«.tre'ia, New Zealand and Malaya, to disou** the common problem* ol dwenoe, it va* announeed today.—CJJ*.
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    FATHERS SAVE A CITY GREEN
    1084 2 SAY NO TO ASIA INSURANCE THE liveliest debate for many a day was provoked by a **P 1 Pheng Geek, who, with his 'back to the wall' supported his committee deciak»itopliSt of the new Asia Insurance Company skyscraper at the corner of Finlayson Green. *u«
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    Bombay Mayor Gave Colony A Bouquet
    195 2 THE Mayor of Bombay, Mr. S.K. Patil, spoke highly on the cleanliness and neat appearance of Singapore when he was here recently, the Acting Municipal President, Mr. T. P. F. McNeice, told Municipal Commissioners. Mr. McNeice said that he had had very informative discussions
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    Plan For Playground Goes Back
    104 2 A committee decision approving in principle a scheme to develop Hong Lim Green into an open space with a children's playground and a block of Clubhouses was deferred. Mr. F.C James moving reference back said that Commissioners should have the opportunity of studying the scheme
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    Banned Sex Film Will Help Youth
    135 2 MR. Pat Johnson rc- j ferred to the film I "Secrets of Life" which j has been banned by the film censor Mr. Jack i Evans at the meeting of the Municipal Commission. Mr. Johnson said that the film exhibitor concerned had written to
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    SHACKLE CLUB MUST WAIT FOR ITS POOL
    881 2 THE City Fathers continued to be deeply concern in matters pertaining to water, when they d cussed the Services' proposal to build a swimrn pool in the grounds of the Shackle Club in r/--•Road. The debate that followed the protest ef-suaw-soft-voiced Mr. A.
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    Another Job Vote Behind Closed Doors
    121 2 The appointment of the Deputy Municipal Treasurer is to be discussed behind closed doors at a special meeting to be called for this purpose. The Establishments Board of the Municipal Commissioners have recommended that the fu'.l board decide this issue. Mr. C. F. J.
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    Union Dues Not To Be Cut From Pay
    309 2 THE present system of deducting subscriptions to the Senior Officers Association from the officers' pay may be discontinued. Mr. Pat Johnson referred to the refusal, by a Municipal Committee, of a request of the Municipal Services Union to deduct the monthly subscriptions
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    Give City Reports Free Says Mr. Yap
    106 2 Mr. Yap Pheng Geek once again attacked the Municipal committee recommendation that the verbatim reports of Commissioners ordinary and special meetings should not be fciven to the Municipal Services Union free. Mr. Yap referred to the committee's recommendation that these reports would be
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    PLEA TO SET UP WARD COMMITTEES
    72 2 A suggestion to stimulate interest in Municipal affairs was made by Dr. P. T. Nathan. He suggested that committees be formed in the various Municipal Wards so that people could bring up their problems and put them before this committee. The Municipal Commissioner in
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    POLICE BILL SURPRISED MR. McNEICE
    79 2 Mr. T.P.F. McNeice, said that he had no idea that the bill would be so heavy when Mr. James (Prog. East) queried the payment of $1,772 for police services at Mount Emily Swimming Pool in December last year. Mr. McNeice said that this amount was
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      500 2 RADIO MALAYA *M "avid Grenville I nsemple; with Sig. Tune; 12.02 Talkie ral Interlude; MS News in Hakni«T« 900 Tnp K'drtl*- of the Sands—A Songs; 12.15 Hindustani Son**; ka; 537 Short Talk in Hakka; fSLiUJEj MTjIWUKK new serial in seven parts adapt- 12.30 News; 12.40 Recorded Mv- 5.40 Guakanj; Selection*;
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    'BE WARE THE BOOM'
    154 3 Firestone Warns A.P. NEW YORK, Wednesday. HARVEY S. Firestone, Jr., returning from meetings of an International Rubber Study Group at Brussels, said continuation of present natural rubber prices may threaten the economy of South-East Asia. Firestone, board chairman of the Firestone Tyre and Rubber Company, said
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    Tin Prices
    49 3 SINGAPORE, May 31: Tin pri< c was $301 i per pi.ul ex-smelter. Unchanged. LONDON, May 30: I ir i months tbo2i. Down Settle me ni price JCGOIj. Up *t Turno\rr :>0 tons. Seceai sessltai Spot V iiOl t. Three months XOOZi. Settlement price &601f. Turnover: ~5 tons.
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    London Tin Market
    61 3 LONDON. Wed. The was idle today 50 tons changing hands all In three months GO3. The spot mamn shillings higher a: £602-3 8 and three months five shillings at £•03-1/1 closing prices at the irning session were spot iuyers 602-3 4 sell- business nil. Three month- Liio3
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    MALACCA TAKES THE LEAD
    130 3 MALACCA. Wed. MALACC A last night gave w the 1. ad to the other and Settlements in Urn Federation in forming tlement Trade Union Divisional Committee. rh< decision to form such ual Committees in t-ach State and Settlement lived at by the Central Committee of the
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    RUBBER STEADY, THEN DULL
    129 3 WITH better advices fiom London and New York, the rubber commodity market opened steady yesterday morning. After a fair amount of business had passed at 91 3/4 cents, per pound of first grade sheet for June shipment, more offerings wete in evidence. The market v-ased off
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    Along The Godowns
    70 3 Luxmi (J. L. Luckenbach) (45): T. Akar (Fossarus) (Sheers Wharf): Nieuw Holland Silvermaple (42/43): Beluru (41 42): Laerres (38 39): Elizabeth Bafcke (36): Steel Voyager (33/34): Clytoneus Braeside (31/32): Bencruachan (17/18): SUverash (19 20): Elpenor (23/24): Ocean Mail (25 26): Lalandia (27/28): Mandeville (29 30): Benarty 15
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    The Produce Market
    160 3 pOPRA was slightly easier m the Singapore producr sterday. The mat- with sellers at p< r picul f.o.b Junethen cased to $38 1/4 *Uh bids at $38. Business was at the close at $38 per P cul with further sellers at &81 1. 1 London the copra
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    Judge Re-Instates Pre-War Mortgage
    201 3 MRS. Diana Ellis, aged 78, who sued two Chinese women, Madam Khoo Ek Neo and Madam Tham Khiam Chow, over a pre-war mortgage, involving a sum of $56,159, won the action in the riign i>oun. yesterday. Mr Justice Evans declared void the re-convey-<Jated February 12, 1945,
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    SEEING FOR THEMSELVES
    92 3 Th« Hongkong Trade Mission to the United Kingdom was recently entertained by Horlieks Limited at their Factory in Slough. Ofhr<al* of HcrttCUa Ltd. look the party on a tour of Windsol ratio. At the Horlieks Facto!ry the \isitors from Hongkong were shown round by Mr. H.W. W»
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    SMALL GAINS IN SHARES
    35 3 SINGAPORE. M;iv 11. With the more cheerful note in London, the local share market has responded slightly and many bids showed small gains. The volume of business, however, was only moderate.
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    Share Quotations
    854 3 Singapoie, May 31. INDUSTRIALS Buyer* Seller! Atlas Ice 11 90 12.25 Alex. Brtcki p ro f 2.25 2.35 Ord 2 17' L. 2.25 B.C. Petrol 33/6 34/6 xd B.M. Trustees 7.00 7.50 Con. Tia Smelt Pref 20/3 21/6 xd Ord.' 15/6 16/3 E. Utd. Assur. 38.7.* 39.75 Fed
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    ADVANCED $1
    33 3 A.P NEW YORK. Wed.—The Stock Market advanced fractions to one dollar a share today except for radio and television issues which jumped as much as US$3. The volume was 1.500.000 shares.-^-A.P.
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    MOVE TO DEVELOP TOURISM
    93 3 SINGAPORE will soon have a Travel Association supported by Government, to develop a tourise trade in Singapore. Representatives of the Colony's chamber of commerce, shipping companies, airlines and travel agencies had an informal meeting yesterday at the Economic Affairs Secretariat, co consider steps to be». taken
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    PAT ON BACK FOR CAS DEPARTMENT
    108 3 THE public should realise that their welfare is being well looked alter, the Acting Municipal President, Mr. T. P. F. McNeice saic when he paid a tribute to Municipal Gas Department. The laying of eight-inch gas mains on Kallang Road to Kreta Ayer which
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    ALL CLEAR
    14 3 All roads, which were flooded, are now clear in the Kulim area.
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    THE NEW FRONTIER
    599 4 AN the day that Mr. Griffiths and Mr. Strachey landed in Singapore, this column voiced the view that what the two Ministers had to say in Malaya would not matter so much as what they would have to say on their return to London. For it ts
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    THE WHISPERING GALLERY OF INDIA
    1160 4 The Adilshahs were a race of daring builders who have left more monuments of note than any other line of kings who ruled over the Deccan. One of their most outstanding achievements in architecture is the Gol Gumbad—the colossal Mausoleum—built by Mohd. Adil Shah, the
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    LIVING DEATH
    384 4 NEXT month the poppies of living death bloom white in Persian fields. Just before the petals fall, peasants in picturesque costume lip the pod. Overnight the pod exudes sap. It is collected. The result: Opium— "Living Death" in the colourful Chinese phrase. Each year's crop is good news
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    THE PEOPLE'S VQSTUAU FOR 'EVANS SAKE HAVE AN INQUIRY
    932 4 Sir. If. as the film men point out. the Film Censor has set himself up to be a "virtual dictator." it is high time something is done about it by the authorities concerned. Every "dictator" has to face a show down
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    UNCLE PIPPA HAS STOPPED SMOKING
    456 4  -  by JAMES LONG A.P NAPLES. OLD "Zi 'C A Pippa" isn't going to be smoking his pipe again for quite some years—so science says—but when he does there will be fireworks. For In the quaint dialect of Naples "Zi XT a Pippa'' means old Uncle
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    THREATENED WITH DEATH
    47 4 HONGKONG. V, nese Nationalists who cap tured the 922-ton .ship Sing Hing near Amoy on threatened to execute tiV captain. R. A. Young of Sydney, Australia, for try ing to run the blockade Chinese members ot the crew said when th arrived here today.
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    15,000 MAY HEAR NEHRU SPEAK AT J. BESAR
    312 5 ABOUT 15,000 people are expected to turn up at the Jalan Besar Stadium on June 18 to hear Indian Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru speak at a mass meeting organised by Singapore Regional Indian Congress. Mr. Nehru who will arrive here on
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    NEW J. Ps
    28 5 Mr. Richard F,yrne Corridon. and Mr John Edwin Fiarbairn. Assistant Superintendents of Police, have been appointed Justice of the peace for the Colony of Singapore.
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    GOVERNMENT BANS EIGHT MAGAZINES
    57 5 ,_iapore Govern- banned the im- the following Per. "irt, Beauty Parade. rt y Stories. Harts and Hubba al announcement night said it is ice to import. 11, offer for sale, reproduce or ol these publir any extract then from. ■son who has any publications is imrequlred
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    COFFIN MAKER AIDED RED SOCIETY
    56 5 Seng, a coffin- i t« rday sentenyear'* imprisoning in the main »f an illegal society roe previous Kofl of the C.i.D. remise* at 24. I and recoveri all faring ty and six receipt books, in an ih. Another seal was .1 an iron safe. r*o
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    15 NEW PUBLIC RADIO SETS
    49 5 n< w community Is will soon be set up in the Colony's rural areas, itea for these sets been chosen by committee consistV. W. Frisby. in Maii Jubir, BalH J. C. Kula- Dumei esque. E. V. G.G. Thomson, will be in addii xisting thirty
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    HAD OPIUM -CHARGE
    47 5 Lo, 37. appeared S ond District on two charges the first for chandu apparatus and the second for 20 tahils of 4 pounds of w is arrested on al 10 Duxton Hill. d trial. Bail of granted. The cam r mention on June. 7.
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    Cocoa Plants Sent To Federation
    89 5 The first consignment of cocoa plants for the Malayan cocoa industry have been sent to the Federation from Pulau Tekong Quarantine Station. The plants, two feet high, have "come up very well." said an agricultural spokesman yesterday. A second crop has already beeh planted at
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    HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS
    71 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. H"avy rains tn the Federation have rrude a number of roads impassable for traffic. The Bianja Ferry is closed owing to floods The following roads are under water The IpohKuala Kangsar Road, the Kampar Kuala Dipang Road, the Ba'u Gaja Gopeng Road, the
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    REPERTORY IS BACK
    45 5 Mr. John Forbes-SemphTs Singapore Repertory Theatre Company will return irom its up-country tour this afternoon. Immediately the company disembarks from the plane at Kallang. Mr. ForbesSempill intends to commence preparations for the next Singapore production. "On Approval", which opens on June 10.
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    LONDON MATRIC EXAM RESULTS
    324 5 wine i andidates were i n the London MatrtExai m nation held in i>re in January IUfO: CENTRE I, First l>i\ision: Kirn; 7056— Khoo H 87 Lee Gi.at Sew Soo Kai and 7io6 —Rajendran, Arumugam. Division: 7011—Chan X 7019—Cheng Shao kii l J-nn: 7027 Te k
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    Coming Here
    93 5 General Albert Orsborn, the International Leader of the Salvation Army, will arrive here on June 10 on a week's visit. The General will be accompanied by Mrs. Orsborn, Commissioner J. B. Smith and S. Major Goddard. General Orsborn will deliver a lecture on "Banners of Freedom" in the
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    SIX A.C.S.U. MEN TO SEE STRACHEY
    171 5 SIX officers of the Army Civil Service Union will meet the Secretary of State for War, Mr. J immediate implementation of the two'resolutions adopted at the mass Potest meeting bv the thre£ Services unions held at the Victoria Memorial Hall on Tuesday. The resolutions
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    CEYLON LEADER
    33 5 Mr. R. G. Senanayake, leader of the Ceylon delegation to the Baguio talks and his adviser. Mr. R. Coomaraswamy. arrived here yesterday by air. They will be leaving for Jakarta today.
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    SCIENCE & FAITH
    29 5 SCIENCE FAITH Mr. E.J.A. Elliott, a Social Scientist, will speak at 6.30 p.m. today at the Singapore Lodge Theosophical Society, No. 8 Cairnhill Road, on '"Scientific Study of Religion
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    Use Mercantile Fund For Seamen—Robertson
    367 5 SINGAPORE can maintain its branch of the 3 Missions to Seamen and can extend its activities considerably if contributions are forthcoming from the Mercantile Marine Fund, said Mr. D. Robertson, Progressive Commissioner for Municipal South yesterday. Said Mr. Robertson: "There is no need for Singapore
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    THREE PULL DOWN STALLS AT CHANGI
    91 5 THREE of the thirteen plank and attap stalls on Chanki Point beach were taken apart by their respective owners yesterday. Other owners are to aismantle their huts today. The owners were warned that if they do not remove their huts from the beach, they
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    II GIRLS, BOY MAROONED ON ISLAND
    70 5 MALACCA. Wed. Eleven Chinese girls and a boy looking for barnacles on Pulau Pis a n g had to climb on trees when heavy seas submerged the island in five feet of water. The party had left in two sampans early in the afternoon.
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    MALAY FREED ON APPEAL
    66 5 Rahamat bin Sariman. under a fine of $30 for alleged fraudulent possession of 13 electnc bulbs, vas cleared of the charge in the High Court yesterday on appeal. The Chief Justice. Mr. Murray Aynsley, quashed the conviction and sentence and allowed the appeal, holding that there
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    New Ship For S'pore Boston Run
    100 5 Singapore H included among ports of call for the new 10 000 ton cargo ship Bonnevihe now on her maiden round the world voyage. She is the newest addition to the Norwegian Barber Fern Line and was built in Amsterdam. Holland earlier this year.
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    Girls, Your Chance Is On Monday
    146 5 \EXT Monday morning should be a gala day for W Singapore's film-struck girls. That is the day which director Carol Reed has chosen to hold an audition test for local talentm> his search for a girl to play "Aissa" in the film An Outcast
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    TALK ON WEST
    50 5 Mr J. F. Halkema Kohl will address members of the Army Civil Service Union on "Western European Union" at 10 a.m. on Sunday at the Unions premises at 331. North Bridge Road. The Union is arranging monthly discussions of this nature for the "educational advancement of members."
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    MAPUA CARDINALS TO PLAY HERE
    308 6 BEAT SANTO THOMAS IN INTER-COLLEGE FINAL THE "Mapua Tech Cardinals," the basketball team of the Mapua Institute of Technology, inter-colle-giate champions of Manila, will arrive in Singapore on June 7 for a series of games. Eight matches have been arranged for the visitors during stay
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    'Standard Of U.K. Squash Is High'
    127 6 'Standard Of U.K. Squash Is High Reuter. BOMBAY, Wed. Mr. Abdul Bari. the Indian International Squash player who arrived here recently from England, told Reuter here that the standard of squash in England was very high. The 29-year-old Indian professional added that British women had taken to the game in
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    Draw For Singapore Lawn Tennis
    117 6 The 1950 Singapore Lawn Tennis championships Mil start on June. 5 and the following ties have btjen drawn." MEN SINGLES: M. X San vs. Lim Bong Soo.Major K. Greenwood vs. L. S. Thivy, Lt. Col. L. P. Molineux vs. A. G. 8.. Pakir. G. T.
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    KING KONG v. SAVARAN SINGH TOMORROW
    100 6 Wrestling fans are reminded that the weekly wrestling programme will take place on Friday this week. A strong programme has been arranged. The main event is a match between King Kong and Savaran Singh. King Kong made short work of Burmister last week and
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    ROXY TO PLAY BLUE FLASH
    67 6 Roxy B. P. will play against the Blue Flash B. "P" at No. 17 Lorong Melayu, oil" Changi Road, on June. 7 at 7 p.m. Following will represent Roxy: A. Rahim bin Siang. Yco Klan Eng. Sim Sle Chong. Tan Seng Ser. Nlarn Kah Lim.
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    Champs Fight Shy Of The Challengers
    307 6 U.P. NEW YORK, Wednesday. ITHE National Boxing Association's executive com--1 mittee, in a stern and righteous statement, has told all champions to quit defending against secondrate "challengers," but no one expects the champions to pay any attention to the frBA. The boxers never have,
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    WHO'S WHO IN THE TEAM
    379 6 m.s <..\iu u apt.i: Guard. 24. .j' 11" second year n« t«;aiii captain. lias time consecutive > cars in the team; alternate in Olympic basketball team of the P.l. Voted moat popular bafcketbal player of the NCAA in 1949 Member All-Maniia and NCAA .selection. KIKT
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    S.R.A. LISTS TEN NEW HORSES
    220 6 EIGHT Class 1 horses have been demoted to Class 2 in the latest amendments of the Straits Racing Association. There are eleven new classifications and nine deletions. Full alterations are: TRANSFERS :—From Class 1 to Class 2—Colbay: Grand Prix II; Some Class; The Rogue; Constance;
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    TANGLIN CLUB TENNIS ENTRIES CLOSE JUNE 30
    68 6 The annual tennis tournament of the Tang.in Club will start on Friday 7th July 1950 and entries close at 10 p.m. on June 30. be competed for: Gentlemen's Open Singles; Ladies Handicap Doubles. Handicap Mixed Doubles; Gentlemen's Handicap Doubles: Open Married Doubles; Gentlemen's
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    YACHT RACE
    56 6 LONDON. Tucs. The British yacht Gulvain. an all-out aluminium alloy cutter of 22 tons is to compete in the Newport-Bermuda race on June 18. The largest of the six British competitors, she is 55 feet overall and has a crew of 10. She will also take part in
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    VIC TOWEEL WRESTS TITLE FROM ORTIZ
    406 7 BEATEN CHAMPION IN TEARS AFTER 15 RDS. Reuter. JOHANNESBURG, Wednesday. yiC Towed, South African and British empire champion, won the world bantamweight title when he beat the holder, Manuel Ortiz of California, on points over 15 rounds here tonight. It was Toweels fourth title
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    W. Indies All Out For 267
    119 7 TAUNTON. W«d. TIM West tour ins cricket item were 1 fo |fj to th.ir f.r.-t inn--1 bj lose of j lay today had scored 17 for no v, laik tirM Innings B BUM »> Hazeil 76 Marshal c Robinson 1, Wailard la Worrell i
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    ANOTHER 'TEST' FOR COMPTON'S INJURED KNEE
    45 7 LONDON. Wed. Denia Compton. England's greatest ail-round cricketer, is to have a (urtner examination on his injured knee tomorrow On Urn result of this, the decision as to whether au operation is necessary will made, the M.C.C. announced today.
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    Locke Leads In Spalding Golf C'ship
    93 7 A.P. WORTHING, ENGLAND. Wed.--South Africa's Bobby Lccke shot a course record <>4 today to take the lead in the first round of the Spalding Open Golf Tournament. Second with a 66 was 35--year-old Hassan Harenein, the Egyptian open champion, making his first appearance abroad.
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    RIVERINA LOSE
    22 7 Reu ter-AAP. SYDNEY. Wed.—The English Rugby League touring team beat Riverina here today by 23 points to 13. Riv ter-AAP.
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    N.Z. RUGBY
    21 7 TIMARU. NEW ZEALAND. Wed. The Bitish Tsles Rugby Union touring team easily beat South Canterbury here today by 27
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    Two New Records At RAF Malaya Sports
    369 7 EQUIPMENT Wing of the R.A.F. Seletar. with a L total of 46 points won the inter-station team championship at the Royal Air Force Malaya Sports held at Changi yesterday. F 0. Leviseur (Changi) and Sgt. Roweswell Seletar) shared the individual -championship with 10
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    DOUBLES WIN FOR AMERICANS
    85 7 A.P. PARIS. Wed.—Two U. S. teams won places on Wednesday in the men's doubles in the semi-finals of the French International Tennis Tournament. Billy Talbert and Tony Trabert beat I. Bergelin and Z. Davidson of Sweden 6-4 6-1. 8-6. Pudge Patty and Victor Seixas beat J.
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    Gift Goal Gives Sing Tao Victory
    498 7 A GIFT goal from left back Salleh, who headed the A ball into his own goal, enabled the Sing Tao touring team To Beat Siho-Malays by two goals 10 one at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. There was no doubt that the visitors won because
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    'Laddie' Stops Big Middx. Stand
    301 7 A.P. LONDON, Wed. "I ADDIE" Outsehoorn, k Ceylon all-iounder and former Singapore state player, gave a valuable display today, when he broke a powerful stand by Middlesex's Syd Brown and Harry Sharp, who put on 227 for the first wicket against Worcestershire. Outsehoorn got Sharp
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    Woodcock, Savold Are 'Fighting Fit'
    187 7 Reuter. LONDON, Wednesday. DOLJCE motorcyclists will escort British champion Bruce Woodcock and American Lee Savold from their hotels to the White City Stadium for the world heavyweight championship fight next Tuesday. A crowd of 50.000. payiruc £85.000. will be at the fight, and with the
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    PARSON WINS MOTOR RACE
    60 7 Reuter. INDIANAPOLIS. Wed. Johnny Parsons. 31-year-old Californian. won the Indianapolis annual Memorial Day motor race here yesterday at an average speed of 124.02 mph. Paisons. 1949 United States Automobile Association lacing champion, set a record pace unti' tonential rain brought a premature m<i to the raco
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    U.K. TEAM DRAW
    40 7 VANCOUVER. Wed. The I English Fcotball Association I team narrowly averted their first defeat of the Canadian I tour here last night, when they were held to a draw by Vancouver All-Stars, each side scoring four goals.
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    170 HORSES ENTERED FOR K. L. JUNE MEET
    731 7 A total of 170 horses have been entered for the Selangor Turf Club's June Meeting to be held at Kuala Lumpur on June 10, 14 and 17. The horses comprise 99 Class 2 and 71 Class 4. The full entries are:CLASS TWO
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    'S'PORE-THE HEALTHIEST PORT IN THE EAST'
    401 8 GRIFFITHS' REPORT PRAISES MALAYAN'S A.P.. Reuter. LONDON, Wednesday. ||IGH tribute was paid to the men engaged in rubber production, rice growing and other Malayan industries in the "Colonial Territories 1949-1950" report which was released today. The report praised Malaya's medical and education authorities for
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    'GIVE THE FORCES INFORMATION'
    198 8 PENANG. Wednesday. SECRETARY of State for the Colonies Mr. James Griffiths tonight appealed "in the strongest possible T?ay" for assistance from the people of Malaya in the fight against the bandits. He said: "I appeal to the civilian population to give the military and civil authorities
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    Judge Rules On 'Adopted' Children
    174 8 THE question whether the term in Chinese will include adopted children, was decided by Mr. Justice Evans in the High Court yesterday. The judge held that the term "children" did not include adopted children. This point was raised by one Teo Lye Seng, one of
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    GETS CITY WELFARE JOB
    49 8 Municipal commissioners confirmed an Establishments Board recommendation that Miss Margaret Baker be appointed the Municipal Lady Assistant Welfare Officer. The Boaic.s recommendation to appoint Mr. B. L. Dunsford to the post of Assistant Secretary < Welfare) was deferred on a motion by Mr. E. V. Davies.
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    WHAT'S ON TODAY GENERAL
    144 8 CJ*vn- fv BOSS LD PEOPLE'S CLIB: Wesey Hall Fort Cannings—4 30 p.m. SINGAPORE MUSIC C1RCIKChamber Music Conceit, British Council Hall. 8.30 p.m I ?V tBY s PORTS CLI Br.RlMan P^ n< p v c, °ria Memorial Hall—8.30 pm. SELET.XR GOLF CLUB: Opening by C-in-C FE.A.F Air
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    CINEMA
    146 8 9 l AT AY: ,0n The V. wn" Wl ne Kelly, Frank Sinaira and Betty Garret at 11 q.ii„ l 45 4.15. 6 45 and 9.30 p.m. ALHAMBRA: "Stampede" with Rod Cameron and Gale Ftorm at 1.45. 4.15. «45 and 9.30 p.m. PAVILION: "A Song is Born" with Danny
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    SPORT
    32 8 SOCCER: Snr. 're.: Loyal Engineer!» v. Indonenfans a« Jalan Hosur; Jnr. A 1: Mental Hosn'tal v. 30 Rn. R A.O.C *t r*.y.M.A. Friendly: Chinese Athletes v. HMS Kenya at Fairer Park.
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    Winners
    70 8 THE Johore Bahru English College «'on the finals of the inter-school Competition" eftanited by Rad>o Malaya at the British Council Hall yesterday. The Johore schoolboys defeated Singapore's St. Joseph Institution by 23', points to 21'•• points. "Pictured above ate the Johore school team: Left to right Rudv Urn, Freddy
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    'Certainly I Would Have Shot A Bandit'
    248 8 MR. STRACHEY, WITH A GUN ON SHOULDER, ENTERS JUNGLE KUALA LIPIS, Wednesday. WAR Minister Mr. John Strachey wanted to have a glimpse of the Malayan jungle and to see troops operating against the bandits. So today he donned a jungle green unitorm, shouldered
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    'OEHLERS' DEATH 'A LOSS TO US'
    102 8 MUNICIPAL Commissioners Observed a few moments' silence to pay tribute to tne late Mr. R. C. O-hlers. Assistant Municipal Health Otlicer whose sudden death took place on May 7. Th 1 Acting Munic'pal Fr.v sident. Mr. T. P. F. McNeice, said that his death,
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    PETROL OFF RATION
    15 8 A.P. New Zealand Government today abolished petrol rationing tffective from tomorrow. —A.l
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    U.S. Supports Aid For Asia Plan
    222 8 A.P. Acheson WASHINGTON, Wednesday. DECISIONS of the British Commonwealfh conference to assist in the economic betterment of Asia will get support from the United States, U.S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson made plain today. He also said there appeared to be no immediate threat
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    Off To U.K.
    48 8 Thirty-four-year-old Mr. John Duclos. Director of the Malay Programme Section. Radio Malaya, will be one of the Government officials going to the U.K. on a departmental scholarship. Mr. Duclos will be away for three years during which he will concentrate on broadcasting and administrative techniques.
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    SCOTS GUARDS SHOOT DOWN $15,000 BANDIT
    220 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. A PARTY of police and 2nd Scots Guards operating in the vicinity of the 4th mile Gombak Road, local rural area, shot dead a notorious bandit leader, for whom the police had offered a reward of $15,000 A grenade was recovered
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    80 HORSES IN GRAND PRIX
    46 8 PARIS. Wed.—Eighty hora«\s were nominated on Wednesday for the 30,000.000 francs (about U*****,000. CJrand Prix do Paris at Longchamps on June 25. Among the enries were William Woodward's Prince Simon and Marce! Boussac's Galeader. the first two finishes in the Derby.
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    May Be Air Conditioned
    112 8 AN indication that the Victoria Theatre may be Air Conditioned was given by Mr. T. P. F. McNeice. Answering Mrs. Robert Eu. who complained of the hard seats, bugs and stuffiness of the theatre, Mr. McNeice said tnat in any scheme to overcome this stuffiness by
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    'We're Killing Boxing'-Ess
    454 8 4,000 SEATS AT THE STADIUM J|R. C. F. J. Ess (Progressive—West) suggested the formation of a special committee to look in to the seating accommodation of the Happy World stadium at the Municipal Commissioners' meetinj? yesterday. The committee should be of two or three Commissioners, a representative
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    AIR FORCE CLUE
    43 8 The Royal Air Force Golf Clud at Seletar will be opened to-day by the Air C-in-C, Far Easi. Air Marshal F. T. Fo>arty. The opening ceremony will take place on the first, tee oi the golf course at 1.45 p.m.
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    BOBBY LIM LOSES APPEAL
    185 8 A CHINESE woman. Bobby Lim. who appealed against a conviction on an alternative charge of living partly on the earnings of prostitution, left the High Court yesterday with an additional conviction for procuring a Chinese girl for prostitution. The additional conviction will not however, affect the
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