Morning Tribune, 4 May 1946

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    16 1 N< Vol. l. No. 4 Price 10 Cents MORNING TRIBUNE SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, M4Y 4, 1948. j
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    Jap War Crimes Trial Opens
    466 1 45-PAGE INDICTMENT TOKYO, Miy 3.— The black-robbed justices of nine AUi:d nations convened the International Military Tribunal for the Far East at 11 20 am. Tokyo time today to arraign 28 major Japanese war crimes suspects. The pr soners entered their box five m nutes
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    UK Health Service Bill Approved
    66 1 UK Health Service Bill Approved LONDON, May 3.— The House of Commons hat approved m prin- ctple the National Health Service Bill designed to provide free and equal medical treatment for all Britons without paying fees. Health Minister Aneurin Bevan said the Bill would put Britain m front of all
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    Cotton Export Agreement
    86 1 WASHINGTON, May 3.— A worldwide cotton export agreement under which Italy would ship about 75,000 000 yards of cotton cloth by July 31. much of It to countries now ser ously under-supplied, w»s announced by the Comb ned Textile Committee made up of representatives of the Un
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    MUSSO MYSTERY: TWO ARRESTS
    92 1 NEW YORK, May 3.— Paris Radio monitored by NBC said thai two members of the gang that took Mussolini's body from the pauper's grave m a Milan cemetery have been arrested. The broadcast said the Police reported they hoped to take the entire gang into custody
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    MacArthur Has New Staff Chief
    56 1 MacArthur Has New Staff Chief TOKYO, May 3. —Ma). -Gen. Paul J. Mueller, veteran of the Pacific fighting, assumed duties as General Douglas Mac Arthur's Chief of Staff. Fifty-three year old Mueller was named Chief of Staff for both American Forces In the Pacific and of Supreme Allied Command, Pacific,
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    MALAYA'S RICE QUOTA 69,000 TONS
    316 1 MALAYA'S RICE QUOTA 69,000 TONS (FOR QUARTER ENDING JUNE I WASHINGTON, MAY 4 —THE COMBINED FOOD BOARD ANNOUNCED TODAY THVT IT HAD RECOMMENDED MALAYA BE AL'CCMTfiD 69,000 TONS CF RICE FROM THE WORLD FOOD POOL FOR iHE CURRENT QUARTER ENDING JUNE 30. The Board said widespread rice crop failures have
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    NO MORE INA TRIALS
    81 1 NEW DELHI, May 3.— The Government of Indii said on Thursday that no more officers or men who joined the Japanesesponsored army of Subhas Chandra Bose would he tried. Charges agains a Major, Captain and another soldier were withdrawn. About 306 men are still deta tied
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    Dr. Flexner Dead
    67 1 NEW YORK May .3— Dr. S mon Flexner. 83, director emeritus of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, who was renowned for his studies of meningitis, infantile paralysis and dysentery, died today after an operation. Flexner was a member of the commission sent to the Philippines -n
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    PARIS COMB-OUT
    56 1 PARIS, May 3. Five hundred units of the state's military police were combing out Paris bars, caies and hotels late last night, and early today are already reported to have ar-l rif.ted 20 army deserters. A special curfew was enforced to facilitate the police operation and barrages were
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    28 1 TOKYO, May 3.— About 5,000 tons of surplus United States army food brought to Japan from Saipan will be release this week to the Japanese Government. A. P.
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    War—If Proposals Are Carried Out
    132 1 War— If Proposals Are Carried Out ARAB THREAT BAGHDAD, May 3— The newly-formed National People's Defence Committee called for a joint Parliamentary meeting tcday to consider^ act've measures of defence against the recommendation of the Bri-tish-American Committee of Inquiry on Palestine. The meeting i s expected to be followed by
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    NEW JAP PREMIER
    98 1 TOKYO. May 3.— Baron KijurQ. j Shidehara, Japanese Prime Minister, broke Japan's 11-day-old poltical deadlock today when he went to the imperial palace and recommended i a* his successor Ichiro Hatonjamd, leader of the Progressive Party which secured 141 of the 464 seats m the Diet m
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    Tyrol Wanto To Leave Italy
    88 1 BERNE, May 2— A genera) strike has broken out m Attstrian Tyrol today as a protest against the reported Allied resolution |to leave South Tyrol within the frontiers of Itftfr, an unconfirmed report recehrcd here from well-informed quarters m Austria stated. The "Big Four" Foreigri
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    DISPLACED PERSONS
    73 1 LONDON, May 3.— The United Nations Committee on Refugees voted 12 to 6 to recommend withdrawal of the proposal for the creation of a new agency outside of the United Nations franieworfc to handle resettlement of 1.084,000 displaced persons still on the roll* of UNRRA. Backed by Russia
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    Treasure Hunt!
    51 1 LAE, N. GUINEA, \/ay.— *4any Chinese were disappointed as they recently tried to uneartt* valuables they had buried m the jungles when d:e Japanese invaded the Inland years ago. Some were fortunate m finding their money and jewels: others could not find their treasure 1* the dense jungles.
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      48 1 In Other Pages "Death Railway" Officer On Trial Page 2 Nuremberg Trial Page 3 Features Page 4 Indonesia: No Full Settlement Yet Page S Entertainment "What's On Today' 9 Page 6 Britain Will Pay For Siamese Rice Page 7 One Killed, 14 Injured In Fnson Rtvolt Pad- S
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    'Death Railway' Officer Admits Execution Of 6 PoW's
    607 2 'Death Railway' Off icer Admits Execution Of 6 PoW's They Called Him "The Frog" Escaped Prisoners (Blindfolded) Baronette d In The Hark NICK-NAMED BY POWS, ONE "THE FROG" AND THE OTHER 'THE UNDERTAKER," LT. TAKASAKI SH'NJI AND KANESHIRO TAKESHI, THE LATTER A KOREAN, APPFAKED BEFORE THE FIRST WAR CRIMES TRIBUN
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    Stole 64 Cases Gin, To Serve Year's Goal
    124 2 Stole 64 Cases Gin, To Serve Year's Goal Jagir Singh, a NAAFI driver. who was found guilty of steal ing 64 cases of gin and 10 cases of ctgare-tes and tobacco was sentenced to one year's r.i. when We case came up before Mr. X M. Byrne m the third
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    THRILLER AT THE PAVILION
    177 2 The Lodger. 20ih Century Fox production, which opened at the Favllion Theatre last night, is a thriller bas?d on hhe well-known story of Jack the Ripper, whose maniacal crimes terr J fled 'the East find of London m the closing days of the last century. The
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    Prison For Possession Of Stolen Car
    153 2 Prison For Possession Of Stolen Car Nai Boon Low (32), who doscribed himself as being attached ro Kandang Kerbau Hospital. was sentenced to a year's r.i when crnvictcd or a charge of retaining a stolen Hillman car, by Major A P. Jock, m the first (military) district court, yesterday. Ac^ord'nf:
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    Accused Described As 'Kind-Hearted' Men
    284 2 Accused Described As 'Kind-Hearted Men Andamans Atrocity Case Evidence testifying to the character of two of the accused, S?t. Hayashi and Interpreter Mikami, at the trial of e ght Japanese charged with committing atrocities agates' leading residen's of P3rt Bla r, AndaminF V as *r yen a* t^e S*eco id
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    Prisoner Escaped, Guard Charged With Negligence
    177 2 Prisoner Escape d, Guard Charged With Negligence The case m which Gulab Mohamed of the Naval Base Police is charged with neglecting his duty thereby allowing a prisoner, an alleged murderer to escape, began m the Four:h Coun yesterday. The man who escaped from Custody was Raghavan Piil^y who was
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    STOLE DOLLAR'S WORTH OF RICE, IMPRISONED
    108 2 STOLE DOLLAR'S WORTH OF RICE, IMPRISONED Caught stealing a dollar's worth ot rice. Ho Leong Kay (27), described us a lorry driver, was sentenced to one month's r.i. by Mr. Paul Storr, m the first police court, yesterday. Ho, it was stated, together with two others were seen leaving the
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    Visit To Mosque Cost Businessman $22,000
    294 2 A. M. Abdul Majid (30 who app^arei for trial lefore Major A. P. Jack, m th first (m'litary) dis'ri t court, on a charge of stealing $22,271 worth of cash and jewellery frcm the saf^ o p his b~o h*»r-in-law, F. S. Syed Ahm-d,
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    Coolie Lines Murder: Indian Committed
    168 2 Coolie Lines Murder: Indian Committed An Indian. N. Kanju was committed for trial at the nexi Assizes on a charge of murd.T at the end of a preliminary enquiry held before Magistrate K. M. Byrne m the third police court, yesterday. It is alleged that the accused stabbed a compatriot
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    NAVAL OFFICER CONDEMNED TO GALLOWS
    130 2 NAVAL OFFICER CONDEMNED TO GALLOWS A Jap /naval officer, Yoshlnobn Talcayanani who was found guilty m the Sixth War Crimes Court yesterday, of bea-ing to death a civilian resident ol Port Blair, was sentenced to suffer death by hanging. In mitigation of sentence, counsel for the defence submitted that accused
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    Had Revolver Gets 18 Months
    149 2 Had Revolver Gets 18 Months Two vouiyr Chinese who were a•f\stod m n lorry by a party of noli-, c md m whose possess'on a r^volvr md 1.529 rounds of ammunition wer% r ound. respectively, were desr^iberf us iein? "a danger to society" by Mr. teal Storr. n sfrrct Jud«e.
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    Schacht: "I Advised China To Hold Out"
    207 3 NUREMBERG, May 2.— ")r. Hja.mar Schacht, fo m r P/fsd^nt of 'he Reichsbank od the Na/eirbe g War C imes Tribunal t>day that when he l?ft th^ Reic l&b ink before t c outbreak o War Hitler sad to hrn: "This *s mutiny."
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    Quit Notice Starved On 400 Labourers
    267 3 Quit Notice Starved On 400 Labourers Indians In Ceylon COLOMBO, May 2— The quit notice served on 400 Indian labourers on Knavemere estate which has been acquired by the Ceylon Govern-p-'ont has been extended by a month. T*o technical error m serving the n ass notice on the labourers was
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    MANILA-S'PORE AIR SERVICE
    52 3 MANILA-S'PORE AIR SERVICE WASHINGTON, May 3.— Thr Civil Aeronautics Board has extendrd indefinitely to PanAmerican Airways the temporary certificate to fly between Mania and Sinpipore. The certificate would have expired op ADrfl 29. Pnn-American said it intended to resume the service wiih land planes as soon as equip- men* Is
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    No Trade With Nips Yet
    118 3 No Trade With Nips Yet TOKYO, May 4.— Japan to expected to remain closed to normal commerce for many months, authorities at General Mac Arthur's headquarters dec- 1 lare. Unlike the situation m Germany, there is no policy permrting representatives of American or Allied trade or manufacturing concerns to enter
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    A HOME FOR U.N.O.
    169 3 NEW YORK. May 2. The battle over th.- permanent home lor the United Nations continued with the announcement that the Headquarters Comm ssion would convene here next Tuesday. Tho nine-nu'iion commission will prepare facts and figures for the final decision by the General Assembly. Since the
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    Another Jail Break-out
    110 3 ROME, May 2.— For the second time within a fortnight convicts m San Vittore jail staged a break out riot last night occupying part of the building and taking prisoner a number of guards as hostages, according t« reports reaching Rome (Oday. A strong force of carabiniers
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    Wrongful Possession Charge
    43 3 Pier S'nzh. L'm Tian Poh and Lim Ah Mnh were charged m rh Q Fourth Court yesterday with beine m wrongful possesFinn of 16 cases of cle-arett^s valued jft $4 800. An applx*t^on for 24 hours' police custody was granted.
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    Simla Talks Tomorrow
    49 3 S.MuA. May 2.— S-nuay. May 5, Pas ben fix d for t c fi si nue taf ncr? of tiie Congress and Mo km Feagu** joint confe tnce vih tie I riii;h Cibine. Mis»i:n to serk a solution if Ihe Tn Ti n constitutional question.- Reuter
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    BRITAIN TIGHTENS BELT
    237 3 BRITAIN TIGHTENS BELT LONDON. May 2.— The British Minister of Food. S.r Ben Smith, tonight announced "drastic steps" i which he hoped "will enable the most stringent period between nov; and the gathering of the next harvest to be bridged." The steps which were decided on by the Cabinet today
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    International Battle For Bases Begins
    418 3 WASHINGTON, Apr. 2.— Aland's formal opp3sition to the continued maintenance of a United States' airbase there is just a sample of what is to co*ne as the "rolling up" of bases throughout the world begins. This Is particularly true :n the Pacific, where dozens of
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    STALIN'S BESTSELLER HAS 20 MILLION READERS
    459 3 MOSCOW. May I.— The Soviet Union's best seJler, the "Short Course m the History of the Communist Party» oi the Soviet Inion" written by Stalin, is an important key to a proper understanding of the foreign policy of the U.S.S.R. Although little kn .wn
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    Guardsman's Bravery
    148 3 LONDON, May 2.— The Victoria Cross— l77th of the war has been awarded posthumously to Edward Colquhoun Charlton of the Irish Guards. Wioh his 'left arm shattered and useless and suffering from loss of blood, Charlton fought and halted a company of panzer grenadiers. His only weapon was
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    Strike Cost General Motors $36,000,000
    143 3 Strike Cost General Motors $36,000,000 NEW YORK, May 3.— General Motors Corporation, m its first report since the long automobile strike ended, disclosed a net loss of $36,124,663 m the first quarter. After payment of regular preferred dividends the loss applicable to common stock was $38,419,218, or 87 cents a
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    Shot For $100
    70 3 (Tribune Correspondent) TAIPING.— A Chinese squa#i>r living m Kampong Boyan. was shot dead by two armed Chinese on Sunday night. The robbers gained access to the house through the backdoor. The unsusoecting victim answering knocks on his backdoor opened it and ventured out. He was immediately shot.
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    The Morning Tribune SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1946. Simla Conference
    351 4 The Morning Tribune SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1946. Simla Conference The vexed prob.em of Ini.an i.idtpenQ-ncj wiiij^ ha^> bee.i cioua.d by iie issueo b^th \\ichi.i and \vi hout India, \U 1 be fu.tnercnsi-.tr3i uw he lri,a:ttc S..ala Coherence wmch be^ n; urao ro t is generally reaiis^a on all sides that
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    Ernest Bevin -The man
    1502 4 Because the poor orphan boy hired to do odd jobs about the place was siow m chr.pping mangolds he Waa actually too small to work the machine pioperly an irascible Somerset farmer flogged him brutally with pickshaft. That night, bruised and desperate, the boy wrapped his
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    U.S. Salt Coal Strike
    78 4 WASHINGTON. May 2.—lndications that John L. Lewis expects the settling of the nation-wide soft coaL stride before next Thursday are seen m his summoning the United Mine Wo-kers' Union Poilcy Committee to Washington for the May 7 meetinsr. The committee would have to ratify an proposal
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    WHERE HISTORY IS STEEPED IN BLOOD
    528 4 WHERE HISTORY IS STEEPED IN BLOOD Australia's Norfolk Island Inhabitants of this fruitful 8,600 acr^ island many of then descendant's of survivors of the famous "HMS Bounty." whose mutinous crew settled m the South Pacific n 1790— usually manage to work their way out of taxes. They make taxpaying a
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    No Full Agreement On Indonesia Yet
    526 5 THE HAGUE, May 2.— Professor J. H. A. Logemann, Dutch Minister for Overseas, speakiie: on mdone:ia m the Lower House of the Dutch Pariiment to-day, siil that aLh ugh the Government had decided to inform Farla nent of the present s L a°;e of
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    Tical At 40 To The £
    74 5 Tical At 40 To The BANGKOK, May 2.— A joint Anglo-American- Siam agreement ivas issued today [stipulating a new exchange I rate for the Siamese fical 'at ,40 to the vound sterling. Under tfie new rice agree- \rnent with Britain, replacing the Anilo- Siamese Treaty Britain agrees to buy 1,200,000
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    To State Italy's Case On Reparations
    103 5 To State Italy's Case On Reparations PARIS. May 3.— ltalan Foreign Minister Alcice arrived here on Thursday to sta'ie the case on reparations. ih<» flee;, the Yugoslav fronier and other questions «n ih<? Big Four Fore gn Ministers' Conference. He w.vs accompanied by Ital an Ambassador to London N colo
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    New York Stocks
    71 5 NEW YORK May 2.— Special stocks continued to operate m advancing ranks on the stock markei, although many leaders Mil had to contend with light liquid;it on. From the start dealings were bout as slow as n the preceding session. While scattered strong spois were m evidence
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    U.S. ELECTRIC CUT HITS 5 MILLION
    262 5 WASHINGTON, May 3. With night life booming under ihe siimults of th, recjra postwa. spe iding, Cnicago is prepare! to change i.seli i.ico a sscae six o'clock town. The change is necessitated under the drastic electri:ily rationing order from Illinois to CO3I rye coal.
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    Korea's Economy Bright
    286 5 WASHINGTON, Mny 1— A rcvi-vv of economic conditions In the American controlled zone of Korea Is made by the U.S. official journal "Foreign Commerce Weekly." The Anit-ncan zone comprises the southern part of the country, the northern being under Russian control. It is agricultural, m contrast to
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    Rocket Motor
    72 5 MARYLAND, May 2. The rni'ed Bta es Navy permitted the disclosure on May 1 of what it described as the "newest and mosi powerful rocket motor m the world" an unit which de!;vers 66 COO lbs. of thrust for two se' onds. Th? new unit wouM triple the
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    31 5 HE. the Governor recently paid a 9 -sit to the Pubic F.clcicns photo d splay showroom m Bata Buildng. Above picture shows the Governor inspecting some of the photographs on display.
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    40 5 IPOH —The Chinese Philanthropic Society of Ipoh recently pa :;ed a resolution that a sum of $6C each be paid to the norn MM of members who diea during the occupation. Th s involved a sum of SI O.OOO. i
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    PALESTINE MAY GO BEFORE UNO
    700 5 N.iW YORK, JUAY 3.— HE INITiD NATIONS SECURITY COUNJIL SPOKESMAN SAID TO-DAY THERE IS A "VERY GOOD POSSIBILITY" THAT TtiE PALESTINE QWSTiON WOULD BE ER OUGHT BEFORE THE COUNCIL. He said he did not know who might take the initia'ivi bat thers "might be SDmething
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    Lebanese Cabinet Reshuffle
    85 6 BEIRUT, May 2— The Lebanese Prime Minister, Sani Solh, today announced that he had reshuffled his cabinet <for the second lime within one month) with himself retaining the premiership and the Ministries of Justicp and Telegraphs. Among the other portfolios held ar^ the following: Home, Sandi Munla
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      222 6 SINGAPORE RADIO p.m. on 7.2 mcs/sec m 41 metre band, 6 p.m. to 7 45 p.m. and 9.30 p.m. to 11 p.m. on 4.78 mcs/sec m 61 metr.' band. MALAY noon to 1 p.m. (news m 12.45 p.m.' and from 6 p.m. \o 3.15 p.m. mews m Malay at 7.15
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    Britain Will Pay For Rice From Siam
    599 7 SINGAPORE, Fri.— ln view of the genuine difficulties of the Siamese Government and the needs of the hunfiy pc pis of S-E. Asia, Bitain has decided to forego the powscn ii t: c agreement with Siam whereby the Litter was to provide me
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    Stable Fire Destroys 23 Horses
    75 7 Stable Fire Destroys 23 Horses CHICAGO, May 2.— America's leadng racehorse owner, Mrs. Elizabeth Arden-Graham, lost 23 valuable racehorses when a firo totally destroyed the stable at Arlington heghts racecourse here today. Racecourse officials assess her lofs at $500,000, Two lucky horses were not m the stable at the time,
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    Indian Cricketers Open Tour Today
    173 7 Indian Cricketers Open Tour Today LONDON, May 2. The Indian cricketers will have their final muscle loosening at Lords this afternoon prior to the openttg game of theii tour at Worcester on Saturday. The weather is at present overcast and cool with prospects of rain. The tourists were relieved to
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    Ryder Cup Again After 10 Years
    145 7 Ryder Cup Again After 10 Years NEW YORK, May 3.— UjS. Professional Golfers Association ffficials on Thursday expressed confidence 'that the Ryder Cup c^mpeition would be resumed next year after a lapse of ten year^ Based on the decis on of Erl?;sh open champion Dick Burton 'o invnde the U.S..
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    DAVIS CUP TIE
    51 7 BARCFLONA. Msiv 3. —Switzerland and Snain div drd the fir<=t two sing'os maVhes of their Davis Cup mat rb'S v; (h T v's Carlps boatinc; Tl» Hounder of Switzprland 6 3. 6 l. 6 3 and Joseph Fpi^er b-atinj? Pedro Cnstella of Spain 6—4. 6—l, 6—4 A.
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    Operation "NIPOFF"
    160 7 Plans are being made by Burma Command Headquarters for operation "NIPOFF", the name of a scheme of evacuation of ail Japanese back to Japan. It is hoped the operation will commence shortly and be completed by September. Documentation and preparation of nominal rolls and records of all Japanese
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    N.S. Wales Meat Strike May End Monday
    111 7 N.S. Wales Meat Strike May End Monday SYDNEY. May 2. New South Wate Meat Industry Employees Union has recommended that the mass meetinon Saturday of 90,000 meat workers m the state accept the settlement terms suggested by the New South Wales Industrial Commission. It is expected that the meeting will
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    Royal Victory At New Market
    104 7 NEWMARKET. May 2.— His Majesty the King's four-year-old colt. Kingstone, by King Sailon out of Feola proved h mself a worthy candidate for the Ascot Gold Cup by winning the March Stake run over a mile and a quarter here today. Under the heavy burden
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    Sino-Malay Soccer XI
    93 7 The Sino-Malay XI which w 11 me* 3 the Combined R.A.F. XI m a s;ccei match m a.d of St. Dunstan s Fnnd, at the Jalan B^sar Stadium on W dnesday next will be splo^t^d from the follow'tog: Pak Tong. Tan Ah Poon. Abdul Rahman. Rallch. Chwer
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    Gent Declares Open Agricultural School
    327 7 tribune Ccrrespondent) KUALA Ll'MPl'R *n order fo »»>ovide a source of adeq-a c training m agriculture for hoe interested, His Excellency Sir Edward Gent, Governor of the Malayan Uni^n, declared open the £cho >1 of Agriultu c "a f S; rda 'g Present at the
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    AL RIVERS OUTPOINTS GIBSON
    199 7 AL RIVERS OUTPOINTS GIBSON Figuring m his first fight m his romo-back bid. Al Rivers outpointed Charlie Gibson over ten rounds m the man event of last night's boxing at the New World Arena, after knocking down his opponent three times m the course of the bout. Rivers showed glimpses
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    Alleged Possession of 10 000 Tins Cigarettes
    72 7 Charged with* having In his possesson 10.725 tins of cigarettes anrl 25 pieces of canvas, worth $5,000, belonging lo the Forrcs at a haus*? n Clyde Terrace, Ling King Leong (29) claimed trial before Mr. L. C. Goh, m the second police court,
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    One Killed, 14 Injured In Prison Gun Battle
    238 8 One Killed, 14 Injured In Prison Gun Battle ALCATRAZ CONVICTS STAGE REBELLION SAN FitANCISCO, l^ay 3. An aimel rebellion m the *omb:e Alcatraz Felral P.isan, "The Reck", m San Francisco Bay bifmght a liot call uhch srnt Navy Coast Guard craft and other aid speeding to the island. Warden James
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    Disappeared With $3,500
    115 8 Promising to deliver 18 cases containing 1.200 yards of cloth for which he receded payment of $3,500 from a compatriot, tliau Thiam Hock (25) disappeared and did not deliver the cloth. Arrested five days later as a result of a report made by Koh Kam Hoo, who
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    Smuts Won't See Indian Deputation
    117 8 LONDON, May 2.— A spokesman at South Africa House told Rfcu.er that Gen. Smuts had refused to receive a deputation of Indians while he was m South Attica and added that it was unlikely that he would receive a deputation of Indian residents m Great
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    Jumped From First Floor, Died From Natural Causes
    205 8 Jumped From First Floor, Died From Natural Causes I I A patien who jumped from the first floor of I Victoria Hospital (former I I Victoria School building) and died four hours la er was found to have died of < natural causes at the con- j t elusion of
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    Names Missing From Jap War Criminals' List
    347 8 SAN FRANCISCO, May 3.— The list of Japanese indicted lor alleged war crimes is as interesting because of the names it does not contain as it is for those on it, writes James D. Wh*te, Associated Press News Analyst. The absence of -the
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    Bread Ration Cut For Greece
    108 8 ATHENS, May 2.— Chief UNR R A representative m Greece announced here today that ttte Oreek bread ration will be cut tomorrow to 240 grammes (7 1/5 ounces), "and is unlikely to be increased before the harvest m July." He said that food produced m
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    CLASHES DENIED
    37 8 ROME, May 3.— The Italian News Agency Ansa, In a Bolzano dispatch, denied that clashes occurred m Southern Tyrol between German-speaking Tyrolese and Italians. Everything Is m perfect order, the News Agency dispatch said.- A.P.
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    Search For Plotters Continues
    63 8 TOKYO, May 3.— The search is continuing for the plotters who allegedly planned to kill General MicArthur but General Headquarters officers s^id there were no developments Ir the case and no arrests. HdooTakayama. former Kempetai miember" and Kamikaze pilot was named m a headquarters' announcement as
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    U.S. OFFER TO COTTON
    125 8 MONTREAL. May 3 —The Beaconsfield Golf Club has cabled the) British Professional Golfers' Association an offer of $2,000 prizes and a round trip to Henry Cotton, former open champion and three other British professionals for the best bail team matcn against four top Unit' 4 States
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    Rice Growers Want Mosquito Nets
    408 8 RANGOON. May 2.— Villagers m th- Delta area of B irma are anxious to make a" all-out effort to i f icr *a' e tVi* lice cultivation ard eas^ the famine threat facing many countries of Ui? world. But In rir o do this they
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    Sold Employer's Gold, Goes ToGaol
    174 8 Chin Kwet Hian (49), a goldsmith's assistant, who sold some gold entrused m his care by his employer m order to raise money to obtain medical at. cendance for three of his children who were ill, will serve the a« xt tDree months m gaol.
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    Arabs Protest To Attlee
    170 8 JERUSALEM, May 3.— A letter uddressed by the Arab Higher Committee to the Brit sh Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Auiee, said that the Committee rejected the recommendations embodied m the Anglo-Amer can Commission's repon. The Committee "beleves the report is not the resul* of a free
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    MORE GOODS EXPECTED IN PENANG
    99 8 MORE GOODS EXPECTED IN PENANG (Tribune Correspondent) PENANG, May 2.— About 3,000 cases of whisky of various brands are to be discharged by a vessel expected to arrive here next week. Hallf the quantity is being brought m by local import houses and the remaining half by the Government. It
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    PILOTS' STRIKE THREAT
    75 8 CHICAGO, May 3,.— Paniel Carmell, counsel for Alf Airlines Pilot Association said that all of the 1,200 pilots of Transworld Airlines would strike shortly over wage demands. The walkout would affect both domestic and international services of TWA's 28,000-mile system which extends eastward from the Pacific Coast
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    Krueger To Retire
    49 8 WASHINGTON, May 3.— The War Department has announced that Gen. Walter Krueger, 65, who commanded the Sixth Army m the Philippines and Japan will retire on June 25. Gen. Krueger at present on temporary duty at San Antonia rose from a private In the Army. A.P.
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    A Gruesome Story
    50 8 FRANKFURT, May 3.— Three Germans were sentenced In Stuttgart on May 1 for spreading rumours that Polish Jews were slaughtering 17-year-old German girls and selling their flesh on the black market. Two received jail terms of six months and the third got four months' suspended sentence. A.P.
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