Singapore Standard, 16 April 1951

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    12 1 Singapore Tiger Standard vet 1. NO. 289 jgjhhhkj 8 PAGES TEN CENTS.
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  • BEVIN DIES OF HEART ATTACK
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      Mac A Leaves As Half Million Japs Shout 'Sayonara'
      256 1 ,0 Tokyo* crowded a.rport, early this morning to *hou\ e to their deposed (ion. Douglas MaeArthur. The General's sleek black limousine with red and white five-star pennants snapping on the fender turned out of the American Embassy at 2130 GMT into
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      Hirohito Bids Farewell To MacArthur
      59 1 TOKYO. Apr. 15 (ReuterAAP) Emperor Hirohito called on General MacArthur today at the American Embassy to bid farewell. The Emperor's visit broke all precedents: it was the first time that a Japanese sovereign had tailed on a private foreign citizen, which .MacArthur has become since
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      5% Tax On Fish Price Disclosed
      117 1 5% Tax On Fish Price Disclosed ILrd Staff Reporter r ni tax by the n the total price ed daily at the ea in Singapore a go" i leal of cong constumers The C a m m anil y ieh h, 9 -en pro- g tia conus this to The
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      RAFTengah Gets Crest
      175 1 TODAY will be a nighUghi in the varied history or the R A F. St. ion at Tengah key point in oik* major and two minor wars during its twelve brief years' existence. The Station, hub of the bi'lk oJ the offensive air operatu ns against the
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      Mop Up Reds South Of Hwachon
      34 1 Mop Up Reds S outh Of Hwachon 13 (OT>— |H I :ped out 1 e le ol the II ac 1 q Hwachon dam re b >: a t-:*ect.\ Allied ilts 4 I p isi
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      Said Peking Would Not Enter War'
      104 1 WASHINGTON, Apr. 14 (UP) President Truman took an indirect slap at Gen. Douglas MacArthur tonight in a fiery Jefferson-Jackson dinner spech. Without mentioning MacArthur by name, 'he Pi ideni toM an overflow audience of 5 300 cheering Democratic supporters that he had once been
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      Ott & Co. Man Missing
      28 1 Ott Co. Man Missing HONGKONG. Apr. 15: (AP)- Foreign employee of the com- < mercial and engineering firm ot E ott Co.. Mr. W. Czerny, is missing in Canton.
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      2 Unofficial For Executive Council
      154 1 Emergency~Meeting Today Standard Staff Reporter THE Colonial Secretary, Mr. W.L. Blythe, has sumI Mneraenev meeting of the unofficial members Cou^Vthi^ening hAhe conference room of the Secretarial for .electing two Executive Councillor, and a Deou v President for the Council from among the Ln--17 F J
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      Father's Death Won't Change Her Marriage Plans
      61 1 LONDON, Apr. 15 (Reuter)—Princess Zabariah said her father's death would not change her plans to marry Arthur Collins. She said sfce was sure she and her father would have ?e" oncUed their differences if she had seen him before he Ul Tiie Princess
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      UN Maps New Peace Bid
      99 1 UN Maps New Peace Bid LAKE SUCCESS. Apr. 15 (UP) —The United Nations ArabAsiatic combination, fearful that the expected Spring Communist offensive in Korea will make chances lor a peaceful settlement in the Far East more remote than ever, scheduled a secret meeting this morning to map strategy tor a
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      6 PCs Killed
      76 1 ALOR STAR, Sun. About noon yesterday 6 Police Constables was killed and 7 offers were wounded, when bandits fired on the police district van in the Jitra district of north Kedah. It is believed there were 5 bandit casualties. and police returned the fire. A pilot train
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      Lie's Warning
      34 1 BELGRADE, Apr. 15 (UP) United Nations Secretary General Trygve Lie issued a clear warning today that if any aggressor attacked Yugoslavia the United Nations would take the same action as in Korea.
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      REFINERY CLOSES
      19 1 TEHERAN, Apr. 15 (Reuter) The Anglo-Iranian Oil Company's huge refinery at Aba dan the world's largest was
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      'A Titanic Figure' And 'World Force'
      128 1 'A Titanic Figure' And 'World Force' MacDonaZd: THE Commissioner Genei a Mr. Malcolm MacDonaid. in a; broadcast speech over Radio Malaya, last night, described the late Mr. Ernest Bevin as "a titanic figure in the British Labour Movement who became a world force of memorable strength and wisdom." "He often
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      S'pore Military 'At The Ready' Today For Any Emergency
      390 1 S 'pore Military 'At The Ready' Today For Any Emergency HERTOGH APPEAL BEGINS photo. Standard Staff Reporter EAKLV this morning Singapore military will move into position and l» "at tin' ready" to assist die Police at a moment's notice in case of any emergency in connection with the Maria Hertogh
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      Former British Foreign Minister Was Suddenly III
      674 1 Former British Foreign Minister Was Suddenly III LONDON, Apr. 15 (Renter) Mr. Ernest Bevia, former British Foreign Secretary, died at his home last night after a heart attack Mr. Bevin resigned as British Foreign Secretary for health rea»^iis on March 9 and was succeeded by Mr. Herbert Morrison. Mr. Bevin
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      The King's Message Of Condolence
      38 1 LONDON, Apr. IS (Reuter) King George VI, in a message of condolence received by Mrs. Bevin today said the British people would remember the former Foreign Secretary, Ernest Bevin with gratitude and respect.
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      Yunghao For S'pore
      37 1 Yunghao For S 'pore HONGKONG. Apr. 15: (UP) The 15.000-ton Chinese tanker Yunghao today was reported to have Left tor Singapore under tow The tanker was requisitioned by the Government and turned over to the Roval Navy.
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      World Pays Tribute To Statesman
      164 1 LONDON. Apr. 15 (Beutei The death ol .Mr Ernes! Bevin, the British trade lid strong man and Reclaimed by many as one of Britain';- i4>< I est foreign secretaries, u<<: tributes from many part;- oi the world. Reuter cables from world capitals brought these tnbuttNEW
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      N. Korea Govt. Plea To UN
      71 1 TOKYO. Apr. 15 (IP) The North Korean Government today formally urged the United Nations to effect a "peaceful settlement" of the Korean conflict on the basis of proposals made by the Communist peace conference held at Prague this year. But. it also demanded the
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    Labour Party Holds Post Election Rally
    276 2 Standard Staff Reporter ALLEGATIONS of eorraption, bribery and intimidation by candidate* who contested la-t Tuesday's elections to the Singapore Lc«ji?»lati\e Council were made >oteiday by Mr. V. M. William?, and Mr. V. P. Abdullah, the defeated Labour candidates for BaleMiar and L>ui\il Timah distrieta
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    Fifth Birthday Times On Singapore Elections
    32 2 Fifth Birthday Times On Singapore Elections KLUANG, Sun.-T:;e Chung iMi idle School. largest C :i m i ol in KJ ung celebrated ita fifth rersarj wit variel concert stag Iby pui jklj
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    Own Paper For Punjabis
    92 2 Standard Staff Reporter NAV JIWAN (New Life) a weekly Punjabi publication made its debut in Singapore on Indian New Year's d::y, las'i Friday. A 12-page tabloid, the first issue is well illustrated. It c intains pictures of promirw v Colony Sikhs and their messages of congratulations
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    Lightermen Want More
    132 2 MORE than f>oo lightermen arei agitating for an Increase in j wages and they may have to seek j the help of the Labour Department to get their grievances redressed, a spokesman of the 1 workers told The Standard, yes- j terday. Mr. N. Thangasamy, Secretary j
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    Says Visiting CDC Director
    282 2 Standard Staff Reporter SINGAPORE IS more highly developed than most parts of the Colonial Empire, said Mr. Notcombe Hume, a director of the Colonial Development Corporation, yesterday. Mr. Hume has already spent three weeks in Malaya after visiting Australia and Fiji. Pie will leave for Calcutta
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    Youths Find Jungle Life Beneficial'
    103 2 TWENTY-FIVE members of the Malayan Air Training Corps who returned to the city last night looking "weather-beaten" after jungle exercises in the Xee Soon area, described their experience as being "most beneficial." "Everything went of! with clockwork precision," s a i d Right Lieut. W.
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    Costly Fertilizers To Blame—Farmers
    196 2 Costly Fertilizers To Blame Fa rmers HIGH PRICED VEGETABLES Standard Start Reporter SINGAPORE fanners fear that unless they are supplied with a cheaper fertilizer, the price of vegetables will continue to increase. Dr. CJ. Poll, President of the Katong Consumer Resistance Movement, said yesterday. Dr. Poh was commenting on the
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    Chances Are Poor For Independents
    253 2 COMMISSIONER DA VIES Standard Slaff Reporter THE chances of independent candidate* in the forthcoming Municipal Elections are poor if the treatment given to Independents in the Council elections iany indication of puhlic opinion, said Mr. F.\ Davic*. leader of the Labour Party on the Municipal
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    He Teaches Malay To Diplomats
    111 2 Standard Staff Reporter Mr. John M. Echols of Uie Foreign Service bstitate, United states Departmeat, arrived in Singapore yesterday from Bangkok, on a two weeks visit lo runiliarise himself with the Malay language. Mr. Eihols who is a Malay language teacher to United States diplomats
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    Hawker Dies In Accident
    64 2 A fTwinnnow: hawker. Cheon£ Kut, (iied BfU r he i I mitted to the General Hospil terday moi ing following i acrid* at at the lu m.v Jurong Ro id L eong as n ith four otl era in t ie r< "t a lorry which
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    TAMIL DRAMAS
    16 2 TWO dramas will be staged Singapore next month jr. aid oJ Tami schools here.
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    Red China Asked To Relax Visa Rule
    372 2 Photo. THE MALA^ A-Clhina I > a^^i^^e Brokers* \>m»< iation and the Singapore Lod^in^ Hmhc KcgpcJrV 4ssjpciallSM 1 have a^ke<i the Chinese Chamber «>f CvBHSMTCC the kw;mutun«i Wui Kuan lo tilion tli<- an'.on and SwattJW (iomiiiiinist (»<»v(rnm«ri. lo relax th. ir urnly enforced
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    S'pore Unions Plan May Day Celebrations
    39 2 PUPARATIONS lar-t-ralr r May I)a> in Si, being made I make n ary OTld U) up for theSatur trade u V was c Federation hour Uni c be o le I nesc M
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      89 2 IMAGINEL?\ FEP{ SOITAIN REASONS, VA -T'RW IT AT HIM A THASS MIGHTY TthZN V. E. GOT VI I WE'LL DIS iS DE i GOTTA KETCH VOKUM IN TH' LOW, DURIN' TH' THOUGHTFUL /ANUDDELR PkQP-O- FC R > tDOLL DAT HAY/KINS DAV RACE. RACE. IT'LL BLOW O'VO'-BUT /siTiON f r IF
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    3 TOWNS WILL HOLD ELECTIONS
    258 3 milr n Standard Staff Reporter JOHORE BAHRU, Sun. Election of Councillors to the Town Boards of Johore Bahru, Muar and Batu Pahat, the three most important towns jn Johore will take place early next year. Elections to the other Town Boards in the State win
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    GOVT. EMPLOYEES PROMISED LOANS
    58 3 ..^UAJVG, Sun.Gorernment employees who own houses, that are m need of rePairs, can now obtain loans up to $1,000 from the Uoveryiment at a very low rate of interest. This was announced in a circular issued by the J chore Goverr lent which states that such
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    Grenade In Ipoh Drain
    103 3 IPOH, Sun.— Quite a stir was caused by residents and passersby at the junction of Yau Tet Shin Street and Anderson Road last night when a serviceman shouted a warning that a handgrenade was lying somewhere on the road. People began to dive flat on the
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    European Shot In Selangor
    63 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. Mr. W.l'. Evans. European Assistant Inspector of Mines, Kuala Kubu. was seriously wounded when he was shot by a sentry in the early hours ol this morning. Mr, Evans, who was travelling in a car to his Quarters failed to stop when challenged
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    FINED $375
    60 3 PENANG, Sat.— Fine? totalling $375 or 3 months r.i. were imposed bv Magistrate Mr. D.R. Home, on Koay Teng Soon, proprietor of Chuan Aun Foundry, Penang on two charges of permitting machmery to be used without a certificate of fitness being in force, and operating machinery without proper
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    Help Varsity Fund, Rubber Dealers Urged
    102 3 IPOH. Sun The Perak Chinese rubber dealers were asked today by the chairman of the Perak State Appeal Committee of the University of Malaya Endowment Fund, Dato Panglima Bukit Gantnng. Mentri Besar. Perak. to help in collecting funds for the University. The Chairman suggested
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    'Over Zealous' 'Tec To Keep The Peace
    162 3 Standard Staff Correspondent PENANG, Sun. The accused was over zealous in his work as a probationer detective said coun I K. S. INIIai. pleading leniency for Ooi Teoii£ Jin, before Mr. D.R. Home in the Magistrate's Court yesterday. Ooi had pleaded guilty to
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    Regent Of Kedah Honoured
    153 3 Regent Of Kedah Honoured Standard Staff Correspondent ALOR STAR, Sun. In a glowing tribute to Tungku Yaacob on his appointment as Regent of Kedah, Mr. Soon Cheng Sun, Chinese leader, said that what has endeared him to everyone has been his abiding interest in the welfare of the people of
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    2 Bandits Bagged, Bombs Recovered
    160 3 Standard Staff Correspondent Kl ALA LUMPUR, Sun.— Two bandits have been killed by Security Forces in the 2 1 hours ending at 8 o'clock this morning. Forces also recovered several haudgrenades and a tommy gun. One Chinese bandit was shot and killed when a gang
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    BID TO BURN STATION FAILS
    65 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun The second attempt this week by bandits to destroy a railway station failed last night in the Nibong Tebal District of Province Wellesley. Early last week, terrorists destroyed a railway station in the Kluang Distrie-. Last night's attempt was quickly put out
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    MISS DEVI
    41 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. Not since the days, when Uday Shankar, the world famous exponent of Indian dancing, visited the Federation, have local audiences been privileged to welcome another Indian stage and screen celebrity as Kumari Padmaja Devi was tonight.
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    Malacca Plans To Regroup Labour Ready
    195 3 Standard Staff Correspondent MALACCA, Sun. Estate labour regrouping and squatter resettlement in Malacca will be undertaken in real earnest in May this year. The Resident Commissioner has made three Settlement Controlled Area Orders in respect of certain areas in the Mukims of Batang Malaka.
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    Rubber Dealers Form Federation
    108 3 IPOH, Sun.— Fifty representatives of seven district Chinese Rubber Dealers Associations decided at a meeting today to form a Federation of Chinese Rubber Dealers' Associations. Perak, to represent the interests of Chinese rubber dealers. Headquarters of the Federation will be in Ipoh. Mr. Goh Chin Geok
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    19,000 Screened
    67 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun.— Entertainment seekers and late users of roads in Kuala Lumpur were rigidly checked from 10 p.m. last night to the early hours of this morning by police, who examined the identity cards and vehicles of some 19.000 people. Two persons were detained for evading the
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      131 3 Federation Diary SELAISGOR EUALA LUMPUR .MADRAS: Atom Man v Superman 12.30. 5 and 8 .30 p.m. REX: Odette 2.30, 6.30 and 9.15 p.m. PAVILION: The Torch 3, 6.30 and 9 p.m. ODEON: Devil's Doorway 3, 630 and 9 p.m. COLIBEUM: Under Californian Stars 3. 6.30 and 9 p.m. CAPITOL: Oh!
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      126 3 tonese) 7. and 930 pm PI.AZA: The Black Rose 1. 7 and 9.30 p.m. UETROPOLE: Cantonese Picture 1. 7 and 9.30 p.m. CATHAY: Lost Volcano 12 45 645 and 9.30 p.m. MALACCA CAPITOL: Jaltarang (Hindustani) 3. 6.30 and 9.15 p m. LIDO: Flash Gordons Trip to Mars 3 and 7.30
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    Let the People Know
    864 4 TF ANYONE thinks that the storm over how Malaya's broadcasting should be run and what should be provided in our programmes has blown over with the change of heads in the Department of Broadcasting, he is deluding himself. It is common knowledge that the Director of
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    THE KEY ON THE LEDGE
    484 4  -  CASSANDRA By SO far, Mr. Tyrone Power has given me no advice whatsoBut returning deep consideration for idle neg lect HI give Mr. Power some advice. And good, genuine, clean stuff it is at Nevtr, ever, underrate the appalling deceptive power of tb No"'Mr. Power
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    Need For Vocational Training—Schools Alone Won't Help
    213 4 Need For Vocational T raining Schools Alone Won't Help Si:: After rending "A Depressed Parent Talks With Two Students* 1 written by Takar In your paper of Thursday April 12. I cannot help feeling how right he is. and that I must relate my own experience to drive home bis
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    We, the People
    527 4 thankful you know, since you have no experience or qualifications whatsoever," they would say. But what about my £■> >d School Certificate results arid high .scholastic achievements? All that means NOTHING. Finally, I had to accept a job as a statistics clerk with a basic salary of
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    Will The Councillors Take Less?
    224 4 Will The Councillors Take Less? Sir O n April IT when the Legislative Council ol Smßapore opens we will have new set ol Unofficial Councillors who are pledged i to serve the public faithfully and unselfishly. What the taxpayecs dki not understand is h iw these Councillors can claim I
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    Wants Pen Pals
    70 4 s :—lam a regular reader of "SINGAPORE STANDARD." I am a Chinese of 17 years of e, bom in Malaya. I have a g tod knowledge ot Chinese and 3in studying in a local English School, My pastimes are reading, Stamp-collecting, Badminton, ping-pong. Swimming etc., I should
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    Private Firms And TB Sufferers
    205 4 Sir Mr. C. L. Edwards, chairman oi Singapore's SATA, is reported in a contempoi of yours as saying: "I do not think that employers can be expected to keep T.B. sufferers on their payrolls indefinitely." Mr. Edwards is r.uue right. Private enterprise i concerned only
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    Don That Uniform, Please
    209 4 Sir: I believe the nursing stall of the Government Health Department are supplied with free uniform at the expense of the 'ax-payer. If so, is not the tax-payer entitled to insist that the Health Sisters, Nurses and Midwives should wear their uniforms while on duty. Last
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    BRITISH ADVISER, PERAK – WRONG?
    191 4 BRITISH ADVISER, PERAK WRONG? Sir;— l feel that I cannot allow the statement of the Brit sfa Adviser. Perak, Mr. I. W. Bl dloch, published in your paper of April 10. that no student of any English or Chinese school in the State of Perak has been called up under
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    Earthquake I own
    723 4  -  RAWLE KNOX From: Floods May Increase Havoc In Assam DIBRUGARH (Assam), T7»LYING up the Brahma- putra valley, we could see innumerable white scars in the high green hills, as though a giant had clawed at them with savage finger-nails. Every one was the mark of a landslide
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    THE MAHATMA AND THE COLOSSUS
    454 4  - THE MAHATMA AND THE COLOSSU S RA WLE KNOX By NEW DELHI, OLD di-sciples of tne Ma hatma were horrified. In the parliamentary lobbies one coula hear. more -waspish than usual, the angry buzz of criticism. But, unperturbed by the storminess outside; an enthusiastic sculptor from Bombay named Karmarkar sat
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    USELESS EUSTACE
    11 4 \\>ll Nosej I'm merely d> rin ■fl nnptai iero
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      122 4 j Elegy In Empress Place i Democracy has come, so the people say It is now the dawn of the plebeian's dcy No more laws of Gimson need we abide I It is the people's choice who will decide But tarry, Gimson is not yet licked For the people can
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    No Appeasement In Korea, President Truman Assures US
    472 5 No Appeasement In Korea, President T ruman Assures US WASHINGTON, April 15 Declaring .1.,, 4 q ,k,H. -y of appeasen-en, i,, fc^J T a^ain.t a^res^ioa there had n^t onl y t Zl l T *5 I fro... conquering other countries hut I f" S aIU »1..,1e .y.ten. of .Hclatorship tha
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    Yugoslavs Expelled By Rumanian Govt.
    56 5 \I)F, Apr. 15 (Reuter):— Rumania is exfogesfara citizens granting them 10 or 20 days ir affairs, the official Yugoslav paper Borba s, the a t I to the the Rumanian and told to even if they g In HU mania I had fami- there fosdavi
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    Heavy Seas Halt HK Salvage
    29 5 Arr 15 <AP> seas postponed r.i.y '.he beginpemtfcm for the Siamese two-engined I inged into the en tip ol Honjjnighi with 31 vmen and
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    SYRIA ACCUSES ISRAEL FORCES
    67 5 DAMASCUS. April 15 (UP):— A Syrian military spokesman has charged Israeli forces with new j border violations. He asserted thai Israelis had sent two tractors to the village of Baqqara, in the demilitarized frontier zone, to tear down Arab dwellings still standing after previous demolitions allegedly
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    UN Aids Formosa Anti-TB Fight
    42 5 HONGKONG. Apr. IS (AP>— A team of Ni^-'.vegian specialists will fly to Fbrmosa on Monday to aid the Nationalist stronghold I island in ita campaign to stamp out tuberculosis. They are members of the World Health Organisation.
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    Gandhi's Son Weaker
    37 5 Mahatma Gandhi's 58-vear-old son Manila], who is fasting for i 14 days m protest against the Union Government's racial dis- crimination laws, was weaker i yesterday, the ninth day of his fast A. P
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    39 5 Prince I>< rnhard of Holland, currently on a visit t« several South American countries, is pictured here with Madame Eva Peroa, wife ot the Argentine Chief of State, at the Ministry of Social Welfare Building, i" Buenos Aires. AP
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    Ridgway Pledges To Speed Jap Treaty
    233 5 TOKYO, Apr. 15 (Reuter-AAP) Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway in his first statement to the Japanese since j succeeding (ien. MacArthur, promised them to speed the conclusion of a peace treaty. He welcomed the forthcom- j ing visit of Mr. John Foster Dulles, U.S. Republican
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    'The Only Thing To Do'
    31 5 Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt said in London that the dismissal of Gen. Mac-Arthur was "the only thing that could be done under the constitutional sv^tem." UP photo.
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    Rubber Railroad Crossing Laid
    102 5 WHAT is said to be the first rubber railroad crossing of all time has been laid down at the Portage Path crossing of the J Akron, Canton and Youngstown j Railroad in Ohio, reports the! Rubber Age. Tlie formula, 50 per cent, i ground rubber and
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    Atomic Spaceship Is Planned
    192 5 THREE German rocket experts in Bremen are working on plans for a passengercarrying spaceship driven by atomic power. This would be developed from experiments With manned rockets. One of the scientists, Albert, p ■•.•'ienberg. who has been WOrKir.'S on rocket research since he wL H. said:
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    406 5 The H..:it;kona border police on Saturday shot and wounded a 22-year old Chinese youth attempting to escape police cus- tody.— A .P U.S. Price Director Michael V. Disalle said that some manufacturers' prices would be "rolled back" by an order to be i.-sued this week.— A .P U.S.
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    UK Ready To Send Arms To Yugoslavia
    117 5 WASHINGTON, April, 15 (UP) Britain is willing to supply arms Yugoslavia provided the United States is! also willing 1 s Britain recognizes Yr desperate need for .rms in view of the rearming of the armies of the satellite countries by Russia, it is
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    Gaekwar Quits Rulers' Union
    85 5 Gaekwar Quits Rulers' Union NEW DELHI, Apr. 15 (Reuter) Mahara.fa Sir Pratap Singh, Gaekwar of Baroda. whose deposition was announced by Prime Minister Nehru in the Indian Parliament, has resigned from the Rulers' Union of which he was the President. The Rulers' Union has a membership of about 90 pensioned
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    French Expedition To Himalayas
    69 5 French Expedition To Himalay as A FRENCH mountaineering expedition will leave Lyons on April 20. for two to three m> nths' climbing in the Garwald Massif, between the Nepal and Karakoramet Massifs, in the northwestern Himalayas. This Is the first French expedition to explore this part of the Himalaya.-. where
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    'Time Has Sanctified True Union'—Windsor
    191 5 'Time Has Sanctified True Union'— Windsor NEW YORK. Apr. 15 (Router) Intimate memoirs published today by the Duke of Windsor show he al> dicated from the English Throne in 1936 because, as King Edward VIII, he could not have "the help and support of the woman he loved." The 56-year-old
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    183 5 HONGKONG, Apr. 15 (AP) Seen as a Peking Government propaganda build-up against the continued U.S. Seventh Fleet protection of Nationalist Formosa, the Peking radio today claimed that 200 I .S. jet planes had flown over Foochow and Amoy on Wednesday and strafed those cities. I Motive for the propaganda
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    British Canberra Jets For USAF
    46 5 WASHINGTON, Apr. 1?: 'AT' A U.S. Air Force spok small said that the air force will buy no more B-45 light jet bombers now that British Canberra jets are on order. Final delivery of L39 B-4.1 was made early this year.
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    UK Protest To Soviet
    84 5 BERLIN, Apr. 15 (Reuter>: Maior-Gen. Geoffrey K B r:e British Commandant of B> has protested to the Bov i I 9C* cupation authorities agajnsi i < ced border raids by Blast G< tan police on British sectoi tei rs The British protest sw t 1 Ml
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    SHIP ATTACKED
    40 5 HONGKONG. Apr. 15 (Rcilter- AAP>: An armed junk B ed on the British freighter Vochow, but no damage was reported and thfl Yuchow outpaced the junk eas ly. i The vessel left Hongkong tart Thursday bound for Tokyo
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    FAM DECISION ON STORE Colony May Still Play Cup Soccer
    204 6 FAM DECISION ON STORE Colony May Still Play Cup Soccer KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. Singapore may still play in the Malaya Cup soccer the Foolhall Association of Malaya deciding not to stand on ceremony if SAFA will affiliate itself to the FAM in which event the fixtures I will be redrafted.
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    Golf
    209 6  -  Sam Snead at, The Sand Trap PERHAPS more high handicap golfers gum up shots with Xo. 9 from a sand trap than any other shot in the coarse. Accustomed to pi ay from the fairway gras.- the unusual conditions the player faces in a sand trap cause him to
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    Bedford Surprise Coventry
    257 6 LONDON, Apr. 14: (Renter)— Bedford accomplished a fine performance in the Rugby Union club matches today when they became the second team to win at Coventry this season. As far back as Sept. 9, Nuneaton won there. Since then Coventry has reigned supreme in 1C home engagements
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    DR. AARON WINS
    26 6 SHEFFIELD, Apr 14. (Ri —Dr. Frank A i the I captain and national champi w n the Festival of Britain international cross-country race
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    Sinhalese Beaten
    47 6 BRADDELL Cricket Club beat the Sinhalese Association by six wickets in a "B" game played on St. Andrew's School ground. Singapore, yesterday. Batting first, the Sinhalese Association were dismissed for 66 runs. Braddell Cricket Club scored 73 runs for four wickets when rain interrupted play.
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    Tribute Paid To Cricketer
    77 6 Tribute Paid To Cricketer KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. For one minute before their match the Selangor Club and Eurasian Association teams stood in silence as a mark of respect to Mr. Duncan Vanderholt, former State cricketer who died last night. Stumps were drawn at 5.30 p.m. to enable the players to
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    Scotland Win Soccer Championship
    595 6 WEMBLEY STADIUM, Apr. 11 (Renter)-r-Scot-lain! beal England by three goals to two in their annual soccer international lure today to wrest the championship from England. England for most of the game played wiih only ien men, inside-right Will Rfannion being carried off and taken to hospital
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    WOMEN'S HOCKEY
    22 6 PARIS. Apr. 4 (Re .ten France and Britain drew 2 2 in a women's international hockey ma:ch near here toda]
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    Spurs Go Down To Bogey Team
    618 6 LONDON, Apr. H (Reuter) Highlight of today's soccer programme was tin* dash between England ami Scotland at Wembley, but several championship promotion and relegation struggles caused a «:r< ;jt weal of interest. The promotion and relegation issues were made a little clearer by the
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    Katong Sajarah With Better Team Work
    287 6 SHOWING better team wcrk Katuiig Sajaiah "A" defeated Tuan Mong Old Boys 1 Association by 3—o in a SAFA Division ."B league fixture at Geylang Stadium yesterday. Katong Sajarah attacked f< the major part of the game and should have won by a greate]
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    SRC GAIN FULL POINTS
    388 7 Fine Win Over Changi Airmen HEAVY RAIN yesterday caused several cricket league games to be abandoned but one notable victory wan that of Singapore Recreation Club who gamed full at the expense of RAF (Changi) in a senior division fixture. Singapore Cricket Club maintained the lead
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    Crowe, Daniels Top The Lists
    277 7 JOCKEY Crowe and trainer Daniels were most successful In the Sin»ap'i'.'e Turf Club April Meeting which concluded CMT Saturday Crowe scored five' a ins while Daniels saddled four winners. i I Un I K R it.:* ela 4 2 5 j M B eukelen 4
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    MANSOR WINS 10-MILE RACE
    87 7 MANSOR bin Sawi of I e i ay Union Cycling Club won the Singapore Cycle Association's first 10-mile road race held at Yeo Chu Kang Road yesterday. His time was 25 min. ec. for the distance, beating a I of 15 who took part. Second was
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    DAY WAS HERO OF ROVERS' WIN
    334 7 EXCELLENT efforts by ex-Navy player Day. follow- f r<l up with a lovely jzoal by Trow Kcnj; gave Rovers Sports (Hub a bard earned .'5-2 victory over Chinese Athletic Association in a Senior SAFA league game at Jalan Brsar Stadium yesterday* A large crowd
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    Death Of KL Sportsman
    115 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun.— One of Selangor's be.st allround sportsmen, Mr. D.M. Vanderholt, died yesterday after a short Illness in the Bungsar Hospital. Duncan Vanderholt distinguished himself in all branches of spoil from his schooldays when J for three years he was a gymnast medallist in the
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    S'pore Island Club Officials Named
    109 7 THE FOLLOWING are the office-bearers of the Island Club for the year 1951—1952:— Presij dent Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, vice-president: Mr. Tan Chin Tuan. Captain: Mr. Yong Loon Chong, vice-captain; Mr. M. B. Brash. Committee: Mr. Loke Wan Tho, Dato S. Q. Wong, Mr. Yong Loon
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    Potential Winners
    69 7 photo. The Ceylon Sports Club XI who are making a keen fight for the SCA Senior league leadership seen before their game against the SCRC yesterday, Ito r front row are B. Krishnan M. Thillagaretnam. S. Yogorajah, S. K. Sundram and K S Retnam. Bark row. 1 to
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    827 7 SRC v RAF SRC gained outright win over RAF (Changi). R.Al.ithanjci) IST INNINGS Btapley C Keyt b Ebcrt 13 c isft c Perry b Colling 1 i Buckhuid b Coiling Hopkins ibw Colling Hutchinson b Colling Barton b Colhna 0 Burton C Fprrv b Colling 4
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    Bowlers Dav At Kuala Lumpur
    86 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun Bowlers .".-id a Held day in toi day's cricket. Low scoring was the order of the day. B'.*~t bowling feat was a1 T. jrlor Road where the Indians gained a seven wickets win over Telecoms who were bundled 9Ut Eof 2*i runs,
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    Snap Goal Gave Game To Malays
    151 7 SEREMBAN. Sun. The Negri Sembilan Malays, thanks to the brilliant opportunism of Sheikh Ali who scored with a first timer from the wing a goal that clinched the issue defeated the Negri Indians by 2-1 yesterday. There was little to choose between the teams,
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    Cambridge Beat Yale
    43 7 DERBY. CONNECTICUT. Apr. 15 (AP)— Cambridge, the favoured crew, beat Yale University over four lengths on Saturday. Cambridge won in a historymaking inter-colle^iate regatta over the windswept river one and three-ouarter mile course before 10.000 spectators. The British oarsman levins
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    Choongs Beaten In Third Round
    343 7 Choong s Beaten In Third Round COPENHAGEN, Apr. 15 (UP)— The All England champions, Eddie and E. L. Ghoong were senaatitMudlj beaten in tf»<- third round of Ac inlernatiooal badminton tournament by Denmark's ll» Olr-«n ami Boerge Pederiksen here last night. Tin* score was I<>-Itt. 1.V2, i 15-3. j In
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    CHAMP FOR 11th YEAR
    131 7 SUNGEI PATAXI. Sunday Portytwo-year-old Abdul Rahim captured the Kedab singles title fo" the lith ye.ii' in successio- 1 in the Kedab tennis champion! I just conclude Lim Say Ctuian, partnering Sefau rap, w> n t!ie doubles title '-a trile also Hrinnina Vbe mix* d doubles with
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