Singapore Standard, 23 April 1951

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  • 15 1 Singapore TIGER Standard NO. 296 VOL. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, APRIL 23, 1951. 8 PAGES TEN CENTS
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  • 495 1 *1111 THE EIGHTH ARMY, KOREA, April 22 (UP) Eighth Army Commander, Lieut. Gen. Ws Van Fleet foreZ iSrS^ tod «V> thiFd rOUnd m Kor e a„ wa r 7n .he Communis would nse miscellaneous other "volunteers" ■nhhtmn to the massn^Chinese and North Korean
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  • 106 1 MOBILE (ALABAMA). April ll (Reuter) Th/ Mukenedi: 061-ton tanker Esso Suez im£d into WW la>t night 48 hours after a collision uithano Ser v£ip which 39 lives may have been lost. wenteen are at present known dead. Coastguard here m an
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  • 133 1 U S Not To Allow F ormosa To Fall TTORNEY'GEN. McGRATH: DES MOINES. lOWA. Apr. 22. The ii an Attorney-General. Mr. Howard McGrath lure today: "We have no intention of letI uriiiosa fall into unfriendly hands."' Kleb-ate over A*r.eri- i p< \v since Gen r address I Congress J a
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  • 82 1 TAIPEI. Apr. 21, (UP) The new United States military mission to Formosa will be under the strict control of the State Department and will operate as a unit of the American Embassy here, according to a Chinese Nationalist Foreign Office statement issued today.
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  • 36 1 The U.S. Filth Air Force reported that 12 American Sabre jets battled 'A6 Communist jets, Knocked down four and damaged foil* more yesterday m the Sinuiju area, near the KoreanManchurian border.
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  • 34 1 Johore Bahru. Sunday.— A 14--year-old Indian boy. K. Segaran, found an unserviceable revolver at the Stulang Laut beach this evening and, with his father. later handed it over to the police.
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  • 312 1 HESWELL (Durham County), Apr. 22 (AP) Defence Minister Emmanuel Shinwell said today that the removal of Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur has given the United Nations and representatives of the Chinese Communists Government a new chance to negotiate peace m Korea.
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  • 93 1 I ROME. Apr. 22 (Reuter) The world's main producers and consumers of rubber have abandoned attempts to reach agreement on an equitable distribution of supplies and greater price stability. Italian sources said there appeared to be two main difficulties. They were: (1> The difficulties of guaranteeing
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  • 103 1 NEW DELHI. Apr. 22 (Reuter) —Mr. Mahavin Tyagi, Indian Minister of State for Finance, today urged Indian nationals m Malaya to look up to Malaya as their homeland and to win the confidence and goodwill of the people. Speaking at a reception to Mr.
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  • 37 1 SHIPYARDS along the Mersey River will be back to normal today after a three-month long dispute which cut output. The Merseyside men voted to resume work and reopen negotiations with the employers.- Reuter
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  • 45 1 Ex-Maharaja Pratap Singh, the Gaekwar of Baroda, deposed a few days ago for "'defying the Indian Government and supporting anti-nationalist elements," will ask President Rajendra Prasad to refer the matter to the Supreme Court if the Government does not reverse its decision. Reuter
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  • 47 1 IRANIAN student demonstrators, defying a Government ban, formed a mile-long procession yesterday to march to the Majlis (Parliament) building m Teheran They marched along the main streets of the Iranian capital to demand oil nationalisation and departure of British warships from Iranian waters.- Reuter
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  • 35 1 Standard Staff Reporter A middle-aged Chinese suffered from a series of fits early yesterday morning on the five-foot-way of a shophouse m Albert Street and dud before an ambulance could be summoned.
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  • 30 1 Standard Staff Reporter Eng Geok Eng. an 11 -year-old Chinese* schoolgirl, was found dead last night m a well behind her house m West Coast Road.
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  • 275 1 'Expectant Mother Upsets Calculations Standard Staff Reporter SILVER KILAL sleek Australian greyhound *****— upset, all calculations yesterday by having her litter of nine puppies here m a Singapore kennel instead of 8,000 miles away m England. The *****, a money spinner m Sydney greyhound racing, arrived here by Qantas Skymaster—an
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  • 361 1 LONDON, Apr. 22 (AP)— Labour Minister Aneurin Bevan resigned from the Labour Government today, bringing to a head a leftist moderate split m the party that may result m a general election soon. The fiery former Welsh coal miner wrote Prime Minister
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  • 103 1 SAIGON, Apr. '22 (Reuter) India and Ceylon have begun talks with the Vietnam State Government for the purchase -of rice, according to usually reliable sources here today. Mr. F.M.D. Kamath, Indian Consul-General m Saigon, is conferring with Vietnamese officials on India's behalf for *a
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  • 45 1 GLASGOW, Apr. 22 (Reuter) Three men were killed and 15 other passengers seriously injured m a rail crash involving three trains here yesterday. Two of the trains were crowded with football fans on their way to the Scottish Cup Final match.
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  • 36 1 PENANG, Sun. A handle nade and a number of Com munist documents were found m a house m Telok Kumbar when police raided the place yesterday A Chinese couple m the house was detained.
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  • 28 1 The Italian Government planto augment world supplies ul vital sulphur by increasing Sicily's production with Marshal! Aid. the Economic Cooperation Administration announced m London yesterday. Reuter
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  • 46 1 HONGKONG. Apr. 21. (UP> It was officially reported today that no trace has yet been found of a lnissing Royal Air Force Spitfire which lost contact with the control tower on Thursday while on a training flight. The search was continuing, however.
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  • 26 1 Premier Shigeru Yoshida stated that Japan "will show the world that it will, side with democracy and make effort* lor world peace.' A.P.
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  • 87 1 ILE D'YAU, Apr. 22 (Reuter) A medical bulletin signed by two doctors today said the state of ex-Marshal Phillipe Petain, was becoming "more and more precarious." The bulletin read: "Visited by consulting doctors, the patient showed improved lung conditions but his general state
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  • 109 1 HONGKONG, Apr 22. (Reu-ter-AAPj Premier Chou Enlai of the Chinese People's Government, has ordered promulgation of the Provisional Customs Act which has been adopted by the Cabinet to become effective on May 1. according to the New China news agency. Mr. Chou
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  • 30 1 AN official French communique says France-Vietnam forces have started an important operation near Haiphong and that so far Vietminh forces had lost 300 killed and 600 captured. U.P.
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  • 25 1 SECURITY m the rebellionravaged South Celebes capital. Macassar, is being restored and criminality there is reported decreasing reports Aneta news agency. Reuter
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  • 79 1 LONDON. Apr. 22 (Reuter) British and Continental shipping lines are to impose a surcharge of 2a per cent on outward rates of freight to Ceylon loaded after April 30 The lines announced jointly that the increase had been imposed "because of the very serious delays
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  • 133 1 Indonesia's New Trade Regulations Standard Staff Reporter THE Indonesian Trade Commissioner m Singapore has now been empowered to certify the value of goods exported from the Colony to Indonesia, with effect from May 1. according to the new regulations enacted by the Jakarta Government. Formerly goods Intended Eof export were
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  • 67 1 LONDON. Apr 22 (AP)— An international conference for the exchange of information <>n peaceful uses ol atomic energy will be held at Oxford University from July Hi to 21. the Mil istry oi Supply announces Described as the largest luch conference ever held m Britain,
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  • 323 2  - Architect Priest Looks Back On His Monuments GEORGE RASIAH By Standard Staff Reporter RECLINING on his easy chair with his breviary m hand. 80-year-old Rev. Fr. Lambert mumbled something m French and refused to be photographed. m spite of the persuasions of the young priest who stood beside him. "Those
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  • 76 2 Standard Staff Reporter THF SING IPORE Family g Ass tion will ;I d i eel dc m 1 g Bahru m the n< iture 1 give advice t 7 ierc mUI be a nurse In at&at the el c 1 ig it the d
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  • 113 2 Five per cent es to the Mvc for "auctn a facilities and ther Aye per cent I the v.- esale agents nb 3 auctioned the ftsta for the Bsh< rnu f r M s< rv ces n odei c d The St I d eh published rep I
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  • 42 2 the Y. ung Men Muslim Associate a, Singapore, will n < 1 d an investiture Df the Young Muslim Scout Troop at 4 p m. on Sunday at the premises oi the All-Malaya Muslim Missionary Society No :u Lorong 12. Geylang.
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  • 157 2 Standard Staff Reporter SINGAPORE Municipal C-omfiinflimcr, Mr. D. Robert-on (lYogfesaive, South) is to look into the que-tion of whether the i\\v per cent *Yoniiiii>«.iou on ti*h *ales" charged In the Municipality on the total price of ti>h auctioned In wholesale agents at Iho main centres
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  • 86 2 VMC A Orchard Herd: C:ie- ket net practice 5 p m.. Tennis 5 p.m.. Jawi Malay class 5 30 p.m Judo 6 pm, Public lecture by Mi G G Thonfion -A Civic Loyalty— Yesterday Todaj Series No 1 the Cities ot Ancient Greece 3 p in. Oei Tiong
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  • 92 2 Tiong Bahru Will Get A Death House Tin: TIONG BAHRU Community Centre is opening B leath bouse as distinct from a dying house for the use of mcml ers ol the centre shortly. A corner shop bouse m Kirn F\ ng Road has been acquired for this purpose fr;-rn the
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  • 61 2 THE Australian and New Zealand Association oi Singapore are making arrangements observe ANZAC day on Wednesday! with a service at the ,Cc r. p h at 7 c: n w hie h I I be attended by Sir Franklin Gimson, the Governor, A Guard of
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  • 166 2 Standard Staff Reporter U HRN the Gan Enjj Seng School moves into its new buihlin- m Anson Road on April 30, its old premises m Waterloo Strt^et will be taken by tbe Stamford Girls' School, which will be declared open on the same day.
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  • 216 2 Standard Shipping Reporter SIR FRANKLIN GIMSON, the Governor of Singapore, paid a one-and-a-half hour visit to the Singapore Harbour Board yesterday, inspecting the congestion m the godowns. Clad m a pair of khaki shorts and a coal, Sir Franklin accompanied by the Chairman of
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  • 28 2 MR* F. S. Collier. Forestry Adviser to the Colonial Office reached Singapore by Qantas yesterday from London on a short visit to Malaya and British Borneo.
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  • 208 2 Standard Staff Reporter THREE armed ami masked robbers relieved a widow m Chin Chew Street of £5.1.">0 m ca»h ami jewellery just liofore dawn yesterday, aft«*r tortnring her into silence, In Bpite of her pleas for mercy, by jabbing her with the point of
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  • 143 2 Standard Staff Reporter THE Henderson Estate Community We. fare Centre is planning a system whereby the people living In Henderson B ad can obtain essential comn lities at Government fair price List, President of the centre. Mr. Kirpal Singh, ti Id Ihe St adri yesterday
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  • 83 2 Sikh Leader Holds Prayer Meetings SANT Harnam Singh Ji. a Sikh religious leade**. who arrived m Singapore on Friday from India, spent the last two days holding prayer meetings at the homes ol prominent Colony Sikhs. Yesterday morning Sant Harnam Singh Ji attended a house warming and prayer ceremony at
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  • 71 2 A TINY 15 milligram radium needle used to cure certain diseases especially cancer was washed down the main se.wer from a sink at the operation room of the Kandang Kerbau Hospital, Singapore. All efforts at recovery wei£ unsuccessful. Result: a loss of $1,302.86 to Government.
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  • 114 2 Standard Staff Reporter MUSLIMS of Singapore eel-- b.-ated the anniversary of the death of Sir Mohamed [qbal, Muslim poet ar.d philosopher, al the All-Malaya Muslim Mis sionary Society m Geylang yesterday. Among these who spoke at the meeting which *ns presided by Mr. M. J Namazie was
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  • 72 2 Standard Staff Reporter THE SINGAPORE Government suffered $43,164.93 losses m 1948. Only $1.806. 00 was recovered. A sum of $11,446.53 representing salaries for a month for the stall of the College of Medicine was lost when two armed men forced the Secretary to open
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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  • 394 3 Standard Staff Correspondent IPOH, Sun.-— The conference of delegates of the Teachers Unions of the Federation of Malaya and Singapore, unanimously passed a resolution urgently pressing the Government of the Federation of Malaya to grant housing allowances to aided school teachers by August, 1951. In a statement
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  • 209 3 IPOH. Sun. The second Malayan Chinese Association million dollar lottery drawtook place m the Ipoh Chinese Assembly Hall today before a cosmopolitan gathering. It went off without a hitch. The first prize carrying $250,000 went to Kedah while Selangor took second prize. Johore third and Penang fourth.
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  • 45 3 Standard Staff Correspondent IPOH. Sat. The wedding took place m the Church of St. John the Divine, yesterday, between Captain Martin John Fuller, of 2/2 Gurkha Rifles, of Havant. Hampshire and Miss Isobel Clare Veitch, late of QARANG of Castle Eden. Co. Durham.
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  • 201 3 THERE is strong objection m Kedah to the Council of Religion and Malay Customs' recommendations to the State Secretary, Kedah, forbidding the screening of cinema pictures from 6 p.m. Thursday to 6 p.m. to Friday, during the fasting month m the State of Kedah. A petition
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  • 213 3 Foundries Object To Call-up IPOH, Sun.— Perak foundry owners will petition the Director of Manpower through the Labour Office for exemption of their skilled workmen from the manpower call-up. A resolution to this effect was passed at a meeting today of over 30 Perak foundry owners. They feel that if
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  • 297 3 Co-operators To Take Over Milling Standard Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sun.— Following a meeting of over 400 representatives of the Federation of Rural Cooperative Societies, Perlis, held yesterday, an agreement is soon to be signed between the Societies and the Federation Government for the establishment of a rice mill society
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  • 57 3 Standard Staff Correspondent PENANG, Sun— Mr. N. Ponnudurai, Penang's Municipal Commissioner and Settlement Councillor, has been appointed as a Member of the Federal Legislative Council to represent the Settlement of Penang, m place of Dr. Lee Tiang Keng, who has become Health Minister under the
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  • 170 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. Three youth delegates from Malaya will take paj*t m the International Youth Rally at Chigwell, England, organised by the British National Committee of the World Assembly Of Youth. They are Che Mohamed Zabidi bin Shamsuddin, of the Perak Youth Council, Joseph Siew
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  • 408 3 IPOH RUBY: Samson Delilah 12.45, 3 15, 6.30 and 9.15 p.m. REX: Korea Patrol 12.45, 3.00. 6.45 and 9.15 p.m. ODEON: Destination Moon I, 3.15, 6.45 and 9 p.m. SEN: Atom Man vs Superman (Whole serial) 11 a.m.. 3 and 8 p.m. GRAND: Man of the Eiffel Tower
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  • 766 4 Chinese Emergency lEAD oi the Malayan Chinese Association. Dato Tan Cheng Lock, made some pertinent remarks on the Chinese and the call-up of youths between ages of 18 and 124 years m his presidential speech at Kuala Lumpur last Saturday. He complained oi the lack of clarification of the Manpower
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  • 703 4  - POLITICAL CRISIS IN INDONESIA Michael Davidson By MOSCOW seems to b&ve left Indonesia to Peking to handle. The Russians show no signs of wanting to carry out their agreement to exchange diplomatic missions with this country. But there is evidence that the large Chinese Embassy already established here is actively
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  • 233 4 If all else fails to achieve a c anpromise, Soekarno has a last resort which perhaps would be the most constructive solution of all. He could ask M .hammed Hatta, a former premier and by far Inrloneisa's most statesmanlike leader, to resign as vice-president ar.d try to form
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  • We, the People
    • 65 4 Sir: am completely m agreement with the views expressed hy Taxpayer m his letter The 'Slumlord of Aftril 79. The allow mcc of $500 for an job of a few h hits or few days work every m- nth Ln the Council, is indubitably too much and it
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    • 153 4 Sir:— ing Had c nsi 1< abb expei ience h tndling ..•.*.> md dealings ith I• c? -i ge& r li, tie finds sad lack ol discii line and correct behavi ox T 1 -ten 1: ein be traced to the 'act 1 rents not carr. tag
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    • 238 4 IT'S NOW NATIONALISED Sin— I must correct a missi .tenieat made on the fr ut page Of your issue of April Ist 1951 headed "Christmas Is." The previ, us Kathis of Christmas island had always been employed as "In charge ot" the Gardeners and p. -ad nrr rdingly by the
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    • 247 4 Sir —The spectre 7 appeasement rears its head once again. M Czechoslovakia .md Rhineland dance before my eyes Genera] Mac Arthur has always stood tar principles, and Truman always stands for peace But what kind ol a peace? The onlj peace that the' Communists understand is their
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    • 213 4 Sir:— May I through the medium of your paper correct Mr. P. M. Williams's article winch appeared on April 19, regarding the recent elections. Mr. Williams who .s an unsuccessful Labour candidate m the Balestier district blames the Government for the fact that election day was
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    • 170 4 Sin— lt it with amazement that I notice that the S.M.C. have now commenced placing steel hoops along the rishthand side of the partition m the centre of Collyer Quay. I wonder why? It appears to me that there can only be one possible solution: Obviously,
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  • 14 4 "Dead clever! that's Butch!— Always keeps his opponent at a safe distance!"
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  • 328 4  -  PAUL BOYLE By "|\/TOST men stay ur-l»-l chins at heart. They go through life metaphorically pencilling moustaches on marble statues. Even bishops can't face a white-tiled wall without longing to scrawl some ecclesiastical impertinence across it. Think of the fun men get from gadgets that fizz, stink, itch,
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  • 547 4  -  JENNIFER DAY By TJE had a good Job, told me he was. a hu:*.i_-'.over and fond of children, and he was tail, fair and handsome. But I c aid '"No" when he proposed. 1 discovered m time that he was mean. I didn't
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  • 430 4  -  CASSANDRA A LEAN, scholarly-looking man. with th. ing upon his face, crossed from Ri X recently. At the frontier post ii kept a Distinguished Visitors' Book The an old man of over seventy-was asked u> an inscription. nd m<lk( 9 He wrote: "INGRATA BELGIA NON POSSIDFPk and underneath
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  • 265 5 White House Bid To Undermine Mac A 's Position WASHINGTON, Apr. 22 (UP)i U.S. Defence Department has announced that the Joint Chiefs-of-Staff would submit m full to Congressional committees the story of their differences with Gen. -Douglas Mac Arthur on Far Eastern policy. The announcement came as the White House
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  • 265 5 NEW YORK, Apr. 22 (AP) An aide to Gen. Mac Arthur charged that the U.S. State Department and the nations highest intelligence agencies failed last October to warn the General that the Chinese Communists were preparing to enter the Korean war. Major-Gen. Courtney Whitney issued
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  • 225 5 HONGKONG. Apr. 22 (AP)— There Is considerable doubt m many quarters here that President* Truman's dismissal of Gen. Mac Arthur will have any deterrent effect on Communism's march m Asia. In fact, it is believed here that Gen. Mac Arthur's removal
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  • 29 5 AMMAN. April 22 (Reuter): Jordan national guards and Arab Legion troops killed two Israelis of a platoon which crossed the Armistice line yesterday.
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  • 163 5 'EAST-WEST GAP IS NOW WIDER' BERLIN, Apr. 22 (AP)— Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko denounced Western defence plans and hinted for the first time at the possibility of failure of the talks m meetings of the four-power deputies m Paris this week. Mr. Gromyko spent an hour attacking the
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  • 29 5 BASRAH. April 22 < Reuter): Persian security -forces arrested three senior British oil officials m the country's biggest oil field. Agha Jari. but released them soon afterwards.
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  • 478 5 News Briefs A NEW synthetic rubber has been made from milk and corn sugar by scientists of the U.S Department of Agriculture Called Lactoprene BN, the rubber has an excellent resistance to dry heat, water, oils, and very low temperatures. U.S. scientists believe that it will
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  • 289 5 LONDON, Apr. 22 (IP): Ailing Prime Minister Clement Attlee, deprived of his staunches! supporters by death and sickness, is now faced with a Labour Party crisis that could topple his government. The crisis is focussed on the impetuous, quick-tempered. left wing Welshman, Aneurin
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  • 120 5 BUENOS AIRES. April 22 (Reuter): Argentine police said they had arrested two spies alleged to have stolen secret documents on atomic energy on behalf of a foreign power. The papers have been recovered and the police are now investigating the full extent of the spy
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  • 318 5 WASHINGTON, April 22:— The United States is preying anew for economic and diplomatic sanctions against China, it is learned here following discussions among the British, French and Australian Ambassadors at the State Department with the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for
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  • 241 5 WITH THE BRITISH 27TH BRIGADE, April 22, (Reuter-AAP) Nine months after their entry m the Korean war, .officers and nien of the Scots and English battalions are now packing up their kit and equipment ready for their relief by the British 28th Brigade, with
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  • 139 5 Fired On Hunger Marchers COOCH BEHAR. April 22 (Reuter): Four persons, including a girl, were killed and 32 others were injured when police opened fire on 5.000 "hunger marchers" m front of the Cooch Behar Secretariat. Crowds twice swarmed around the Secretariat and m the bazaar demanding increased rations. Fourteen
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  • 99 5 TAIPEI, April 22 (UP)—, Madame Chiang Kai-shek has called on more than 10.000.000 overseas Chinese to join hands with Free China and nearly 500 million countrymen behind the Iron Curtain "to sweep away forever the cloud of Red savagery that now hides the sun
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  • 27 5 Minister of State for Colonies John Dugdale said 33.569 acres was replanted m Malaya with budded rubber m 1949 and Si,--297 acres m 1950. Reuter.
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  • 42 5 HONGKONG. Apr 22 (ReuterAAP Mai Rickmers, the first German vessel to call at Hongkong since the outbreak ol the second World War, left here yesterday with over 4.000 tons of German manufactured go >d_ foi North China.
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 90 5 §W OOOLA'S GONE/ \r~L 1 f YOUR RADIO... I f ..WE'VE GOT TO \.>7> f CAREFUL, OOR THERE'S NO J-_ I D'YOU SUPPOSE A r*^ 1 i£ GOOD GOSH, J FIND OOOLA. ..AN' )y^ TELLING WHAT WE j i WOLFUSGOTHER J r OOP. YOU'VE/ SO HERE'S WHERE /M X MAY
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  • 688 6 GOVT. PRICE LIST FOLLOWING is a 'fair" price Ihrt of staple branded commodities, including milk, milk products, coffee, sardines, jam, soap, cigarettes j and tobacco issued by the Singapore Government. CONDENSED MILK 14 oi. tin: Jer>ev Cow. Dr:i_on— U ct.> OoM L:\n:or:i .*>B &A Restora,
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  • 526 6 RUBBER SHARES FALL, TINS IMPROVE SLIGHTLY THE Singapore share market opened the week quietly and, with little business passing, prices were generally easier. Although there was not great weight of selling, rubber shares declined m sympathy with the commodity price and closed barely steady. Tins improved slightly on Thursday and
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  • 69 6 SOME of the South African firms are negotiating to buy coconut oil, onions and dried beans from Singapore, the Standard understands. Of the three commodities, onions and beans are imported to the colony from India. The prices of these articles have gone up
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  • 36 6 TIN production m the Federation of Malaya during March. 1951 totalled 4.735 tons, according to figures supplied by the Registrar of Statistics. Perak's contribution amounted 2,622 tons, while Selangor came second with 1,612 tons.
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  • 294 6 Standard Shipping Reporter A NEW and fast freight service for tbe American President Line** will be started with the arrival shortly of the APL'fl latest shin. Anchorage Victory. rr,, I J The ever growing demand between U.S. ports and Malaya for fast cargo freighters,
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  • 133 6 1,870,000 Tons Rubber Expected ROME. Apr. 21 (Router) The International Rubber Study Group which has ended its eighth meeting, estimated this year's worid production of Datura] rubber, inciudingtatex, at about 1,870,000 long tons It put the requirements for manufactured goods at 1,530,000 long tons. Synthetic rubber production m the group's
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  • 1174 6 INDUSTRIALS: Fraser Neave L*.>* Orda $0 35 to $3 47J. Gammon $3 10 to S3 25. Hongkong Bank (Co! $740 and $73.*. Malayan Brewer:es $5 7o and S5 75. Malayan Collieries $1.77 i To $i SO. Malayan Cement 2 cents and II cents premium. McAlister t'X2\.
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  • 388 7  -  Ken Jalleh By PLANS are being made by the Singapore Chinese Swimming Club to obtain the services of Johnnie Johnson, well known British diving professional and swimming coach, as official coach of the Club for about six months. Final details have not
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  • 223 7 I Apr 21 (Reuter 1 A win over the Foot- i at a cup finalists, I -.i pt Manchester CC f or The Eng- j gue championship. 'ci are now 1 the leaders, ur, who were I draw at Midriles-;-...ve two more nd Spurs who
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  • 188 7 Celtic Win Cup For 16th Time HAMPDEN PARK. GLASGOW, April 21 (Renter); Celtic won ihe Scottish Soccer Cup for the 16th time Unlay by beating Motherwell by one goal to zero here. An all ticket crowd of 134,--000 saw John McPhail, the Celtic centreforward. score the winning goal after 12
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  • 193 7 RI'C.BY LEAGUE RESULTS BeHe V-.e Rangers 39. Casilet'ord 5; Dewsbury 5. Featherstone Rovers 9: Halifax 18. Brad- fri Northern 6: Huddersfield 10. Leigh 19: Hull Kingston Rovers 20, Leeds 26: Hunslet 32. Hull 5; Keighley 9. Batley 18. Oldham 24. Bramley 11: Rochi Hornets 9. Whitehaven 0:
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  • 25 7 PORT SUNLIGHT. Cheshire. Apr. 21 (Reuter*— England beat Scotland by four goals to two m ari international men's hockey I match here today.
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  • 140 7 WEMBLEY, Middlesex. Apr. 21 (Reuter) Pegasus, the combined Oxford and Cambridge University team, won the English Football Association amateur Cup by beating Bishop Auckland, from County Durham. 2-1 m the final here today. The Varsity men. m the third year of the team's existence and novices
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    138 7  -  Sam Snead by m FOR MOST players the square stance, which means the toes parallel the direction line, is the simplest for full shots. Then down through all the shorter shots, the heels move closer together for each more lofted club, and the left toes open toward the hole
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  • 167 7 T aiping Players Beaten IPOH, Sun. All Taiping players were eliminated m last night's State badminton trial to pick the Perak team against Kelantan" m the Foong Seong Cup tournament. Two singles and two doubles have been selected and it now remains for the third singles berth to be filled.
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  • 42 7 PENANG, Sun. Malays trounced Indians 6 l m an inter-community soccer match played here yesterday. Indian's right half, Santiago.was ordered off the field for arguing with referee Khoo Soo Keat after having been penalised for a foul.
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    • 412 7 Radio Programmes RADIO MALAYA SINGAPORE ENGLISH PROGRAMME (7286 kcs. 41.67 metres) 10 a m News: 1 p.m. Monday Matinee; 1.30 News; 1.45 Home on the Range: 0.15 Programme Summary; bl< Radio Dance Hall: 6.40 Adventures m Music; 1 pm News Singapore Share Market Report: 7.12 "Shakespeare s Plays"- 7 30
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    • 337 7 People": 8.15 Operatic Airs; 9 p.m. News m Amoy and Cantonese; 9.15 Mandarin Request Programme; 9.45 "Stories From Five-finger Mountain" Hainan story; 10 p.m. News m Teochew and Hakka: 10.15 "Mnsic For the Emperor"' Amov; 10.45 Mandarin Light Music; 10.55 News Summary m Mandarin. KUALA Ll T -VIPUR (209 metres
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  • 450 8 Rajas Out Of Race HUNDREDS of supporton at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday saw Rovers Sportins Association beat Kota Raja Club 2 l m a grim battle for supremacy m the Senior SAFA league. By this victory Rovers moved up to second place behind Pulau Brani. These two teams have not
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  • 120 8 IPOH. Sun In the second replay of the Cheng Wah Knock.; ■oeccf cup competition Kuala Kan^sar beat the holders, Te? >k Anson by s—o5 0 here today. By this deserving win the win- -■*-•> will now meet Tapah district fan the final. Kuala Kengsar made
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  • 46 8 BODCA beat CRE (N) by 19 m a S C A. Juni t*i Section m teh played on BODCA ground a: St. Georges Boad yes- Batting firs*. BODCA were nil out for 118 runs m reply to I which CRE (N) scored 99.
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  • 91 8 Singapore Cricket Club (left) and Singapore Recreation Club teams photographed before their match yesterday. SCC won for first innings points by 9J> runs. SCC front row left to right: H. Rees, K. Gould, J. Ede, H. W. Wood, J. Smith. Back row: H. Ward,
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  • 309 8 XI ALA LUMPUR, Sun— The Selangor Turf Club committee decided to hold seven races on the second day. Wednesday. Horses class five, division one. over seven furlongs will be run on the third day and horses class two will be divided into four divisions for
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  • 335 8 THE ANNUAL inter-services cricket between Army and Xavy ended m a draw at Nee Soon yesterday. Highlights of the game were Reynold's 117 for the Army and Spencer's good work behind the wickets. Reynold's hit included 13 fours and took him three hours. Army wicket-keeper was simply
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  • 961 8 SCC v SRC Sl C beat SRC for first innings points by 99 runs, sec. J E_e lbw b OolUnf 0 D Pr.ce c Clarke b Wo.-:e.-:iout 0 O. He.ir.i b OoUing 1 Wood Aeria b Wdsterhout 51 k. Gould c Martens b Westerhout Ifl Sneddon
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  • 84 8 WASHINGTON. Apr. 21 (AP) Pit tent Trurruoi thif.v -it c first b ill t > 'ptMi t'ne 1 baseball season ofßcially on Frid.y.*. He wis mildly booed by the rr '.yd :_s lie entered the Stadium but the den: mstration quickly s übs ided. The booing
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  • 68 8 PENANQ, Sun— Muslim Recreation Club beat Ramblers by 2-1 m a chanty soccer match today. Gaffoor scored for Muslims who led one nil at the interval. On resumption Ramblers pressed but they were unable to score. Gaffoor added their second goaL After Muslims had missed an
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  • 34 8 PENANG, Sun— Despite the Cfuvl bowling oi J. R. Andrei who captured five wickets for 32 C'.assbats lost to Chinese Recreation C'.'ab by five wickets today. Crossbats were out for 60 runs.
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  • 37 8 Hag hurst 's 5 For 12 PENANG, Sun Effective b r-wling by D. Hayhurst mainly responsible for Penang Sports Ciub'.< splendid victory over Butterworth Recreation Club by six wickets today. llayurst look five wickets for 12 runs.
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  • 21 8 JOLLILADS A. U. defeated Gordon Highlanders 2—o In a soccer friendly yesterday. Sappee and Dollah Samsudm were the scorers.
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  • 51 8 PALERMO, Sicily, Apr. 22 (AP)— Jaroslav Drobny of Egypt won the men's singles tennis championship here on Saturday, defeating Dick Savitt of the U.S 6-4. 2-6. 6-1, 2-6. 6-3. In the women's singles final, Doris Hart of the U.S. beat Anne Marie Seghers of France 4-6, 6-4,
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  • 60 8 PENANG. Sun. Hungarian wrestler, King Kong, was greeted with chairs and stones which were hurled into the ring by spectators last night after he had knocked out Charlie Gamage. latter's heavyweight title and belt over five rounds at the New World Park open air stadium here.
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  • 332 8 FORMER Selangor and North cricketer. Chua Eng Cheng, was again the dominating figure m yesterday's SCFA senior tournament, m -nhich the three league leaders, SCC, CSC and SCRC won for first innings points. Eng Cheng shone with both f" bat
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  • 84 8 RAP Tengah second string be:.: Indian Association II by Indian Associati m; -?24 Kripalani 30 RAF. 151 Cheesmen 34. RNAS beat CSC II by I2oruns RNAS: 178 Daw 78 CSC: 58 Retnam 24. Sinhalese beat REME by an innings and 44 runs. Sinhalese: 116 N. Peretra
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  • 167 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Sur. -The Bishop ot Singapore, Rt Rev H W. Baines, made certain that X.J. A. Foster's XI. skippered by the High Commissioner, Sir Henry Gurney, defeated the P.-'..ce Depot yesterday at Rifle Range. The Depo*. taking first i:* declared with 151 runs tm ue b tard
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