The Singapore Free Press, 29 March 1950

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    19 1 The Singapor Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA i- 11* SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1950. PRICE TEN CENTS.
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    FULL SELF-RULE FOR MALAYA
    366 1 "^U.K. Government circles forecast: Portfolios for Asians LONDON, Wednesday. DIPLOMATIC sources reported last night that Britain may hand over still further Malayan Government responsibility to Malayans as another step towards preparing the country for eventual independence. The proposal was said to call for setting n a
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    BIG GANG CHASED IN JOHORE
    72 1 BIG GANG CHASED IN JOHORE iff Reporter! .vere ..owing up battle m the! i of Johore -andits were two Gurkhas mded body w other four I away by :nselves. d were and one j day a cur- j on th* I 3oard area 6 a.m. This i ;r. roads. B
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    Refused to jump: died
    46 1 OTTAWA. Wed. UP. c Steinhardt. 1 -sador to m x blazing air Ltawa ves'erday :..p :o save 3 A. of the ere* of and or h pleadec to iump He and l jf ;ht down to rake his orse. inardt and Reuter
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    PETROL PLANS
    17 1 iting sterr patrol for Dominions at a conferD yesterday. Fadden. AustraI the House es.- Reuter
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    Attlee pledge to Malaya
    222 1 LONDON, Wednesday. FHE Prime Minister, Mr. Attlee, last night, made an "absolute firm statement" that Britain intends to smash the Communist bandits and then help Malaya towards self-government. Mr. Attlee said: "It is our firm intention to implement the policy I affirmed last April of steady
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    39 1 Capt. P. T. Eriksen, Master of the 5,000-ton Danish passenger-freighter Ellen Maersk, with a Japanese doll presented to him by the Mitsui Company which built the vessel at Tamano. The Ellen Maersk is in Singapore on her maiden voyage
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    SERETSE GETS EXILE ORDER
    153 1 LOBVTSI BECHU AN ALAND, Wednesday. oEKETSE Kha'ma, chief designate of the Bamag- wato tribe, received the formal order exiling him from the Bamangwato reserve a few hours after his arrival m Gaberones last night Mr G E Nettleton, a Government secretary, served the order, which has
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    C'wealth army conference
    42 1 LONDON, Wed. A COMMONWEALTH military stores conference will be held m London next All Commonwealth countries are expected to be represented at the conference, which is expected to discuss ways of preserving Commonwealth military clothing and equipment stores.- Reuter
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    Police clash with peasants
    77 1 ROME, Wed. TWO people were hurt and a number were bruised and cut when police clashed with peasants seizing private-ly-o-vned farmlands m southern Itily on Monday. Eight persons were arrested at Catanzaro Marina following the clash. In the nearby area of the instep of the Italian
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    PIRACY IN SINGAPORE
    46 1 Free Press Staff Reporter A MASKED GANG of Chinese early this mornng boarded a Chinese-owned motor boat moored off Crawford Street, and stole a wristwatch and $500 worth of engine parts. Two of the robbers armed with knives held the crew at bay.
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    AID GOES THROUGH
    22 1 The House of Representatives yesterday defeated a Republican attempt to cut U*****,000,000 from aidPresi- Europe funds dent Truman. A.P.
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    SMOOTH
    19 1 Mr Abdulkarim Pringgodigdo, Secretary-General of the Netherlands-Indonesia Union conference, said yesterday that the conference was regressing smoothly. Reuter
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    Hong Kong blues
    60 1 HONG KONG. Wed. CHAI' LAI. 24-year-old Hong Kong housewife. wa s brooding over her Monday washing. She had a grudge against her neighbour. Law Chi. Chau dashed upstairs to her neighbour's flat and poured a bottle of blue ink into Law's laundry. The judsje *aye Chau a
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    S'PORE-TOKIO AIR SERVICE
    48 1 A CIVIL Air Transuort survey plane reached Haneda airport yesterday to blaze the way for a regular Tokio-Singaport service. Major-General Claire L. Chennault's airline shortly will inaugurate a service between the two cities with intermediate stops en route at Taipei Hong Kong and Bangwow.- A.P.
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    ALL QUIET IN MARTIAL LAW TOWN
    84 1 ALL QUIET IN MARTIAL LAW TOWN CALCUTTA, Wed. HOWRAH, the eight-square mile industrial town on the banks of the river Hoogly opposite metropolitan Calcutta, yesterday remained "fairly quiet" after troops moved m to assist police m the maintenance of peace. Most streets, roads and markets m the area under martial
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    Two men held in S'pore killing
    70 1 Free Press Staff Reporter SINGAPORE police have arrested two men !n con nection with the alleged murder of a 17-year old Chinese bus conductor \ap Bock Sen« m Havelock Road last month. Yap received five stab wounds, after two men approached him on the
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    BIS HELD UP
    26 1 Free Press Staff reporter Bandits m the Jerantut ar^a of Pahang held up a bus and removed identity cards from the passengers yesterday.
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    Oil pact asked
    39 1 Mr. Anthony Eden, Deputy Conservative leader, yesterday called tor a settlement with the Arab states and Egypt on nndlnj? a way to ship Middle East crude oils to the Britishowned refinery at Haifa m Israel.— A.P.
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    BANDITS BURN MENTAKAB BUS
    57 1 Free Press Staff Reporter BANDITS held up a bus m the Mentakab area of Pahang yesterday and robbed the passengers of their money and identity cards. The> then burnt the bus A patrol of the Malay Regiment who happened to be on the scene fixed at
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    U.S.I. and China
    37 1 Dr Mohammad Hatta. the Indonesian Prime Minister, said yesterday that the Indonesian Government would recognise the People's Republic of China as soon as the latter extended recognition to the United States of Indonesia.— Reuter
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    3 AGENTS HELD
    20 1 Police arrested three Chinsee carrying rice at Kota Tinggi yesterday. They are suspected to be bandits' foodcollectors.
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    ARMED DACOITS ATTACK BANK
    45 1 Dacoits armed with handgrenades and revolvers made an unsuccessful raid on the Central Bank of India m Central Calcutta yesterday. Bank employees captured the dacoits and handed them over to the police, but not before six employees had been injured.- Reuter
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    The guard went home
    50 1 HEAD winds delayed Princess Elizabeth's arrival at Valetta Malta until after dark yesterday. Due to the delay, the R.A.F. Guard of Honour and the band of the Royal Malta Artillery were '"JJ™ the airp «rt before h" arrival— after rehearsing lor the occasion for weeks.- A.P.
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    MacDONALD FOR CANBERRA TALK
    188 1 LONDON. Wednesday. MR Malcolm Mac Donald, British Commissioner General for South-East Asia, will be m the British delegation attending the Commonwealth economic affairs conference m Canberra on Ma v 15. it was announced yesterday. Lord Mac Donald, British Paymaster General, will head the British delegation. Lord
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    Govt. snubs Churchill on peace talks
    402 1 Govt. snubs Churchill on peace talks LONDON, Wednesday. THE Government again snubbed the Opposition leader, Mr. Winston Churchill, m the House of Commons last night when Mr. Churchill revived his general election campaign proposal for "Big Three" talks to end the cold war and the atomic arms race with Russia.
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    COLLECTOR JAILED
    22 1 Segamat police have arrested a Chinese who was collecting money for the bandits from fellow workers on Muar River Estate.
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    JULIANA FOR U.K.
    28 1 Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhaid will pay a visit to Britain this year, a reliable source said In the Hague yesterday A.P.
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    'Big Three' to meet in U.K. in May
    105 1 'Big Three' to meet in U.K. in May WASHINGTON v\ riE United States day accepted an invihN from the British Foreigi retary, Mr. Bmejt Benn "Big Three" foreign u. conference and a North Allan tic Council meeting in loi. in May. The irittilL French and United States toreign Bin ters
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    S.E. ASIA UNION
    25 1 Gen. Carlos P Romulo expecls to return to Manila within two weeks, m connection with the proposed South-East Asia anti-Com-munist conference A.P.
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    ITALIAN TAKE OVER
    16 1 Italy will officially take over the Somaliland mandate from Britain on April 1.
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    Causes of Blood Pressure
    1331 2 Causes of Blood Pressure THE SINGAPORE DOCTOR \IY doctor tells me that my blood pressure is 135. I am 30 I it should be around 115. He advises me to rest and to refrain from taking rich food and inks." should I do to rethe pressure to normal at least
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    A Child-Birth Myth Exploded
    281 2  -  Robert Goldstein By rynE belief that pri- mitive or noncivilised women had babies with greater ease and less pain than do modern women is a myth, according to two Boston physicians. There is "absolutely no basis for this notion.' thuv said m the journal of the
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    4 Million-a-day on U.S. Sick List
    225 2 WASHINGTON: AIORE than 4,000.000 Americans between 14 and 64 years old are too sick to work every day in the year. Sicknesses range from oad colds, such as may keep a person home for one day. to illnesses lasting fo r years. The figure,
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    Disease-A-Minute Check Soon
    426 2  - Disease-A-Minute Check Soon Alton Blakeslee By NEW YORK: VyOULD you like, m 20 to 30 minutes, to be examined for 10 diseases that could kill, blind, or spoil years of your life? Americans may get the chance soon In their own towns. The cost probably nothing. One chest X-ray could
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    Tiredness Comes In 'Jumps'
    7 2 Tiredness Comes In 'Jumps' 'O these NANA
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      50 2 Solution To Crossword No. 7 SOLUTION— Across. 1. Uotirte 4, Pins. 8, Moral. 9, Viper. 10, I.c'^on book. 12, Pronounced. 14 Veaus. 15, Ocean. 16, Nose. n. Stated. Down: 1. Bump. 2. IhiW noun* 1 3. PD14 Ron e. f>, ia-,-pro.omp-.t. 6, Stuke. 7. fiveiiing out. 1* Spavin. 13, Enid.
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      195 2 New Crossword No. 8 M ""^^"^^^^^^^^^^^^^^l^^^^™*^^"^^^^^Spfc^^^T^^^S^*^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ CLUES ACROSS 1. Agitation caused dy cuts m bread (ID. 7. Fruit loi the anaemic? (5, 6). 8. Tear on Tor Ripon (3>. 9. Let m again (7). 11. Unpleasant food for crows (7). :2. Tattered frolic t3l 14. Radioactive person (11). 16. C;n
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      147 2 YOUR LUCKY STAR DORK today, you have a D tn mm ndous store of ptnsual energy which ■MUt be put to good use if you are to reach the heights of accomplishment to which your talents should entitle you. Your mind is active and keen. If your ideals are held
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    55,000 BABIES EVERY DAY
    290 3 But not enough food for all 4 801 T aha WASHINGTON, Wednesday. A a ?\h 5o > 00 PeoP l down every morning at the world's breakfast tables. In a year there are around 20,000,000 more people m the world At this rate world population would
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    He travels with all his hobbies
    66 3 He travels with all his hobbies 3 ANGELES. Wed. r i.:.: takes his vith him when Bta hobbies are amateur 10- ation and a dver. In what he or home", an Mi.er-like aluminium. ::v a stock auto •s like a bus. r.mmed: his *-hlch links :ar away vision set; .1
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    C'WEALTH OIL TALKS IN U.K.
    52 3 A COMMONWEALTH confer- ence on oil began m London Monday, to discuss the problem of how much oil the sterling area should m future buy from dollar sources. The London talks will thus be complementary to the Washington oil discussions between British and United States
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    23 3 MirriNon. deputy-leader of the Ausrml Pirtv and Defence Minister, has been ipptint d Australian Resident Minister m London. With him m Mr>. Harrison.
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    Fatal crashes due to recklessness
    156 3 WASHINGTON, Wednesday. VINK out ten fatal crashes m private airplanes iw ti> pilot error. Nearly half of those misreMilt from recklessness. Aeronautics Board's safety investiga ted this m an analysis of 850 air accident ;dy was concerned with the "humai 1 ;n<* mishaps involving planes
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    CHINA WILL SELL FOOD
    47 3 rpHE Polish trade delegation 1 which had spent two months negotiating commercial exchanges with Communists China has returned after concluding various contracts. China will export soya beans, tobacco, wolfram and fats. Poland will send textiles, metal products, technii cal equipment and chemicals Reuter
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    'NO OBJECTION'
    43 3 The Indian Deputy Foreign Minister, Mr. B. V. Keskar, told Parliament that his Government had "no objection m principle" to the establishment of Japanese overseas agencies m India, but would not allow them without the consent of the Far Eastern Commission.
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    Bridge Hands
    286 3 SOMETIMES a declarer htJ so many different lines of play that his difficulty is In rhoosin? the best among them Sometimes, as In this hand, the trouble Is In trying to find one hope, however forlorn, by which the contract might be made. West opened the club deuce
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    16th SOVIET WALK-OUT
    146 3 NEW YORK, Tuesday. pi'SSIA walked out of two more United Nations 1V bodies yesterday, the Human Rights Commission and the Transport and Communications Commission. Russia now boycotts 16 specialised organs of the United Nations m protest against the attendance of Chinese Nationalist delegates In each case the
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    CHURCHILL IS STAYING PUT
    42 3 MR. Winston Churchill cannot accept an invitation to address the annual American Legion Convention m Los Angeles. His position as leader of the Conservative Opposition to the Labour Government prevents him from leaving the country at present. A.P.
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    MR.S OSMENA IN U.S.
    27 3 Mrs. Espcranza Osmena. wife of the former President of the Philippines, has arrived m the United States for a six weeks visit.- A.P.
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    WHAT'S ON IN K.L.
    130 3 PAVILION: The Prince md the Cat (Mandarin t. ODLON: Moonrise. REX: Father Was A Fullback. COLISEUM: A Date with Judy. CATHAY: Sky Raiders. MADRAS: Life (Tamil*, CENTRAL: Life (Tamil). HINDUSTAN: Joker. VENUS: Pavalakodi (Tamil). PENANC ODEON: They Live by Night. CATHAY: Song of the Ranjje and
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    French men are choosy
    197 3 PARIS, Wednesday. T*HERE is good news today France has a surplus x of 2,000,000 women. Hold it! Don't stampede. This is merely to point out the curious inhibition of the French male, confronted with such a situation. Latins may be good or bad lovers. We are
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    SHE BROKE HER RULE AT 100
    60 3 f^OR years Mrs. Matilda V Hanna of Chicago, advised elderly folks to keep their age to themselves, "Associate with younger people," she said, "and do not let them know you are older." She broke her rule recently. She admitted to friends and relatives who
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    LONG WAY OFF
    25 3 A Canadian decision on the recognition of Communist China will come within a year, but, probably not for months, *<»<** tr. Ottawa.- U.P.
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    NEW GREEK GOVT.
    23 3 A new Greek Government under the Greek Liberal leader. Mr. Sophocles Venizelos, has been sworn m by King Paul.- Reuter
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    Electrifying kiss
    78 3 KISSING his girl friend was a shocking business for Ronald Wade-Ferrell of Sydney. Standing at the front door with her he planted a soulful kiss. She said she tingled all over: she liked it. Ronald kissed her again. With a screech she jumped six inches. Ronald found he
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    MAGAS RESUME HEAD HUNTING
    197 3 RANGOON, Wednesday. fjUMAN sacrifice is being practised secretly by the 1 Naked Nagas, inhabitants of the remote northwestern hills linking Burma with Assam, according to a report made to the Burmese Government. The report by a Naga chieftain said that the practice, banned by the British
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    32 3 Sgt. Ronald Warwick, KA.s.c. with his mother and father-in-law, leaving Buckingham Palace, London. aft*T he had received the George Medal for saving a trapped man from the top of a burning building.
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    BRITAIN SACKS 47 REDS
    82 3 pORTY-SEVEN Communists and near Communists and one Fascist have been removed from their posts m the British civil service since March 15. 1948 Mr. Douglas Jay. Financial Secretary to the Treasury, told Parliament that 22 had been removed because they were members of the Communist Party,
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    FDR's LETTERS MADE PUBLIC
    59 3 FIVE million letters left m posterity by Presic Franklin D. Roosevelt to cord momentous events his time, including the discovery of the at(,m bam is. have become public prop*- 1 President Roosev.lt kept copy of almost every lette.< wrote and received atter began his political career
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    PANIC KILLS 6
    29 3 Six Japanese were crushed or burned to death I a crowd panicked m a blazing theatre at Kanaz* > wa. 400 miles northwest oofi f Tokio- A.P.
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    Burma troops to link up
    69 3 RANGOON, Tues gURMESE Government troops, making a twopronged advance against insurgents m Central Burma, are expected to link forces m a few days near Pyinmann, a Communist stronghold. Colonel Kyaw Zaw, South Burma Commander at Toungoo. said fighting against White Flag (Stalinist) Corrmunists is now
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    SWEDESSTAND FIRM
    29 3 The Swedish Foreign Mi:.i#ter. Mr. Osten M. Unden. ham said that traditional 1 neutral Sweden would stand firm in her refusal to join the Atlantic pact.- A.P.
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      85 3 King Smiler orders the world-wide use of Cow and Gate Milk Food. "^■k And we are trying hard to carry out the wishes of thit wise and beneficent Ruler for we know the World's Babies are waiting for Cow and Gate. Something a little better, something a little different, have
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      292 3 cfUPSDnDr 447 "From the London Editorials" Album of Australian Songs OlnurtrUftL (BBC)' 4.55 "Composer of the by Carew. James 11.10 Every(BLLE NETWORK) Week"— Cesar Frank; 5.15 "Report man's Music; 11.30 a.m. News 484 and 417 metres. from Britain" (BBC); 5.30 "Band- Bulletin; 4pm Morton Gould 459 anu **.i "'ry^'gj «;fn
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    A VISIT TO AN ANIMAL FARM
    430 4  -  RUTH LANGDON KOK AH CHONG Story by Photos by THE Mavneld Zoo oi Singapore, owned by Mr. Herbert H. De Souza, has been trapping animals, reptiles and birds m Malaya. Siam and Burma since 1918 for sale to the four corners of the earth.
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    The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY. Mar. 29, 1950. COMMON CAUSE
    604 6 The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY. Mar. 29, 1950. COMMON CAUSE "WEARS of political educa- Uoo could not have united .^uple so effectively I common enemy has So wrote the Frte Presa correspondent who v 'o Bukit Kepong last *e»k. He was referring to i u-Uon of Malays and i hineae
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    Don Iddon's Diary
    842 6 Don Iddon's Diary NEW YOHK: IF you ire a small man. better not visit the United States just now. You are liable to l>e taken for a midget pilot of a spaceship. 'New York la probably safe enough, but out m Los Angeles or Denver, m South Carolina, it is
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    GOVT. ENQUIRY 'WASTE'
    772 6 Letter To The Editor ''X important 1 01 the U.K. Govt. spent four m onths (from July. 49 to October. 49) and a large sum of the tax-p a y e r S' money "to review the irrahgements for dealing with conditions of service of the civil
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    New Records
    355 6 Mozart Oboe comer to m C Major played |>\ F.velvn Rothwrll and the Halle Orrhestrv (conducted by Raibirollil. HMV C 3954_.-s. There is everything to rommend these two records. The oboe Is a lovely Instrument that recoids very well and it Is here beautifully played hy an extremely
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    ..Now For The Big Music 'Push'
    598 6  - ..Now For The Big Music 'Push PRESTO Music topict by r rHE Singapore Musical Society Orchestra's concerts last week were both en- i couraging and disappointing. It was encouraging to hear a local orchestra give such good performances: encouraging to have the opportunity of listening to a soloist of Miss
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    'Another War? —Of Course!
    126 6 'Another War? Of Course! McCORMKK SHOCKS C 4,* G pOLONEL Robert McCormuk. Ufher of the Chicago Tribune, who is B a tour of Asian and European capitals In private plane, s! Cairo newsmen with his remarks on tr> of the world, wtl asked them to him ten miles outside Cairo
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    'LUXURY LIGHTING' IN STREETS
    352 7 'LUXURY LIGHTING' IN STREETS Commission s plans for city Free Press Staff Reporter FOLLOWING requests by some elected Singapore Municipal Commissioners for the immediate lighting of certain dark streets in their electorates, many parts of the town arc likely to be lit ahead of the original five-year street lighting programme.
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    41 7 mm u rr t ,-i his mother. Mn Heah Ah Kia. ih Joo Scant. u| thr Penan« K«!i.in«f. This taki«n at the i Monday when a !i\r>ed thr tVnans; to nellrvirv for burI nnilv r round m I mihin.- Free Press
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    Fed. ban on toy pistols
    35 7 mpur. Tw I (i.)vernment thf imports- i pprofi of .njke a bang or .\.nd of misc Headquartoday. si a d fti 1 nor matter attempt sale toy already 11 had
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    Secessionists want answer
    58 7 PENANG. TIM TOHE Penang Secession I JL n for an early reply to the petition which it I 1 addressed to the Secretary of for the Colonies m At a meeting held I niyht, the .secretary of the ..mittee. Mr. N Ponnu-|< j dura! report! d t
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    ALTERED PERMIT, WOMAN FINED
    43 7 A 38-year-old woman. Tso Mm Hun. who arrived m m (long Kong with an mtry permit which had been fraudulently altered, was fined 5400 or three months' imprisonment by the Singapore Second District Judge, Mr ran Ah Tah yesterday.
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    MAILS
    44 7 Si:»*;«cp rrail is expected m Singapore today from Hcng Kong, China, Japan South Africa and the Feu er alien. Lstcst. tiroes for posting siulure mail ;oday at the GP.O. are: noon for \'o:lh Borneo, Labuan, Brunei and Mlri; 5.45 p.m. for th« FetlcraUon.
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    REQUISITION PLEA TO GOVERNMENT
    221 7 I Free Press Staff Reporter IABILITY to pay compensation under the War lj Damage Scheme should not be denied even when evidence of a written order of requisition is lacking, urges Singapore Ass?»ciation In ft letter to the Colonial Secretary. The letter says that it has
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    BREACH Oh TRUST
    49 7 iiuuy-iv.u-vear-UKi nagu> a Krishna Suamy Naidu. of Kinta Road, an employee of Mr. Sandy G Piilay of Laidlaw Building pieadea guilty m the Singapore Second Police Court rrday to criminal breach ol trust of $1,113. Bail of $1,500 was allon d landing sentence on April 4.
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    Exclusive Malay hospital opposed
    183 7 Exclusive Malay hospital opposed Free Press Malay Correspondent I^Uh. Singapore Malay weekly paper Ttusan Zaman" m a leading article criticises the Kuala Lumpur branch of I'MXO for requesting the Government to turn the Kara pong Bahru hospital hack into an exclusive Malay hospital, as before the \\:\r I One of
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    18 7 THE Rajah Brooke, luxury vessel of the Sarawak Steamship Co.. which is now on the Kuchiiiß -Singapore run.
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    Coconut oil' trade looks to America
    175 7 Coconut oil' trade looks to America Free Press Staff Reporter SINGAPORE coconut oil traders are asking if the United States will 'buy Malaya's coconut oil following a Colombo report that the U.S. Government is interested m a Governmervt-to Government transaction to purchase Ceylon's coconut oil up t€ June J 30
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    56 7 rFIFSE youn? children, pictured yesterday at the Singapore Anti-Tul)frciil(»sis Vssoeiation's Clinic, are queuein? for protection against T.B. They are some of the 3.000 youngsters from Social Welfare centres who are being vaccinated with the serum. B.C.G. SATA's record of success m establishing protection against tb- wthis method still stands at
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    TIGER CAUGHT IN BOAR TRAP
    123 7 Free Pre>*> Malay Correspondent CHINESE living at the Sth mile lalan Mavt.n. Kota Tinsgi Jobore. recently set a Irap to t lt< h wild bo ir which had »>»•«• n destroying his crops but found the nex| (lav th.it m stead he had trapped a
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    SPORTS DAY
    37 7 The Good Companions Youth Club at the Singapore Naval Base will hold a physical display and sports day on April 8 on the Ciub Ground In Admiralty Road. The programme will start at 2.30 p.m.
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    POLICE CHECK ON STOLEN GOODS
    218 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. KUALA Lumpur Police are, trying out a new system j to control the disposal of stolen goods at pawnshops. All persons tendering the articles for pawn are required I to produce their identity cards. All pawnshop brokers have been asked to co-operate
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    Cheap holiday trips by sea
    324 7 Fre4> Press Staff Reporter CjINGAPORE holiday makers can now mak e round trips to Bor.ieo, Burma, Siam. Sarawak, and Port Swettenham and Tumpat ©n (he Malayan coast at specially reduced fares on Straits Steamship vessels. This is a partial revival of the company's pre-war holiday
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    Welfare post for woman
    80 7 Welfare post for woman Frrr Prrss Staff Krpurtrr THE Singapore Munic:: is to appoint a 1.%4\ sisUnt Welfare OrTio T M Steveoi Mn retary. told Pree P erday thai !e: v :k be to help In ooki:;--the welfare t»f Mi. bourers. Applicathii. Invited for ihe rlas^ifif*^ m le. The i
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    FROM CLERK TO DISTRICT OFFICER
    63 7 FROM CLERK TO DISTRICT OFFICER ipf Pr >^v .ft i: JOHORE BAHRI AFTER 20 f* ciai side ol Inciie MahniJo Shah. Assistant H High Court. Jobon changing over tc ihe admins trative side when he le; tomorrow to take up the appoint merit vt Dtatrfn Ofii Muar Inche Mahmud rose
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    R.A.F. medical chief here
    57 8 THE Dutvior-General of R A F Medical Services. A M P. C. Livingstone, yea In Singapore ye&terfrora Hong Kong. Air M irsiial Livingstone v ipend live clays m Malrisiting RAF. Hospitals ai Cuangi and R.A.F. stations re and the Fecierhis present appcintnal Livings :one the Principal
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    35 8 Picture. SOME of the newly-arrived armoured cars from the United Kingdom which are being used m operations against the bandits m Malaya. Picture was taken at a Army Vehicles Depot somewhere m Johore.- Free Press
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    Hai Hsuan free to leave S'pore
    328 8 THE Singapore Chief Justice, Mr. Justice MurrayAynsley, m the Supreme Cour' yesterday set a^ide the writ issued on the acting master of the steamship Hai Hsuan. at the Instance of the IS. ConsulGeneral, who claimed th e ship on behalf of his Government. The
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    Smelters sell tin in U.K.
    83 8 hk London tin mark.i has b- en recriving offers tin from quarters outside the Ministry of Supply and tied with smelter Interests, causing an tendency m prices. Spot was unchanged urci m< r.ths eased r :mg to CSM ISa. C! were: Spot tl d IS'jT
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    SINGAPORE SHIPPING
    95 8 SHU 1 S;.. H.t!u-:ui Bard \*h.irves yesaas m bracket w Main Wharf: Andre LebOO < 42--4?.; Rebrrtrctl (40-41 >; Si 1 -en <39>: Rartau (38" lenevrrptt 3»J > William T lukrerba^k i 33-34 >: TV!, maehi s <3i-3i' \\rs\ Wharf: OlatKUs (15-16>: Qlenmrn <IS-14); Fal«trli «11>: M^nrin <
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    F. EAST RREGION SHORT OF TRANSPORT
    379 8 F. EAST RREGION SHORT OF TRANSPORT Why coun tries are backward I ACK of adequate inland transport m coun— tries of Asia and the Far East is the root cause of their economic under-development, says the Director of the United Nations ECAFE Transport Division, Mr. J. 11. T. Clarke. In
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    69 8 Picture. SERGT. J. Laycock (centre), who m charrr* of the \nnv d.i" unit m Singapore, is the honorary instructor of the Singapore Alsatian Branch of the Malayan Kennel Club at the weekly fathering of members and their Alsatians at the Police Training Depot grounds on Sundays. With Sergt. Laycock m
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    EXTORTION BID: MAN CONVICTED
    146 8 EXTORTION BID: MAN CONVICTED b'rvc Pmi Stuff Reporter iLNTENCE Of one year's riiO goroui mr] 12 strokes of the rotan was imp sed on 21-year-old Owee B Kok. uho was found guilty m the Singapore IDistrict Court yesterday of attempting to extort m from a shopkeeper. The shopkeeper. Tan Heng
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    SELETAR M.O. GETS MEDAL
    29 8 SELETAR M.O. GETS MEDAL THE < 1 Squac: immedia d«-nt and .I I trapped ai I i lam j I T) Xii bra I I B X I I I
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    Rubber shares are firmer
    389 8 LONDON, Wednesday. *rHE London Stock Exchange ended its trading 1 period yesterday o n a quiet note and was generally without major alteration m prices. vj\< Keuter's financial correspondent. The strong tone shown r>v the commodity gave firmness to rubber shares. Oils and tins were without
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    N.Y. STOCKS
    37 8 Radio and television stoci. tinued to climb m the New York Stock Exchange yesterday. advancing as much as US$2 share. The remainder of the market ahowed only frariional gains Btiarea Iraded totalled 1.600 09«.- A.P.
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      217 8 mdndrdKG exclusive to llw Singapore Free Press m Malaya -\y \f, M^Y^ I tDU VVONOER.MANORAKE^MYI I I DON'T TRUST HUMANS. MY I I HOPE YOUVt ENJOYED I fe >^Jy IF I USE TtLEViSIftN^ADIO, REMOTE MACHINERY NEVER FAILS. THtS,MANORAKE-(— Lm M AGOOO MAUL, TOOO. {4*j\ CONTROLS AND ALL. INSTEAD OF IN
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    MURDER IN A COFFEE-SHOP
    378 9 l/Jgebtetetay 9&eVt SB s 8 I I 9 H S B 9 B been H B by ERIC Id be ab to v 1 been preabiy h\ he »ns Fa- didn't turn a hair, I'm ust'd to beinf^ adr. The rushed He I like j tie
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    The case of the tortured swindler
    1279 9  - The case of the tortured swindler FABIAN Mm Fsfspnmwns dfhfhjfjfg cßm B t J vm mm JT IS not ofUB that a man can defy the law and get away with it not even when he steals £25,000 and manages to smuggle himself across the Channel. That is what Arthur
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    HENRY
    12 9 -y, must you wear those aWful shorts* Everyone's stiiriyia at us?'
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    From pawnshop to cathedral
    373 9  - From pawnshop to cathedral ANGUS BRAMMALL by \S ELECTRONIC carillon, developed and now being mass produced by Amalgamated Wireless 1 Australasia) Ltd. (A \Y A. >, is based on a model made from chimes found m a Sydney pawnshop. It is believed to be the carillon m the world with
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    BOXED LIKE CHAMPION IN 1st FIGHT
    513 10 BOXED LIKE CHAMPION IN 1st FIGHT Tong Kee has bright future By CRUSADER WHEN Kan long Kee stepped into the Sappy arena a fortnight ago to fight Little Pancho it was his first apearance m a ring. Considering this his defeat of the formidable Pancho, a veteran compared with him,
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    44 10 picture. rpHESE Oxford University oarsmen G. C. Fisk (left) of 1 Geelong. New South Wales. Australia. and J. M Clay go all out during the first full-course trial on the Thames on March 15. The tryout was in preparation for Saturday's Boat Race A.P.
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    Delta is Sydney Cup fancy
    163 10 I^HE 1949 Victoria Derby winner. Delta, is iavourite for the 1950 Sydney Cup Favourite lor the Doncaster Handicap is the New Zealand three-year-old, Lord Moss. The Sydney Cup (£A10.000» will be run over two miles at Randwick racecourse on! Easter Monday, April 10 The Doncaster
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    Penang out to beat S'pore
    388 10 \ll.\Rl) iight is envisaged between Singapore and Penang Chinese swimming clubs at their Faster meet at Penang on April 8 and 9. Last year, at Singapore, Peiiang CSC were beaten by 47 points to 42 Penani CJB.C nil to that defeat, but will c up
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    GENTLE If. P. OFFICIALS
    62 10 tl the K-'h umua] etmg of the Gentle Badnui.ion ffiie-bVarers for 1950.1 Mr Rodri Hab'.. lir H ■<m Aba hOO. M I mail Air: hon. treasurer. Mr. A-han H auditor. Mr. Buanj HJ Siraj: hon .sports captain. Mr II Hj. Tahir; rrmm: :s. A Rahim Ahmad
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    C.A.W.L.A. CONTEST
    29 10 The Chinese Amateur Weight Lifting Association will hoici >n on Jme -'4 this year. Intending ro:: should turn up regularly for, training which "d daily] Outram H
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    SCIENCE IN SOCCER
    668 10 Let goalkeeper see the free-kick By BILLI STEEL JIREE-KICKS are classified under "'lndirect" and "Direct." Indirect tree-kicks include place-kicks for starting or restarting the game, and kicks awarded against a side committing a technical offence Except m the case of a cor-ner-kick. gv>als cannot be scored direct
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    Spoiler's role in rugby
    257 10 Spoiler's role in rugby r rHK marked influence of the wing forward m postI wa r rugby has strengthened the opinion of many of the game's leading personalities that excessive I attention is being paid to loose play b y back-row forwards. There was a time when these back-row men
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    Japan invited
    37 10 H Ryutaro Anmu pi y eiu of the Ja; ir Athletic Federation and chairman of the Japanes--1 Olympic Committee, has received an invitation to attend meeting m May of the il Olympic C mltt^e m
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    Gonzales beats Kramer
    18 10 I beaten P H 8 produced 21 ac I varh 9 X I Gsiffsnfornsnsf U.P.
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    Styles of the chess masters
    466 10  -  C. H. O'D. ALEXANDER By DTYLE m chess is as much an individual affair 1 as m other sports or arts. Naturally, all great players can play every type of position very well, and it would be quite misleading to portray any of them as
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    Negri pick 16 players for Cup training
    437 10 Negri pick 16 players for Cup training By AIDW SERL'MBN iv >d A FTER Saturday's soccer trial m Seremban players were selected by th- Neeri Sembila selection committee to go int<» i!itens,\ t ra f^f^ immediately for the forthcoming state m against Selangor and the Malaya Cup program Saturday's trial,
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    FOUR O'CLOCK HARD TO BEAT
    400 11 FOUR O'CLOCK HARD TO BEAT This morning's track hints From ALLAN LEWte IPOH, Wednesday. JARA Street and Four O'Clock II will be very hard to beat on Saturday, judging by their track work. Tara Street (Bagby) looked very fit this morning after his gallop yesterday, while Four O'Clock II is
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    Kota Raja take it easy, win 4-0
    306 11 J^OTA RAJA had a good practice match yester- a i Vf fn th y met the Tamil Brotherhood Association m a Senior Division League fixture Ut th^ taC U Urn U J I WOn by fforu r Soals to nil. Kota Raja did
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    NSFA take action
    65 11 ■c ree rrr** Man ISepcrfer. SERBMBAN, Wed Dtecipttnarj Board c; the Neen Sembilan Football Association is pwttmt: iti lo«>; down firmly on rough pla> R<»cpn{]v. the Gurkha < i forward. Bulbahadur. was .wpended for four months. Now four players— Tan Kirn Chye. A Ed- monds. Van Huizen
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    Inter-school badminton
    138 11 *T Ar.drt-w s post-School O Certificate class beat AnChlnete School's postSchool Certificate class by four matches to three at bad- rrinton m the Victoria School k-end. Re llts (St. Andrew's players mentioned first): Men's singles: Leow Jwee riow beat Goh Kee Seng 15-9, 15 4, O. R. Oehler*
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    Sinhalese XI v. B.O.D.
    183 11 I CINHALESE A.-sociution's v ieam against 1223 8.0.D. RA.O.C. m their Singapore Cricket Association lournaI ment fixture at St. George's Road on Sunday at 11 am irlll be: C. Senaviratne capt.t, J. N. Fernando, V. R. Fernando, G. Runatunge. Mayo Herern. S. Piyadasa. 6. Williams, R.
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    Y.M.C.A. CRICKET TEAMS
    109 11 THE YM.C.A. cricket ujtr lo play C.R.E. (North) In 'heir; S.C.A. junior tournnment m^'ch on Sunday at 11 am. will be I Kollrmay. D Hooper. I. B. 55urTatlan Huck Chi 1 R. Dehkaa, C. Ftrnando. Scharengruivnl. J. Coulthread. E Funjj N. BoudwTn Teo Kha Hin. Umpire: I\BO
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    Ceylon beaten in first Test
    197 11 PAKISTAN yesterday won the first Test against Ceylon at Lahore by an innings and 45 runs. Ceylon replied with 166 to Pakistan's first innings of 362 and. following on wore skittled out for 151 Fourteen Ceylonese wickets, including four of Uie first Innings fell m
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    Sussex cricket committee walks out
    254 11 From JIM ni\M»ER ENGLISH county cricket circles were startled yesterday by the r< sisnation of the Duke of Norfolk from the presidency of the Sussex County Cricket Club QH M D day night A iiKirmy meeting of tiie Club at Brighton <'V*t the resignation of
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    Arellano again successful
    125 11 A RELLANO University bas- ketball team defeated, Chinese High School Old Boys I by o3 points to 49 at the Happy World Stadium, last night. Arellano were leading 27-19 i at half-time but the local team fought back determined- I ly on the resumption and reduced th-
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    PENG SOON ON WAY BACK
    68 11 W'ONG Peng Soon, who won the All-England badmin- ton championship recently, left London by plane yesterday for Singapore. He said he would be back to defend his title next year. Peng: Soon is due to arrive back m Singapore tomorrow. The Singapore Badminton Association is
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    LONGDEN AT FLEMINGTON
    48 11 AMERICAN jockey Johnny J\ Longden had his first ride on an Australian track yesterday He rode Beau John and later. Ralton m their early morning gallops at the Fleming ton racecourse, Melbourne. Australian turf men showed great interest m hi* erican style of riding.— A.P.
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    C.Y.M.A. win 3-0
    73 11 JOHORE BAHRU. Wed. Young Men's AsV/ s.)Ciation. Johorr Bahru, f!<f(>ated FARELF Training Centre. Tampoi. at soccer by three goals to nil on the Istana padang yesterday. Er Wee Kuang scored a goal m each halt. A. Susay netted thr last goal. pHE 4th Supply Reserve Depot K.A.S.C."
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    Sands-Brooks bout passed
    168 11 yHE Singapore Boxing Board of Control, yesterday approved the 10-round fight between Dave Sands, middleweight champion of the British Empire and Bov Brooks, triple champion of the Orient. The fight is scheduled to take place on April 14. Meanwhile. George Sands, will arrive in Singapore within five
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    50 11 piriurr. COMTTONS SAVE \R<i n AI.: Leslie Cn»npt*m (extrrm* ritht) sror-s Ihr equalinins goal «>fT a «*entri* by his brother. Drnis m the Gunners' FA. Cup iMßffinal asainst ChHs'Ji at White Hart an-. lon TTk» trams drew tw.«-:ill. In the reftey \.isl \V dn?^da>. Arsena.l won one -niL. Tropical Press
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    Today's sport
    40 11 SOCCER: Chinese Alkk Indonesian Lge at Jai<iii tatfj Jnr. B.I: C.V.M.A. v Ist B>am Best. R.A. at C M V POLO: Singapore Polo Club, Mackray Cup from 5 30 pjo. TENNIS: Exhibition gamfs b> Geoff Brown, i pja
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    P. & T. TEAM TROUNCED
    61 11 P. T. TEAM TROUNCED T'HE Singapore Engineer Associai beat the Po-al A. Tel* Sp~m Club 7-1 m Jur jrroup 2 league soccer fixture at he Geylang stadium ye«UTciay. Scorers for the fciigUieers were Chan See <3>, Kai Wmm •!> Hon Km <1> and Kun Chuan. The other jroal came from
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    'I'M NOT RUNNING AWAY'-CHARLES
    134 11 EZIARD Charles, N.8.A., world heavyweight champion, who has had to call off today's title fight with Freddie Beshore owing to an injury. said yesterday that he had been ordered to take a twomonth rest. This is the second postponement of the bout, which was originally planned
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    U.K. badminton
    51 11 T3OBERT Tay 194« Hon* Kong singles badminton champion regained his title which he kist 10 C.K. I*o last year by defeating Lee 15-7; 15-6 m this years Colony final on Monday n-gtat. Mia Ulian Khoo ie:ained the 1 women; -joules utle by defr. Miss Ribiero 11-6 and 11-4.
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    Comeback bid
    70 11 I)OB Montgomery's attempted ring comeback may have y^ ended on Monday ni^ht, when the V* former world's lightweieht ben tag i* < champion conceded a ten-round *c decision to Philadelphia Eddie ST. Giosa. p Montgomery said oeior? th« y bout that he would cut sh'jrr his comeback campaign
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    OXFORD LEAD AT GOLF
    119 11 OXFORD LEAD AT GOLF QXFORD IT: a slenc: brids inter opened with on the Ku} Sail it AnnLAW Li winnin^ Each match m holes. The e distance, will In today The top fM of Oxf rd. with J E and J. A. Eari bi ating I. H. ton «id J.
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    BIRTHS
    39 12 S';HOTMAN--To Anneke. wile of J B Schotman. a daughter, on 28th March, at Kandang i Hospital. UAUUER. On March 26th at r hirst Cottage Hospital, Kent, t. Patricia, wife of Captain John I r. Coldstream Guards: a son.
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    22 12 V\ ACINER. Hereward, Marples, EweQ at Perth. West Australia, on 24.3 50 aged 60. Late of Dour 1 Batu Caves. K.L.
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    BIG ATTACK ON HAINAN SMASHED
    353 12 Junk fleet and force crushed HONG KONG, Wednesday. THE Nationalist Government last night announced that it had smashed the first major Communist invasion of strategic Hainan Island and confirmed the landing of a second Nationalist raiding force on the mainland. The Government spokesman said that
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    98 12 Frank Russell. 32. of Biggleswade. Bedfordshire, who has cherished the notion for 17 years of .searching for the sunken continent of Atlantis m a submarine, is here seen at work m his backyard on a trial model craft built from a minesweeper float, which he will soon test m the
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    ABDULLAH FACING EXPULSION
    136 12 ABDULLAH FACING EXPULSION CAIRO, Wed. THE Iraq Premier. Tawnq El Suwaidy. last night warned King Abdullah that Jordan would be expelled from the Arab League, cut off from the Arab world and blockaded economically unless he promised to make no separate agreements with Israel. "King Abdullah knows there Is no
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    Flying discs studied by Axis in 1942
    98 12 Flying discs studied by Axis in 1942 ROME. Wed. PROF. Giuseppe Belluzzo noted Italian authority nn projectiles and cannons, holds that "there Is nothing supernatural or Martian about flying discs", these having been designed and studied m Germany and Italy as early as 1942. He believes that "one Rreat power
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    FRENCH INDIA WILL VOTE
    53 12 Council of the Republic (French Upper House) yesterday voted a bill whereby the four French Indian establishments Pondicherry, Yannron, Mahe and Karikal will vote by referendum on their future status. The Council was told that the referendum could not be held before autumn. Foreign observers will
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    30 12 Twelve smallpox cases have been taken to hospital m Glasgow, Scotland. The outbreak was traced to an Indian seaman from the P O liner Chitra] (15,555 tons). Reuter
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    U.K. NOT TO HAVE FOREIGN LEGION
    48 12 The War Minister, Mr. John Strachey, yesterday rejected a suggestion m the House of Commons that Britain should have a foreign legion. Mr. Julian Amery, Conservative, urged this m view of the difficulty- of recruit inß men for the regular army. Reuter
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    ARMS GANG HELD
    22 12 Turkish police have arrested a five-man gang accused of stealing fire arms and smug- gling them into Syria. U.P.
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    The price of security
    55 12 TEN years and US$3OO,OOO million probably would be needed to make the United States as nearly safe as possible from atomic attack. Dr. Paul J. Larsen, U.S. Director of Civilian Mobilization, said m Washington yesterday. Dr. Larson added: "And m the phi! w* wnuM winrf up
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    'Dry' Madras is still too damp for Govt.
    160 12 MADRAS, Wednesday. MADRAS province, which went "completely dry" months ago, is still too damp to suit prohibition forces. Prohibition is the law. but officials complain that the public isn't co-operating a nd that consider, i able drinking is going on. The Government
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    SHOP FOR U.S. $
    21 12 SHOP FOR U.S. An airport shop In which British goods will earn dollars is to nnpn snnn at Shnnnnn Eire.- A.P.
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    BOMBS WOUND 9 IN SAIGON
    39 12 SAIGON, Wed. FIVE hand-grenades were thrown here yesteTday and wounded nine people. Police earlier arrested 15 Vietnamese m a Saigon suburb and seized six landmines, 17 grenades, minor arms and ammunition and Vietminh leaflets.
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    BURMESE REDS SET UP GOVT.
    151 12 RANGOON, Wednesday. OI'RMESE Communist rebels have set up a rival government at Prome, 160 miles north of Rangoon, under the premiership of Thakin Than Tun, Secretary General of Burmese Communist Party, local newspapers reported yesterday. The reports stated that 'he Communists, aided by army deserters,
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    Britons walk to Rome
    52 12 ROME, Wed IMiE Holy Year Committee reports that 246 pilgrims have so far walked to Rome from various European countries. The foot pilgrims included Ml Italians. 12 British. 24 Dutch. 15 French, five Irish, eisht Australians, one Swiss, two Swedish, three Belgians, three Germans, and one
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    NEW LOYALTY CHECK IN U.S.
    65 12 4 UA S"*naT«' investigating a\ cemmittee yesterday subpoenaed the loyalty records of the State Department civil service and the F. 8.1, shortly after President Truman denied them to the committee. Senator Millard Tydings told a news conference that ho signed subpoenas for the complete files
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    Chiang offers famine aid
    203 12 TAIPEH, Wednesday r»HINESE Nationalists are offering to lift the blockade of Communist Government ports to allow relief to reach China's famine areas. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek is trying to organise relief for the millions m famine areas on the mainland from one of liis last strong-holds— the
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    2 ITALIANS KILLED
    15 12 Six armed Eritreans ambushed and killed two Italians outside Asmara yesterday Reuter
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    Tasmanian election
    16 12 Elections for the new Tasmanian House of Assembly will be held on May Reuter
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    EASY TRAVEL
    21 12 The United States and Yugoslavia concluded an agreement yesterday that restored facilities for travel m Yugoslavia to American ritiz^n*
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    EXIT COUPONS
    34 12 A high Government source forecast yesterday that Australia will end butter and tea rationing by June. The present coupons expire m midJune and it is unlikely that more will be printed. A.P.
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    MAN STRUGGLES WITH OCTOPUS
    104 12 SYDNEY, Wednesday. A DESPERATE struggle m a boat between a man and a big octopus occurred yesterday off Ulladulla, 150 miles south of Sydney. George Miles, a retired police detective, while fishing m his launch hooked something big and hauled it to the surface. It was
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