The Singapore Free Press, 27 April 1950

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    20 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA 8 7, m SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1950.. PRICE TKN CENTS.
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    WANTED: 25,000 VOLUNTEERS
    419 1 WANTED 25,000 VOLUNTEERS Anti-bandit duties plan LONDON, Thursday. JHE Colonial Secretary, Mr. James Griffiths, told the House of Commons last night that the Malayan Government intended to continue to use volunteers such as those who helped m the recent Anti-Bandit Month. He said 25,000 volunteers would be needed for a
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    U.S. FLEET ARRIVES IN S'PORE
    140 1 U.S. FLEET ARRIVES IN S'PORE M Shipping Reporter Singapore will I the US. Navy m not m the ia which visit >ny for a few irships of the stationed m ten have arrivhere until I their st-nior :ain John B. Moss irrier Boxer nanden of to 8 ver squadron, rovernor,
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    C-G. stays a day longer
    35 1 i GOON, Thurs. er General Asia Mr. I D<.:;a:d, on a ;dy local himself, has gramme. He longer Singapore on rnormeet •:d tomor- the Prime and the th# Irra- Reuter
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    HAIRCUT FOR A BLONDE
    20 1 wife of a ff sergeant, Frankfurt ttaf the hair le that she :val for her A.P.
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    FED. ELECTIONS 'NEXT YEAR'
    218 1 LONDON, Thursday. AIR. John* Dugdale, Minister of State for the lfl Colonies, told the House of Commons last night that it was hoped to make a start with elections to Municipal Councils m the Federation next year and thereafter to the Councils of those States and
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    INDO-PAK. TRADE
    27 1 The indo-P3kis:au agreement on revival of trade on a balanced basis which was concluded m Karachi last week has beer ratified by both governments. Reuter
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    GOVT. MAY FIRE DOCK STRIKERS
    148 1 GOVT. MAY FIRE DOCK STRIKERS LONDON. Thurs. THE Labour government, harried by a Communistled dock strike which has tied up 90 ships, was reported ready yesterday to issue a "Go back or be fired" ultimatum to 14,500 striking dock workers. The Committee of Strike Leaders yesterday refused to consider five
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    CEYLON ESTATE MEN RIOT
    63 1 TWO police warrant officers, a civilian and several police constables have been njurvd by bricks and bottles thrown by estate labourers at Kurunegala, 60 miles north east of Colombo. Police believe that the clash which began when the police arrived to break up a gathering of
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    KING & QUEEN'S ANNIVERSARY
    27 1 KING QUEEN'S ANNIVERSARY Tln> King and Queen quietly celebrated their 27th wedding anniversary yesterday. They returned to Buckingham Palace from their lodge at Windsor near London A.P.
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    Czech-Mongol link
    12 1 Czechoslovakia has opened diplomatic relations with the Soviet Mongolian Republic.
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    Students duel over girl
    49 1 ™WO students, one from Stellenbosch, University and I the other from Cape Town University, are reported to h ive-fousht a duel with swords over a woman student at S ioth n SnU C are rkTueS'lword.men and they deRnth daellers snstoimd minor sword cuts. Re uter
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    HEAVY VIETMINH LOSSES IN I.-C.
    179 1 HEA VY VIETMINH LOSSES IN I.-C. SAIGON, Thursday. vtIXED French-Vietnamese forces, successfully mopping up rebels m Indo-China, have I surrounded three Vietminh battalions m the rich Tonkin delta where 300 rebels have already been captured and 34 killed. Another large group were taken prisoner near Langson, French garrison town guarding
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    From sickbed to Commons
    84 1 LONDON, Thurs. TJEFORE the Government's five-vote budget victory In the House of Commons last night. Labour and Con- servative Party managers had rounded up for the crucial divisions the fit, the ailing and even the bed-ridden. From the start, the Government's fate hinged on a mere
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    CARS POUR OUT
    17 1 American car factories built 1.635,966 motor vehicles m the first quarter of this year.
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    32 1 picture. The aircraft carrier Boxer, of the U.S. Seventh Fleet, with (inset) the destroyer John R. Craig, photographed m Singapore Outer Roads this morning on their arrival from the Philippines. Free Press
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    HE FLEW A RED FLAG —AND DIED
    103 1 HE FLEW A RED FLAG —AND DIED Free Press Staff Reporter pANDITS who flew a Communist flaK on the tele- phone wires m the centre of a village m the Tapah area of Perak yesterday were surprised by a police Jungle squad. The squad opened fire on the bandits who
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    U.K. REJECTS TEA DEMAND
    34 1 Britain has refused Cry- I lon's demand for an extra sixpence per pound for tea above last year's contract price, it was reliably learned from the Ceylon Trade Ministry yesterday.
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    CIVIL LAW NOW
    30 1 The U.S., Britain and France are consulting on a plan to end military rule m their zones of occupied Aus--1 trla and appoint civilian hich commissioners. A.P.
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    PLANES CRASH
    19 1 Two Belgian Air Forre planes crashed m a snowstorm, killing one Dilot and injuring two others A.P.
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    BEST FOR RUSSIA
    30 1 Radio Peking said yesterday that the best of China's black tea crop was being sent 'to Russia to help to repay the Soviets' US$300,C00 000 loan U.P.
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    New uprising in Indonesia
    251 1 JAKARTA, Thursday. PRO-DUTCH Indonesian troop* on Ambon Island, second greatest Netherlands Indies naval base at the outbreak of World War 11 rebelled against the Indonesian Federal Government yesterday declaring a "Republic of the South Moluccas." The revolt is likely to spread to the Celebes. Federal troop
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    New bid to get 'Turk'
    70 1 JAKARTA. Thurs. THE Indonesian (iovernmerit's application to the British authorities for the extradition of the rebel leader, Capt. Turko Westerling. from Singapore will be completed within a day or two, Mr. A. Mononutu, Indonesian Information Minister. said here yesterday. The original request for Westerling's extradition,
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    All Burmese rebels may get amnesty
    122 1 RANGOON, Thurs. IT*HE Burmese Government A may shortly extend its 1949 amnesty, at present confined to such rebels as the Karens, to cover all rebels. Both tUp Red and White Flag Communists and renegades would then be able to get a pardon on laying
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    Russia seeks Rouble bloc
    64 1 viennea. Thursday. t>USSIA is pressing a campaign to drive the dollar out of the business dealings Of her satellites, and plans to get up an area to rival Britain's sterling bloc and the U.S. dollar zone. The anti-dollar measures are part of the long-range Soviet programme
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    DIED BEHIND LOCKED DOORS
    39 1 The tightly-railed window •and locked doors which guarded an elderly couple m their richly furnished home m Alabana <U.S.> proved a booby trap. They died screaming m flames vhlch destroyed their I seven-room residence. A.P.
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    HK-China trade growing
    282 1 HK-China trade growing LONDON, Thurs. A LTHOUGH Britain has not yet been able to establish formal diplomats relations with the Communist Peking Government, trade between Red China and Hong Kan? is steadily Increasing Peking trade agents m Hong Kong are reported to have bought U.S. $5,000,000 worth of goods m
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    More money for U.S. arms
    82 1 WASHINGTON. Thurs rE U.S. House Appropriations Committee terday recommended that America's 1951 military budgei be* increased by US $350,000.--000 asked by the Secretary of Defence. Mr. Louis Johnson, to strengthen America's dpfences Urging the additional funds. Mr. Johnson told Cor. that the Russian atomic explosion
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    94 ARRESTED
    21 1 ArresU m Johore for the ending April 26 undei the Emergency Regulation. s were 84 Chinese and ten Indians.
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    RAID ON ESTATE
    20 1 At Kluang, about 50 Chinese bandits visited Nanyo Estate last night and burned down a kongsi house
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    This Is Art At White Heat
    662 2  - This Is Art At White Heat GUY RAMSEY Books reviewed by while Peter Quennell is away on holiday ♦TRANSITION of any kind presents the greatest possible challenge to a novelist, lor it involves handling a double yet simultaneous development internally that of the characters, and externally that of the setting.
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    BIRTH OF AN EMPIRE
    318 2 BIRTH OF AN EMPIRE Muriel Perm reviews 1 book by an Oxford Professor J'HE development of the British Com•.vealth of Nations if main subject of a one- volume history just published by Dr. Keith Felling, Chichele Pror of Modern History Oxford Unlvei mi 1 1 a n-30 under the title
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    QUICK LOOKS
    96 2 BrtHffii fc.4rth IM Sky. by Auguste Piccard. t'd by C Professor Piccard' s MM ■mpts upon <he ttratosphere; an exciting book carries. nevertheless, plenty of $c ballast. Kinfolk. by Pearl S. Buck. (Methuen) Another of Pearl Buck's large-scale Chinese ncies. this time tr;ng impressions of se m America.
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    MALAYAN LANDSCAPES
    125 2 MALAY AN LANDSCAPES rHE Malayan Landscape contains 70 camera studies by C. A. Gibson-Hill which have recaptured the many-faceted glories of a peninsular rich m material for the camera man's art. Mr. Gibson-Hill has taken his camera to Selangor. Negri Sembilan, Malacca. Johorp Pahans. Trengganu. Kelantan, Perils, Kedah. Perak Penang
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    COWBOYS ARE OUT, GUNMEN NOW
    367 2 COWBOYS ARE OUT, GUNMEN NOW I\R. Julius Reiter. former G c r m a n refugee, is one man who an say "Crime DOES pay He ought to know. a publisher Of crime bookfl his annual turnr leapt from f 1,200 ix 3 £70.000 m ten years. Dr Reiter is
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    Those 'Blood And Thunders'
    197 2 Those 'Blood And Thunders iCTOR Frank PettiOgell believes that youthful taste In i rime reading lias not changed much m 50 an. He ought to know. He has 18.000 "Blood ..nd Thunders' of the v .dorian and Edwardian eras. He v, as amou? the bidders at a London saleroom I
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    Bible Treasure Hunt Is On
    484 2 Bible Treasure Hunt Is On WALTER MONFRIED tells the dramatic story of a monastery in the desert wilderness near Mount Sinai THOUSANDS of secrets from the land of th e bible are about to be unfolded for a world of eager readers and students. Far away, m the desert wilderness
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    Do You Read At Meals?
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      19 2 I I »ie nisp look m sparkling whitr linen ••vith the important tucked yoke. For lunch m tun Oomltii
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      72 2 The "LITTLE GEM" Alarm A new Miiall :\m\ attractive alarm In a \ari v t v of Attractive desitfn^ slv.uk'v. Fully Luminous. A Really Practical Attractive C/« From Leading Jewellers Clock Stockists. SMITHS \(.l M I'O aOX s. sIM.XHtIM Yf AST PAC BEAUTY MASKS bring the tonic properties of life
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      229 2 New Crossword No. 32 Rsfl LIES A( K(KS 6. Fruity Import iti.. 7. How to make more room m bod (4». 8 Elf returned holding nothing (4). 8. Toy Towns policeman ifci 10 iaeas for a team (5.. 12. AU thesa air hands and feet 15. Fireside (hat with a
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      285 2 YOUR LUCKY STAR BORN tod.»>. >ou are m- show the irtisti. Nide oi dined to hi* stornn. >our nature wh- n Iherr mood v and temperament a!. are n»> many important. You h.ive many excellent practical and glooim aggressive and progressive things to vce! By inhibit ch iracteristics which, in*
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    YET ANOTHER NEW T.B. DRUG
    205 3 Voimycin now being tested nEVEI OPMFmt WASHIN 'WHV w>urMlay. SS n.h a "T IrUfc to be nounced at thl t erc V losls m "> a n has o-^ an runUrnS»h B Bin?h n n as viom > ein already has been and nofhf nece
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    Women held after Saigon demonstration
    27 3 PARIS. Wed. were V ten a hundred men demonstthe South Viet- building m i they had vuld!so been few y ol Reuter
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    P.M.s KILLER DIES
    10 3 ftt Cairo the m Premier N U.P.
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    FRANCE, HAVEN FOR REFUGEES
    185 3 PARIS, Thursday. tieal ivtiigee has i rum* the frontiers into r«rj tight minute> since the end of 11, according to an average worked out h Minister of th t Interior. I homeless Europeans France is which, on Tim 14, 1791, put on the nit)le wooden board
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    GOLD RUSH IN HONG KONG
    22 3 I 01 UP Hong -suit would sever apparently :s seefcbc price, to re- i market was U.P.
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    'Don't relax'
    24 3 ix their ball of Zionism Ue of Israel :?r a dream Lshed fact, said v of the British c R?v. BroIn Pretoria.
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    Rush to leave Shanghai
    86 3 HONG KONG: Wed. 0> of foreig: trum Shanghai la now m ful ■■•g as the authorities there c relaxed virtually al their restraints on alien travel An average between 50 and 60 ioreigners has been cleared y in the past week, accordir rivals m Hong Kong
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    Japs want to refloat ships
    55 3 TOKYO, Thurs. JAPANESE salvaging firms are now looking for ships to refloat m foreign waters. By the end of last year most refloatable vessels sunk by wartime action m Japanese waters were salvaged Shipping circles here are reported to have their eyes on Philippine and
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    33 KILLED IN OILFIELDS FIGHT
    37 3 members of the White Band Peoples Volunteer Organisation and eight Communists have been killed and some Communist leaders captured during fierce fighting at the Intaw oilfields near the Indo-Burma border. A. P.
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    68 3 Mr. K. M. O'Riordan. 64, (top left) and Mr. Humphrey Barton, 50, photographed at Lymington, Hampshire, before they set sail m the 5 ton 25-foot yacht Vertue (left) for the United States. Mr. Barton, who is married and the father of two children hopes to sell the yacht m New
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    Persia urged to curb opium evil
    183 3 TEHERAN, Persia, Wednesday. pOWKRFUL sections of public opinion m Persia are again pressing the Government to take more vigorous action against the consumption and illegal cultivation of the opium poppy. There are some two million opium addicts m Persia today. It has been estimated
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    SNOW,FLOODS HIT U.S.
    56 3 SNOW ,FLOODS HIT U.S. North Dakota and Minnesota (U.S.* fighting some of the worst floods m 50 years, were blanketted by fresh fal's of snow on Tuesday—measuring up to 15 inches m sonic places. The snow added new hardships to the thousands of homeless. The Red Cross reported that flood
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    Bridge Hands
    368 3 IT is difficult to decide what action should have been taken on the South hand. Needing only a part score t-o complete a Rarne. South may be a coward if he passes, but the wery fact that any bid his side makes puts than In a game contract
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    U.N. CHINA DEADLOCK
    253 3 NEW YORK, Thursday. BEHIND-THE-SCENES negotiations already are under way to get Red China's delegates to the I'nited Nations on a when and if basis. So far chairman Mao Tz > tungs Peking regime has named two English-speaking delegates of dr cally different background but has not pressed
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    Probe reveals the errors of British hotels
    221 3 LONDON, Thursday. TpHERE arc two reasons, said a learned committee, *> why all too often nothing happens when a bell is rung by a visitor m a British hotel. Either the bell is out of older, or there is no one at the
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    S. A. trouble expected
    77 3 CAPETOWN, Wed. MOBILE police units and a j unit of the Union de- j fence forces are standing by m the Witwatersrand area to meet threatened dist urban* on May 1 Minister of Jus' C. R. Swart told Parliament last nightThe Miniver was teferrbig I threatened
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    U.S.I. CHANGES WORRY DUTCH
    71 3 f FHE Du'ch Government ha* approached the government of the United Slates of Indonesia on the way the structure of Indonesia had b^en changed without previous elections. Announcing this on Tuesday m the first Chamber of iiie Dutch States General. Mr. N. i& Blom. State Secretary
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    Indian call on human rights
    106 3 NEW YORK. V INDIA yesterday called M United Ntttou to i lish a permanent elected body to in\. if possibi remedy any violations of human ri rouehoi. <- world I gat t>n the Hum:-. mLv-ion wh on means oi Impten propo ed Covenant on H
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      432 3 CTMraDHDF A c H Schumann; 5.15 '-Sterling Music For Tea tini.^— Queen's Hall bINVjAKCJKr. Value" (BBO; 5.30 "The Adven- Orcne^ ra; 4.30 News Bulletin: <RIIIII NETWORK) lures of P. C. 49"— The Case of the 440 Acceptances for Saturdays IBI.UC x Homing Pigeon'; 6.00 Indonesian: Melbourne and Sydney Races. 484
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    The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY. Apr. 27, 1950. UNIVERSITY BLUES
    457 4 The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY. Apr. 27, 1950. UNIVERSITY BLUES ■it la n any seven x ntootba since, wttn gn and fine words, M be bJsu :..-ny oi Foundaf. the University of gram from 6 .-.it* for ned it a c protound import- the people of r all who a
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    Civil War on Britain's Door-step
    796 4  - Civil War on Britain's Door-step STEPHEN COULTER wrewe TOE CifU War on Britain's doorstep is bubbling again. At Ui€ nod from the right quarter, the French Communists are throwing spanners m tii the national works with the dexterity of rural horseshoe pitchers. There are strikes In publh transport, Strikes In
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    44 4 Gertrude "Gorgeous Gussie" Moran, U.S. tennis player, at the counter of Liampo airport. Rome, with Pat tii Cicco. Hollywood fUm distributor. Miss Moran Ml l» Rome to play m the international tournament. Both said they were not engaged and uere non-committal about the future.
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    EASIER FOR MOTORISTS
    130 4 PEOPLE on leave v.ho take cars With them to U.K. this year will find i\ easier to obtain the permits which are essential. On arrival at the ports most tourists apart from having to satisfy the Customs and Immigration authorities, have to obtain an International Circulation Permit
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    7 4 w imarawaU down ihm counter, young man"
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    It Seems To Me...
    1000 4  -  POLITICO By DV taking advantage of the advice and example showered on her during the past week, Singapore rould quickly transform herself into a Mecca for tourists from all over the world, for tourists and holiday makers who would stay to spend and not just be
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      'HOOLIGANISM' BY HINDUS
      321 4 A. P T v: President (.1 Uie Hindu Advisory Board Singapore, I the stop]' <if -piked kavac. criticised t lie ChetUa for the degrading manner of their reception to the non-Hindus In the temple on the day of Thaipusam. Be observing the PMing their f< entering the
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      THE THIEF HAS 200-1 CHANCE
      12 4 THE THIEF HAS 200-1 CHANCE A I E P years t n
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      76 4 ?'\\^x MUSIC OF >^T<; TCHAIKOVSKY H/S MASTER'S VOICE RECORDS. ROMFO Sy: bfr; SYMPHONY N I to 1 Robrowrr. W The Phi'.hnrmoi.ift t VARIATIONS On A ROCOCO Tl Fj^u! T '"HOW NADB IN' C ICAJOI Bj WjMfmMP *"Oo»m» •co /S r fi WKH& VM/m.w/ JOmm utui s inuwtit r /srs HAMPTON
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    31 5 puiurr inrr i.ynen. the National SecretarY nf tu* MHaya and Singapore Zn^ 'bj£ rait Won? Swpf l m vestrrdav i* bership Observant b^an^the V WH Iruncle Pioneers were enrolled Free Press
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    COSTOFLIVING 'HAS RISEN'
    223 5 Free Press Staff Reporter •f living, far from having fallen, has on 1 pirary snown a tendency to rise," said ideni of the Singapore Government Admiand Clerical Services I nion Mr. G. A. ve^terday. .s the annual general meeting of the Tessensohn said that the clerical pay
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    WAR DAMAGE
    57 5 Small awards for war damage compensation m North Borneo will probably be paid m full m the course of this year. The Colony s Governor. Sir Ralph Hone, expressed the hope that this would be possible when he addressed the opening session of the Awards Tribunal of the
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    CHILDISH, SAYS WOMAN UNIONIST
    446 5 Benham report attacked Free Press Staff Reporter SINGAPORE woman trade union leader today described as "childish* the Benham Committee's argument thnt "even if women are as efficient as men, they are not likely to be to valuable as employees over a long period." Miss Wee Kiat
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    $3 dispute goes to Commission
    168 5 Free Press Staff Reporter A DISPUTE over the payment of $3.13 for water consumed will go before the Singapore Municipal Commissioners at their full board meeting tomorrow. Mrs. Robert Eu (Progressive —West -Ward) will Introduce the subject by way of a motion that the decision
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    NEW SURFACE FOR KATONG ROADS
    207 5 4 recommended $50,000 pro- gramme for the resurfacing of roads m the Katong and Balestier areas, and a j proposed priority plan, costing over $27,000, for building pedestrian pavements, will come up for the approval of the full board of Singapore Municipal Commissioners at. their
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    GRADUATES 'BETRAYED'
    132 5 RAFFLES COLLEGE graduates have been 'be- trayed' by the Benham Committee and this action will prove a set-back to education I and other public services In j which they are now emplqy- ed," said Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin. President of the Stamford Club (association of Raftles graduates) to
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    16 5 MISS Louise Ezell, one of the world's few women radar operators, who passed through Singapore yesterday.
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    Y.M.C.A. SHOW
    24 5 The Singapore V.M.C.A. will give a tennis film show to members and friends at 8 tonight m their hali at Orchard Road.
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    18 5 picture. Ty Layton, the wrestler, being seen off by Mrs. Linda KerLindsav on the Maetsuyker yesterda Free Press
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    PICKFORDS LEAVE COLONY
    294 5 PICKFORDS LEAVE COLONY Free Press Staff Reporter passengers nearly missed the j Dutch liner Maetsuyker yesterday afternoon when the ship sailed from Singapore for Australia. One of them was Mr. Fiank Pickford, the pianist, who for the past two years has entertained guests at Raffles Hotel. Mr. Pickford caught the
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    GURKHA BAND
    32 5 The mass bands of the 26th Gurkha Infantry Brigade will ibeat Retreat on the S.C.C. side of the Padang m Slngai pore on Thursday, May 4, at i 6 p.m.
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    News of S'pore for Australia
    213 5 News of S'pore for Australia Free Press Stair Reporter TM) show Australia how the people of Singapore live, A the Australian Broadcasting Company's Director of Light Entertainment, Mr Wilfred Thomas, has arrived m the Colony to gather material for a broadcast. Mr. Thomas will see as many aspects of Singapore
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    Singapore plans new traffic islands
    114 5 Singapore plans new traffic islands I r.e Press Stufl Kejorter trail. itUnc planned lor to take the place o: sightly barrels whidi been used as experim< After the experiments ried out at Collyer Qua-* Traffic Advisory Com unanimously of the opinion that this island should l*? eight feet wide and
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    159 5 Library and film ser vice rE United Statt-s Inlor tion Bel time which 'opening its new quart er> Raffles Place tod:r display its new < theatmte" to the public as well a.* library. An air-conditioned room of I rose and cream, it will i>c- people and wlO be op^n 1
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    CLASS 5 HORSES CREATE UPSETS
    732 6 CLASS 5 HORSES CREATE UPSETS Lansdown fides three winners From ALLAN LEWIS DUNNING true to "form fifth class horses created several upsets m the five races reserved for them at Kuala Lumpur yesterday, second day of Selan^or Turf Club's April meetintr. Gordon Lansdown rode m top form, landing a winning
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    Belgian Army take Cup
    90 6 Belgian Army take Cup rHK Belgian Army beat the British Army by t la to nil m the Kentish Cup uuer-Servii-ts BOCCef match at Brussels last evening having led by two gOfJl U at half-time. This left France m p n of the Cup as they had ;sly beaten Belgium
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    Big Sweep results
    71 6 THE Big Sweep drawn on the eighth rate at Kuala Lumpur yesterday resulted as follows: Total Pool: $368,800. FIRST: No. 444,009. SECOND: No 103.734. THIRD: ..No. 100.752. Starters. Nos. *****1. *****1. *****:>. *****ti. 31ti7:>9. *****2. 35C379, Consolation prizes at SI.OOO eat-h. Nos. 1742.10 ;U1197. 24C155, *****1. *****8,
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    64 6 JAROSiAV DROBXY >elf-rzt-t-ri. von 'i.c w Ale In ere Italian international lawn tennis champion--h.ps at Rome \> >I» beat Taibert 'United BUtCS) o-4 6-3. 7-9. 6-3. Annalist' B >^i I Joan Cur: I 4 6-2. \!:<4s Jean Quertier and Mis m Walker-s on the women's doubles
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    47 6 I>OY Millor (lM lbs V a Kansas Ci y middiewti^ht boxer, was t to tht> Kuakmi Hospital on night afttr Carl tßoko BoDoltthl had punch that fracture iw m the fifth round. Okon was awarded a technical tool m the sixth round. A.P
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    48 6 pirt ture Palestine (rlfffct) who won th<» ?.000 Guineas yesteriajr, \wrr wiuniim the Henry VIII Stakes for threr->»-ar-olds from Sir H. dp TrafTord's I>on«rr (W. H. C«Tf up) at Hurst ftwll A P ril 15 C'harlir Smirkr rode Pal<*xtm»* m that rare and m yesterday's 1.0«0 Guinea* Reuter
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    Lloyd saved S.C.C. from trouncing
    285 6 I I.OYI). Malayan Airways SpOrU Club goalkeeper, J stole the show when he turned out fo r Singapore Cricket Clob against Chinese Athletic m their s A.F.A. Senior League eiuounter at Jalan BeSM yesterday. Deputing for Behrends he mnnshots and waa re«pon*ible for preventing a
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    STTA tourneys next month
    100 6 SntGAPORI I I■ A th the Juvt tingles at 4 3u pjn. nnd th* inu»r- tourney at 8 p m ami con;;)ctiiig Uils JW Rr Chinese Hieh Srh<*.l 1 194'^ plon Raffle A and Anthony's and Ai T nkc Bch irney will be OH the tn
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    28 6 I yESIKKDAY S U X rugby rr- lulls were: Riuby I'nion: P AN>wlyn 0. Swan.s*a 19 Ku«by I «Mgw«*- R<v"hdalf llorn^*^ 5 .naion 11- Reuter A.P.
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    M.B.A. TIES FOR SATURDAY
    101 6 M.B. A. TIES FOR SATURDAY »pHE foDowinf arc ttei tot Sat- urday m thr Malays Badminton Assocla lion's tournament:— 2jN p.m. b»»w' Singles < final) Anffin A. Rahtiuui iKu Molavut v. Yahva DolnHiii <H Ariffln); Junior Inter-pat l\ iQuar In I in»l) Gentle B.P Als^ofl HP 7.00 p.m. Junior Inlcr-parly
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    WILLATT TO PLAY FOR DERBYSHIRE
    57 6 1, WILLATT. former Can, bridge University and tinghamahir* left-hand bat has received special permission to play for Derbyshire m the coi cricket season as soon as he up residence m ihe county. It is expected Chat Willatt will captain the *i<ie m August, when hf
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    Palestine wins 2,000 guineas in record time
    193 6 Palestine wins 2 000 guineas in record time Aga Khans Palestine umti oU tll bred Prince Simon m a phot, Guineas classic at Newmarket yesterdax o Muu the New York banker, Mr. William Simon started a A l favouritr M „i l c Palestine, who had be^n I Masked Light
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    11 7 Photo. Kusn (i.) hopes to turn out onr day r«F Fox
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    Katherine does best workout
    105 7 r r<»m ALLAN LEWIS Xl ALA 1 TMPIR, Thursday pTHERINE II (Poshni) was most impressive at A ninf'l gallops, clocking 38i seconds for .> The N«» I trjck was used, and the i.iirlv ffood. clipper (Harper) ivds freshened up after on the first day doing 3f.
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    Y.M.C.A. tennis final
    24 7 Y.M.C.A. tennis final :n f he 1 nt were Th<y 'a doubles of the semi- ::'i sing! and P. j I A. *r 8-6.
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    MCC TOUR FIXTURES
    203 7 rE tour of Australia during the 1950-51 season by EnL. :.imous M.C.C. (the Marylebone Cricket Club) will open m October. 1950 and end m February 1951. The fixture list is as folOct. 13-17 one :wo-day match and a one-day match m Western Australia. Oc JU-24 v. Western
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    U.S. baseball
    46 7 NEW YORK. Thurs. •TiHE New York Yankees 1 verpowered the Boston Red Sox 10—2 yesterday m the American League. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Saint Louis Browns B—6 The Cincinnati Reds •.ed bark 3-2 by Saint Louis Cardinals m the Nat:, na] League, A.P.
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    SCOTTISH XI NOT GOING TO RIO
    166 7 2 vacancies for iwrld finals pHE Scottish Football Association yesterday announced that they will not send a team to Brazil for the World Cup series. This means that there are now two vacancies to complete the 16 teams for the final at Rio de
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    U.K. LEAGUE RESULTS
    76 7 jJESL'LTS of other I.K. Kocrer match*-* played yesterday were Kirst Division: West Bromwkh 1. Blackpool 0. second Division. Leeds U. S, Blackburn R. 1; Snelßeld Wed. 4. Grlmsby 0. Div. 3 (South, m Exeter I, Mil! wall 1; Aldershot T. Southend postponed, ground unfit. Div. 3 (Northern):
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    Scots beat Swiss 3—1
    162 7 Scots beat Swiss 3 —1 A CROWD of 90,000 welcomed Switzerland's soccer team to Hampden Park. Glasgow, last evening and they saw the visitors put up a gallant fight before losing, with the score three goals to one m Scotland's favour. All the goals were scored before half-time. Bickel. the
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    S.C.E.A. BEAT BARRACKS XI
    99 7 SINGAPORE Chinese En«O gineering Association gained a well-deserved 2-1 victory over Royal Naval Keppel Barracks m an S.A.F.A Junior A. Group 2 fixture at Geylang yesterday. Engineers' first goal was scored by Chan Sel off a cor-ner-kick m the 15th minute. Engineers increased their lead when
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    H.K. ARMY HOLD SELANGOR
    31 7 UONG KONG Army soccer XI held Selangor to a one-all draw at Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Bin Kheng .scored for Selansm". Brown equalised two minutes beiore the end.
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    English League win at Belfast
    136 7 'pHE English Football League beat the Irish League m the soccer international at Belfast last evening by three goals to one and were not flaitered by the result. Jackie Milburn scored ail three goals for the winners, whose forwards showed fine understanding and controlled the
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    R.A.F. CHANGI TEAMS
    101 7 RA.F. Changi cricket teams for this week-end are: SATURDAY: at 230 p.m. 2nd XI v. 9CC. 2nd XI at ChangiF Lt. Spencer icapt.i, F/Lt. Diclts, FLt. Donaldson. W/O Sheffield. S«t. Fleming. NAY. MeUor, Sgt. Forde, AC Forde. AC Ramsey. Cpl. 1 Calli*. AC Smith. Umpire: Cpl. Greenfield.
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    S'pore schoolboys out for revenge
    664 7  -  KOH PENG LONG By U HIIK Johore Combined Schools are making a Tf bold bid to repeat their I—f1 f victory of last year, Singapore Schools are determined to gain revenge when they clash at the Johore English College ground, Johore Bahru, m their annual
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    K.L. race weights for Saturday
    318 7 II7EIGHTS for Saturday, third and last day of the Selanfor Turf Club April meeting are: Cl. 3. Div I—6 Fur*. Tiberius «.00 Belgium 8.13 Baroda Prince 8.12 Liberty 8.10 Mandarin Son* 8.09 Hyperia K.OB Free Krenrhman K.ns> New Verse 8.05 Bull B.OS Blue Eyes 8.04
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    BETTING ON TEST SERIES
    51 7 BRITISH bookmakers have got sharply off the mark with the odds tor the Test cricket series between England and the West Indies this Summer. One bookmaker is prepared to lay even money against the West Indies 6 to 4 England and 3 to 1 a drawn
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    SINHALESE XI v. C.Y.M.A.
    83 7 npHE following have been selected 1 to play for the Binhale«e m a Singapore Cricket Association tournament fixture against CYMA (St. Theresa* on Sunday at 11 I a.m. at Woodsville: C. Senaviratne (capt.j, V. R Fernando; J. N. Fernando, G. Runatunge M. Perera. G. Fernando, Bob
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    44 7 photo. Butler, the Portsmouth goalkeeper, is joined by Rowley of Manchester I nited m a goalmouth "ballet' pose after a cornerkick by I niteds Mitten. This English League First Division game at the I'nited ground on April 15 was won two-ni] by Portsmouth. Fox
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    U.S. Navy to play 4 matches
    166 7 U.S. Navy to play 4 matches SINGAPORE basketball will be treated to tome good games from tomoronwards, when teams from the United States Navy will oppose some of the best combinations m Singapore. Seats will cost one dollar the entire proceeds will be i nated to the Singapore Red Cross
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    MASCOTTE B.P. WIN 6-1
    103 7 JLfIASCOITE BP b*-ai Penaga B.P. big six gameb to one m a friendly on the Mascot' e last Friday Results Mascot players mentioned first w Singles: Wee Thiam Bock bt. Stephen George 15-8. 6-15, 18-3 5 S. Sahcl Al-juneld bt S. V. Chmv 15-2. 15-13; Sudanto
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      36 7 Todays sport SOCTKR: Jnr. B2: Rocklit™ v Indonesian B at CYMA; Jnr. IV.': Raton* Sajarah v Anton I S.I', at (.rylan*. TENNIS. YMCA championships. BOXING: Amateur ch»mj pionships (cont. I at Happy 1 World, 8 p.m.
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    RED BID TO FOIL HAINAN 'DUNKIRK'
    293 8 RED BID TO FOIL HAINAN 'DUNKIRK' Forces await quit order HONG KONG, Thursday. A HAINAN "Dunkirk" is developing as Red forces race southward across the island ni bid to halt evacuation of large Nationalist forces which had withdrawn southward and are now at Sanya airfield and at Yulin awaiting orders
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    'End the war in Malaya'
    235 8 CZECH PEACE' DEMAND LONDON, Thursday. pONMUNIST Czechoslovakia yesterday handed Britain a five-point world *'peace plan" m a diplomatic note, which demanded an end of "the unjust, cruel and bloody wars m Vietnam, Malaya and elsewhere." Diplomatic observers here interpret the note us probably another move
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    The grateful bachelor
    45 8 KKISBANK Than. a QUEENSLAND bachelor a"\ srazier. Mr. Herbert E. B.ikrr. who was nursed by hi> housekeeper for Iw.trN. left her 1 10.000 for "i^ng and faithful service" when he died. He left the bulk of his C155J13 estate to relatives. A.P.
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    Nehru in Karachi for 2-day talk
    122 8 KARACHI. Thuii. -T^HE Indian Premier. Mr. JL Jawaharlal Nehru, arrived In Karachi yesterday on a -day visit to renew meetings with the Pakistan Pitmivi. Liaquat Ali Khan, m tht-ir joint efforts to bring peace and security to the Imio-Pakistan tub-conttnei It was the second
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    No Australian Troops: Labour
    77 8 CANBERRA. Thurs. V MANIFESTO expressing "rigid opposition to the use of Australian armed forces m the present civil disturbances m Malaya" was issued by the Federal ParliamentaryLabour Party, after a special meeting of the party executive and full caucus. The manifesto accuses the Defence Minister, Mr.
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    72 8 INDIA may invite Japaocse agricultural technician! and a group of farming families to settle m an area 150 miles north of Delhi to teach modern agricultural methods m a bid to relieve food shortages thenA Tokio report says a Japanese Buddhist pilgrim. Kiki Nakayama. who has
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    87 8 JOHANNESBURG. T; I^IGHT tanks, armoured can troop carriers and ambulances mailed m the suburbs of Johannesburg today as i precaution against possible May Day disturbanr. The Justice Minister, Mr. Charles Swart, had announced m the Union Parliament that mobile police and a unit of the
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    PROFIT-TAKING HITS WALL ST.
    77 8 AFTEK an initial mild advance m the New York Stock Exchangt yesterday, increased <arroctive pressure forced most, sections to give ground slowly. At midday the market showed dedlnea mostly up to U.S |1. Aided by the buying of sell laroea during the aftern(x>n. the market was
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    65 8 picture. The Representative o the Republic of Indonesia m Singapore. Dr. Oetoyo (second from left) is seen chatting with Australia's first Ambassador to Indonesia. Mr. John Hood, at Kalians Airport last night. The Australian Huh Commissioner m Pakistan, Mr. John Oldham. is seen at the extreme left and Mr. Franc
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    'BLACKCHRIST' CHIEF KILLED
    92 8 NAIROBI, Thurs. r PHE British and African police killed by Suk tribesmen near Lake Saringo, In Kenya, were hunting the leader of the fanatical -Cult of Good Spirits." He was killed m the battle between police and tribesmen. The cult, condemned by ihe authorities as anti-En <>;>♦-.«
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    REDS ATTACK ISRAEL GOVT.
    39 8 Tiu- New Times yesterday Attacked David Ben Gurion and other leaders of Israels ruling Mapai Party as "agents of the Anglo-American imperial In an article entitled "grovelling", the Soviet wecondemned the Mapai a.-, 'rep-tile-like". A.P.
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    15 8 Canton, with an estimated population of above ono million, has 150.000 unemployed Reuter
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    Profit-taking cuts rubber share gains
    176 8 LONDON, Thursday. In most sections of the London Stock x Exchange was reduced to a minimum yesterday with dealers awaiting the outcome of the Parliamentary division on the budget proposals. The dock strike was an additional restraining Influence. Profit -taking m selected rubber shares reduced
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    87 8 ELIZABETH, N.J.. Thurs RKPKr.SKNTATIVE Karl X Mundt. South Dakota Kcpuhlit an. said yesterday th.it NaUmuUM China was the only country m the world which ever "fought a uji for the Inited State*, which has fought countless w;trs for other peoples all over the slohe." "So
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    33 8 The Egyptian Prime Mints ter, Mustafa El Nahas Pai -said yesterday that Egypt wiil itand firm on the Arab league April 13 resolution barring any Arab country from annexing Palestine.- A.P.
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    125 8 VATICAN CITY, Thursday OOPE PIUS said yesterday that much of the world's 1 current discontent is caused b y lack of 'a true and Clear idea of the Christian value of work. 1 He added, "Work should give a man and his family yufhYient daily bread."
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    100 8 REDS PLAN 'ALL-OUT' P.I. REVOLT MANILA, Thurs. MR. Manuel de la Fuente. the Mayor of Manila, said yesterday that he had received intelligence reports which showed that the Filipino Communist party was preparing an 'all out" armed revolution m the islands. Asked to comment on the Huk threat to Manila,
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    MAY DAY BAN
    28 8 Because May Day coincides with Vesak Buddhisj a\ commen birth. nment and th of Buddha— Ceylon police have decided to ban May Day proc< A.P.
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    12 8 V poll* p- ImoTing "several /Ufa zen.s" from i A.P.
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    54 8 The London tin market was quit-! yesterday with tun for the day of lid tons. Spot closed easier Closing prices were: Spot £586 10s. buyers and £587 sellers with business at £587: thre« mouths 587 buyers and 587 10s. sellers with business at £588 and £587 10s. Settlement
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