Malaya Tribune, 11 April 1946

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    30 1 The Malaya Tribune Telephone: 6811. The Newspaper Of T he People Of Malaya /OUR PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1946 PRICE 10 CEN'tt The Malaya Tribune Thursday, April 11, 1946.
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    Britain's Answer To SOS Call By Famine-Threatened Nations 90 Days To Inaugurate Rationing In A merica
    195 1 A.P. WASHINGTON Apr. 10.—Reacting to the British Cabinet's decision to ration bread if the United States would do the .same, a high Department of Agriculture official said tonight. Tt would take 90 days to
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    "Britain Doing untitled—Premier
    147 1 Reuter. lomx>::. Apr. 10.—The Briu&n uoverni*.c**i is doing its uuno3< tj euAtue iJb*t tne gr<at,Si 1 J su«iii uj of gram ana i*cj iiiaQc available to ttu. ...t uteas of country, *«jEiaa is now an ever tm«> 11- danger. deL British Pr-mier. Mr. dee La a letter
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    24 1 Reuter. PARIS, Apr. 9.—The French Cabi-untitled net today agreed to continue AngloFrench talks with a view to preparing the ground for a British-France alliance.—Reuter.
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    Minister Queues Up With Gardeners
    491 1 First Free Jap Elections Reuter. TOKIO, APR. 10.—THE LARGEST NUMBER OF VOTES IN JAPAN'S HISTORY WAS CAST AT TO-DAY'S ELECTION—THE FIRST SINCE A FEW MONTHS AFTER JAPAN ENTERED THE WAR. It marked the first time Japanese women had ever been allowed to vote and many
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    JAPS HELD RESPONSIBLE: STATEMENT IN COMMONS
    323 1 Sino-M alaby Clashes Reuter. LONDON, Apr. 10.—Racial feeling between the Chinese and Malays in Malaya which led to the murdzr of 56 Malays in a mosque at B kaw; Perak, on Mar. 6 was directly attributed to Japanese occupation by the Colonial Secretary, George
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    UK Taxes Tar Too High'
    409 1 Sir John A mierson Warn* On "Trying ISn-hons 100 fllarc! Debate on Budget Reuter. LONDON, APR. 10.—SIR JOHN ANDERSON FORMER CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER STATED DURING THE DEBATE ON THE BUDGET VLi HE HOU^E OF COMMONS TODAY THAT T4X ATION IN BRITAIN WAS FAR TOO
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    League Failed Because Of Lack Of Support
    249 1 Reuter. GENEVA, Aor. 9.—Lord Cecil of Chelwood. British delegate to the final assembly of the League of Nations told the assembly today that the League had failed not because of any weakness in the terms of the covenant but solely because member states
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    UNO MEETS ON MONDAY
    41 1 Reuter. NEW YORK, Apr. 10— The UNO S'-curity Council is to meet at 8 p.m. G.M.T. on Monday to discuss the Russian and Persian letters on whether the Persian question shall be expunged from th> Counci"s agenda.—Reuter.
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    EIGHT PERISH IN BOSTON FIRE
    43 1 A.P. BOSTON. Apr. 10.—Eight persons including parents and three tmall chiMn-n perished on Wednesday when a fire swept pen ions of an apartment house in the back bay section of thr city. Four others were taken to hospital.—A.P.
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    Nelson Annuity To End
    109 1 Reuter. LONDON. Apr. 9.—After 140 years, the annuity paid to the heirs of Lord Nelson since he was killed at the battle of Trafalgar is to be terminated on the death of the present Earl who will be 81 in December. This was announced by the
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    Mild Boom In Stock Market
    58 1 A.P. LONDON. Apr. 10. —Tickers lagged as much as twenty minutes as London's Stock Exchange experienced a mild boom reflecting optimism over the budget. Prices opened well above Tuesday's dose, particularly Industrials affected by the elimination of Excess Profits Tax and Issues affected by reduction
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    Economic Breakdown In U.S. Controlled Germany
    265 1 Economic Breakdown In U .S. Cont rolled Germany A.P. BERLIN, Apr. 10.—The American military governors' periodic report issued by General Joseph McNarney's headquarters said that lack of centralized government in Germany has caused a general economic breakdown in the United States zone to such an extent that the people's determination
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    FRACE-U.K. AGREEMENT ON SPAIN
    176 1 Reuter. LONDON, Apr. 10.—Prance has agreed to the British proposal that discussion of Allied attitude towards Spain shall be continued through diplomatic channels, it was officially pnnounced here tonight. This announcement follows dellvery in Paris by Alfred Duff-Cooper. British Ambassador in Paris, of the British reply
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    Bread Will Be Rationed If Similar Action Is Taken In United States
    495 1 Cabiucfs llrastic Decision Reuter. LONDON, Apr. 10.-— Britain has agreed to ration bread if the United States would do the same. A formal Cabinet statement from No. 10 Downing Street tonight said that the decision was reached at
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    Showdown In Talks Expected
    285 1 Reuter. LONDON, Apr. 10.—Gen. Claire Chennault, former Commander of the "flying tigers"—famous American volunteer group which before Pearl Harbour was a terror to the Japanese air force—plans to form an air transport unit composed of his old pilots to distribute supplies to the worst hit famine
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    New Russian Drug "Superior To Penicillin"
    79 1 Reuter. MOSCOW, Apr. lo.—Soviet scientist Professor Nikolai Krasilnikov has discovered a new drug "superior in some respects to penicillin," it was stated this afternoon. Advanced tests of the new drug which is called "aspergillin H are being made in Moscow, Leningrad, and other Soviet
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    Union Governor-General
    47 1 Reuter. OTTAWA, Apr. 10:—Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald. ret ring British High Commissioner in Canada, and Governor General designate of the Malayan Union and Singapore, left Ottawa for Montreal yesterday on his way to England, it is understood he intends to leave Montreal to-day by air.—Reuter.
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    28 1 Reuter. WASHINGTON, Apr. 10.—A special sub-committee will held a hearing on Indian immigration I<*£ slat l on n?xi Monday before rrferrin matter to the committee for a vote.—R?uter.
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    Gromyko To Be Replaced
    54 1 A.P. LONDON, Apr. 10.—Moscow radio said today that the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet had named Nikolai Vasilievich Novikov to replace Andrei Grcmvko as Ambassador to the United States. The announcement said that Gromyko was replaced because of his appointment as permament representative on the United
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    Another Sumatra Atrocity
    47 1 A.P. BATAVIA, Apr. 10.—Tim bodies cf two British soldiers missing sircc April 1 were recovered today in Sumatra In a mutilated condition. One soldier was killed in a t las i yesterday wit'i Ind< nesian> at Batavia when an artillery battery went into action.—A.P.
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    Chiang On Tour
    44 1 Reuter. CHUNGKING, Apr. 10 Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek has left hisimo Chiang Kai-ihek has left Chunking for a tour of south-west end south China with his elder son, Chiang Ching-kuo. He is now at Kweiyang, his first vicit there in three years.—Reuter.
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    —6- Year Maximum Tenure— For U.S. Presidents Proposed
    192 1 —6- Year Maximum Tenure For U.S. Presidents Proposed A.P. WASHINGTON. Apr. 10.— Republican leaders predict ed success for a revived campaign to limit th€ Verm of any future United Spates President to six consecutive years. A "discharge peti ion" was filed in the White House on Mar. 8 by Representative
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    The Budget
    779 2 THE Budget opened by the Chancellor of tne Exchequer in the House of Commons on Tuesday is the most remarkable ever, presented in the history of Great Britain finances. Estimated expenditure for the coming financial year is £3,887,000,u00 wnich involves prospective deficit of 694,000,000. Th;;& is almost the
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    ATOMICS HAVE OUTMODED MODERN ARMIES AND NAVIES
    578 2 But What Will Happen When The Bombs Run Out! A.P. WASHINGTON, Apr. 9—Leading American military and scientific authorities say that with the development of the atomic bomb armies and navies as we know them in World War II are obsolete. The Navy's role,
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    Meeting In Jap Premier's Office Breaks Up In Disorder
    213 2 Reuter. TOKYO, Apr. B.—Baron Kjjuro Shidehara. Japanese Pr.nv was escorced from his iocm by an armed escort today when pandemonium broke out in his office after he had received representatives of political demonstrators who yesterday stormed his official reside it c
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    30 2 A.P. OTTAWA, Apr. 9.—Finance Minister Isley announced in the House of Commons today, the signing of an agreement by which Canada will extend a credit of $£42.500,000 to France. —A.P.
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    Cholera Precautions In Japan
    225 2 A.P. TOKIO, April 9.—S€AP (Supreme Allied Command, Pacific} Jtias entered the Japanese Government to take immediate precautionary measures to prevent the introduction of cholera which is reported aboard in many repatriation vessels from China. There is no cholera in Japan at present, according to Col. Crawford
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    READERS VIEWPOINTS
    148 2 Writers of letters intended for publication are requested to append their names, not Noms-de-plume. Food Control Pood Control is really g farce. Take for example, 'he prevailing prices of 35 and 30 cents for onions (large) and potatoes as lixud by the Food Controller. They cannct be j
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    LaGuardia Alleges Big Delays In Food Despatches
    468 2 A.P. W ASHINGTON. Apr. 9.—Fiorello H. LaGuardia said last week that the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration had shipped less than half the quan\u y 7l ea l m,ffht have shi PPe«" »n March and declared that the organisation, of which he
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    National Army For Indian
    36 2 A.P. NEW DELHI, Apr. fV— Comm?n-der-in-Chlef General Sir Claud Auchinleck, yesterday in the Upper House announced the Indian Government's intention to create a completely national army, officered and manned throughout by Indians.—A.P.
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    TRUMAN'S FOREIGN POLICY STATEMENT HAILED
    277 2 A.P. SAN FRANCISCO, Apr. 9.—ln Chicago on Saturday President Truman, made what was regarded as his strongest statement on foreign policy, writes Associated Press correspondent James D. White. Reception abroad of his Army Day speech as indicated by available presJ comment can be described as
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    U.S. President May Visit Manila
    57 2 A.P. WASHINGTON, April 9.—lnlormcd White House sources said President Truman will go to Manila for ceremonies celebrating Philippine independence if pressing alfairs do not prevent him from doing so. No official announcement or plans for such a visit has been made. President Truman, however, has
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    Hungarian—Russian Oil Agreement
    154 2 Reuter. BU"'* Apr. 9—The Hu-iaa-rian cabinet has approved RussianHungarian oil and shipping agreements within the framework of the Russia n-Hungarian Commercial Treaty, it was announced yest?rdav. News of this follows a R'lssianHungarian reparations agreement signed here during the week-end. The five-year Commercial Treaty between both countries was
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    SIXTY MILLION FACE STARVATION
    467 2  -  The Grim Story Behind These Four Words... By S. Gordon Coller British Writer and Commentator About four times as many peogie as were killed during the entire six j ears' of war faoe starvation throughout the world during the next six months —that is the meaning
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    Hitler Was Reich Govt.
    139 2 A.P. NUREMBERG, Apr. 9.—Former Reich Chancellery Chief Dr. Hans Heinrich Lammers yesterday told the International Tribunal htre that Hitler considered Ins cabinet a defeatist club. After 1937, the witness said, the Fuehrer forbade it to meet, even for some beer drinking and informal talk one evening
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    Argentine "Walk-Out"
    161 2 A.P. GENEVA Apr. 0 -The Argentine delegation walked out of the opening session of the final L« igue of Nation j assembly on Monday, Argentina tUHS fni'.ed to secure election as one of the assembly's eight vic<pivsidenis. The move followed Assembly PreskJ nt Carl J. Kambro's opening of
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    "Civil Sabotage" By Juveniles Costs New York $1 Million Yearly
    598 3 Reuter. NEW YORK, Apr. 9.—The Federal Government of the United States, stirred by the official disclosure of a nationwide increase in crime that breaks all records for 15 years, and shows a remarkable proportion of youth among the criminals, has
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    To Combat Locusts
    63 3 Reuter. LONDON. Apr. 9.—A Soviet expedition to combat locusts is leaving for Persia in the next few days. Moscow radio announced to-day. Such expeditions are organised every spring by agreement between the Soviet Union and Persia. First several planes will sprinkle poison over ihe arid steppes of
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    60 3 Reuter. KURE. Apr. 6: Cheering troops of the 24th (Victory) American Division wearing the letter V in their hats gave a rousing welcome to Major.-Gen. D. Tennant Cowan. Commander of the British-Indian Division, when he arrived at Okayama to carry out an inspection tour oi the area. He was welcomed
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    Zaibatsu To Lose Bank Privilege
    175 3 A.P. TOKYO, April 10.—The Sup pr. me Allied Command on Monday ordered the Japanese Government to abandon the system under which banks were compelled to make loans to special industrial concerns—a system that benefitted the Zaibatsu and froz- out independents. The order also said that
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    Brunei United Plantations
    413 3 Brunei! United Plantations Ltd. in a circular to shareholders state that all the company's statutory and financial records were lost or destroyed during the Japanese occupation. The recretaries are now in course of preparing new share registers. An estimated statement of the financial position as at Sept?.
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    INDRAGIRI RUBBER NOT YET RESTORED TO OWNERS
    593 3 Indragiri Rubber Ltd. in a circular to shareholders state that all the company's statutory and financial records were lost or destroytd during the Japanese occupation. The secretaries are now in course of preparing new share registers. It is regretted that up to the
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    SINO-ARGENTINA TRADE RELATIONS
    110 3 A.P. BUENOS AIRES, April 9.—The possible resumption of war-inter-rupted commercial relations between China and Argentina may result from negotiations launched here by the recently arrived Chinese Ambassador to Argentina, Dr. Chen Chieh. Chen, the first .Chinese Ambassador to Argentina, said the main teason for establishing diplomatic relations
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    Sugar Situation In Java
    124 3 The N. E. L Government Information Service publishes the following details on the sugar situation iL Java: There is only scanty information available about the extent of the area now planted with sugarcane, but this area may be presumed to be small. As there are also
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    Jobless Wops Showing Signs Of Turning Ugly
    285 3 Assinated Press. ROME, Apr. 10.—Italian soldiers, home from a lost war and long years in prison camps abroad to find no jobs awaiting them, are showing signs of turning ugly, writes Associated Press correspondent John McKnight. At Florence. Milan, Naples Bari, Massu and
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    Smelting Of Nilliton Tin
    209 3 Although the pre-war level hai not yet been attained, tin production on the isle of Billiton, where dredgirg was recommenced since in October, is steadily increasing. Much of the equipment is still missing. Of the Billiton ore, which never coulQ be smelted on the island, 50
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    Madrid Abuse Of Soviet
    96 3 A.P. MADRID, Apr. 10.—The Soviet Union's recognition of exiled Jose Giral's Spanish Republican Government was condemned by newspaper editorialists here on Sunday as indicating that "the danger to peace is, as we have said many times, in Russia." Rumania's action in breaking relations with Franco Spain
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    Cases Fire Team Team Turned Back
    250 3 MANCHURIA SITUATION A.P. MUKDEN, Apr. B.—The "cease-fire" team which left this morning for Szepingkai was turned back by a blowout of highway bridges, again delaying efforts to halt the Chinese civil war in Manchuria. Although the destroyed bridges were only twelve miles north of
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    TIDAL WAVE DEATH TOLL
    40 3 A.P. HONOLULU, April 9.—The Hawaiian islands' tidal wave death toll climbed to at least 115 as the sea yielded six more bodies. Over 50 persons are still missing as a result of last Monday's disaster. —A.P.
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    Chinese In Sumatra
    138 3 BATAVIA, Apr. 9.—Within a few days, ana following Dr. Sjarifoedin's mission, a mixed Chinese-Indonesian delegation will leave ior Sumatra to investigate conditions under which Cninese ire living tnere. As is Known, recent official communiques frequently mentioned mat Chinese were kidnapped and their properties looted md burned. During
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    25 3 A.P. SAN FRANCISCO, Apr. 9.UNRRA announced that it has completed the purchase of 10 California Purse Seiners (fishing boats) for the Chinese fish ing fleet.—A.P.
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    Textiles: No Relief In Sight Yet
    266 4 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Most city dealers are of opinion that there is no immediate prospect of easing the textiles situation obtaining here now. However, the optimistic among them think that within the next four or five months large quantities of goods will be arriving,
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    18 MONTHS FOR INDIAN DETECTIVE
    277 4 Remarking thai men of n j, type in the Japanese Specs! Eran-h who had bullied and terrorised people during the occupation. Mr. Kenneth M. Byrne. Presiding Off.-or thlr id strict court, sentenced Gulam Ifohamed (28). Indian, who claimed he bad been a detective for left
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    Six Months On T.N.T. Charge
    164 4 An overheard conversation in pni°c c l sliop le d tv arrest and subsequently to me conviction oi Sa.i b. Haji Omar ior possession of 147 sticks ol TNT He was sent, need to six months r.i. in the Fourth police court yesterday when he
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    Alleged Possession Of Ammunition
    80 4 cjarji of carrying a .65 reviver was explained to Che Ah Yong (25), while another Chinese, Khoo Chew Kwee (18) had a charge of being in possession of 1,529 rounds of .38 ammunition, explained to him, when they were produced before Mr. H. A. Forrer, in
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    Played With Crenade, 5 Boys Injured
    55 4 PENANG, Apr. 9.—Pour Malay ooys and one Chinese youth played With a hand-grenade in Jelutong last night thinking the object to be a provision tin. The grenade exploded when one of them attempteo to open it. All were injured and removed to the hospital,
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    JAP MAJOR TO HANG
    185 4 Reuter. RANGOON, Apr. 10.—Sentence of death by hanging was today passed on Major Ichikawa. officer commanding 3rd battalion, 215 th regiment of the 33rd Division and principal accused in the trial of Japanese war criminals here. He was found guilty on three charges of killing and
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    JAPANESE DENIES FATAL BEATINGS
    330 4 An admission that he slapped Ramadi two or three times for absconding from work was made by Takayoshi in the case in which he stands charged before Lt.-Col. C. H. Withers-Payne and two British Officers in the First Minor War Crimes Court here with being concerned
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    Two Years For Carrying Arm
    81 4 Sentence of two years' rigorous Imprisonment was passed SL V lll ddl e-ag.-d Chinese. Chen Tin. in the Superior Court 3es erdy when he was found gudty of carrying arms—a revolver, a Japanese automatic and seven rounds cf ammuni-Ge"a-.g on March 23. I nree ponce
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    NAAFI Employee Acquitted
    83 4 The case in which Cuthbert □liver de Souza. Asir:ic staff manager of NAFFI. wa charged with misappropriating 153.150 cigarettes duly drawn by him on behalf of NAFFI c- lployees en Feb. 23 and March 1 respective ended abruptly in the Fourth Court yesterday when Mr. R. C.
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    "No Tapping" Strike Urged
    107 4 (Tribune Correspondent) PENANG. Apr. 9 With the price of rubber still maintained at lOd. a pound to June 30, speculators are greatly affected and exvressed dissat sfaction that they had bought up rubber on the assumption that the price would be increased. Estate owners have not
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    Bertie Bell, Agnes Lee To Serve 3 Years
    120 4 The sentences passed on Charles Albert Bell, wellknown boxing promoter and Agnes Lee, by a British Officer Court which found them guilty of betrayal ro the Japanese dftfl police during the occupa'ion of a number of people lis ening in to a
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    Tyre Retreading Proves A Big Success
    201 4 'Tribune Staff Rmorter) ♦u IPOH Apr 10 —Reclaimed from the ruins of a wrecked factory the i "Ten States" rubber works, a new concern situated halfway between Ipoh and Menglembu. is filling an urgent need in the rehabilitation of tho countryHere, tyre retreading by
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    General In A Prison Cage
    105 4 Tough, bemedalled, Lieut.-General "Old Dill" Tanaka, commander of the 33rd Japanese Imperial Division in Tenasserim before the surrender In Burma, has been arrested on suspicion of being top man responsible for several atrocities and killing which took place in his area They are thought to
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    ENGAGEMENT
    36 4 The engagement is announced between David, elder son of the late Oswald t Ellis and of Mrs Hannah Ellis of Hongkong and London, and Rachel, eldest daughter of Mr. Mrs. D J Ehas, of Singapore.
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    INDIA'S "TEST" PLAYERS
    645 4  -  (By Leary Constantine. West. Indian Test Cricketer and Renter's Special Cricket Correspondent) Reuter. LONDON, Apr. 9.—It strikes :ne that India has selected a cricket side to tour England that will not lose, rather than that will win Test matches. Magnificent batting strength is not sufficiently supported by
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    SPORTS CORKER Cup Final: No Accommodation For Million
    101 4 Reuter. LONDON, April B.—Tens of thousands of pounds a day are being returned to would-be Cup Final spectators for whom there are no tickets. Working day and night, Jimmy Seed, the Charlton manager, I* supervising a staff of ten who are doing
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    British Champions To Meet American Opponents May 14
    163 4 Reuter. boxing chamnions. due to mcc* other on June 4. for the Brit'sh heavyweight championship, are fightin<" Amprieart opponents on I*. Fredd'e Mills, the British cruiserwp'eht ehamnion. Gus nich. for thp latter's wnrM hVMppavywe'e'ht title 4 n London, whilf Bruce Woodcock. British
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    YMCA Cricket Team
    95 4 The following will play cricket for the V.M.C.A. aganist R AF. (Tengah) on Saturday: J. P. Chrysostom <Capt/>. F. W. Marsh. V. R. Sabapathy. I. B. Suratta. Cheong Thiam Siew. V. N. Pillai. Cecil Wong. Ong Swee Keng. E. Le Mercier. S. Yogoraja, Tan Guan Hong, and
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    56 4 The following will play cricket for the Colonials aeainst the ALFSEA Cricket Club on the Polir- Ground at Thompson Road on Sunday: A. E. Delikan (Cant.), R. Delikan. J. H. de Souza, Tham Ktnn Pah. H. P. Perry. D. Miller, F. van Rooyen, C. Seneviratne, G. D Webb J Ro=s.
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