Malaya Tribune, 25 February 1947

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    51 1 The Malaya Tribune THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE THE ONLY NATIONAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA Now printed simultaneously i n Penang 0 L ummjr fnoh 'Phone Numbers: Editor 5813 Editorial 5811 Advertising 5812 Circulation Accounts 5815 Hern pam* SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1947 TEN CENTS The Malaya Tribune TUESDAY, FEB. 25,
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    TENGAH MAY REPLACE CHANGI FOR 6 MONTHS
    355 1 DECISION TO BE TAKEN THIS WEEK BRITISH PoW SABOTAGE SHOWS RESULTS (Tribune Staff Reporter) The magnificent airstrip at Changi airport may »wv io V complete ;> rebUj as a result o! Rootage which was committed during the earlier stages of its construction for
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    SHARIR WANTS BIGGER PARLIAMENT
    125 1 Reuter. i;, Feb 24 Rejection •S :.u io's decree membership of Provisional p li mi KYIP would lead ous political sitnato it. Ihe opinion of the lan Premier, Dr. Sha--3 ting this a an interview •it A. tara b i»hed today, fa Premier added that even
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    Daring Air Rescue From Snow Wreck
    101 1 Reuter. NEW YORK, Feb. 24--The crew of eleven of a wrecked B-29 plane were rescued from Greenland ice cap in a dragina flight by an Army C-54 which carried them safely to Thule. Greenland, the Army Air Transport Command announced. The pilot of the
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    115 Injured In Amritsar Riots
    421 1 Reuter. Feb. 24. British troops were called out Punjab, today to help restore order after between police and Muslim crowds demonstrat- Punjab Pub lie Safety Ordinance which o; is processions. d md fifteen injured people were taken eluding some constables and two officers. 36 were
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    Inquiry Into Hongkong Govt. Salaries
    148 1 Reuter. LONDON Feb 24.—Mr. Ivor rpooas. Parliamentary Under rteeretury tar ttie Coicncs. reolying to an inquiry wnether a commLssion wouid be appointed i to inquire into the adequacy ot 1 -alanes paid to Government 1 servants in Hongkong, said the Colonial Secretary had agreed to
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    Britain's Sweets Ration Halved
    49 1 Reuter. LONDON, Feb. 24,-The British sweets ration is to be halved from Sunday because of fuel difficulties causing a fall in production. It will be two ounces each person a week instead ol four and is the lowest since rationing was introduced in 1942. Reuter.
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    More Rice From Burma
    575 1 But World Allocations Will Be Smaller Reuter. (Tribune StafT Reporter) "Three and a half million lons of rice were harvested this year, of which a millions tons have been allocated to India and South East Asia countries," said Mr. Myat Tun, Trade Development U licer and
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    ELIZABETH GETS 50 LETTERS DAILY
    172 1 Reuter. Royal Train. Cape Province. Feb. 24.—As many as 50 letters a day come to tne Royal train address d t'j Prince-s Elizabeth from :-tamp collectors all over the worid. Most come from children and enclose addressed envelopes asking the Princess to affix commemorative stamps
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    Secrets Leakage: India Officer's Kit Searched
    275 1 Reuter. London, Feb. 24. Mr. Arthur Henderson. [Jnder Secretary for India, told the House of Commons that according 'o tho GrOVor rtmenl of India Captun M. B. Jones, R.A., Muttfa, India Command, whose kit was alleged to have been search ed last month, had
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    Ice Threatens Byrd Expedition
    122 1 Reuter. NEW YORK. Feb. 24.— Plane> belonging to Admiral Richard Byrds United States Navy Antarctic expeaition have oeen leit behind on 'Little- America" the Admirals ba.se. because tlu-y were frozen into the ice. it was reported here today. Admiral Byrd has ordered the immediate >tvacuaiion of
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    MIDDLE ROAD HOLD-UP: TWO ARRESTED
    148 1 A Vehicles Inspector saw ai Chinese being held-up by three compatriots in Middle Road at about 5.20 this morning. Tho inspector immediately informed! the Radio Patrol which gay« chase. One of the robbers made a bid I for liberty and ran away firing a shot
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    Isolation Of Officers Lifted
    80 1 'Tribune Staff Reporter) The segregation at Nee Soon Camp of some dozen contacts of the Brit sh officer who died of inflaaimatio i of the brain after arriving ot the Andes in Singapore on Feb. 9 has now been lifted, and they have been dispersed for
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    Anti-Soong Newspaper's Allegation
    96 2 U.P. SHANGHAI. Feb. 24. The morning paper Shen Sea Pao trom Nanking said the Bx-.--cuuve Yuan President,, T. V. buoag, was planning bo loui AOrtb China in order to 'avoia the plenary session vi the C ntra] Executive Committee of the Kuomlntang opening on March 15 which
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    Von Papen, 67, Gets 8 Years
    150 2 Reuter. Nuremberg, Feb. 24. -Franz yon Papen. Hitler's former "ace" diplomat, was today sentenced to eight year-, in a labour camp by the German denazification court which has been trying him after his acquittal by the International War Crimes Tribunal Yon Papen is 67
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    Key Appointment For Indian
    44 2 Reuter. NEW DELHI Li. Cul. Nasir Ali Kuan. Rajput Regiment, hab<.en appointed Deputy Military Secretu> y The i- the fiv-i time in he histor> oi tht Indian A: my thai i an inuiun has held this key apputMtmeiii. Renter. j
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    CAPETOWN MURDER
    47 2 Reuter. CAPETOWN. Feb. 24,—An 1 African was found murdered near East London city in Cape Province yesterday within 24 hours of his release from prison under a Royal amnesty. His head had been battered in by a stone. No arrest has yet been made. —Reuter.
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    Bunch-of-Flowers Killing: 10 Years
    210 2 A quarrel, a separation and the gift of a bunch of flowers were the events that brought 32-year-old William James McCarthy to the dock at Staffordshire Assizes, charged with murdering his wife, Lilian Ethel. The couple were married, the court was told, a lew cays after
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    Rand Strike Ends
    77 2 Reuter. Capetown. Feb. 24.—Agreement hai been rt ached on nearly all points for the settlement, of the month-old South African gold miners" strife on Witwatersrand Dr. Colin Steyn. Labour Minister, announced today The terms of the agreement have not been announced The strike, which affected 000 European
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    Burma Railway Disaster
    116 2 Reuter. Rangoon. Feb. 24.-Ten peopl: are now reported killed and ten spriously injured in the mail train derailment in the Yame.hin district of Euiuia yesterday. The Bgine driver and two firemen are among the dead I The Chief Commissioner of Burma Railways said the accident was caused
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    Recognition Of Civil Liberties
    65 2 U.P. PEIPING. Feb. 24 —Ten university professors have jointly anpealed for the early release of more than 2,000 arrested during the recent nationwide roundup of suspected Communist elements. Urging the recognition of civil liberties, the professors asked tor the release of those against whom no evidence
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    Warmer In Moscow
    64 2 Reuter. LONDON, Feb. 24.—Moscow radio stated this morning that v/ arm c r weather and scattered rains are reported from European Russia and the Western. Southern and Central regions of the Soviet Union. It added that the temperature in Moscow rose this morning to one degree centigrade
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      298 2 NOTICES SALE BY TENDEiTno.^T The Custodian of p roper-y Singapore, invites tenders for the following:— 2 nos. Japanese 6 cyl'nder j Diesel Engines of 130 H.P. at 1000 RP.I. lying at the Shell Company Installation at Puio Bukcm. The eng nes are in very fair condition but require some rena'rs
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    SEARCH FOR CHINESE RADIO TALENT IN S'PORE
    451 3 "Apwteurs' Half-Hour" From Next Sunday (Tribune Staff Reporter) The Chine.-*, broadcast! ng section of Radl> M I i fc O order that the °I -S9 avc the ;i of the listening public a special Amateurs' Half-hour'" is being introduced from rito Sunday commencing
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    New Nursing Sisters
    45 3 Miss S Dixun, oi the Hill Aiknby. Muryport, Cumberland; Miss C E. Sturdee. of 98A, Addison Road, Kensington. W. 14. and 1&9- D. M. VmCent, of G7. York Road. Reading, have been appointed ti) the Colonial Service a* Nursing Sisters in Malaya.
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    STUDENTS ON ARMS CHARGE
    112 3 believed to be T c o St\i\- 1 wore in v. r arid amjeged o have Chan Yin neftl Pohai who gave he Aftalfljta :-;.<■ rmgoon *>>f. reported; to -tore from nth ago in heir studies, hich they were topped at ihe Sra ,"<>on and and?
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    FIGHT THAT STARTED DURING FUNERAL PROCESSION
    334 3 Joo Chiat Killing Inquiry C inquiry yesterday into the death of M hamed Han iff, a 26-year-old Malay who a c >ffee sh op brawl at Joo Chiat on Insp. F. C. Pest ana told the court tli. t nts had taken part in
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    Special Guard On Courtroom
    135 3 In connection with iho incident on Feb 18 when the office of the Municipal Labourer's Union ii Race Course Lane was raided, and chairs and desks damaged, three men were produced in the Second Police Court yesterday before Mr. L. C. Goh.' M. Shndarajoo, 32; K.
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    29 3 The untitled meeting of the rUos.>phi*<il SdeL-ty- will beairtlfl at B. Oaittihill Road on day af 6.3TT pan; The meeting opVn to all inteivsteo mVm« fji'rs oi the public
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    British North Borneo Governor Installed
    550 3 VVar-SCarred Jesselton, capital of North Borneo was en fete i a Feb. 15 when Mr. F. Twining. CM G 6BE was installed Governor of the Colony at a si'mple'ye't impressive ceremony attended by a large and representative gathering. Mr. J. Calder, the Officer Administering tne
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    Mayrover To Make Claim A gainst Dutch
    352 3 The 400-ton British cargo vessel Empire Mayrover returned to Singapore yesterday afternoon with a cargo of five Austins, and four Standards, the balance of her original cargo of 33 cars which she was discharging at Cheribon on January 8 when apprehended and detained
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    Complainants beaten On Jap Orders
    113 3 P. P. Webb, an Inspector cf Police during the occupation. Who was sentenced to 21 months' rigorous imprisonment after being convicted in the lower courts on three charges of causing hurt, will appear before Mr. Justice T. A. Brown in th* High Court this morning
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    28 3 Paul McNutt, United States Ambassador to the Philippines, is due to arrive m Tokio today from- Manila. He will confer with General Mac Arthur and return on Wednesday.
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    THE M.V. MARUDU MISHAP
    318 3 Circumstance* which led to the demage sustained by the Straus Steamship vess.l. M. V. Marudu. which struck a subiLa' a tu objacc on Maruaaung situated north-west oi Borneo, an Nov* 2 was the subject of a .via:in? Glut, ol iiiQu.r.v yesterday. Mr. Paul Storr presided, while
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    6 WEEK-END ROBBERIES
    126 3 S x robberies W%re reported duftng the week-?nd. A Coinese living in Changi Roftd was robbed of cash and jewellery to the /ame of $275 by two masked' Chinese, o c of whom was arm?d wi'h a pistol, o: Saturday. Two Chinese, one armed with B pistol,
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    Chinese Ruus Amok, One Slashed To Death
    62 3 One man was slushed to death, i ami anodic: seriuu«ly injured, v hei! a male Chinee, brsndftth* ir.g v pafang, ran amok in Upper Chin Chew Street on SunSi W! only after great uiificulty lhai the prilic- managtd Mrerjpwei bim He ha» been
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    Changi Airfield
    476 4 The possibility that Changi airfield will be closed shortly to international traffic pending reconstruction of the airstrip has been foreseen for some time. Fortunately the Tengah airfield is available as temporary substitute, for although Tengah is not a completely satisfactory landing ground owing to the presence of neighbouring
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    THE MYTH OF CO-OPERATION IN INDO-CHINA & JAVA
    854 4  - THE MYTH OF CO-OPERATION IN INDO-CHINA JAVA by Miles Vaughn, (UP. Correspondent) S ,_0— 0- 0 The shooting war in IndoChina is the handwriting on the wall for the future of the Dutch-Indonesian agreement in the opinion of many observers who have followed the nationalist struggle in Java. They regard
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    Medical Science Wins New Battles
    799 4 j Extracts boiled out of human spkens and livers have been used successfully in treatment I of certain kinds of skin cancers. Drs. Joseph C. Amersback. Elsie M. Walter, and George S. Sperti, I of the New York Post-Graduat° Medical School and Hospital Columbia University,
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    Back Pay Questions
    634 4 5 Letters To The Editor The People's Postbag j Sir.- A recent editorial "Back Pay What. For?", appearing in a contemporary calls for comi ment. The writer does not hesitate to ask what Asiatic Govj ernment 'officers Vtre claiming back pay for. but did it ever occur
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    Who'll Make Mary Happy?
    505 4 Sir, —I am 19. a student ot journalism, and a keen collector of postage stamps. Right now. because Singapore and ail ~>f Malaya bore the brun 1 of the Southern Asia Theatre oi War 1 am oarticularlv interested in receiving Straits S ttlemr,nts. Malayan. Sarawak, etc.,
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    MALAYA TO HAVE SINGLE MEDICAL SERVICE
    190 5 NO COLOUR BAR SAYS GOVERNMENT Reuter. London. Feb. 24.—C01. rtees Williams, Labour Member of Parliament, asked Uie Secretary for Colonies in tne House of Commons today what repay no nad sent to the communication he had received from the Aluinr Association of King Edwaid
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    Colonial Fund Scholarships Rules
    212 5 for the award of ft* ruie.s un( j w t he Colonial seftolarsrMps Wolfare announced defines their as follows: «ntribution towards ,ts in Colonial de- r welfare. His MaGofernment has set a n tial sum ol money *h» a ttsed to raising the standlucatioav social ItUare
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    Governor's Tribute To A. & C.W. Union
    58 5 Governor's Tribute To A. C.W. Union HJ el. Governor, Sir Frnk- i- a In a me-.ige to the a ive Clerical Work- Dal d at the re-opening of rib premises last week-end i cord of the Cleical Workers Union eu thai thej were fully r responsibility ";ind 1! i that
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    Member Of "108" Extortion Gang Gets 18 Months
    276 5 h A >' OUn B Chinese, Lav Ah Kow, who claimed to be a living at East Coasi Road, was convicted in the Disrticl Court yesterday, on a charge of attempting two charges of extortion, and sentenced (l ths' rigorous imprisonment on
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    Deportation Of Taiping Chinese Recommended
    468 5 Taiping.—The District Judge, Mr. C. P. Newton, heard an interesting and important secret society case here. The accused Ong Chin Kiu, an insurance agent, was an elderly Chinese, born at Taiping and educated at Taiping and lived all through at Taiping. There were three alternative
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    Trishaw Union Men Fall Out
    73 5 (Tribune Staff Re-porter) Malacca, Feb. 21. Malay members of the Trishaw Me is* Association dissenting to an increase of membership fees, nearly resulted in a clash with other union members. Inspector Freeboroligh, who raided the premises during the discussions. told dissenting members that they could
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    Air Marshal Hill Coming To S'pore
    105 5 Air Marshal Sir Roderic Hill, who was recently appointed to the new Air Council post of Air Member for Technical Services, has left England in a Mitchell aircraft for the Far East. He will make a tour of India and Air Command, Far East,
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    Pigeons Which Fought Japs
    112 5 Reuter. London, Feb. 24.—Two pigeons attached to the Australia. Corps of Sig als in the Far Fast during the war have been awarded the Dickin Medal. 1 animals V.C" announced the Ail ed Forces Mascot Club. The first pigeon was released with an SOS on Wadon
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    JUDGE ATTACKS U.S. MILITARY NEWSPAPER
    191 5 Reuter. Tokio. Feb. 24.—A bitter attack on what he described as irresponsible journalism was made by Sir William Webb. Australian Presid nt of the Tokio War Crimes Court, today in declaring that the United States newspaper Stars and Stripes had been guilty of "gross contempt
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    N.Z. MEDICAL PROFESSION 'DEMORALISED'
    218 5 Reuter. Auckland. Feb. 24. —Demoralisation of New Zealand's medical profession has proceeded steadily since the introduction of the Dominions Social Security Scheme in 1939. leading Auckland surgeon. Douglas Robb, declares in his new book "Health Reform in New Zealand." Describing the Social Security Fund as a
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    Hylam St. Shooting: One Held
    67 5 A H ikka Chinese, Low Kirn Yong. ha> been detained by the Police in connection with the shooting incident in Hylam Street on Saturday evening, when a Cantonese, Choy Ah Chee (alias Lai Chee) was shot dead and Low Kirn Yong wa« injured in the
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    PoW Killers On Trial In Rangoon
    391 5 Pride shone from the tear dimmed eyes of whitehaired. Mr. Woodoriage of Essex when prosecution at Burma's 14th War Crimes trial disclosed that hi s airman s on steadfastly refused to divulge technical information on wave-lengths and codes to his Japanese captors alter baling
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    Newspaper Strike Expected To End
    86 5 Reuter. PARIS, Feb. 24.-The 10 days' old Paris newspaper striike may end this week. There are unofficial reports that papers will appear on Thursday. M. Paul Ramadier. French Premier, today received Pierre Bloch. President of the National Printing Society. After the interview, Bloch said he
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    Republican Nominee
    45 5 Reuter. BUSSELS, Feb. 24.—Harold Stassen, who has announced his intention of standing for the Republican nomination to the presidency of the United States, arrived in Brussels today to examine the food situation in Europe. Mr. Stassen is the former Governor of Minnesota —Reuter.
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    SHB CLERKS CONTINUE STRIKE DESPITE CALL-OFF ASSURANCE
    343 5 SHIPPING TIE-UP CAUSES HARBOUR CONGESTION (Tribune Staff Reporter) In less than three hours after their representatives gave the Chairman of the Singapore Harbour Board, Mr. Henry Basten, the assurance yesterday that 800-odd S.H.B. clerks, who are on a protest strike from last Friday,
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    Chinese "Mata Hari" Flown To Nanking
    130 5 Reuter. NANKING, Feb. 2\. —K. Kawashima, described in Chinese reports as the "Mata Hari" of the Far East," was secretly flown here today from Peiping to testify in the forthcoming trial of 16 Japanese war crimes suspects before the Chinese military tribunal. Kawashima is
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    Indian-Japanese Wedding
    72 5 U.P. Tokio. Feb 24 —Mr. K. V. Narain. 30. ot Bangalore. South Indi.T and Miss Masuko Imaizumi. 29. the daughter of a former director of the OJI electric company, wer' married to-day w seven-year romance, in the "first Indian-Japanese marriage before Budhist rites in postwar Japan. The Archbishop
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    WOULD-BE STRIKERS TOLD LIGHTERAGE DEPT. CLOSED
    262 5 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Seventy-odd Harbour Board lightermen, who made fresh demands on the Board last month and served a 48--hour notice on the employer last Friday, were told yesterday that the Harbour Board lighterage department was closed. These men are crews on the lighters.
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    Familiar Version Of Allied Encirclement
    180 6 Why Went To War Reuter. Tokio, Feb, 24. —Dr. Echiro Kiyose, opening the case for the defence before the International Military Tribunal took four hours to read h is statement. The defence statement recapitulited the familiar Japnese version of why Japan Went to war—growing population,
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    Ex-Hongkong C-in-C To Hang
    46 6 U.P. HONGKDtfG. FVb. 2*. The Hongkong Wa; Crimes court today sentenced the Jap;. 1 former C-in-C of Hongkong. C 1. Rennonuke Noma, tn death by hanging atter finding him guilty of ordering numerous tortures and deaths of allied civilian and military personnel.—UP
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    36 6 U.S. CHUNGKING, Feb. 24—Ten are missing and are believed to have been killed in the big fir? razinpr more than 20 houses downtown in Chungking this I morning. The damage was estimated at $500,000,000 (CN)—s42,ooo —U.S.
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    Rowland Refused Leave To Appeal
    169 6 Reuter. London, Feb. 24.—Application ot Walter George Rowland whcsĕ erecutldn tor the" murder of Olive Balchin had* been fixed for Thursday— fcr a flat to tak? his case to the House of Lords has been refused. This- was announced by Rowland's legal last night. David
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    TONIGHT'S RADIO TALK
    37 6 Lan Morrison, FarEEats t Correspondent to the London Times, will broadcast from Radio Malaya at 9.45 tonight on his impression* of the fighting in [n< to-China. He hasjjuts t retimed from a vl*it there.
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    Malaya's Youth Needs Proper Guidance
    473 6 Juvenile Delinquency (Tribune Staff Reporter) Ipoh.—"ln recent times", the conduct of youth ttas been called certainly into question. To some extent this may be encourage for while I am not without concern at the increase in delinquency, it is an indication that there has developed
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    GOV-GEN FLIES KITES
    217 6 IPOH, Monday. The 1 Governor General, the 1 i Hon. Malcolm Mac Donald and Mrs. Mac Donald, to- i gether with Mr. A. V. J 1 Aston, Resident Commis- sioner, Perak, took a hand lin kite flying on the spa- I cious lawns of the Kuala i
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    Fighting Flares Up Nr. Hanoi
    111 6 Reuter. Hanoi, Feb. 24. Fighting flared up in several sectors of the Indochincse battle zone to* day after 24 hours of relative calm, according to semi-official French reports here. At Nam Minh, about 63 miles south of Hanoi where a French garrison has been encircled
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    37 6 Reuter. TOKIO, Feb. 24. —The British Commonwealth Occupation Force Headquarters announced today thai Vice Admiral Sir Denis Wilham Boyd, Commander-in-chief of the British Pacific Fleet, will arrive at Kure to- morrow on board his flagship Belfast. —Reuter.
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    BUYERS PREDOMINATE ON FIRM SHARE MARKET
    327 6 OUR FINANCIAL SECTION The share market continued firm yesterday with buyers predominating, especially for industrials, although tins and rubbers came in good demand. I Breweries were taken at $21.-, with buyers, and Traders $ifi Gammons were in demand up to $4.60 and Collieries were
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    S.C.C. Held To A Goalless Draw
    183 7 eeer match be--I***\BC£ and the Land tilo clu b proved dull 0* re **£L because of the *nd 7 v drizzle which instant nU) a quag t;ir:- td ended in a I ''rinh nlayed all through 1* 2 i ii h only ten players,
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    Australia-Ceylon Thane Link Planned
    100 7 COLOMBO. Feb. 24 —CVylon is i likely to be linked with Australia by radio-telephone in the near future, according to Mr. A. J. Whiteside. Manager of Cable j and Wireless. Ceylon. Under the direction of the Postmaster-General. Ceylon, cer- lain experiments are being conducted and the
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    NSW Get 282 Run Lead With 6 Wickets To Fall
    539 7 MCC Face Uphill Task SYDNEY. Feb. 24. —At close of play to-day New lad reached the comfortable total of 206 with 6 wickets in hand, in their match against M.C.C. v a lead of 282 runs. Hutton. with a damaged
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    SCORE BOARD
    187 7 N.S Ist Hillings 342 MCC—ls* inningWa>nbrook b Johnson 13 i Edrich c Morris b Toshack 31 1 Comp.on b Peitiforu 75 j ItsftlucJk c and b Jonnston 0 i Hardstall si Sagger b Toshack 1 Yu:oky c and b Pettiford 25 Evan- c Mori is b Toshack 3
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    Y.M.C.A.
    63 7 The final lectures of the scries under the title "Th r British Political System' by Mr. G. Thomson will be deliver, d In the Large Hall of the V.M.C.A. A' orchard Road tomorrow at 8 Tlie subject on this occasion will be' Bntain, the Commonwealth and Empire/ Yen. Archdeacon
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    SOCCER WAGES DISPUTE GROWS
    232 7 Reuter. Manchester, Feb. 2*.—Pi actually every claim of the f .ayefs tiuon for increased wages and improved condiuoris taUetf at a special meeting of the Football League Clubs here today. In the deliberations, surprisingly thrown open to the Press and canauctetf fey th.c YaM of candles
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    Fairway Retired
    44 7 Reuter. NEWMARKET, Feb. 24.Lord Derby's famous stallion Fairway, who has been at stud since 19S1 and was champion sire on four occasions, is being retired on account of old age. Fairway was the sire of Derby winners Blue Peter and Watling Street.—Reuter.
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    Singapore Rangers
    51 7 Following will represent Si".- gapore Rangers in a soccer match against the R.A.S.C. Training School. Ist Team on Sunday at the Teluk Kurau English School ground (kick Off 5.15 p.m.) Kamis Hakim. Amat Yatim. Ibrahim. Kadir. Joe Peters, Leong, Baker Sulor.£, M. K. Hussain, Hamid. Buang aid Ibrahim
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    Queensland's Good Score
    88 7 Reuter. Brisbane. Feb. Australia. 224 and 204 for eight, aie in danger df losing Uie Sheffield Shield match with Queensland who scored 335 in their first innings. N'oblett took four for 63 in Queensland's inning- Th e only bright feature 0 f South Australia's second innings was
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    Barnes For U.K.
    82 7 Reuter. SYDNEY, Feb. 24.—1t is understood that Sydney Barnes, Australian Test cricketer, who is leaving for England, will stay in Sydney for the final Test. He has arranged to travel by plane to catch the boat for England at Melbourne or Perth. Barnes had inquired whether the
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    JOLLILADS SHARE SOCCER HONOURS
    80 7 The Army Catering Corps (Far East) held the JollilaeL Athletic Union \o a two-all draw at soccer on the Polo Ground last Sunday Playing on a rain-sodden v ,he game was consequently on the slow side. Five minutes before half-time, the Joliyiatis opened the scoring r.
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    "SCRAPING THE BARREL"
    36 7 Photo shows -hree London women scraping ccal dust and small pieces of coal from a coal wago*! a Ame :a Road, Hahconh, Scu'h East London, where the ccal shor age it eery acuta.
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    M. SHAH TAKES 7 FOR 44
    299 7 A breezy knock of 47 ru is in 25 minutes by M. S. Gill, follow, ng splendid bowling of Iff. Sliah who took seven wickets, enabled the Clarke Rangers to defeat the Singapore Royal Engineers by 16 runs. O. W. A. KLe, 20 not
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    Rules To Ensure Finality In Soccer Matches
    94 7 Reuter. GLASGOW. Feb. 24 —In order to meet Government's request to avoid midweek football wherever possible, the Scottish Football Association and Scottish League today decided, for the first time in the history of Scottish football, to introduce rules ensuring the finality of o
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    Mr. Michael Wright
    48 7 Mr. Michael Wright, deputy to the Special Commissioner, returned here yesterday by air after a two-month visit to the United Kingdom. On his way back, he broke his jomrncv at Rangoon where he held consultations with the Governor of Burma on the food situation there.
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    Giant Rocket For Dash To Moon In 48 Hours
    228 7 U.P. LONDON, Feb. 24—Harry Harper, member of the British mter-planetery Society, said in an article in the X:-,. <>: tj.i World to-day that British experts have planned v. giant ft ightng more than 1 000 tons to carry c. ere v
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    Rovers Soccer Team
    77 7 Eleven will be selected from the following to represent the Rovers Sports club aga'nst the S.R.C. in a game of s?ccer $X 5.15 p.m. on Friday, at the Fadang: Org Eng Hoe, Soh Teow Seng. Capt. Abdul Rahman, Tan Chin Lye, Cng Swee Hock, 0:g L*:g Hoc,
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    SECO Resumes
    79 7 Reuter. Lake Success, New York, Feb. 24.—The United Nations Security Counci b:gins one cf its busiest I weeks today with three important cases on the agenda. At 8 p.m. GMT today the Council resumes the postponed j debate on the British complaint 1 against Albania. To-mcrrow. the Atomic
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    Appointments
    136 7 Appoin tments Capiain AW. Lacey, of 17. Haw Street, Wotton under Edge. Gloucestershire, and Captain G.H. Jolrye, of Pern House, Willingdon, near Bastbourne, Sussex have been appointed to the Colonial Administrative Service for service in Malaya. Mr. CM. Hendy, of 235, Maiden Way New Maiden, Surrey, has been appointed a
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    'Lucky' Luciane' Vice-King Held In Cuba
    171 7 U.P. HAVANA. Cuba, Feb. 24.— The Cuban authorities nave arrested Charles "Lucky" Luciane and announced tnat ne was being deported ln a whirlwind sequel to the Giscovery that the one-time New York vice king living here in luxury. The Cuban secret police seized Luciance,
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    Sensational Round Up In Peiping
    120 7 UP. -'EIPLNG, Feb. 24.- Relative, ol over 2,000 persons rounded up 10 cioy-wide searches la-t week nave been unable to locate them in any of the city's jails, thus causing reports that they are being held in a special concentration camp. In some cases the
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    U.C. Library Lose To C.Y.M.A.
    151 7 TABLE TENNIS C.V.M.A. beat the United Chinese Library by four games to three in a table tennis match played at the U.C.L. last Saturday. Results < C.V.M.A. players mentioned first):— Singles: Thomas Heng lost to Quek Song Kang o—3; Louis Lim lost to Chew Swee
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    TODAY'S SPORT
    80 7 Football League: Indian Association vs. 5.C.F.A.2, Jalan Besar, 5.15 p.m. I.A. team will be selected from the following: O. M. Angullia. Sithambaram, Chelliah. K. Singh, S. R. S. Naidu, Ramoo. William, Narayanasamy, Satar, Krishnasamy, Balan, P. Davis. Anugraham Paul. Shegaran. Sabapathy and I. M. Angullia 5.C.F.A.2: Chee Seng.
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    Coroner Orders Driver To Be Prosecuted
    144 8 T/ PAH.—An iiiqik»t wa> held by the Tapah coroner. Che 1 Bahaudin. into the death of a Chin< >L named Wong Van as the result of a lorry accident. At th- conclusion ihe coroner returned a verdici of de.ith by misadventure ;ind added a
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    Former Ambassador's Banned Letter
    127 8 Reuter. Tokio, Feb. 24—United States comers here today released for lormer British Ambassador to publication m the Japanese oress a letter to the London Time* from Sir Robert Clive. Tokio. the publication ot which they had earlier forbidden. The reversal cf their decision followed intervention by
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    45 8 Reuter. TOKIO—Woollen comforts MiiL by the Army Welfar,. Services in London for the British Army oj Occupation in Japan are proving then value during tke p:escnt cold weather spell. A separate allocation of woollen comforts received from India will be made shortly to Indian tiooos.—Reuter.
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    Application "Misconceived" Says Judge
    228 8 IPOH.—The Hon Mr. Justice A. J. Hill gave a written judgment In the Supreme Cou-t in an originating summons be„«veeu Foong Seong. tin miner and planter of Ipoh, and Chan J#m Choon. widow of Foong Onn K> an. The plaintiff Bougnt to obtain .in oicier to
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    Housing Problem Still Unsolved
    131 8 IPOH.—The acute housing problem in Kin a which i- being tackled by ;he local authorities Vv ill probably be held in abeyance, according to the repoit on tne progress of the housing problem -übmi ted by the Chairman L. .-COI. D ake-Brockman. at the meeting of
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    NO GAS RESTRICTION IN BRITAIN YET
    484 8 London, Feb. 24,—Electricity, which was switched on for Midlands industries today for the first time in two weeks, will be restorea in the northwest next Monday, Mr. Attlee announced today. Stocks there, he said, have reached about aa/s' supply. He would give no Indication
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    Canada An American Base, Says Red Star
    131 8 Reuter. IfreCOW. Feb. 24. -Canada Qaa been drawn into the orbit of the United States polar strategy, and has been become the base of Ameridan expansion, the Red Star. Soviet Army daily newspaper, stated Commenting on the recent announcement that Canada and the
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    New Play At Little Theatre
    293 8 A first production by a new i author can never fail to be of great interest to the discerning playgoer. Last night's production of "Outlook—Unsettled" at the Little Theatre. Armenian Street. Singapore, written as it is by a young Serviceman who has already some reputation
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    Tea To G-C
    49 8 The Indian Chamber of Comvelce~ Sin^a nore. will entertain H.S. The Govrnor-General. Mr Malcolm Mac Donald and Mrs Mac Donald and HE. The Governor of Singapore. Sir Franklin Gimson. and Lady Gimson to a tea party at the Victoria Memorial Hall tomorrow, at 5.15 p m
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    Kempeis Jailed
    69 8 Coiv'c'ed on charges of Pltreating Singaoorc civil aps in J944 at the Oxley Rise Kernpeita> Headquar ers. two Japanese N.C.O.'s—Tokumnru and Taki were yesterday sentenced by the War Crimes Court a t Changi to five years and three i imprisonment respectively, while Josef K»tron. a Hungaran. fou :d
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    untitled 10 fee long hanging from the untitled of a workmen's hut at Woodhcad (Yorkshire), snow-bound village, during the cold spell a fori night ago.
    25 8 untitled 10 fee long hanging from the untitled of a workmen's hut at Woodhcad (Yorkshire), snow-bound village, during the cold spell a fori night ago
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    Watch Bracelets From S'pore Named In L'don Case Against Officer
    297 8 Reuter. London, Feb. 24.—Reference was made at a London court today to the existence of 'a sort of syndicate" when Fiignt Lieutenant John Macdonald of the New Zealand Air Force was summoned for being knowingly concerned in carrying 3,103 uncustomed
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    S.A. Communists Committed
    73 8 Reuter. Capetown. Feb. 24.—Eight leading members of the Soutn Alrican Communist Party were committed for trial here today at the conclusion of the preparatory hearing of allegations ot sedition and controv ntion of ijie official seen; It act Each was allowed bail of £200. The preparatory lasted
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    Surprise For Police Party
    73 8 IPOH A mild was caused among the rubbei tappers of Ounong Rapat Estate. on Oopeng Road. when a Police party oegan digging operations on a grave which wa* r ported to have contained the remains oi a hum m body When the exhumation was completed, th,
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    Padre Committed Adultery
    66 8 Reuter. London. Feb. 24.—Mrs. Elizabeth Moroa Jewry-Harbert of London was granted a decree nisi in the Dvorce Court today on the ground that her husband Ray Elmund Richard Jrwry-Harbert had committed adultery with a nurse in India while he was on RAF padre The suit was not
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    'Out And About' At The Theatre
    293 8 'ByOO r Own Critic) The moment the curtain went v.r> on the opening chorus of "Out and About", we said to ourselves "By Gosh, we've seen tins before!" We hadn't of course, really, bnt we'd seen a score and more shows just like this
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    Ad Valorem Rubber Duty
    155 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Peb 24. Chang s of export flutic* In < »pee ul rubber, cop-a. palm oil and coconut oil >hipped from tl Malayau Union were gasetcd tio s morning. Th< duty on rubber which ct m into ptc Immediately will be 5 per cent au
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    Arab untitled "Escape"
    136 8 U.P. JERUSAI Eli i smashed nd ;> auc; /n dealer' r Wy Strep, zr: tho blaze Aviv fire b- > Kb, •term i s br< v a >*J over the brie, I Arab leader to join Pale tine! Cit Mr. Richard St tin,. GovernJ h. saW Kaukagi
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    WELL-KNOWN untitled TO BROADCAST
    33 8 Listeners in Singapore were unable to attend Clifford Huntsman's Sunday, will have a: nity of hearing him iron. S Malaya to-night tl when he will «ivo a 20 recital.
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      76 8 WEATHER REPORT Rain, But Fair Tonight Weather report: for 24 hours from noon to-day. compiled by the R.A.F Central Forecasting Station. Air Command. Far East Occasional rain, ceasing this afternoon. Fair tonight and tomorrow. Wind: Light north-westerly r unset 1851 hrs. Sunrise 0644 hrs. Moonrisp 0953 hrs Mo( nset 2217
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