Malaya Tribune, 17 March 1947

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    52 1 The Malaya Tribune B y THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE THE ONLY NATIONAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA p/inted simultaneously in SingaporeKuala Lumpur, Ipoh Penang. 'Phone Numbers: Editor 5813 Editorial 5811 Advertising 5812 Circulation Accounts 5815 UGH 1 PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MARCH 17, 1947 PRICE TEN CENTS. The Malaya Tribune MONDAY, MARCH
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    STC STRIKERS RESENT ULTIMATUM Men Not Eager To Return To Work
    225 1 "We Have Not Sold Ourselves To Be Ordered About" (Tribune Staff Reporter) Replying to the Singapore Traction Company ultimatum to return to work by Wednesday or render themselves liable to dismissal, the strikers' Union President Mr. R. K. Samy
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    Russia's Booty from Germany
    267 1 TY-!;n M:ir 16 Tiie tnor neS j ol the Russian* in "tfippink Germany's produce rated in reports sbb a Ch'-d go Tnbune corR>nondcn: M < >iants ah mantled i and'shiPPfd l i Russia tan dj£ i;. nr. tz and Zwickau I I obtained fromi w- ndential
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    U.S. MOVES TO STOP SOVIET EXPANSION
    357 1 LONDON, Mar. 16.—The British Press speculated to- l na! th« United States next may offer a big loan to Russia and sponsor alliances between Turkey, Greece and ««ly, and offer a $600 000,000 loan to Korea also. The Sunday Dispatch's diplomatic correspondent fi cretary
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    THE ULTIMATUM
    326 1 The Singapore Traction Company yesterday issued an appeal to its employees to return to work. The general manager cf the company states that the appeal is made on the understanding that Government will immediately take steps to investigate the demands submitted by the men before the strike began
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    Rain Interferes With Royal Tour
    138 1 1 Lady Bmith. Natal, March 16 j Driving rain today interfered for i the first time with the pro- gramme of the British Royal 1 Family in South Africa, forcing lit to spend some time in tneir chalet in Natal National Park instead of walking
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    TROOPS OPEN FIRE in PUNJAB: HEAVY CASUALTIES—Official
    255 1 TROOPS OPEN FIRE in PUNJAB: HEAVY CASUALTIES —Official NEW DELHI, Mar. 17.—Troops opened Are yesterday to disperse a crowd preparing to attack the village oi Adhwal in the hilly Attock district of northwest Punjab, it was officially announced in Lahore. Casualties were heavy. Attock, 40 miles from Peshawar, is separated
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    Formosa Calm: 13-Man Mission Reports
    100 1 Reuter. /Shansiiai. Mar. 16. —After a week of serious rioting by demonstrators protesting asainst the bad economic conditions on the i-land of Formosa, off Southern China, the Chinese Government of the island today abolished all restrictions on imports and exports The report said there was
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    ATTEMPT TO SET FIRE DENAZIFICATION COURT
    59 1 Frankfurt, Mar. 16. The police establ'shed today that the fire which, broke out last night in the Landerrat building In Schluechtern. in the United States zone of Germany, was caused deliberately as an attack on the denazification court which sits in the building. Tins
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    Witness Tells Of Discovery Of Headless Bodies
    347 1 CHINESE MASSACRE TRIAL An inspector attached to the Malayan Union Police Force this morning told the War Crimes Court trying seven Japanese on a charge of complicity in the Chinese Massacre of 1942 that soon after Chinese were ordered to concentrate in the
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    Jew Terrorists Blow Up Pipeline
    78 1 Jerusalem, Mar. 16.-Jewis* t:rrorit*its tonight blew up the Iraq Petroleum Company's pipeline near Haifa Four British soldiers -members of the Corps of Military iohce—were slightly ton!ah 4 when an Army i**°n wan blown up by a a*ine m Tiboria*. Northern Palestine. ihe Irgun Zavi Leumi
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    German Generals On Murder Trial
    102 1 Reuter. HAMBURG. Mar. IG—Four German generals Guenther Blumentritt. Kurt Gallenkamp. Herbert Koestlin and Erich Shoenig—will appear before the British Court of Justice at Wuppertal at the end of this month to face a charge of murdering 31 Allied prisoners of war, the British-controlled German news
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    New Campaign for United Ireland
    84 1 Reuter. Cardiff. Mar. 16—Mobilsation of Irish opinion in the United Spates and the British Empire to support the demand for a united Ireland was urged here today by T. L. Mullins, member of the Fianna Fail (Government party in Eire) at a meeting protesting against
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    The Perak Refloated
    96 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Refloated at 4.30 this morning and now lying safely in the Inner Roads is the 1,188-ton s.s. Perak which ran aground on a coral reef at No. 1 Beacon near Sultan Shoal when approaching Singapore Harbour on Friday morning. At the time she had
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    GREECE WANTS CYPRUS
    102 1 Reuter. NOCCSIA. Cyprus, Mar. 16.— Greece officially pi icing a demand for Cyprus with the British Colonial Sec. Mr. Arthur Creech Jones, it was stated here tonight by Bishop Leontios O. Paphos, head of the Cypriot delegation which today returned fiom it< mission to London to urge
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    Greek Guerrillas Attack Govt Posts
    97 1 Reuter. ATHENS. Mar. 16 Two battalions of Greek guerrilla forces launched a midnight attack against military posts in six villages in the region of Karri itsa Province of Trikkala, cen--1 tral Greece, the Greek news agency reported tonight. One gendarme was killed and another wounded.
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    VIETNAMESE ATTACK REPULSED
    61 1 Reuter. HANOI Mar. 16.—A Vietnamese attack against a French post near Gialam airport at has been repulsed by French armoured torces. the French reported today. Near Yenlap, west of Hongay, an attack launched by 50 Viejtminn partisans was also repulsed. In the region of Tienyen. the Frencn
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    New U.S. Envoy To Britain Arrives
    88 2 UP. LONDON, Mar. 16.— Mr. Douglas, new United State- Am bas-ador to London, arrived at London airport from New Yoik this morning. The new Ambassadoi, after kaving a huge Constellation nl the American Oversea? Airline told journalists on the airport: "We have many plan
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    Clerical Unions Ask For 12 Months' Pay
    210 2 IPOH, Mar. 16. —The Pan Malayan Conference of Clerical Unions that met here today decided to peti- tion employers for the payment of twelve months' salary as a rehabilitation grant. The Conference also decided that a Central Provident Fund be created to enable
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    FISHY! NOT QUITE!
    97 2 Reuter. SYDNEY, Mar. 16. A) Fremantle tally clerk, Don H.cks* tale outdoes most fish stories. As he stepped from a pontoon to a ferry his spectacles in a c a s c fell into 30 feet of water. Next day Hicks fished for his glasses with a
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    SPAIN ROUNDS UP 122 TERRORIST SUSPECTS
    138 2 U.P. MADRID, Mar. 16. —The announcement of the arrest of 122 members of an alleged terrorist organization climaxed a crime wave marked by both common criminal and political incidents, it was learned to-day. Coincidentally with the polive announcement of the arrest oi "dangerous elements
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    U.S. Mission Leaves Greece
    101 2 U.P. ATHENS. Mar. 16— Mr. Pau Porter, chief of the United States Economic Mission to Greece left here today for Washington. He said that his mission was returning "equipped with data and iniormation abrut the Greek economic position which we anticipate will provul our Government with
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    NAZI ATOMIC SCIENTISTS IN ARGENTINA
    117 2 UP. I LONDON. Mar. 16..- Th e LeftI wing Sunday paper Reynolds New* organ of the British Cc~ operative Movement, -aid today that top-ranking Nazi .itomic scientists were being taken on by the Govt, of the.. Argentine. where one of the most important depo-it- of
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    U.S. Proposes Joint Control Of Japan
    78 2 UP. NANKING, Mar. 16.—Mr. Wang i Shih-chieh Chinese Foreign Minister, told the Central Executive Commitlee that the United States had proposed for the joint control of Japan, a 25-year con- vention, between China. Britain I the United States and the Soviet Union. Mr. Wang
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    "Interference" Charge
    181 2 Reuter. BELGRADE, Mar. 16—The j Yugoslav Communist newspaper "Borba" declared today that i President Truman's speech to the United States Congress calling for aid to Greece and Turkey represented interference in internal affairs and was thus "an unscrupulous violation of the United Nations Charter." "Truman's speech reveals tendencies
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    New Dutch Shipping Order Hits S'pore Importers
    423 3 (Tribune Start Reporter) Anxiety prevails among local importers of produce from the Netherlands Indies with the news of the enforcement of a new shipping order by the Dutch authorities in Rhiauvv. Under the order no vessel above 75 tons would be allowed to
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    Brazier Urges priority For Labour Talks
    201 3 &*fl Reporter} hi deliberatioOa on relation* between em:r' 'ud empl yee was a social o, tl at tltf Labour Advi-ory loi the people oi B n fb at tempting to 5 7^.,.*living conditions of k. in f C< >!<»">'• t,j Mr John Braziei, -fj,
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    NAMED SECRETARY TO PUISNE JUDGE
    87 3 'Tribune S'aff Report&r) Till recently the librarian of Singapore Supreme Court, Mr. Hag Seong Hoci has been selectto fill the port of Private S<wtary to Mr Justice T. A. B." wo, Puisne Judge, Singapore. Mr Eng Seong Hooi had been acting as Private Secretary for
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    Charged With Shooting, Asks For Bail
    91 3 Reuter. PRESTON, Mar. 15. James He at on, 25. for whom a nationwide search was made following a shooting affairs in Preston last week was remanded in '•nstody for seven days today on charges of shooting at a noliceman with intent to murdpr, using
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    Movie Sisters Quarrel: Husbands Join In
    176 3 U.P. Hollywood, Mar. 16. The husbands of the feuding movie sisters, Olivia de Haviland and Joan Fontaine, took up cudgels i in defence of their respective mates in an outspoken family i quarrel. The only point agreed j on by Marcus Goodrich, Olivia's husband,
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    FORMER KING AND WIFE
    43 3 Ex-King Peter of Yugoslavia and his wife, the former Princess Alexandra of Greece, enjoy a stroll in the snowcovtrcd streets of St. Moritz. They came from Southern France for a holiday. Yugoslavia has recently disowned and "denationalised" the exKing.
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    Fourth Fire In Six Days
    69 3 U.P. SHANGHAI, Ma/eh 16. —Three firemen were *?eri r .iisly injured while combating the city's fourth conflagration to break out within the nast six days. Three warehou >:es were completely gut*.ed as twelve fiVe engines from all sections of the city were calle-1 out, to
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    MALAYA DFC
    32 3 For rrallant and distinguished service in Malaya, Flight-Lieut €nant fi J. barker, son of Coun cilor ahd Mr s J F. Parker, h? Wood-hiil, Woolwich hab been awarded the DFC.
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    STATUS OF INDIAN WOMEN: LADY LOUIS' PLANS
    298 3 Reuter. LONDON. Mar. 16.—Lady Louis Mountbatten, who leaves shortly* with the Viceroy designate for India, intends to do everything in her power to raise the status ol Indian women in readiness for self-government. Lady Louis outlined her plans in an article published in
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    Court Sequel To Seizure Of Gun
    121 3 Madha Singh. Osman Ghani bin Mohamed Yussof and Mahuras appeared before Magistrate Ahmad bin Ibrahim on Saturday on chaiges of beinp, ie unlawful possession of a Japanese automatic pistol and 43 rounds of ammunition at the seventh mile Buirit Timah on Thursday. They were
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    SOVIET MP's TOUR QUEEN ELIZABETH
    94 3 Reuter. Southampton, Mar. 15.—The Soviet Parliamentary delegation which is visiting Britain spent this morning aboard the Queen Elizabeth at Southampton. The party toured all public rooms, visited the bridge and inspected some of the smtes on the main deck. Engineering members of the party visited
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    Civil Law For Samoa
    90 3 U.P. WASHINGTON. Mar. 16— Proposed legislation to set up civilian governments :n Samoa and perhaps eventually other Pacific Islands under U.S. control, including Guam, will be sent to Congress by the U.S. Department of the Interior, according to Mr. J. A. Krug, th-j Secretary of the
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    SELETAR MURDER
    61 3 The Singapore police are looking "for an Indian wanted In connection with the murder of a Malay. i The victim, Yahaya bin Ali, was stabbed to death in the vicinity of the R.A.F. Seletar, in the small hours of yesterday 1 morning. i The mo-ive of the murder
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    BIG FOUR TAKE A DAY OFF
    47 3 UP. MOSCOW Mar. 16.-TV Fo- reign Minivers au- taking today off a day of rest. I United States' George Marshall on Saturday night suggested that j the Foreign Minister* meet on I Sunday, but M. Molotov counteri a one-duy rest —UP.
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    British M.Ps. Rescue Danish Newsman
    208 3 U.P. BERLIN. Mar. 16 —Niels Nor Lund, 2b-year-old correspondent ot the Copenhagen newspaper BerrngsKe Time", reported LCday t.iat British military police on riaiurday lired three shots into tne air in order to prevent Russian office is from getting Nonund across into the BritiiU zone. Norlund
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    Bandits In Jeep Kidnap Chinese
    155 3 IPOH —A new menace has appeared on the local crime front and the Perak Police who have been fighting a winning battje against extortion gangs, many of winch have been smashed have now to contend with abduction cases. Abductors who have neen known to use
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    Australian Milk Exporters Survey Malayan Market
    170 3 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Australia is making every effort to cope ttttii Malay as growing demand for condensed milk. A repr?-cc-ntative of one of Australia's largest milk exporters has just arrived in Singapore to study the needs of consumers here. He "s Mr. R. W.
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    Alleged Assault On Taxi Driver
    122 3 Three GOR's, Jvnn Sharp Br own < 2d Tar. McM« nn s < %Q) and William Reekie > of the R A.S.C.. Pasir* Panjang, who were arrested by Inspector Siva Rajah on Friday, claimed Iria! in the Fourth Magistrate's Court yesterday to a charge of
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    CHINA RESUMES AIR SERVICES
    33 3 Reuter. SHANGHAI. Met IG.~ Chin: today resumed her internal ai services—suspend d in Janua;*; after six bad crashes in a m in Li —with passenger f3res almo.s doubled Remer
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    20 3 NANKING. Mar. 13.—MajorGen. Chiang Ch:ng-kuo. eldes: son of the Genrralirsimo will be appointed garrison commandoof Taiwan, according to press speculation.
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    AUSTRALIAN IRADE ENVOY HERE TODAY
    289 3 Evidence of the great imp rtance which the Australian uovernmettt plates on tratte relations with Malaya is given n Ul3 recent decision to appoint a special trade representative t the staff of the Australian Cum missloner for Malaya. The volume of transactions in trade both
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    INDIA HIGH COURT JUDGE
    45 3 Reuter. LONDON. Mar. 16.—The Kir.? has been pleased to aprjom Reghubar Daysl. Indian C'vil Service, to be a Judge of the High Court in Allahabad to succeed Sir Jame s Joseph Whittle sea Allscp who has retired, states the India Office.—Reuter
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    The Law And The Unions
    524 4 Examination of the working of the Trade Unions Ordinance in Singapore, to be followed by action compelling the registration of unions and the restriction of labour activity to the legal limits of the Ordinance, constitutes no threat to legitimate labour interests. The trades union movement
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    THE COLOURED PROBLEM IN THE UNITED STATES
    829 4  -  by Harry W. Frantz, U.P. Correspondent Washington.—The Bureau of Census estimates that the non-white population of continental United States was 14,567,294 on July 1. 1945. compared to 12,454,405 by actual counts on the national census dated April 1, 1940. The non-white population estimate
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    Street Accidents
    136 4 Letters To The Editor The People's Postbag Sir.—Recently I have be*n struck by the number of vehicle* on the road which seem to have mechanical defects of one kind or another. I have seen many cars with wobbly back wheels, and some with defective front wheels or defective
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    The Truman Bombshell
    109 4 Sir—President Truman is guilty of otiending every canon of democrat'c principle. In the first place, ne rides rougnshod over the United Nations. If anybody el#e has a dispute or leeis anxiety on international matters, h9 can take his case to the Security Council and wait his turn.
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    P.D.S. Personnel
    260 4 Sir.—I quite agree with Mr. Tan Soo Wan's s atement published in the "Tribune' that the P.D.S. personnel have baen treated badly. Their sleepless nights, patruil.ng the dark city streets without any weapon to defend themselves against any sources of real dang, r that m'ght come from the
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    AUSTRIA IN THE BALANCE
    378 4  -  From Peter Smollett VIENNA.—As the Austrian Foreign Minister. Dr. Gruber. left here for the conference of Deputy Foreign Ministers in London, four men in jeeps in four different uniforms were driving past; a mixed patrol of Allied Military Police representing the four Allied armies who still
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    PORTRAIT OF MRS. PANDIT
    446 4 NEW YORK—One of the most vivid and eloquent pen portraits ever to be published about Indian women, is the intimat? story of Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit. Pandit Nehru's sister, "that tiny and beautiful lady in a sari wh 0 successfully duelled with Field Marshal Smut;, on the
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    PORTUGAL CLINGS TO HER COLONIES IN ASIA
    633 4 SHANGHAI.- "I am not able at this date to say what will b3 tho future of Portuguese Macso, but I do not believe that there is any question of issue to this connection. To my mind nothing has occurred even to bring Macao
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    Germany "Needs A New Fuhrer"
    202 4 HERTFORD. Germany a new Fuhrer." That Is what many Genets eX-priaOOeis from Britain jj returned to Germany to preac. according to a Military 0 ment survey In Britain they W a J life" in romoansun *;th hungry. rwmeJew relatives Germany But the plan t hem
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    S'PORE FOOD, PRODUCE MARKETS
    321 6 Prices quoted beiow are per picul weight except where otherwise stated. Foodstuffs: —Yesterday'B quotations were "Meehoon": Kedah $70: Siam No. 1 $90; Indo-Chlna $70. j Rice: Siam No. 1 $98; No. 2 $96; No. 3 $90; Rangoon $62. Glutinuous rice; Siam Mo. 1 $75; Rangoon $50.
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    Wearnes In Strong Position
    676 6 Some Profit-taking In Industrials Although reduced from the scale of recent business, the week's turnover in Malayan markets must be regarded as highly satisfactory. Profit taking which was fairly general in industrials caused a number of quotations to recede. Tins continued firm in the main while
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    French Expel Two Bulgarian Newsmen
    297 6 PARIS, Mar. 16. —Two accredited Bulgarian correspondents in France were ordered by the French Government yesterday to be immediately expelled in retaliation for the ejection of a French correspondent by th* Bulgarians one week ago. The two Bulgarian correspondents in Paris, Madame Amy Bakaloff and
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    India To Have Boys Frontier Corps
    113 6 Reuter. NEW DELHI.—The standing finance Committee of the Government of Corps history of 3oys' Companies in the Frontier Irregular Corps. It is estimated that the expenditure on the Boys' Companies will beRi. 127.500 (£9,807) non-recurr-ing and Rs. 332,500 .£25.577) recurring per annum. The Fronties
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    24 6 Reuter. LONDON, Mar. 16.— Vatican Radio reports that the Pope today received in audience the Chinese Minister to the Holy See and his family.—Reuter.
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    U.S. SENATOR'S PLAN FOR AIR COMPETITION
    125 6 Reuter. WASHINGTON. Mar. 16.— Democratic Senator Pat McCarran has won the support of an influential Republican in his campaign for the establishment ot a single United States air line for international flying. Senator Owen Brewster said he would aid McCarran "because I believe a
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    Sir David Ross To Head British Press Commission
    123 6 Reuter. LONDON. Mar. 16—The British Premier. Mr. Clement Attlee. j hopes to announce the names of the members of tne Royal Com- j mission to "inquire into the: finance, control management and ownership of the British i press before the House of
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    607 Arrested In Hindu Holy City
    69 6 Reuter. BENARES. (United Provinces), Mar. 16,-Altogether 607 people have been arrested in the Hindu holy city oi Benares. United Provinces, since the Hindu-Muslim disturbances broke out on March 13, and 16 people have lost their lives in the riots, it was announced today. There
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    Eastern Bank Pays 6 p. c. Dividend
    92 6 The annual meeting of the Eastern Bank, Ltd.. will be held on March 26 at which the Directors will recommend the payment of a final dividend I the rate of three shillings and j sixpence per share less income tax at the rate
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    Welterweight Title Fight Ends In Only 26 Seconds
    767 7 Sensational K. 0. 1 I Sinta Says: It's Foul Blow j (By Ringsider) Four thousand fight fans last night witnessed the shortest and most sensational knock-out victory in a title fight. It took exactly twenty-six seconds of the first round for Nai
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    CZECH WINS SINGLES TITLE
    143 7 Table Tennis Reuter. V. Tereba li '.'i and Miss Far|C*< i] fcokfcr of the ,Hun l r t tie. won the w n the English championships »bk Wembley yesterfbiefl 10 v mi-final Tereba caus- eliminating bumil Vana rid title in Pari> •*> j,, thi final he
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    RACING RESUMED IN BRITAIN
    68 7 U.P. d Mar. 15. Horse racial va resumed in Britain today for the first time in nearly < m Snow and ice and the horses in the January 21. but a n tan -.v,i made at Taunton. Some] aft .rnocn. It was after mid-da; before the
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    San Remo Tennis: Italian Beaten
    74 7 U.P. San Remo, Mar. 15. The American tennis player, Budge Patty, beat Italy's sixth ranking Carlo Sada, in Friday's Fourthround of the San Remo international tournament 6-1, 8-6, then partnered compatriot Bill Robertson to beat the Wimbledon champion, French Yvon Petra and compatriot Jean Lessuerur,
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    Wolves Increase Lead
    304 7 Football Roundup LONDON. Mar. 15. The programme for many iible in Englisn ball today but conn poor, many games piajred in blizzard or ice d pitch.es. Despite the •neertaJnty of the future of 'Petition, the players out ior points. increased their lead "1 <" premier division with
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    EXTENSION OF ENGLISH F.A. SEASON
    168 7 Reuter. LONDON. Mar. 16.—A joint meeting of Football Association and Football League officials in London tod xy decided on extension of the English football season to June 14 to enable competitions. Today's decisions must be ratified by the Football Association Council at its next meeting
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    M.Y.F. Win Return Badminton
    187 7 In a friendly return encounter the Te:uk Ayer Mehodist Youth Fellowship yesterday defeated the Straits Chinese Epworth League at badminton and taoie tennis. The following were the i results: (Teluk Ayer MFY players mentioned first). BADMINTON; Soh Teow Kheng lost to Neo Seng Kee 11-15, 14-15
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    AMATEUR SPORTS ASSOCIATION
    83 7 At the annual meeting of the Amateur Sport< Association, the following were elected office be.irers: President: Mr. Chew Keow Bock: Vice-President: Messrs. Yeo Slew Chuan, Tay Geok Swce. Tan Soo Liew. Hon. Secretary. Mr. Yeo Kian Hoe, Treasure: Mr. Khoo Joo Poh. Auditor Mr. Chan Kok Chye.
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    WIN FOR "PRINCE" A CERTAINTY
    86 7 Reuter. DUBLIN. Mar. 15.—The Grand National favourite. Prince Regent, will leave here for Liverpool next Friday to contest the race. Hk trainer. Tom Dreaper. said today: "1 have been able to give the old horse plenty of work on 1 the sands and at home
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    BRITONS TAKING MID-WEEK SPORTS BAN BADLY
    903 7 Reuter. LONDON, Mar. 15.—Sport this week received the greatest blow in its history—interference by the Government. If ever anything was calculated to put the British public against the Labour Government it was this week sport. I say this lookweek's decision to ban miding at
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    ENGLAND'S GOOD RUGBY WIN OVER SCOTLAND
    219 7 Reuter. LONDON, Mar. 15.—England beat Scotland by 24 points to five in the Rugby Union International match at Twickenham to-day. England deserved their halftime lead over Scotland of two coals and one dropped goal to zero, although In fairness to Scotland it must be
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    OTHER RESULTS
    125 7 Reuter. Rugby Union Results: Old Millhillians 5, Hartelepool Covers 8. Rosslyn Park 0, Sale 3. Saint Thomas' Hospital 5, Penzance and Newlyn 8. Bristol 16, United Services of Portsmouth 5. Swansea 11, Blackburn 0. Old Paulines 0, Weston-super-Mare 3. Barnstaple 0, Exeter 3. Cardiff 17, Leicester 5. Gloucester
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    C.S.C. HOLD SUCCESSFUL AQUATIC MEET
    426 7 In an effort to revive and fan active interest in aquatics among Singaporians, the Chinese Swimming Club is planning to hold a series of swimming carnivals. They hope to have a carnival at least once a month. r fhe first of the series was held
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    INDIAN HOCKEY TEAM TO TOUR E. AFRICA
    62 7 Bombay, March 16.—An Indian hockey team will tour Kenya and Uganda for two and a half months at the end of this year The invitation, which came from the Asian Sports Association. Nairobi, was accepted by the Council of the Indian Hockey Federation
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    ALPINE AIR DISASTER: 16 BODIES RECOVERED
    225 8 Avalanche Impedes Rescue PARIS, Mar. 16. —Search parties in 'Fontaine Sarrazine" ravine in the French Alps, after recovering 16 bodies near the snowbound wreckage of the Air France Dakota which crashed there two days ago, were impeded in their efforts this evening by a
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    HIGHLANDERS BEAT JOLLILADS
    53 8 The Seaforth Highlanders met and defeated the Jollilads Athletic Union by three goals to one In a soccer match played on the Police Training School ground yesterday. The scorers for the Army team were Rush, Hall and Mcßarnes. while M. I. Osman scored the only goal for
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    Greek Guerilla Chief Snubs UN Commission
    227 8 Reuter. Guerilla Hq. Pindus Range. Gr.ece. Mar. 17.—After waiting over 40 hours at this mountain headquarters f&r •'Generar Markos- 'Commander-in-Chief of the Ore* k guerillas, seven members of the Un't d com mission Investigating Greek border troubles yesterday lost patience and I 1 it
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    U.S. Tells Russia: 'No China talks'
    277 8 Reuter. MOSCOW, Mar. 17.—The 1 United States Secretary of State, Mr. Marshall, last night informed the Soviet Foreign Minister, M. Molotov, that he was unwilling to take part in any conference on China "however informal." Instead he suggested an exchange of written information aoout
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    The Man Who Died Three Times
    103 8 London, Mar. 16.—While undergoing an op°ration for a serious condition of the throat, which «f not performed would have r: suited in his starving to death. 66-year-old Albert Beau pre of Victoria-road. Kilburn, •'died" twice and was revived both times on the operating table.
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    'Kindest Mother' Shot Her Son
    106 8 London, Mar. 17.—Described by her husband as "the kindest and dearest mother on earth. Alexandrina Mary Harper Ashton (4b), of Belmont, Haydon Bridge. Northumberland, was found guilty but insane, at Newcastle Assizes of murdering her 13-year-old son lan by shooting him with her husband's Bervlce
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    Challenge To Whole Of Civilisation
    280 8 Racial Discrimination In S.A. Reuter. LONDON. Mar. 15. —Delegates from British political, nade union, religious, educational and social organisations, together with members of the India League, this sliernoon attended a delegate meeting, organised by the South African Committee of the League protesting against ciscrimination in
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    18 8 Wartime mayor of New Romney (Kent), Alderman C. Cavey. is to be *iven tre freedom of the borough.
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    Bulgaria Is Annoyed: Denies Swiss Report
    150 8 Reuter. Sctia. Mar. 16.-1 he Buigani n news agency to Jay issued ■<* caieguncal denial' of tne report ma„ riulganari milit amen haa emeied the res dence of uk Swiso Mini.'-ier in Sona. Cnarle* De Jenner. to maKe an inventory uf Bulgarian money in
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    British Anns Given To Greek Guerillas?
    104 8 Reuter. CHEXBRES Switzerland), Mar. 16.—We.ipons supplied by I tlie British to th e Greek reI sistanco forces during the war have oeen used to arm leftist guerilla bands in the current civil strife in Gieece, Rev. Edward Every, World Council of Churches representative m
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    Soviet Whaling Fleet Sails For Antarctic
    77 8 Reuter. MOSCOW. Mas. 16.-The j Soviet tanker "Kremlin" sailed fiom the Black Sea port ol Odessa today carrying -upplu> for the Soviet whaling fleet in the Antarctic. Since February when they bigun whaling operations for the first Unte in the Ant iretic. Bavlet wh.dcif
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    U.S. ARMY PLANE MISSING
    112 8 Reuter. NEWFOUNDLAND, MAR. 18. —A search by air and land parties today failed to locate three members of the crew of a United States Army Norseman plane which disappeared on a routine flight from Cape Cape Harrison to Goose Bay, Labrador, on Tnursday. Searchers have decided
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    LONDON WHEAT CONFERENCE
    62 8 Reuter. LONDON. Mar. 16.—Sir Robert Hutchings and Sir Dattar Singh landed at London airport to'dght to attend the world conference on wheat arranged by the International Wheat Council and opening in London on Tuesday. Sir Robert is Secretary to the Government of India Food Department. Sir Dattar
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    Cabinet Meets Today on Truman Statement
    369 8 U.P. LONDON, Mar. 16.- -The British Cabinet will meet tomorrow to diSCUSS President Truman's announcement of aid for Greece and Turkey and its elTect on the future Biit foreign policy. No hard and fast decisions were expected to bo taken. Rather, the meeting probably
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    30,000 REBELS ADVANCING ON ASUNCION
    229 8 Paragnayan Revolt Reuter. Bueno- Air s. Mar. 15.—A revolt which began in an Infant* unit of the Paraguay*?- A.v > ten days ago has become a volution bringing the most s»ciious threat to General Hig.n.o Mcria gos regime sine i he b. came Presiieut In
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    Egyptian Envoy Denied Passport By Dutch Censul
    124 8 Reuter. Batavia. Mar. 16.—Arab states are glad to complete as soon as possible formalities for the re- j cognation of Indones a's independence in accordance with Arab League Council's recommendation, the Egypt,an Consul from Bombay, Mohamed Abdul Munim. told Dr. Soekarno at a
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    WAR RUMOURS SWEEP TOKIO BAZAARS
    251 8 U.P. TOKIO. Mar \r Japanese barber h(.n ne 4 ncan soldier st en i cna.r pays Lne liaroVff, says.: "Never Buaati* Im going back to v tomorrow. c oia* When tie leaves th*. k turns to in. avssiam serves guardedly i they say. but n
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    FRANCE FEARS GERMANY'S MAN-POWER
    158 8 Reuter. i MOSCOW. Mar. 15—The prd i Germany's wealth ot manpower has played in her ability tc make war and FUM& determination to ensure IK* rity for the luture were Mfc* led to by the French MP I Minister. Georges Bidault when the Council of FWg
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    Plan To Keep Japan Control For 25 Years
    91 8 Reuter. SHANGHAI. Mar 1«agreed ko posal by trie le c a onl Japan De JoibUJ 25 years by tne leao t war victors. Dr w chieh. Minister tor* oetore tne Ku«.n.» Executive session Tne praposal w > States ff«* japan wit \f*
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