Malaya Tribune, 16 April 1947

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    60 1 The Malaya Tribune THE PEOPLE THE PEOPLE THE ONLY NATIONAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA Now printed simultaneously in SingaporeKuala l.umpur, Ipoh ft Penang. Editorial 5811 Advertising 5812 Circulation Accounts 5815 untitled SINGAPORE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1947 PRICE TEN CENTS 7 The Malaya Tribune London Agents:—Messrs. Colin Turner Ltd., Talbot House, 98,
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    Woodcock Stopped in Seventh Round
    549 1 Reuter. Apr. 15._-Joe Baksi of America earned allenge his compatriot Joe Louis for the ipt title by battering into submission 1 ontam, the referee stopping the seventh round of their ten-round contest bvious that the Briton was in too bad a t »nd:ti i o
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    MORE S'PORE TROOPS HOME
    103 1 Reuter. Liverpool. April 15.—The arrival today at Liverpool of the troopship. Queen of Bermuda and Worcestershire brought the total number of service personnel arriving in Mersey in 24 hours to 8.000 More than 3.000 were carried by tne Qeorgic which berthed yesterday. The Queen of Bermuda
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    75th DAY
    21 1 Today is the 75th day of the Singapore Traction strike. Today is *he 27th day of the Jobling Inquiry.
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    He Destroyed Lidice, To Die
    68 1 Reuter. LONDON. Apr. 15. Harold Wiesman. head of the Gestapo !at Kladno. was sentenced to j death by the Prague Court to- day as the man responsible for the destruction of the village ol Lidice, Prague Radio announced. The Lidice massacre took I place on
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    Siamese Consul-General For Singapore
    22 1 Luan e Ratanadlrp has been appointed Siamese Consul-Gene-ral for Singapore and Nai Chai Suvarnathat Siamese Consul for Penang.
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    Truman Amends Neutrality Legislation
    149 1 Reuter. WASHINGTON. Apr. 15. —President Truman to-day proposed sweeping changes in the United States Neutrality Law to permit Government to place embargoes on shipments of arms to unfriendly nations. In a menage to Congress, the President said: If war should ever again become imminent, it would
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    Services Smokes To Cost More
    226 1 Reuter. In the course of his budget speech in the Common-, yesterday, the Chancellor of the Exchequer <Dr. Daiton) said the price of most pipe tobaccos would go up by about is. 2d. per ounce. Aoout 80 per cent, of tobacco 1 was imported from
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    GANDHI JINNAH MAKE JOINT PLEA
    138 1 Reuter. NEW DELHI. Apr. 15 Congress leader Gandhi and President of the Muslim League M. A. Jinnah today issued a joint statement denouncing violence in India. Their statement, made on the initiative of the new Viceroy Rear Admiral Lord .Woun'batten, said: "We deeply deplore 'he
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    STORE ASIATIC INSPECTORS FOR SCOTLAND YARD
    154 1 NEW SCHEME (Tribune Staff Reporter) S ngapore Asiatic Police Inspectors are to have opportunities to study at Scotland Yard, I understand. This is one of the main topics on the agenda of the present visit to Britain of Mr. R. E. Foulger, the Commissioner
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    S'PORE GANGS IN GUN BATTLE
    207 1 Thieves In Jeep Hold Up Motorcyclist (Tribune Staff Reporter) One Tamil and five Chinese were injured when a l lf with a party believed to be in Maude j£ S j langhaineBe carpenters, at 9.30 last night Several shots were fired by both sides. The
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    'Elizabeth' Is Freed
    109 1 U.P. SOUTHAMPTON. Apr. 15.The 85,000-ton Queen Elizabeth was pulled off Brambles Shoal at the ent'ance to Southampton waters ut 8.40 p.m. today mor< than 26 hours after she ran aground. The woild's largest liner suddenly slipped off the s mdbank with hr own prop 'liers churning and
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    25 1 Rangoon April 15.-Up to noon today two persons were killed and two seriously injured in Rangoon's New Year festival celebrations the police announc ed today.
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    12 NAMED IN MISSING S'PORE PLANE
    89 1 The Air Ministry have ju>t I announced the followng a.; missing in the RAF Dakota, which was missing on a lligtit from Changi. Singapore, to Saigon, on Feb. 26: Passengers:—J. X Johnston, Mr. Eumitrescu. Brigad er J. H. Alms. Fit. Lt T. C. Taylor.
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    Reynolds On Last Lap
    73 1 Reuter. New York. April 15.—Milton Reyntlds. took off from Edmonton. Alberta at 10.40 p.m. for New York on the last of his round the w rid flight. According tj officials at Laguaidia airport he will have 30 miles an hour and the wind to help him
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    KING CHRISTIAN "VERY BAD"
    37 1 Reuter. Copenhagen. April 15. King Christian's c iidition wa, tonight reportea to be very bad with shortness of breath and increasing temneratureMembers of the Danish Government have been requested not to leave Copenhagen.—Reuter.
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    JEWS APPEAL TO UNO
    41 1 HERFORD, Germany, Apr. 15. —Ten thousand Jews housed in Belsen displaced persons camp today appealed to the United Nations aid Britain to remove them from this "scene of Jewish suffering" and allow them to go to Palestine.
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      33 1 j3 pg mrgm [deal Gifts 1 flL__ From Malaya Beef Mugs I Tea Services I Jj C garette Sets V Powder Bowls Candle Stands Flower Vases M N S infant CI GARETTE S
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    Big 'Army Week' Plans For K.L.
    420 2 Between April 21 and 27 an Army Week is to be held in Kuala Lumpur. The programme starts on Monday With the preliminary heats of the Acquatic Sports and the semi-final of a Bicycle Polo Tournament, it ends at the week-end with a floodlit
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    Share Market Quiet In All Sections
    317 2 (Tribune Financial Corr.) The share market yesterday was quiet in all >ections although there was persistent firmness in certain industrials which continued in good demand. 'ihere were buyers in the market for Hammers at $421. Uniteer Ords at $14 i. Brick Ords $2.02 and
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    New York Stock Exchange
    79 2 NEW YORK, Apr. 14.-There was an early extension of losses up to two points on a broad front and after a short rallying movement which enabled stocks to show slight gains liquidating pressure forced the market to resume the heavy decline. After considerable account trimming had
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    PRESSMEN STRIKE IN ST. LOUIS
    28 2 U.P. ST. LOUIS. April 15.—Residents of St. Louis are without dahy newspapers because of a walk-cut of union pressmen in a wage dispute.—U.P.
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    War On Food Black Marked RICE SEIZED
    67 2 Four bags of rice and 30 katties of assorted vegetables were confiscated at Upper Serangoon area bi' Food Officers yesterday, and 14 persons were detained including five women vegetables vendors. The women were charged with failing to display price Three Indians and six
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    Indian Workers Association in Britain
    97 2 Reuter. NOTTINGHAM (England). Apr 14.—The Indian Workers' Association of Great Britain opened a new branch here with an enrolment about 150 Indian workers in the local area. Chowdry Akbar Khan, President of the Association, in his inaugural address, .aid: "Ours is the only body in
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    London Stock Exchange
    74 2 Reuter. London. Apr. 14.- The stock markets aroused little etlthiigiasm prior to the budget and end account tomorrow but the undertone was steady with domestic issues better in places with Giludgeds improving further. Of the budget favourites. Breweries and Tobaccos, the former was better while changes in
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    74 2 Reuter. LONDON. Apr. 15.—J. Singh. President ot the India League of America, arrived !n London las'. night by air from New York. He told Reuter today that he was meeting the Secretary ol state I for India. Lord Pethick-Law-r «nee on Friday and that during I his fortnight's stay in
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    Rubber Market Closes Steady Opens Quiet,
    78 2 (Tribune Market Correspondent) The rubber market opened quiet yesterday morning with prices again rather lower than yesterday and small business passed with a little more buying support in the afternoon and the market rallied and fair quantities of lower grades were transacted- But sellers
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    Rubber Prices
    59 2 The S.C.CR.A.'s rubber prices at noon yesterday were: Buyers Sellers cts. cts. per lb per lb. No 1 R.S.S. spot. loose 422 43 No. 1 R.S.S. f.o.b. in bales April 43$ 431 No. 2 R S.S. f o.b. in bales April 42[ 42g No. 3 R.S.S. f.o.b. in
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    MARCH RUBBER SHIPMENTS
    63 2 Ocean shipments of rubber during March amounted to 91,367 tons compared with 69.577 tons in February. Russia appears for the first time among the countries of destination with 3.750 tons. Princinsl receiving countries were (all tons): United Kinsdom 16.140; Canada 8462: Hong Konp 4 931; Australia 1.519:
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      628 2 SSTI ITION VACANT A Boiler House Shift Engineer i* |U led for St. James Power salo i Commencing salary be ween $250 pm. and $300 p m rising to $400 p.m., plus Oost of Living Allowance (a) si: gle $10 plus 10% of salary. «bi married $10 plus 80** of
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      290 2 NOTICES. THE PUBLIC is hereby notified that owing to unhappy differences I, Madam Chua Mary, was compelled to leave my husband TAN PENG SIANG of No. 69, Jalan Trus. Johore Bahru, on 13th May 1943. Furthermore as my husband has not been supporting me ever since I left him. the
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      98 2 BANKING The Travancore Forward Bank Ltd. (Incorporated In Travancore) with limited liability. Head Office:—Kottayam, Travancore. Branches throughout Travancore and at Madras and other important Centres in South India. AUTHORISED CAPITAL Rs. 50,00,000 Issued Subscribed Capital Rs. 25,00,000 Paid-Up Capital and Reserves Rs. 17,26,000 Total Resources Exceed Rs. 2,00,00,000 The Bank
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      238 2 I Companies Ordinance 1940. Forms for Statutory Returns r j 4 in I set 50 cts. I Kellv Walsh Ltd. Raffles Place, Singapore. j COOKS' TRAVEL DEPARTMENT Apply to us for information on all matters relating to Land, Sea. and Air travel. FREIGHT DEPARTMENT Transfer and shipment of Baguage. Customs
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      543 2 SHIPPING j MANSFIELD CO., LTD. ilner ro rn>i in ss gapore) Bl UE FUNNEL LINE sailings to and fro n United Kinjpfota. rhansi from U.K. for Ho -gkong and Shanghai Me ion Due irom U.K. G H [Lycaon due from U S A Atrens sai 3 for Genoa, IvlH.rsnilo.s, Havre,
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    $64-A-WEEK CLERK KEPT 2 YACHTS
    102 3 UP. NEW YORK. April 14. Wiiliani At tint. Nickel. a $o>-we k cie rk who lived luxuriously ana kepi two yachts while hi; embt*zicd $780,000 ft obi htf employer, i.-led guilty a> he Weet tiia! wtth two t three co-defc-i--uaiitS. Nickel who aprar- nib? wiil
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    Alleged False Statement
    95 3 Bail to the extent of $500 was offered .to 43-year-old Arthur Edward Mulot. in the Fourth Police Court yesterday when he was produced on a charge of making a false statement in a declaration to the Deputy Master 20 tPndant Singapore 011 Mar^b It wits alleged that
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    BBC Announcer's "After The Night" Apologies
    179 3 Reuter. London, Apr. 15.— The British Broadcasting Corporation's first transmission! of the day normally begins at 6.30 a.m precis 2ly with a calm and frienaly "Good morning". Today i: was differe it. For the hrs: minute or.lv the sound of Bells' interval signal was
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    Chiang Calls For Crushing Of Communists
    103 3 Reuter. SHANGHAI. Apr. 14 —Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek today called for redoubled effort to crush the "rebellious Communists who have been killing, burning and disturbing peace" when he reviewed 8.000 members of the Youth Army here before returning to Nanking The Generalissimo said «.ne Communists,
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    COTTON WEEK
    14 3 Paris. April 14.—France today inaugurated a 'cotton week" m ail principal towns.
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    U.S. Fighter Planes For Pacific
    86 3 U.P. PEARL HABOUR, Apr. 2 15.—The escort carrier < Pairoka, is scheduled to '-i j have here tomorrow to deliver 70 new fighter j planes to key naval Bases 5 in the Western Pacific, j including a squadron of g Marine Corsairs which will j
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    S'hai Students Hold, Threaten American
    118 3 U.P. SHANGHAI, Apr. 15.— Tne United- States Consulate was forced to intervene with Mayor X.. D. Wu to obtain the release < cf James Voss. of San Antonio, Texas, who was forcibly attained and threatened tot eleven hours by President P. i. Wee and a
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    Compromise Move In U.S. Telephone Strike
    181 3 U.P. WASHINGTON, April 15 Secretary of Labour Bchwellenbach last night proposed a new Government compromise to end the nationwide telephone waikou.. and top leaders of th* striking telephone workers immediately prom is. d to give "careful consideration" to his proposal. Ao the midnight s"ssion
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    COUNT EXECUTED
    67 3 U.P. PARIS, Apr. 15.—Count Fernand dp Brinon, 57, delegate cf the Vichy government to the German occupation authorities in Paris with the rank of ambassador, was executed by firing squad this morning at Fort de prison. He was convicted of treason by the French High Court of Justice
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    BUS STRIKE LEADER MEETS GOVERNOR
    252 3 (Tribute Staff Reporter) Ilia Excellency the Governor, Sir Franklin Gimso»\ eaikd Mr. R. K. Sarny, strike leader, and Traction Com pany Employees Union President, to Government Hous*. lasj rhursday to discuss the possibility uf caY tig oft ih s ten-week transport strike, and othei matters
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    He Didn't Want To Marry Her —She Shot Him
    147 3 U.P. HAVANA, Cuba. April 14.-Chi- cago v ght dab dgnfier, Patricia j Schmidt, said today that she had j ihot J hii tester Meg only after he har r canted his promise to marry her and ordered her off j his
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    INTERIM DIVIDEND
    20 3 An interim dividend of 1/pesj share (New Zealaiia euirencjrJi has been by the .South British Insurant Co., Ltd.
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    Malay 'Lifted' Cutlery, Gets Prison Term
    136 3 I *u>n Mn Saleem a young I Malay labourer at the docks who I wa s seen by v policeman on Monday flinging a gunny sack I over the fence near gate No. 5 Of the Harbour Board and then creeDinqr through a hole
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    CHINESE HONOUR MASSACRE TRIAL PROSECUTORS
    259 3 The Joint Appeal Committee for Singapore Chinese Massacred t>y the Japanese yesterday held a tea party at the Chinese Consulate-General in honour of Major f! W. Ward, Major M.G.A. Watson and Mr. R.C.H. Lim when the i resident of the Committee, Mr. Tay Xoh Vat,
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    STOLEN DRUGS RECOVERED
    75 3 Three cases oi chugs stolen from .i medica: store in Havelock Road were recovered in an abandon* d trishaw by i police patroj on Monday night. F,-ur men were seen to run away from the trishaw as the police party drew near, and he watchman who w
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    untitled GUARD ON THEFT CHARGE
    85 3 Akep bin Injah <27.. a Malay ..uard at Uie Nuaft Transit Depot, in Lim Teck Kirn RoaJ, waa merged yesterday in the Fourth Magistrates Court, with theft ot --i.. nandKerchiefs una 103 tab"f toilet irom foe depo! on April B, alternatively ois honestly retaining the
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    STC Manager Alleges Intimidation
    334 3 JOBLING INQUIRY During the Jobling Inquiry yesterday Mr. A. A Ewing, General Manager of the S.T.C.. stated that had it not been for intimidation, many strikers would have resumed work in compliance with his appeal last month. Mr Ewing alleged that clerks from streets near the
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    Siam's First Air Hostess Coming To Singapore
    337 3 BANGKOK, Apr. 15.—Siam has her first air hostess. She is petite, slim good-looking Nang Bungpis Bisda 1 Chulsevok (nee Nangsao Bungpis JanJckha.) who is still in her twenties. Nang Bisdal has been engaged by the Pacific Over seas Airway of Siam. Siam's air
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    CAIRO'S ANTI-GOVT DEMONSTRATION
    29 3 U.P. CAIRO. Apr. 15. More than one hunrded thousand "afdsit" students and workers st tged a giant anti-government demon• stratlon hi the business sectio:. of Cairo.—U.P.
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      226 3 f aTION I»** PR EM Af(tF j rj VITALITY. OVERWORK, oi i :i NERVES, 5*^ r ETC. >: Tablets vC> i foi Wonra i ill rei :ta:isits«r inger com- j S. i_ .i 111 't a p Hr! I c I "-.PAIRING election of rANO CO S ngapora. (foils Yoa
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      156 3 NARASN SINGH Co., 3, Malacca Street (2nd Floor) SINGAPORE Importers, Exporter: General Merchants TEXTILES PIECECCODS SPECIALISTS Stockists of Paper. Medicines, Cosmetics, Wectrir Clacks, etc. etc. Enquiries solicited for Siam Produce leather Gmdl Silverware, Zarfccn Stones, etc. etc. PAY US A VIJSIT AMERICAN TEXTILES SIAM MERi CHANDIS;" EXPECTED SHORTLY I P/?c?;e
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    Crime
    452 4 On Friday night His E: ellency the Governor of he Malayan Union, in a talk, referred to c crime situation and dered that the Police would t relax their efforts for .ne minute to hunt down criminals "in their war on Society and we shall win t war as
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    COMMON TONGUE FOR MALAYA
    1336 4 The Writer of this article, A Local Undergraduate, puts up a strong plea for English as the The educational policy starts with three high sounding platitudes "a) That Education should aim at fostering and extending the capacity for self government and the ideal of civil loyalty
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    Linking Malaya
    146 4 The intended restoration of internal air services in Malaya next month is a welcome announcement. Before the war, most towns in Malaya were, within a few hours of each other. Business houses in Penang and Ipjh were in the habit of receiving mail from Singapore and replying by
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    New Fabric On View At British Industries Fair
    262 4 New cotton cloth with revolu- tionary feature., will be seen at BIF which opens in London and Birmingham on May 5. It is in either plain colours or printed and possesses a permanent lustr? face which i s dirt and stain resisting.
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    Homes From Seaweed
    58 4 I Hemes from beard made or seaweed are la'es; in Aus ralian j builaiig ideas. Mixed with cement and fly ash—a resicue j from furnaces—and compress- j cd. the seaweed beard in durable, and p'eas'ng to the eye. The Housing Commission ot the State of Victoria and
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    Foreign Scholarships For Indian Students
    77 4 The Purdue University. Lafayette. U.S.A. has offered to Indian students two United Nations Scholarships each of the value of 130 dollars per term tenable at the University for study in Science, Engineering, Agriculture. Pharmacy and Eduoat'on for the term beginning in September 1947. With a
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    Ban On Marriages
    366 4 Letters To The Editor The People's Postbag Sir. Your courtesy in publishing this letter in the columns cf your paper will be greatly appreciatedI have been following with t much intere-t the correspond- ence in the press in regard to Generalissimo Stalin's refusal to grant visas to
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    Three Slaps To Bring British Migrants
    139 4 Announcing that the Bn'<sh Government dad feu ad it In* p.ssble. at prese.it, to release me liner "Aquitania" for Hi carriage of m.grants trott Britain to Australia, the Commonwealth M ais a for taauga* tion, Mr. Arthur A Caiwei:, said the Australian Government had
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      27 4 gPALBIgg TABLE TENNIS REQUSSITES villa xx ~r: 0 q Double Rubber 7 t^r^ Faced B:is...c:c;i #jAaJ Double Si.nd g I Faced Bats...e3c!i ;U rl£L aTa\ »1 i^iLSTSI9
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    Johore Malays Oppose Federation Plan
    393 5 i y 10,00« people from all parts cf Joha-e allied ai I »c Johore Bharu padang to voice their protest r t the Federation Prapjsa!s. I Malayan dares t say vat the Malay* a -e not Q1 be indcpeanex.: or to govern themselves, inieeJ he
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    $7 MILLIONS GO TO CHINA IN 3 MONTHS
    48 5 Faaufj i»mitt.inces from Siagapore and the MalaIm| Union to China ia>t month .jumped to I gr.sl.f7fi 891 against 52.9g5.702 for February a nd )IJtM224 for January. Singapore figures for the >ime period ucre:—Janu- m 59t3,t77, February [$1,*****5 uul March ».\TX!I7.
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    Singapore Man Hopes To Live To Be 100
    132 5 Tribune Staff Reprier) the Singapore Benefit Society sa d that I to be able to live to :I ars He >aid that he had iritten Ge rge Bernard Shaw and a>ked him the secret of nd was told that it |q in
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    S'pore Governor Flying To U.K. On May 17th
    43 5 ':k in Gimson, K.C. KMc by Gimson sails on the I' re tomorrow. oing to the U.K. on xpeci to return in ">.trnment of the ■dmmistered by PAR McKerron. S during the abH.E Sir Franklin
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    Singapore General Awarded U.S. Decoration
    70 5 Major-General Harold R Kerr. G.H.Q.. Singapore, was awarded the United States Legion of Merit (Degree of Commander), one of the highest administrative awards of this class, at a simple ceremony held at the U.S. Military Liaison Office yesterday when Maj. Robert E. Hoey (G.S.C.) presented
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    HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION BACK
    30 5 The members of the Higher Education Commission returned to Singapore yesterday. In the afternoon they conferred with Department of Education officials and later met Singapore teachers.
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    MR. CHETTUR CANCELS VISIT
    59 5 Owing to road blocks an alteration in the east coast tour programme of Mr. S. K. Chettur, the Representative of the Government of India in Malaya. ha 3 been necessitated. Instead of proceeding to Kota Bharu today as proposed, he will now make a two-day stay
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    New Turn In Perak Hydro Strike
    109 5 i (From Our Own Reporter) j I poh, April 15. —T:ie j three-day old Perak Hydro stride by the members of the Employees Unicn, took a new turn this afternoon when several members of the clerical stall attached to the head onice, who had
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    Informer Tipped Off Police: Three Indians On Arms Charge
    331 5 Three Indians, Harkishen Singh, G. D. Sharma and Khan Mohamed claimed trial at the Singapore Assize Court yesterday to charges of unlawful possession of arms and ammunition and abetment of those offences. HarkTshen Singh was charged on two counts of possession
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    CHARGE OF POSSESSION BMH LINEN
    74 5 Two young Eurasiahs—Arthur and Cedric Joseph Galistan —were charged before j Second Police Magistrate L. C. I Goh yesterday, with dishonest retention of property. They were alleged to be in pos--1 session of 62 bed sheets and 97 pyjama-jackets belonging to the British Military Hospital,
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    AUSTRALIAN FOOD FOR BRITAIN
    58 5 Reuter-AAP. Canberra. Apr. 15. —.18. Chifley, Australian Premier j today announced the formation lof a Cabinet Sub-Commit'ee to examine immediately the whole question of food supplies to Bri aim and to report on possible steps to increase these supplies. Five ministers, including the Minister of Commerce
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    CHINESE ON SIX SEPARATE CHARGES
    112 5 A 29-year-old Teochew, Tan Chiak Chio was produced in the Second Magistrate's Court yesterday on six separate charges. Charges with impersonating a member of the Malayan Security Service on March 23 at the Singapore Tea Workers Union, at the Cycle Repairers Union, at the Rattan
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    S'pore Health Statement
    64 5 Total number of deaths for the week ending April 5 was 175 (97 males and 78 females), compared with 197 the previous week. Largest rate was among Chinese—l 34. Chief causes of death were tuberculosies 24 cases, pneumonia 27 cases. Total unmber of births for the same
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    Ship Hits Mine Off S'pore
    184 5 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Two aircraft and two naval tugs from the Singapore Naval Dockyard rushed out yesterday morning shortly before noon to near Horsburgh Light, 45 miles from Singapore, immediately on receipt of a distress signal from the s.s. 'Empire Passmore" that she had otruck
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    Still wearing gas masks, members of a rescue ieam carry out an injured miner from the shaft of the Cemralia Coal Company after the March 25 explosion. Unidentified mver was one of fhe few men taken out nlivc. 142 men were in fhe mine at the time of the blase
    52 5 Still wearing gas masks, members of a rescue ieam carry out an injured miner from the shaft of the Cemralia Coal Company after the March 25 explosion. Unidentified mver was one of f he few men taken out nlivc. 142 men were in f he mine at the time of
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    Ex-Trooper, Now Luxury Liner, In Singapore
    195 5 (Tribune Siajf Rcptr<er) On her llrst trip to South America alter a long career as a troopship in the British wavy is the 22.700-ton white luxury hn-er, Rhuys, which came into Singapore irom bhangnai yesterday. On ncr way site will top at Java lor
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    WAR CRIMES TRIALS ON IN KUALA LUMPUR
    202 5 On Morklay, lor the third time since the surrender of Japan, a War Crimes Court was convened in the Town Hall, Kuala Lumpur. There are eight cases awaiting trial, the Japanese concerned being held in Pudu Gaol. As the trials progress mere cases
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    PORTUGUESE MAN-O'-WAR CALLS HERE
    105 5 (Tribune S!aff Rep Tier) Scores of olive-skinned Portuguese sailors thronged Singapore's shops soon after they had disembarked from the 1.783-ton Portuguese Ma.i-of-War which came into Singapore from Timor yesterday morning. Built on the same lines British sloops by Hawthorn Leslie-, Newcastle-on-Tyne. the warship carries four 4.7
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    SPECIAL CONCERT FOR SERVICES
    80 5 Under the auspices of Army Welfare Service. Singapore District, the Singapore Children's Orchestra will give a special concert for members of the Services at 8 p.m. today at the Victoria Memorial Hall. The Orchestra will be conducted by Mr. Glan Williams. B Mus. (Woles). and led
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    TEOCHEW ON OPIUM POSSESSION CHARGE
    65 5 Tan Yong Kee. aged 49. a Teochew appeared before First District Judge Paul Storr yesterday on a charge of being in possession of four pounds of opium at No. 174. Queen Street on Monday. Bail of $2,000 was offered when he claimed trial to the
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    Appeal To Overseas Chinese
    146 5 Boycott Of Dutch (Tribune Staff Reporter) Mr. Tan Kah Kee, Chairman of tiie JSjuth Oversea Chinese Lomm.ttee. was empowered to appeal to the Chinese In /imoy, Swatow and Shanghai to refrain from patronising I jtch ships and otner services at a meeting held yesterday of Chinese
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    Court Sequel To Bunga Raya Shooting
    160 5 (From Our Own Reporter.) MALACCA. April 15.—Saturday's tragic dual cold-blooded I killing had Ifti sequel in the i Magistrate' Court today before Mr. A. H. W. Lilly, when Ong Kirn Toon (29), a Singapore Hokkien Chinese, Faced three charge—first, the murder of Detective Teh
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    Teachers To Meet On Salaries
    53 5 Singapore teacher-, will hold an "emergency extra-ordinary general meet'ng" on Thursday at 5.00 p.m. at 331. North Bridge Road to discuss the memorandum that the Singapore Teachers' Union is going to submit to the Salaries Commission. The memorandum has to be submitted to the Colonial
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    DEFICIT LESS THAN ANTICIPATED
    935 6 BRITISH BUDGET Reuter. LONDON, Apr. 15.—The British Chancellor of the Exchequer, Dr. Hugh Daiton, rising in the crowded House ol Commons to open his Budget speech, announced that the deficit of last year "Was only £569,000,000 which was a £157,000,000 deficit less than anticipated.' This is
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    Death Of Father Ouillon
    122 6 A well-known figure among business people, Rev. Fr. Jean Marie Ouillon, passed away peacefully at his residence. 334, River Vallev Road, six o'clock on Monday morning. Born in 1879 in the little village of Hte Loire, Grazac, Fr. Ouillon spent most of his life in the
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    JAP REPARATIONS: 11 MEMBER NATIONS TO SUBMIT PLANS
    85 6 U.P. WASHINGTON. Apr. 14.—Far Eastern Commission sources said today that the FEC Reparations Committee passed a resolution providing that each of the 11 member nations should submit its plan or view on final shares in Japanese reparations as soon as possible. This
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    ANTARCTIC OF NO STRATEGIC VALUE, SAYS EXPLORER
    147 6 U.P. WASHINGTON, Apr. 14.—Rear Admiral Richard Byrd returned from his fourth and most extensive Antarctic expedition with word that the frozen South Polar continent was rich in natural resources but of no Strategic value to the United States or anyone else. He said
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    Chiang Employs "Double" For First Time
    120 6 U.P. Shanghai, Apr. 15.—Indicating that more vigorous security measures have been taken *o protect Gen. Chiang Kai-shek, due to the suspected presence of ierrorists, reliable sources disclosed that the Generalissimo enplaned from the southern outskirts to the northern outskirts of Shanghai to reach Hongkew
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    3 ELECTROCUTED
    30 6 Reuter. CALCUTTA. Three people riding on a lorry were electrocuted when their vehicle swerved and crashed into an electricity main box at the side of a road here.—Reutei.
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    GANDHI MAY START NEW DEATH FAST
    153 6 U.P. P/iTNA,~\Apr. 15.—Mohandas X Gandhi said yesterday that he might undertake to "fast unto death" if reports of recurrent communal trouble in East Bengal are true. Addressing followers after a prayer meeting. Gandhi said he had received disquieting reports from reliable persons about terroristic
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    H.K. ISSUES NEW CURRENCY RULES
    85 6 U.P. Hongkong, Apr. 15. —The Government has issued drastic new currency regulations which official America i sources termed "a, heavy blow at American business." The regulations out law free market purchases of American dollars which formerly used to finance large portions of American trade. Bank
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    BAKSI MAY FIGHT LOUIS IN SEPTEMBER
    303 7 Won't be ready by June, says his manager U.P. LONDON, Apr. 15.—After the Joe Baksi's TKO win ever Bruce Wooctcock, Matchmaker Nat Rogers of the ':Gthe Century Sporting Club in New York and Col. Eddie Ea?an of the Nov/ York State Boxing Commission, told
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    Maximum Wage For Soccer Professionals
    144 7 ISJ i jnal has toaijers 112 in i ummer and j."' winter and playing Sa mmence in 7 August and H'■ be paid one hun- layer. i Chairman oi announcing i very satisfied eh will parti- c ned by many 'vers vi- up by bur
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    10,000 Saw Woodcock Myth Exploded
    205 7 U.P. LONDON, \pr. 15. Ten seven hundred worshippers at u« na fell into a silence as they saw li v mkock myth disinteRfc More their eves, writes 1 h V boxing correspondent. IN 'li- best thing that ii-.! about the York■naa is thai he was
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    382 7 A round-by-round description from Harringay by Bob Meyer. U.P. Boxing Writer, is as follows: ROUND I. Baksi lammed Woodcock almost at will all through th*> round. He landed the first puncn and they felt each other oui. tnen Baksi floored Woodcock three time-, for counts
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    C.Y.M.A. JUNIORS-SOCCER
    60 7 The following players will represent the C.V.M.A. Juniors in a friendly match against the J.C.S.A. on Saturday, at the St. Joseph's Institution ground at 5.15 Morris Sobrielo, James Tan, Andrew Lim, Simon Kong, Wong Keng Wah, John Hon, Tan Chye Ser, Jacob Pierre. Douglas Miller, Teck Seng and
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    C.S.C. Ping Pong
    58 7 The following will represent the Chinese Swimming Club in a friendly game of table tennis against the Chin Woo Athletic Association on Sunday at 2 p.m. at CS C. premises. Chan Poh Ying, Wong Tong Goon. Loke Seek Cheong. George Chen, Ng Yew Wing. Reserves: Lim Choo
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    CYCLING MEET
    54 7 Cycling enthusiasts flocked o Heme Hill Goad Friday for the international meeting organised by the Southern Counties Cycling Union. Six een top-ranking eye As s from Continent ai countries came to show heir paces against BriCish riders on the track that is to be used for Olympic Games
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    "Fern Hill" B.P.
    108 7 "Fern Hill" B.P. boat "Summit" B.P. 7—0 in frkndly badminton match played on Sunday at the former court. Results (Fern Hill players mentioned first)—Singles: M. Onsie Rahim b.at Ariffin 15—3. 5—0; Ahmad Omar beat Tan Cheng Chuan 15—C. 15—5; Snabudin Akib boat Salal 15—7, 15—3: Ithnin beat
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    Maharajah To Make Final Decision Soon
    227 7 People's Car Reuter. London. April 14. —The Manarajah Jamsaheb of Nawanagar. offer for physical assets oi Grantham Productions Limited —makers ol the "peoples' car has been accepted :n principle, has completed his inspection ol the plani ana stocks at Grantham with Denis Kendall.- Independent
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    Balbo's Wife Loses Appeal
    112 7 U.P. I Rome. April 14.—The Penal section of the Court of Cessation today rejected the appeal of Italo Balbo's widow against the Finance Ministry's confiscation 'of hfs property. Balbo vanished mysteri;.usiv during a flight over Lybia in 1940. At the time of his disappearance rumours were
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    Indians Trounce Chinese 6-1
    775 7 Flaying a superb game in the lirst half to lead by a goal until just before the interval, the S.C.F.A.I. defence collapsed surprisingly and the team appeared to be completely demoralised in the next session, to be trounced by the Indian Association six goals to one
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    SWIFT BADMINTON PARTY
    81 7 At a general meeting of members held on April 13. the following office-bearers were elected for the year 1947: President Mr. Ronald Lim: Vice-President Mr. Cheah Thye Hin; hon. Secretary Mr. A. Tambiayah; hon. Captain Mr. Cheong Soon Tuan; hon. Vice-Captain Mr. M. V. Thamby; hon. Treasurer
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    2,000 GNS. AND DERBY BETTING
    45 7 Reuter. Newmarket, Apr. 15.—At the Newmurke. races today, 19,000 'O £3,000 was laid against Petition wnning the 2,000 Guineas whue 100-8 was laid agains- the French colt Parisen. Tite Street was backed at £15,0C0 to £600 for the Derby.— Remer.
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    A. A. A. DINNER
    74 7 The members of the Amicable Athletic Association will entertain their patrons to a Farewell* dinner which will be followed by dancing at the Association s premises on Thursday at 8 p.m. The occasion is in honour of Mr. Low Tangchang in view of his impending departure
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    ECLIPSE B.P.
    87 7 The following will represent the Eclipse B.P. in a friendly badminton match against the Jacques B.P. on Saturday, at 4.0u p.m. The match will consist of 5 men's Singles. 2 men's Doubles and 2 women's Singles. The games will be played at the Eclipse Court No. 75 Koon
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    JOLLILADS SOCCER
    57 7 The team to represent the JolI lilads Athletic Union in a friendly soccer match against the R.A.F., Changi. gn Friday, at Jalan Besar Stadium, will be selected from the following. S- Sithambram. K. Thambyrajah. S. Mujugasu, M. Ghani. M. Sintha. M. I. Osman. Gopal. Krishnan. G. Supplah, Abdul
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    Khoon Poh Misses , Half Century
    196 7 Khoon Poh Misses Half Century The Rocklites Ist XI playing against the Aii Command Distributing Authorities (Changi> beat them by 85 runs. Scores: (Rocklttes) Tham j Khoon Poh b Hancock 49. W. Galistan lbw Armstrong 23. C. B. Con Kagt b Armstrong 6, iJ. Galist n c Howel] b ArmStrong
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    United Family B.P. Beat Jacques
    161 7 Playing at Jacques' Court, the United Family B.P. "B" beat the Jacques B.P. "B" by 6—5. Results:—(United Family I B.P. players mentioned first):— Mens' Singles:— Heng Siak Tiang bea Chua Poh Khoon IS— i 8, 0—3, 15—9; Teo Heok Kwang lost Net Heng Kwang 10—15,
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    40 7 Reuter. PRAGUE. Apr. 15—Joseph j Tiso, "quisling" President of j Slovak a during the German oc- cupation. wa< sentenced to death jby hanging today. Dr. F«rdii nand Durcansky. Tiso's former Foreign Minister was also sentenced to death by hanging.— Reuter.
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