Malaya Tribune, 21 April 1947

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    60 1 The Malaya Tribune B y THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE THE ONLY NATIONAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA Now printed simultaneously in SingaporeKuala Lumpur, Ipoh Penang. Editorial 5811 Advertising 5812 Circulation Accounts 5815 IH,M PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1947 FBICKJTEN CENTS. The Malaya Tribune London Agents:—Messrs. Colin Turner Ltd., Talbot House,
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  • Article
    4 Generals threw ashes of Goering into river
    466 1 M April 20.—The [ermaim d major Nazis who v n d at Nuremberg bsl ber were cremated, thrown togcthe v nostbin ani tin D< in' i fhe River F»r v c )ur Allied Gen reliable sources w representing Bfi v United States.
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    China: New Era Of Democracy
    213 1 Reuter. NANKING, Apr. 20.—China's new Coalition Gov- formed this week, until the enforcement of institution at the end of the present year, is ,n 8 nailed in Nanking as the beginning of a new era acy in China. and foreign ob•r. an questional to which
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    TERRORISTS STRIKE AT TROOPS' CINEMA
    400 1 Reuter U.P. Jerusalem. Apr. 20.—Six British soldiers were injured in a bomb attack on the Nathanya troop cinema tonight, it is officially stated. The bomb attack on the troops' cinema disrupted telephone communications between Nathanya and Jerusalem and other po :its aion?: the coastal plain.
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    21 today.
    302 1 Capetown. Apr. 20. Capetown was to light illuminate and the entire city decorated with tainting and hags on tne eve cf Princess Elizabeth s 21st. birthday celebrations. Already there is a carnival atmosphere as last minute arrangements are mao c for tomorrow's celebrations. Princess Elizabeth spent tonight quietly
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    Bomb Girl Still In London
    119 1 Reuter. LONDON. Apr. 20. -Bcutlaad Yard b >Ui w that the w< man who placed a bomb in Un CoioUlul Office, Whit h 11. on Tv seay nig..' b .i.g >i.c.Uie( 4 oy friends hi Loud n. Hie net is closing n a p_r icular
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    France In "Race Against Time"
    210 1 MANCHESTER, Apr. 20.—Events Ha Indo-China and Madagascar prove that -France is engaged in a "race against time.'" says today's influential Liberal Manchester Guardian. In its editorial discussing the French Empire the Guardian says France needs a bold and magnanimous colonial policy. "Our special eorresnondent. re
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  • Obituary
    Death Of King Christian
    598 1 COPENHAGEN, Apr. 21. —King Christian of Denmark died at 11.04 last night. For the last few hours the Danish Queen, Crown J iince ciiid Crown Princess had been at the bedside of the King, who was 76. The crisis began at 5 p.m. when the King's
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    Bachelor Fathers & Spinster Mothers: Vicar Urges Pool
    327 1 Bachelor Fathers Spinster Mothers: Vicar Urges Pool U.P. Needham Market, Suffolk (England) April 20.— Rev. W. G. Hargrave-Thomas today proposed the establishment of a pool of healthy men to help frustrated spinsters produce "beautiful babies." It was another step in the campaign of the 58 year old Vicar of Needham
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    Gandhi May Do Death Fast
    61 1 U.P. BOMBAY. Apr. 20.—A souiee close to Gandhi said toda" an investigation of the dieting in East Bengal Province will determine whether Gandhi "fasU unto death" in protest. Dr. Mahmud. Muslim member of the Congress Party and Development Minister of Bihar, will go to Naokhall
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    DYNAMIIE EXPLOSION KILLS 40
    71 1 U.P. ROME. Apr. 20 Porty persons W r killed and 200 were injured r/heu a carload of dynamite b. w up i i Fiume railroads, an Italian news ag ncv reported b da*. The said the explosion occurred the night befon last and shook the entire
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    STOP PRESS Trkhaman Traps 2 Europeans ;
    149 1 STOP PRESS Trkhaman Traps 2 Europeans (Tribune Staff Repor er) Five robberies, two armed, were reported on Saturaay. In one case, an opium pipe and $2,000 in cash and jewellery were taken by four armed Chinese from compatriot hv ing in Pasar Lane. A public-spirited trisha-cyc-list. trapped two European soldiers
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    2,500 Homeless In Killing Fire
    102 2 U.P. NANKING, Apr. 19.—Chinas "Summer capital" at Kuiing was virtually destroyed by fire 0:1 April 16, according to a delayed Nationalist report today. The dispatch said that property loss in the mountainside city which is one of the beauty spots In China was estimated a.
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    18 2 Epsom Youth Committee has been asked by the borough council to co-operate in checking damage to street lamps.
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    MAURETANIA SAILS WITH 400 QUESTS
    106 2 Reuter. LIVERPOOL. Apr. 19.—Four hundred guests of the Cunard Company sailed in th e 35,000-ton Mauretania when she left Princes landing stzp m Liverpool today for high speed trials after her £1.000,000 reconversion from a troopship. After her trials off the west coast of Scotland
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    VAN MOOK DENIES WASHINGTON JOB
    180 2 BATAVIA, Apr. 19.—Commenting on Netherlands press reports,' Dr. van Mook told Reuter-AAP today that as far as he knew there wd-S no question of the appointment of a new Governor-General of the N.E.I. "From my side there is no question of my resigning, and the
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    STORE FOOD, PRODUCE MARKETS
    329 2 Prices quoted below are per picui wcignt -Acepi. where otherwise seated. Foodstuffs: —Yesterday a quo taUOfti were "Meehoun". Kedah $50; Siam $70; Indo-China $50; Rangoon $50. Rice: Siam No. 1 $82; No. 2 $78: Rangoon $58. Glutinous rice: Siam No- 1 $70; Rangoon $50. "Gula" Malacca:—
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    QUADS: THREE DIE
    51 2 Reuter. >3anches*er, Apr. 20. Two of the quadruplets J which were born yester- day morning to a Sal- ford, Lancashire, woman, died las' night, while an- other died early today. Only one child—a boy 1 —new survives. He is reported to be progres- i sing satisfactorily."—Rev- fer.
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    Strike Threat By 'Change Employees
    147 2 Reuter. NEW YORK. Apr 20 ihis week s best rally was effected during the seco.:d hour led by mo;or and sice's, after a reported agreement in the U.S. Steel Corp and CIO wage dispute. Activity increased as buying spread to most other groups, with gains
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    42 2 The Netherlands Prime Minister. Dr. J. M. Bo* 1. trio Ministt r of Overseas Territories. Dr. J. A. Jonkman and the Minister of Finmce. Prof. Dr. P. Lief tine k will shortly pa*s through Singapore on their way to the Netherlands Indies.
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    RUBBER PRICES STEADIER
    204 2 (Tribune Market Correspondent) The rubber market had a wee* of fair trading with manufacturers supporting all gracjes. The b:g Increase in shipment figures tended to ease prices slightly but the main feature of the week was the news contained in the Press report that the heavy damage
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    Paper Accuses, Is Closed Down
    80 2 U.P. ApV." k W-ln a j broadcast today, Moscow Radio solid that the newspaper, Srnnbad. in Teheran was closed after pi in fihe an article stating that plans were being made to set. up a "creator Kurdistan under American sponsorship. The paper, the broadcast went
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    THE SINGAPORE MARINE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION Import of Valuable Cargo.
    63 2 i The at ten io i of all Impor- ters is drawn to the Singapore Harbour Board Bye-laws regarding special notification being given to the Singapore Harbour Board prior to arrival of valuable cargo Fuller- dr.t.-iil may be obtained from the
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      331 2 NOTICES. SALE BY TENDER No. 18 The Custodian of Property, Singapore, invites teTders for the purchase of the following: Dodge Saloon Car. Engine No. DP6XI3II. Japanese lorries, derelict cars and lorries. Hispano Suiza engine. Parts for diesel engines. 100 150 HP., Fairba:k Morse, Deutz. etc. 150 H P. Diesel engines
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    Gangsters Terrorise Tenants Who Seek Cheaper Rent
    420 3 'Ugly Situation' In London's East End mvW 2■ i i f -Gangsters using guns, razors, SVit rr? dl2S;era are terrorising tenants in Wch*el 2 d n Who seek rent reductions, Mr. T?Sfr!il S t ttlUlTnmn of the East Lond Kent WitWjN, *-Clared at
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    SPANISH DENIAL
    59 3 U.P. LISBON. Apr. 20.—Offlcial Spanish sources in Lisbon tflfctf* denied publisher! reports that France ha d reqquested the Portuguese Government expel Don Juan, the pretender to the Spanish throne. At Don Juan's headquarters at Esroril. a political spokesman said no communication had be*»n received by Don Juan from
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    NEHRU'S CAR ATTACKED
    120 3 U.P. y R DELHI, ,\wr 20. —An 1! -aJian jn,M j report said 1 j thai a r-iup of %t j Indians yesterday attack- j and broke the windj i i of a ear in irhich 1 Jawaharlal Nehru, leader he Indian Interim Government, was riding *in
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    Plot To Overthrow Portuguese Regime
    231 3 Reuter. Apr. 20.—The discovery of a plot to organise em army garrisons in Central Portugal unced today by the Portuguese War Minister, nt-Colonel Santos Costa. T:. statemenl said that a ber" ol people workin aerators had ft-wlng rebellion" to overthrow the present Portu- guese regime.
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    WRONG BEAMING — AN ACCIDENT
    61 3 WRONG BEAMING AN ACCIDENT U.P. FRANKFURT. Apr. 19.—Investigation of a short-wave transmitter radio in Munrch, 1 said ten days ago to have been I "sabotaged"' so that the United fccaies programmes beamed to i Moscow were heard in South America, were proved this week i to have been due to
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    21 3 London, April 20.—The total Norwegian whale catch this year almost doubled that of the last season's according to official figures. I
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    Moscow Says British Aiding Greeks With Jet Planes
    108 3 U.P. LONDON, April 20.-The Moscow "Radio commentator, Mihai lov, today accused the British of supplying Greek Royalists with Jet-propelled planes to fight the guerillas. The situation in Greece, he riid in a radio broadcast, could be compared with that in the bomb-shattered
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    'PRAVDA' DESCRIBES PRESS REPORT AS "NONSENSE"
    397 3 Reuter. LONDON, Apr. 19.—"Pravda" the official newspaper cf tp* Russian Communist Party, today Stiffed reports that the Soviet Union had proposed a revised Anplo-Soviet treaty sr.culd bĔjhiSe a CtattJe that would "effectively Hsoiate Britain from the Uftrt«d States." Ihe report, published lass week by
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    Seaman's Search For Parents
    83 3 U.P. HONOLULU, Apr. 20.— Charles Pcfnmer, 19, a navy seaman, is tn rsute home to <earch for his parents and brother all of whom were in the vicinity of the Te.i.s City explosion Navy red tape disappeared wiien Remmer notified h-is remmanding olTicer that he was
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    SHOT AT COP, GETS 14 YEARS
    101 3 Reuter. LIVERPOOL, Apr 19. A sentence of 14 years' per.a l servitude was parsed at the Liverpool Assizes oa James Heatoo,, 25-year old bricklayer cf no fixed home, for shooting at a pcliceman with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. The prosecu ion alleged
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    BEVERIDGE SOUNDS A WARNING
    181 3 Reuter. LONDON, Apr. 19 Warn- j irgs against the growth of trade unions as political and economic monopolies were voicjed by Lord Beveriage, au hor !of ihe famous social services I Plan, and Clemen Davies, I Chairman of Parliamentary Liberal Party, at the Liberal Trace Union
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    CHINA-INDIA RUN FOR LIBERTY SHIPS
    44 3 U.P. SHANGHAI. Apr. 20.—The government owned China 1 Merchant's Steam Navigation Company announced that it will operate two Lberty-typ e shins m a regular run to India henceforth after a successful completion of two test voyages mad- 3 recently.—U.P
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    Epidemic Menace In Texas City
    226 3 JJXAS CITY, April 20.—Three-hundred Workers wearing: heavy gloves as protection against the deady miecuon, worked from dawn to op.sk in the fetty's Uasied and chaired $150,000,000 industrial district nt £SeiT eu Priced torsci and limbs which once had been 5< men. At dusk the era
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    DR. MUKHTAR FOR BERLIN
    45 3 Reuter. LONDON. Apr. 19. Dr. Ahm\d Mukhtur, new B&ttiOmic Advi&cr to the Indi 11 Military Mission in Germany, Jeft Loudon this morning by air for fceriin. Dr. Mukhtar was formerly U*fcd of the Department of Economics in the Government of Bumbuy-Reiiter.
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    Salaries And Wages
    534 4 The probability of a woefully overdue reversal of Government policy towards salaries and wages is to be detected between the lines of the terms of reference under which the Malayan Salaries Commission is about to sit. Tne Commission is to be appointed by the Governors of Singapore
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    ITS NO USE FOR AIL TO THINK ALIKE
    1312 4  -  [Reproduced on this page today is part of an address by Dr. T.H. Silcoch, Professor of Economics, Raffles College, to the Singapore Co-operative Stores Society Ltd. The address will he concluded in tomorrow's issue. By Dr. T.H. Silcock Your very able manager,
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    Transport Cry
    332 4 Letters' To' The. Editor The Peoples Postbag Sir.—I am at a lo> to know why people like Mr. Vakkom shout at the just treatment given to Jap surrendered personnel in Singapore by the GovernmentIn other words people are suggesting the Government to be har>h and cruel towards the
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    Kampong Vernacular School
    267 4 Sir.—May I through the medium of your columns appeal to the Education Department for favourable consideration for the establishment of a Malay vernacular school at Kampong Sungei Sekamat. Kajang. The kampong Malays through their co-operation have erected a building at a chosen site of a kampong landscape
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    Official View On The Census
    448 4 Sir—ln an Editorial the Tribune -aw fit to attack the taking of a census this year, the foundation upon which this attack was mounted being a state ment that the population oi the country was already known with a -fair degree of accuracy' and its
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    EXHIBITION OF INDIAN ART
    213 4 Three British experts repre- Beating the London Committee of the Ro>al Society of Arts are now on a tour of India t-i select objects of Indian art for !an exhibition to be held at Burlington House. London, next winter. It. will be the first exhibition devoted
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    U. S. To Grow More Rice
    129 4 USIS. The United Stales rice markets remained nrm during the week ended March 24 w.tn trade need- well in ewew<* quantity offered by duction and Marketing Adm a* tration reports in the weekly nee market review. Scattered car-loads of were received in the pr**
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    FRENCH FILM INDUSTRY IN THE DOLDRUMS
    448 5 Reuter. PARI? ft* 1 Outers Correspondent) indusW miv com f M ail) The FrenCh fllm Paction time unlMs COm P lete in a few months' ouTon fn, c Government finds means of helping it out of its present desperate straits p 8 Cinema owners,
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    Japan To Enjoy Peace Time Prosperity
    139 5 U.P. TOKIO. April 20.-An announcement from Washington that the Far Eastern Commission had determined to permit Japan a peace time standard of living comparable to what she enjoyed during the 1930-1934 period was received by Japanese economists with extreme gratification. In industrial and trade
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    RUSSIAN PRINCESS HELD IN PARIS
    68 5 Reuter. PARIS, Apr. 20. The arrest of more than 6C people including a Russian princess and a well-known Paris industrialist and owner of three factories, was announced today by the French Surete Nationale. The arrests wer e made in connection with anti-Jewish activities—during the occuoa-
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    CREEK PRINCESS TOWED BRITISH ARMY MAJOR
    30 5 U.P. IHFNS. Apr. to.— Prioress Catherine of Greece and Major Richard Ibranbron of the British \rm\ uilJ be married t0- r,< h n Athens.—U.P.
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    JAPS GO TO THE POLLS
    99 5 U.P. \pril 20 The polls ihroughout the ol the most kmns m SCAP's prcdemocrating Japan. 38.350.000 eligible i r faced n "important duty" papers described it, 250 members of the new f C tincillorg which will be 1 rm< r House of c ompose 365
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    FRENCH PLANES BOMBARD MADAGASCAR REBELS
    161 5 Reuter. ...ANARIVE Apr. 20.-French aircraft yester.».mbardod a rebel stronghold in the village of Vohi- r'umai Tan' of Madagascar. 176 miles%outh-east h,l r J ri u c a "d brought new elements of northward n?h mto <he tOWn of Mananjary, ten miles he coast according to
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    THIRD PARTY FORMED IN U.S.
    82 5 U.P. WASHINGTON, April 20. Brig. Gen. H. C. Holdridge, retired, announced the formation of a new political party which holds that free enterprise is dead and "economic co-opera-tion" must replace capitalism in the United States. Holdridge made the announcement as temporary chairman of the "Peoples
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    Partition Of India 'Seems Certainty'
    295 5 U.P. LONDON, April 20.-The well-informed Sunday newspaper, The Observer, reported from New Delhi today that the partition cf India into two separate states —Hindustan and Pakistan—before the British leave in June 1948 "seems to be a certainty." It said Viceroy Viscount ft*.q mtbatten's talks with
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    Intrator Case: Egyptian Search For Rich Chinese
    252 5 Reuter. LONDON Apr. 20.—A rich, Europeanised Chinese is being Sought by the Egyptian secret police in connection with illegal currency dealing charges brought in Paris, writes Richard Wyndham, News oi The World special correspondent in the Middle Last, in an article from Cairo
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    30 5 Reuter. Athens. April 20. -Greek guerillas last night blew up three bridges in Tnes.saly on the main Athens road in the rear of Government forces encircling the Findus range. Reuter.
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    Another Arrest On Complicity Charge
    134 5 Bunga Raya Killing f (From Our Own Reporter) MALACCA. Apiil 20. The plain cloth.s branch of the Malacca police on Saturday j night arrested a Malacca Chin- esc. Cheo Ah Chik. in connection with alleged c nplicity in the Bimg tl Ray a hilling on
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    Whale Catch Goes Dp
    55 5 U.P. LONDON. April 20.— The lolui Ntjrwigiu.ii Whale catch this year almost doubled that of last season, official flguns showed today. The Norwegian Information Burt-.iu said that seven expeditions took 933.800 b;irreis of Whale and sperm oil worth about 115.000.000 compared to the 496.780 barrels last
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    TRUMAN HONOURS CORRESPONDENT
    69 5 U.P. WASHINGTON. Apr. 19.—The late Dixie Tighe who died in Tokio while a correspondent of the New York Post, was honoured posthumously by President Truman for her outstanding achievement in 1946. Her name was among those of six women selected by the Women's National Press Club for
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    13,500 GERMANS MOVING
    81 5 U.P. BERLIN. Apr. 19.—The movement of German expellees from Polish-occupied Silesia was resumed and 13.500 persons will be sent back to Germany this month, the Polish mission in Berlin reported today. The first shipment left Breslau yesterday, the spokesman said, following a halt during the severe winter.
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    CHIANG CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE
    41 5 U.P. Shanghai. April 19.—Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek has approved the death sentence of Lieut. Gen. Hi-ao Tani. Japanese Division Commander, condemned for his part in the rape of JNankine. Tani'., execution Is expected to take place shortly, -U.P.
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    37 5 Reuter. HAMBURG, Apr. 19. the police are trying to trace the persons who stole "he Soviet Lag from the cluster of Allied fags at the tcp of a 30-foot flagpole at the International Youth Exhibition today Reuter
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    Catholic Priests Sentenced
    75 5 Reuter. BELGRADE, Apr 20 An Albanian military iribunal yesterday sentenced a group of Catholic priests lo varying terms of imprisonment on I charges of organising sabotage and disorders as "agents of a j foreign power". The court indicated the "foreign power" was the Vatican. Two of the
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    CNRRA SHIP SINKS AFTER EXPLOSION
    60 5 U.P. SHANGHAI, April 20—A serious explosion occurred yesterday morning on the CNRRA fishery rrhabditat2on administration ship, injuring two and causing the vesstT to sink. The vessel was undergoing repairs when a spark touched off the store off gasoline. The ship was towed to midstream and
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    VIETNAM ENVOY TO FACE TRIAL
    72 5 Reuter. SAIGON, Apr. 20.—DuonR Bach Mai, Vietnam envoy in Pans who was arres ed a month ago in ihe French capital, will be brought to face trial In Saigon before the end ;of the month, it was reliabty I learned here today. He will be
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    Circus Artist Plunged 238 Ft From 'Frisco Bridge, Unhurt
    190 5 U.P. SAN FRANCISCO, Apr. 19.—Frank Cushine;, a 42--year-old circus thrill artist, plunged from the Golden Gate Bridge to the water 238 feet below today as part of a public stunt. Physicians said Cushing showed no signs of injury. Of the 77
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    FURTHER DROP IN RICE PRICES
    789 6 PRODUCE MARKETS REVIEW (Tribune &ta# Importer.) Al* hough the air has not totally cleared in the pre,seni deadlock between the local Chinese traders and the i>utoh authorities, certain sections in Chinese trade circles are nopclul that the signing of the Linggadjati Agreement will soon hring
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    Johore Cricket: PWD Beat JCC
    303 6 Two ceruuries featured ;he I cricket match between ifeel Johore Cricket Club and ihe P. W. D. at Johore yesterday, the latter winning by one I wicket and 36 runs. j The Club scored 139. Capt Roberts retiring after scoring I 104 VR. Sabaoathy perform
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    Cup Finalists Drop Points
    689 6 LONOOX. A:r. 20.—Burnley who contest the FootCuo Final agnmst Charlton next week had a setback in aspirations for a double—Cup and Championship—when they lost today. Previously they were only three point, behind Manchester City in League two. and while they may st:li accompany Manchester to ♦■he
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    P. I. Tells Malayan Students How To Enter Schools There
    270 6 (Tribune Staff- Reporter) The procedure for Malayan boys and girls who desirous to gain admission into schools in the Philip pines, is outlined in a letter recently received by local applicants from the -Department of Foreign Affairs of the Republic
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    18 S'pore Couples Are Mass-Married
    117 6 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Eighteen young Chinese couples n f riMw joined in wedlock yesterday—in the si age to be held here after the lib tS> To the strain of the 'Wedding M<arch' the couples, who had hied into the Mayfair Hall at Robinson Road, took
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    Haikowyus Lose At Ping Pong
    93 6 In a table tennis match played on Saturday, the 'B' team of the CYMA (Church of Sts. Peter and Paul) beat Ihe Haikowyu Sports Club by five singles to two. Results CYMA players mentioned first: Tan Mang Chew beat Krishaasamy 3—o. Lee Jit Huat beat
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    Jollilads Beat Engineer's
    160 6 I The Jollilads Athletic Tin defeated the 711 Royal ]W neers twe goals to one 1° friendly game ol soccer Ltl! Police Training 8d -J, „L 5 I yestt.rdiiy. OJ:iG I The tarm Was Played ur.dheavy ground condttoa, m i tne first half ended *ft trn i
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    403 7 First Mid-Week Race Since 1780 Apr 20 —Last week it was catMDficalte on Tm„ d heSe COlUmns ,hat Derby would I" run made en LV* Planned That statement was %s" m «Hhonty than the Clerk of the Course v-,.pfc h f Cn
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    73 7 I .(j two ooints on jumped tw j S' Table skipF j nd the Iny me-. ints behind Army, who six "utings. if* ,i ilii i \IA Goals. D L b. A. P". 11 1 17 5 9 1 H i 10 8 7 I 214 il
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    23 7 j 4 j an S onngsten vs. Highlanders, Jalan BfMr. SJS Pi» mi V slims vs. Singak 'un I'adang. 515 9»
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    de Silva Hits 3 Sixes In Padang Game
    291 7 A feature of the cricket between Raffles' College and the S.R.C. which ended in a draw on the padang yesterday, was the forceful 45, which induced three sixers, by Lawrence !do Silva, the F.M.S. and Selangor cricketer for the S.R.C. Raffies batted
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    ENGLISH AMATEUR GOLF TOURNEY
    73 7 Reuter. LONDON. Apr. 20.—-Over 200 entries, including Walker Cup triaiists and ether lead'ng golfers, have been received for th 1 English amateur champ'onship to be played at Ganton near Scarborough from Aoril 28 t) Ma y 30 Lan Patey «hayiing inland) I the holder, will defend
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    FRANCE FAILS AGAIN AT TWICKENHAM
    558 7 (From Vernon Morgan, Reuter s Sports Editor) in the Rugby International by six pointstn th~ »1. The French might consider themselves unlnrw that England's interval lead of three noint? u?il y 2 the run of play, but England payed so 1% TSS second-half that none
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    CHONG GHEE SCORES 45 FOR SCRC
    222 7 At the Thomson Road Police Training School ground yesterday, the cricket encounter between the SC R C and the Special Commissioners' Cricket Club ended in a draw. The Chinese, who batted first were all out for 139. Wee Chor.p Gee top scoring with 45.
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    Michael Loh Nets 4 Goals
    486 7 Siong 800 6. Singapore Customs L Displaying better comoination in attack, with fine support from their halves, Siong 800 trounced tne Singapore Customs by six goals to one in a friendly game of soccer at Jalan Besar yesterday. The Siong 800 men, all S.C. FA.
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    92 7 U.P. LONDON. April 19— Doctors at St. James Infirmary today dispelled fears that Bruce I Woodcock, British heavyweight, would not fight again as the result of his broken jaw suffered in his fight against Joe Baksi. Interest of fight fans is so great that daily bulletins
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    "SHOW BUSINESS" AT THE ALHAMBRA
    44 8 In today's Morning Tribune on the back page "Swamp Fire" was advertised as being on at fhe Alhambra. Actually this was a mistake and should read Show Business." "Swamp Fire" is a coming attraction whirh will be screened soon.
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    Victorians Beat St. Anthony's
    213 8 The Victorians scored 94, Kirn rtui top scoriig W ith 19 t SS?J* at crijket at the 9« 1 Camper: takir 5 for 28 and Oilman, Si gh 4 for 21 A ,y*t°m Sc'iool beat St. Antonys f Cricket week-end by 42 ru^s VICTORIA SCHOOL XI
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    43 8 Reuter. SHANNON. Ear. Apr. 20.—Tiu? Pan-Am rican Airways clipper "Eclipse" ;oaay DTukj the Bust* ii t> Shannon air record by 59 minutis—making ihe <-rip in tight hours 11 minutes. The pilot, Captain Donald Mitchell, attributed the record to "favourable tail winds."Reuter.
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    COMMUNAL TROUBLE AGAIN IN BOMBAY & CALCUTTA
    279 8 COMMUNAL TROUBLE AGAIN IN BOMBAY CALCUTTA Reuter. BOMBAY, Apr. 20. —Sudden stabbings on tramcars marked today's communal disturbances here which continued till dusk. Two people were killed and 17 injured and unofficial estimates gave three killed and 35 injured. There were 20 knife attacks in Bombay today, two of them
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    SYMPATHY FOR JEWISH INTERNEES
    117 8 Reuter. KYRENIA (Cyprusi. Apr. 20.Cclonel W. H. Widdecombe. Commanding Officer of Caraolos Camp, where interned Jewish illegal immigrants went on hunger strke on Friday, said today he felt great sympathy for the internees many of whom at the present quota rate for admission to Palestine faced
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    FORMOSAN REFORMS APPROVED
    152 8 Reuter. NANKING. Apr. 20—President Chiang i\.ai->heK has given apto lue i<. commenuauous oy ueaeral t'jn l sung-CAi, Minister ci Defence tor a tncrougn retcrm oi me Formcsun aumio.siratiun. ace- rdmg to se.m--ources today. Gen Pais were niua.* alter a personal investigation oi tne causes of the recent
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    'Dud' Notes Were Made Under Pavement
    119 8 Reuter. HANOI. Ap;-. 20-A complex engraving and printing machinery for producing counterfeic Bank of Indo-Ciuna currency was discovered in the cellar of of a vilia about 10 miles west jt Hanoi, French sources ieport>d. The cellar enirance was hid den an imitation pavement at
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    Men, Not Women, Perm Their Hair!
    87 8 MALACCA, Monday.—Men, not women, take fashion waving hairs in beauty saloons in Malacca. This story is told by the manageress of a local beauty parlour. She said: "Masculine gentlemen subject themselves to the intricacies of permament waving. The customers don't give any reason, but
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    Malaya Sends Greetings
    120 8 The following telegram was sent by the Governor of the Malayan Union, Sir Edward Gent to H. R. H. Princess Elizabeth on the occasion of her 21st birthday! "The High Commissioner for the United Kingdom, Capetown—Grateful if you will convey to H.R.H. Princess )£lizabeth loyal greetings on
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    Korean Student Wins Boston Marathon
    198 8 U.P. NEW YORK. Apr. 20.—The 51st annual running of the Boston j marathon which Korea univer- sity student Yun Bok-su won in a record-breaking time served as an excellent preview of the Olympic marathon possibilities I in view .of the entries from nine J foreign
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    $600-Million Aid To Korea: U.S. Firm
    264 8 WASHINGTON, April 20.—United States officials intend to go through with the plan for U*****,000,000 I to $600,000,000 Economic Aid to Korea whether or not Molotov accepts Marshall's invitation to resume SovietAmerican discussions on the unification of Korea, writes Stewart Hensley, United Press Staff Correspondent
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    CHENYI'S SUCCESSOR NAMED
    32 8 PEIPING. Apr. 20.—The Communist leader Mao Tzetung named Yichienying, the Communist Commissioner of the defunct Peiping Executive headquarters as Commander-in-Chief of the Communists New Fourth Army, it was learned
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    MacArthur On Freedom Of Jap Labour
    189 8 Reuter. WASHINGTON. Apr. 20— General Douglas Mac Arthur. Allied Supreme Commander in Japan, commented on the "remarkable emergence of organised labour as a social power in Japan during the occupation" in h-s January report on Japanese affairs published today. This was emphasised, the report
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    110 8 (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Monday. Mr. R. U. Jones of McAlister and Company died in the Bungsar Hospital yesterday where he was removed after being found unconscious at the junction of Ampang and Treacher Roads, Kuala Lumpur. A tricyclist and girl, also unconscious, and
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