Malaya Tribune, 3 May 1947

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    59 1 The Malaya Tribune 0 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 BGHT PAGES -SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1947 PRICE TEN CENTS The Malaya Tribune London Agents:—Messrs, Colin Turner Ltd., Talbot House,
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    Govt. Salaries: 12 Petitions
    92 1 Ifribu c S ail Repor er) The Salaries Commission i. va today 12 me- Liie revision of Government pepa in boigapore. oeen circulates Qbers i t the Commisn<\ i idual study, and :v randa will be lered n a mmittee. The may also interview from the
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    PENANGRACES: TODAY'S TRACK WORK
    105 1 •By \lan-at-the-RaiK>. t Rang t day: Race training i raj c nflned only to the j Kir wan. Lewis, o;'.. .—J r> J t< r Jf-anne. who was none ol the others yen their pace-, showed has been resting since tamed a mishajp at the meeting
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    36 1 U.P. untitled May 2.-The untitled Jassador Judge Thomas I arrived yesterday to leave by train n Sunday tg preli ntials to Generalis- i l «B K;i-shek early J He will be accom- h s wife.- v.p.
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    BURMA'S RICE PROFITS
    167 1 Reuter. London, May 2. Mr. Arthur Henderson, UnderSecirany for Burma, referred to the rice situation there in the course of today's debate in the Commons. Mi Henderson mentioned that profits from various rice transactions" would help to reduce Burma's deficit. Mr. Henderson recalled that five proposal*, had
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    12 HURT IN STEEL WORKS EXPLOSION
    27 1 NEWCASTLE, Delaware. May 2. —Twelve persons were injured in a tremendous explosion at the Deemer Steel Casting Company works here to-day.
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    INDEPENDENT VIETNAM STATE PLANNED
    249 1 No Indo-China Federation Reuter. SAIGON, May 2.—The French authorities here are planning a new Associate state" for Indo-China where nghting has now been going on between the French nd Vietnam nationalists for nearly five months, it was stated he re tonight. The plan envisages the "early
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    SINGAPORE MAY DAY BABIES
    114 1 U.P. iTribure S'aff Repor erj While Singapore labourer- i were attending rallys and pro- 1 cessions on May Day. their babie-. were being born in Kandang Kerbau Hospital. Labourers' Day brought a crop of 20 babies at K.K. alone, mos j ol them belonging to Chinese
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    CHINESE CHAMBER OFFICIALS
    80 1 Members of the Committee of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce who met this week and rejected a suggestion by the Singapore Chamber of Commerce that both chambers should form an employers' association to present a united stand agahist the demands of labour unions. From left to
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    India Talks Over: Ismay Quits Delhi
    316 1 Reuter. NEW DELHI, May 2.—Lord Mountbatten. the Viceroy, who saw Mr. Jinnah. President of the Muslim League today, has now come to the end of his preliminary meetings with representative Indian leaders. General Lord Ismav, senior member of his Staff, left here by air
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    POLICEMEN WERE THIEVES
    62 1 Reuter. Hamburg. May 2. -The British Control Commission court at Luneburg yesterday sentenced 2o German auxiliary policemen to periods of imprisonment ranging from six months to three years for thefts of groceries and cigarettes. The prosecution the policemen's attitude was thai sabotage of this kind wa> something
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    INSULTED FLAG, FOR FEITS $50
    172 1 UP. ROME, May 2.—Private first class Wallter Florek of Collet Point. Long Island, was to-day convicted of disorderly conduct and sentenced to forfeit $25 by a court martial trying him on charges cf insulting the Yugoslav national flag in Belgrade last August. The court exonerated
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    HINDUSTANI-NOT ENGLISH
    27 1 NEW DELHI, May 2.—lndia s new constitution is to be drawn up in Hindustani instead of English, «t was announced 'n the Constituent Assembly today.
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    1,000 Killed In Revolt
    93 1 Reuter. BUENOS AIRES, May 2.—Unconfirmed reports reaching here from Paraguay today said that more than 1 000° people, including women and children, had been killed in house to house battles in the revolt against the government of the marines garrison in Asuncion, Paraguayan capital, on Sunday.
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    HOME SWEET HOME FOR 400 CHINESE
    304 1 (By Tessie Cornelias, Tribune Staff Reporter) In a few weeks' time the one and only ship-load of approximately 400 Chinese women, children and famiies will leave Borneo for their native villages in China where they Will once more enjoy an ordered home life after
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    43 2 MRS. NEOH TOON TTT anc family acknowledge with deer appreciation and gratitude the many kind visits, expression* of sympathy, and offers of personal assistance, which numerous friends have so unreservedly made to them en their recent great loss. (Penang Papers Please Copy)
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    Soekarno Not Prepared To Come To Batavia
    125 2 Reuter. BATAVIA, May 2.—Premier Soekarno is not prepared to come to Batavia to visit Van Mook, a reliable Indonesian sourco revealed today. The possibility of a visit, to be followed by a visit of the Netherlands CommSsion-Gene-ral to Jogjakarta, was discussed by the
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    JAPAN TO BE PART OF U.S.?
    80 2 UP. PEARL HARBOUR, May 2.Admiral Louis E. Denfleld. Com-mander-in-Chief of the Pacific Area, srdq today, following a twoweek tour of Pacific bases, that Mac Arthur had tola him that if plebiscite were taken today, 90 per cent of the Japanese would vote to have
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      484 2 I SHIPPING *.s. "TJfKAMPEK" due Singapore 4th May from Amsterdam London Genoa' Port Said enroute fcr Batavia Semarangl Sourabaya, Makassar, Balikpapan Morotai Consignees are requested to apply for Delivery Orders to: Nederland Line Royal Dutch Mail 41, Robinson Road. TEL. 7128. "Notice I "LOST HOfXIZON" j Owing to the non-arrival
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    Jap PoWs Replace Sevants In YWCA Hostel Walk-Out
    101 3 fYtbuni Staff Keporierj nansit Hostel* a R. ad bae been rvant troubles, ks ago, t ie men d by the hosubout tiie place wanted on d the sweeping "1.. ieai in the gardens garbage, dedld not get vi in a body, j]
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    SFTU 'WAIT-&-SEE' POLICY ON 'ILLEGAL' ISSUE
    468 3 SHORT STREET HAS 82.000 MEMBERS (Tribune Stall Reporter) Mr. ;sze Tong. Vice-president of the Singapore federation of Trade Unions, told pressmen last night that the Government's policy ot keeping the federation from being registered for over nine months, was a deliberate and well-planned step
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    TB KILLS MOST
    59 3 The weekly health statistics oi the Singapore Municipality vealed 47C births and lfj deaths for tfu week encing April. 26. Tuberculosis claimed 32 victims, -the highest mortality per elitage—and is the same as tliat of the p;-vious v.vi Fneumonla caused 19 deaths. The infantile death rate is
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    "Safety First" Plans Ready For May 12
    80 3 k Everything is now ready for the launching of Singapore's monster "Safety First Week" on May 1?. At a meeting of the Committee yesterday, plane fur the campaign were checked up and finalised for this biggest of moves since the war to make
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    Charge Of Making False Pretence
    99 3 Bad of $1.00 each was offered I two Cninese, Chik Ah Ten? (30) and Tay Eng Chong (23) when they clamed trial before the Third Police Magistrate. Mr. X M. Byrne yesterday to a charge >1 making a fal-e representation to the immigration authorities on
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    Girl (18) Escapes From Salvation Army Home, Caught
    150 3 Rokiah binti Ismail (18) described by the prosecution as "one of those unfortunate women who parade the streets at night was at the Fourth Police Court yesterday sentenced to simple imprisonment for one day and ordered to return to the Salvation Army
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    New Tenancy Law May Create "Consternation"
    686 3 SINGAPORE CHINESE CHAMBER PROTESTS TO GOVERNMENT "The provisions of Clauses 4 and b ol tile proposed "Leases and Tenancies (Adjustment) Ordinance 1947" enabling pre-war tenants and lessees to apply to the court for recovery of premises occupied by tnem prior j to the occupation
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    Racial Equality—"We're Too Busy!"
    79 3 V a met tin- the f ommiti cc cf in« Singapore Assoc.. Sandy Pillay. who pi asked by *h e Ass.:: i tien to form a ruh-r n, mittee on equality of opportunities for all races, reported that that he t ovid not form the committee
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    Stole Watch, Buy Gets 3 Years
    67 3 F.<! stealing a watch valued at $60, a Juvenile pick-pocket was nrntrnmi to timv years Letetitiuu m the S:.ivut. )i„ Artu« Boys." Home. The lad s to tbH tvjld the court thai be approved pi th« decUoß. Ht- said ml- bbs ha ruri away
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    Detective, Constable Get 18 Months' Jail
    202 3 Echo Of Cloth Theft From BOD Ahmad bin Haji Nasir. and a constable, san, stood in the dock of the First District with twelve Indian, Malay and Chinese used ol stealing 30 bales of military cloth >D I Kirn Seng Road on April 30
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    untitled Association untitled Income-Tax
    36 3 aga: n Association ha sub-committee to )1< information -tax Tne Colonial Mr. Heasman. Ad\ set have agreed the sub-commit-rmation it may sub-commlt-f Dab Roland 3 3 >ck Kee and x L Cowin
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    ROYAL FAMILY AT ST. HELENA
    118 3 The one bell of an ancient church of St. James rang out a welcome un Tuesday as the King and Queen and the two Princesses stepped ashore at the i4and of St. Helena to visit one of the smallest territories of the British Commonwealth of
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    ROBBED S'PORE WOMAN: EUROPEAN GETS 9 YEARS
    249 3 The trial of Arthur Johnson, a stoker on H. M. S. Derby Haven, on three charges of armed robbery, unlawful possession of arms and ammunition, concluded at the Singapore Assizes yesterday, when the jury found him guilty en all the three charges, with
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    10,000 MEN WANT FAIRER DEAL
    308 3 MALACCA. May 1 (delayed*: About 10,000 Chinese. Malay and Indian labourers gathered at Kubu Plains for a mass meeting presided over by Mr. Low Mm Seng, Chairman of the Federation of Trade Unions, Malacca. Mr. Low Mm Seng in opening the meeting explained the significance
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    Future Of Gurkha Warriors
    268 3 (By a Military Ooserver). Lver sinoe tne announcemcW oi toe Bntati GowHwneoxs decision to withdraw tram ma.v. tuexe uas been keen -peculation a- to tne prcDauie iwcuk- oi the isrur&ij. tieguneitts en the Indian A r:ny— ciiose coughty little Ntepaiese milmen wn. se < upon many
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    White Australia
    457 4 Australia's insistence upon seemingly unnecessarily ostentatious implementation of the "White Australia" policy suggests that insufficient thought is being given to her new relationship with Malaysia and south-east Asia generally. II the late war proved anything, it proved that humanity cannot be arbitrarily herded into ethical and moral zones
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    Acceptance of advice to "Grow more Rice" or "Grow more Wheat!" will not, in the opinion of this Tribune contributor, solve the World's food problem. A closer following of nature is neccessary, he thinks, ot REMOVE the SHADOW OF FAMINE XVl,«l!" not, in tlie opinion ol tliis tribune conlrldutos, 5olve ll,e loocl psvlileniz. clv5es lolIo>vinz ol «5 lie to 05 f^^ldlk
    1116 4 Acceptance o f advice to "Grow more Rice" or "Grow more Wheat!" will not, in the opinion of this Tribune contributor, solve the World's food problem. A closer following of nature is neccessary, he thinks, ot REMOVE the SHADOW OF FAMINE XVl,«l!" not, in tlie opinion ol tliis tribune conlrldutos,
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    The Peoplds Poatbag Transport Cry
    385 4 LetteriTT.o The Editor? Sir—Permit me space in your valuable columns to insert just a few sentences in reply to "Vakkoms" Hit Back, and believe me. I am not encroaching on your columns any further. I find that "Vakkom" has gone so far from the point
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    Race Results
    104 4 Sir—Raymond Chionh m his letter published in yoai paper requests Radio Malaga to announce race results. Thi request is childish ana nonsensical, as I wonder to what extent will it benefit the general listeners. Only those who conduct books on races (i.e. the bookmakers) and those who bet
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    Stamp Licking
    92 4 Sir,—I think it is about time the Postal Authorities replaced rollers in all Post Offices in Singapore, as was practised in pre-war days, so that the public will not have to continue licking stamps after they have been pushed across the counters gum- j side down, or picked
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    Back Pay
    55 4 Sir,—What about full-time workers of the Medical Auxiliary Service? Apart from the 15 days repeat 15 days back pay nothing further is heard of. Are they to stand and gape after sacrificing everything to work as fulltime workers under shells and blitz in the field attending to casualties.
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    Troops 'Scrounge' £50,000
    183 4 SYDNEY. Australian troops, renowned for their "scrounging" ability, did a first-rate job in that direction when they occupied the goldfields of New Guinea. Mining company officials, I after carefully checking over equipment, estimate I that the troops took at least I £50,000 worth of fine gold from
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    £70 Million Surplus Stocks Lie In Rot
    559 4 PARIS —How rust, rot and the black market have been siowly consuming France's £70,000,000 stock-pile of surplus American Army supplies while the country goes short is revealed by some remarkable official leaks from the French Sur- plus Property Liquidation Board. All twenty-one members
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      37 4 HAPPY WOlll 1» cSSiS CHANGE ol TIMES I SUNDAY TIFFIN DANCES I FROM 7 TO 9 P.M. for the convenience of Patrons. TEA DANCES ON SUNDAYS j will from 4th May, 1947 be held from *1» Pjj^
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      40 4 Strange As it Seems Jam Gwppo Hollywood PCODJCER AND ACTORS AGENT V WMT fi HYPNOTIZES OTHEK PRODUCERS W f 7 If INTO SIGNING HIS CUENT5.THEN A M a HYPNOTIZES THE ACTORS INTO GIVING IDEALISTIC Wff/V CHICKENS EXTHOLLWOCttS the mms orm,K^mtph/
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    U.S. Relief For Occupied Countries
    45 5 Reuter. N'tlTON, May, 1 i i statin Senate j| RepresetttntHNN roved the I nrr'.priation j the War De- ,f» litioii to propria tknts to relief and o upied (»er- i i, I during the re- fiscal year .<• 3§. —Renter. i
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    POLICE HUNT FOR LONDON KILLERS
    71 5 Reuter. May 2 -Scotland X thai the 45 bul- a passerby. Alec during an attempt 'Hers was of an ired" lead patth< description of seeking tallies erican desertwere learned folp rt ir »m the fireand after a check c contacted Ameauthoritles in this hope of
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    PICTUREGRAM SOLVES MAN'S IDENTITY
    76 5 May 2. —A picturei the identity of vas arrested in Melirestigationa showed recent arrival in Melverseas who has i and charged with not known to the police, it was thought m might be known c untries. linger prints and ph and details of his cription were
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    £100,000 DRUG HAUL
    83 5 2. -The police DOQ worth of hashish, biggest captures of Middle East in rea desert gun battle in mugglers, it was branch of the reived secret in--i few days ago that ■re planning to use Suez-Cairo road to bring Suable illegal cargo to the *awan capital. I
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    SINGAPOREANS PAWN $120,000 JEWELS EVERY MONTH
    469 5  -  UNREDEEMED ARTICLES MAY YIELD OWNERS RETURN (By R.B. OOI. Tribune Staff Reporter Few persons with articles in pawn are aware of the lact that th 3 lapse of their pawn-tickets does not mean that they lose entirely the value of the articles thus forfeited.
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    Case Outside Rent Board's Jurisdiction
    141 5 The Rent Board in its findings jon Wednesday 'in the case of lan application for rent reduc- tion made by an RAF officer occupying No. 177, Meyer Road, revealed that it has no jurisdiction in cases where cooking and "boy" services are provided by the
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    Census To Be Taken Of China
    45 5 U.P. Nanking, May I—China may soon know exactly her own population. A new census bureau was inaugurated today with Pao Hui Tseng as director. Pao said that he will use the latest scientific methods for the forthcoming nose count.—U.P.
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    SWAM RIVER TO SEE FILM
    201 5 Pantai Melawi. only about two hours by car from Kota Bahru, Keiantan, had never seen a cinema show until the Public Relations Cinema Unit arrived on April 5 to screen a few films for the peole. This was a red letter day for the inhabitants
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    Workers For The Census
    141 5 The Assistant Superintend ent of Census (Rural; is t< consider taking on 400 t«_ bjJ men to act as enumerators in the Ruiai Districts. Their work, whicn w*u begin I some time in August, will include distribution of printed orms to iiouseholds in *he uas tricts
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    GI GETS LIFER FOR MURDER OF JAP
    65 5 U.P. KOBE, May 3. An Army Court Martial today sentence i Private John S. Brzucki. 18, of 252. Fifth Street. Jersey City. New Jersey, to life imprisonment for the murder of a Japanese national. Posted as a security guard aboard the freighter Raphael
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    SOME OF SINGAPORE'S 30,000
    22 5 Some of the 30,000 Singapore labour workers who took part in a procession through town on May 1.
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    Ministers Visit The Indies
    62 5 The Prime Minister and the Minister of Overseas Territories of the Netherlands will pay a I visit to the Netherlands Indies and are leaving the Nether lands by air on May 3. They will pass through Singapore on Muy 6. Th«. Ministers will be accompanied by
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    44 5 London. May 1.—Field Marshal Auchinleck. Commander inChief. India, arrived in London tonight by ar. He is to attend conferences with Field Marshal Montgomery. Chief of the Imperial General Staff, and at the India Office. Sir Claude expects to remain in thi> country until June.
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    COURT TOLD OF POWS' DEATHS IN HELL SHIP
    503 5 (By Tribune Staff Reporter) Further evidence of the beastly conditions and severe physical hardships inflicted upon the I,oBl.Allied prisoners of war on board the 6,000-ton Singapore Maru, a Japanese cargo Vessel converted into a transport, during its journey from Singapore to Moji,
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    ARMY FOOD "WASTED" ON SINGAPORE
    350 5 At a meeting at the Committee j of the Singapore Association a letter was read from a member suggesting that some at least of the surplus Army food which had been released to the Singapore j public might have been better used by being sent
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    Singapore Ratepayers Oppose Income-Tax
    368 5 The Singapore Ratepayers' Association, at a recent meeting, expressed its opposition to the income-tax "until the economic position is more normal and stabilised." The question of the impending introduction of income tax was discussed. The likelihood of widespread evasion by the less scrupulous section of the
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    Sumatra Will Be Autonomous State
    113 5 UP. JOGJAKARTA, May 2— A published government decree defining the position ol Sumatra said that Sumatra would be an autonomous state called "the Province of Sumatra" headed b. a fenvernor, who will work with provincial representative body. Sumatra's administration will be directed by the ministers
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    28 5 The anniversary of Lord Buddha's Birth. Enlighten ment and M.ihaparinirvuna. b crl brated at the K»:r.<i Ltrishna Mission Hall on Sunday from 11 am. to 6.15 v i
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    UMNO General Assembly At Kota Bharu
    175 5 The sixth General Assembly of the United Malays National Organizaiton to be held at Kota Bharu for three days bebeginning from May 11 (the first j anniversary of the foundation of the Organization) promises to be a big affair with the Malays of Kclantan.
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    5 Banished So Far: Committee Thinks "Too Few"
    121 5 Great surprise was expressed j by all members of the Committee I of the Singapore Association, at a recent meeting, when the i Committee officially learnt that the number of persons banished between Sept 5, 1945, and March I, 1947, was five.
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    Magistrate Says "Extraordinary!"
    114 5 Mr. H. W. Nightingale. i/ -.gistr; te 0 f the JaWr'Qiae asked the police constaule, "Why did you pick on '.his particular girl?" when a young deliqueiit was charged with hawking without a licence. i The magistrate said it the j police wanted U, round up hawIk<
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    Boys' Farewell To Irish Brothers
    127 5 Reverend Brothers Ignatius and Patrtius. of the Roman Catholic Order of St. John BapI tist De La Salle, were entertainI ed to a farewell luncheon party I by the boys of the Senior School I Certificate Class. 1946. of the St. I Joseph's Institution. They
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    INDUSTRIALS STEADY, BUT TINS SAG
    263 6 SHARE MARKET (Tribune Financial Corr.) I Tne share marKets were again qu;et yesterday and tne volume ioi business transacted was moderate. I Indusci.uLv were steady, but tins m mov -nstances were inclined to droop, while ruobers continued neglected. Brick Ords and Brick Preis were still
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    RICE PRICE IN CHINA DOUBLED
    102 6 U.P. I Shanghai, May 1. —Black market rice prices soard to 260,000 Chinese dollars per picul—so*kilograms—double the early Aprilprice, as the hard-hit working class observed May Day. Even at the black market price, rice is hard to get as rice shops sell only clandes inely
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    27 6 The total proceeds of the concert given by the Singaoore Children's Orchestra and Combined Schools Choir on Sunday, April 20 amounted to the sum I of $789.35.
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    DECEASED DRIVER HAD NO LICENCE
    543 6 Burnett Trial Evidence Evidence that, on the night of March 3, Baghail Singh took two R.A.F. men to Tengah from the New World Amusement Park in a friend's private car which he used as a taxi and that he had no licence to drive the
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    Rubber Market Fairly Active
    172 6 (Tribune Market Corr.). A feature of the rubber market has been the heavy quantities of forward rubber offered for delivery durmg the second half of the year. Buyers, however, were holding off this position, and. although rubber was offered at a cent discount, there were no
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    45 6 Reuter. Rangoon, May 1. Burma cus oms authorities today seized j a large quantity of opium worth 160,000 rupees frcm the ship Shiihzada, now in pert. The opium was discovered in speci- j ally made containers dumped I in a water tank in the engineroom.—Reuter.
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    Special India News More Paper Mills In India
    182 6 NEW DELHI, (By Airmail).—lf certain new projects, now under way, materialise the production of paper in India will increase considerably in the course oi the next tew years. The floatation of a few new companies for setting up more paper mills has
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    Development Of Fisheries Research
    185 6 NEW DELHI. (By Airmail).— The Standing Finance Committee have approved plans for the development of fisheries research in India. According to the scheme submitted by the Department of Agriculture. it is proposed to have a Central Fisheries Research Institute which will have four main stations. A
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    Diamond Light On Atomic Structure
    121 6 NEW DELHI, (By Airmail).—A new development of great interest in the understanding of the behaviour and properties of I solids generally has resulted from I the investigations on diamonds j by Sir C. V. Raman at Bangalore. Sir C. V. Raman has been con. ducting
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    FOOD OFFICERS RAID BLACK MARKET SPOTS
    173 6 (Tribune Staff Reporter) For allegedly informing a vegetable vendor that his prospective customer was a Food inspector, a .Chinese was arrested for obstruction at the Beach Road market, in addition to 20 arrests made yesterday, by Food Officers in their raids. A woman hawser,
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    To Stop 'Gatecrashing' On India-Bound Ship
    313 6 (Tribune Staff Kepor»er> Several hundred Indian passengers urh Singapore for India on board the British j Navigation Company ship, the s s Khn. n arrived here yesterday, will be unable to wavl f" to friends and relatives when the shin spk Well voyage from
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    "Untouchability" Abolished
    65 6 UP. NEW DELHI. May 2. The tt dian Constituent Assembly ended its third preliminary session today after five days' discussion lin which it has passed n-solu-j tioiis abolishing "lininglift j lity" (lowest degree in Hindu j caste system) and tiths md j guaranteeing religions treedora iin the new
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS
    131 7 Soccc R.A.F. vs t trial: Kola 3 >har. Jalan I ma vs C.V.M.a. L'ph's ground. v ungsters vs 59 ik f chanfi, 5 p.m. v. Changi Spurts Ciub sjecti v XI. Selerauf, 5.15 Athletic Meet y -aii R.A.F. Sports t s 3 p.m. iicket 08. vs Police, iM
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    JAP WIVES COMPLAIN
    62 7 U.P. TOKIO, May 3 The Japanese Government annoui.ced match radons for the month of April, May and Jure, will be reduced to four matches daily per person. Cigarette smokers asking for light from strangers is a common sight throughout Japan. There have been many quarrels in Japanese
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    COSMOS TO MEET SEAFORTHS
    64 7 I The Cosmos XI will be selected from the following to play a friendly soccer match against the Seaforth Highlanders Ist j XI. at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Monday: Osman Angulliah. A. Rahim Sattar, Toh Chin Geok. Halim, H. Omar, P. Appavoo, Tahar, Haji Garhan,
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    S'pore Player Shines In English Cricket
    96 7 Reuter. RCESTtR, May 2—L. Outschoorn, who playk for Singapore State Colony before the war, ring promise with the Worcestershire County I' Club as a professional. Tr." County, however, did not d in giving him 3 < Qst the South Africans -ame at the exregular
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    HK SOCCER PLAYERS RETURN
    22 7 May 2.-The Sing soccer players are slated Hong Kon fa y this afternoon Combined Tsingpeh was washed out.—
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    EVEREADY B.P.
    65 7 following ties in the s y &te m for EverBadminton Party begin»Ul be pi ay e d off on a y and Sunday. Prizes J w Presented. JJjene Vivian Estrop v Bakar Rahman v Georgia d s > Chye v Mohamed Town lC! Bjhraum v Zainol Abi- bmail
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    ASSEMBLY FIST FIGHT
    94 7 U.P. ROME, May 2.—Communists and Rightist deputies battled with their fists on the floor of the Italian Assembly for 15 minutes today after bitter exchanges over the Sicily May Day massacre. The Leftists bitterly called the Monarchists and common man party members of the House "assassins" and
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    Dobama Leader's Army Plans Going Ahead
    104 7 Reuter. RANGOON, May 2.—Thakin Ba Sein, leader of the Dobama < Burma for Burmans) Party and former member of the Interim Government announced here today that his campaign to raise a "revolutionary army of 100.000 men" was making satisfactory progress. Ba Sefn, who has
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    "UNDESIRABLE" GERMAN
    58 7 U.P. SHANGHAI. May 2. City Dolice gave the name of the "undesirable" German who allegedly bribed German control commission officials and obtain- ed Chinese papers as a stateless j refugee and ftefl to Manilla as GtieTither Halm. They said that Hafcfi handled coal «ea*s IGt the I Japanese
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    SOUTH AFRICANS BEATEN IN OPENING GAME
    208 7 POOR BATTING BY CRICKET TOURISTS Reuter. WORCESTER, May 2 Playing on a sporting and tricky wicket which a few weeks ago was ten feet uncer water during the recent floods, Worcestershire today defeated the South African touring team by 39 mns in the opening
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    Elections To Decide Wishes Of People
    149 7 Reuter. BATAVIA, May 2.—Dr. Van Mook has confirmed the probability that elections are being held in Dutch-occupied parts of West Java to determine whether the Pasoendan Party', claim for a separate state of Sunda is wish of the 12.000.000 Sundanese people. The party wants
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    Y.M.C.A. TABLE-TENNIS
    147 7 The following will represent the V.M.C.A. against the SEALF at table-tennis on Tuesday, May 6, at 7.30 p.m. at the V.M.C.A.: SINGLES: Toh Shung Chee. Tang Seek Wai, Lee Chio Long. Lav Kieng Poh and Ong Kay Ann. DOUBLES: Soh Teow Kerg and Koh Tiang Guan; Teo Wai
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    Fame Has Its Drawbacks
    68 7 Reuter. LONDON, May. 3.—As proof that fame has its drawbacks Lloyd Goffe, Wimbledon's speedway star, is nursing a bone in the wrist. After he had won a m*ich, a big crowd of local supporters surged round Goffe when he appeared *t the riders' dressih? rocms. In
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    Confesses To Crimes
    85 7 Reuter. RANGOON. May 2.—A young Shan bandit arrested by the police last night confessed to a series of hold-ups throughout tne city, including a daylight robbery at the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and snooting Of the bank manager earlier in tne week. The youth said tnat
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    French-Trained Horses Fight Out Finish In 1,000 Gns.
    242 7 Reuter. The two French-trained horses, Madame Corbiere's Imprudence by Cano out of Indiscretibn, and the Ameri-can-owned Rose O'Lynn, by Pheros Shah out of Rose Lynn, owned by L. Lawrence, fought out the finish of the Guinea classic, the favourite Imprudence winning by
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    "Soldier In Trouble With Malay Woman"
    377 7 Accused pleaded guilty to both the tkaiges out Lordship did net accept the pica ci gui-ty ir. connection with the first charge, and called evidence. On the first charge of being in possession of a revolver accused was sentenced to six years rigorous imprisonment
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    Indian Tennis Champion Beaten In Semi-Final
    145 7 Reuter. BOURNEMOUTH. May 2 Sumat Misra, Indian lawn teniis champion, was beaten in the serns-final of the men's singles n the British hard-court championships hete today by Lignacy Tloearynski. Polish Davis cup who won 6—l, 6—o. G—3 TlOcfcyhski gained an unexpectedly easy victory over
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    JAP CABINET TO RESIGN?
    132 7 U.P. TOKYO, May 3 —The newspaper Mainichi predicted today that Cabinet members will present their resignations to Premier Shigeru Yoshida next Tuesday, after the Cabinet decides convoking a new Diet session on May 20. Observers said even if the Cabinet resigns next week, the Cabinet will
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    Chalkpit Murder Appeal Refused
    101 7 Reuter. LONDON, May 2.—The application by Thomas John Ley, former Minister of Justice in New South Wales, to the AttorneyGeneral fur a flat to appeal to the House of Lords against the death sentence passed on him for the "chalkpit murder" has been refused. A similar
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    STEAMSHIP CLASS
    57 7 All boys who applied to Mr. j. W. Chilton, of the Marine Office, for permission to join the Seamanship Class at the I Queen Stn et Boys' Club should call at the Club at 5.45 p.m. on Monday to enrol. The class will be held every Monday for
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    Cricket On The Padang
    212 7 The S.C.C. will meet the S.R.C. "A" team at cricket today at 2 p.m. on the S.C.C. Padang. The following have been selected to represent the S.C.C: H. B. Noon (Capt.., G.K. Stein, R. S. Tufnell, H. V. Thome, S. J. Masters, W. J. Harney, T.
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    Weekend Soccer
    125 7 The following have been seleced to play for the Indonesian jXI in a friendly soccer match against the AMDGW Changi Sports Club XI, at Changi ay:Jaffar Ridzwan; Mohamed B. Ahmad, Ramlie B. H. Idris; Rahman ibm Madoen, Idris B. Soekarto, Absoellah Celebes; Ismail B, H. Tahib, Ahmad B.
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    Indian Soccer Tour
    88 7 #Ramoo. (By Our Succor Reporter) The Indian Association soccer team will leave Singapore on the morning of Saturday, May 24, for Johore State, to play a charity game against *he Muar combined XI, and on their etirn, will break jouiney Batu Pahat the next day wnen they
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    TODAY'S CRICKET
    89 7 The following teams will represent the Victorians and Josophians at cricket to be played on St. George's Road ground at 2 p.m. today: VICTORIANS:—G ur n a m Singh; Wee Kirn Hui: Fred N. Campos; Thamby; Tan Soon Hock: Balakrishnan; Ponniah; A. Manickam; Kwang Joo; Yasin; Parama. Reserves:—Nesadorai;
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    SHAKESPEAREAN NIGHT
    26 7 The Sure Steic'fast Club 1 will hold a Shakespearean Night on Monday at 8.00 p.m. at 77, Prinsep Street Members and friends are invited.
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    IN SPITE OF IT ALL
    144 8 U.P. BATH, En*. v < Mrs. f. an Rittmr, Bri- tlsh hau ewffc In thH se- j ccri' l yci.r of pea.**c snnir.n n> i far "ivta p wttkont i I r. r Sl?e <li J V t :i j person, bul senl a lettar
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    Rice Control In Siam Till Year End
    69 8 UP. BANGKOK. M y 2. The Mill istry of Commerce, Vilas Osathaiionda. announced that the Government will continue u> control the rice trau> at Last an til the end ol the year. Price levels on all kinds of rice and p.iday will bi
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    JEWS BARRED FROM PALESTINE DEBATE
    296 8 UNO Steering Committee Vote Reuter. FLUSHING MEADOWS, New York, May 2.—The i United Nations Steering Committee of ths Special Assembly voted against allowing Jewish Age ncy representation before the plenary session of ths Assembly by votes to three with three abstentions. The Indian! Ambassador to
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    U. S. FLEET ENTERS TURKISH HARBOUR
    55 8 U.P. ISTANBUL. May 2.—Turkish shore batteiies reared a salute to units of the American fleet to-day when it steamed into Bosphorus Harbour. The fleet onchorcd and thousands of Turks streamed to the shore to see the cruiser Dayton, the aircraft carrier Leyta and the
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    PROPOSAL FOR OPIUM SUPPRESSION
    39 8 NANKING. May 2.- The United States Embassy here has sent to the Chinese Government a proposal for international suppression of opium. The proposal asks for direct exchange of information In future regarding opium smuggling activities.
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    ASIATICS IN SHB 'SUPER' POLICE
    48 8 Four Mallayan poliqe officers of the new Singapore Harbour Beard Auxiliary Police Force who reported for duty on May 2 at the SVC. Drill Hall. They are (left .to right)— R G. Clarke. Chiah Hong Wan. C. De Silva, and H. R. Leicester.
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    In A Few Lines
    712 8 U.P. LONDON. May 2.—The crews of the Metropolitan police wire-less-cars made 588 arrests in April—the highest monthly total ever.—Reuter. Chippenham. May 1. -Two gunmen in battle dress held un a police patrol at a camp for Polish soldiers at Charlton Park near Malmesbury and got away
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    TENSION IN NANKING OVER SOVIET STAND
    170 8 Manchuria Problem U.P. NANKING, May 2.—Chinese Government authorities ore becoming increasingly worried about relations with th< Russians over the <wo Manchurian problems— S met reluctance to return Port Arthur and Dairer—thr help the Chinese communists are from Soviet eccupicd North Korea. Though Government officialhave
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    HER FIANCE WAS A GIRL
    214 8 U.P. London. May 2. -Kathleen Iv.l —a Simpson vvas wooed and won by a iover she had never seen. Only after she had sent in r nance money to buy mrniture for their future home did sty. icarn that 'tic" was a woman. The story
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    British Ship Held Up In Melbourne
    65 8 Reuter.—A.P. MELBOURNE May. 2.— The British ship Matella will sail from here this morning after being delayed for four days oy a Customs inquiry. The Captain and three Chinese members of the crew appeared before *lv Controller of Customs here on charges that they
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    DAVIS CUP BEGINS
    171 8 Reuter. London. May 2. The Hist round ties in the Davis Cup com petition started today. At Malmoe. Sweden and Czechoslovakia each won a single. T Johans on, Wdeden. beating Cernik 7- 6, 6- 4. 6-8. 6—2. while Jaroslav Drobny. Czechoslovak.a. I defeated Lennart Bcrgelin 4—6. I
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    32 8 UP. SEOUL. May 2.—Kim Yo Hcng. director of the Seoul waterworks has announced the completion of Okia reservoir and booster station, furnished an additional million gallons of water daily for that city.—UP.
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    Displaced Persons May Enter Canada
    83 8 U.P. 1 OTTAWA Minister ncuneeri i. the Hoi, *cr.s that can Jo* lod with the dor h s!r'en- nntt; n ?2 person* 1 uro *'< He said the i■ r) I lcu J> l freer e-tr, 1 I «*lects a:-, Di ledaM* ?en< and that
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    Burma Interim Government To Continue
    130 8 Reuter. LONDON. Ma, 2. Mr. Arthur Henderson. Uiider-Sccrttary Burma, took the oppotunity a the House ol Commons today of Effing what be ealaj a view of rery and significant I dcTciopmt sits that bate taken j place In Burma during the tm pi mths. I
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    9,000 Dockers Back At Work
    158 8 Reuter. I LONDON. May 2. Officials at mo-t of London's main dock, reported today that their worker were reporting for duty at 95 pc: cent, strength following the end j ins of the strike in sympathy with Glasgow men. In all. 9.000 j men were
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    Ceylon Elections Are Delayed
    94 8 Reuter. COLOMBO. Ma, I D^r** 1 first House ol R« under the new constitution m assemble only In November m year, and not. as was anticipated. In August. G n< ral i h ctions. it is haw* ed, will be possible only dunns the latter part
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