Malaya Tribune, 27 May 1947

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    62 1 The Malaya Tribune B Y THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE THE ONLY NATIONAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA Now *> rint «d simultaneously in Singapore. Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh Penang. Editorial SSII Advertising 5812 Circulation Accounts 5815 I s SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1947 TEN CENTS The Malaya Tribune London Agents:—Messrs. Colin Turner
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    COLOUR BAR: VITAL LABOUR PARTY RESOLUTION
    193 1 Equal Status, Opportunity With Whites Reuter. i^t ay 2 L~ The Ext *utive of the British last night accepted a very important regarding Colonial policy and the colour bar resolution was accepted during the party's nual conference held at Margate solution urged the Government
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    LIVELY DEBATE ON CONSCRIPTION
    202 1 Reuter. MARGATE, May 26.-—The Government won its battle following a d* hat* today when the Jir's supported National *me< -aiilitary consck:ption 7 »> i vote oi 2,332,000 to Am with f>oo,ooo absten"Olv debate on conscription 1 l> as Hie pacifism of *ar days still has a
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    53 1 TOKIO, May 26—Japan's harvest of wheat, bailey and rye this year are predicted as "generally unfavourable" although somewhat better than last year, acco:ding to a recent survey by the Japanese Kyodo News Agency. The reasons are attributed to the sudden drop in temperature in Japan during April and the continued
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    Armed Men Hold Up Woman
    123 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) A Chinese woman living in Gey i lang Road was robbed of cash and Jewellery to the value of i $500 by three Chinese, two armed with pistols, at 11 a.»n yesterday. Two Indians were shot and wounded, one in the arm
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    Big loss in timber trade
    220 1 (Tribune Stall Reporter) The Singapore timber trade sustained a lo>s of $2,0j0.000 in February wnen the export of i timoer dropped to 340 tons as compared with the 3.881 ton s in last November. From May to November last year. Singapore exported over IK.IOO von
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    27 1 TOKIO. May 26.-The All-Japan Federation of Textile Workers Union (120,000 members) held a meeting yesterday at Osaka and planned a programme for the improvement of workers' conditions.
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    UNO PALESTINE INQUIRY MAKES FALTERING START
    99 1 U.P. Lake Success. May 26—The Palestine Inquiry Commission got away to a faltering start in the first meeting yesterday when onn/ Aye of the 11 designated mem- her* put in an appearance. With substitute delegates sitting in for the remainder, the j Commission spent
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    "Pens down" strike by Govt. Clerks against pay rates
    107 1 Reuter. BOMBAY. May 26.—Clerks and other lower grade staff of the Accountant General's offices in 22 Indian towns staged a one-day "pens down" strike to-day in protest against their "unsatisfactory" scales of pay recommended by the recent Government enquiry. The strikers
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    S'pore Goes Holidaying
    488 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Whit Monday yesterday was greatly welcomed by thousands of employees in Government and Municipal r/eptiUrenta, Uriks, SChCOI beys and girls and their parents who made the best of a holiday. Certain private firms gave the members of their staffs the day off. Favoured by
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    Boy Chained, Padlocked To Tree
    77 1 Reuter. KingwGod. West Virginia. May 2b.--Deputy Sheriff Charles K:sner reported today he had found a nine-year-old boy. dirty ragged and suffering from hunger, chained and padlocked to a tree Ui the woods near here. Kisner said the boy's stepfather and his wife had beet; summoned
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    DOCTOR IS FINED, JAILED FOR BIGAMY
    156 1 U.P. Munich. May 26.—The first military district at Bad Tclz today reported that Dr. Eric A. Fivian of Bradford. Massachusetts, formerly education branch official at the Bavarian Military government headquarters here, has been sentenced to two years in jail and fined $1,000 for bigamy.
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    Siam King Murder Discarded
    96 1 BANGKOK. Ivlay 26 The possibility of late king Ananda being assasirnted was discarded here today by the Minister of the Interior Lung Chaweng Sakdiscrgkram who made the >tatemei't during the House debate on the charge that the government had failed to solve the case of the
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    Truman Renews Arms Plan
    127 1 U.P. WASHINGTON. May 2b. President Truman re. ewed his request today to Gongre** for legislation to authorize a pro- giamme of military collaboration with the other ratio: s cf the western hemisphere. Mr Truman sent a draft cf the proposed legislation to Corgress alorg with a
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    Long World Peace Ahead Says Moscow
    233 1 Death Penalty Abolished U.P. LONDON. May 27.—The Soviet Union last night announced the abolition of thi death penalty, and thus became the first major power of the postwar world to ban capital punishment. An official announcement over Radio Moscow said the action was stemmed
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    21 1 TOKIO. May 26.— Thirty small vessels primarily for transport work have arrived at Kure on the steamer Empire Athelstan from Sydney.
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    U.S. War Dead Memorial Day
    97 2 U.P. WASHINGTON, May 25 The War Department announced that arrangements have been completed to honour more than 266,000 American war dead in overseas cemeteries on the National Memorial Day on May 30. United States flags were shipped abroad and one will be placed on each
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    Japs Made Effort to Develop Atom Bomb
    235 2 U.P. CHICAGO. May 26.—The Japanese made a futile effort toward the development of an atomic bomb immediately after the United States dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Dr. Austin Brues said to-day. Brues is a member of the atomic bomb casualty commission which
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    'Quit India' Gandhi call
    169 2 NEW DELHI, May 26.-Mr. Gandhi tonight urged Britain ''to face out worse violence and leave India as it can be left under the Cabinet Mission document of May 16 last year." This document was the Cabinet Mission plan for an independent, undivided India As this was
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    YMCA LECTURE
    34 2 The third meeting of a Study Course under the sponsorship ot Ihe Y.M.CA. and the Methodist Youth Fellowship will be held thk evening at 5.15 at the Quiet Room. V.M.C.A.. Orchard Road.
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    Russia Launches Big Search For Minerals
    205 2 U.P. WASHINGTON, May 26.—Senate War Investigating Chairman Owen Brewster warned to-day that he had learned from authoritative sources that Russia had launched the most gigantic mineral search in history, employing 60,000 scientists in a hunt spreading over 385,000 square miles. Brewster said in a
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    Vietnams Say "No" Surrender
    82 2 Vi etnams Say "No" Surrender «JGOM, May 26 *nfkn,is for JJS r- rational surrender- 5 1 propolis L 5* >n the five-rSSh^it^ Indo-China hay* 2J. by the viet™ 6 f hl Minh. the ££f? dom is U the anrourcer added 7 He sa.d that Z' nam truce 2* r ceived
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    ALBANIA ACCUSES GREECE
    89 2 Reuter. LAKE SUCCESS, fc, fak May 27.-Albania's E*2 what she describe! as Greek provocations" sSuS on May 21. 43 Greek p V';: netrate.l 13 m.les muStf The protest said v 01,., the planes tilled a mar i and a girl of 17 ar.d mm* eight women and
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    QUEEN MARY IS 80
    130 2 Reuter. LONDON. May 26.—Letter; telegrams and cables from over Britain and the rest of i world were received by Que?: Mary, today on her 80th. ttt day. uuns in Hyde Park fired I greeting at noon. Ambassad::: nd Ministers to St. James we:; meng callers who
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      105 2 SITLATIOXS^ACAN^ GOVERNMENT Bjjg SCHOOL SINGAPORE VACANT: Store-keeper r< for the Governmer-t School. Singapore. I Salary Scale: I**Jl .month by 55.00 ir.crem'--: $75.00 plus High Cost of Allowar cc. r Application, statai? W qualifications. fr JL« dressed to the Chief Government Trace Singapore. Dating simplified! -Aristocrat" School of room Dancing. Oxlevi
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      77 2 BRIGHT PERIODS Singapore weather forecast for 24 hours, from noon today, compiled by the R.A.F. Centra] forecasting Station, Air Command. Far East. Bright periods with occasional thundery showers becoming fine tonight and tomorrow morning. Wind: southerly at 12 knots becoming calm at night. Sunset: 1840 hrs. Sunrise: 0621 hrs. Moonrise:
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    Rubber Fail
    558 4 The movement initiated in the successful bear raid on the London rubber market by New York operators appears to be shaping into something much more sinister than q mere speculative operation. Seldom in the history of markets has the commodity sustained so Steady a decline without seme evidence
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    LABOURERS ASK FOR ASQUARE DEAL
    1194 4 In The Malayan Union And Out by Francis Cooray It is well that representatives of planters and estate workers should meet and discuss the difficulties which threaten to mar their relations, and I trust that both sides will come to the conference table in a
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    Siam Becomes Fiftieth Member Of United Nations
    651 4 USIS. Flushing Meadow.—The United Nations General Assembly formally welcomed Siam as the fiftieth member of the United Nations. Siam was elected to membership last December, but was not ofl&cially seated that time. Following is the statement made by Prince Wan Waithayakon of Siam
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    World's Premier Flower Show
    276 4 After an interval of S years due to the war, Britain has revived the Chelsea Flower Show. This is regarded by experts as the world's premier horticultural exhibition and has always been a leading event in the gardeners' calendar not only in Britain itself but also
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    POULTRY FOR CHINA
    88 4 Along with the 1000 sheep and 400 pedigree battle shipped from New Zealand for China have gone 20 pure-bied Rhode Island Red cockerels and pullets from Massey Agricultural College. These birds, ordered by .ho Chinese Government through the New Zealand Department <>f Agriculture, have been loaded in
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    Tanker Blown up
    52 5 U.P. chEFRNESS. May 23. —NaServ<ce boats from standing ty th<m its of the Uni- nker Newhal! Hills eaae the fume v od again. 10.000-tor tarker bits on Saturday sh vessel rammed »n ore of the kilfrc or>« seaJ Botekaia, 23. of Per.i sylvania. half was towed to
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    ABDUCTORS JAILED
    122 5 IPOH the District Court. nese, Yin Yin and X said to be mem bers ol f an 3 responsible for ping of Jothi Ram. Uan cattle owner, me on March 3 and sentenced to rous imprisonv appeared be- G. Adams on a bduction. lb keman said that Jothj
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    Chinese Chamber Requests Reference To Washington
    1198 5 (Tribune Staff Reporter) addrr^oH Sl th ga, S re Chinese Chamber of Commerce has Pore on SS™**? f E ™™mic Affairs, SingacSesiod h SU X j K Ct f the rubber slllm P- It has rePvk. ?b bohaL 0f the Chamber to cable Mr.
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    Negro Rushed To Jail Eor Protection
    149 5 U.P. DARLINGTON, S. C, May 26—Justice of the peac- <?. B. Stokes announced that Willie Pooler, a 25-year-old Negro, had confessed to raping a 67--year-old white woman and has been rushed to the state penitentiary in Columbia as a precaution against mob violence. Stokes
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    Paper Suspended
    76 5 U.P. SHANGHAI, May 26 —Garrison Commarders Headquarters today ordered the suspers'on of the popular 'mosquito" paper Tieh Pao (Iron) for reporting that three Shanghai Chinese larguage papers had been susperded by "order of Chiang Kai-shek." The Garrison commanders pointed out that the three papers concerned had been suspended
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    RUBBER: NEW POST-WAR LOW REACHED
    249 5 (Tribune Market Corr.) During the week the price decline continued and a new postwar low was reached, RiDOed sheet No. 1 dunging hands at 3Q cents. A small rahy rr.irl wtek was not maintained a-id Until there is sjme »Ut<4de buying power 'lie It-ai market
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    Girl Describes Struggle In Lonely Estate Road
    384 5 TAPAH.—In the District Court before Mr. J. G. Adams, a young Malay rubber tapper Mat Piah claimed trial to a charge of robbing a Chinese girl named Lai Lin of $20 about 6.30 p.m. on April 27 at Kampong Bahru, Tapah Road. During
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    Defence Counsel for Labourers
    103 5 <Frcm Our Own Reporter) KUALA LUMPUR. May 26 The Government ol Ird*a has through Mr. S. K. Chettur. its Agent in Malaya, appointed Mr. K. Benjamin of Kuala Lumpur ar.d Mr. P. S. PUlai of Penang, ab cefence counsels for labourer* row being charged the Kedah
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    ANDRE LEBON CALLS HERE
    91 5 The Messageries Maritimes vessel Andre Lebon docked here on Saturday with 59 passengers for Singapore. She left for Saigon on Sunday with troops ard passengers for French IndoChina With a gross tonnage of 13.600, the Andre Lebor has seen yeoman service sirce the first World War.
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    $200 MILLION RUBBER LOSS PREDICTED
    610 5 Estates "Shut-down" Warning (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, May 26.—While the spokesman of the Pan-Malayan Federation of Trade Unions saw "something fishy" In the fall in the nrice of rubber, rubber circles in the Union capital predicted a $200,000,000 loss for the rubber industry
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    Deaf & Dumb, But Able
    127 5 Deaf Dumb, But Able PENANG.—A Chinese interpreter was assiduously practising deaf and dumb signs in the Third Court one morning for there wa*s listed in the charge book a deaf and dumb man who broke traffic regulations by riding into the one way Bishop Street. The charge had to be
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    'No Traces Of War In Singapore'
    127 5 (Tribune Staff Reporter) "I fail to see any traces of /ar In this beautiful city," said Dr Stephen Zuellig, President f F. E. Zuellig, Ltd., who arrived in Singapore by the Presilent Monroe. Dr. Zuelling was met on board by his Singapore Manager, Mr.
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      212 5 OLRINC THE WAR MILLIONS THE FICHTINC FORCES AND UVILIANS WERE GIVEN HEALTH STRENGTH BY VITAMINS ;you need Vitamins flow more than ever Ahn suffer today are H even though they vltamms Nature puts ■argoty lost by modern sorting and cooking YOij WWI HAVE EXTRA VITAMINS. 3( ,v mply and easily
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    Sarawak Malay Leader Here To See Brooke
    370 6 "The people of Sarawak have been vigorously protesting in growing numbers against the extinction of their independence after two world wars, in which countless lives have been sacrificed i n the cause of freedom," says Haji Abdul Rahman, Vice-President of the Malay National
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    STAGE CLUB SCORES WITH PYGMALION
    501 6 (Our Own Critic) Once you have accustomed yourself to the tact that it is not tne professional actors and actresses of West End or the screen that are going to enact Shaw's Pygmalion, but people who make acting their hobby, you will thoroughly enjoy Stage
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    Broke Journey Here After Incident On Board
    283 6 (Tribune staff Reporter) A Swiss business man with extensive interests in Shanghai who after a holiday in Europe left Marseilles for Shanghai by the Andre Lebon, with his new Hudson car parked o n the deck—there was no space in the-hold—broke journey at
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    Lynching Acquittal Condemned
    651 6 Reuter. LONDON, May 25.—The South Carolina "outrage" in which 28 white men were acquitted by an all-white jury of charges arising from the admitted lynching of a negro accused of stabbing a white man is the subject of comment in two high circulation Sunday newspapers here today.
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    BRAWL IN UNION JACK CLUB: 30 DETAINED
    146 6 TOKIO. May 26—More than 30 troops of the British Commonwealth Occupation Forces have been detained by the Provost Marshal following a brawl outside the British Union Jack Club in Tokio during which several shots were fired. The affair occurred yesterday evening when an
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    U.S. Marines Quit Chinwangtao
    93 6 U.P. PEIPING, May 26 All United States marines on Sunday night were evacuated from Chirwangtao due to pressure from encircling Communists. The marines left part of their equipment and property behind due to the sudden decision to j leave. Earlier the marines had reported that they
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    New Chinese Consul For S'pore Arrives
    287 6 mc uepuiy Consul for Sm* Shou San, accompanied by his wife armS° r I on the round-the-world liner President Mnn Neither the Deputy Consul nor Kft to Malaya. Mr. Liv was attached to thl r£ sulate-General in Kuala Lumpur before th* 5 vie pari*.
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    MAHARAJAH HELPS FIGHT FOREST FIRE
    93 6 Reuter. Pat.aia. May 26-Th, ft* rajah oi Patiala. ft ft edcncke,,, today of his subjects in i battle a forest Ore which EVSi tour days and ijje. to tne ;U mmer C3 d' u ChaiL nine miles from the Himalayas. 1,1 With axte Id hand
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    CIVILIANS' BIGGEST NEED IS A SHARP-SHOOTER
    721 7 Services Win 2-0 (By The Sports Editor) Po^K- ng^P 2 re Civilian s were humbled two-nil )jy the Cabined .Services before a crowd of 10,000 at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. But though the Services won, they were not the irore impressive team. The Civilians,
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS
    44 7 FOOTBALL LEAGUE. Sc vs Army. Jalan Besar, SOCCER, gioi Bo vs Dutch Army, gleofcal College ground, 5.15 MEETING. Sing »re Olympic Sports meeting. Council Chamtariat building, Em- ice, 5 p.m. rABLE TENNIS. Corn v Office vs Haikowyv club. I. A. premises, 7pm
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    LANCS LEAD IN BATTLE OF THE ROSES
    243 7 Reuter. l b May 26.—Glorious and crowds estimated 1 luO.UOfl marked tne the Whitsun holiprogramme of ten Brst-cla s marches. a-ere marrjr fine batting best that ol tbf Surrey colt, D. E. W. grho made 11»2 nor. out tfa d t Nottingham. He
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    Katong Boys' Club Finals
    67 7 The Katong Roys Club held the firals of their Ping-Pong and Badminton, Championship tournaments yesterday. A large crowd including Mr. Mac-Cor-mack. the Assistant Secretary of Social Welfare, was present. PING-PONG CHAMPIONS Singles (Sen.) Lim Kay Serg. Singles tJun.) Sulaiman b. Hashim. Doubles: Lim Kay Seng ar.d
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    Woodcock To Tour U.S.
    78 7 Reuter. r LONDON, May 26 Bruce Woodcock, British heavyweight boxing cham- 1 pion, having recovered from the jaw injury sus- tamed >n his fight with Joe Baksi last month, ex- peets to begin training «n two weeks time. t Manager Tom Hurst an- nounced that Woodcock
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    First Division Issue Still Open
    364 7 Reuter. LONDON, May 26.—English league soccer played in sunshine—except at Har tlepools where torrential rain and thunder sent spectators scampering for shelter —drew large holiday Crowds to-day, especially at games involving promotion and relegation 'issues. After today's clashes the principal League honour issue must remain
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    A.A.U. Beat F. & N.
    99 7 A.A.U. Beat F. N. In a game of 7 Single* played at the F N" Sports Club (Trafalgar St.) the Amateur Athletic Union beat the F N Sports Club by 5—2. at Table Tennis. Results are as follows (A.A.U. players mentioned first): E. S. Wee lost to Thomas Ang o—3;
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    26 7 JERUSALEM, May 24.—The 400-ton schooner Mordey Hagstaoth "Fighters of Ghetto's" arrived in Haifa harbour today under naval escort with more than 1,400 visaless passengers on board.
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    YOUNGSTERS HELD
    28 7 The Hospital YourgSters drew with the Changi Malay Rangers at a game of soccer played on May 25. Thambi scored the only goal for the youngsters.
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    Olympics Meeting Today
    118 7 (By Our Sports Reporter) The first general meeting of the Singapore Olympics and Sports Council held at Council Chamber of the Secretariat last Tuesday had to be adjourned mainly be. cause those invited to the meeting were not prepared to discuss the various items on the agenda
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    Europeans Win The Clarke Cup
    771 7 The Rest lost the Cup this year, but not without a struggle. Early in the second innings, the Rest went o n piling up runs with such confidence and speed that it was thought they might win with something to spare. But their chances faded
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    SCORE BOARD
    474 7 EUROPEANS Ist Inns. J. W. Ewart b Schubert 2 F/O J. Bates b. Sundram 20 W. M. Elderton c Kailasapathy b. Sivagnanam 1 J. B. Leckie b Kailasapathy 25 J. P. Pearson lbw Kailasapathy 0 W. R. Leggett lbw. Kailasapathy 30 J. Harding not out 57 P. Firkins
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    GHQ Signals Trounce Jollilads
    82 7 Meeting the o.H.Q. Signals at Jalan Besar on Sunday the Jofcilads soccer XI lost by five goals to nil. At the interval the Signalers led by a single goal scored by Brown. The other scoreres were: Scott, three; and-Giles one. The Signals dominated play practij cally
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    PASOENDAN MOVE TO TAKE WEST JAVA
    108 8 Reuter. BATAVIA. May 26.—1n another swilt move to seize West Java from the Indonesian Republic, the Pasoendan Party has occupied <ight railway stations between Meester Cornelius, outer Batavia suburb and Buitenzorg. Last Friday by an early morning coup d'etat the Pasoendan t. ok ov»t
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    MILITARY COURT GUARDED
    72 8 Reuter. JERUSALEM. May 26.—Jerusalem military court was heavily guarded today when the trial opened of five men charged with firing guns and carrying explosives on May 4 when terrorists blasted a hole in the wall of Acre prison and freed 183 Arabs and 33 Jews. The hearing
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    "Worst Ever" Food Crisis Next Spring
    169 8 Reuter. WASHINGTON, May 26.CUnton Anderson. United States Secretary of Agriculture, in a letter read to the 22 nation International Emergency Food Council todajV proposed that all Ministers of food and agriculture be summoned to an urgent conference in Europe in July to avert th
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    Wedded After 15 Days' Courtship: Divorce Petition Fails
    505 8 "Marriages Wait For No Money" Says Wife PENANG,—A divorce petition filed by an Indian Christian, Francis Appu, against his wife, Carmel Appu. whom he alleged had committed adultery with Chindaputhal the corespondent, besides, "doing business as a prostitute," was dimissed by Mr.
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    U.S. $ One Million Loan To Yemen
    123 8 U.S. One Million Loan To Yemen U.P. CAIRO. May 26 —It was officially announce j today that Yemen: and the United States s gned an agreement last right for the credit of $1,000,000 to be advanced to Yemen for the purchase of surplus property. Yemen wi l buy trucks, water
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    Fleeing Villagers Greeted By Gunfire
    279 8 Reuter. CALCUTTA. May 25.—Four persons were killed and six injured in communal clashes between Hindus and Muslims here to-day, an official communique stated, but unofficial figures based on hospital reports showed nine killed and 16 injured. Reports from Amritsar said 12 persons had been killed
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    Girl Kidnap Attempt
    84 8 Reuter. New Delhi. May 26.- Sixteen people were Emitted to hospital after a Hindu-Mushm fight near the old Delhi railway station last night in which lemonade bottles, latms and brickbats were hurlea on both sides. The Muslim League National Guards. Hindu Sabha (CongressNational Guards, refugees from Western
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    MANN HITS 97 IN 55 MINUTES
    423 8 Reuter. CARDIFF, May 26.—South Africa dominated play here to-day where Glamorgan finished the second day's play needing 272 runs to avert an innings defeat with five wickets in hand. After adding 193 in two hours lunch by aggressive batting, which delighted the holiday crowd
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    PRINCE'S AIR DASH TO SEE SAYAJIRAO
    112 8 Reuter. SHANNON AIRPORT (Eire). May 26.—The Maharajah Gaekwaar of Baroda, and Mahaianee, with their two-year-old son. Prince Rao. arrived at Shannon Ah port this morning in an entourage Of eight, en the way from Gander, Newfoundland, to London. They were originally on a PanAmerican
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    NOTABLE DOUBLE FOR CHANTEUR II
    136 8 Reuter. London, May 26.-The Maharajah GaeKWar of Baroia French Pirette finished third in the While Rose Stakes. value £2.000. ever one mile and seven at r-ark. The winner was M. P. Magrt s Chanteur 11 v/hich completed a notable double having wen the Winston Churchill
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    DARUL BAHAR TEAM
    58 8 The Darui Bahar Club will meet the G.S.Q. Signal Reg*mert at <occer at Pulau Brani on We(lrssclay. May 28. The following w'll represent the Darui Bahar Club: Mohamed Yasser. Ahmad Haroun (Capt Abdul Rahman Jr., Ismail Bujang, Khamis BerlolAhmad Yusod. Ali Sagor. Scmad Sulor.7. Awang Gabos Kahamid
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    IPOH RAMBLERS WIN AT SOCCER
    51 8 fVm-m 07/1- Omr Reporter) PFNANG May 26.—The Inoh Rambles scored narrow r ocrpr yin by a solitary coe r in thHr mat' i ♦he Penan* Ramblers on the Dato PTound today. The visitors' winniner orr*i »">rr>e <rom Hon Yam who netted midway in the first
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    MONTY AT THE TOWER
    27 8 Field Marshal Lord Montgomery inspecting a guard of honour o" Beefeaters when he visited the Tower of London to insnect the Coldstream Guards.
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    Japanese Given U.S. Passage
    104 8 U.P. Yokohama. May 26.—Two ot the first Japanese allowed oassa?e to the United Spates under recent Allied headquarter*, arrangements for the travel ol Japanese nationals abroad haw embarked for San Francisco on the U.S. Army Transport General Patrick. They were Arthur Akire Kamii 17. and his
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    MANCHURIA SITUATION "SERIOUS"
    82 8 U.P. PEIPING, May 25.—Foreign observers arriving from Changchun told a United Press correspondent that the Communist offensive shows s grs of engulfing the whole of Manchuria, except the main cities, unless reinforcement ar e rushed from China proper. Observers who left Changchun before the Commurists cut the
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    PENANG TENNIS CHAMPION BEATS ALL-INDIA ACE
    141 8 'From Our Own Reporter) PENANG, May 26— Making a grand recovery during the crucial otages of the final .set. Goon Kok Lem. reigning Penang champion, subdued in brilliant style S C. Beaty. former Ail-India ace player, in the Penang-Perak tennis, which the heme team
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    BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIP
    99 8 The closing date of entries for the Singapore Badminton Asso ciation Jurior and Veterans' chanv3ionshins will be at noon i on Saturday* May 31. All entry I forms together with ertry fees should reach the Hon. Secre- tary, Yeo Kian Hoe. c o the Na- tior.al City Bank
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    40 8 RANGOON. May 23.— This untitled Navy frigate "Fay." fo- antisubmarine work dcrinr? the war, has been handed ove- to the Burma Government The frieate whl-h hns now been renamed "Mayu"' will be the flagship of the Burma Naval Volunteer Reserves.
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    INDIANS MUST MAKE FINAL DECISION
    270 8 Reuter. LONDON. May 2S I political quarters' t*n Br;tlst 1 Viceroy Lord M our.fi e% return to Ir,|i a t «ill wide Qpwcrs to act c ,!l ir itiative at the TO. fererce with Indian opormg on Juno 2 rs The eve cf deoartu™ Of
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    41 8 EPSOM, May 26-The untitled fie cohtrol plan tft June 7 will be directed lor the f2* time by radio-tclephcm- and a scheme introduced with stntaa colours each route will leac parks marked with dollar motorists having been coloured indication lal;<: Ri
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