Malaya Tribune, 26 January 1948

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    60 1 The Malaya Tribune „i THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE Larger Sales Than Any Afternoon Paper In Malaya Xow Printed simultaneously in Singapore. Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh Penang. 'Phone 5811 (Three Lines) pent SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 1948 PRICE TEN CENTS. The Malaya Tribune London Agents Messrs. Colin Turner Ltd., Talbot House,
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    Temporary Measure
    179 1 :he root obon on the Vs .'bv'.wii ily against the ;r 1 V r i pal lof French it flueHPJf 1 tX c! inK** market ither would to a free e_- 4: for tourists but •11 her ex- ally fl in at onal 'Mone- ipprov ng tern, which
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    Dumping Of Sterling "Inevitable"
    370 1 U.P. t UHIDON, Jan. 25. Sir Stafwill report to th* Common* tomorrow *mm on his futile attempt to i French devaluation I w n has bpen ex'«i the French refusal to the British ''V counsel of tho Intprnn- Fund raised in this world gnancial Ptom h
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    FRANC DEVALUED TO 864
    575 1 Setback For British Politics Economics Reuter. France has devalua ted the franc to a rate of 214 to the dollar and 864 to the pound. This decis ion, though generally expected, was taken against the advice of the British Chancellor and also against that of the
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    TRESPASSER SHOT
    66 1 At about 10 o'clock last night, a Javanese was admitted to hospital with a gunshot wound ln his eye. It appears that the wounded man trespassed into a protected area at Alexandra and was shot by an Indian sentry. The Police have arrested two Chinese in connection with
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    STOP PRESS
    47 1 U.P. MANILA. Jan. 25. The Philippine Islands Red Cross rushed relief workers and medical supplies to Panay Island where the earthquake, described as the worse in Philippine history, shook down homes, churches, and walls and opened grei»* fissures and killed at least 14 persons. U.P.
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    I.M.F. States Objections
    329 1 Reuter and U.P. r or The International Fund in a commtm'qiH l toda" atp that devaluation of the fr9-e w*»s necessary but rHected the French nroposal for a free exchange market in hard currencies. The communique sad it w«* prepared to concur in d«v<*i»r\t»on fn a realistic
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    GIRL GUIDES OF NAN WAH SCHOOL
    32 1 Also present at the investiture ceremony of the 2nd Singapore Chinese troop (Catholic High School) were their "sinters" girl guides of the Nan Wah Girl< School.
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    Mr. Cheong Hock Chye To Contest Elections
    330 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Keen election competition is expected in the Rural West where a third Landidate is now announced. The candidate is Mr. Cheong Hock Chye, Independent, at present a member ot the Singapore Rural Board. The other two candidates for Rural West,
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    ARIES II TO VISIT MALAYA
    94 1 Reuter. LONDON. Jail. 25— Cany ing a liaison team from the Empire Air Navigation School, the Lincoln aircraft Aries 11 will start on Jan. 27 on a tour of the Far East, visiting Air Headquarters. Malaya, at Tengah. and Air Command Far EaSt. at Changi.
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    Federation Rents To Be Raised
    105 1 Rent increases on a restricted scale are to bp allowed in the Federation of Malaya from February 29. A bill will be introduced at the last meeting of the Malayan Union Advisory Council tomorrow, to this effect. The bill allows increases ranging from five per
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    Bus & Taxi Collide
    37 1 Bus Taxi Collide A Singapore Traction Company's omnibus and a taxi were involved in a collision at the junction of South Bridge Road and Cross Street this morning. It is reported that there were no casualties. j
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    Worst Earthquakes In 50 Years
    287 1 Reuter and U.P. NEW YORK, Jan 25.—The central Philippines area has been struck by one of the worst earthquakes in 5» years, according to radio reports here, and news reacning Manila said at least 21 persons were known to have been killed and scores injured.
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    3 Still Critical After Cracker Explosion
    152 2 Up to a late hour last night, the death toll In the Lavender Street explosion on Friday remained at six—a man. a woman and four girls between the ages 0 14 and 16 years. A n an, a girl and an infant, who were
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    Gangsters Active Again In Lower Perak
    365 2 TELUK ANSON. Jan. 24.—After a lull, gangsters began to How signs of actvity again with two instances of gang n bbery being perpetrated within the last few days on the Perak side oi the notorious Bagan area, in one o f ihe robberies, gangsters
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    BACK TO JAIL
    126 2 A young Malay, Mchd bin Abdullah «2i' appeared oeiore the Third Police Magistrat» to answer a chaige of theft of 12 souu plates at 4.30 p.m. on Jan. 23. He v.'v alleged to have stolen them from a camp in Aver Raja Road where he was cmoloyed
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    Robbers Busy Over Week-End
    150 2 There were Several robberies in Singapore during the weekend, the most serious occurring in a house in Rowel] Road on Saturday evening. Two masked Chinese armed with pistols, got away with about $700 in cash and $275 worth oi jewellery and other valuables belonging to a
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    NO FRESH INCIDENTS AT FIRESTONE
    155 2 No further attempt to trespass into the premises of the Firestone Crude Rubber Department in Geylang Road has been made since Saturday s incident, when a number of Chinese entered the gate leading to the premises and tried, to instigate some of the workers. The
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    Telephone Operators Assn. Petition Govt.
    378 2 The Executive Council < l th e Telecoms. Telephone Operat- rs' Association. Malayan Union, in a memorandum which has been submitted to the Deputy Chi.-f Secretary, sets out Dropos.d amendments to basic salaries, increments, etc.. for telephone supervisors and telephone operators of the Telecommunication* Department.
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    Whipping, Jail For Robber
    174 2 PENANG, Jan 25 Sentence ol five years' rigorous imprisonment plus ten strokes of the rotan was passed by Mr. Justice A. J. Bostock Hill at the assizes here on a 20-year-old Malay, Awang bin Said who was unanimously found guilty by the jurors on a charge
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    INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE, CHINESE WINS APPEAL
    311 2 (Prom Our Own Reporter) i Ipoh, Jan. 25.- Originally convicted and fined $3,000 o r six months' imprisonment by the District Judge, Perak South, in I the Teluk Anson Court for being i in possession of 4.550 NAAFI cigarettes on which duty had not been
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    Resistance To Bandits By Public Increasing
    273 2 Arrhcd robbers are meeting with increasing resistance from their victims During the past two months, there have been several instances of civilians tackling armed gangsters. There were two such instances last week. While gunmen were ransacking the office of a rubber factory in Thomson
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    New Times For Air Services
    42 2 From this v Airways scivi. el Batavia i bo duplicated p] at 0830 hour Fridays and return day From t beginnii ary the weekly High) g j will operate on Wedn., I stead of on Bond iys.
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    SILVER CAR PROCESSION
    98 3 Il um..rv to the Thaik winch is being the Chettiar tembfi.-. Road, today, the temr bearing the Hindu -.amaniar, was n procession last r *fi? r)1 sion started from Pillayar temple ck and went along KweH Road, Cecil Stre ft, and. alter Bridge Road, pror Valley Road
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    Celebrations In Ceylon
    35 3 H v Mendie; will b kombo shortly in invitation from Minister ;ind Oovern- •<> attend the celebrations as their guest. Hie Ceyli n Parliament will v 10 under tht. Independent of Ceylon Act.
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    MCP Urge Boycott Of Federal Councils
    238 3 (Prom Our OWn Reporter) ipoh. Jan. 25. -Declaring that the Federation Constitution s an effective weapon in ;h r hands of t.i British Government :-i the perpetuation 0 f the "reactionary" policy of "divide and rule t.ie Malayan Communist Party Pi a Press statement
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    MSPCA Revived, Doing Good Work
    460 3 'From (Mir Own Reporter) KVALA LUMPUR JAN. 25 SINCE ITS REORGANISATION UTTER THE HOSTILITIES. THE MALAYAN SOCIETY FOR THE STION OF CRUELTY TO VNIMALS HAS DONE MUCH Tl ITCH UP WTTH TTS PRE WAt ACTIVITIES IN THE m?.T PERTOD SINCE HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IDIjRESSED
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    Health Of Eastern Ports
    86 3 For the week aqoN£ Jan. 17, 4T> cases, of str-rdpox v/ere reported in Shanghai, of which 21 weie fatal. Four cases werfreported hi Canton from Jan. 1 to 10 v, Saigon had one case Of cholera and 3 cases of smallpox v/ith one death. Moulmein notified
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    OCTOGENARIANS WED
    31 3 Reuter Bangor County Down, Jan. 24.—Eighty-year-old Mrs. Agnes Cacoks of Bangor today married John Steenson, 82, formerly of Belfast. The "bride" had 18 children by her first marriage Reuter
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    Revenge, Motive Of 10 Murders In PK.
    214 3 (From Our Own Reporter) Ipoh, Jan. 25,—Fifty-two murders were reported to th e Perak Police during 1947. Serious crime in the state during the yea r totalled 318. Minor crime, which include house-breaking and thefts, bicycle thefts and othe.petty offences numbered 2,249. Eight
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    BURMA THANKS MALAYA
    107 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Jan 25 The following telegram hay been received by His Sir Edwara Gent, from the Foreign Minister of the Union of Burma. "Th? message from Malaya was read out by the President of the Union to. Members of Parliament assembled on Jan. 4. and they
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    RIDING CLUB AMALGAMATES
    104 3 The Kuala Lumpur Riding Club the only riding club in the Malayan Cnlon—has been amalgamated v-ith the Kuala Lumpur Polo Club. A civilian club with military members L has a membership of 55, Including 27 men and 28 women. Membership ta open to both Europeans and Asians,
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    Explosion Disembowels 8-Year-Old
    319 3 (From Our Own Rep. rt r) PENANG. Jan. 25.—An eight-year-old Chinese boy, Tan Eng Chang, was instantaneously killed in his house at No. 296 H. West Jelutong on the night of Dec. 18 when a certain explosive object which was described by his father as taken into
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    TWO FATAL WEEK-END ACCIDENTS
    83 3 Two fatal accidents occurred in Singapore during the week-end. Yesterday afternoon a fh/e-year-old girl. Wong Seong Lim, was run down by a civilian lorry driven by a Chine I' near the 13th milestone, Sembawang Road. The girl died on the spot. On Saturday evening a Chinese
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    Prospecting In Sungei Manik
    80 3 IPOH, Jan. 25. The Perak Government is now prepared to receive applications for permits to prospect the area known as Stage V. Sungei Manik. Lower Perak. Applications are to be lodged with the Collector of Lana Revenue. Lower Perak. Plans of the areas may be examined
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    FRAUDULENT POSSESSION
    59 3 Bail in. $75 each was offered to two Chinese at ttv Second Magistrate's Court on Saturday on a charge of fraudulent possession of mechanical tooks at Telok Ayer Street early on Saturday morning. The accused. Ang Ah Poh and Lim Pian Hoo. claimed trial to the charge and
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    One Die In Fire On Penang Motor Boat
    343 3 PENANG, Jan. 25. -A sudden fire which broke out in, the bUge of a motor boat resulted Jn the death of an engine repairer, Kee It Choon, who was attending to the boat at the time of the incident on Nov. 1
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    A House Divided
    722 4 The signing of the Federation Agreement by the rulers and the representative of His Majesty and the announcement of the date of the first elec:ion bring to an end a i eriod in Malaya's history which was recognised to he transitional. A period Is no w being
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    S'PORE ONCE HAD STEAM TRAMS
    1195 4  -  By A. A. EWINC in a speech before the Singapore Rotary Club. I wish to tell you something of what happens behind the scenes in a road passenger transport organisation, but before doing so It will be of interest to sketch something of the history
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    LAUREL FOR PRESIDENT
    48 4 MANILA.—A group of jam Manila lawyers has launched a Laurcl-for-Presidtr* c This means that the puppepresident o f the Philippine! Dr. Jose P. Laurel, will mo* likely than not run for highest office within tht rift a the Republic in the 1949 pn dential elections.
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    BOMBAY SOLVES A PROBLEM
    139 4 Reuter. BOMBAY.—A war-ttac ordnance—which vested ta gomement v;ith unfettered powers o: requisitioning "any house or land for essential puiposes" ha invoked by tne Government c: Bombay tc "K'lieve the prevailing acut: he using thortafi in Bombay city.'' "Persons in need 01 residents accommodation their num ber
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    BRITAIN IS NOT GRIM
    581 4 When I told mv American friends I planned a trip to Britain they congratulated me upon my spirit of self-sacrifice. Some suggested I should take a substantial supply of food with me. to avoid starvation. Their sympathy and anxiety were sincere. For the newspapers and magazines
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    Australian Industries
    117 4 Reuter-AAP. SYDNEY. Overseas companies controlling more than £20,000,000 capital, are reported to have approached the Commonwealth Government on the subject of establishing industries in Australia. The companies, mainly British, have indicated that they would invest heavily in Australia if they were assured of reasonable prospects of success. Some
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    English Typewriters Sacked
    42 4 Reuter. LUCKNOW. Consequent on the decision to introduce Hindi in all official correspondence 370 English typewriters of the civil Secretariat will be replaced by Hindi typewriters. The total expenditure is expected to be about Rs. 180,000 (about £15,000). —Reuter.
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    Indian Naval College
    51 4 Reuter. NEW DELHl.—lndia, like most other maritime countries, will have a nautical college for the higher training of merchant shipping officers If the Government accepts this recommendation of the merchant navy officers' training committee. The committee has submitted an interim report wh*ch is under tha Governments consideration.
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    N.S. Relief Home Progresses
    127 5 the keynote of the ol the Reremmaintatned by ol Social Wel- Ncri Sembilan. The the daiiy past month whom Chi--237, Indians 64 It also points water supply to the late for washing Cultiva;,r; pressing well ,est ol .sash and xpected during January, acCommittee to approve a
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    Malayan Barbers to Protest?
    175 5 fnm Oar Own hcport.r) L'5. The new Govv6 to bring up the registration of barcaused resentment tl members of the Iti understood that barn Dickson have been •he authorities to m Ives and also to il examination, d than Jan. 31. Althougn not affected by eel
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    THIEVES STOLE 3,500 WATCHES
    30 5 1 ON, Jan 21 Thieves who lamaged warehouse k, Isle of Dogs, to[teved to have taken cases containing worth £12.000. spent several hours the dock area.
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    Wrong Possession
    40 5 gi a y° u ng Chinese \va.s yesterday al the Second Police In fraudulent ►1 yards of black arched as he left I Friday and the :11 he claimed to torn another lafound concealed J h s teg*.
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    SHOT BY RUSSIAN
    29 5 U.P. Ja 25-An «Amerl«t was shot in the bJ a Russian soldier in < ir r u sector o* Berlin to* the United r Force' officials said.
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    47 CHINESE COUPLES WED IN MASS CEREMONY HERE
    894 5 (Tribune Staff Reporter) The Victoria Memorial Hall was the scene of a mass wedding ceremony which was performed by the Chinese Consul-General, Dr. Wu Paak-Shing, before a large gathering yesterday. The mass wedding, comprising 47 couples, is the fourth of its kind
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    BOLIVIAN COUP SUPPRESSED
    53 5 Reuter. Buenos Aires, Jan. 24.—A re- volutionary movement broke out in Bolivia last night but was I suppressed, according to reports reaching here from La Paz. Bolivian capital. The police wer e arresting many civilians without giving reasons, these reports added. An official announcement said: "Calm reign
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    Rural Board
    67 5 Th t following have been appointed members cf the Rural Board. Singapore, for this year: The Commissioner o c Lands. Singapore (Chairman): The Chief Health Ofhcir. Singapore; The Executive Engineer, Rural. Singapore: The Chief Surveyor, Singapore; Mr. E. Galistan. J.P.: Inche Daud bin Mohamed Shah, J.P.; Mr. T.
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    Turkey Is Disappointed
    70 5 Reuter. ANKARA. Jan. 25.—Turkey is "deeply disappointed" that has been classified to low on the list of the states to receive aid under the Marshall plan and hopes that the United States will modify her present view, i t was reported here today. A Turkish Treasury director
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    DEMONSTRATION IN CAIRO
    56 5 U.P. Cairo. Jan. 24.—Over 4,000 El Awal University students staged a demonstration match from the University to th e Royal Palace shouting slogans against Communist Russia and Zionist America. But when they reached the Palace they shouted lona live the King of the Nil t Valley —there
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    ARAB VOLUNTEERS SLIP ACROSS BORDER
    380 5 U.P. Beirut, Lebanon, Jan. 25.— About 1.000 well-trained volunteers hav e slipped across the Palestine border during the two nights from three neighbouring Arab states, a well informed source said today. It was the third ma.ior wave of volunteers to infiltrate the Holy Land in
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    24-HOUR STRIKES
    39 5 Reuter. Hamburg. Jan. 25.—Two 24--hour strikes of 1.000.000 Bava rian workers, in protest over food shortages, ended tonight, with no reports of any violence from any section, the German news service in the British zon c reported.—Reuter.
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    Married Six Months, Indian Takes Own Life
    277 5 (From Our Own Reporter) Penang, Jan. 24.—A verdict of suicide due to hanging was returned by Mr. A. M. L Austin in the Second Court today at the coroner s inquiry into the death of Nagalingam who was Iciund dead hanging from a
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    POST-GRADUATE STUDENTSHIPS
    206 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 25. The Secretary of State proposes to award a number of post-gra-duate studentships tenable at a British university for a period of six months in preparation for field research in one of the social sciences in the colonial Empire. The purpose of these studentships is
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    MALAYA MAGAZINE
    40 5 The current issu e of the Malaya Magazine, the pocket size monthly o: the R.A.F., Malaya, features several bright and interesting articles as well as pictures. There is also a description of a Malay wedding illustrated with photographs.
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    THUG JAILED
    125 5 Sentence of six months' rigorous imprisonment to be followed by six months' Police supervision was passed on a young Chinese, Ho Hong Yee <19) when he was found guilty of stealing $5 in cash lrom a Bengali. The accused was alleged to have Dicked the pocket of the
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    PROBE TEAM CHECKMATED
    86 5 NEW YORK, Jan. 25. The New York limes Seoul correspondent reported that the United Nations Commission investigating Korea did not comment today on Russia's refusal to allow the Commission to visit north Korea. A source close to the Commission revealed that the Commission will not -avour a
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    Colchester Enters F.A. Cup 5th Round
    322 6 LONDON, Jan ?4.—One spectator collapsed and died during the exciting closing minutes of the Football Association Cup 4th round match in which Mie ltttle Essex non-league Club. Colchester, defeated Bradford —conquerors of Arsenal in the previous round. With three minuses left for play, and
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    Betrayed Trust
    107 6 ALOR, STAR. Jan 25 —Kantan bin Jalil, a Malay opera stage boy who attempted to dispose of 1.030 rounds of Army ammunition, was sentenced by Mr. Justice R. D. R Hill to three years' rigorous -imprisonment for illegal possession while Sergeant Raja Ismail bin Raja Yusoff of the
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    Jailed For "Cheap Trick"
    272 6 TAIPING, Jan 25. Pleading guilty to two charges of cheating a Tamil grass cutter by inducing him to hand over SIB and three fowls weighing 3 katis. an Indian Muslim named Md. Hussein was sentenced to three months' hard labour Describing the case as a cheap
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    WAR OFFICE TO REVIEW CASE
    125 6 Reuter. Su.y. Lanes. Jan. 24.—The War j Office n as called for papers o! I Fusilier James William Dyer. Lancaster Fusiliers, for the purposes of reviewing his case. Dyer was recently sentenced to eighteen months' detention for desertion. Fifteen months were remitted and he is
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    DUCKS SUFFERED, CHINESE FINED
    69 6 For causing unnecessary suffering to two ducks by carrying them upside aown with their legs tied together. a young Chinese mcrrnunt. Tang Kcc Chat wa* lined $30 at the Second Police Court. He was arrested along New Bridge Road on Friday morning. fang pleaded with the
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    BRITAIN'S INDUSTRIAL CONSCRIPTION ENDS
    301 6 U.P. LONDON. Jan 25 —Britain's first peace-time industrial conscription registration ended today with probably fewer than 100.000 persons caught in the Government's net, of whom less than 10 per cent, are likely to be called up for essential work. Labour Minister George Isaacs opened the registration
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    Many Hurt In Rugby League Games
    530 6 Reuter. LONDON, Jan. 24 —A series oi injuries marked the club rugby matches which were played everywhere in heavy underfoot conditions Worst spate of casualties occurred at Oxford where the University fifteen were without Collins and C. Van Ryneveld during the second half, while
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    Madura Wants Autonomy
    94 6 Reuter. BATAVIA. Jan. 25. Over M percent of thf> voters in Madura, large Dutch East Tndian island off the east coast of Java, and neighbouring islands voted for autonomy in a plebiscite organised by an 11-member status-fixing committee, the Dutch news agency reported here tonight. Mr. R.
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    SOCIALISTS PAVING WAY TO TOTALITARIANISM
    298 6 London, Jan. 25.—Lord Woolton, chairman of the British Conservative Party, last night accused Britain's Labour Gov ernment of paving the way for totalitarianism. In a national broadcast on behalf of his party Lord Woolton said h e believed that "how. ver good the intentions of
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