Malaya Tribune, 28 January 1948

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    62 1 The Malaya Tribune g} THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE Larger Sales Than Any Afternoon Paper In Malaya ltaneously in Singapore. S|P*h ir 'P o l Penang. 'Phone 5811 (Three Lines) WELVE PAGES^ SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1948 PRICE TEN CENTS. The Malaya Tribune I London Agents Messrs. Colin Turner Ltd.,
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    S'PORE RICE RATION MUDDLE
    240 1 Surprise For Housewives (Tribune Staff Reporter) \esterday, housewives in some parts of Singapore had a pleasant surprise when they received increased rice rations for the week. The new weekly rations for Singapore as notified in Food Control Department Circular No. 6/48 will be: Men ka.tis '.instead
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    THE VEIL IS OFF
    50 1 P, p£ 27. 1 U i ItM MfM >- r r*M« slft> ;<t are i V(1/ .1 a ro Am j; m of 'he B ici ffc back- I, rf.*|rk-< ~<;../. und i vomen I ,i inoi> taking 1 We <>/ i Bui lax! year aft—armed
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    Democrats Lead In Bangkok
    121 1 BIXOKOK. Jan. ?6 —With closely watch- oi the nationcoming off on consensus appeal X iang Abhaiwjng'J \j Party will win n cotil majority. Or dates are COHU v.. in Lower H Democratic didate.s Tipped v second best is th° Putt, originally A but now led reign
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    FACTORY MISHAP
    33 1 r y mtainer full n a factory off this morning i to summon fji Brigade. went to the scene, Decenary. No A Radio patrol M Wi i called at the scene.
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    LOSE NATIONALITY
    43 1 Reuter. H*™ rhirtcen lead"r 1 unu> s including I Gr««ls 'Maifcoa l at present I V pmrd oi thiur it was announced fca tkken bj the I and Ministry of m a i ordance with a < J by the Greek '»««.—Reuter.
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    Internal Air Services
    183 1 As the end of Malayan Airways first year of operations approaches, there is every sign that the moderately well-to-do people of Malaya have taken to the air as a normal method of travel. After two weeks trial, Malayan Airways have therefore decided to continue permanently the extra
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    BUTTER FOR UK
    44 1 Reuter. CANBERRA, jan; tl. MX, lUff-l* nald Poliard. Australian Minis .er for Commerce, opening talks with a BritJ h fu>d mi sion oJay. announced that Anatolia had already entered a five-year agreement to send more butter and cheese bo Britain. —Reu'er.
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    SHARES ACTIVE
    56 1 Following heavy buying last week when investors wore turning their bank balances into shares, chiefly tins, owing to devaluation fears, yesterday there ivas a spate of buying which the overnight assurance by Sir Stafford Cripps did nothing to stem. The assurances failed to impress the markets though in
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    Highwaymen Steal Taxi
    110 1 At 2 a.m. tcday. three Chinese robbed a taxi driver of $23, kicked him out and drove away in the vehicle—a brand new Austin "8". The incident occurred at Pasir Panjang One of the robbers tnreatened the driver, a Chinese, with a knife. Just after a Chinese
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    Nanking's Defence Strengthened
    242 1 Reuter. NANKING, Jan. 27.—Chinese Government forces began lo build defence works on Nanking's outskirts as the fighting in China's civil war today moved threateningly close to the capital. Sporadic fighting was reported less than 20 miies above Nanking along the north bank of the Yangtse River at
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    SCBA NON-POLITICAL
    29 1 The honorary secretary of the association writes to say that the Straits Chinese British As£i ciation is NOT a political party. It is purely a community association
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    BURMESE MISSION
    45 1 Reuter. CANBERRA. Jan. 27.—A Burmese oui Jic servie commissioners delegation which will study organisation of Australian Commonwealth public rcrviee t'.*? tf:r»ected \n JDai'win Ul* morrow on its way to Canberra, Dr. Hertert Evatt. Aua ralian Minister for External AflU' i. jiid today.— Reuter.
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    24 1 Reuter. LISBON, Jan. 27. Three people were killed when a Portuguese military Dakota plane crashed tonight on a road on Portugal's west coast. Reuter.
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    COUNCILLOR'S SON WEDS
    28 1 Mr. P Vcngadasalarn, son of Mr. V. Pakirisamy. Advisory Councillor, and Miss X Danaluckskmi, daughter'of Dr. S. Knshnun of Seremban who true married y sterday.
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    "CEASE FIRE" ORDER IN HOLY LAND
    194 1 Reuter. JERUSALEM, Jan. 27.—Arabs and Jews had agreed to a "cease fire" in :ho old city of Jerusalem, site of the holy places of the Christian, Moslem and Jewish religions, according io reports circulating here tonight. Only a f3W shots disairbed the city today,
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    Recruiting Racket
    196 1 Alor Star, Jan. 27. When a Malay youth out o- c a good number of applicants for recruitment in the Malay Regiment, is selected, he is told and given a free railway pass to reach the training depot within a specified time. When, hp arrives at the depot
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    Tackled Robbers, To Get Reward
    105 1 The Indian who tackled two armed Chinese who broke i n to his horn, in Ulu Pandan on Saturday night. i s to be rewarded by the Police for his gallant action. The man. Mr. A. Sangaram. came home while the robbers were in the
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    Kowloon: UK Note To Chinese Govt.
    321 1 Reuter. LONDON, Jan. 27.—Britain has told China she wishes to treat the jurisdiction of the walled city of Kowloon, mainland part of Hongkong, as a separate issue from the recent eviction of squatters. The British Government deplored the fact that the riots over the
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    Forms New Cabinet
    175 1 Reuter and U.P. BATAVTA. Jan. 27.—Dr. Mohamed Hatta, Republican VicePresident, has formed a non-party "national efficiency" cabinet of 16 ministers to succeed the cabinet under Dr. Amir Sjarifuddin which resigned on Friday, Jogjakarta Radio announced tonight. The names of the new ministers will b" announced on Thursday,
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    RACKETEERS DUPE EMIGRANTS
    236 2 (Tribune Staff Reporter) An increasing number of cases have come up lately in the Singapore Police Courts in which an alien has attempted to enter the Colony from China in a forged certificate. The Immigration authorities here, on examination of the aliens' passports on their arrival at
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    NAVIGATION ORDER CASE
    107 2 Four Chinese; appeared before the Second Police Court Magistrate, Mr. A. G. Shearers yesterday, on charges under the Harbour Crafr Navigation Order, 1947. Tan Chui Chuan (39), Tan Chui Kuan (35), Ho Chui Bock (32) and Chan Yok Kirn <23K pleaded not guilty to heing lound in
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    Mr. Bob Kauff Leaving S'pore
    123 2 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Mr. Bob KauiT will shortly be having Singapore for Australia. For the past 18 years, while residing and working in Raffles Hotel, as a member of the Orchestra he has made hundreds of friends throughout Malaya. He told me tfiat it would
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    $800 FINE ON WOMAN
    114 2 Fines totalling $800 were imposed on a 35-year-old Chinese woman, Koh Ah Nooi at the Eighth Police Court yesterday. when she pleaded guilty to three charges under the Excise Ordinance. Accused was fined $150, or one months' imprisonment for distilling eight quarts of samsu, $150 or
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    U SAW APPEAL ON FEB. 9
    89 2 Reuter. 1 Rangoon. Jan. 27.—The Ran- goon High Court will begin on Feb. 9. the hearing of the appeal liled by the ex-Premier U Saw and eight others, who were sentenced to death by a special tribunal last month for the assassination of U
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    Woman To Stand For Election
    365 2 (Tribune Stall Reporter) The only woman candidate to contest in the forthcoming elections so lar, Mrs K. S. Pillay. says that women should be appointed to executive posts both in Government and oihei departmental services. Thirty three-year old Mrs. Pillay says that more public service
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    NEI Govt. Cuts Subsidy To Dry Rubber
    182 2 Reuter. Batavia, Jan. 27. —A reduction of two cente per kilogram on the NEI Government subsidy on dry rubber for the period February to March next- was officially announced her c today. The subsidy, which equals export duty, had operated since August, 1947
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    PLEA FOR RAILWAY P.D.S.
    124 2 At the Malayan Union Advisory Council Meeting hold at Kua! Lumpur yesterday. Mr. Rajagopal deplored the attitude of the authorities in declining payment of gratitudes to Government servants who were employed in the Railway Passive Defence service. "No amount of official phraseology can hide the fact
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    IMPERSONATOR BOUND OVER
    157 2 KRIAN. JAN. 27. —Convicted on a charge of having imper bonated a Food Control officer and in that capacity checked the ration cards of four retailers at Kuala Kurau on the afternoon of Jan. 10, a Kuala Lumpur Ind-'an who gave his nam* as Parasmanan was bound
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    Newboult Pleads For "Federation Baby"
    332 2 (From Our Own Reporter) KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday Declaring that the Federation was a great experiment full of faith and hope, Mr. A. T. Newboult, Chief Secretary, Malayan Union, in a farewell message to the Union Council today, said: "We shall be waking up on Hunday
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    OPENED HIS SHOP -SAW A CORPSE
    173 2 When a Nelson Road Chinese sundry goods merchant openo.i his shop on the morning of Jan. 21, he discovered the body of half naked Indian floating face downward in the roadside drain. At the Coroner's Inquiry into the death of the Indian. Anathan, yesterday,
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    7 TO DIE
    50 2 Reuter. Belgrade. 27. i yj an supreme miliary c urt ii ana. the Albanian sentenced to death s« bers of organisations describ i consisting of "spU s trait* and agents An imperialists." Tanjug. YuT-,h? News Agency rep Four ex-deputu.s were t iose sentenced to di it] Reuter.
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    Tried To End Her Life, Now Sorry For It
    307 3 A young Eurasian girl, attractive 22-year-old •Jessie Pereira, of 21 Wilhemina Road, said at the Second Magistrate's Court yesterday that she was now sorry for having attempted to take her life. She explained that at the time of the attempt she
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    Tried To Cut Her Throat, Changed Mind
    125 3 r being con- voV j h* v s, "v- n<l hrr lite. TeocMem uop ,i i 251 (it Ihe 10 4 a I n* s1» rrfny chiti ije throat fith a kan tnken V at 10 p.m. pa r ii rtHuHug 0* that
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    LAWYER APPEALS AGAINST HIGH COURT JUDGMENT
    339 3 ainst the dismis ti Jobling nf ges, c aiming a sum m ilicious prosecnMr. B. H. Chits. _jn«a n I .vyer, against Mr. a 5 Qa hi. a carpet merch■j ..is;, came up i'o-.-:ivil Court ot Apterday. tii: Chief Justice. MaiMr. Justice Preth[r Justice
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    PLEADED GUILTY TO SAVE TIME
    116 3 After a Chinese. Tan Tiong Toh had pleaded guilty to a charge of carrying on a theatrical performance at a house in Mount Pleasant on the morning Ol Jan. 2. without a permit, he was cautioned and discharged by the Eighth Police Court Magistrate, Mr.
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    $200 BAIL
    59 3 Alleged to have broKen open a suitcase marked "A. B. Smith" on board the .s.s. "Manx Sailor" on Monday evening, a 35-year-cld Teochew, who appeared before the Second Police Magistrate yesterday, was allowed bail in $200, until April 21 when the case will come up for hearing. The
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    R.A.F. Chaplain Leaving
    208 3 Wins Commander the Rev. S M. Bloch. Jewish Chaplain to tile R.A.F. leaves Singapore shortly for England on board the Indrapura. with a proud record of naving served Eritish and Dominion armies in the Far East, besides his associations with two foreign armies. In all his connections
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    3 ARMED
    30 3 A Chinese living in Jalan Besar was robbed of $200 in cash and some jewellery on Monday night by tour Chinese, three of whom were armed with pistols.
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    MR. THIVY TO ATTEND
    32 3 The Pwepresentative of the Govtrnment of India in Malaya. Mr. J. A. Thivy. will attend the ceremony inaugurating the Federation of Malaya on Feb. 1. at Kuala Lumpur.
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    Airman To Stand Trial At Assizes
    197 3 LAC William Reid (20) of the RAF, was committed for trial at the next Assizes on a charge of attempted armed robbery, at the conclusion of an inquiry held before Mr. A. G. Sheares in the Seventh Police Court, yesterday. It was alleged that
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    $1,000 BAIL FOR INDIAN
    137 3 Bail in $1,000 with two sureties was yesterday at the Second Magistrate's Court allowed to a j young Indian on three charges of cheating the Singapore Harbour Board of sums of money amounting to $51.92 cents. Th e Indian. 25-year-old K. Mohamed. pleaded not guilty to;
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    WOMAN ROBBED
    28 3 Pour Chinese armed with pistols broke into a house in Jalan Raja on Monday night and robbed a woman ot $390 in cash and some jewellery.
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    JAVANESE WITH PISTOL
    28 3 One of four Javanese arrested at Pasii Panjang on Monday In connection with an armed robbery was tound in possession of a German automatic pistol.
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    RATIONS: JAPS BETTER OFF THAN MALAYANS
    221 3 (From Our Own Reporter". Mr. A. W. Wallich speaking at the Malayan Union Advisory Council meeting at Kuala Lumpu r yesterday spoke with concern about the rice allocations made by the I.E.F.C. for this year. While expressing relief that Malaya has had the intimation
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    MAGISTRATE FREES 2 MEN, BUT SAYS CASE IS "EXTREMELY SUSPICIOUS"
    503 3 FXTREMELY SUSPICIOUS" WAS HOW THE FIRST DISTRICT JUDGE DESCRIBED A CASE YESTERDAY IN WHICH TWO YOUNG CHINESE, ONE THE MANAGER. AND THE OTHER THE PROPRIETOR AND SMALL SHARE HOLDER OF A VEHICLE SPARE PARTS SHOP. WERE ACQUITTED ON A CHARGE
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    These Men Run Britain's Communist Party
    1143 4 Two little men With twinkles in their eyes dominate the Communist Party in Britain. But don I let tne twinkles fool you. Messrs. Homer and Pollitt are a couple of goodhumoured middle-aged revolutionaries who. given tne power and the opportunity, would turn Britain into
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    Court Told Of Girl's Crowded Week-End
    551 4 LONDON -Week end escapades attributed to an attractive 18-year old girl were described al Lowestoft when, with two young fishermen, she was sent tor trial at Suffolk Assizes. Xfer parents sat through the long hearing listening to the events the police alleged she had
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    59 4 Reuter. LONDON, Jan. 26.—Tewfik Pasha Abu El Huda. Prime Minister of Transjordania. who is in London to negotiate a revision of Anplo-Trans-jordan treaty, said tonight British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin's proposals for a .ioint Middle East Defence Board in which Transjordan would participate with other Arati states would be one
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    95-YEAR-OLD ON MURDER CHARGE
    354 4 LONDON.—A n ambulance drew up outside the courtroom at East Grir.stcad, Sussex, ami a ma n of 95 was lift ed on to a stretcher carried inside. In the court room the man William Constable, of Woodside, Whitely Hill, Worth, Sussex, was charged with the attempted
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    WOMEN PREFER BLONDES
    131 4 Reuter. SYDNEY.—When I was re ported 'ihat Australian war ace Squad ron-Le&der R.H. (iibbes, D.F.C D.S.O. and Bar, wa. using an Aus er plane for 'rading purposes in New Guinea and tha» he was flying in such items a s lipstick and peroxide, 'here was comment On
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    MRS. DOLEVY GETS £31,250
    77 4 LONDON. WIFE of film actor Brian Donlevy said in court in Los Angeles when her husband got a decree against her. that she was "satisfied" with the settlement reached by which she gets £31,250. including £12,500 cash down. The wife, singer Marjorie Lane, and Donlevy had
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    Farmers Get Cash To Build Own Cottages
    149 4 LONDON.—Farmers i are to be granted licences to build farm cottages themselves and get a Government subsidy towards the cost. Mr. Tom Williams, Minister of Agriculture, announced this recently in a speech at Taunton, Somerset. The licences and subsidies will be granted, he
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    The Miracle of Axminster Rd.
    667 4  -  By MR. F.W. VARLEY Father of the murdered boy. North London aeighbou.s call Number 53 Axmin-ster-road, Holloway. "the House of Tragedy." From this shabby old hous? in a bomb-scarred terrace little Ronnie Varley, who lived there, ran out on a Christmas errand for his mother.
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    Going To The Dogs
    64 4 Reuter. M ANIL A.—O g-rac ng !s repov' "'d tc b,. a n-w g*mMirg or,'er innvnt to be provided tor Ma d>s >v nigh-lifer A reorganiza ion of de pro •fit »!.'_> p.v-war J»i'-A!ai fpc! a l~a°e;.i) cv erprlse is alr?ady under way. pi hough their
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    GANGSTER HELD BABY—GOT BUMPED OFF
    110 4 LONDON —Four bullets ripped >nto gangster Benjamin Chippy Weiner as he snt in the bedroom of his New York flat nursing his baby, six months old. "Take care of my kid,'- he gasped when neighbours rushed in. In hcspital they urged him to tell the
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    Lawton's House
    107 4 Reuter. London, Jan. 26.— The Chelsea Football Club has appealed to the Ministry of Health to override the Wembley Borough CounMount Stewart Avenue. Kenton, cil's requisitioning of a house in Middlesex, occupid by Tommy Lawton before his transfer to Notts County. Immediately Lawton had departed, a requisitioning notice
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    DRUG untitled IN EGYPT
    145 4 Reuter. CAIRO coastguards. keetSfJl and night nloiii \l long Suez c try's Mediter su S 1 delivered i mg 947 agal greatest men, C J n «f. East-the drug LSL 'M They seizV:^' 4 the mi HQ (iKuo is 2 lb,; 5^ opium Larg, only In
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    Britain Obstruct Migrants
    208 4 SYDNEY.- A c-W*,. W United Kinjrdom author* ofcetruC inc. the fl f!W of JJ made m the "Australian r ver a niacin, prryi N Mi. A lan Fnwer, Uu JUr in tr e Commonwealth h« Rcpre rr.ta iv. s. "In the United than 400.000 people htvt themselves
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    175 4 The Japanese are learninsomething frOM 'the petaoaal example of Jie British Commonweal j n occupa ion trOOpa, if a letter *ha» appeared i n Main ichi, one of Japan's mcs. irflue i- ial newspapers, i s to be believed. I'; was written by a schcolmas'er who
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    "Aung San League"
    75 4 Reuter. Rangoon. Jan. 26.—A new Burmese political party, the "Aung San League" will be formed here shortly, it was learned today. The Party manifesto said it would "strictly follow the objectives of the late U Aung San.' chairman of the interim Burmese Government. who was assassinated on
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    EMPIRE CHAMP OUTPOINTED
    36 4 Reuter. LONDON. Jan. 26—Ronnie Clayton, British. Empire and European featherweight champion, was beaten on points at the Royal Albert Hall in London tonight by Johnny Molloy of Saint. Helens over riuht n>und.v —Router
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    CHAP untitled "RUNNER" FINED untitled
    54 4 r 1 A fine tu,***] three months sonment was inn year-old < Beng. by the 1 J Magistrate, w 1 yesterday, v. t-uilty to a chaw on a public tterj n The accu>- (i after a eh ma a bundle into Canal On n was
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    NURSING COUNCIL TO BE SET UP
    104 5 nil HI A Bill to t& coDStM Utiun o' an C unci] was :.c J nc Indian Parlia* s sion t \u Minister, Rajku- tr v who moved Bill, smcot^ r? Vh need for such an t a t present tral body to co-
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    INDIA PLANS FOR ATOMIC RESEARCH
    337 5 (G.I.I.S.) v DELHI r'or research in connection with government of India have sanctionRs. 50.000. Ii is proposed to spend a 00.000 spread over a period of five years ntal research, it was revealed in the Indian ntly t>y the Education Minister. Maulana Abu] Kalam Azad.
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    E. Punjab Plan To Re-Settle 31/2 Millions
    288 5 I-'MLA a l:u;;r prositainme tl. "hub ;Tati*»ii of 3i mil- 1 1: in Pakistan ha? yut int.> operation by the f-1 Pun;ab Cl u-rnment. Prime Minister. (East *niab» Di Shamva, told a Conferen in New Delhi 'i" t-.it thp aim of the ti.
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    Research In Lac
    256 5 (G.I.I.S.) CALCUTTA.-The Indian Lac Research Institute at Namkun, Ranchi. will be made the wor.d's centre fcr research work on lac, according to a decision of the Governing Body of the Indian Lac Cess Committes which concluded its two-day mcct.ng in Calcutta recently. Recent investigations on lac have
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    School For Asian & European Studies
    248 5 School For Asian European Studies (G.I.I.S.) NEW DELHI.— The Govern ment of India have decided to start a school of modern studies -where Indian students will have the facilities to study th" language, literature and history o! some of the most important Asian and European nations, it was announced in
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    MINISTERS' PAY SCALES REVISED
    101 5 NEW DELHI. The Indian Parliament recently passed tne Bill providing lor the salaries o. funsters When the Act comes into iorce. each Minister will be paid a .-.alary of Rs 3,000 < $1.923) pel/ month and-a sumptuary allowance of R5.321 Each Mlnjatff shall be entitled, without
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    Air Training Centre At Saharanpur
    225 5 (G.I.I.S.) NEW DELHI. The Saharanpur Civil Aviation Training Centre has during the last year trained more than 350 pupils ID wireless communication and radar mechanics. The School was started in November. 1946. The progress made in spite ot disturbed conditions in the development of a
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    Aircraft Manufacture For India
    168 5 (G.I.I.S.) NEW DELHI.—The Hindustan aircralt Ltd.. Bangalore, has taken up the production of Percival Prentice Trainers for the Royal Indian Air Force under an assistance arrangement with the Pe'cival Aircraft Company, Eng. unci. The Miniatiy of Defence, India lias placed an initial order with' the Hindustan
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    World's Debt To India
    443 5 NEW YORK. —"Without India's contribution in the last war victory would have been long postponed: we might have been defeated,'" says Dr. Arthur Upham Pope, Director of New York's Asia Institute, in a letter published in the "New York Times" under th e caption "Our Debt
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    Lady Mountbatten Opens Institute Of Education
    293 5 (G.I.I.S.) NEW DELHI—-"lndia has a great inheritance and has enriched the cuMire of the world, bill cannot live on her history alonV said Her Excellency the Countess Mountbatten of Burma when performing the opening ceremony of the Central Institute of Education here recently. "Independent
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    NEW "SWARAJ" STAMPS
    145 5 (G.I.I.S.) NEW DELHI. —The Government of India have decided to hold a competition in designs for India's new Swaraj Stamps which will be issued this year «1948» Nearly Rs 7.500 will be given as prizes to th e winners. Artists are being invited to Mibmit designs that
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    BLAST HURLED CAPTAIN ASHORE
    60 5 LONDON While a yacht in the port of Acapulco, Mexico, was raising steam, a terrific explosion occurred. The captain, an Italian named Arturo De&ngles, who was dozing in a chair on the deck, vas hurled ashore and ktili a instantly. 'Members of the crew were blown
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    COW CHASES MAN UP LAMP-POST
    55 5 lcndon. A cow escaping .rom Preston Cattle Market: Held un "Cain-iine rail traif.c: Injured a boy: Knocked over a horse: Chased a man up a lamp-post. As the runaway charged the man he climbed a lamp-post. The cow charged straight at the !>osl it was
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    BRIDGE
    365 5  -  A Problem in Chances By YARBOROUGH When England's team played Northern Ireland's team in the 1946-47 Camrose Cup match its margin of victory was negligible compared with that in the 1947-48 match played in London when England won by 5,490 points. England's six players were grouped into three well-trained
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    Malaya And The Bevin Plan
    732 6 For good or for evil the world has been irrevocably divided into two rmtuaily antagonistic parts. That antagonism does not go to the extent of open hostilities —yet. It would be profitless to irace the endless series of acrimonious disputes which have led to the
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    1833 6 After 19 years as a clerk in the Government Service. I am wondering whether I did not make a mistake in selecting the General Clerical Service as a career and a means of earning my livelihood. My salary is now $160 p.m.
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    Muslims Celebrate Prophet's Birthday
    387 6 Organised by the All-Malaya Muslim Missionary Society of Singapore, a central Muslim cemmittee under the chairmanshiD of Mr. Ahmad Ibrahim, has celebrated the anniversary of the birthday of the Holy Prophet Muhammad as in former years. All the difflerent items of the programme as decided upon
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    Britain's Bicycle Exports
    92 6 U.P. LONDON.—I rt a drive tv swap bicycles for bread, British manufacturers have made 2,000,--000 machines during ihe past year. The industry has more than doubled its prewar export figures and sent about 1,400,000 of them abroad to British India, the Union of South Africa, Argentina and
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    Diary OF THE DAY
    1578 7  -  CONDUCTED By OBSERVER b m,,s College student writirrent issue of the pa tin says that since it costs less to KICK VS. ;jl 1JIJKK produce rubber :iiid more to grow i ice it is better for Malaya to concen- n rubber production and r growing to
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    THE MIND OF THE MURDERER
    1298 7  -  Behind-the-scenes secrets in a famous British Prison by Dr. Hugh Grieson formerly Senior Medical Officer at Brixton Prison. In thirty-five years as a prison medical officer. I have kept observation on 600 men and women facing the gravest charge in the calendar of crime—murder. It
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    NO INFORMATION
    38 7 Reuter. LONDON, Jan. 26—A spokesman of the Chinese Embassy .<aid here tonight he had no information about a Nanking report that the "largest relellion in the history of the Soviet Government i.s flaring in southern Ukraine".—Reuter.
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    CHURCH UNDER REPAIR
    67 7 Repairing the roof of the bombed Temple Church to prevent the ruin entering and doing further damage. A high brick nail has been built on top of the tourer of the church and a tarpaulin cover tl to be placed over the opening at the top. Picture
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    Didn't Like Date, Evicted Family Six Days Too Soon
    455 7 LONDON—A. Bailiff who said it was inconvenient" for him to evict a woman and her three children on the date given in a court order turned them out oi their home six days too soon, Bagshot (Surrey) Council was told. He
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    Secrets Behind Mosley's Latest Gamble
    830 8 LONDON.—Over a year ago, 1 revealed that Sir Oswald Mosley was planning a political come-back, writes Sunday Pictorial commentator Frederick Mullally. I pointed out then that new "book clubs" and "discussion uroups" were being organised all over the country to propagate Mosley's views; that they
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    Allegations Against Earl's Sister Rejected
    647 8 LONDON —Mr Justice Hodson rejected allegations made by a "man named Cairns" in a three-day action for divorce brought by a wealthy woman against her husband, a wartime RAF pilot. The action was dismissed. Cairns, said the judge, fcave the wife "some rather extraordinary information"
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    Boy, Aged 11, Fooled Army
    210 8 LONDON, Jan. 24.—A bps eleven who fcoled the American and British authorities by his pose as an English schoolboy "adopted" by American troops has been disclosed to be—a German born in Berlin When the Americms reachrd Berlin he played truant from school and joined them
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    NO DRIVER, BUT LORRY RAN ON
    96 8 LONDON.—The driver oi a small lorry was thrown out when one of the doors opened as he swerved and avoided a woman in the Old Town at Hastings. The lorry ran a quarter-miie up the street—and knocked another woman dawn. Then it stopped and
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    GATECRASHER SHOT AT A PARTY
    425 8 Witnesses' Story Of Attack On Hostess HERFORD, Germany—A Christmas Eve party Control Commission driver's flat, which ended dea»h of an Irishman and the woundmp of t soldier, was described in court here, it was; that women pulled each other's hair, and 1 A'i ou<> with
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    FRANCO-VIETNAM CONFLICT MAY END SOON
    98 8 Reuter. RANGOON. Jan. 26. ML Smile Bollaert. French High Commissioner, said he was "highly optimistic" of an early and peaceful settlement of the Franco-Vietnam conflict, which has been going on foi more than a year when he passed through here today on his way to
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    LIFEBOAT TO THE RESCUE
    85 8 Reuter. New Brighton. Jan. 26.—During a gale early today, a New Brighton Chcshore lifeboat made a six miles dash to descue three crew of a Liverpool fishing boat, the Moa. They are L. M Bul lock, the owner. Edward Arthur and John Bennett all, o r
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    Council Is Accused Of "Aiding Immorality"
    189 8 LONDON.—The Rev. David C. Mitchell. Church of Scotland minister in Kilmarnock. Ayrshire <pop. 30.000», accused the town council of putting a premium on immorality.'" He will meet the town s sixteen Protestant ministers to decide what action to tako to oppose the council's decision
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    Poison-Pen Attacks Dead Lovers: Sister Hits Back
    1002 8 LONDON. Jan. 24 Maisie Wilson, 22. was horrified when .'he read poison-pen letters sent to her family alter her big bro ther. a factory worker, and B ♦■tee l manufacturer's daughter had been found dead, clasped in each other'j arms, in a gasfilled
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    He Wants Murderers To Pay Cash
    88 8 LONDON. P. ttan* asked to m.-ke murderers paj comnensaticn to the d of the victims Mr. Hector Hughes, II P Ms oivcn notice tnat m amendment to this ibe Criminal Justice 8... He suggests that the mf* be fixed by the court. wiU also
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    60, BEAT THE EXPERTS ON SPEED-UP IDEA
    146 8 LONDON Black but Winl to repair hi:; forge qm« 1 had baffled I *hnici! was ready for use in in Instead ol three days. That rs an I xaniplr j outnut has bcea speeStf f oalville. Le rs radjr ing workers <>un v
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    Indian Metusalah
    22 8 IftAVANCOBE. 1 claims to have of IM y«*ra mii g descendan b. HL wife died las ror'i'ol a?« of j£
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    JAP GENERAL SENTENCED TO DEATH
    120 9 M Sssi Akira of the Imperial Army, found concerned in the [:i it jsh prisoners-of-n the construction of Railway, was senith by hanging by a v <'<>urt at Changi Sasa ordered the sql Kelly, R.A.M.C., Fusilier Kenkallymtl I'te Fitzgerald, for escape from No. 1 I
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    KILLED BY FALLING TREE
    100 9 ii I PATANI, JAN. 27.— ig< d Chinese was killult ol being struck on by a branch of a falljungle in Kotom>t. Baling last week. to information re- un:ortunate man was irith a party of 20 to 30 trees and clearing the ]unsie. n aas caught
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    MONEY ORDERS SUSPENDED
    45 9 Reuter. Jan. 27. -Dispatch of orders abroad from has been suspended sine: French franc was devalued not be resumed until tea arc established in in«ial talks, a spokesman of rich p<\st office said totters for French ter•ie Pacific come un_ porary ban.—Reuter.
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    State Lottery Scheme Goes To Nation's Leaders: "Cuts Tax"
    194 9 'DON Jan 24 —Proposals »00.000,000 State lotwl ich the promoters say P Britain's world rebeing considered by rd Cripps, Mr. Churdiill and the Archbishop of fbury. the promoters said. fht ■fopasab, in rough outline Hrip submitted to the ni«w Minister some
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    EURASIANS' REQUEST TO SULTANS
    86 9 UMPUR, JAN. 27.— Union, holding an conference here on dfc 'ded, alter consider- n request the to hold in abey- time being their Jj andum to be refl non-Muslim subjects ew constitution. also consider- ninvMU request for no- the Federal Legis- UMmeU. ><'ted Mr. C. F.
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    17 9 untitled Interpreter, Ma-untitled °J"t, has gone to J i'-v, Mr. p. A Pau w lon* leave. I
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    U.S. Has Strong Team For Olympics
    1078 9 Women In Sport Swimming star Brenda Helser ot Stamford University U.S A.! i may challenge lf*dy Moreau of France in looks if not in deeds I Brenda's dark beauty has already j turned the eyes of Hollywood's I scouts upon her. and she herself
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    REPORT STRAY DISEASED DOGS
    54 9 This if roup of stray dogs y is suffering from incurable follicular mange which is highly infectious. The public are earnestly requested to help the work of the M.S.P. C.A by looking after their ovn pe's and reporting to the police any badly diseased dog which
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    D.P's For U.S. Farms
    158 9 Reuter. NEW YORK. M'h farmer of \v< Middle Wea -AmericaV "bread 1 k°'" In favour of 'he i lan r 0 a Imit Hi*, placed persona (DP*) o ih" T'.itel S a'e- a> farm workers. A vccn ional survey ly Urd'ed Xatifn.s Relief rd Ro a
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    GUN IN BASKET
    103 9 B'WORTH. JAN. 27.—About 11 p.m. on Sunday, while on special duty, two Butterworth poice constables, Haji Ibrahim b. Mastan and Muniandy came across a Chinese carrying a basket, at a kampong near New Ferry Road, Butterworth. They asked him what he was carrying, to which the man
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    NEW TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM
    33 9 Inauguration of "The Bank" Traffic Control System in London. A general view al the bank im mediately after the lights were set in motoin, showing the mass of traffic.
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    Almost As Good As The Holidays!
    74 9 There is no luck of enthusiasm 17»! tho part of the pupils at the L.C.C. summer camp schools. TknifC children are from Athclney St. Secondary School. Belltngham London, and are a period 'normally about a fortnight) at the camp school run by the L.C.C.
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    SHE HELPED MURDERER BACK TO SELF RESPECT
    328 9 LONDON. —Ceo rge Reylc :i man once tonvic ed of itiurdsr *r\(\ now accused of thef told he maSjis rates: "For niDe months I have been a prcu.l and contented man.'" "I have done my v mosto 'ive dow n the past Nin
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    Eight On Trespass Charge
    101 9 Eight young Chinese faced j I the Second Magistrate yesterday on a charge of criminally i trespassing the Cantonese Coo- lie Lines of the &ingaporc Harhour Board at Tanjong Pagar. 1 ft was alleged that at 4 20 a.ni, on Jan. 17. the eight ac- 1
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    Smallpox Rises In Perak
    182 9 IPOH. JAN. 23—The everrccu ring incidence of smallpox in Perak is causing de n p concern to the health authorities ?nd they hay- is ucd a warning notice to th- eereral public through pamphlets issued by the Assistant Dist let Officer. Ipoh. appealing for their cooperation
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    Lorry Hit Tree, Driver fined
    73 9 Convicted en a charge ot dangerous driving, Ng Yong Siam, a driver employed by the Food Control Department, was fined $150, In default, two weeks' riuorous imprisonment, by Mr. A. D. Farrell, in the Third District Court, yesterday. The charge arose following an accident which
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    STOWAWAY FINED
    78 9 Wee Thong Hwa. a 19-year-oM Hokkien Chinese was produced before Mr W H. Walmsiey, Magistrate of the Marine Police Court yesterday, on a (harge of secreting himself on the M.Y. Pangkor without the consent of the Master. The oifence was said to have been committed on Jan. 24
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    MUSIC EXAMS.
    90 9 KUALA LUMPUR. JAN. 27.— The Written Examinations of the Associated Board oi the Royal Sjhools ol Music London, will be held on Oct. 2, in 1948 entries must reach the local Education Office in each region Ly June 15. The Practical Examinations of the Associated Board are to
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    War Claims: First Payment Next Year
    373 10 (Tribune Staff Reporter) THE FIRS I INSTALMENT OF MALAYA'S WAR DAMAGE CLAIMS BILL WILL BE PAID SOME TIME NEXT YEAR. MAL AYA'S TOTAL WAR DAMAGE CLAIMS, EXCLUDING WAR i GOODS > RISKS INSURANCE. AMOUNTS TO $1 268 MILLIONS. Mr. J. J Si. L. Carson.
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    EXPRESS LIFT SAVES 155
    63 10 Reuter. ST. CLAIRSE. OHIO. 27 One hundred and fifty-five miner* escaped from a fire which broke out last night in the giant Willow Grove coal mine, where 72 men died in a fire and explosion in 1940. The men made their escape In a lift which
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    WINTER GAMES
    100 10 Reuter. Saint Moritz. Jan. 27. The Swiss President will declare the Winter Olympic games open on Friday Jan. 30. The Olympic oath on behalf o* 519 athletics will be taken by the famous Swiss ice-hockey player. Bibi Torriant. who was a member of th o Swiss Olympic team
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    MAYFLOWER B.P. TOURNEY
    117 10 As anticipated, favourites ia the Joo Kian Challenge Shield competition (men's singles» of the Mayflower Badminton Party tournament, won their tics easily. The competition Ls Hearing the semi-tinals stage. Results of the tics played last Sunday were: Wong Pvng Soon beat Tan Guan Hong 15-3. 15-12: Teoh
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    WALK-OVER IN K. O. HOCKEY
    51 10 The Indian Association conceded a walk-over to the Devonshire Regiment in their Knockout Competition hockey fixtim yesterday, which was to haw been played at St. Georges Road. The other game at Thomson Road, between the Cable and Wiieless and the Singapore Colts HC. was not
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    COMMERCIAL H. S.
    88 10 A «ahic of soccer played on Jan 25. at the Tdok Kurau BDglifib School ground at 4 p.m. between the Commercial High School Union Ist X! and the Hospital 2nd XI resulted in a win for the Comint'iiia! Jh I School Union ey '3 goals to 2.
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    SALARIES COMMISSION "A FAILURE"
    114 10 Reference to the substantial increases in salaries of Hongkong Government servants, ranging from 200 per cent, in cases of the lowest-paid to 20 per cent, for employees drawing about 51,500 monthly, was made by Mr. Rajagopal, speaking at the last session o« the Union Advisory Council
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    S'pore CSC Win At Table-Tennis
    120 10 i The Chinese Swimming Club defeated the Ying Ying Club at table-tennis by four games to two at the premises of the C.S.C. results are (C.s.c. players mentioned first): Ng Yew Wing beat Lai Tarn Sun 3 0; Liew Hin Choy beat Pang Kai Sum
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    Australia Davis Cup Doubts
    74 10 Reuter. MELBOURNE, Jan. 27. Although the meeting of the Austra- lian Lawn Tennis Association today decided to issue a challenge in the North American Zone for this year's Davis Cup match, it does not necessarily mean a team will be sent. Sir Normal Brookes. President of
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    INDO-CEYLONESE TENNIS TOURNEY
    124 10 Th e seventh All-Malayan Indo- Ceylonese tennis championship meet will b e held in Kuala Lumpur under the auspices of the T.F.C.A. during thi Easter holi- days on March 26. 27. 23 and 29. The evvnts. open to Indians I and Ceylonese residing in Malaya, include open
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    C.S.C. Hockey Team
    62 10 The following will represent the Ceylon Sports Club against the Naval Dockyard at the S.R.C. padang on Thursday, in a Knockout Competition fixture; V. N. Pillai; V Ramalingam, A. Ponnampalam; V John, E Doraisamy. A Shasaran; S. Yogarajah. M. Thillagaratnam, S. Kulasingam. C Thuraisini.am. C Navatetnam. Reserves:
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    K.O. Hockey Dates
    60 10 The following are the amendments oi dates of fixtures in the S.H.A. Knockout Tournament: Feb. 3—Shell eleven vs. Police at the S.R.C. padang. Feb 10. C.V.M.A. vs. CSC 2hd or Singapore District Signals at the S R C. padang Meanwhile, the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank will clajh
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    S.R.C. SOCCER
    27 10 All S.R.C. members interested in football and cricket are requested to record their names £t the Club There are special registers now available for this
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    India Follow On: Grand Batting By Hazare
    1605 11 \[)KLAI1>1% Jan. 27.—All other performances Fourth Test between Australia and India today by that stylish Indian batsman, u" .v. who in the last over of the day joined the ?v'| l ,'i„us iave score d centuries in each in Test matches played in
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    157 11 Reuter. Australia Ist Innings 674 India Ist Innings Mankad b McCool 49 Sarwate b Miller 1 Sen b Miller 0 Amarnath c Bradman b Johnson 46 Hazare lbw. b Johnson 116 G. Mohamed st. Tallon b Johnson 4 Phadkar lbw b Toshack 123 Kishcnchand b Lindwall 10 Adikhari
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    India Hockey Team Wins Hardest Game
    131 11 Reuter. NAIROBI, JAN. 27.—1n the final and beso of the India hoc--1 key teams East African tour, I the tourists last evening beat j the combined. Kenya and UganI da team by seven goals to two. Actually there was only one Uganda player—the captain
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    DIEHARD B.P.
    94 11 The Diehard Badminton party will meet the Pulau Bralli Badminton Party on Sunday. Feb. 1 at 8 a.m. The match will consist «f 4 Singles and 3 doubles to be held at their Court. Players and Supporters .are to assemble at the Hon residence (Mr. E. J. Vass)
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    S'pore Hockey
    158 11 The Singapore State hockey eleven will meet Negri Sembilan and Malacca over the week-end upcountry. On Saturday the Singapore side will play the Negri State eleven in Seremban, and on the following day Singapore will clash against the Malacca team in Malacca. Fourteen players have been invited to
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    Shanghai Soccer
    71 11 Reuter. SHANGHAI. Jan. 28. A lonian soccer team (baa been chosen lo represent Shanghai i n UlterpOrt £Oc<«r Hongkong on Chinese New Year Day, Feb. 10. in the colony. The only two foreigners on tl«c team are: Roboostoff (Russian) and Francis Edwards (Briton). At the same time a
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    Duleep's Comments
    356 11  -  From DULEEPSINHJI REUTER. ADELAIDE. JAN. 27. Hazare played a second grand knock here to score a century thus wriUnjr his name amongst the great cricketerj. Well done. India needing 294 to save the innings defeat lost Mankad and Amarnath before a single run had been scored. Lindwall bowling
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    S'pore Turf Club's Huge Deficit
    138 11 A deficit of $1.600,115 on last year's working, after allowing for depreciation, is reported by me Singapore Turf C!ub in their Statement of Accounts for 1947. The cost of rehabilitating the race-coarse, Grand Stand and other buildings, is the mam cause for the deficit It
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    HOW A HOLLYWOOD STAR IS BORN
    164 11 Based on the motion picture "VJUMfTY GIW r HE VARIETY CLUB SHOW OF. SHOWS, AND CATHEOWN HAS THE SINGING SPOTLIGHT IN THIS WONDERFUL ALL-STAR SHOW WITH ALAN LADD. DOROTHY LAMOUU. 808 HOPE, BING CROSBY AND MANY OTHERS TO COME. "'""w Tu ins" act of
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    MALAYANS WIN BADMINTON 'TEST'
    391 11 Reuter. COLOMBO, Jan. 27.—The 3 man Malayan Badminton team which is now on a visit to the Jsland, commenced their tour with an easy victory over the Badminton Association of Ceylon. A programme of six matches, including three "Test" matches has been arranged. The team will
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    106 11 Th- January Month.; tttOml Competition Played over the w.-k-cna resulted in Dr. L.E.C. Davis <*> wmnin- the "A" Divi'ion with a net score of 72. The B Division yon by Capt. C. Anu-tt c24> with a net Mora of 72. The Bail Bweep held over the Ist
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    CERDAN WINS IN 28 SECONDS
    45 11 PARIS. Jan. 26. Marcel Cordan. Europenn middleweight champion from Casahlanoc. Morroeco, tonight knocked owl Viovanni Manea, Italian title 'lOlder Ie 28 seconds of the Ist rouno with a solid right to the jaw, Si th: Palais dcs Sports Arena. U.P.
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    Samuel Reveals Faults In Indian Badminton
    817 12 Only Two Class Players U.P. Calcutta, Jan. 27. Tl standard of badminton in India is good, but, "taken by and large, that of Malaya is definitely higher." That is the opinion of veteran A. S. Samuel, captaining th? Three-man Malayan "Test" team presently touring
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    Inter-State Dancing
    161 12 PENANG. Monday. The three-day triangular inter-state nancing competition between Selaneor. Penang and Perak ai the Wembley Cabaret was won Ibv Miss Mary Leong and Mr Michael Tan of Selangor scoring 63 V? points in all the four standard dances, while Miss Mary Cheng and Mr. A. B. i
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    CHINESE CONSUL IN KUCHING
    276 12 (Contributed) The Chinese Consul to Sarawak Dr. Chan Ving Wing accompanied by his wife and ft th daughter Mi§s Teresa Chan arrived in Kucliing on Tuesday Jan. 20. In spite of an overcist sky and a line drizzle, large crowds had gathered along the waterfront and
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    RUSSO—POLISH FACT
    44 12 Reuter. LONDON. Jan. 27. A kOUTyear, $1.000.000.000 trade pact between Russia and Poland was announced by Moscow radio early today—a few hours after Marshal Stalin had a dinner at the Kremlin to a galaxy of Soviet Ministers and visiting Poles. j •Reuter.
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    $2,000 Demand To K.L. Miner
    373 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 27.—How a w>3ll-known local Chinese tin-miner was put in fear if he failed to pay up a sum of $2,000, was revealed in the District Court this morning, before the District Judge, Mr. B. G. Smith, when a Chinese named Seow Pit
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    Molested Girl: Sikh Jailed
    171 12 IPOH. Jan. 27 —T am satisfied that y,.u committed this outrage en the young girl. For a mm of your age. with a venerable beard, your act is despicable. I am sorry you cannot be whipped, but you will go to prison for nine months." Thus
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    GOOD RESPONSE TO S FUND
    214 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 27.— The Committee appointed by His Excellency the Governor to raise a fund, tb/5 maximum subscription beine limited to $1. for the ruroose of enabTnp th* people cf Malaya to contribute to cost of the wedding pres< nt from the Malayan Union
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    H.E. AT WEDDING RECEPTION
    147 12 H E Sir Franklin Gimson attended the reception given by the Hon We Mr. V. Pakirisamy and Mrs Pakirisar.r.. at the Victoria Memorial Hall yesterday afternoon. The occasion was the marriage of their son Mr. P. Vengadusalum and Miss K. Danalakshire, daughter of the late Dr.
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    SEQUEL TO THEATRE HOLD-UP
    267 12 Sungei Patani, Jan. 27. The Sungei Patani Choong Wha Theatre hold-up was recalled at the Sungei Patani Magistrate's Court before Tuan Syed Mahathir Fadaak when a preliminary inquiry into a charge of robbery against two Chinese Lim Ah Khoon and Ah Tang was held. The inquiry
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    Malayan News Briefs
    1235 12 Mr. Khoo Oon Teik has been granted an Auctioneer's LiC3nce in Kedah. The Malay Boys schools in Sungei Patani and Junjong are to be extended. The fiirst meeting of the Kedah State Council will be held at the Balai Besar, Alor Star, on Sunday, when all officials
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