Malaya Tribune, 23 March 1948

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    63 1 The Malaya Tribune BY THE PEOPLE FOR IWE PEOPLE Larger Sales than any Afternoon Paper In Malaya Print rd Rimvltan*nuxly Knnln Lumpur. I pan c? Penang. Telegrams: "Tr bune.Singapore." Telephone: 5811 19 lines). EIGHT PAGES. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1948 PRICE TEN CENTS The MALAYA TRIBUNE London Agents Messrs. Colin
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    "NEXT A-BOMB ON SOVIET"
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    NEW WAR WARNING
    118 1 Mai rli £2. Representative Charles Eaton, /7 > \< F >rr< Afjars (Committee, said th. possibility of a third world war "is not very Eaton i f/; askhiy the House Ruler, Committee to House oj Repres ntatives quickly legislation Western Europe, Chine, Greece and Turkey. Uonse Rules
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    Govt. May Nominate Woman To Council
    164 1 Fl" *ion over, public attention is now focussed on the Governor's nomination list, which is exr c: some time this week. Ii is likely that in the list of unofficial hominaworker's representative, one Chinese, one F.nntsum and one woman may And their place. Th-
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    YARD SEARCH FOR COLONEL
    51 1 Reuter. London March 22. Scotland Tarrj i ice king to trace Lt.Col. Frederick George White aged 46. who has Ing from home since Ttersday. fears he may be 11 un loss of memory, had i nervous breakdown left home the Colovearing a uniform and khaki beret
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    PLEA IN COMMONS FOR ATOM BOMB SHELTERS
    343 1 UK'S CIVIL DEFENCE DEBATE Reuter. LONDON, Mar. 23.—Sir John Anderson, a former chairman of the British Advjsory Committee on Atomic Energy and Chancellor of l he Exchequer in Mr. Churchill's wartime Cabjne f last nighi urged the "great, importance" of adopting a policy
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    "Gay" Gibson's Killer Gets Death Sentence
    267 1 Reuter. WINCHESTER, Hampshire, Mar. 22.—James Camb, deck steward of the liner Durban Castle, was tonight sentenced to death for the murder of Eilcrn "Gay Gibson'' an actress who disappeared from th? ship off Wes*i Afrira. Camb's defence in the fou lays' trial was that
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    PAPANEK IS ADMITTED
    44 1 LAKE SUCCESS. MAR. 22. The United Nations Security Council agreed by nine votes to two today to admit to its .1 scussions Dr. Jan Papanek, former Czechoslovak delegate to the United Nations, who recently denounced the Oommtmist action in his country
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    ROYAL SILVER WEDDING
    37 1 Reuter. London, March 22. It ha. been decided that the sovereign's escort taking part in the procesrion on the day of th< silver wedding of the King and Queen will wear full dress. Reuter.
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    MANCHURIA SITUATION CRITICAL
    62 1 SHANGHAI, MAR 22 Gen. Li Chung-jen, Director of Generalissimo s Headquarters in Peiping dho arrived here this afternoon to attend the fifth plenary sess'on of the Kuomintang Executive Committee in Nanking, admitted in a press conference that the situation in Manchuria "is really critical" but expressed a
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    MICHAEL'S HOPE
    67 1 U.P. WASHING I ON. March 22: F Timer King Michael o> Romania still hopes to g 1 back his crewn if which the Communists lifted from hin and he said today Presi dent Truman shares that hop with him. Michael called at the Whit House for a brief
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    PROMPT ARRESTS
    122 1 Shortly a'ter a Chinese schoolboy had b.en robbed 'J* hi- wr.tch and pen in Middle Rcj.i last night. Inspector Ong of the Beach Road Division arrested two Chinese in tne vicinity. One man was in possession )f the boy's watch and pen. Tho boy reported to the Police
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    CLUB PLANE CRASHES
    50 1 Reuter. Nottingham. March 22. A civil aircraft belonging to the Nottingham Flying Club crashed in a field near Tollerton, Nottinghamshire, and the two occupants killed. The plane was approaching the runway before landing when the engine stalled and I the aircraft nose-dived to the I ground.- Reuter.
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    FORMER PREMIER ARRESTED
    37 1 Reuter. Prague. March 22. M. .Tan Sramek, foimcr Czech Premier, M. Hala, former Minister if Posts, were arrested yesterday while trying to leave Czechoslovakia illegally by air, it was officially announced here tonight. Reuter.
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    $555 MILLION AID
    41 1 Reuter. Washington, March 22. The ITnited States House of Representatives passed by voice vote today, after less than half-an-hour*fl discussion, an immediate giant of $555.000.000 for Austria, France and Italy pending nnal approval of long-term foreign aid. Renter.
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    Threat To Bomb Hotel
    31 1 VIENNA. March 22: Britol Hotel, occupied by U.S. army senior officers and high-rank-ing civilians, is placed undoarmed guard tonight after a threit was received to bomb It.
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    ARABS RUN AMOK AFTER JEW BOMB REPRISAL
    381 1 Reuter. JERUSALEM, MAR. 22. A LORRY LOAD OF EXPLO SIVES BLEW UP IN THF DENSELY POPULATE! ARAB QUARTER OF HAIF/ TODAY SHATTERING MAN s BUILDINGS AND CAUSINC AT LEAST 50 CASUALTIES ACCORDING TO ARAB RE PORTS. Five bodies have so fai been removed
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    "Horai Maru" Is Now Sold
    228 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) The sunken ex-Japanese vessel "Horai Maru" king off Siglap has been sold to a local concern in Singapore. The "Horai Maru," which lay sunken dur ing the larger part of Japanese occupation, had been "on sale" since the liberation. It was first
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    HUNT FOR ESCAPEES
    78 1 Reuter. London. March 22.—An allcountry search is going on for five men who made a daring escape from Lincoln Jail doling the night. All the men, with another who rofused to take part in the escape bid. were in the same cell. As the intensive hunt for
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    SIAM BANS OPIUM
    18 1 U.P. Bangkok. March 22. Th< Siamese Government has pro hihited the production of opium. —U.P
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    $150,000 FIRE
    34 1 Reuter. Manila. March 22. A fire .early this morning destroyed a big apartment house in the Quiapo district of Manila causing an estimated damage of 150,000 dollars. No casualties were reported. -Reuter.
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    U.S. SURPLUS RECORD
    58 1 Reuter. WASHINGTON. Mar. 22: The United States budget surplus reached $6,121,000,000. passing the $3,000,000,000 mark for the first time In history. A flood o l income tax payments has brought in $1,100,--000,000 in the past three day;;. President Trumin has predicted a budget surplus ol 57.500.000.000 for
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    TRIESTE: DIRECT NEGOTIATIONS
    42 1 Reuter. BELGRADE M3r. 22:—Yugoslavia has agreed to negotiate on the Trieste question directly with Italy on the basis of ihe recent Tito-Togliat-ti talks. The announcement was made by Yugoslav Foreign Minister Stanoye Simltch at a special press conference.— Reuter.
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    Finnish Mission In Moscow
    38 1 Reuter. MOSCOW. Mar. 22:—The Finnish delegation to negotiate 3 mutual aid pact with Ru sia arrived tyre today and and was greeted at the railway station by Andrei Vyshinsky. Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister. -Router.
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    2½ YEARS AFTER END OF WAR-FIRE FIGHTERS STILL UNPAID
    246 2 (Tribune Staff Reporter! CONSIDERABLE DISSATISFACTION PREVAILS AMONG MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNMENT FIRE FIGHTING SERVICES WHO HAVE AS YET. RECEIVED NO PAYMENT FOR THE DUTIES THEY RENDERED DURING THE WAR DESPITE THE FACT THAT IT IS NOW MORE THAN TWO-AND-A-H A LF
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    PI Vice-Consulate For Singapore?
    44 2 U.P. MANILA, Mar. 22.—UnderSecretary of Foreign Affairs, Bernade Africa, who represented the Philippines at the Ceylon independence ceremonies, and i who briefly visited lnda and Singapore, said today that he would recommend that a Vice- Consulate be established at Singapore.—U.P.
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    Retrial Ordered In Arms, Ammo Case
    333 2 A RETRIAL WAS ORDERED BY MR. JITSTICF JOBLING AT THE SINGAPORE ASSIZE COURT YESTFRDAY OF THREE CHINESE. ONG YOKE HOW PEH KIM SENG AND LIM NGEE NENG. WHO WERE ON TRIAL ON TWO CHARGES OF UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF ARMS AND AMMUNITION. The common jury
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    Gandhi's Ashes For Ipoh
    146 2 IPOH. Mai. 22.—The ashes of Mahatma Gandhi will bo brought to Ipoh by the Representative of the Government of India. Mr. J. A. Thivv. by air on Thursday. March 2*5. The plane is expected to arrive at the local airport at 12.15 p.m. From there, the
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    Did You Lose Your Piano?
    85 2 'Tribune Staff Reporter) The Custodian of Enemy Pro- perty has within his possession some pianos which it is believed are civilian property confiscated by the enemy durfine the occupation. AH persons who have lost pianos during the occupation through "enemy action" or other circumstances, may
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    SECRETARIES' EXAM. RESULTS
    70 2 The following Malayan candidates have passed the examinations of the Corporation of Certified Secretaries. London Intermediate Khoo Yew Yuen (Singapore), Leong Hong Toh (Singapore*. Tan Hin Jin (Malacca). Intermediate, Section "A'" Chuah Guan Leong (Penang). Final -Tan Hiang Yong (Singapore). Final (Part 1) Goh Teng Koon (Singapore),
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    Echo Of River Valley Road Fatality
    376 2 1 rhinl l k motor acc H' enl m which a 15-year-old receive *L\n&SZ f the £5!"? 1 H h «*2Z by. a reSult of bein S Knocked down Merbau nL 2 S th e J unction of Valley Road and Meibau Road on
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    Goho Recommends Mrs. Pillai To Govt.
    473 2 In a letter to the Tribune, i Mr. S. C. Goho (Independent i. who was elected to represent Rural West in the new Legislative Council, says;: The suggestion that the Governor may nominate a lady member in the new Council will meet with the
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    ALLEGED ROBBER
    77 2 Alleged to have participated I in an armed robbery at a house in B rank some Road on Feb. 2. j in which the proceeds amounted !to (2,223 in cash and valuables Hang Heng Fong, a Chinese who was'ftrrested on information received at-an addrees off Jalan Vutais. appeared,
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    $144,000 BAIL FOR 12 ON SERIOUS CHARGE
    520 3 tWELVE OF THE 88 ACCUSED WHO WERE PRO- h I\ THE FIRST DISTRICT COURT YESTERDAY CHARGE OF ATTENDING AN UNLAWFUL FiV MEETING IN REFORMATORY ROAD ON THE SivlNfi OF MAR. 5. WERE OFFERED BAIL TOTAL■Iv, 'Vl !00fl EACH cuting officer, Mr. a .s.i*.»
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    Pawnbroker Aided Police
    215 3 Th.' pal played by a Singanshop broker in securthe arrest of an alleged \v;is revealed when the bop broker, at present an Inmate of the General Hospital, .Ichor c Bahru, testified a* a preliminary inquiry before Seventh A G. Shears, yesterday. Chang Guan Peng, the pawnin who
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    IMPERSONATION ALLEGED
    93 3 alleged to have posed as a officer when ne was not, 31-year-old Ceylonese, M. T. Nicoilie, was brought before Fourth Police Magistrate. 11. Wait, yesterday. Nicoihe faced a charge of PVRag as a police sergeant atd to the Kandang Kerbau Station, and also of attempting to arrest a
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    ALLEGED THEFT
    94 3 M «jr. than $2,500 worth of /i! < sheets were alleged to be 1 when four Chinese ap- hefore the Third Police a Bwtrate, Mr. P. B. Oehlers, rday on a charge of theft. Ih»v wore Lav Ah Kow. jjw Chong, Tan Oh Huan and ■*> Tee Chan.
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    Malay Youth To Face Trial At Assizes
    355 3 I a AN ETOHTEEN-YEAR-OLD MALAY YOUTH. MOHAMED YUSOFF BIN MAHMUD, WHO IS ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN FOUND WITH A FULLY LOADED REVOLVER TUCKED IN HIS WAIST FOLLOWING A POLICE AMBUSH IN BIRCH ROAD AT ABOUT 10 O'CLOCK ON THE NIGHT OF FEB. 20,
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    SIX CHARGES AGAINST 7 MEN
    149 3 A total of six charges preferred against seven Chinese were committed for trial at the next Assizes a f the conclusion of a preliminary Inquiry held before Seventh Magistrate A. G. Shears, yesterday. The seven accused, Ong Ah Huat, Tan Seng Kooi. Tan Siong Peck,
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    ANOTHER SOVIET RADIO BLAST
    93 3 Reuter. LONDON. Mar. 22. The United States has dropped support for the United Nation's plan tor the partition of Palestine to make it easier for America to require oilfields and bases in the Middle East. Moscow radio alleged last night in the first major Soviet policy
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    Jap Goods Arrive
    46 3 Further shipments of goods from Japan arrived in Singapore last Saturday by the City of Khartoum. The vessel brought a consignment of rti-aw boards, and the first cargo of thermos bottles, bicycltus and tubes, worsted woollen fabrics, rub-ber-soled canvas shoes, and por;elain ware.
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    Rural Limits Extended
    249 3 Extending the Rural Board limits, the whole of Singapore outside the Municipal limits j and the islands of Pulau ITbin and Pulau Tekong are now gazetted to be under the jurisdiction of the Singapore Rural i Board. The areas now included under I the jurisdiction of the
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    Salvation Army
    103 3 At 7.45 P m. on Good Friday. tin the Straits Chinese Church. Kampong Kapor. the Salvation j Army Torchbearer Group I Movement will be presenting ian Easter dramatization entitled "The Master."' This play was written by Lt. Colonel A. 1 j Gilliard of the USA and is richly
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    Indian Chambers To Meet
    203 3 The opening session of the proposed Federation of all Indian Chambers of Commerce in Malaya will be held at the Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce premises. No. 4, Raffles Quay, during the Easter Holidays commencing from Saturday, Mar. 27, at 10.30 a.m. Two delegates from each
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    HOUSEBREAKING CHARGE
    102 3 i Cigarettes and rice to the I total value of $55 were alleged Ito have been stolen when a Chinese youth allegedly broke j into a house at Bukit Timah Road. Tho accused. 18-year-old Koh Kirn Teck. appeared before the Fourth Police Magistrate. Mr. R. Wait, yesterday on
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    Youth Faces 2 Serious Charges
    134 3 Tentative charges of armed j robbery and attempted murder i were preferred against Cheah Soon Hai (17) of 94. Crawford Street, when he appeared before the Seventh Magistr ate Mi. A. G. Shears, yesterday Cheah was alleged to have I been a party to a
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    HUGE SEIZURE of CONTRABAND
    74 3 Reuter. SHANGHAI. Mar. 22—Customs officials at the Formosan port of Kaohsiung seized contiaband worth thousands of millions Chinese dollars when the Japanese vessel Himaza Maru arrived there yesterday, according to Chinese reports. Included in the contraband were 28 cases of automobile spare par*,s. medical supplies, confectionary,
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    Shanghai-Tokyo Flights
    50 3 U.P. TOKIO. Mar. 22.-SCAP s Economic and Scientific section today announced that a licence had been granted to the China National Aviation Corporation to operate an airline between Tokio and Shanghai. The Chinese Mission in Tokio. however, said it did not know when the flights will begin. U.P.
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    Killearn Leaving On Saturday
    371 3 (Tribune Staff Reporter) LORD KILLEARN. BRITISH SPECIAL COMMISSIONER IN SOUTH EAST ASIA. WILL LEAVE SINGAPORE THIS SATURDAY ON RETIREMENT AFTER 45 YEARS OF FOREIGN SERVICE. Tho International organisation which he founded in this area will be joined to the office yf tho Governor-General of Malaya, Mr.
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    World Peace
    722 4 President Truman's momentous summoning of the joint session of Congress has passed off with no startling repercussions. When the announcement first reached Singapore that a joint session had been summoned, it was recalled here that such an event has only occurred in the past during moments of the
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    AS OUR READERS SEE IT ELECTRIC CUTS: SILENT CITY FATHERS
    597 4 Sir, —As an ordinary member of the public and on behalf of the thousands who have suffered in silence but nonetheless acutely the ways of that department of our "benevolent 1 bureaucracy" in consequence of I the frequent black-outs these
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    VEHICLE LAWS
    304 4 bv mtcrest is aroused by the letter under the above caption. There appears to bl just grounds for your corres-« pendent's criticism'of the ma n e ft in which the Muncipahty through one of its accredited officers handles the collection of Municipal t» X e, I absolutely dpri
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    Voting In Pencil
    359 4 Sir, Early this morning I went to the Kee Fatt High School to do the necessary voting but it surprised me very much, for. after having crossed the two voting slips with my fountain pen I was told by one of the gentlemen in charge of the
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    Chinese In Malaysia
    544 4 Sir I have read with great interest the articles appearing in the local papers about Straits-born Chinese. Each writer bases his arguments on I the facts which he puts up and j in the light of his own opinion. which every one has the right jto express.
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    Rural Radio
    73 4 Reuter. MADRAS. The Madras Government ar e considering V£s? c f 2 T the installation of 2.000 radio sets in tne rural areas of the province tne Minister for Public Health Mr. A. B. Shetty, stated In the Legislative Assembly He added that about 230 village associations from
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    MASTER SMELT A RAT
    91 4 Reuter. Begusarai A section of the students of a local educational institution, who did not want to appear at their annual examination, devised a novel method to get examination postponed by throwing a dead rat into the examination hall and reporting to the headmaster that a
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    The Reasoning Of Mr. Henry Wallace
    399 4 Sir. Mr. Henry Wallace a former Vice-President of the United States of America is reported to have said in public evidently in reference to Mr Truman's appeal to Congress for new preparedness measures to meet the "menace" of a certain country: "Yesterday, we heard
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    I STILL HAVE MY PUNCH SAYS JOE LOUIS
    1305 5 Exclusive To The Malaya Tribune I still have my punch. Thai's a straightforward and my answer to critics who dashed to their typewriters aftjer my las*, figh!i and wrote my boxing obituary. In ihc last three weeks at the Health and Holi
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    Yugoslavia Protests
    64 5 Reuter. BELGRADE. Mar. 22. Yugoslavia protested "most energetically against the way in which the three Governments (Britain, France ami the Unit* ed State 3) raised the question of a revision of the Italian peace treaty concerning the fate of Trieste" in a note which M. Stanojc Simic, Yugoslav
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    MALAYAN NEWS BRIEFS
    891 5 I Mrs. S. Vijayandram, of Kuala Lumpur, has been admitI ted to the L'ungsar Hospital. The inaugural meeting of the Kuala Lumpur Municipality will be held in the Town Hall, Kuala j Lumpur, on Wednesday, at 10 a.m. A lorry, laden with coal, caught Are at Birch
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    Japan Naval Vessels For Scrap Heap
    44 5 TOKIO, Mar. 22.— Vice-A-dmiral Robert M. Griffin commander of the naval forces in the Far East announced today that more than 600,000 tons of 750,000 tons of Japanese naval vessels remaining float after the war have been scrapped.
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    Test-Tube Foals: A Controversy
    164 5 Reuter-AAP. SYDNEY—Artificial insemination should be forbidden because it flouted the laws of nature, declared Mr. Vincent, a Country Party member, during a debate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly on a bill which provides inter alia for the licensing of veterinary surgeons and premises connected
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    Counting The Votes
    20 5 A presiding officer looks on while clerks count the votes at the Victoria Memorial Hall last Saturday.
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    No Racial Isolation In Local Churches
    215 5 Kuala Lumpur. March 22. The half-yearly meeting of the Committee of the Presbyterian Church of Mala>*a was held here attended by representatives of thfe churches. Rev. R. M. Greer, MA. BD. Minister of Singapore Church, was in the chair. Considerable discussion took place with
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    Metal Smuggling Via Hongkong
    59 5 U.P. HONGKONG, Mar. 22 The smuggling: of antimony and tungsten via Hongkong has been reduced as a result of the Sino-Hongkong an*i-smuggling agreement, according to the Peace Daily News today. The agreement stipulated strict trol over all exports of metals via Hongkong, as well as an
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    P.I. GETS READY
    66 5 Manila, Mar. 21. -Congressional leaders said bctn BOOMS of Congress were ready to take all necessary measure.-, to strengthen the Philippines military and economic position in view of the serious world situation which was the subject of president Roxa, speech on Saturday, Senate President Jose Avelino said
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    THE 7 FORGOTTEN NAZIS OF SPANDAU PRISON
    768 5 Reuter. BERLIN. It will not be long before th Nazi leaders. Walter Funk f-nd lormer Admiral Racdcr. complete their life terms »n the international Spindau prison here, if their present rate of debilitation continue.;, according to the Military Government authorities. Itacdcr is facing
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    WHITLEY COUNCILS FOR ESTATE WORKERS URGED
    845 6 IPOH, MAR. 22.—MORE AMENITIES FOR ESTATE, EMPLOYEES. ESPECIALLY FOR LABOURERS. BETTERMENT OF BALARY SCHEME? FOR ESTATE STAFFS AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF WAGE COUNCILS SDMILAR TO THE WHITLEY COUNCILS IN ENGLAND WERE SUGGESTED BY MR. P. DEVADASON. PRESIDENT OF THE MALAYAN ESTATE WORKERS' UNION IN
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    Change In Type Of Military Script
    94 6 U.P. TOKIO, Mar. 22.—The Army announced worldwide change in the type of military script being used by the occupation forces. Old "money" must be turned in between noon and 8 p.m. on Monday in Tokio and at nearly coinciding times throughout the I world
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    Leftist Comment On Elections
    63 6 The Putera and the AllMalaya Council of Joint Acttion last night issued a statement that "the Government may pretend that the election results show that the people of Singapore support the pre. sent constitution, but the fair remain s that 14.134 Britlsii subjects who voted on
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    GOOD WORK DONE HERE BY NEHRU'S COMMITTEE
    278 6 The Indian Relief Committee, j Malaya, set up by Pandit Jawa- harlal Nehru in March last j year, has now published its annual report. The Relief Committee's main task, as outlined by Pandit Nehru, was to help the ex-Indi-an National Army personnel first,
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    Bookmakers Reject Bets Taxation Plan
    196 6 Reuter. f LONDON, Mar. 22.—Bookmakers have rejected as uni workable a scheme foi a bets taxation put up by Treasury officials and the matter is to be reviewed by the Treasury. Bookmaker; now consider it ceitain that a bets tax will be i introduced by
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    Mayflower B.P.
    122 6 j Rhc -ollowing ties of the j "B" and XT Sections 01 -the Mayflower Badminton Party tournament will be played this evening at the horrk-court: "B"' SECTION: Lim Som Chuan versus Yeo Bin Chiat: Chew Peng King versus Lim Jiak Kirn; Harry Fang versus Koh Keng Hock: Lim
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    "FRESH FUEL FOR WAR PSYCHOSIS"
    55 6 U.P. LONDON. Mar. 22.—Radio Moscow said today that President Truman's requested military conscription was "fresh fuel for war psychosis." It said: "Suiely it is hard to find more convincing proof of this country's intention to keep the peace than demobili-zation-from the armed forces presently taking
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    Sunday School
    104 6 A Buddhist Sunday School for children was opened for the first time at the Sinhal» Budahist Temple (Singapore Buddhist Assn.> 96. Outram 'Read on Sunday the 21s: inst. about 35 Chinese and Sinhala children were pres ent. Yen. Narada Ther a conducted the class and Mr. Wee Tin
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    Andre Wins Too
    98 6 Reuter. NEWCASTLE, MAR 22 I Billy Thompson. British and I European lightweight champ on, was beaten o n points over ten rounds in a non- title fight here tonight by j Andre Famechon, of France, who staked his claim Tor a retgffn contest with the European- title
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    Old Victorians' Assn.
    30 6 The Old Victorians' Association will hold its annual general meeting on Saturday. April 3. at 2.30 p.m. at the Victoria School Hall to elect office-bearers for 1948/49.
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    GEYLANG YOUNGSTERS WIN
    31 6 The Geylang Youngsters beat the No. 1 Sub Depot 22 i 8.0.D. 2nd XI at soccer yesterday by two goals to nil. Scorers are Husinnli and Seng Chiang.
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    Amicables Drop First Points
    421 6 Royal Navy 3, Amicable Athi .x T r, MAKING THE MOST OF THpm AND PLAYING A STEADY caSt o 'Wt ROYAL NAVY SCORED A CONVnL J THE AMICABLE ATHLETIC VI C?S BESAR STADIUM YESTERDAY A GOALS WHILE KEEPING THFI--WAS A DIV. I FIXTURE. MAF: IX| rr
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    JUDGE SHOT DEAD
    42 6 U.P. CAIKC. Ifarc<i 22: |j van Union. A > a el Khjzindar Bej P: of the Cairo Crin-in.,l was shot tc death OBUnV I hem.- in suburbjn c.,: day a? b e Wat walkins station en route to ha —U.P
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    26 6 U.P. ROME, Mar, 22 untitled man Catholic ebon ed Palm Sunday chord yesterday with olfvt I symbols of peace. M i the traditional palm r.raiKW -U.P.
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      231 6 THE HO HONG S.S. CO. (1932)11 Incorporated in Singapore. 65. CHU LI A STREET. PHO.NT JJMi PASSAGE FREIGHT SERVICES. "Hong Siang" H kong. Stou Am»y IP r "Bidor" N Palembang and Pladjoe M Mir "Kamuning*' Rangoon via Penang eaifa m*h pr "Horg Thong" Rhio H "Hong Tat" Djambi "Kepong" Rangoon
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    Rovers Lose 4-3 In Div. 2
    248 7 i liinese Engineer* J v !J n 4 s.c 3 i ii ;in<l a slippery I ond Division ter between the flub and the nese Engineering a. the S.R.C. lay a game of beat the Rovers i goals to three. Of play was ring
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    EVAN WONG TO SKIPPER S'PORE
    57 7 ng veteran Chinese j etei will skipper the XI in tin- first inter- match against uring the Easter Kuala Lumpur, wing have been represent Singa- Powder, J. H. B. 1 Homer. S. KailaL'mapathy, DougC Thuraisingam, Senjveretne, Evan' Wong S l> William? and In. feeir* i
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    NEWS from the MEWS
    260 7  -  (By ALLAN LEWIS IPOH. Monday. D.R.B. and j Diplomat, who have had trie benefit of three months' spell I at Capt. H. Bloxham's property at Cameron Highlands are entered for this Ipoh meeting. I took particular notice of these two horses on the track yesterday and
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    S.C.C. Beaten Again
    295 7 r€ mdian As ecured foil points defeated the Sin-1 :<■{ Club by two il at the Padang ii? th, two S.A.F.A. Div;. I fague matches played the second victory ndians while the were defeated in Uo outings, "ailed third time. were fully by the Club who nl
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    SERVICES' SELECTORS HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB
    1024 7 Football New s And Vie*j/s 8y Spectator ABOUT a fortnight, ago I said that the Navy was going to have a big say in the selection of the Combined Services' team. Yesterday, the Services Selection Committee an- nounced their side. I nol&ced five
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    Carpmad Youngsters
    101 7 In a friendly match consisting of 4 singles and 3 doubles pl»y«J 'at their home court on Mar 20 the Carproael Youngsters BP. I beat the Chermin Pemuda BJ». oy 6—l. Results: (Carpmael Youngsters 'mentioned first) Singles:-*. A** beat Abdul Malik 15-5. 15-9; Raja Ahfhad rtmt*asmani 13-15. X&-.H
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    SOCCER RESULTS
    54 7 Yesterday's league soccer results DIV. ONE. Navy 3, AAA 0. (Morris 2. Reeves U S.C.C. 0, Indians 2. (Babu Jafur 2) DIV. TWO SCEA 4„ Rovers 3. (Fook Sent 2.(Wah Kt< I, Kai Yin, Chew Ahmad) Konq) Kranji 7. Signals 2. (Wo(xl(/ate (Wood. *a ;</</' > Witkins l.o.yj
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    MCFA TO INVITE OLYMPIC TEAM
    211 7  -  (By "SPECTATOR" THE M.C.F.A. is to invite the Chinese Olympic soccer team to visit Malaya on their w ay to Brisbane. This news was given to me yesterday by Mr. Kok Chong Fook, Chairman of the Executive Council. THE M.C.F.A. feel that the Olympic team
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    Table-Tennis Team For China Olympics
    297 7 (By 'CELLULOID") Six Malayan table tennis I players,—three- men and thres women—together with two officials, will form the team to take part in the Seventh China National Meet which I starts on May 5 in Shanghai. This decision was arrived at a meeting of the
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    7-2 SOCCER WIN
    48 7 Tru Kranji Wireless Station beat the Singapore District Signals by 7 goals to two in a second division S.A.F.A. leagu* -r.cce r maitch played at the Fort Canning ground yesterday. Play was fast, and ttKWlreless had the better of the exchanges practicall throughout the game.
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    POST-MORTEM
    394 7 on yesterday s game AAA became the second Chinese team to go down to the powerful Navy team and they were lucky to get away with a 3 —0 dofeat, although Navy s second and third goals were the result of very bad lapses in AAA's defence. NAVY gave
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    Best Year In Tennis: Eyes On Davis Cup
    549 7 Reuter. LONDON. Mar. 21. In what is certain to be the best year lawn tennis has enjoyed for a decade. great Intereet will surround the Davis Cup competition which gets under way next month. Twentynine nations seven more than last year have
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    SOCIAL B.P.
    83 7 At the Annual General Meeting held recently, the following were elected office-bearers for the current year 1948-49 President Mr. Yeo Thiam Huat (re-elected); vice-President: Mr. Lee Cheng Hock. Hon. Secretary: Mr. Lee Siong Chye (reelected), Hon. Treasurer: Mr. Poh Kirn Teck (re-elected), Hon. Sports Capt. Mr. Seah Kirn
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    BENCOOLEN S.C.
    46 7 The Bencoolen Sports Club table-tennio team to meet the Union Jack Club on Wednesday lat the latter \s premises at 7.30 p.m. will be Sardul Singh. Cyril Thomas, Jocelyn Gomez, S. R. S. Naidu, Cyril Gomez Norman de Souza, and Joe de Souza. a
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    ENGLISH XV TO MEET FRANCE
    132 7 Reuter. London, Mar. 22.—After i their defeat in the Calcutta match again>t Scotland on j Saturday. England mad e five changes in tneir rugby team :n readiness for the meetin,; A'ith France, in Paris, on ffMßfr Monday 'I he team will be <R. Uxe*i •Waterloo),
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    Molays Badminton
    136 7 Reiults of the lies of tho SmyaI pore Malays JiaamuiioTi Tourna,,riii, piajM latft Sunduy, were as fo.low~: —Smiles: RseMsa Jauaar tALafe'cn) lost lo Ali Majld (Betfa) B-10, 8-1j; All Maaian I tsetia) beat A -auhah H. Ahmad i Muhil»buh > 15-5. 15-4; Flsehlai Mura<l (Coronation) beat RajiMian.Onuu- (Gentle)
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      13 7 Comioj* Pavilion in Technkolour "JASSY" the woman who has gift of second sight!
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      171 7 PAX CHEONG TONGS "MONKEY BRAND" SPECIFIC FOR INFANTS Roistered throughout Malaya j Imitations will be leiraUy prosecuted. The wondrous remedy for children's disorders: viz: Fevers, Coughs, Cc'd Corvulsions. Vomitting Purging and Windy S>:tsh. I The desired prescription in case of emergency. A sure 1 prrventicn if refpU&riy taken. The Pride
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    SHORTAGE OF TEACHERS IS STILL BIG PROBLEM OF EDUCATION DEPT.
    770 8 (Tribune Staff Reporter) With i>he provisional opening of several schools this year, the Education Department is faced with an increased shortage of gained teachers. This problem has been one of the major headaches of tiie Department) since the liberation. I
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    Yugoslavia Protests "Most Energetically"
    371 8 Reuter. BELGRADE, Mar. 22.—Yugoslavia today protested "most energetically" against the British, French and American proposal to return the free territory of Trieste to Italy and accused the three nowers of "poisoning relations" between her and I aly. Coming less than 48 hourr after the three western
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    FULL MOON DAY CELEBRATIONS
    85 8 Full moon day which falls on Wednesday will be celebrated at the Sinhalj Buddhist Temple 96. Outram Road, by Sinhala Buddhist Personnels the C.C.M.P. Coy's Calcutta Camp, S pore. All are invited. 6 p.m.—lllumin?.tion; 6.15 p.m.—Chanting of Parittas; 7 p.m.—Buddha Puja and presenting of an Image
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    Malay Sports Assn.
    63 8 I Open Singles Chompionship- semi-final: —A. Sujak beat Aiuiuian i Haji Ahmad 6-4, 3-6, 6-4; Bostam b. Kurshi beat Haji Jamil u-f. 6-1. 'A" Class Handicap 2nd round Mid sc-.ni-final: —Abdullah b. Haji Ahmad -30 beat Abu Nairn 4- 15 c. Haji Jamil-30 beat Bestam >. Kur,hi-30.
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    Olympic Tickets Will Beat Forgers
    210 8 Reuter. LONDON, Mar. 22.- According lo the applica- -ens received irom all over the world, it appears as i' athle i cs, boxing and swimming will be the most popular events in 'jhe Olympic Games to be held in london 'his summer and will be
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    Jamaica 131 for 3
    36 8 Reuter. Kingston, Jamaica, Mar. 22. j Jamaica scored 131 for three wickets in reply to the MCC's first innings total of 313 on the second day of their return match here today.--Reuter.
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    Christening At St. Andrew's
    44 8 "roup are Mr and Mr*Vmul A edral Th f #*J Hawed 7*ere*« Z**>7ey. A7sr> m f/ir L< l «S3 2 nVUi Mrs Ford y™> Mr. d Mrs. Buck%id tf e, Sad. Ldr. und Mrs. Heifer and Mr. and Mrs. Whincap
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    287 New Limited Companies In S'pore
    305 8 (Tribune Staff Rr por 'rri A total of 287 new limited wwnoaniea with "a nominal capital of $1,000,000 have boen registered in Singapore since the liberation. Four hundred and tour were re-registered The registration of business names also increased from about 10.000 to 12.573.
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    Clayton Loses Title
    92 8 Reuter. NOTTINGHAM, MAR £2. —Raymond Famechoi:, ot France, won the Eurooeau featherweight championshiu here tonight by clearly outpointing the holder, Ronnie Clayton, of England, over It) rounas. It was a fast contest throughout. The Frencnman using a rapier-like left hand, dictated matters and rarely allowed Clayton to
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    TENNIS TRIALS
    231 8 p*teeae tennia h Malayan lows 1 -tif MEN'S SINVI Section: lS? ■■*> versus ''<•. J*ore <*tangorj venssTri OS w versus Qofc Kee (5.n,;,,,,,,,./ I g «X MENS rXXTBIf Section Goon Kok i T Timothy Ccc ffSLS* "J Yeo Oon K„J 5 Kit u0h0,,,:, n ?M--[Chan Tak J£*| versus
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