Malaya Tribune, 25 March 1948

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    64 1 The Malaya Tribune BY THE PEOPLE FOR TtTE PEOPLE Larger Sales than any Afternoon Paper in Malaya \P w 9 Printed Simultam ously Kuala Lumpur, Ipon Penang. Telegrams "Tr bune,Singapore." Telephone: 5811 CJ lines). EtoHT PAGES. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1948 PRICE TEN CE.MTS The MALAYA TRIBUNE London Agents Messrs.
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  • Article
    GOVT NAMES NOMINEES TO COUNCIL
    175 1 The following five officials have been nominated two the Singapore Legislative Council: The G.0.C., Maj. General Cox, The Secretary for Economic Affairs, Mr. Andrew GiTmour, Tne Commissioner of Lands, the Chairman of the' Rural Board, Mr. C. W. A. SenneU, the Director of Medical Services,
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  • Article
    LOUIS' PURSE -ICE SKATES
    82 1 U.P. LONDON, Mar. 21, Joe Louis has arranged to makf exhibition appearances (n Sweden on April 2 and 1, for which he will receive 2,600 pairs of ice skatevi in lieu of dollar payment, Mr. Irwin Komi, his publicity manager, revealed. Mr. Rosen said L<riis already
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    New Coat Of Paint For Govt. Buildings
    182 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Several Government buildings are being 'faceI' for the firs, jime in many years. Singapore Secretariat in Empn Place is the first one ittencled to, and work is i impletkxi in readi-.-sions of the new itive Council. nV Secretariat is painted
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    TUDOR IV FOR CARGO ONLY
    83 1 Reuter. LONDON. Mar. 24: The r o! Civil Aviation announced tcnight /that the Tui lIV aircraft, grounded after v* Tiger disappeared on fay from the Azoies SO Bermuda on Jan. 30 this year, with the loss of 31 lives, would be used at once for
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    LAST MEETING
    36 1 The -Singapore Advisory f une I held its last meeting M mcrnlng. Vac Governs:! Franklin G-nison, disI tiie present Council ilt ess in wh'ch he feed the Councillors for a ray they had asaim.
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    EASTER INVASION & EXODUS
    119 1 EASTER INVASION EXODUS (Tribune Staff Reporter) While SingaDcre r;;s been lately invadeed by hundreds of sportsmen from upzountry, chiefly for the Malayan Chisports trials, there Is also an exodus of her sportsmen. The cream of the island's tak-nt in badminton, cricket, athletics, etc. will be upcountry to compete for ho.
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  • Article
    Vodka Toast Caps First Sign Of Accord
    234 1 Reuter and U.P. BERLIN, Mar. 24.-BriVsh, Russia French American Deputy Commanders in Berlin was ea eaThotherln Vodka during the Allied Kommandatura meeting In Berlin today, it was learned .onign*. The Vod.ca provided by the j who this month hold the chair of the
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  • Article
    TRUMAN & VETO TAX CUT BILL
    84 1 TRUMAN VETO TAX CUT BILL Reuter. WASHINGTON. Mar. 24:The Lower House today passed the $4,800,000,000 income tax reduction bill, sending it to Mr. Truman. The measure cuts taxes for all of the 52.000.000 income taxpayers, and drops 7.400.000 low income earners from the tax rolls. Mr, Truman is expected to
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    WOMAN ROBBED
    32 1 A Chinese woman living in Lorong Tau Seng. Paya Lebar area, was robbed of $100 in cash and jewellery by six Chinese last night. Two of the robbers carried pistols.
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  • Article
    RUBBER CROPS
    27 1 Malaka Pinda R. Ls.ates, Ltd. January, 1918, 23,330 lbs. February, 1948, 53,527 lbs. New Scudai, Ltd. January, i 948, 30.000 lbs. February, 1948 ,8,000 Ids.
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    12 Killed In Big Arab Ambush
    144 1 Reuter. JERUSALEM, Mar. 24—Twelve Jews were killed and 30 wounded when 200 Arab guerillas ambushed a 60-vehicle Jewish convoy trying l o run ihe gauntlet between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem ionigh\ The column did got to Bab El Wad, half-way between the two cities
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    TRADE UNIONS SUPPORT WAGE FREEZING
    88 1 Reuter. LONDON. Mar. 24:-Trade Union executives representing about seven and a half million workers today decided to support the Labour Government's pc.-iicy of pegging wage s and prices. Th c conference, attended by 534 delegates representing 155 unions, endorsed a decision already made by the
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    4,000 IN TRIESTE DEMONSTRATE
    68 1 TRIESTE. Mar 24:—About 4.000 demonstrated here tonight against the Western po. wers' proposal to return Trieste to Italy. The demonstration, organised by the Communists, was a reply to last .Sunday's preItalian demonstrations held when the proposal .irst o- Icame known. British military orders tonight stated that
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    Found With Revolver
    20 1 Near the 11th milestone. Seletar, last nignt, a Chinese was found in possession of a .45 revolver.
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    BABY FOR "IRON LUNG" PATIENT
    48 1 U.P. Perth Via Melbourne, Mar. 24.—A woman iron lung patient successfully gave a birth to a 92-ounce healthy normal daughter yesterday. The mother, an infantile paralysis victim, was removed from the lung for 45 minutes and delivery was made quickly and easily. U.P.
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    TU Expert Backs Move To Form Labour Party Here
    310 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Any labour party formed in *his country must have the affiliation of the Trade Union movement, says the visiting Trade Unionist and Member of Parliament, Mr. S. Awbery. A two-man mission, comprising Mr. S. Awbery, and Mr. F.
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    BIG RAID ON BLACK MARKET
    39 1 FRANKFURT. March 24: Moving in from three sides at dawn 1.600 American soldiers 3rmed with rifles and carbines sealed off the Frankfur: suburb of Zeilsheim in the biggest black market raid in the occupation.
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    SUNNY EASTER
    26 1 Reuter. lONDON. Mar. 24 "Ihe 'aarm sunny weathe- will continue owr England and Wales untii after Batter Monday, the Air Ministry': Meteorologcal Office states—Reuter.
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    Fatal Fall From Bus
    41 1 A fatal accident occurred at the junction of Lorong 16. Geylang. yesterday when a male Chinese fell off from an S.T.C. bus and sustained head injuries. He was admitted to the General Hospital but died shortly afterwards.
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    GOOD FRIDAY
    25 1 Tomorrow being Good Friday, there will be no issue of the Morning Tribune and the Malaya Tribune. Publication will be resumed on Saturday.
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    RATION CUT FOR TROOPS in FAR EAST
    152 1 Reuter. London, March 24.—Defence Minister A. V. Alexander in a Parliamentary reply on service ration scales overseas says the Government have decided to make roughly proportionate adjustments in the overseas ration scales of forces in order to secure all possible economies in hard
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    $150 PLANES FOR $6,000
    78 1 WASHINGTON. Mar. 24: Russia has been paying up to $6,000 each for an aircraft engine sold to private American buyers from war surplus stocks for as little as $150 to $550, a House of Representatives Investigating Committee revealed today. One private dealer. A. Tenan, told the
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    MEETING OF TRUMAN, ATTLEE, STALINURGED
    115 1 Reuter. London, March 2 4.- Sixteen British members of Parliament tonight tabled a motion calling for "an early meeting" between Marshal Stalin, if possible, President Truman, British Premier Clement Attlee, and leading representatives of the British Commonwealth such as Field Marshal Smuts, and Lord Mountbatten,
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    TO RUN FOR PRESIDENCY
    51 2 U.P. MANILA, Mar. 23.- Senator Camilo Osias of the Nationalist Party announced on the occa sion of his 59th birthday anniversary yesterday he would run for the presidency next year .f Dr. Jose P. Laurel was not running. Osias was a former resident commissioner in Washington.
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    No Martyrs Wanted
    63 2 Reuter. PRAGUE, Mar. 24. Monsignor Jan Sramek and Monsignor Frantisek Hala, two of the Ministers whose resignation precipitated the Czech crisis last month will be confined in a Catholic monastery, M. Stoinek, Chairman of the Czechoslovak Action Committee of War Veterans and a Member of Parliament declared
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    United Nations Radio Feature
    101 2 On February 29 Children from over the world met at h special session in the United Nations Conference Room at Lake Success, to make the United Nations' Appeal to help starving children in Europe and Asia. I A recording of this session j has been flown
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    S'PORE CO-OP'S SURPLUS
    147 2 The Singapore Co-operative Stores Society Ltd. reports a net surplus of $15,149 for the period October 1946 to Septempber 1947. Despite the fail in purchases, sales for this period amounted to $481,686, or $113 per member. The report states that while costs have remained, profit margins have
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    Two Former CID Men Held Here
    263 2 Echo Of 1947 Coup In Siam (Tribune Staff Reporter) TWO SIAMESE POLICE OFFICERS. WHO ARE ON REMAND IN SINGAPORE ON A WARRANT OF ARREST MADE THEIR ESCAPE IN A MOTOR BOAT FROM SIAM THE TRIBUNE LEARNED YESTERDAY. FOLLOWING THE COUP D'ETAT EFFECTED BY MARSHAL
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    Committed On Arms Charge
    207 2 Tan Ah Boey. a young Chinese who claimed to be a new arrival from China, was committed for trial at the next Assizes on charges of carrying arms and unlawful possession of revolver ammunition, at the conclusion, of a preliminary inquiry held before Seventh Magistrate A.
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    300 SUMMONED, FINED $3,000
    91 2 Nearly 300 p. opie were summoned to the Sixth P jlict Court yesterday, 'hey appeared on Ponce summons, private summon?-. Rural B rd summons and Bunic pau Town Cleansing summons. Ofknces dealt with 'Aire eaSCf of votuhliiity causing hurt, petty quarts, erecting unauthorised premises, not complying
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    National Theatre
    61 2 U.P. LONDON, Mar. 24. Sir Stafford Cripps announced in the House of Commons that the Government will introduce a Bill before the present parliament to subsidize a national theatre in London "worthy of Shakespeare and British tradition" with £1,000--000. Cripps said funds for building the theatre would be
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    M.N.P. TO HOLD PROTEST MEETING
    142 2 The Malay Nationalist Party intends to hold a mass meeting at Geylang Serai in protest against the proposed erec f ion of the Malayan Trade and Industries Exhibition at an eight acre land in the Malay Farm off Changi Road. Inche' Karim Dzaflir. President of
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    TAXI DRIVER JAILED
    202 2 Found guilty, by a unanimous verdict of the jury, of the offence of carrying arms and of unlawful possession of ammunition, a Malay taxi driver, Ahmat bin Haji Mohamed Said, was sentenced to five years' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. Justice Jobling at the Singapore Assizes Court yesterday.
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    Desire For Education In Malaya Must Be Met
    267 2 THE DESIRE FOR EDUC ATION IN THIS mim T e ONE THAT MUST BE MET. S AID MISS MARY T VAN. WHO IS CONDUCTING UNESCO'S FIRST S £v OF THE FAR EAST. WHEN S HE! ADDRESSED G A PORE ROTARY CLUB YESTERDAY
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    CIRCUS LEOPARD FIGHTS. WOLF
    66 2 U.P. COPENHAGEN, Mar. 24. Startled motorists saw a leopard and a wolf fighting on the highway in Jutland today. Then a truck driver found that a money had broken into his cab and eaten his tobacco and wallet. Finally a fireman arrived and restored the animals
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    Hiroshima's First Postwar Robbery
    72 2 ReuterAAP. TOKIO, Mar. 24. Atombombed Hiroshima ci*y experienced its first postwar robbery early this morning when five armed robbers escaped with 4.000,000 yen in cash from the Hiroshima central post office. They bound and gagged two night guards and walked of/ with two large boxes containing
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    SPY'S APPEAL
    38 2 U.P. PEIPING, Mar. 24. The Supreme Court in Peiping has accepted Yoahiko Kawashima's appeal for a reconsideration af her death penalty, imposed for alleged espionage work which apearheaded the Japanese aggression dm ing the war. VP.
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    $250 FINE FOR PETROL OFFENCE
    131 2 KLANG, MAR. 21 Van Cher Chong and Lee Ah Bee, ot Klang. were produced before Mr. M. Garton. Dstnct Judge, tor attempting to export two 44-galon drurrs el netrol Yap Chee Cncng pleaded not guilty and the cnarge against hm was withdrawn. TII2 prosecuting officer
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    Imports Restriction Under Fire
    160 2 PENANG, MAR 24. Touching on the restriction of mports, "a vital matter decided without consultation of lccal opinion,' Mr. J. P. Souter. at the Settlement of Penans Association Committee meeting here, said the people of this country "do not understand why they should have the imports
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    WANTS RETURN TO MONARCHY
    75 2 PARIS, Mai-. 23.—-Immediate re- j storation of the monarchy in French Indochina is 1 eing proposed by ex-Emperor Bao Dai of Annum to the French authorities in Saigon, according to reports quot«d by tiie French News Agency today The visit to Annam of Ngo Binh Diem,
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    Inquiry Into Alleged Armed Robbery
    378 3 CHINESE GUNMEN WHO ENTERED A HOUSE IN LORONG AH SOO. SMASHED A KEROSENE OIL LAMP WITH THE BUTT OF A REVOLVER. SLAPPED A YOUNG HYLAM WOMAN BECAUSE SHE CONVERSED WITH THEM IN A RAISED VOICE AND. SEARCHING THE WOMAN'S ROOM WITH A TORCH. FOUND JEWELLERY
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    No Change In War Risks Insurance
    225 3 A number ol enquiries have j been received from members lof the public regarding the meaning and intention of the I item published under the Wa: j Risks (Goods) Insurance (Scheme (Amendment) Rulef 1948. in Government Gazette Supplement No. 18 of 19th March. 1948.
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    More Asians Turning To Christianity
    253 3 (Ttibun* Staff Reporter) THE I ASTONISHISC WAY ASIAN PEOPLE WtyRE R El'El VING THE GOSPEL WAS DESCRIBED BY BISHOP STEPHEN NEILL YESTERDAY IN SINGAPORE AFTER HIS VISIT TO FAR EAST COUNTRIES. Bishop Neill uho js Asa stunt Bishop to the Archi--I,ishop of Canterbury, address* d
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    A FATHER'S DOUBTS
    171 3 A pretty, but sad-eyiti 21--ycar-cld Chinese girl, wi;jumped into the .sea at Ayer Basin on thk evening ot Mar. 22. was produced before the Second Police Court, Mr. L. C. Goh, yesterday on a charge of attempted suicid.-. The girl, Wong Fcoiig Peng, was rescued by a
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    3 Men On Extortion Charge
    271 3 How three Chinese entered a Chinese sundry shop at the 6' milestone. Holland Road, and took away $5.60 from a till in the shop with the threat of assaulting the shopkeeper with empty aerated water bottles, was revealed at the Fourth Criminal Distiict Court yesterday
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    Singapore "Reps"
    45 3 SHANGHAI, Mar. 24. The United Nations Preparatory Commission for the International Refugee Organization announced that 137 overseas Chinese from Singapore and the Malayan Union will be repatriated to their former homes abroad on a Java-China-Japan liner, Ruys. sailing from Shanghai on March 26.
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    Exit Lord Killearn
    653 4 0 n Saturday the Special Commissioner for Southeast Asia, Lord Killearn, leaves Singapore for England on retirement. The East thus loses an outstanding personality who is probably as widely known in this part of the world as any Englishman. After long and distinguished years in the diplomatic
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    HEATED FEELINGS OVER THE "COLD WAR"
    996 4  -  LAST WEEK IN WESTMINSTER By Roy Carleton The phrase "cold war" which has come Increasingly into use in relation to the antagonism between Soviet Russia and the Western powers had additional meaning this week at Westminster, foi a second "cold war" was being waged
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  • Letter
    Letters To . The Editor 'The People's Eostbag 'Grandma' Takes The Arena
    822 4 Letters To The Editor 'The People's Eostbag 'Grandma' Takes The Arena Sir. —In treating his subject with such a deplorable lack of the proprieties and restraint, your Correspondent "Grand Father" (Friday. March 19) has alienated the goodwill of many a Grandmother and Granddaughter. As a Grandmother I am repelled by
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    Narcissi For The Flying Dutchman
    395 4 iNow that spring is approaching, Holland will soon be a bright mosaic of colours as it is every year. The awakening of spring will be celebrated in the bulb season even more than it has ever been before. These national flowers with an international reputation
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    RECAPTURED
    21 4 LINCOLN, Mar. 23. F.v prisoners who escaped horn Lincoln goal last SuncLy Biffe Were recaptured today in thwoods near Uncohi.—Better
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    COMBINED EXPEDITION t0 ARNHEM LAND
    732 5 AAP. Sponsored by ideographic Sonithsonlan Insti- us; i :tliun Depart Information, an American expedi- be at work in Land by the begin- month. remain there out by the "wet" ut November. I study the aborimimal, bird, insect. r marine life. litlon, which will woman, will
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    Bogus Doctor's Fees Were £50 A Visit
    205 5 LONDON. March 26—Titled /omen were the people ./no sought advice from distin-guished-looking "Dr. Rankin" at his consulting room in Har-ley-street. They did not flinch when the doctor" sent them bills charging £50 a visit. Sometimes he visited patients n a Rolls-Royce. He hired
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    BIG 3 MEETING STILL POSSIBLE
    108 5 U.P. LONDON. Mar. 24.—Continued reports that the Big Three Western Foreign Ministers will meet without asking Mr. Molotov to join them brought a fresh denial from the British Foreign Office today but a spokesman added that such a meeting is "'possible" later in the year.
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    U.S. MUST HAVE A-BOMB READY
    82 5 U.P. Washington, March 24 Representative Arthur L. Miller, Republican. Nebraska, said the Navy is greatly derelict in duty if United States ships in the Mediterranean do not carry atom bombs. Miller said military authorities concede that Russia, if she desired, could overrun most of Europe
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    SCIENCE AIDS FARMING
    54 5 Picture taken at Hiwthorndale laboratories, Berkshire, an important agricultural and cntomolo- g cil research centre established by Imperial Chemical Industries. In a pot culture shed here crops are grown under controlled cor.d tions. The tall glass tubes ar2 used when watering the plants to avo'd caking the
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    Wife Sees Air Collision —'It's John' She Cries
    289 5 LONDON, Mar. 23.—500n af'J2r her RAF o^ 001 husband had kissed her goodbye, ex-WAAF Mrs. Irene Kearslake 23, saw Wellington bombers, collide in mid-air over Topcliffe airdrome, *orKshire. She screamed, "It's John.": Two hours later she was offi- i eially told that
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    APPOINTMENTS
    240 5 Dr. A. McQueen Robertson of 164. Greenock Road. Paisley has been appointed to the Colonial Service as a Medical Dfticer in Malaya. Educated at Glasgow High School, the Royal Technical College. Glasgow, and Glasgow University. lv graduated M.8.. Ch.B.. in 1942. Dr. Robertson has held appointments at Royal Alexandra
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    DENIS BROOKES
    62 5 Reuter. NORTHAMPTON, MAR 23. —The specialist who examined the ringer of Denfs Brookes, Noithamptonshire's batsman, who recently flew back from the West Indies, now considers that an operation will not necessary. The finger is responding well to treatment for which Brookes attends hospital daily and Brookes is likely
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    Czech Coup: U.S. Asked To Investigate
    100 5 LAKE SUCCESS, Mar. 23. The United States demanded through the United Nations an investigation of the events behind the Communist assump;ion of power in Czechoslovacia. The American delegate, Warren Austin, said if the Security Council proves Russia manipulated the recent political curnover it should
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    Romulo Elected
    49 5 Reuter. GENEVA, MAR. 23.—Brig.General Carlos Romulo, head Of the Philippine delegation, was today elected president of the United Nations Conference on freedom of th; press and information, with 20 votes to 16 cast for Ind a's chiei delegate. Sir Ramaswami Mudaliar,' Prime Minister of Mysore State.— Reuter.
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    War Danger Exists Says Russian Organ
    157 5 U.P. MOSCOW. Mar. 24.- Izvestia, commenting on President Truman's message to Congress, said war danger exists in the actions of the United States ruling circles in opposition to the peace policy ot the Soviet Union. It reviewed the recent series of Marshall's speech and
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    Malayan News Briefs
    589 5 Mr. T. 13. Brcsnahan, formerly Gaoler in Alor Star, has gone on pension and has settled in Fremantle, Western Australia. Mr. W. L. Davison, formerly Superintendent of P.W.D. Workshops, Kedah, has returned to Malaya and is at present stationed in Kuala Lumpur in the Road Transport Department.
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    S'pore Christians Observe Passion Week
    650 6 SINGAPORE'S THOUSANDS OF CHRISTIANS ARE CELEBRATING ONE OF THE MOST I M PORTANT EVENTS IN CHURCH HISTORY PASSION WEEK WHICH BEGAN WITH PALM SUNDAY (MARCH 21) AND WILL END ON EASTER SUNDAY. Daily services dwelling on events in the life of their Saviour. Jesus Christ,
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    S'pore's Standard On The Upgrade
    458 6 TABLE TENNIS NOTES (By •Celluloid*). JUDGING lrom the recent trials' matches, the standard of the Chinese table tennis playI ers in Singapore has Improved tremendously since pre-war. With only Malacca to COlripetc with Singapore in the Malayan j trials for the final selection of i
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    18 6 U.P. Pernor ihook A?? GMT The r anil^ ;™ity as 5t ''•<-' no. The epiopntt-
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      127 6 MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE Application has been made to the Municipal Commissioners of the Town ofjSingapore to isssc to Mr. Edwin George Farrington 0 f Survey Department ,Kota Bahru. a duplicate certificate in respect of h s holding of $1,300 r in Singapore Municipal s'; Debenture Stock 1928 in lieu of
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    HEAVY EASTER PROGRAMME FOR SINGAPORE'S PLAYERS
    850 7  -  POST-MORTEM S on yesterday's game l RECK' etrona iU h n r- B'rt vr* ami i/tnt I th '•tit fhtir XcoimI vtrt'ir y lit p#if /Arm In f»lac* < »ir/» ifvfMn* 1 J I ROVERS tiUopiWRHd wpfiuOv ft* fhrh tfrftfrr i vhffn- tkeir Wttrt
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    Easy Win For Kota Rajah
    190 7 Kota Rajah 5 j Katong Euia>:>n s j I The Kota Rajah XI (flayed ap to expectations yestciday. when they rcgiy -»d 5-1 victory over the Kafcung E.ilia- I sian s in an S.A.I .A. Division j I[l League soectt' played at ihe Geylang Btarhun!
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    Recs Score Surprise Win Over Rovers
    404 7 S.R.C 2 Rovers Ports Club 1 YET ANOTHER SURPRISING DIV I LEAGUE RESULI WAS WITNESSED AT JALAN BESAR STADIUM YESTERDAY WHEN THE e-R C BEM THE ROVERS. 2—l FRESH FROM THEIR UNEXPECTED WIN OVER THE "TIGERS'' LAST THURSDAY. THE ROVERS WERE FULLY EXPECTEP TO
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    SOCCER RESULTS
    30 7 DIV. 1. S.R.C. 2; ROVERS 1. (O. Rozario Beirut J /Yin Keei DIV. 2. Kota Rajah 5; K. Eurasians 1. i Madon 2, Kamid 2, 8. Madon) (Garnell)
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    F.A. LEAGUE
    19 7 Reuter. LONDON. Mar. 23. Additional Football Fixture foi Saturday. March 27: Frien<!ly Match: Dundee versus Hearts. Reuter.
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    OLYMPIC TRIALS
    47 7 Singapore track and Meti athletes, aquatic stars and badminton champions left °or Penang by train last night, to participate in Khe AllMalayan Chinese trials to be held in the Northern s< ttl iment with a view to sekc'ing Malaya's representatives for the China Oly npics.
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    QUEEN ST. CLUB
    46 7 Th e Qtteell Street Boys' Club is organizing a picnic < n Sunday at the Teo Kirn Eng Swimming Pool. Pasir Ris. a swimming carnival and various tournaments will 0. held during the picnic, and musical entertainment will b< given by a Kronchong Party.
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    HIGH STANDARD IN TE NNIS TRIALS
    470 7  -  (By "FOREHAND") PLAY REACHED A HI JH BTANDARD AS THE CREAM OF MALAYAN CHINESE TENNIS PLAYERS BATTLED FOR HONOURS IN THE SEMI-FINALS OF THE MALAYAN CHINESE TENNIS TRIALS TO SELECT THE MALAYAN TEAM FOR THE 7TH CHINA OLYMPIC JAMES. THREE SINGAPORE PLAYERS ARE IN
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    CRICKET TEAMS FOR EASTER
    531 7 C.S.C. cricket teams for Ec.stcr ganio Vs. V.M.C.A. at the C.T.A. e.ounds at 1 p.m. on Saturday J. N. Fornndo (Capt.), S. Kalasingham. N. Saravnnmuttu. A. C. Shegaran. S. Kanagulingam. •>. Retnam. S. Nagaiah, F. Van !.">yan W. Fernjndo, M. Fcrera md W. Por.niah. Vs. the
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    Weight-lifting Selection Meet
    56 7 TiFio Singapore Amateur Weight hitters' Association, who has been appointed by the Malayan Chinese Organising Committee to organise and stage the Malayan Chinese Amateur Weight Lifting Selection Meet, has decided to hold this meet in Singapore on Mar. 27 and 28. All Malayan Chinese Am- ateur weight
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    Geylang Youngsters
    95 7 The following will represent the Geylang .Youngsters in a friendly game of soccer against Lhe Commercial High School Union First and Second XI on Sunday, Mar. 29, at th* Commercial High School ground:—lst XI: Rahim, A. Rahman, S. Mansoor, Bulat Chia, Narayan. Seng Chiantr. Tony Chua, Husinali. Karim
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    ARMY WIN 4—0
    18 7 READING. Mar. 24:—Th-i Army beat the Royal Navy by tour goals to nothing at Reading.
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    EASTER TENNIS
    98 8 Some excellent tennis is promised for Qood Friday. At the Happy World cornered stadium, the Singapore Lawn Tennis Association will meet the Malayan Chinese Olympic tennis team in a esries of games starting at 6.45 p.m. The team to represent the SLTA will be: C. K. Pang (capt.),
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    Singapore Kangaroos
    89 8 The Singapore Kangaroos cricket team who have had two of their previous—games washed out owing to very inclement weather will be playing two games dunn fc the Easter vacation. The first will be against tne 22a 8.0.D. (Civilians) on Easter Sunday, Mar. 28 and the second versus the
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    Bad Faith Again, Churchill Accuses Govt.
    198 8 Reuter. LONDON, Mar. 24.—Mr. Winston Churchill made another charge of bad faith against the Government today He accused it of doing a "disreputable job" by seeking party advantage in the distribution of Parliamentary iealG made necessary by movements of the population in recent years.
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    Johore Table-Tennis
    167 8 The P&TRC drew with the IFSS 6-5 at table tennis on Mar. 20 i »P&TRC players mentioned first i: I Omar b. Mohd. beat Geraghty 2-G; Ali b. Daud Leat Roper 2-0; Cheok Mm lost to Capt Bevington 1-2; Daud b. Kassim l<eat Park 2-1; Ismail b. Baki
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    FATAL ACCIDENT ON SHIP
    219 8 A verdict of "death by misadventure" was returned by the Singapore Coroner, Mr. W. G. Porter, yesterday at the conclusion of the inquiry into the death of a 43-year-old Chinese seaman who met with a fatal accident while climbing a rope ladder leading up to his
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    "AL SUDAN"
    39 8 The first Egyptian vessel to call at Singapore, the 7,371-tons Al Sudan arrived on Thursday from Melbourne on its way to Hongkong. The vessel is captained by an Egyptian master, and has four Egyptian cadets on board.
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    Mansfield Soccer
    99 8 The following have been selected to represent Mansfiel,j Soccer XI against Singapore Cold Storage on Thursday at the Government Printing Office ground 5.15 pm, and on Monday, against Sime Darby Sports Club at the Geylang Stadium at 5-15 n Thursday:—Yeo Kin Poh, Tan Wee Hock, Koo Ah Hin,
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    54 8 U.P. MANILA, Mar. 23 Reports from Baguio said 18 persons died of starvation in the municipal district of Tinglayan subprovnce of Bontoc in the mountains. The reports said thousands of inhabitants of three municipal districts in Bontoc, and Kalinga area were suffering acute food shortage due to destruction of crops
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    NEWS from the MEWS
    118 8 r«^r (By ALLAN LEWIS) IPOH. What the season spring or autumn? With jockeys falling, it seems like Autumn. D.R.8., Tretes and Lusan Maid have all had victories over their riders lately. However, no harm was done jn any instance. Where did the biscuits "go off"? A
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    7 Triad Society Men To Be Banished
    348 8 Eight young Chinese, who appeared in the Second Police Court yesterday, on a charge of oeing members of an unlawful iociety, namely the Sim Han Ho Secret Society, were sentenced to long terms of impugnment by the Magistrate, Mr. L. C. Ooh. It
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    Gen. Ho Meeh Mr. Attlee
    150 8 Reuter. PARIS, Mar. 24.-Gen Ho Chin .riander-in-Chief of the Chinese ground chief of the Chinese miliary mSHaJ arrived here by air *his afternoon Gen. Ho. who was accompanied by Generals Liv and tfu. will place a wreath on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier tomorrow,
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    Sure & Stedfast Club Easter Picnic
    52 8 Sure Stedfast Club Easter Picnic An Easter picnic consisting of land and sea sports arranged by the Sure Stedfast Club will be held at Telok Mata Ikan next Monday, (March 29. Members dcs rous of joining are lequested to contact the Hon: Secretary, Mr. Fu Wa Chu, telephone ***** before
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    JOLLILADS SOCCER
    74 8 The following players are selected to represent the Jollilads Athletic Union in a soccer match against H.M.S. Terror on Sunday •t the H M. Naval Base ground:— Sithambram, Rasak, S- Muthiah, Ghani, Murugasu, Nadarajah, K. Muthiah, K. Krishnassmy, Fall! Dollah, M. 1. Osman, Suppiah, Salahudin Muniyaiidi, Kanagaftabai and
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