Malaya Tribune, 29 March 1948

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    59 1 The Malaya Tribune BY THE PEOPLE FOR T«£ PEOPLE Larger Sales than any Afternoon Paper In Malaya Printed Simultaneously Kuala Lumpur. Ipon Penang. Telegrams: "Trbune,Singapore." Telephone 5811 f9 lines). EIGHT PAGES. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MARCH 29, 1948 PRICE TEN CE The Malaya Tribune London Agents Messrs. Colin Turner Ltd., Talbot House,
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    LATEST FROM LEWIS
    76 1 rhbuneN spec'al race rvrrrsP 4mcient, Alia n Lewis telephoned th s i nmriimu from Ipoh: J t k ii; he ay i ly. j cdaf I'Kolv to he I hmv i ix; is an uoi knj I aartir if lUC2 1. Prin- (fv Pi :nts In Hare
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    HUNT FOR MYSTERY U-BOAT
    83 1 Reuter. .Sin Francisco Mur. zti. Hie United .States Navy U>~ illed i tr i search lor an pkkntifk-d submarine re-, [ted 60 miles southwest ot hi Francisco at dawn yeai nay ii spolcesinan [brrt was no official com Bfßt lo its P* ssiblc identt naval jutfioritics
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    IMMIGRANT SHIP STOPPED
    46 1 Reuter. JERUSALEM, MAR. 28. A a immigrant ship 800 Jews was intercepted by the British Navy of? the Palestine coast today. The shin, named the "Yefcan" alter a dead member I the Haganah, proceeded to Ha fa. Rater's correspondent at Tel Aviv reported.—Reuter.
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    26 1 Reuter. LONDON, Mar. 28.-A meeting of East Bengali Muslims here tonight voiced strong support for maintaining Bengali as the language of East Pakistan instead of Urdu.Reuter.
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    Burmese Red Chief Escapes Police Ring
    135 1 U.P. RANGOON. Mar. 28.—Police today raided the Communist headquarters and all known ceus Ommghoul the city and repor'rdly seized arms ana aundenennined number of Communist memDers iders including Thakin Than Tun, Chief oi Burma Communist Party escaped. Communis! inspired strikes foui foreign owned i
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    42 JEWS KILLED IN SECOND AMBUSH IN 24 HOURS
    547 1 British Troops Save 100 Haganah Men Reuter. JERUSALEM, Mar. 28.—1n the most violent outbreaks since the announcemen f of the indention to partition Palestine Jews and Arabs in the past 24 hours fought armed actions amounting to veritable pitched battles at
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    Call For Common Sphere Of Action
    96 1 Reuter. Nev Delhi. Mar. 28. Pandit Nehru. Indian Prime Minister j tocav rejected the idea Ol Indian domination of Souin and South-east Asia. DUt called for co-operation with other countries in bvikiing up a •'common sphere of action in the economic, defence arm other
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    FRANCE WIN
    24 1 Reuter. TRIVIOLIO. NORTHERN ITALY. Mar. 28.—France beat Italy l.v 39 points to six in a Rujrny Union international match here f oday.—Reutor.
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    38 1 Reuter. SAIGON, Mar. 28.—Mr. R. Krishnamurti. Economic Affairs Cfflcer of the United Nations, ar--ived here today from Bangkok after an official tour of Burma and Siam. He will study industrial inland and trade conditions 'i n Indo-china —Reuter-
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    LAYCOCK WANTS NO HONOURS
    149 1 In a statement to the Electors of the Municipal North Bast I Katong) Division, Mr. John Laycoek says: "Now that I am a member for this constituency I do not only represent those voters who voted for me but also those who voted against me and
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    TO ISSUE OWN RUPEES
    144 1 Reuter. KARACHI, MAR. 28—Pai kistan will start issuing her own currency next Thursday, the Pakistan Finance 'Ministry announced here today. "According to all economic and other factors governing the values of currencies, our Pakistan currency promises to Ibe one of the strongest currencies of the world
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    KALAT CEDES TO PAKISTAN
    30 1 KARACHI. MAR. 28.—Kalat state the eastern "gateway" to Pak'stan. had acceded to Pakistan, the ruler of Kalat, Mir Ahmat Yar Khan, an- nounced in Quetta today.
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    GANDHI'S ASHES
    64 1 The urn containing a portion of Mahatma Gandhi's ashes being taken in procession from REPINDIA's office in Robinson Road for immersion in the sea off Clifford Pier, lust Saturday. Tho urn was immersed at sunset. Seated in front of the'urn are Mr. V. 8. Sioamintithan, Per man en
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    WET DAY AHEAD OF PICNICKERS
    202 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Singaporeans had good weaker during the h s three days and except for some fharp showers yesterday, holiday-makers and picnickers had their full enjoyment by the seaside. The rain did not ome down In earnest till about midnight last night. But those
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    Easter Robberies
    132 1 A shopkeeper at Yeo Chu Kang Road was robbed of i $300 in cash and $180 worth j of jewellery by three Chinese last night. Two men were armed with pistols. This was cne of four robberies reported last night. In another robbery, a Chinese fitter and his
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    KUOMINTANG DELEGATES STAGE PROTEST FAST
    184 1 NANKING, Mar. 29.- Following day-long conferences between Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and leaders of the minority parties, a compromise settlement was reached In the election dispute at 10 p.m. last night and the National Assembly will meet this morning at 11 o'clock. Up till midnight 1.253
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    NEGROES BACK TRUMAN
    176 1 Reuter-AAP. New York, March 28—Representatives of 20 Negro national organizations announced today that the 6.084,--000 members they claim to represent will support Congressmen who back president Truman's civil rights P ro gramme A censorship was imposed on foreign press representative? and photographers. Appeals to Chen Li-fu failed
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    $15,000 For Changi Jail Industries
    329 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) A taching considerable importance to the reformative value of the Prison, Government have now sane toned $15,000 for the provision of Prison Indus'ries at Changi prison. The Singapore Finance Committee's report to the Advisory Council states, that, on taking over from the
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    ILP TO WORK FOR PEACE
    135 1 Reuter. SOUTHPORT, Engiland, Mar. 18.— The Independent Labour Party, from which sprang the. British Labour Party vow holding the reins of Government, todag renounced all Parliamentary ambitions and restdnd to end ILP < lei toral activities. At the annual conference of the Party here the
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    BOMB HURTS 7
    41 1 ROME, MARCH 28—Violence occurred last night during rally of the openly fascist Italian Social movement at Udine when unknown persons threw a bomb injuring 7 persons including two policemen. The police arrested several persons who were later released.
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    COCKTAIL PARTY
    35 1 U.P. MOSCOW, MAR. 28.—Soviet Foreign Minister invited the diplomatic corps and high Soviet officials as well as selected artistes, writers and musicians to a cocktail reception for the Finnish delegation on Tuesday evening.—U.P.
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    Early Action Urged On Housing Problem
    444 2 IPOH, Mar. 28—The urgent question of an elaborate housing scheme planned for Ipoh by the I autnoriVes came up a; the meeting of the Council of State when Mr. Cheah Ghim Leng 0.8. E., LP In an adjournment speech, raised chc matter and asked
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    Aussies Want British Stock
    79 2 Reuter. Melbourne. March 28. The Australian Immigration policy was aimed at maintaining a preponderance of British stock by admitting four or rive Britons to one other European. Aithur A. Calwell, Minister of Immigration, told an Easter conference of the Victorian Labour Party. Mr. Ca'lwell added that
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    Search for Bodies of Crash Victims
    87 2 Reuter. Paris. March 28. —Volunteer parties of gendarmes and cxi perienced mountaineers set out 1 today for the snow-covered heights of Mount Cardo. Ceni tral Corsica, to recover the bod- ies of the 19 passengers and crew of the Indian National I Airways Viking
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    British & Afghan Embassies
    61 2 British Afghan Embassies Reuter. j London. March 28. The Bri- tish and Afghan Governments have agreed that their legations in London and Kabul shall be- come embassies, the British Foreign Office announced. The British Minister in Kabul j iis Sir Giles Frederick Squire. appointed in 1943 and that of j
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    Complete Plans For PI Defence
    55 2 Reuter. Manila, March 28.—The Secretary of National Defence, Ruperto Kangleon, said in an interview today that complete plans for national defence "within our means are included in orders to the Chief of Staff or the armod torces of the Philippines." These orders merely need execution
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    Police Chief Wants Wallace Shot
    81 2 Reuter. New York. March 28. Mr. I Henry Wallace told a nationwide radio audience last night that a police chief in one of the nation's largest cities has recommended that he, Mr. Wall lace, be shot. j Attacking the Truman adi ministration for branding as
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    Russian Report Denied
    39 2 UP. SHANGHAI. March 28:— J. E. Ericeno. Panamanian Con. sul General in Shanghai, today emphatically denied a recent news report that potential Russian spys and sabatoiirs reached the Panama canal on visas "carele.-.sly" issued in China.—U.P.
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    Died While Under Anaesthetic
    371 2 penang. Mar 28.—Returning a verdict ol death while under an anaesthetic at the conclusion oi an inquiry into the death of Mrs. Katherine Yeap Hock Hoe nee Hooi Kum Chee who died on the operating table of the General Hospital on March !2. Mr. A. M.
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    Burma Reds Sack Their Chairman
    37 2 Reuter. RANGOON. Mar 28: —Tne Burma Communist Party has expelled its former chairman. Thakin Them Pe. Burmese newspapers reported today. He was stated to have disapproved of the Party's pre- sent policy.—Reuter.
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    FIRE ON TANKER
    85 2 U.P. BUENOS AIRES. March 28: —Mr. F. W. Plamplin, purser cf the British liner. Andes, said on arrival that his ship went to the aid of the Norwegian tanker Fenja at 32 South and 50 West, but found the fire in the engine room had been brought
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    65 2 Two Malays in the Prison Service have been promoted to fill vacancies left open by two European waiders who are retiring. The Malays, Che Mohd. Hussain bin Mohammed and Che Murad bin Ahmad, have displayed exceptional ability in their work and are regarded most suited to fill the appointment. Both
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    Ex-Patriate Pay To Officers Assailed
    873 2 (From Our Own Reporter) MALACCA. MAR. 26.—The provision oi ex-patriation pay to Europeans serving in Malaya as recommended by the Trusted Commission came under severe attack oy Honourable Mr. Ec Yew Kirn when the Malacca Settlement Council met to pass a resolution in respect of
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    New Nursing Sister
    51 2 Miss Catherine Farrell, of Wingate. Co.. Durham, has j been appointed to the Colonial Nursing Sei vice as a Health Sister in Malaya. Miss Farreil j has held appointments at the Royal Eye Hospital, Manchester, Edenfield Maternity Home and in India, with Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing
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    Human Behaviour— A World Problem
    145 3 rljon of the woild's logical problems inhuman co-operation nle*« tht r* is such cn- \h< world vill not i 'iml chaos vould redeclared Rotnrian R. ttuut, Ctoycruor-nomi-Rotary District Hn, /,< addressed the i :th District Conference i Iiitrrnntional in iport yesterday. Utrian Holttui/i pointed th>
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    "THIS YEAR OF DANCER "-POPE
    72 3 Reuter. ROME. Mar. 28. The Pope today spoke of "a shadow of singular gravity" hovering over Rome in a special message co the world spoken to a crowd of 300,000 outside St. Peter's here. As the Pope spoke of "this year of anxieties and dangers,"
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    Malayan Association President Criticizes Govt. "Laissez Faire"
    667 3 IPOH, Thursday:—•'There are many matters outstanding in this country, and they have been outstanding for a very greai length of time" stated Mr. E. D. Shearn, President of the rvialayan Association, addressing a meeting of the Perak central council of the Association held
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    CALCUTTA TAKES ANTI-RED STEPS
    91 3 Reuter. Calcutta. March 28. Police patrols were strengthened in Calcutta as Communist offices throughout West Bengal were being sealed up today, following the provincial government's ban on the Communist Party of India. The ban. which affects an es- timated total of 30.000 Communists in the province,
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    MPAJA TO BACK AMCJA
    79 3 IX a meeting of the MFAJA held in their headquarters in Kubu Road a resolution was passed to support the PMCJA with everything in their power for successful constitutional refoms in the country Tho Chairman Mr. Koh Mok said that the MPAJA should j help the
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    NEW CINEMA FOR MALACCA
    69 3 I MALACCA. Saturday.—Rei novated at an approximate cast of one hundred thousand dollars the Cathay Cinema which will open on March 31 will be another contribution to the sphere of film entertaininent in the Settlement. This new cinema is another addition of the Arthur Rank-Lone Wan
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    Russians Open Trade with Pakistan
    68 3 U.P. Moscow. March 28. The I Soviet Tass news agency re- ported from New Delhi that Russian trade with the Dominion of Pakistan has started. Russian trade organizations purchased several lots of Pakistan cotton and first shiploads already were en-route. Pakistan traders are showing "great
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  • Obituary
    I Funeral Of Mr. Hunter l
    507 3 The funeral of the late Mr. A. H. Hunter who was killed j as the result of a car accident on Friday night, took place at the Bidadan Cemetery yester- day morning and was largely attended by friends and business colleagues. The Rev. Father
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    FOUR KILLED
    33 3 U.P. Bombay, March 28. Four persons have been killed and eight injured since Thursday in j the city of Godhra. about 400 I miles north of Bombay, it was learned today.—U.P.
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    Wartime Admiral Dies
    49 3 U.S. Menlo Park, Cahrornia, Mar. j 28. —Real Admiral Ernest L. Gunther. 60, war-time air force commander oftne Pacific Fleet, died at his home here last night. The veteran Navy airman led the navy air offensi\ c in the Solomons campaign during the early Pacific war.—U.S.
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    Food Trucks Crash
    44 3 Jerusalem, March 28. —Sixty armoured food trucks with Hagana escort crashed through an Arab ambush into Khar Ezion colony, 18 miles south of Jerusalem with the loss of one Jew. The Arabs were not prepared to encounter such a large convoy.
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    Family Strangled
    34 3 Peiping, March 28. Kung Chao Fu wealthy Chinese grain merchant, his wife and eighteen year old daughter and three servants wore found rtrangled to death with a rope in the merchant's residence.
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    3 NATIONS TO POOL IDEAS ON AFRICA
    99 3 LONDON. Britain, franco and Belgium are to exchange further information about labour and industry in their African territories, it was decided at the three nations' labour conference in Nigeria. A joint statement says the delegates showed "a similar trend in policy." They agreed
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    HK. BORN BRITON APPEALS
    44 3 Reuter. Shanghai. March 28.—A petition has been filed at the Supreme Court yesterday for the retrial of Charles Archer, a Hongkong born Briton who was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder last August of a Chinese hlackmarkct dealer. Reuter.
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    GIRL GUIDES FOR WORLD CONFAB
    52 3 Reuter. New York, March 28.- More than 100» delegates and official guests from girl guide and girl scout organisations in all parts of the world will attend the twelfth woi Id conference of guides and scouts from August 13 to 23 at Cooper's Town. New
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    REDS ON RUN IN MONGOLIA
    45 3 Reuter. Shanghai, March 28.—Com- munist troops in two sectors of Inner Mongolia were on the run I today as Gen. Fu Tso-yi, North China Commander-in-Chief, struck back with vigour and speed in a general counter-of-fensive, according to pro-Gov-ernment despatches. -Reuter.
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    Free Greek Radio Accuses Royalists
    56 3 Reuter. MOSCOW. Mar. 28. The "Free Greek Radio" has broadcast a statement, addressed by the "provisional democratic government of Free Greece" lo the International Red Crosa, accusing the "Greek Royali3t j Army" of atrocities and murdler of women and children, Tass, the official Soviet news
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    3 NATION ROMANCE
    58 3 U.P. London, March 28. —A three nation romance culminated yesterday in the wedding of Miss Rosalie Zancewicz, of Milwaukee, and Jan Twardowski, of Poland, in a little Catholic church at Balbock, Hertfordshire. The couple, who became penpals last October, plan to sail for the United States in
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    Scalping For Left Wingers
    667 4 Disturbing visions of militant savages from the jungle bearing down on North Bridge Road and wild whooping head-hunters in deadly pursuit- in Short Street were conjured by an item which appeared in th c newspapers last Thursday concerning p o 1 i tj i c a
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    GOLD RUSH TO CHINA
    197 4 U.P. HONGKONG. China has become one of the world's leading importers of gold as a result of its progressive monetary Inflation and deteriorating currency. Transhipped through the tiny Poituguese colony of Macao in southeast China. a steady stream of gold bullion, coins and bars is being
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    OIL FROM SUMATRA
    77 4 Reuter—AAP. Batavia. Royal Dutch Shell Company's 1948 production target of oil from fcuma. %ra is 3.300 tons, according to i Government Information Service statement released lere. Because o* the destruction )f oil plants in Borneo durng the war the two Sumatran refineries of these companies at Palembang
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  • Letter
    AS OUR READERS SEE IT *j The Spoiled Votes
    1974 4 Sir, —Great praise is due to all those voters who went to the Polls on Saturday. The first Singapore Election has proved a great success. Voting was most orderly. The fact that there were „so many spoilt votes proves that the
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    THUS THEY LIVE IN CANTON
    432 4 CANTON This South China I metropolis is a city full of I strange material in human appeal. The turning of almost every street corner presents some aspect of life that Is fascinating because of its quaini ness, humorous because of its incongruity, or deeply touching
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    GERMANS DON'T FALL FOR DEMOCRACY
    741 5 Reuter. \]\H 27 THREE OUT OF EVERY FOUR i\ THE BRITISH ZONE HAVE FAILED TO BE TO DEMOCRACY AND HAVE LITTLE OR I\ THE HOST OF DEMOCRATIC PARTIES u HAVE SPRUNG UP SINCE THE END OF THE M:I»ING TO A SPOKESMAN OF THE BRITISH tMMISSION
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    15 DIE IN BRITISH PLANE CRASH
    95 5 Reuter. PARIS. Mar. 27. Agence France Presse, the French news agency, reported from Ajaccio, Corsica, tonight that a British plane from New Delhi crashed in the island early today and 19 passengers were feared dead. The plane was said to have struck the eastern
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    HAPPY TRIO
    41 5 Sitting from right to left. Mr H. C. Lim the owner, Mr. J. A. Spencer the trainer and Mr. Gordon Lansdown the jockey. Mr. Lim is the owner of Game Law who won so well at Ipoh on Saturday.
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    MALAYAN NEWS BRIEFS
    866 5 A total of 754.196.42 pikuls of padi has to date been purchased of the new padi in Kedah and 132.353.85 pikuls in Perils by Government-sponsor-ed mills. Official figures show that 71<* wild pigs were destroyed In Kedah and Perlis during the month of February, other pests killed
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    U.S. Surgeons "Peel" Man's Heart
    429 5 Reuter. COLUMBUS. (Ohio). Mai. 27. A stony sheath lound the bullet-scarred heart of Harry Beshara has been removed by a technique of modern surgery. The successful removal of a layer of "limestone" encasing ithe 30-year-old convict's heart j was reported by surgeons at Ohio State
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    Soong On Menace Of World Communism
    392 5 Reuter CANTON, Mar. 27.—A warning against the menace of world comnuinism in general, and Chinese Reds in particular, was given by Dr. T. V. Soong, Governor of Kwangtung, when he paid an visit to the neighbouring province ol Kwangsi. The Governor told a large
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    BABY DIES IN MASS OF FLAMES
    146 5 Reuter. LIVERPOOL. Mar. 28. Brian O'Ncille. aged three j months, died yesterday in a fire a in the living room of a house in London in which he was sleeping. Tne rather, Hugh ONeillc. a taxi-driver, was awakened by his 17-year-old daugh t c
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    Eclipse Photographed For "Yankee"
    142 5 THE ECLIPSE of the sun recently was stroke of luck for Paramount in filming the Mark Twain classic. "A Connecticut Yankee", starring Bing Crosby. In the book the Yankee saves his neck oy the "miracle" of blotting out the sun dunng the eclipse of June 21.
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    23 5 U.P. Calcutta. March 28.— A Communist-led majority of the Tramcar Workers Union tied up heavy Easter week-end traffic with a protest strike. -U.P.
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    Peng Soon Beaten In Semi-Final
    1142 6 <Frora Our Own Reporter) KUALA LUMPUR, MAR. 28: MALAYAN SINGLES CHAMPION WONG PENG SOON. HOLDER OF THE BADMINTON TITLE SINCE. 1940. WAS THIS MORNING ELI'vIINATED AFTER THREE GRUELLING SETS BY THE PENANG CHAMPION. 001 TEIK HOCK. IN WHAT IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE "KEY" MATCH
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    "GAY" GIBSON MURDER APPEAL
    63 6 Reuter. WINCHESTER, Hampshire. Mar. 27.— James Camb, former deck steward aboard the Union Castle liner Durban Castle, who was sentenced to death last week for the murder on the high seas of actress Eileen "Gay" Gibson, is to appeal. Formal notice of appeal is to be
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    INDIANS HELD AT TABLE-TENNIS
    38 6 The Singapore Indian Association drew at table-tennis with the Vehicles Sports Club in a return match played yesterday—each side winning tferee games. In their previous encounter the Indians won by 6 matches to one.
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    U.S. TEAM FOR WIGHTMAN CUP
    89 6 Reuter. r NEW YORK, MAR 28.— America's Wightman Cup team for the women's annual lawn tennis encounter against Great Britain at Wimbledon on June 11 and 12 was announced as follows:— Miss Louise Brough, Mrs. Margaret Osborne Dupont, Miss Doris Hart and Mrs. Patricia Todd
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    MALAYAN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
    49 6 Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 28. In the semi-finals of the Ma- tayan Golf Championship j played here today, Lauristan beat Gibb 6 up and 8; Clarke beat Isherwood H up and 3. j Lauristan and Clarke will meet in the final which will be played off tomorrow.
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    HOME RUGBY
    185 6 LONDON, -Mar. 27 —Following are the results of matches played in the Stugby Barrow 8 Bellevue Rangers 13; Bramley 7, Keighley b Castleford 7, Huddersfleld 20; Dewsbury 10. Liverpool Stanley 2; Featherstone R. 9, 20; Halifax 13. Batley 8; Hull 22, Wakefield Trinity 10; Hunslet 26. Hull Kingston
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    Chye Hee Improves
    51 7 ,hstitutinq far Chin i «;».<A' after th* latter iras nhtred Chjft Hoe play< d improved yam* in thr rth-South tnai tjeetterii> ecorod one of ffoah for Sfiiith, and j i,m dinattoutod for an i infringement. Whether h* te able to maMoht th>s form is y trer, probh
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    JOE WILL RETURN TO BRITAIN
    41 7 LONDON. Mar. 28. Joe Louu announced today he plana to return to Britain after his June title defence against j Walcott, primariiv to watch the Olympic games and also :to five a four-round exhibition jin Dublin.
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    South Beat North In Trial Soccer Match
    477 7 S uth beat the North. ree goals to one in the *'h at Jalan Besar j jr< sterday, organised ith purpose of selecting: i Malayan Chinese team to ticipate in the China Na- tne t in May. he final selection will be j
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    CARDIFF WINS
    290 7 Reuter L.ndon. March 28.--Cardiff",; rora of the Australian touring team this season, added another notable victory to their collection when, before a crowd of 28 000 at Arms Park. Cardiff, they defeated a Barbarians, team, including thirteen internationals by two goals and a penalty goal to one penalty
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    A Lesson To Singapore's Selectors: Wings Present A Problem
    835 7 Post-mortem On Saturday's Match By SPECTATOR SINGAPORE'S display on Saturday taught at least one lesson tt> the selectors— never again must they select a player who has struck a very bad patch of form, no matter how very good he might
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    SOCIAL B.P. ANNIVERSARY
    126 7 The Social Badminton Party celebrated its first anniversary with a dinner at the Tai Thong Restaurant on Saturday night. Several speeches were made by officials of the Party who recalled the difficulties which the members had to face at its start and thanked them for their splendid
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    Aussies Find Ceylon Bowlers Hard To Hit
    410 7 Reuter. COLOMBO. MAR. 27. —ST DAY MATCH WITH CEYLO LAND. THE AUSTRALIAN SCORED 184 FOR SEVEN WI ED, AND HAD TAKEN TW RUNS WHEN RAIN BROUG S. Barnes, who made 49 for the Australians, retired indisposed after a faultless innings. Most of the
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    S.A. TENNIS CHAMPIONS
    71 7 Reuter. JOHANNESBURG, MAR 28. —The remaining fi.nals in tne South Ai'rlcan lawn tennis championships, played today, resulted as follows: WOMEN'S SINGLES: Mrs. Sheila Summers beat Mrs. Kay Menzies of England 6—l, 6—4. WOMEN'S DOUBLES: Mrs. Betty Hilton and Mrs. Kay Menzies of England beat Mrs. Sheila Summers
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    30 7 Reuter. BERLINE, Mar. 28.—The official Soviet newspaper in Berlin, Taegliche Rundgnau. sai<j today that it depended on the Western powers whether the Pour-Power Government of Germany c-ontinued or not. —Reuter.
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    TODAY'S BIG FOOTBALL
    54 7 The Combined Chinese of Malaya meet the Malayan Combined Malays in what fa likely to be a good game today. The Chinese team includes six North and five South players. The Malay team has not been announced. Yesterday's trial match between North and South WOM not a
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    CHIN GEOK JUMPS-AND DIVES...
    53 7 CHIN GEOK JUMPSAND DIVES... Two Tribune pictures of incidents in Saturday's Combined Civilians vs. Combined Services match which ended in a 1-ali draw. Top picture shows Chin Geok jumping high up to grt his head to the ball during a Civilians' raid. The other picture shows Chin Geok diving headlong
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    SELANGOR'S NARROW WIN
    602 7 (From Our Own Reporter) KUALA LUMPUR. SUNDAY. SELANGOR NARROWLY STAVED OFF DEFEAT BY GETTING THREE OF SINGAPORE'S TAIL-ENDERS OUT AT A COST OF FIVE RUNS TO SNATCH A 12-RUN VICTORY OVER SINGAPORE IN THE INTER-STATE CRICKET MATCH WHICH WAS CONTINUED ON THE PADANG TODAY. Resuming their hatting
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    England's Poor Start In Final Test Match
    228 7 KINGSTON (Jamaicai. Mar. 27:—England did badly on the first duy of the final test match with the West Indies for a scor t of 183 for the loss of five wickets was not good after the opening stand had produced 129. On C
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    COLONIALS BEAT INDIAN ASSN.
    238 7 rhe Colonials defeated the Indian Association by five wirkets in a cricket ma*eh played at Changi, yesterday. A feature of the game was a breezy knock by K. de Kretsrr who hit eight boundaries and a sixer in scoring his 80. Indian Association: R. Arasaratnam b
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    EDUCATIONAL
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    UNIVERSITY TUTORIAL CLASSES
    85 7 For the Senior London Matriculation inter Arts, Law, Economics. Commercial subjects and Languages. Business Training or Profession is the Weapon for Economic Independence and Security. Instruction given by Cambr:dge University Graduate, holder ol Master of Arts deI erce and titles of Bachelor designate in Arts and Law
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    Today's Race Card
    539 8 n..» BHow are the acceptances for tew Jay's at Ipoh. the second day of the Perak Turf Club Raster meeting. The double totes w|tl be on races three and four and races six and seven. The Big Sweep will be drawn or race seven. No Regrets who
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    SELECTIONS
    106 8 (Bit ALLAN LEWIS) Race 1. GRACEFUL SPEAR Lady Kalang Eulogism. Race 2. PRINCESS NUFFIELD Gold Chain Young Lucius. Race 3 LORD IVAN Vanguard So Black. Race 4 MY BATCHELOR Gold Stream Fleeting Memory. Race 5. SOME CLASS Everest Minstrel Boy Race 6. WHITE SOCKS Ramu Fairwood. Rat c 7.
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    CHINESE WINS RACE IN CALIFORNIA
    122 8 U.P. SANTA BARBARA (CALtj FORNIA). Mar. 28. Chinese i Distance Runner Lav Wen Gnau was taking it easy today j after pacing himself to an easy 600-yard win 'in the special 10.000-meter race over an international field at the Santa Barbara Relays yesterday. His time
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    37 8 Reuter. LONDON, Mar. 28.—A resolution urging the indian Government to make a clear cut statement on its nationalisation policy was passed toQay at a conference of the Inaian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, New Delhi radio reported—Reuter.
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    Two New Records In Chinese Athletics
    401 8 Penang. March 28. Two new Malayan Chinese records were set up at the athletic trials which concluded here this evening. Yeap Koci Chew of Selangor smashed the 1937 record of 10.70 metres in tru putting the shot event by registering a distance ot 11.7
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    Mountaineers Search For Bodies Of Crash Victims
    146 8 Reuter. PARIS. Mar. 28.—Volunteer parties of gendarmes and experienced mountaineers were climbing the snow-covered heights of Mount Cardo, in Central Carsica today to recover the bodies of tne 19 passengers and crew of the Viking aircraft which crashed yesterday. The British Consul in
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    29 8 MONTREUX, Mar. untitled .V1<'NtllOX, 5l.'."'> llllo wltl, 2 02pao»tv lOXV 'l tb»»n 5 otlft. spaln on tbo liltb ot foultb roller bockov >vorll obampionl«l»1l»« bv 3 to I. period
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    Sweden Strengthens Her Defences
    389 8 STOCKHOLM, Mar. 28.—Faced with the recent, deterioration in the international situation generally and in particular with 'are Soviet Union's moves •o bring Finland firmly within her orbit. Sweden is liking measures to strengthen her defences with a tense of urgency. After the recent demand of Gen.
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    S'pore Beat Penang At Aquatics
    259 8 As anticipated, the issue between the Penang and Singapore Chinese Svimming Clubs In their Easter aquatic meet was decided by "the water-polo match. After leading at th e end of Saturday on swimming events. Penang lost the water-polo match alter a thrilling gam?. Singapore won
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    TABLE-TENNIS STARS
    45 8 From left to right: Mr. Chong Kirn Thyc (President), Thr Misses Lam Suit Ying. Venn Lai Fong. Lee Beng Kirn. Khaxv Bee Eng. and Mr. Lim Choo Ann (Chairman); snapped at the Malayan tabUUnnis clemination routes' held at the Greot World on Saturday.
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    Triple Tragedy In Kuala Kangsar
    234 8 KUALA KANGSAR Saturday.—The Royal Town of Kuala Kangsar was the scene of a triple tragedy on Thursday, resulting in the deaths of an Indian brother and sister, in their teens, and a young Indian woman, all living in Tie same house ai Low Road. No
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    PETROL SHORTAGE
    75 8 IPOH. Saturday. According to official information received here today, the Malayan Government has been warned that, owing to the present world supply situation of petroleum products, its allocation of petrol for this year may fall short of anticipated requirements. As a precautionary measure, pending receipt of fuller information,
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    Church Dance At Butterworth
    76 8 PENANG, MAR. 27. A I Fancy Dress dance in aid of the St Mark's Church will be held at the residence of the Honourable Acting Resident Comm ssioner. Butterworth, on Saturday, April 3 at 8 p.m. As it is the first of its kind since the
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    DIEHARD B.P. OFFICIALS
    232 8 At the annual general meeting cf the Diehard Badminton Partyheld at No. 408. Changi Road, on Sunday last, the following were elected office-bearers for the year 1948:— President Mr. C. Mission (reelected) Vice-Presidents Mr. L. M. Pennefather (re-elected). Mr. Stephen Chew (re-elected r, Hon. Secretary Treasurer Mr.
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    Died In Disgrace, Now Honoured
    262 8 WASHINGTON, Mar 28.—Brigadier General William L. "Billy" Mitchell, who was retired in oisgrace 22 years ago for claiming tha'j airplanes could sink battleships, was honored posthumously today for his fight for a powerful and vigorous air force. Before a gathering of top i Retail ol
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    Mortensen Star In Blackpool Win
    782 8 LONDON, Mar. 27.—Probably >h able feature to date of die holiday been the evenness of results Wi me h every club playing <wo matches in w, ten have picked up four pom's nl the sole Firs'- Division side to do V d Sheffield Wednesday, Norwich
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    News From The Mews
    174 8 <p >7 ALLAN i ign rifts* dehnt for him v husisi ssiuan Uttu S the fuCe'lvi;::;';. formed so whi appearance. The serves credit notice of his trainei v t Jeff Tlliner ray* display of Iwrsemaiwhii S Princess Nuffield sad i £5. trHlay whon both of them
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    GIANT TORTOISE EASTER EGGS!
    96 8 DUDLEY, Mar. 27. The* was a real Eastci oeei*» Dudley. Worcestcisnlr. Saturday when a giant Af tortoise laid three eggs. The tortoise, a native of D» pical Africa, was brougW to the zoo with many othei mens last autum... It two hundredweight N thought to be
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    NAVAL "IN VASION"
    39 8 MALACCA. BttßifjJ 1 naval 'Invasion' J torlc Settlement when two British the H.M.S. -Constant. •Concord" paid, t, here. The round of forthemenofUv B included a seri« games with tary and a < board for leading I ties.
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    23 8 untitled free territory of Tr- nflt dined to fix a ft:- i meeting with A. r Jn mission. t/r circles said here teU*W
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