Malaya Tribune, 15 April 1948

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    62 1 The Malaya Tribune BX THE PEOPLE FOE TJTE PEOPLI Larger Sales than any Afternoon Paper In Malaya 4 Printed Simulfanenwlti Jju jtaala Lumpur, Ipoh Pennnq. Telegrams: "Tribune, Spore." Telephone: 8911 (9 lines). FJGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1948 PRICE TEN CENTS The MALAYA TRIBUNE London Agents—Messrs. Colin Turner Ltd.,
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    BRITAIN THROWS OUT DEATH PENALTY
    195 1 5-Year Experiment Reuter. LONDON, Apr. 14.—The House of Com.nons today decided to abolish the death penalty for murder for a five- year test period. The move to abolish the death penalty in Brit'!n was made in the Hiuse tonight. Mr. Sidney Silverman, a Labour solicitor,
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    PORRIDGE KILLED 3 CHILDREN
    76 1 ImucubMta A pr. m ieud 1 n tare ■,i nt a coroner's t nin <i tln three dit d after eating n \><i r> il bg th'ir y was i/iven that Margaret. II t her broth* re, tears, and John. told the mother, y. i was
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    3 CONFESSED TO ONE CRIME
    78 1 Reuter. LONDON, Apr. 14. A vetllful murder by a perp <>\ persona unknown was the inquest at the !Corth London coroner's court und strangled In a n Eileen Lockhart, aged anbe t building at Finsbury, indon, last February. A Detective Inspector repeajed thai three men
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    BIGGER PAY FOR U.S. DELEGATES
    46 1 WASHINGTON, Apr. 14. Senate Foreign Relations ttei approved today a bill > the United States Negation to the United Nations Iron two to three members and th< it salaries. i hiel delegate's salary be increased from EOOOO to $25,000 a year. later.
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    NOT A SHOW OF STRENGTH
    49 1 Reuter. WASHINGTON, Apr. 14. Lovett United States Acting -Secretary of State, said nmy tin Superfortress now on way to the American zone ermany were purely on a ng mission. He denied the ">uld fly over Italy next Sunday's elections monstratioo of American *fßßth. Reuter.
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    HONEY DOLLARS
    40 1 Reuter. URA Apr. 14.—Australia i m do lars from honey *r, it was .stated to- mmerec Department in.ooo tons will l«e »r r.xports from the f uhlrh Britain ha.s ke 6 000 tons—l,ooo than last year—at a pricf.—Renter.
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    ABOLITION HERE UNLIKELY
    89 1 It does not necessarily followthat parallel legislation will be introduced in the colonies at any rate not on the initiative of the governments. In Great Britain the question of the abolition of capital punishment has been actively canvassed for at least a quartet of a century, stress
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    ALL REDS TO REGISTER
    51 1 Reuter. WASHINGTON. Apr. 14. Registration with the Government of the Communist Party and all its members would be required by a plan approved by the House Committee on UnAmerican Activities. A previous bill designed to curb Communists provided only for the registration of Communist front organisations.
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    JAIL STORMED
    38 1 Athens. Apr. 14. A motoriscd company of Greek gendarmerie in three 'armoured errs t/day stormed th" country jail at Aparta, Pelcponntss. killing 25 Communist prisoners and wounding live others, the Ministry °l Public Order announced tonight
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    Peer Wants Glamour In Britain's Army
    248 1 Reuter. LONDON, Apr. 14.—A debate on problems connected with the Army was initiated in the House Of i Lords today by Lord Mancroft who, commenting lhat every soldier cost the taxpayer £500 yearly, claimed the f axpayer was entitled to ask whether he was
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    No Extra Ration For Don's Team
    64 1 Reuter. LONDON. Apr 14. Although Olympic Games competitors \ie to get extra rations in Britain this summer, the Australian cricket team, headed by Don Bradman, will not get them. In the House of Commons today, Dr Edith Summerskill. Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of
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    HE CALLED IT PETROL
    56 1 U.P. CHALFONT ST. GILES, England, Apr. 14. Mr. Charles H. Leonard, pioneer of petrol, died here today, at the age of •87. Over a (/lass of port in 1892, Mr. Leonard, who had extracted spirit from petroleum, said: "Let's call it petrol." and prtrol at least
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    LOST HIS WAY, FOUND DEAD
    66 1 Reuter. AUSTON. Cumberland. Apr. 14 -Basil Teachey, 27. of Croydon Surrey, who had been missing for a fortnight, was found by boy hikers today lying ciead on a river bank near here. He was last seen on Mar. 31 when he got off to cross
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    ANTI-TB INJECTIONS
    38 1 L ike Success. Apr. 14. A t the request of the Indian Government the World HeaWi Organisation i-s senuing to India, a medical team beaded, by Dr. W. Gellner or -eva to introduce vaccina'un against tuberculosis
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    15 1 WASHINGTON. Apr, 14.—The Food and Agrirultural Organisation today unanimously e.ected Ceylon as its 57th member.
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    BOGOTA TALKS
    47 1 U.P. BOGOTA, COLOMBIA, Apr. 14. —The Inter-American Conference, inter-rupted six days a*ro I y a revolution, will resume its formal sessions today in the gymnasium lof the Secretarial School, three I miles from the former conference 1 headquarters, which was wrecked I in the rioting—U.P.
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    TOO COLD TO DIE
    43 1 LONDON. Apr. 14— The Poltc* I reported today that a man jumped from Waterloo Bridge last night. then swam ashore, explaining to I the waiting constahle that he had intended to commit suicide, hmt the water was too cold.U.P.
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    PANTS, NOT PANTIES
    89 1 Reuter. BERLIN, Apr. U,. Women passengers flging iron, the Western to Balm will in future be requested to wear trousers for th< flight, the Russian-licens-ed iierlin newspaper National Zeitung, reported. "This is to protect their womanly modesty if they are forced to make a parachute pimp," the
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    C.I.D. MAKE 2 ARRESTS
    70 1 LU'it night, the CID arrest-j i d two Chinese who are alleg ed to have extorted $12 frcm 1 a compatriot living in Dickson R^ad Jh men are alleged to have visited the victim the previ. as the entrance for a secret i ous night land
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    Royal Broadcasts
    30 1 Reuter. LONDON, APR. 14. The King and Queen will each broadcast to the nation on Apr. 26 their silver wedding anniversary, it was announced tonight from Buckingham Pjlace.—Reuter.
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    Archbishop Flays UN Ineffectiveness
    191 1 U.P. LONDON, Apr. 14.—The Archbishop of Canter, bury sharply attacked the United Nations tonight for its "dilatory and ineffective" handling of the Palestine partition issue. Speaking to the British Council of Churches in London, the Archbishop declared: "The United Nations have shown themselves extremely dilatory and
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    'BREAK' WITH RUSSIA: A DENIAL
    71 1 Reuter. BOGOTA. Colombia. Apr. 14. —Dr. Edward Zuleta Angeh. Colombian Foreign Minister, denied here today that Colombia had broken off diplomatic relations with Russia. "We have taken no defmte action yet," he said, declaring that the Radio report of the breach on Sunday was "premature"
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    TO PRESENT HIS CREDENTIALS
    39 1 Reuter. I SHANGHAI. Apt 15 Tho m»w Indian Ambassador, Sirdar 1 Kavalam Madhava Panik!<ar. who arrived here from India I yesterday, will fly to Nanking today to present his eredenttals ,to Generalissimo Chiang Kaishek. Reuter.
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    FATAL SECOND FIGHT
    53 1 Reuter. WOLVERHAMPTON. Apr. 14. F* atherweiijht Mickey Markey. who dieH after he in ft knocktd (rut by Jim Stimpson of Tipton last night had only one irrevious professional fight against D. Anderson of Jamaica at Hereford on Mar. 10 when he.. Markey, was knocked out in the
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    STASSEN'S BIG LEAD
    102 1 Reuter U.P. OMAHA. Nebraska. Apr. 14. Scoring a second clear-cut victory over Mr. Tnomas Dewey. Governor of New York, Mr. Harold Stassen today consolidated his lead for nomination as Republican Party candidate for the presidency of the United States. Alter his victory last week in the Wisconsin
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    ASAF ALI SAILS
    32 1 New York. Apr. 14. Mr. Asaf Ali, retiring Ambassador to the United States was I imong the 2.000 passengers in ttv liner Queen Elizabeth which sailed today for Southampton.
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    TIN ALLOCATIONS
    34 1 Reuter. WASHINGTON. Apr. 14. The Combined Tin Committee has allocated an additional 700 tons of tin to Brazil and an interim allocation of 200 tons to Austria for the current simonths. Router.
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    34 1 Reuter. untitled Middlesex, Apr. 14. -An open verdict was returned here today at the Inquest on W.A.A.F. Mary Patricia Brown, 24, found dead in a yard of a factory at Hayes last Friday Reuter.
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    LEWIS PLEADS NOT GUILTY
    84 1 Reuter. Washington. Apr. 14. Mr John Lewis, President of the United Mineworkers of America, went on trial here tcday i on a charge of contempt of court for not obeying a coun order to call off the recent four weeks strike of 400.000 miners. Mr. Lewis
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    TO PAY CANADA IN U.S. DOLLARS
    100 1 Reuter. London. Apr. 14. Frcm tomorrow Britain will piy United States dollars for the whole of her imports from, Canada, Sir Stafford Cripps. Chancellor of the Exchequer, I announced today. Vhe r>rangement under which Britain has been I drawing on the Canadian credit to
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    JEW VICTORY REPORTED
    54 1 U.P. TEL AVIV, Apr. 14. Hagana quarters here reported victory tonight in the Jewish battle against the Arabs attacking Mishamar Haemek settlement in North Palestine. The Jewish spokesman said that "100 casualties" were inflicted in the Jewish counterattack on Mensi Village, locatjed in the Galilean Hills overlooking
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    New Red Triumph
    45 1 Reuter. BUCHAREST, Apr. 14,--All Rumanian economic ministries ar" today in the hands of Communists after last night's reshuffle of the Cabinet and the re-election of Dr. Petre Groza as Premier. Communists took over the posts of Mines. Agriculture, Forests and industry. -Reuter.
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    INDIAN SCIENTIST FOR LONDON
    43 1 London. Apr. 14. Professor Sir C V Raman, Indian physicist ia.nd Nobel Prize winner in 1930. is arriving in London on Saturday to spend a few days as the guest ol the British Council He will meet leading scientists.
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    TIN SMELTERS ON STRIKE
    42 1 It is reported that pa it of the labour force employed at the tin smelting works at Pulac Brani went on strike at 5.45 a.m. yesterday because demands they made a fortnight I ago had not been met.
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    Penang's Olympic Footballer Here
    223 1 (Tribune Staff Beporter) "I am extremely lucky and happy, said Ya.) Cheng Eng. Penang's brilliant left-winger who has been capped for the China Olympic soccer team, on l"iis Up was erocted bv Messrs. He was greeted by Messrs. Chua Boon Lay. Choo Kwai Loh, Pau Ka-Ping.
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    CHEAPER MEALS COMING
    164 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Stating that the lifting of the food control does not necessitate increased prices and that it would be grossly unfair for restauranteurs to take advantage of this very sensible action of the Government which is obviously designed to reduce prices and not to increase
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    WORLD’S SAFEST
    37 1 U.P. NEW YORK, APR. 14.—Elevators in New York buildings are the safest in the world with a record of only 122 accidents for three milliard passengers last year, according to the citys Department of Buildings.—U.P.
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    Malay a To Raise Tin Price Question
    279 1 U.P. WASHINGTON Apr. 14,—United States officials said today that both Malaya and Bolivia have served notice that they wish to bring up the question of tin prices during the sessions of the International Tin S-udy Group, to which India is reportedly sending a
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    Truman Asks For $4,245 Million
    42 1 WASHINGTON, APR. 14 Pres dent Truman sent to the House of Representatives to- day a formal request for 14,*****0,006 to be provided promptly to finance the Marshall Plan during the financial year beginn ng on July 1.
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    Bus Conductor Beaten Up
    64 1 In full view of passengers and bystanders, a bus conductor of a private bus company was attacked by a gang when the bus stopped in front of the Palacegay Theatre shortly before, 5 p.m. yesterday. The victim was beaten unconscious and left lying on the road
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    IRAQ MINISTERS RESIGN
    30 1 Reuter. BAGDAD, Apr. 14. Arshad Umari, Iraq Minister of Defence, and Mohammed Alhabib, Iraq Minister without Portfolio, have resigned for health reasons, press reports stated today .—Reuter
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    AFRICANS STRIKE
    30 1 BULAWAYO, Southern RhodeMa, Apr. 14. —The special constabulary was called out and soldiers stood by to help regular police when several thousand Africans struck work here for wages.
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      26 1 Today's Weather Bright with scattered thunderstorms, especially over Southern Malaya this afternoon. Temperatures in P ast 24 hours: Max. 90.5 degrees. Min. 73.9 degrees. Rainfall: Nil.
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    Police Raid Three Labour Unions
    297 2 THE SINGAPORE POLICE YESTERDAY CARRIED OUT RAIDS ON THREE TRADE UNION PREMISES IN AN ATTEMPT TO DISCOVER THE ORIGIN OF A POSTER ISSUED IN CHINESE WHICH CONTAINED "DIRECT INCITEMENTS TO BLOODSHED AND VIOLENCE IN THE WORDS OF AN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. NINE ARRBSW3 HAVE BEEN MADE
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    Food, Livestock For Singapore
    82 2 (Tribune Staff Reporter) tile fcUile funnel snip "Charon" arrived in Singa. pore yesterday from Ft eligible Willi a large consignment oi fooastults. hvestocK. confectionery, lexifier, blankets, machinery, tsA for several local Bran*. There were four racehorses, a crate of pigeons, r.nd 3.000 sheep besides eggs, onion:
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    Youth Council's Call For Leaders
    405 2 (Tribune Staff Reporter) CANON R. K. S. ADAMS, FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE YOUTH COUNCIL. AN ASSEMBLY OF LEADER 3 OF YOUTH MOVEMENTS U\ T SINGAPORE, SAID YESTERDAY THAT THE COUNCIL 1 PROMISES TO BE THE j MOST INTERESTING OF EXPERIMENTS IN SINGAPORE HISTORY.' The Youth
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    JAPS BUY RUBBER FROM MALAYA
    55 2 Reuter. TOKIO. Apr. r*. Skip, ments of crude rubber and cotton .irrfved here this morning- from Malaga and the United States respectively and consigni d for eventual Japan* se industrial see. One. thousand seven hundred and thirty nine, tons of crude rubber cere brought here
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    OVERSEAS ASSURANCE
    120 2 The payment of a dividend of 6 per cent, for the year amounting to $39,000 was approved at i the twenty-third annual general meeting of the Overseas Assurance Corporation. Ltd. held in Singapore yesterday. Messrs. Lim Liat Boon. Chee I Guan Chiang, Chua Poh Siang and T, W.
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    JILTED GIRL IS JAILED
    123 2 Pretty. Loc Lei Chan. a 20- year-old Cantonese girl who attempted to commit suicide :by drinking caustic soda be- Cause she had been allegedly jilted by her lover, was sentenced to two weeks' simple imprisonment plus a fine oi $50 ot another month's lmj prisonment. in
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    DRUG SUSPECTS ARRESTED
    105 2 Reuter. Shanghai. Apr. 14.—Six drug trafficking suspects, including two women, believed to br members of a ring oper- ating between hero and Peip. ing by air, wore arrested by Garrison officers yesterday. I according to Chinese reports. The round up is expected to lead to the discovery
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    NURSES’ TRAINING COURSE IN MAY
    98 2 During May. courses will I open at the Preliminary f Training School of the Gkne- ral Hospital. Young ladies 0* 17 or over who wish to be. cony trained nurses and have reached the 7th or Btn stan dard in education are invited to take
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    EVIDENCE WAS VAGUE: DETECTIVES ACQUITTED
    664 3 IPOH. Apr. 14 —Remarking that the evidence insl the accuse*] was vague and that there was indent proof of a threat, t he Hon. Mr. Justice L E fox I vans, presiding at the Perak Assize Cour. ac(i and discharged two Chinese ex-detect;vos of aiping,
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    ROTAN FOR PICKPOCKET
    159 3 ApH kpocket was ordered to he given eight strokes of the rotan in addition to one I month's rigorous imprisonment, by the Fourth Police Magistrate, Mr. R. C *i l yesterday, when he i avicted Lam Wing Kuan, a 32-year-old Cantonese, ol stealing *7 and a handkerrhiel
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    Commons Accepts Cripps' Budget
    88 3 U.P. lAJßtiXjpi, Apr. 14. The House of Commons last rii accepted .sir Stafford Cripp'a record peacetime budget without division after a five-day debate. Sir Stafford, winding up the debate, made only one minor concession. He withdrew the j tax on children's clothing. The rest of his
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    Asst. Controller Of Foreign Exchange
    21 3 Mr. Loh Kok Phong lias bven appointed to act as MS •ssis'-.'-it Contrcller of Foreign Frcfiange.
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    Mr. Toh Eng Hoe Entertained
    167 3 A cosmopolitan gathering was present at the Haa Lian School on Saturday when the Taiping Chinese community Including representatives from Kuala Kangsai and neighbouring towns held ;i tea party In honour of the Hon. Mr. Ton Eng Hoe, .IF'.. MCH. who was recently appointed a
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    Colonial Welfare Scholarships
    132 3 Information has been received that the fol.owing, from the Federation of Malaya have l.een awarded Colonial Development and Welfare Scholarships for 1948:— K. Ratnasingham and Tahir bin H. A. Manan, both of the Public Works Department—scholarship of, up to four years for B.Sc. decree course in Civil
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    30 3 SHANGHAI, Apr, 14:au?;» they were described in an article as ''motor cr-r dri-v.-rs" seme 100 drivers smash. r-d busings offlec of the Tactions Daily News in Chuneking on Sunday night
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    AIRMAN GETS 3 YEARS' JAIL
    753 3 LEADING AIRCRAFTSMAN WILLIAM REID WHO WAS ON TRIAL AT THE SINGAPORE ASSIZE COURT ON A CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED ARMED ROBBERY. WAS FOUND GUILTY YESTERDAY" AND SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS' RIGOROUS IMPRISONMENT. THE SENTENCE WTLL TAKE EFFECT FROM THE DATE OF HIS ARREST. Willani Reid was
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    Toyed With Gun, P.C. Found Shot
    338 3 A POLICE CONSTABLE WHO TWIRLED A LOADED REVOLVER ROUND HIS FINGERS WAS FOUND SHOT IN HIS BARRACKS SHORTLY AFTER. DECEASED WAS 20-YEAR-OLD ABDUL LATIF BIN HAMID. A CONSTABLE ATTACHED TO THE SINGAPORE TRAFFIC POLICE. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT T H E TRAFFIC POLICE BARRACKS,
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    HOW A PLANE FLIES
    98 3 Members of the Singapore Branch of the Society of Licensed Aircraft Engineers were given an instructive and entertaining Mm show hy the Shell Company on Tuesday evening. The films shown were, "How an Aeroplane Flies" and "The M quito", and the show took place in the
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    Alleged Retention Of Stolen Goods
    119 3 A Malay who had been orfered bail of $10,000 on three charges or dishonestly retaining stolen property was again produced in the Third Police Court yesterday on four other similar charges. Accused, Haji Shukor bin Haji Idris '26», was alleged to have dishonestly retained un
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    TREASURY BILLS
    40 3 The Government of the Colony of Singapore will invite tenders tor an is.sue of $3 millions by Treasury Bills n April 25 Mibject to the general conditions governing the issue and repayment of Colony of Singapore Treasury Bill.;.
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    Singapore Finn Buys Tank Landing Ship
    50 3 Washington, Apr. 14: —The Statt- Department announced the of one infant rj ijndiiig craft Lo T. Y. Fong. Of Asia Development Corpo-r-ition Shanghai io r $6,500. it also announced the sale of seven tank landing ships to lung Hwa Trading Company. Singapore, for $122,000.
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    "Fire" Incident In Police Court
    298 3 THE STAID PROCEEDINGS IN THE SEVENTH POLICE COURT WERE TEMPORARILY THROWN OUT OF GEAR YESTERDAY, WHEN SMOKE BELCHING FROM THE POCKET OF A WITNESS IN THE WITNESS BOX CAUSED A.S.P. E. MOULE, PROSECUTING TO EXCLAIM THE WITNESS IS ON FIRE." Lin Rang Choon. an Asian
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    Death Of Weil-Known Penang Towkay
    76 3 PENANG, April 14:—The death occurred at his residence in MacAlitter Road, Penang, yesterday oi Mr. Choong Lye ilin. a prominent Penang Chines.-, at the age Of 63. He was a partner in Ban Hock Bee Rice Mill. Sungcl Pinarig Witn his brother, Ohoong Ly< Hock,
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    Planters Assn. Scheme For Estate Staffs
    279 3 Kuala Lumpui, Apr. 14. The introduction of a scheme for the paying of bonus or com- mission to subordinate staffs on 1 all estates is recommended by the council of the Malayan 1 Planting Industries Employers' Association. This is revealed in the Association's reply
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    PI ENVOY IS ENTERTAINED
    152 3 The Singapore Filipino As--1 sociation entertained Mr. I Mantu l A. Alzate. P. I Coun- sul-Gt neral to Australia and New Zealand. Mrs. Alzate and j other members of his group to i a tea parly yesterday mi, th( Princes' Restaurant j Over 45 iguosts were
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    Repeal Of BMA Road Laws Urged
    80 3 <Tribune Staff Reporter) Claim.ng that the livelihood of vehicle-owners and drivers are being threatened by the increasing difficulties brought about by the B M A. Road Transport Proclamations, a petition has toiay heen forwarded to the authorities by the Joint Conttiit..ee of Vehicle-Owners' and
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    Political Fireworks
    665 4 A note of seeming bitterness is creeping into Brirish politics. !In i!he House of Com•nons on Monday the Government was acI cused of planning a shortage of steel in order to pave the way for nationalisation of the industry. Mr. Oliver LytJUeton, a well-known figure in ijhe metal
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    JAPS MAKE TRUCKS
    53 4 Reuter and AAP. Tokio, Apr. 13. The production of automotive trucks in Japan will be increased to 19,400 during the current fiscal year to alleviate freight transportation shortage SCAP's economic and scientific section reported today. Nine-thousand-two-hundred-ana-fifty standard size trucks were produced in Japan during the last fiscal
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    AS OUR READERS SEE IT White Australia Policy Under Fire
    475 4 Sir, Along with many others among your Chinese and other non-European readers, I too, wish that the Australian Minister for Immigration (by the way, would not the title be more fitting If altered to the "Minister of Racial Purification?) and
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    Malay Songs
    140 4 Sir. I crave for a space in the Readers' Column of your popular issue. The article written by "A Friend of Malays and Chinese" under the caption 'Chinese Who €>ang Malay Song" is very interesting indeed but I think he has failed to give credit where credit is
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  • Letter
    1951 Voter Wants A Local Hansard
    502 4 UNIONIST. Sir.--Most of the evening newspapers of April 7. and the morning papers of April 8. in Singapore carried news of the speeches by the Governor, the Legislative Councillors, questions from unofficials and replies from Government benches. The proceedings, as reported to have taken
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  • Letter
    Good Service Needs No Praise
    697 4 Sir, "Unfortunate Lots" writing in your Readers' columns on April 3 seems to be harbouring a grudge against that section of the Medical Department which had recently been commended by the authorities. From the substance of his letter one can only presume that he is
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    PYL Is Seeking Clubhouse Accommodation
    590 4 air, —as your popular paper is the Voice of the People and being For the People and By the People and since it has been the sole instrument through which many an association and individual nas been helped to achieve its objects or desires, I
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    I SAY A GAIN: MY FIGHT WITH WALCOTT WILL BE MY LAST
    1337 5 EXCLUSIVE ARTICLE BY JOE LOUIS it again. My fight >tt will be my last. IW I'm retiring, this on the Queen days out from i nd as I near the I :ir. and tough the Walcott fignt H
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    LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
    195 5 Reuter. j London. Apr. 14.—Although j slignt improvements were i today recorded in vne Giltedged section of the London I stockmarkets, it cannot be I assumed that confidence hats been restored. Recent selling appears to have ceased and aemand on the part of small operators was sufficient
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    Arms Confiscated In Italy
    56 5 Reuter. ROMF. Apr. 14:—It announced here today that *,he Italian police had conns:aUd nearly 500 machine. *uns. 4 500 rifles 'nd BYe Mian a million rounds of ammunition in the first three •ninths of this year. Tvelvo had be n arretted in k '~e p »st,
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    Red Boss Defied
    29 5 U.P. ROME. Apr. 14—Aleide de Gisperi dened tv Com. munist boss Palmiro Togllatti's boast that the Premier Is 'afraid to come back to Milan" by retuming.—U.P.
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    MALAYAN NEWS BRIEFS
    1796 5 Inspector .lalalludin has her-n transferred from Sungei I'atanl no fAlor SLar. m 9 m Mr. W. L. Davjson who was Superintendent of Workshops In A lor Star prewar has been appointed Works Assistant, Public Works Department Factory, Kuala Lumpur. An examination for Hospital Assistants will he held
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    Hongkong Struggle For Seat In Chinese National Assembly
    505 5 Reuter—AAP. HONGKONG, Apr. 14 —Behind a bitter struggle which is raging wi-hin the Hongkong uninede 1 Chamber of Commerce, most nowerful Chinese commercial institution within the Colony, is the possible prize of a seat in the Chinese National Asv The struggle is
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    Robbed Woman, Then Beat Her
    284 5 IPOH, Apr. 13. For robbing a woman then heating her iid w'th a stick. 24-year-oh'i. Too Khong was yesterday sentenced to four years' rigorous imprisonment and ordered to receive ten strokes of the rotan when he appeared before the Hon. Mr. Justice Cox F.vaois In
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    Orderly Discussions In Workers' Dispute
    251 6 INSTEAD OF THE EXCITED ATMOSPHERE WHEN WORKERS DEMONSTRATED BEFORE THE COMMISSIONER OF LABOUR THE DAY BEFORE. YESTERDAY'? DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE WORKERS' REPRESENTATIVES AND THE CONTRACTOR. MR. SEE KHOO SAN TRADING UNDER THE STYLE OF YEW HOE. BEFORE THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF LABOUR. MR. G W
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    Intelligence Slip On Bogota Revolt
    64 6 U.P. HAXtUXOTON Apr. IXA House investigation was ordered to discover whether the United Stuffs intelliqtnce slipped hit not learning in a«v vance tha plan, for what Secretary of State. George. C Marshall, called, th* "Co/h--munist mepired'' Colombian I t colt. Marshall was reported to have
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    2 SMALL FIRES
    42 6 me Singapore Fire Brigade dealt with two £7nail fixes yesterday afternoon. On< was a fire Orj a iubbish heap in Silat Road dealt with at 1 30 p.m.. and the other Wis a lallang lire at Van Kit Road.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    49 6 Mr. Chia Keng Tye and family keenly appreciate the expressions and tokens of sympathy and condolence from relatives and friends in their recent bereavement and hereby tender their sincere and i eartfelt thanks and gratitude to one and all for their attendance, letters, tele-i grams and floral tributes.
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    A DENIAL
    98 6 In the Malaya Tribune on Tuesday last it was stated that the contractor Yew Hoe in a statement to the C.I.D. alleged that he was asked by the Aik Hoe Co. Ltd and Bin? Seng Co. Ltd., to recruit labour for them. We are requested by Messrs. Walters
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    FOOD CONTROL SOCCER
    81 6 i The following are requested ,to turn up for the combined food distribution-rationing soccer XI in their soccer fixture against The Singapore Cold j Storage Staff Sport Club on today at the P.W.D. ground Serangoon Roau at 5.15 p.m. S. A. Hussain, A R. Ratty. I Fazal
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    YOUNG MUSLIMS SOCCER
    104 6 The following are requested to turn up for the Young Muslim Sangam Soccer XI against the Singapore Recreation Club en Friday at th: SRC Pad ing. < Kick-off ut 5.15 p.m.* S. A. Hussain; A. A. Syd £ultan. S S. Ibrahim. M. N. Syed: fe. A. Kador
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    Hostel, Sports Club For Ipoh Women?
    232 6 IPOH. Apr. 14. Plans for i the reopening of the YWCA, ia I Tpoh were discus-ed at a meet- i ing of present und pre-war members of the Association held at the home of Mrs. G. A. Thamsen in Tiger Lane yesterday when they
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    PORTSMOUTH SCORE SIX
    92 6 London. Apr. 14. —The following are football results: FIRST DIVISION Aston Villa 3. Blackburn Rovers 2. Dea by County 1. Wolveraampton 2. Everton 2. Chelsea 3. Portsmonth 6. Middiesbro' I. SECOND DIVISION Chesterfield v, Southampton l. Luton Town 2. Barnsley 1. Newcastle 1. Fulhaim 0. THIRD DIVISION
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    RED PLANES OVER ALASKA -SHE CLAIMS
    79 6 Reuter. WATERVILLE, Maine. Apr. 14.—Representative Margaret Smith (Republican, Maine) said here last night that Russian jet planes "have violated Alaskan skies." She accused the American Government of failing to tell the people specifically what were the critical threats of the current world situation. "The
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    Second Jailbreak By Polish Gunman
    79 6 Reuter. Chelmsford. Essex. Apr. 14. Stanislaw Zborowski. the Polish gunman who escaped an armed j hunt across four counties for 23 days last year, escaped from jail again luring the night. Police reinforcements were today rushed to block all roads j leading from this county
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    Korean Talks Postponed
    36 6 Reuter. NEW YORK. Apr. 14:—Hie conference between political leaden Of Northern and Southern Korea due to begin in Fliyong-Yang today, has been postponed indetiniteiy. according to Seoul Radio despatches picked here today. —Router.
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    Expansion Of Jap Radio Service
    43 6 Reuter. TOKIO. Apr. 14: —Expansion of radio-telegraph sex- vice on April 20 to and from Japan via the Osaka-Colom-bo circuit to include over 45 additional countries in Europe and Africa was announced today by SCAP's civil commvfnications section.—Reuter.
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    24-Hour Strike
    57 6 Reuter. TOKIO. Apr. 14:—More thin 20.00(1 communications j workers in the Osaka area will stage a 24-hour strike tomorrow, it Was reiltably learned today. Th? I strikers whose walkout will [disrupt all telephone and 'other communications in the Osaka area are demanding Increased wages and special ,allcwinces to
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    FRIENDLY TENNIS
    78 6 Tha following will represent the Malay Sports Association in a friendly tennis fixture of three singles and three doubles against Dr. Chan Ah Kow's party, at the latter's court on Sunday the 18th instant commencing at 8 a.m sharp. Singles: —H. Khamls, X Yadi and Bostam B. Kurshi.
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    Britain & U-S. Scrap Plan For Germany
    412 6 Britain U-S. Scrap Plan For Germany Reuter. BERLIN, Apr. 14. Britain, and America nave scrapped their plans for an early provisional West German government, it .vas reported here today, and Russia at the same time reaffirmed her desire for a four-power currency reform In Germany. Allied «ourcea here indicated that
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    STAR TIGER: SABOTAGE?
    177 6 Reuter. LONDON. Apr. 14.—Air ViceMarshal D.C.T. Bennet. former chief executive of the British South American Airways, suggested to a court of inquiry here today that the loss of the Tudor IV airliner. Star Tiger, on a flight from the Azores to Bermuda last January was more likely
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    Jap Machinery
    30 6 Reuter. TOKIO. Apr. 14:—The sal? Of over U556,000,000 worth Ol Japanese textile machinery J to India has be< n contracted i lor. or is now pending. Reuter. I
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    POLICE USE TEAR GAS
    62 6 KHARTOUM. APR. 14. 1 More than 50 Sudanese were hurt here today when police I used tear gas bombs and. truncheons to break up a j large crowd of demonstrators outside the governor's build- j ing. They were protesting against the sentence of 15 days' jail
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    CREDIT FOR TURKS
    34 6 Reuter. ANKARA, APR. 14.—Turkey will now get Marshall aid goods on credit instead of paying cash for them as previously arranged, the Turkish Foreigs Minister Mr Necmeddin Sadak announced today. —Reuter.
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    NSW Police untitled Labour Council
    32 6 Sviin. v ri H vot<- ma ,<„„'.' t I conl(.,r nCt> ""•if in favour of V New Soi Labour Council l in liv m i v ny I:
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    K.M. League untitled
    40 6 Kadayanallu, M premi follows a J laa n elected: Sport K. K. Mohan,., V--1» ache,, v, Maidin: "A" i, I S Ahdul captain: \i, s M ;V*' •need. n uY -oh, i LPT* Xaasim. an 0 I
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      206 6 FOR SALE FOR SALE:—Two pieces vacant land opposite the Padi Test Station about 3 miles from Mersing on the road to Endau. Area about I acres. Offers to Rennie. Lowick and Co,. Hcngkong Bank Chambers, Singapore. NOTICES ST. ANDREW'S MISSION HOSPITAL and ST. ANDREWS ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN that
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    2 Clubs Are Warned: "Stop Rough Play Or Face Drastic Action"
    745 7 SOCCER NEWS AND VIEWS....by SPECTATOR TWO Singapore first division soccer clubs have been warned by the S.A.F.A. Chairman to stop employing rough tacticon the field, or face "drast c •action," I was told yesterday. The two clubs are the
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    S.C.F.A. COUNCIL
    18 7 An S.C.F.A. Council meet, 'ing will held at the Benidemeer Sports Club th; evening at. 6.30.
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    Good Entries For S’pore Races
    658 7 A TOTAL OF 242 HOBSFS HAVE BERN ENTERED R THE SINGAPORE TTTRF CLUB FIVE-DAY SUMMER TING ON APRIL 24 AND 28 AND MAY I, 5 AND 8. There are 40 entries from Class One and Of) from Class I Bfl from ("lass 3. Below are
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    Indians Soccer
    88 7 The team to iepresent the Singapore Indians 2 XI against the British Military Hospital on Saturday 223 8.0.D. Ground St. George's Roa-' at 5.15 p.m., will be selected from the following: oithambiam. K. Narayana, Mohlnda Singh, S. Muthiah. M. Sintha. Putteh Balasubramanlar;. G. Retnatungah, Mooithi. G. Suppiah, M.
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    YMCA Cricket
    66 7 The following wIU be selected to represent the V.M.C.A. against the Medical College on Saturday, at the College ground at 2.00 p.m. Players needing transport are to assemble at 'iM.C.A. before 1.30 p.m. V N. PHUiy. L. Holloway, P. J Hooper, R. Lyne, R. Dehken, P. Swyny. R-
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    Weights For Last Day Of Penang Races
    365 7 (From Our Own Reporter) I j PENANG. Apr. 14. Be-! j low are the handicaps for the last day of the Penang Turf 1 j Club Spring meeting to be run I on Saturday j Horses, Class 4, Div. 1, 1 M.'le it
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    Joyful Juniors XI
    164 7 I 4 I The Joyful Juniors XI will y e playing a friendly game of J soccer at Pulo Bukom against l the Bukom Rangers on Saturj day at 5.15 p.m. The following [will be selected to represent the Joyful Juniors XI: —O. AngulI Ua. Tony Adalia,
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    "Malaya Cup" Ties
    106 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. —The following are revised fixtures ;n the Southern Section of the 11.M.5. Malaya' ('up Com petition rhome' teams mentioned first): Ist May: Malacca vs. N. Simbilaii; Johore vs. Singapore: R.A.F. vs. Army *»nd Navy. :22nd .May: N. Sembilan vs. Johore; Malacca vs. R.A.F.: Army
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    S.C.R.C. Meeting Today
    23 7 A genera! meeting <>f the Singaj),; lv Chinese Recreation Cub will be held this evening at 5.30 at the house
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    M.C.F.A. Team Will Go To Shanghai
    201 7 THERE is very little likelihood of the Malayan Contingent for the China National Games leaving Singapore without the soccer team. The football team will not go > only if the Games Committee decide to cancel the soccer competition. and this is considered only a
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    ROVERS HONOUR BOON LEONG
    161 7 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Chia Boon Leong, one of the three Malayan soccer stars selected for the China Olympic team, was honoured by his clubmates of the Rovers Sports Club at a dinner last night. Glowing tribute was paid to his prowess as a sportsman in the
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    SPORTS DIARY
    72 7 SOCCER: Div. I: <CFA (AAA) versus 1st Seaforvhs at Jalan Besar; R.A.F. (Seletar) versus R.A.F. (Changit at Seletar; Div. II: Katong Eurasians S.C. versus 19 Air Formation Signals at Geylang Stadium; Tigers S.C. versus 223 B.O.D. at St. George's Road; Police versus Kranji. W/T at Police Depot ground;
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    SPORTS LETTER
    296 7 Sir. You arr to be Congratulated in your "hit out'' urtieU oir Absent*? ftlirtore" wiiuh was quiU broadside. I uould like to suggest to the Chairman of the Selection Committee (who incidentally is a regular 'un i to hare a duty roster wherthu then U ill In at
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    NEWS from the MEWS
    120 7 i BY ALLAN LEWIS) PENANG. -KAMI' and HARI MAN, who were formerly trained at Ipoh. have been taken in hand by Singapore trainer, Maj. A. W. Heddle. PENANG TRAINER. JIMMY MARTIN, who will have a big string making a trip tt Singapore for the Governor's Cup
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    'Bluewhite Rovers'
    87 7 The Ist and 2nd XI of "Blue- white Rovers" will play soccer j against the Ist and 2nd XI of "Serangoon Association" on Saturday. 17-4-48. The teams will be selected from the fol- lowing IST XI: Km Poh, Kirn Liang. Ibrahim, Abdul Hamid, Hashnn, Hoon Leong, Yahaya Hussein.
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    MANSFIELD XI
    64 7 Th.- following have been selected to represent Mans- Held Soccer XI against Hongkong Shanghai Bank 2nd XI at soccer on the S.J.I, ground on Friday, at 5.15 p.m. Yeo Kin Poh. Tan Kirn Kee. Lan Wee Hock. Wong Fahn Koon. Szahaii. Sunny Tan. Hargreaves. Le,. Huav Keong. Koh
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    River Rampage
    37 7 U.P. CINCINNATI (Ohioi, Apr. i 14: -River rampaging tOBCad the evacuation of hundreds li ;of families as the weather j j bureau posted major flood i j i warnings from Pittsburg to Evan.sville, Indiana UP,
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    Incident Follows Accident In Div. 3
    1002 7 THERE WAS AN UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT IN YESTERDAY'S DIVISION 111 GAME IN THE S.A.F.A. LEAGUE BETWEEN THE HAIKOWYUS AND THE CHINESE ATI! LETES WHEN ZAM ZAM, ONE -OF THE HAIKOWYI'S PLAYERS, WAS APPARENTLY UPSET AFTER A COLLISION WITH,A C.A. PLAYER AND WALKED OFF THii FIELD.
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    "Golden Gloves" Draw
    72 7 Reuter. CHICAGO. Apr H A team comprising the European Amateur Boxing Champions drew with the Ameri Can "Golden Gloves" side b fore 20.000 at the stadium heir* last ni{|ht. eadh side winning four bouts. 'Hie result showed a bi» improvement, by tlv European boxers over last year's
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    FRIENDLY SOCCER
    34 7 The Harbour Board Boy Club second team will meet th* Malaya Tribune aoceer eleven in i friendly match to be pliyed on the SHB Boy'? Club ground <>n Friday at 515 p.m.
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    CHANGI WEDDING
    52 8 Wedding group taken after the marriage between Captain Peter Hoskins and Miss Pat Sanderson at Changi. Mrs. L. H. Cox, Major General L. H. Cox, Miss Pat Hay. the !>rid<- and bride, Air Vict Marshal arul Mrs. A. C. Sanderson, Captain David Daniels. Miss Elisabeth Cox an d
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    3 A.M. MID-RIVER ARREST SEQUEL
    243 8 PAGAN SKR i, Aor 1 1 When a sampan was stopped in the middle of Kuala Kurau Rivet at 3 a.m. on March 2( by a Police Sergeant, it wa.s found to contain five bags of rice. The boatman could not produce any movement permit
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    ROVERS HELP
    63 8 Splendid go<Uke*p<n?! by Teow Seng enabled the Rovers Sports Club to draw v. th »he Ist Devonshire in a Second Division game at the Ccyiang Stadium yesteiday. The game ended in a scoreless draw. Both teams were evenly matched. The defenders were hard working but the forwards had
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    Doctors To Hold New Plebiscite
    161 8 Reuter. LONDON. Apr. 14—The British medical profession is to hold a second plebiscite on the Government's health service due to start on July 5. Fiftysix thousand doctors will i be asked to reconsider whether they should co-operate in the ser vice now that the Minister
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    STUBBINS MISSED 2 PENALTIES
    76 8 Reuter. PRESICN, APR. 14. The English Football League easily be:it the League ol Ireiand bete tonight by i'our goals to zero in an inter-ieague match. A crowd of 35.000 saw an attractive game in which the Engl sh side played well w.thin themselves. They were leading
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    INDONESIA: NEW CRISIS
    140 8 Reuter. THE HAGUE. APR. 14. Holland is consulting with the Netherlands East Indies Government on whether to recall the Dutch delegation which met with ''hostile and insulting demonstrations and assaults' on arrival at Jogjakarta, Indonesian capital, on Monday. The Netherlands Government, it was officially stated here, "completely
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    THE DUCHESS IN TROUBLE AGAIN
    76 8 U.P. MADRID, APR, 14. The police today again arrested vivacious blonde Duchess of Valencia. This time numerous leaflets were found in her possession criticizing the recent Franco Peron agreement. The police also confiscated a mimeograph machine, which was used to print antigovernment propaganda. The Duchess
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    ITALY: ARMOURED POLICE CARS OUT IN FORCE
    441 8 Reuter. ROME, Apr. 14. Armoured police cars were out in force tonight In the great north Italian port of Genoa where Signor Pietro Nenni, Socialist lefti wing leader, was to an election address in the j rrain souarp. It was the strongest police
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    SABOTAGE ON SIAM RAILWAY
    68 8 Reuter. Bangkok. Apr. 14. Sabotage of two railway bridges in the southern border provinces of Yala and Pattani was reported in the Siamese press today. The papers blamed dissident elements for the sabotage. Political quavers here believe the -nclusion of a Musiim Assembly-man, Cheh Abdulla Wang
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    S.C.S. SOCCER XI
    53 8 The following will represent the S ngapore Cold Storage S.C. in a soccer match against the Rationing Office at the Government Printing Office Ground at 5.15 p.m. today: Eoon Hua: Hassan, Twa Tow; Kadir Lai Chor, Ali; Yeow Dek. Ah Kow, Mohamed, Sulong, Pirre. Reserves: Abd. Rahman,
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    Pace Work At Penang
    233 8  -  By ALLAN LEWIS PENANG, Thursday. Most of Saturday's runners were confined to pace work. Only a few of them were given fast work. Equine Parlance (Farad) did half a mile in 55. Tuconee (Turner) went five furlongs at three-quarter pace. True Liberty (Gentles) ran three in
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    Filipino War Dead Exhumed
    52 8 Reuter. Manila. Apr. 14. EKgfct hundred and ninety Filipino war dead whose bodies were exhumed from the battle areas of the South Pacific by the United states registration service, were laid io rest yesterday in the national cemetery on the slope of Mount Samet in battle-scarred
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    VON NIDA OUT
    63 8 LONDON. APR. 14. The Australian golfer. Norman Yon N.da. who won over 13.000 in British tournaments last season, failed to qualify n the Silver King professional golf tournament at Moor Park. Richmansworth. today. Yon Nida who has never previously failed to qualify in a major event in
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    He Taught Koran To Sultans
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    Programme For Royal Tour In Australia
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    Britain Denies U.N. Charges
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    Iron-Bearing Sand
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