Malaya Tribune, 6 May 1948

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    61 1 The Malaya Tribune BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE Larger Sales than any Afternoon Paper In Malaya Printed Simultaneously Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh d Penang. Telegrams: "Tribune Spore." Telephone: SSII (9 lines). EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1948 PRICE TEN CENTS The MALAYA TRIBUNE London Agents Messrs. Colin Turner Ltd.,
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    NEW EX-GRATIA PAYMENTS FOR FORMER MALAYANS
    197 1 LONDON, May s—Th- Colonial Secretary is considering an extension of ex-gratia war damage payments to certain Rritisii subjects in the Far East, not included in the present scheeme, who have returned to Britain. Replying to a question in the House of Commons today Mr.
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    SMELTERS BACK AT WORK
    144 1 Most of the skilled workers of the Straits Trading Company's Smelting Works at Pulau Branj returned to work this morning, while about 65 Javanese labourers left the island yesterday morning with their families lo look for work elsewhere. The labourers left the island following a meeting
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    EUROPE'S SOLE HOPE
    91 1 U.P. Paris. May 5.--Foreign MinkSter M. George Bidault said to-1 day that the Marshall recovery programme is Europe's sole nope of survival, and pledged France to continue to be the "shield*" of Europe" against peril from the East. M. Bidault told French diplomatic correspondents at luncheon that
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    28 1 Reuter. London, May 5.—The War Office announced that Maj.-Gcn. Sir John Kennedy had been appointed Colonel Commandant of the Royal Artillery in succession to Maj.-Gen. A. A. Goschen.—Reuter.
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    SENATOR FINED FOR BREAKING COLOUR BAR
    91 1 U.P. Birmingham, Alabama, Mag United Btatee Senator 7 ~,//(»r of Idaho today \iu tint and a txo- vi/ >hi> it jail .sentence dating Birmingham's ttii >> laws and entering ,i build*ng through an mtrana reserved for Negroes. In a <dy court trial, the Presidential
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    MONKS PLEAD FOR U SAW
    32 1 RANGOON. May 5: Bud dhist monk* in Rangoon de cided today to ask the Barm ese President, Shao Shw< Thaike, "for the gift of I Saw's life".
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    New U.K. Output, Export Records
    201 1 Reuter. LOXDON, May 5.—Sir Stafford Cripps, the Cabinet Minister directing the nation's production and export drive, today announced a series of records in industrial outupt and in exports in the first three months of this year. But he added a warning that the task of
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    13 HEROINES
    57 1 Reuter. LONDON. May s:—Miss Nora Inyat-Khan, a 31-year-old Anglo-Indian. la among the 13 women special agents captured and killed by the Germans during the last war who are named in a memorial tablet which will be unveiled 'ere Friday. Miss Invat-Khan parachutJ into France and helped 30 I
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    RUBBER FUTURES
    58 1 U.P. NEW YORK, May 5 —Rub--icr futures steadied with ugher prices in primary mar:ets. Futures closed 15 to 26 iigher with sales of 72 contracts. Closing prices: May 23.50 bid. June 22.45 nominal. July 21.75 traded. August 21.35 nominal. September 21.25 traded. October 21.20 nominal, November 21.10 nominal.
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    ATLLEE'S MESSAGE TO INDIA'S G-G
    63 1 Reuter. LONDON. May 5: —The Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee. has sent the following message to the Governor-Ge-neral Designate of India, Mr. Rajagopalachari: "I send my warmest congratulations on your appointment to the high office as Governor-General of India in succession to Lord Mountbattcn and
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    TOURIST
    22 1 Mr*, cnrl Wemtx, widow of the well-known artist, who arrive* here yesterday by the Pn mumt Monroe on a round-the-world tour.
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    Treaty With Japs Overdue
    160 1 Reuter. LONDON, May 6: -A peace treaty with Japan is "urgent »nd long overdue" Mr. Christopher Mayhew. Under Secretary fo r Foreign Aftairs, told we House of Commons in •wding up the two-day deon foreign affairs last ■girt. Hp believed that not on;y Japan hut all
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    SAID " I' M FINE" AFTER 12 YEARS' SLEEP
    160 1 SAID I' M FINE" AFTER 12 YEARS' SLEEP Reuter. White Pine. Tennessee. May 5. After sleeping for 12 years Mrs. Clara Runnels, aged 52. has awaken. She had been suffering from a mild form of sleeping sickness, and had been unable to recognise anyone until recently. Mrs. Runnels' sister-in-law said
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    Call To Doctors To Cooperate
    184 1 Reuter. LONDON May s.—Thc British Medical Association tonight decided to advise the n*t on\s sfi.W)o doctors to co-operate in the new "cradle-to-grave" health service despite an unfavourable verdict on the scheme by a majority of its members. Figures of the Association'! i plebiscite -the third
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    RUMOUR DENIED
    42 1 Reuter. LONDON. May 6: Mr. Omanuel Shinwell today delicd rumours in the House of Commons that he might decide to offer his resignation as Wat Minister. "1 have no intention ol resigning now or in the future," he told Reuter.
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    LEY'S ESTATE
    30 1 Reuter. lON DON. May 5: Thomas John Ley. former Minis ter of Justice in New South Wales who died last July aged 66. left £30.686 in Brit tain.—Reuter.
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    29 1 Reuter. BATAVIA. May s.—The Dutch have reported more than 50 alleged infringements of the "Renville" truce terms with the Indonesian Republicans to the United Nations "Good Offices Committee". -Reuter.
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    BRITISH WARSHIPS FOR CHINESE NAVY
    112 1 Reuter. LONDON, May s.—The British cruiser Aurora and the destroyer Menbip will be handed over to the Chinese Navy at Portsmouth on May 19, the Admiralty announced today. Chinese crews who are to take the warships over have been undergoing training in Britain for several
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    CONDITIONS IN ASIA IMPROVING
    71 1 Reuter. London, May 5. —Afr. Christopl er Mayhexc, Under Secretary of State, said in the Commons today, thai conditions hi South-East Asia were im proving. The rice ration generally had been increased and prospects were not unpromising. "We in Britain will devote ourselves tn the maximum
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    "The Real S. Africa"
    111 1 Reuter. Edinburgh. May 5.-—British, South African and Indian students today carried placards and distributed leaflets at the entrance to the "Meet South Africa" exhibition in the Royal Scottish Museum here to demonstrate against the colour bar in South Africa. They plan to continue picketing while the
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    HANOI TRAIN IS BLOWN UP
    62 1 Reuter. PARIS. May s:—The Hanoi to Haiphong train was blown up by a mine today. the French Press Agency reported here tonight. One passenger was injured. Three wagons were damaged. The agency said Indochinese nationalists were believed to have mined the line. This is the
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    ABDULLAH FIRM
    37 1 U.P. Amman, via Beirut, May S. King Abdullah of Transjordan said today that he intended to enter Palestine when the British mandate ended, with Transjordan and Iraqi armies "whether Arab League accepts armistice or not."—U.P.
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    Four Dutch internationals who are members of the East Sumatra Football Association fonrinu team, which arrfimi yesterday. Thtnj arc (left to right): cmtr&forumrrt JunAW*«; of ntrr.-hnll G Sterahs; left fullback and Akipyrr Deibtil. and g&llkcrmi Vy» dc Vrtdr
    39 1 Four Dutch interna tionals who are members of the East Sumatra Football Association fonrinu team, which arrfimi yesterday. Thtnj arc (left to right): cmtr&forumrrt JunAW*«; of ntrr.-hnll G Sterahs; left fullback and Akipyrr Deibtil. and g&llkcrmi Vy» dc Vrtdr
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    Truce Prospects In Palestine "Good"
    465 1 Reuter and U.P. JERUSALEM. MAY 5. PROSPECTS FOR A TRUCE IN PALESTINE "LOOK GOO D". MR RICHARD STUBBS. PALESTINE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION OFFICER. TOLD HJS LAST PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY. The three-man United Nations Truce Commission was meeting the Arabs In Jericho, he said, and was returning
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    BRITISH TROOPS ACT
    123 1 U.P. Jerusalem, May s.—British mecnanized reinforcements arrived here today from Egypt. The heavy tramp of hobnailed boots was heard f n the streets of Jerusalem as troops moved in to halt the shooting within city limits. The long procession was led by six heavy tanks. Marine Commandos,
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    THE FEAT OF MR. WILSON
    59 1 Reuter. London, May 5. —Mr. Harold Wilson, 32-year-old British Trade Minister, claimed here publicly today that he was "probably the only one of His Majesty's Ministers who has drunk a Soviet Minister under the table." He did not name the Russian. Mr. Wilson was speaking
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    World Situation 'Dangerous'—Eden
    185 1 U.P. LONDON, May s.—Mr. Anthony Eden told the House of Commons today that the world situation is very dangerous but not desparate. "It would be wrong if this knowledge of the deterioration in our situation were to induce in our minds anything of the nature of fatalism,"
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    ARABS WARN JOURNALISTS
    51 1 Reuter. BAGDAD. May 5: Foreign correspondents and Iraqi journalists were today warned that heavy punishment would be imposed on anyone defying the strict censorship on the movements of Arab armies. The editors of two morning papers are to appear in court for alleged breach of the regulations.-
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    FOOD STRIKE
    60 1 FRANKFURT. May 5: More than 30.000 workers in the American zone are out on strike tonight in protest against the poor distrbution of the food ration. The rush of stoppages, which began in 12 Nuremberg iron and steel plants, spread today to Mannheim. Kasscl. Munich and smaller towns
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    MORAL VICTORY FOR BRITAIN
    39 1 Reuter. PARIS. May 5. -The appointment of Mr. Chakravarty Rajagopalachari as Governor-Gen-eral of India to succeed the Earl of Mountbatten is "an immense moral victory" for Britain, the French Popular Republican newspaper Aube said today.—Reuter.
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    TO VISIT JAPAN
    30 1 Reuter. CANBERRA, May 5. A delegation of Australian M.P.'s may visit Japan after July to study conditions among the occupation troops, a Government spokesman said here today.—Reuter.
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      23 1 TODAY'S WEATHER Mainly fair but scattered afternoon showers in nortn. Temperatures in past 24 hours: Max. 87 degrees. Min. 74 degrees. Rainfall: 0.1"
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    New One-way Traffic Plan From Monday
    336 2 (Tribune Staff Reporter) A ONE-WAY TRAFFIC SYSTEM HAS BEEN DEVISED BY THE SINGAPORE TRAFFIC POLICE TO RELIEVE CONGESTION AT THE KAuLANG ROAD, CRAWFORD STREET AND LAVENDER STREET JUNCTION IN SINGAPORE. THIS NEW SYSTEM. WHICH HAS BEEN UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHB, WILL
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    Aid India Call
    136 2 Reuter. BIRMINGHAM, May 5. A call for Britain to show a considerable effort to help India and Pakistan even if it meant sacrificing badly needed technicians was made by Sir William Christie. Secretary of the. British Engineers' Association and a former Indian civil servant. Sir William, speaking
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    WAGES COMMISSION REPORT ON SALE
    31 2 The Final Report of the 1 Wages Commission is now on sale at the Government Publication Bureau. Fullerton Buildi ins. Tne price is $1.50 per copy.
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    STAGE CLUB
    106 2 Theatregoers are looking j forward to tonight's presentation by the Singapore Stage Club of Noel Coward's MCi cessftti play. "Biit.v Spirit". This play had a record run in j Sou'-ii Africa during the war, the principal parts being taken Iby Owen Francon Davies and Marda Vanne. During this
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    NO HOME: SENT TO HOUSE OF DETENTION
    76 2 Five frail looking Chinese and a woman, who were hardly able to step up into the dock, were ordered to be sent to the house of detention by Mr. R. C. J. Wait, the Fourth Police Court Magistrate yesterday. They were found on
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    Smelters Strike: Javanese Jailed
    316 2 THE STRIKE AT THE TIN SMELTING WORKS AT PULAU BRANI HAD A SEQUEL AT THE FOURTH POLICE COURT YESTERDAY. WHEN A 27-YEAR-OLD JAVANESE. MARTOJO BIN BAKROM WAS SENTENCED TO FOUR MONTHS" RIGOROUS IMPRISONMENT FOR THREATENING A CLERK WITH INJURY IF HE ATTENDED TO HIS DCTIES. Two
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    2 ACQUITTED, 2 SIGN BONDS
    178 2 KUALA LUMPUR. May 17. Before Mr. B G. Smith. District Judge, Kuala Lumpur, four Tamils. Muthiah, Sinnasamy. Alagiry ana Palany, were charged with causing hurt to Ramanathan and Nadarajah on Kiang Road on Jan. 4. It was alleged that Ramanathan who was a butcher's assistant,
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    PRINTERS' STRIKE
    46 2 Hanover. May ;>. Hanovei 1 was without newspapers toda\ as pi inters walked out to join the stiike of workers in Lowei Saxony against "inadequate food rations.' Some 15.000 chemical workers in the city also came out today bringing the numbei of strikers to 75.000.
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    Theatre Arrest: Man Charged
    195 2 Le«- Teck Hong (25). who gave his address as Pontianak. P>orneo. and who was arrested as he was leaving a Singapore theatre after a show on Tuesday, was produced on a tentative charge of armed robbery before Seventh Magistrate A. j Q. Shears, yesterday. Lee was
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    INDIAN ASSN. MEETING
    73 2 A meeting of the Committee of Management of the Indian Association will be held today at 6 p.m. at the Association premises. The following members are kindly requested to be present at the meeting: Messrs S. L. Perumal. D. T. Patel, A. K. Issac. R. Sitharam. R.
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    NEW MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONER
    124 2 Mr. S. A. Mohamed AH, JP irho has been appointed as 1 Municipal Commissioner tt 1 till the vacancy caused by tlv esignation Of Mr. R. Jumj. ohcy. was bom in Singapor. In 1006 and i s a :,on of the .ate Mr. S. A. Allapitchav. Aho
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    The Inner Wheel
    18 2 Members of the Inner Wheel Club will meet at the Adelphi at 5.15 p.m. today.
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    A MAZER AMAZED
    49 2 Reuter. MANILA. May 5. The creator of many amazing things. Robert L. Ripley, internationally famed for his Believe it or not" newspaper sketches, is truly amazed at the abundance of weird facts being presented to him by his legion of admirers and followers in the Philippines.—Reuter.
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    TYPHOID SWEEPS PALESTINE
    36 2 Reuter. JERUSALEM. .May 5 Fifty-six British servicers 50 soldiers an<l six police constable; j stricken in the typho mic sweeping the N lestine town of Acre r t Arniv source .<aul Uxi ter.
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      443 2 ON YOUR RADIO TODAY BLUE NETWORK .Music, ll p.m. Last News rnent Programme. Summary MALAY FNfll IftH Summary Close Down. n Mandarin. 12.03 Cantonese PWrirRAlifOTC PROGRAMMES IN MALAY <ongs. 12.30 OB. Southern I HUUKAMIB 12 p. m Programme Sum- Hotel Roof Garden. 1 p.m. m :iarv. 12.05 Musical Interlude. News
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    INCOME TAX: NO THREATS, SAYS COMPTROLLER
    499 3 The suggestion that Income Tax was ushered into the olony "amidst a cloud of threats" was made yesterday by Rotarian 1). Marshall at the Singapore Rotary Club weekly meeting when \lr. I). H. Tudor, Comptroller of Income Tax addressed the gathering on Income Tax
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    No Radio Licence: Fined
    130 3 ptain attached to the Singapore was fined the Sixth Police Court for operating his •.ithout a licence. Captain, Chailes An- ited that he was a to the Colony, and think it was necessary »0 have a licence. Captain's premises in Road was visited by I-'. Joseph,
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    JAIL AND BIRCH FOR BANDITS
    305 3 PUREE CHINESE, QUEK TOW LAM. TAN KIM HO AND TAX KIM CHEW. WHO WERE ON TRIAL AT THE SINGAPORE FIFTH ASSIZES BEFORE MR. JUSTICE BROWN AND A COMMON JURY ON A CHARGE OF VRMED ROBBERY, WERE SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS' RIGOROUS IMPRISONMENT AND 12 STROKES
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    ORDERED BACK TO PRISON
    110 3 Richmond. May 5. Tin United States Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday ordered former WAC Captain Kathleen Nash Put ant to be sent back to prison for her part in the theft of the fabulous Hesse crown jewels valued at one and a half million dollars. The
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    ASSOCIATION OF ADVERTISERS
    113 3 The Association of Acci edited Advertising Agents of Malaya has been formed to serve the interests of commerce in Malaya as well as local advertising and allied service generally. The establishment Of this tociatiou brings Malaya into tine with America, England ami Australia where similar professional organisations
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    2 DIE IN MOTOR COLLISION
    58 3 (From our own Reporter) MALACCA. May 5.—A collision between a bus and another motor vehicle yesterday evening resulted in the death of two passengers. The accident occurred on the Rembia highway. Five other passengers were seriously injured and twelve others received minor injuries. The two
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    SABOTEURS CUT PHONE LINES
    207 3 i Tribune Staff Reporter j TWELVE ĔXC H AN G E LINES IN THE FULLERTON BUILDINGS WENT OUT OF ORDER WHEN TELEPHONE IWIBB 8 WERE CUT BY SABOTEURS OK MONDAY IN A BATHROOM ON THE FIFTH FLOOR. Mr. R. W. Stainforth. the General Manager of the
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    RAJA'S KRIS IN CBT CASE
    146 3 TAIPING. May 5. A young Indian Muslim named Sher Mohamed. who pleaded guilty to committing criminal breach Of trust in respect of a kris valued $100 belonging to a Malay. Raja Abidin, was sentenced by the District Judge. Mr. A. M. Webb to undergo four
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    HEAVY RED CASUALTIES
    25 3 Reuter. RANGOON. May a. Go\ ernment sources today reported 'heavy Communist casualties' in the latest series of skirmishes in upcountry districts. Reuter.
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    Protest Against Jap Importers
    355 3 r I Tribunt Stan Report* r) H Chinese tevtile importers here have bean approached by manufacturers in Hongkong to do their utmost to combat the-. influx of Japanese textiles into this territory and, If neces-t sary, to aveM an\ dealing in these products. The Singapore Chinese
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    ST. GEORGE'S DAY DINNER
    194 3 The Royal Society of St. George will celebrate St. George's Day with a festival banquet at RaJtlea Hotel tonight The age-long customs and traditions connected with England's Day will be seen at the banquet. Toasts 'o the King and St. Ceorge will be proposed by the
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    MR. M.A. MAJID
    162 3 In a lettei to the Malaya Mbune, Mr. M. A. Majid A'cites i "You misreport me in vout Bftue of April 30. 1 did' not j ia* that the labourer's prime ntercsts should be to see that 1 heir employers' interests are ife-guaided. i "What I did
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    SHIPS COLLIDE OFF PI: NINE DEAD
    46 3 U.P. MANILA. May s.—Press reports said today that nine per sons were missing and prcsumM dead after a collision between the motorship Bowline Knot and the 13-ton launch ('onsuelo off the coast of Zamboana In the southern Philippines last night.—U.P.
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    Nepotism In The British Govt.
    1015 4 The notorious Colonial White Paper 197 of 1946 visualises an extended period during which colonial governments will be compelled to draw heavily upon the United Kingdom and also possibly upon the dominions for administrative officers until such time as the colonies are able to provide
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    HALF A MILE IN SIDE THE EARTH A Despatch from Cardiff
    246 4 LIM KENG HOR, now touring Britain, goes half a mile into the bowels of the earth, to tell the stirring story of Britain's biggest battle, the story cf the British coal miner at work. I spent an hour and
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    Giant Machines
    289 4 Despite the use of overalls and mufflers to keep the dust and dirt out, I emerged black, with coal dust blrcking my nostrils and ears, and sticking to my legs, body and thighs, having got in somehow through my stockings and my other clothes. Gigantic machines and machinery
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    Unnerving
    110 4 Led by my guide, I groped my way along the passage, squeezing myself against the side of the passage to avoid the wagonloads of coal that had already been filled and were waiting to be taken up. The passage was not more than ten feet wide and seven feet
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    Stumbling On
    142 4 Many of these had bucked and bent under the weight of the roof. Little bits of coal and coaldust were still dropping off the roof as I stumbled along, on yielding ground of coaldust. brushing coal off the sides as 1 went along, .steadying myself against both the
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    Coal- Winning
    132 4 I walked nearly 500 yards before I came to the section where the winning of the coal was on. On the way I passed many miners, attending to the motors, the machinery, the empty wagons, or working on strengthening the props. Each and everyone looked alike. Their headlamps
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    Safety Measure
    171 4 Here, ine experience could be extremely unner\ing. The drills were being worked, the coal-cutting machines were grinding and saving their way tnrough, and at the same time these machines were also tipping the coal they had won on to a conveyor belt which carried the coal, dust and
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    The Earth Sinks
    245 4 As the machines proceeded to eat into the face of the coal seam ever so slowly, gangs Dehind them were feverishly shoring up the sides and roof with props. Other men were pumping, ny machinery and pressure, slug and coal dust and earth into the gaps. This
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    Cairo-Cape Safari For Tourists
    236 4 Reuter. JOHANNESBURG. An 11.000-mile Cairo to Cape safari across the vast tracts of jungle and veld of tne African cont nent, revived for the first time since the war. will end in Capetown this month. The safari is part of the Union of South Africa's new
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    OF INTEREST TO MALAYS
    246 4  -  By N. Mamat The definition of the word "Malay." as it is understood to be under the Constitution ol the Federation of Malaya, is "one who was born in Malaya, professes the Islamic faith speaks ordinarily the Malay language and adopts the Mala> custom." And now,
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    TRAIN DRIVER HAD A CHAT
    261 4 Reuter. BOMBAY.—Bombay's Governor, Sir Manaraj Singh apologised to the public when in a circular issued from Government House, Bombay, he expressed ''regret" fo r any dislocation of railway goods traffic that his recent tour oy special train, of the nortnerri districts of Bombay Province may
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    CEYLON TOLD DETAILS OF KUALA LUMPUR RIOTING
    278 5 Reuter. COLOMBO, May 5.—A communique issued by the Ceylon Garrison headquarters regarding the Ceylonese soldiers' riots in Kuala L u mpur on April 22 and 24, states that the incidents at present the subject of Court* of Inquiry, are considered to have arisen
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    PREDICTS CANTON EXODUS
    110 5 Reuter. Canton, May 4. A possible exodus of Canton factories to the British colony of Hongkong, if China's export-import control i relaxed, is predicted by the Chinese newspaper Yuet Wah Po. It pointed out that Shanghai rica are migrating to Hongkong and added that the head of
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    RICE AND CURRY FOR OLYMPIANS
    95 5 Reuter. Colombo, May 4. Ceylon's Olympic Team will not miss their 'rice and curry' during all their three months stay in England thanks to an arrangement made by the local Olympic Committee to 'fly food-par-cels' by the 8.0.A.C. either every week or fortnight, as according
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    Cosmic Ray Research
    77 5 Reuter. BOMBAY. May 4: Tht Tata Institute of" Fundamen .al Research, which is one ol the two research institutes ii India selected for research ir atomic and nuclear physics lias deputed Professor P.S 3i!l to the Carnegie Institution, Washington, for si> nonths for special research work on
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    RAFFLES' NEW BALLROOM
    55 5 There was bit/ croud at the Opening of the Kaffirs Hotel ballroom last week. Top picture shows a happy gromp which includes Mr. Lav .vlrs. Km**, Mr. Topovzain, Capt. Akar, Mr*, Law. and fifr. HenshaU it the function. Bekm is a section of tin croud enjoying a
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    THE PRESIDENT TAKES ORDERS....
    297 5 Reuter. MANILA, May 4.—TiVre are only two persons in the Philippines from whom new president of the Republic, Don Elpidio Q lirino. takes orders—and likes them. These are his personal physicians. Observers, commenting lighily on the report, say the conntry cannot afford to lose another president
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    20-YEAR PLAN TO END T.B.
    147 5 Reuter-AAP. Sydney. May 4. Senator MrKenna (Australian Minister for Health and Social Services) has announced that the Commonwealth Government's plan for a 20-year campaign to eradicate tuberculosis is expected to be in operation late this year. Senator McKenna said the first stop probably wouid be
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    Exiles Herself
    98 5 Reuter. Karachi, May 5 The wife of i Hur tribesman who has been jetained under the Hur regulations, has voluntarily exiled herseU to a thatched hut in a waterless desert where she has vowed to live in solitude until her husband la released, it was repotted here. Tin
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    LION ROAMS THE STREET
    94 5 Reuter. POOJM, May k- A circus lion suddenly found itself at large in the Poona Cantonment area when its cage, which teas bnna transported on a bullock cart, fell off, forciny open the door. People scattered in all directions as the Htm crouched for a moment
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    SNAKES TOO..
    81 5 Reuter. Karachi. May 4- sudden unseasonal ris< *n t,'i> Indus caused snakes to qn*t their hott n along ihe water's edgt and infiltratt into villages in the sum undinu countryside, spreading alarm among the villagers. Th c river normally rises roundabout Mail each year and the snakes, which
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    $7½-Million Cement Plant For Selangor
    235 5 Kuala Lumpur, May 4. Two technical experts from the Associated Portland Cement Manufactures. Ltd., have arrived in Kuala Lumpur to carry out final investigations in regard to the most suitable site for the works, and to make preliminary arrangements for the erection of the $7i-million
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    KWANG TUNG TO HAVE OWN CIVIL SERVICE
    100 5 Reuter. Canton. May 5. A step towards the establishment of a Jivil Service for Kwangtung Province will be taken this summer when the Provincial Government holds a public examination for graduates of Canton's middle scnools and universities, who desire a career with the
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    MALAYAN NEWSBRIEFS
    1316 5 An aged Hakka woman was ound hanging on Monday denting in San Peng Road Cuala Lumpur. The Police :ame after being informed md had the body removed oon after its discovery. The Dato Kiana Pctia, Unlang of Sangei Ujong. delated open the Tarzan Swiming Club at Port Dickson
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    DEATH
    68 6 MRS. LEE POH LEE (Nee Lim Slew Chin) age 52, of Medan, passed away peacefully at 25 Cheng Tuan Street at 12.80 p.m. on 3rd instant, leaving a son, Lee Boon Theng and daughter-in-law, two daughters A two sons-in-law, Mr. Khoo 800 Seng Mr. Wee Thiain Choo several grand
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    Colbay's Fine "Double"
    1000 6  -  By ALLAN LEWIS ALTHOUGH THE WEATHER WAS THREATENING ON THE FOURTH DAY OF THE SINGAPORE TURF CLUB'S SUMMER MEETING* AT BUKIT TIMAH YESTERDAY. A LARGE CROWD WAS IN ATTENDANCE AND THE WEATHER CLEARED AND THE PROGRAMME WAS GOT THROUGH IN BRIGHT SUNSHINE. THE USUAL PROGRAMME CONSISTING OF
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    BIG SWEEP
    64 6 First Pool: $100,000. Ist. Prize: *****0 $50,000 2nd. Prize: *****6 $25,000 3rd. Prize: *****2 $12,500 Starters: $1,388 each *****2, *****5, *****6, *****9, *****5, *****9, *****9, *****7, *****9. Second Pool: $76,571. 1 st. Prize: *****6 $38,285 2nd. Prize: *****3 $19,142 3rd. Prize: *****9 $9,571 Starters: $1,063 each *****0, *****0,
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    Bickering At U.N. Meeting
    238 6 Reuter. LAKE SUCCESS. May 5.— The Trusteeship Council after a night session lasting till 1 a.m. local time finally agreed on the text of its report to the General Assembly of the United Nations. It may WQ to the Assembly today. After a meeting of bickering
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    BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
    157 6 Reuter. LONDON. May s.—The British Parliamentary' Labour Party today discussed the "Nerini incident" behind closed doors for nearly two-and-a-half hours in one of its most dramatic meetings for years. Some of the 21 Labour members of Parliament whose names appeared on the controversial election goodwill telegram were
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    London Stock Exchange
    163 6 Reuter. LONDON. May s.—British Government securities benefitted from small investment buying in the stock markets today. Gains of I,Bth per cent, wero widespread with the long-dated issues in particular demand. Once again, however, the overall volume of business remained small but the undertone of markets was sufficiently
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    SINGAPORE CLARKE RANGERS
    52 6 The following will represent the Singapore Clarke Rangers in a cricket match against R.A.F. Tengah, at Tengah, on Saturday: S. Nair. M. Wilson, B. Kleinman. H. Shah, H. Rodrigues, G. de Silva. A. Jan sen. A. Oliverio, A. Ahmad, H. Danker. J. de Silva. Play starts at
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    BRITISH ENFORCE CEASE-FIRE
    35 6 JERUSALEM, May 5.- British troops today enforced the cease-fire order In Jerusalem by seizing and smashing the guns of Arabs who traded lire across the Mahmillah cemetery with Jews throughout the night.
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    TABLE-TENNIS
    51 6 The following wid represent the C.V.M.A. St. Teresa at 'J i.ble-Tennis against the Fraser Neave Sports Club on Saturday at 5 p.m.. to be played at our premises: Kow Kirn Swee. Maurice Nun is. Thomas Lee. Bernard Chok. Chan Peng Wei. Wee Kay Teo, Goh S. Chan. and Martin
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    M.C.F.A. PRESIDENT
    43 6 At a council meeting held last week, Mr. Yeap Hock Hoc. of Penang. was elected to act as President of the Malayan Chinese Football Association in place of Mr. Lee Kong Chian, who has gone on leave to the United States.
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    PENALISED – BECAUSE HE IS LOYAL TO HIS OLD CLUB
    541 7 PENALISED BECAUSE HE IS LOYAL TO HIS OLD CLUB FOOTBALL NEWS AND VIEWS BY SPECTATOR THE Chinese -ole tion commit- j h.'ivo selected a team irhieh, with one or two ex-j reptions, is about the strong* the S.C .F. A. ran field tins season. surprise was iht decision not to
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    POST-MORTEM —
    163 7 POST-MORTEM On yesterday's game YIN KEE displayed good opportunism Io notch two goals. With a little luck he would hare slammed in another. He played his first game for Rovers this season. ANOTHER man who shone as brightly as Yin Kec was Eng Hoe. He was tested with almost every
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    C.H S. SOCCER WINS
    94 7 During the week-end the Commercial High School second scored two soccer wins Playing against the Serangoon Wlzzarda l<i. eleven on Saturday, the High School i] up two goals to one The CHS beat the c.V. M..V I Katong I second team by one-nil, when thi J
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    C.H.S. WINS AT BADMINTON
    86 7 mercial High School three sets to twe the Katong Boys' il wh< n they met at bad;::intor. on Sunday. The following are the re CH.S players menfii st i Singles Allen Wee beat K. K. Siong 15-11. 15-2; Salam b. Mohammed »uno lost to Kian Bin
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    East Sumatrans' Debut Today
    718 7 THE EAST SUMATRA FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION (OOST SUMATRA VOETBAL BOND) TOURING TEAM OF 17 FLAYERS AND FOUR OFFICIALS ARRIVED BY PLANE AT KALLANG YESTERDAY AND WERE GREETED BY OFFICIALS OF THE SINGAPORE AMATEUR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION AND THE SINGAPORE CHINESE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION. Looking extremely fit, Deibel. Skipper of
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    Yin Kee Scores 2 In Rovers' Win
    575 7 Rovers Sports Club 2 Seaforth Highlanders 0 For the second day in succession, exhilarating goalkeeping was seen at Jalan Besar Stadium in Div. I S.A.F.A League games. On Tuesday Wai Mun (Tigers) and Campbell (R.A.F. Changi) delighted the supporters with some brilliant goalk^eeping.
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    CHINA GAMES OPEN
    138 7 SHANGHAI, May s.—More than 2.300 Chinese athletes hailing from all parts of the coun- I try and overseas paraded amid a riot of colour, martial airs and cheering from seme 100.000 spectators today as the curtain rose on China's first postwar national athletic meet at Kiangwan Stadium
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    "CLARKE CUP" CRICKET TEST AT WEEK-END
    214 7 When the Seiangor Eurasians meet the Singapore! Recreation Club this week-end OB the padang. in their annual j cricket test match, they will be I battling tor a trophy for the I first time. This trophy, the "Conrad Clarke" challenge cup. is presented by
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    BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS
    121 7 Entries arc now invited for ihe Singapore Badminton Aai soeiattons 1948 men's and I women's junior singKs ;ind doublet championships Entry form/- may be obtain;'d from the honorary secretary. Mi. We c Kirn Wee. c-o United Press. Second Floor, Elect! a House. Robinson Road. The' closing date Ls
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    ISLAND CLUB APRIL MEDAL
    108 7 The replay of the "A" Division April Medal tie resulted in C. Y. Koh (16i winning same with a net score of 74. The "B" Division replay was won by S. D. St. Clair with a net score of 73. Members are reminded that the Flag
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    Crispian Will Be Danger To Game Law
    729 7  -  By ALLAN LEWIS Grand Prix and Some Class are not to run in this Cup race and we will see consistent Rosewell's Bov now go into pride of place with 9.0, as weights will all be raised 9 lbs. and this, I think,
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    PROSPEROUS B.P.
    124 7 In a friendly return badminton match played at the Muhibbah B.P. ccutt last Sunday night, the Prosperous B.P. "B" Team defeated the Avonova B.P. by six games to one. Results (Prosperous B.P. players mentioned first): Singles: Tan Keng Soo beat Hassan Mohammad 15-6, 15-9; j Chan Chew Peng
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    JUNIOR B.P. WIN
    120 7 In a friendly return game of badminton, played last Sunday at their home court, the Junior B.P. beat the Flower B.P. by four games to three. Results (Junior players mentioned first): Singles Tan Chye Toon beat Khng Khia Kin (15-4), (15-0) Anthony Lim lost Peter Low (6-15),
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    SHELL vs. FIREFLY
    73 7 Players to represent the Shell Sports Club in a friendly j game of badminton against the Firefly Badminton Party on j Saturday at Duku Road, com- j mencing 7 p.m., will be selected from the following: Arthur Lee. Heng Siak Tiang, > Ng Heng Kwang, Tan Kwang
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    BOYS' CLUB WINS
    86 7 In a friendly badminton match played last Sunday, the Malay Settlement Boys' Club beat the Special Constabulary by four games to one. Result M.S.B.C. mentioned first, are as follows: Hassan Ali lost to Sutome 14-14. (0-3), 10-15. A. Manaff Anwar beat Lay Tai Sang 13-13, (.VII. 15-6.
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    DEPOT SOCCER TEAM
    60 7 The following wili represent 3 Sub Depot of 223 BO D. at soccer against the Blue Rovers j to-morrow (Friday) at the St. George's Road ground. K. Jeej varajah. Churm Mohindar i Singh. A. George. A. Osman. ;J. X. Carvelo. Galsworthy. Whitehead. Aziz. Osman, Sawi kins. Reserves:
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    EDEN TELLS RUSSIA: YOU ARE RISKING CALAMITY
    584 8 Reuter and U.P. LONDON, May s.—Mr. Anthony Eden, Britain's wartime Foreign Secretary, declared in Parliament today that if the Russians persisted in ttviir present methods—such as in Czechoslovakia and Berlin—they would H V an overwhelming calamity themselves and, alas, fo the world. Mr.
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    RED OFFICER FLEES TO U.K.
    75 8 U.P. LONDON. May 5: The Daily Herald reported today that Russian Lieutenant Colonel Y.D. Tassoyev is in England as a political refugee. The paper said that Tassoyev, who disappeared in Germany April 23. remained in hiding while his application foi entry to Britain was considered.
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    DANES LEAD2-1
    65 8 Reuter. Copenhagen. May 5. Egypt won the doubles on their Davis Cup match with Denmark here today and so Denmark lead by two rubbers to one with two singles to be played. In the doubles Adly Shaffei and Marcel Coen. Egypt, beat Kurt Nielsen and Torben Ulrich. the
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    Cocktail Party
    19 8 The American President Lines will give a cocktail party this evening on board th c President Monroe
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    WELCOMES MALAYAN 'VARSITY
    131 8 (From our own Reporter) MALACCA, May .7. "As the Carr Saunders report points out, the scheme for adult education must start natumally and gradually, but before very long I do not doubt that the new University of Malaya will play a great part in the adult education
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    ARMY ALL OUT FOR 194
    100 8 In the opening day of theii wo-day cncKet rtxture against ne Combined R.A.F.. the Army totalled 194 runs ali jut after a shaky start when their opening batsmen were _>ut for 13 runs. A splendid contribution by Major I. A. Robertson (60) aas a feature
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    GEISHA GIRLS-NEW STYLE
    64 8 U.P. TOKIO, May 4. -Many geisha girls today have decided it is more fun and more profitable to sell their "entertainment" at parties and private homes rather than through the ageold system of "geisha exchane: houses." Hitherto, singing, aancinand otherwise attractive geish; could be channelled to parti,'
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    Australians Lose 4 For 38
    583 8 Reuter. BRADFORD, May s.—The Australian tourists, after dismissing Yorkshire for 71, did not fare too well themselves on the treacherous pitch, and at close had lost four wickets for only 38 runs. Smailcs. three for 19, was the chief cause ot the tourists' batting failure.
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    SEEN & HEARD AT THE RACES
    203 8  - SEEN HEARD AT THE RACES By ALLAN LEWIS Colbay. who won so brilliantly at his first start, again displayed his ability to gallop in Race 6 at Bukit Timah yesterday when he showed a clean pair of heels to his opponents in the race for Class 8 Div. 1 horses.
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    CEYLON CHAMPION JUST FAILS TO WIN UK TITLE
    171 8 LONDON. May 5 —Albert Perera, amateur bantamweight champion of Ceylon, was disqualified in the final of the British Amateur Boxing Association's batamweight championship at the Empire Pool. Wembley, tonight. The disqualification occurred in the third round when Perera, opposed to T. Proffitt
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    Members and official of the East Sumatra Football Association (0.5.V.8.) touring team who arrived by plane yesterday. They are: Mr. Nolen, Capt. de Lange. Mr. Sayers and Mr. Tjong Lie Liong (officials); Van de Vrede, Van der Kooy, H. Fisser, Deibel, Reinenbcrg. Thomas, G. Steeghs, Ngadiman, Said. Aswani, Baayens. Bussink, Jansens, P. Hoornsman, Tjoeng Focng Mm. H G. Wille.—(Tribune Photograph).
    60 8 Members and official of the East Sumatra Football Association (0.5.V.8.) touring team who arrived by plane yesterday. They are: Mr. Nolen, Capt. de Lange. Mr. Sayers and Mr. Tjong Lie Liong (officials); Van de Vrede, Van der Kooy, H. Fisser, Deibel, Reinenbcrg. Thomas, G. Steeghs, Ngadiman, Said. Aswani, Baayens. Bussink,
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    Inquiry Court Warns Union Secretary
    423 8 KUALA LUMPUR, May 5.—A warning was given to the Secretary of the Port Swettenham Harbour Workers Trade Union, V. Suppiah, yesterday morning, to the effect that he would be liable to be prosecuted according to the penalties prescribed by law if he interfered with witnesses
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    M.D.U. SUPPORTS UNIVERSITY
    167 8 We wholeheartedly support the recommendation of the Carr-Saunders Commission that a University of Malaya should be set up immediately, particularly as this is in agreement with thp view of the MDU embodied in its Memorandum to the Commission, declares a statement issued yesterday by the M.D.U. The
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    Y.M.C.A. CRICKET
    65 8 The following will represent the V.M.C.A. against St. Andrew's School at cricket on Saturday at Woodsville's ground. Upper Serangoon. Players disiring transport are to assemble at thr V.M.C.A. not later than 1.30 p.m. L. Holloway. D.J. Hooper. V. Ftamallingam, «D. Deliken. P. Swyny, ft. Lyne. I. B. Suratta,
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    Balestier Dist. XI
    57 8 The Balestier District eleven will be selected from the following in an S.C.F.A. League game on Saturday, at Geylang Stadium. Kick off at 4 p.m. sharp: Ah Koon, Joen Bong, See Jong, Pang Eng, Eng Kee. Yee Sin, Choong Hee. Yoon Sang. Meng Cheong. Hoon Leong, Patrick
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    OLYMPIC TEAM WIN AGAIN
    90 8 U.P. Manila, May 5. —The Chinese Olympic footballers today trounced the interport football stars 4 —o, marking the 4th successive win since their arrival here. Both teams played on even terms in the first half, which ended o—o.0 —0. The visitors then made a furious onslaught
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    Cup Runners In Final Gallops
    572 8  -  By Allan Lewis There was a large attendance at Bukit Timah this morning in anticipation of witnessing some last gallops by Governor's Cup candidates. Fast work was again done on No. 2 track which was in excellent condition and some fast times were recorded. Waveation
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