Malaya Tribune, 14 May 1948

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    61 1 The Malaya Tribune BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE Larger Safes than any Afternoon Paper In Malaya Printed Simultaneously Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh A Penang. Telegrams: "Tribunt Spore." Telephone: 5811 (9 lines). EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1948 PRICE TEN CENTS The MALAYA TRIBUNE London Agents—Messrs. Colin Turner Ltd, Talbot
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    S'PORE METHODISTS FLAY "COLOUR BAR" RESOLUTION
    420 1 STATEMENT BY DR. AMSTUTZ "UNCHRISTIAN, BIGOTED AND NARROW-MINDED" (Tribune Staff Reporter) Methodists in ivialaya last night condemned the eclour-bar resolution which was reported to have been adopted by the Southern Methodist' Church in its general conference in Columbia, South i.aralina, as "unchristian, bigoted and
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    OIL "RAIN" IN ALBERTA
    128 1 Reuter. gDRONTON ALBERTA. M «13 The Alb*rta Qov- tn t ordered all 60 oil vast .'iou.OOOOOO AaUm bed* "ilfnld to close „l 'in M m* rtfncy s wmqkl to control a '•U rii*vk" i" II »pr*lfi*3 black i a radius of two m lex jh> AU>'11"
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    BLUEBEARD HELD, TRIES TO END LIFE
    146 1 UP. BORDEAUX. May 13 Police I )-night held Emile Di sehamps on accusation ol killing his wife and mistress and tot questioning about :i aiding thud woman in what they claimed may be another "bluer* ard" adven- Descamps, farmer sexton in mirth, kid the
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    COUPLE ROBBED
    37 1 While relaxing in Ai Hwa Park. Robinson Road, last night, a Chinese couple was robbed of a wrist watch and $50 in cash by three unarmed Chinese. The robbers also r.tole tht male victim's bicycle.
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    SOKOLOVSKY BACK IN BERLIN
    32 1 BERLIN, May 13.—The German news up.±a ported to-night t .at lldrsha v'assilSokolovsky. Sjviet Mil. cary Governor of Germany arrived in Berlin U>ay afte attending a conference ft Moscow.
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    Warning To Aid -Nations
    289 1 Reuter and U.P. WASHINGTON, May 13, Mr. Paul Hoffman, Marshall-aid administrator, said today that the United States would shut off economic aid to any European nation which supplied war machinery to Russia. In the Senate Appropriations Committee, beginning hearings on legislation to appropriate funds for Marshall
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    FOOD STRIKE: 35,000 BACK
    79 1 Reuter. FRANKFURT. May 13.--\bout 35,000 tramway, railroad, and municipal workers in Munich and Nuremberg went back to their jobs vhile 45.000 others throughout the American zone re mained out in the tenth day )i their strike against alleged poor distribution of food. Ttv- largest contingent to
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    GERMANS CAN VISIT BRITAIN
    48 1 Reuter. LONDON, May 13.--Germans are now to be allowed to pay visits of up to six months to friends or relatives In Britain to see the British way of life, it was announced In Parliament today. Children will be allowed to stay indefinitely.- Reuter.
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    BIRTH RATE JUMP IN BRITAIN
    90 1 Reuter. LONDON. May 13.—Birth ate in England and Wales last year was the highest for 26 years and infant mortality md still-births reached ne-v !oW records. The Registrar-General's return for the quarter ending Dec. 31, 1947, published today states that the infant mortal! tjr late
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    No New Demands -S.H.B. Chief
    82 1 In an interview with the Tribune this morning, Mr. Chrimes, the acting chairman of the Singapore Harbour Board, said that the Board had not been approached by any member of the 5.H.8., Employees Union, with new demands. It was further learned that all the ships
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    ABDUCTED —THEN BATTERED
    99 1 A Chinese who was kidnapped from the vicinity of his tome in Arab Street by a gang >f about ten Malays and Chin■se at about 10 p.m. last night, .vas found lying in Rochore Je.nal Road four hours later with a series of stab wounds. He was
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    LIQUOR SHOP OWNER ROBBED
    66 1 The proprietor of a Chinese ;quor shop in East Coast Road /as robbed of about $350 in •asl| and jewellery by four men ihoftly after midnight last 'igat. Getting the proprietor tc the door on the pretext of >uytng some liquor, two robiw!r#%nVred while the others
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    MORE FOR U.S. DEFENCE
    21 1 Reuter. WASHINGTON, May 13. President Truman today asked Congress for an additional 2 4i1.441.000 for defence. Reuter.
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    Empress Place Traffic Plan
    191 1 A traffic round about for Empress Place is being plinned I y the Traffic Police to help the effective sorting up of vehicular traffic at this knotty iunction. Work on the round-about is undertaken by the Municipality while the Singaoore Traction Company are makjne adiustments in
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    MILITARY ALLIANCE OFFER TO NORWAY
    24 1 Reuter. Stockholm, May 13. According to circles close to the Swedish Government, Sweden has offered Norway a military alliance.—Reuter.
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    OLYMPICS PICTURES
    23 1 First pictures of the Shanghai Olympic events to be received in Malaya will appear in tomorrow's issue of the Morning Tribune.
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    U.N.'s 3 PLANS
    108 1 Reuter. LAKE SUCCESS, May 13.— The United Nations Palestine Sub-Committee, meeting h< re tonight barley 24 hours be- fore the end of the < British mandate, had before it three plans aimed at maintaining some sort of United Nations authority over the Holy Land after the mandate
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    "Fly Polio Expert Here" —Councillor
    278 1 At next Tuesday's meeting of the Legislative Council, Mr. John Laycock, a member for Muni, cipal \South West, will ask Government to consider flying out from England or elsewhere a highly qualified specialist to tackle the present outbreak of poliomyelitis. He will ask Council not
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    FILM INDUSTRY TO BE NATIONALISED?
    51 1 U.P. LONDON, May 13. Mr. Harold Wilson, President of the Board of Trade, told the House of Commons today that the Government plans to set up a committee ot consider state ownerrhip or state management of film studios, which could be let to independent producers.
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    U.K. WILL NOT RECOGNISE JEWISH STATE
    614 1 LONDON, May 13.—1t was learned from a reliable source in London tonight that Britain will not recognise the Jewish state which is almost certain to be proclaimed from Tel Aviv when the British mandate ends at midnight on Friday. Britain's attitude would be the
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    CLERK AS MAYOR
    71 1 Reuter. LAKE SUCCESS, May 13. —Mr. Harold Evans, presiding clerk of the Philadelphia yearly meeting of the Society of Friends (Quakers), was understood here today to be the United Nations choice as neutral Municipal Commissioner for Jerusalem. ItillflTM were being made to persuade Mr. Evans to accept
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    "CREATING CRIMINALS..." JUDGE CENSURES POLICE
    689 2 The method employed (by the PoU.ce) Ml W\ ls be thoroughly deplored. Far from preventing crime by catching a criminal. It Induces the commission of a crime and creates a criminal." This was the view expressed yesterday by Mr. Justice Brown at the Assize Court
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    COURT TOLD OF BANDIT'S BOAST
    501 2 AH KWANG. THE GUN MAN WHO WAS SHOT the This wa9 revealed by Yeo. Hung Jin. a shopkeeper, who joined a party got together by Ah Kwang to carry out ar armed robbery. He Joined the paity at the request of a detective friend of
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    ARMS CHARGE
    94 2 Ong Ok (40). who had no place Oi abode and who appeared before Seventh Magistrate A. G. Shears yesterday with a mop of overgrown hair and tattered clothes, faced a tentative charge of carrying arms. A.S.P. E. Moulc said that Ong was arrested by a party cf police
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    15 COPS & 3 BOYS....
    169 2 15 COPS 3 BOYS.... Fifteen policemen answered a call The reason they had to throw a cordon around the Maxwell Road Market in order to make an arrest. The result—three arrests made. Chinese youths, whose, ages ranged from. 12 to 17 years. The youths were spotted on the market's roof
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    28 DEPORTEES DUE FROM AUSTRALIA
    101 2 (Tribune Staff Reporter) The Marella is due to arrive in Singapore, on May 21 from Australia bringing, in addition to her 160 passengers, 28 deportees, six of whom are Chinese, while 22 are Malays. Among the deportees is Mrs. M. Abdullah, of Forbes Street, Sydney,
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    RECORD SESSION
    52 2 Reuter. London, May 13. All-long session records of the House of Commons were broken when a standing committee, considering details of the bill to nationalise the British gas industry, rose shortly after noon today. They had been sitting for nearly 50 hours except for a few brief adI
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    Malayan Newsmen Back Next Week
    286 2 uc-rth of Clyde. The delegation was this afternoon entertained at the Colonial Office by Mr. Rees-Williaras, Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies. They had long conversations with Mr. ReesWilliams himself and Lord Lloyd, permanent Under-Secre-tary and other senior members of the Colonial Office. This function
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      173 2 ROXY OPENING TO-DAY 3 SHOWS: 3; 6.15 9.15 P.M. NEW ROUSING ROMANTIC ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD! The Prince of Thieves' starring JON HALL PATRICIA MORISON, ADELE JERGENS IN CINECOLOR To-Morrow at Mid-Nite DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS Jr. in "THE EXILE" TODAY at 3.15, 6.30, 9.15 p no DILAWAR in "STAGE GIRL" (Hindustani)
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      101 2 All Malayan Premier Daily Three Shows 3.15, 6.15 Ml p.m. A First Class Action Plctorc with Topping Thrills Laughter "BADLA" In Hindustani starring Baburao Panel wan Shaniarin Bhagwan v Many Others. Grand Saturday HMgM Premiere at DIAMOND TIJEATRI on 15th May, 1948, al IL* p.m. Tajmaha! Pictures LH Present A
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      163 2 ON YOUR RADIO TODAY BLUE NETWORK MALAY ENGLISH PROGRAMSfES From 12 noon to 2 p.m. Radiated on 626 metres in the medium wave band and 7200 kc/sec in the 41 metre band. From 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Radiated on 526 metres only. From S p.m. to 6 p.m. Radiated
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      154 2 PROGRAMMES IN MALAY. 12 p.m. Programme Summary; 12.05 Domestic Affairs; 12.45 News in Malay; 1 Close down. 6 Programme Summary; 6.05 Yesterday, today and tomorrow; 6.30 Popular Request; 7 Time Signal; 7.01 Popular Request; 7.30 News in Malay; 7.45 Popular Requesai 8.15 Close down. RED NETWORK CHINESE INDIAN PROGRAMMES From
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      153 2 gramme Summary in Mandarin; 12.03 Mandarin Songs; 12.30 Amoy Selections; 1.00 News in Mandarin, Amoy and Cantones; 1.15 Opening Announcement and Prog. Summary in Tamil with Signature Tune; 1.17 Tamil Song; 1.20 News in Tamil; 1.30 Listeners' Favourites; 2.00 Close down. 6.00 Signature Tune. Opening Announcement and Programme Summary in
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    S'pore Reds Launch Anti-Chiang Week
    98 3 ;..,;,„<-/ Kai Shsk i. launched by Singaorganisations China Democratic wing a public N Mag started 'it further M and df-monstra-'n, San f'hi'iu J>t P"nlj 'list Chinese fought '"it a tpedui ,9u rdag f* nturhng .utkUs. A lee- a >ts held in ntina ni thin Smgaiin
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    MECHANICAL, PADI CULTIVATION
    151 3 I irrooi mir <»\mi Keponerj I v\t *CCA. May 13. —Mecha- narii cultivation —an agrlI dtural experiment —which will I Malacca Agricultural I r nartmcnt an estimated sum I r JiOOOO is being undertaken II Department of AgriculI »or< Malacca, according to Mr. Ny lames Agricultural offik
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    KING ANANDA'S CREMATION
    91 3 Reuter. BANGKOK icay 13.—The crenrauon of the late King Anandd Maindol will take place bedore December this year. Th> Siamese Cabinet today ordered the Royal Cremation OoaaittM to go ahead with the preparations. Twenty-year-old King Bhumiphol Aduldej. who is at present schooling at Lausanne. Switzerland, will return
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    COURT HEARS STORY OF INITIATION CEREMONY
    383 3 TINDER CROSS-EXAMINATION BY MR. A. H. FREW. A.S.P.. A BOAT-BUILDER REVEALED AT THE FIRST DISTRICT COURT YESTERDAY THAT ALL THOSE ATTENDING A TRIAD CEREMONY HAD TO DISCARD SOME OF THEIR CLOTHES CRAWL THREE GATES AND ALSO PASS A HEAP OF BURNING JOSS PAPERS. The
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    FRENCH SLOOP IN SINGAPORE
    51 3 At eight o'clock yesterday morning, the Savorgnan-Dc-Brazza, a Sloop of the French Navy, en route to Saigon, entered the roads. The Sloop is in charge ol Commander Moreau and fired C salute on entry. This salute was replied to bj the shore batteries, based or Blakang
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    BOR Claims He Is An American
    294 3 X BRITISH SOLDIER V\ HO WAS PRODUCED IN I IE SECOND POLICE COL RT YESTERDAY TO FACE FOUR CHARGES OF CHEATING CLAIMED THAT HE WAS \N AMERICAN AND THAT THE AMERICAN PONSIIL WOULD SOON ARRIVE TO BAIL HIM OUT. LATER INVESTIGATIONS REVEALED THAT HE
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    WAR JITTERS IN MANILA
    127 3 Manila. May 13.—War jittery Vtanilans who last night saw he planet Venus dogging a crescent moon in the skies recalled how a similar phenonenon appeared in the western iky in September. 1941. three nonths before the Philippine became involved in World War Two. Others more pessimistic
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    TREASURY BILLS
    94 3 The Government of the Colony of Singapore will invite tenders for an issue of $4.76 mtllions by Treasury Bills on May 25. 1948. subject to the geneial conditions governing the issue and repayment of Colony of Singapore Treasury Bills. Copies of the Conditions together with the Forms of
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    Cop Plays Role Of "Daddy" In Court
    183 3 A burly Indian court constable played a role that was altogether new to him at the Fourth Police Court yesterday, when a weeping Chinese woman handed him her baby before she stepped into the dock. While the charge was being read out by
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    SELANGOR RULER'S 50TH BIRTHDAY
    123 3 f Tribune Staff Reporter) Kuala Lumpur. May 13. "By continued efforts and endeavours by out goodwill and affection towards each other, it is my firm belief that the peoples of Malaya will live in peac» and prosperity." said His Highness the Sultan of Selangor when he
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    New Public Park Plan For S'pore
    535 3 AT THE LAST MEETING OF THE FRIENDS OF SINGAPORE SOCIETY'S COUNCIL. THE PRESIDENT (MR. T. H. STONE) REPORTED CONVERSATIONS WITH A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE GOVERMENT AND THE GENERAL MANAGER OF HUME INDUSTRIES (FAR EAST) LIMITED BOTH OF WHOM WERE SYMPATHETIC TO THE SOCIETY'S PROPOSALS
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    'Chap Ji Kee' Losses Led To Suicide
    248 3 A LITTLE BOY WAS INTENTLY READING HIS SCHOOL LESSONS IN HIS ROOM ONE AFTERNOON WHILE HIS STEPMOTHER WAS PLAYING WITH 4ER BABY NEAR THE BED. HE WAS VAGUELY AWARE THAT SHE HAD WALKED TOWARDS THE WINDOW AFTER PLACING THE CHILD ON THE BED.
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    27 3 One more case of poliomyelitis was reported ln Singapore yesterday, the victim being a European adult. This brings the total to 64. No further deaths were reported.
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      524 3 FOR SALE FOR SALE: One brown suit, one blue suit, one brown overcoat. All three items above are all wool, size forty and are expertly tailored. Excellent condition. Reasonably priced. Suitable for U.K. Apply 87. Cavenagh Road. Telephone 6860. (Mr. Worrall or Mr. Boydston). (V.5081 FOR SALE rubber gloves for
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    Polio And Dirt
    1044 4 The outbreak of poliomyelitis, though serious, has not reached alarming proportions and may never do so. However, the disease is a very terrible one and no effort should be spared to arrest its spread. We were recently told that everything possible would be done and that ample
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    WALES IS NOT BRITAIN, THEY SAID
    861 4 LIM KENG HOR, now touring Britain, tells you something today about the people of Wales, their capital Cardiff, a visit to Britain l largest steel works, and a rice and curry dinner. Two of the outstanding events of my tour of Cardiff, capital of
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    Queen Said "No" —Twice
    130 4 It is nearly twelve years since Britain's King and If*** were crowned at Westminster it is 25 years since they were married; and, little known perhaps, it is 27 years since the girl who was to become tn? future Queen of England rejected the first proposal
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    AS OUR READERS SEE IT From Stratford-on-Avon
    221 4 Sir.- May an ex-Mayor ol Shakespeare's town send hi wishes to Teachers Reper tory upon the eve of their pro Juction of "Macbeth" at tht Victoria Theatre? It is nothing strange to learn that his play; are being produced in various parts of
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    Chinese Who Helped
    291 4 Sir, -Reading a letter by "One Of Them" under the heading of "Chinese Who Helped". I could not help recalling an incident in the dark days of the Japanese Occupation, when the Australian Prisoners of War were still working around Kuala Lumpur. One day while cycling to
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    Grade III
    514 4 Sir—At last the results of the School Certificate Examination held in December 1947 are out. There were 1,373 successful candidates. Of the 1,373 candidates, 510 were awarded Grade 111 certificates. What are these Grade 111 candidates going to do? Both the Raffles and Medical Colleges give preference to
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    U.S. Produces Fewer Cars
    91 4 Reuter. NEW YORK.- Increasing industrial strife and an acute shortage of steel will, according to experts, prevent the United States motorcar industry from reaching its goal of 5,000,00f. cars and lorries for 1948. In the first quarter of the year, the quota was achievedaltogether 1,500,000 vehicles
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    75,000 STRIKE
    40 4 Reuter. DETROIT, May 12.-Seveii-tyftve thousand employees of the Chrysler Motor Corporation began a strike here today to back a claim for higher waees. This was the first big walkout of motor workers at Detroit since November 1945. Keuter.
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    FREAK SHOT WINS £200
    94 5 Reuter-AAP. SYDNEY, May 13. Austra- 1 i n.mipion Ossie Pickplaved a freak shot to n tn J Dunlop £200 purse by troke at Kingswood (Melbourne) course early this m *He holed out with an exploit trum a bunker at the n Pick worth's ball land- the
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    RICE SHORTAGE IN SWATOW
    66 5 Reuter. VTOW. This seaport of Province, with a of m arly 200.000, is the possibility of an lie rice shortage. ord< i to assure the popuof equitable distribution of shortage, the Governt members of his Board from Canton naugurate the rationing wrhich has proved sucthe provincial
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    TOWARDS A GREATER COMMONWEALTH
    1083 5 Reuter. LONDON. For the countries of the British Commonwealth to stand together as a third Great Power may well be the only way to avert another terrible holocaust. This conclusion is reached in a newly-p übltshed book "Twentieth Century Empire", by A. V. Hodson, assistant Editor
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    All Languages Radios
    160 5 Turning scales arc one of the hum r problems of British manufacturers designing radio sets for overseas. One British radio company makes scales and dials m 19 different scripts. Most areas of the world have a n v H» be r of low-powered transmitters. which, though not
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    FLYING LIZARD -100 MILLION YEARS OLD
    150 5 Reuter. MOSCOW, May 13.—The bones of a pterodactyl, or flying lizard, believed to have lived 100,000,000 years ago in the Ursky period of the earth's history are now being studied by Soviet scientists. They were found by the Soviet geologist, P.I. Ilyin, in £he
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    Writing On Metal
    127 5 An dec trie pcyicil which will givt six different grades of writing strength on (nu/ hardness of metal was thoum at the British Jmiiistries Fair m London and Birmingham. The "Makonus" pencil, manufactured by Jam* s Magnus and Co.. of S7, Chalkhill Road. Wembley Park. England. works
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    CIGARETTES AT SI EACH
    160 5 Reuter. PADERBORN, May 13. A pac.ce; of ten English cigarette, may t»e sold 101 six mark; (three shillings at the military rate of exchange), according to the decision of a German High C ourt here, without the sellei oeing accused ot profiteering. i\ie decision arose out
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    MALAYAN NEWS BRIEFS
    595 5 Mr. E. Mulligan of the drainage and Irrigation. Demrtment, Alor Star, was the vinner of the monthly golf nedal for April. His wife was ;he winner for the two previous nonths. Mr. Evans who recently re limed from Home leave ha c >een posted to Johore Bahru
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    TRIBUNE MAN'S SUCCESS
    147 5 A Tribune man, Mr. S. Raja tetuam, baa had a short story, 'Drought", published in a rejent American publication, "A World of Great Stories", which J contains 115 selected stories by I celebrated writers. The other Indian whose story was selected lor publication is the late Rabindranath
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    New Torpedo Secret Test
    213 5 Reuter. PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, May 13.—A tiny orpedo, no bigger than a child's arm, shot, into a W-foot Ion? glass-sided tank at the Naval Ordnance Test Station here, may determine the shape, size and structure of top-secret torpedoes to be used in my future v/ar. In the
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    BRITAIN MUST BE READY
    148 5 Reuter. Douglas, Isles of Man, May 13. The British Army is not out to turn the country's youth into military robots, declared Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, when he received the freedom of Douglas today. Viscount Montgomery said the world was
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    NEW PARTY IN INDONESIA
    62 5 Reuter. Batavia, May 13. Indonesians have established a new political party favouring co-operation with the Netherlands Partai Rakjat Indonesia Serikat (Indonesian Peoples Party), Dutch sources announced today. The second such party to be created within a fortnight, it advocated nationalism, federalism, and democracy. Mr. F. Jinainggolan,
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    New Blood Saves Baby's Life
    252 5 Reuter. BLOEMFONTEIN. A baby girl wnose i e .saved by surgeons who drained it at birthof its own dangerous Uood and substituted a fiesh, heaitny sur.-p'.y. now weighs six lbs. The baby was delivered by a Caesarian operation in the naternity section of Bloemfonein hospital.
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    TWO MAJOR IRRIGATION PROJECTS IN MALACCA
    576 6 MALACCA. May 13. Two major irrigation projects are underway in Malacca, one at Duyong and the other at Bachang. Both schemes were begun before the war and had recently been resumed. "The completion of the Duyong irrigation scheme will help in the development and
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    'All-Red' Phase To Aid Pedestrians
    158 6 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Steps will be taken to include all-red" phases in the traffic lights at the Kallang Road-Crawford Street Junction to enable pedestrians to cross with convenience and safety, if the new traffic arrangements at Kallang become a permanent feature, Mr. C. J. R.
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    RIDER THROWN OFF MOTOR-CYCLE HURT
    115 6 v Tribune Staff Reporter) A Sikh motor-cyclist and a Chinese pillion rider were injur-1 ed in an accident between a motor-cycle and a private car at the junction of Orchard Road and Emerald Hill Road at 12.20 p.m. yesterday. The impact of the crash threw
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    ROTARY CLUB OFFICERS
    85 6 At the annual general meet ing of the Singapore Rotary Club, last Wednesday. Mr. L Cresson was elected President tor the ensuing year, with Mr. Yap Pheng Deck and Mr. K. M. Engclmann a:; vice- j presidents. The following were elected directors: Messrs. B. V. Da riP
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    S'PORE DANCING TEACHERS
    82 6 The Singapore Association of j Teachers of Dancing held an extraordinary general meeting on May 9 at the Happy World Cabaret Hall when the following were elected office-bearers: President. Mr. Chee Teck Swee; vice-presidents. Messrs. M. Al. Johari and Low Poh San; secretary, Mr. J. Paul; treasurer,
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    RICE CONSIGNMENT FOR U.K.
    44 6 Reuter. London. May 13.—Consignments of Siamese rice for Britain and Eire—first since the war—have left Bangkok, it was learned at the Siamese Embassy here today. Britain was allocated 4.500 tons and EirejAOO tons by the International Emergency Food Committee. Reutei.
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    JAPANESE REPARATIONS
    38 6 Reuter-AAP. Tokio. May 13.--Additional ships sailing from Japan in the past four weeks to deliver Japanese reparations equipment to the United Kingdom. China, the Netherlands and the Philippines were announced today by SCAP's reparations chief. Reuter-AAP.
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    COUNCILLOR'S CAR DISAPPEARS
    66 6 (Tribune Staff Reporter) A car was stolen from the garage at the Scotts Road residence of Mr. M. J. Namazie, Singapore Legislative Councillor, in the early hours of the morning on Tuesday. The car. a black Ford Prefect, disappeared between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. The Police
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    LORD BEVERIDGE IN SYDNEY
    85 6 SYDNEY. May 13. An pj amination of every a pect Australia's development planned by Lord Bev< author of the Beveridv for Social Security in Brit Lord Bcvc ridge. who make thicc weeks ton; Australia, said on arrive.! in Sydney that ho had fcrred his interest from
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      613 6 BIRTH On April 24th, 1948 at the Queensgate Private Clinic, London, to Gertrude, wife of Mr. T. W. Ong of Bukit Rose, Singapore, a first son. Acknowledgement Messrs. Chia Cheng Hoon Chia Cheng Swee wish to express their thanks to friends relatives, who attended the funeral of their late mother,
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    S'pore To Name 6 Players For All-Malaya Team
    358 7 FOOTBALL NEWS AND VIEWS...by SPECTATOR LPORE, including the arc to suomit at dozen names for in the all-Malaya meet the Chinese footl allcrs in June. whose names to be submitted, I include Abdul Rahman, hi and Harith. a possibility of antyer or
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    POST-MORTEM
    202 7 POST-MORTEM On yesterday's game ROGERS maa vera disappointing. Those who saw action in the game against the S.R.C. n \rfich he notched two of three goals, Rogei to hi in the combined R.A.F. Malaya r i Saturday's game against the Combined Army Navy team. I Rollers' exclusion .surprised a
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    JOLLILADS SOCCER
    32 7 players arc play football foi Athletic Union H M. S. Suscx 5.15 p.m. at the Baae ground: Raaak; KayamMurugasu; M. Sinhnan (Captain) Krishnasamy Dollah; Muniyandi, Suppiah; M. 1. Osm Ifuthu.
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    TABLE TENNIS
    145 7 The following will represent Lhe S pore Traction Company Sports Club against the Indian Association tomorrow at 3.00 p.m. at No. 1226 Serangoon Road: Sect Kirn Too. ueong Pang Leen. Chiang Kong Peng. Tan Song Poh. Tay Hian Siak, Lim Hoe Sai, M.S. Ong and N. Saravana muthu.
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    Sport Letter THERESTXI
    175 7 "A Cricket Enthusiast" write* to the Tribune as follows: Having been interested in cricket in this Colony for a numltcr of years. J am very disappointed at the selection of the Rest team. The selectors apptar to have concentrated on a strong bowling side, and on the
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    RACE CARD FOR TOMORROW
    632 7 Below is the card for tonorrow's races, the opening lay of the Selangor Turf Club vlay meetine. together with the •ecords of the last three runs >f the candidates: Horses Class 3, Division 5. 6 Furs. Camden 9.00 Arizona 9.00 0 2 0 United Pisces 9.00
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    Tigers Lucky To Beat Airmen
    619 7 TIGER SPORTS CLUB 2; R.A.F. (Seletar) 1 IN SPITE OF FIELDING A VANGUARD WHOSE LEADER WAS HARDLY ABLE TO KICK THE BALL. TIGER SPORTS CLUB STRENGTHENED THEIR POSITION IN DIV. 1 OF THE LEAGUE WITH A 2-1 VICTORY OVER THE AIRMEN FROM SELETAR AT JALAN
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    ENGINEERS TROUNCED 7-NIL
    133 7 A thrilling game of soccer wa a witnessed yesterday evening when t he Singapore Chinese Engineers, met the Singapore Harbour Board Auxiliary Police in a Second Division game at the Thompson Road Training School grounds. The game opened with both teams going into the attack. Time and
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    BOXER TO FIGHT WRESTLER
    279 7 (Tribune Stuff Reporter) Larry Duncan, the coloured sportsman from the land where most fighters arc born, will be in his true element tomorrow night, at the Happy World Covered Stadium. Larry meets the 6ft. R.A. S.C., grappler Flashy Louis, in a special event in which Larry,
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    PLAYER SENT OFF THE FIELD
    93 7 A player was sent off the field in the Div. 3 League match between the Postal Services team and A.M.G.D.W. Sports Club on the CYMA ground yes- j terday. The result was a draw of three —all. The player who was ordered off the field
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    INDIANS BEATEN
    58 7 The R.A.S.C. Training School beat the Indian Association by three goals to nil in a Third Division soccer match at the McNair Road ground yesterday. The game was keenly contest-1 ed throughout. R.A.S.C. led two nil in the first half and netted the third! goal at the resumption
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    Merry Makers B.P.
    113 7 Playing at home cour last week the Merry Makers B.P. "B" team beat the Kampong Kapor B.P. by 4 games to 3. Results (Merry Maker* mentioned first): —Wee Boon Seng beat Lim Peng Khoon 15-9. 15-12; Tan Soo Chye lost to Syed Aziz 10-15. 7-15: Howe Eng
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    BRITAIN IN NEXT ROUND
    87 7 OSLO. May 13. Great Britain beat Norway by four rubbeta to one in the second round Of the European aone Davis Cup competition n< i 11 meet! the Netherlands in the quarter final stage at Edgbaston. Birmingham, England, on June 12, 14 and 15. Today Great
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    Shell S. C. Soccer Fixtures
    153 7 T'.jc following players arii eprescnt the Shell {> C. in 1 'riendly noecer match again the si:.//, on W' iv. a" ho Padang at 5.15 p.m. Wottf '.eonp Yuen. ("hone P*U Chong. Lav Heng Fook. Johr Hon, J.V.H. Geeks. John Ix>h Phang Choong Hee. J.M
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    PARIS BEFLAGGED FOR VISIT OF PRINCESS
    300 8 Reuter. PARIS, May 13.—Paris put out flags and bunting today to welcome Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh, who arrive tomorrow for their five-day visit. Th- Princess and the Duke are travelling through the n T ht by sleeper ferry and will reach
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    PRINCESS PREPARES
    77 8 Reuter. London. May 13. Princess Elisabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh were busy at Buckingham Palace today making last minute preparations for their departure tonight to spend the Whitsun holiday in Paris. The Princess, who had her clothes already packed last night, had no official engagements for today.
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    EXERCISE BAMBOO
    62 8 Reuter. London, May 13. -"Exercise Bamboo" will take place from May 24 to May 29 at the Staff College, Cambtrley, immediately after the Chief of Imperial General Staff's conference. The objective of this exercise, the War Office states, is to study the problems involved in the planning and
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    Queue Outside Stock Exchange
    213 8 Reuter. LONDON, May 13.—A1l new records were broken when dealings commenced in Aberdale Cable ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange today. .Storkbrokers began to form a queue outside the Stock Exchange this morning and when dealings eventually started, nrice rocketed from 58 6 to 65
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    Seaforths Win
    31 8 Ist Seaforths collected two points at the expense of the \a\v whom they defeated by four goa.s to two in a Division One fixture at the Naval Base yesterday.
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    PLAN FOR BI-LINGUAL SCHOOL
    175 8 (Tribune Staff Reporter) A scheme to build an elementary school where Chinese and English will be taught has been launched by the Singapore Cantonese Congregation of the Church of England. The school to be erected within this year will occupy a 10.000 square feet plot of
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    Warwick Lose 3 Wkts For 5 Runs
    443 8 Reuter. LONDON, May IS. —One of the outstanding liapnenings today when the county cricket programme of four games was continued occurred in th c closing stages of the Lancashire and Warwickshire m fetch when Warwickshire, following on with arrears of 208, lost their
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    Pulau Brani B.P.
    54 8 The following will rep re •nt the Pulau Branl Badminton Party against the Diehard Bidminton Party on Sunda> letter's court: Keeling, Roy Tan. Tan Poh Eng. A. C. Ong. G. K. Toon. C. P. Lee. Yeo Ah Hoe. Hamid. B. L. Lim, Vie tor Khoo. Lim Heng
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    NEW WONDER DRUG
    120 8 Reuter. MINXERPOLIS, May 13. Discovery of a new i drug which has proved I effective against typhoid, dysentery, food poison- i ing and other bacteria J in test tube experiment* i was disclosed here today 1 by Dr. O. S. Tetrault, a university scientist. i He told
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    McCool Strikes His Test Form
    661 8 CAMBRIDGE, May 13.—Colin McCool, the Australian Test bowler, struck great form today to capture six of the seven wickets Cambridge lost this afternoon in their match against the tourists. At close. Cambridge had lost i leven wickets for 144 runs in i Lheir second innings,
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    NEW RUSSIAN WALK-OUT
    47 8 Reuter. BERLIN, ay. 13.—The Russian delegation, shouting loudly, walked out today from a meeting of the Public Safety SubCommittee of the Four Power Allied Kommandatura in Berlin They were protesting against a British attempt to question the Russian-nominated Berlin police president, Paul Markgraf. Reuter.
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    RUBBER FUTURES
    99 8 United Press. NEW YORK. May 13.—Rubber futures closed fourlowcr to live higher in a slow marset, with sales of 24 contract:. Spot was 23i. Seven transferable delivery notices were is-sued against May contract, bringing the total to 202 f:; the month to date. Closing prices: May 23.00 Md,
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    Soviet may be first to recognise Jewish state
    257 8 U.P. Washington, May 13. Congressional quarters said Russia may seek to open the Near East to Communist infiltration by prompt recognition of a new Jewish state in Palestine. The Jewish Government is ciieduled to be formed on Sunday one day after the
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    5TH MASS WEDDING ON SUNDAY
    506 8 Forty-two couples will be married at the mass wedding on Sunday. May 16. at the Majestic Theatre, Eu Tong Sen Street, at 11 a.m. This will be the fifth mass marriage to take place in Singapore since the liberation. The mass weddine: is organised by
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    UK MAY WIN 2 OLYMPIC TITLES
    159 8 Reuter. LONDON, May 13. With the Olympic games drawing near, stock has been taken in most .•ports and attempts made to forecast Britain's chance, against the athletic cream of the world. forecast is not considered too bright but then *s a distinct chance that
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    McA CHANGES HIS MIND
    74 8 Reuter. TOKYO. May IS:—Genera? Douglas Mac Arthur, Supreme Allied Commander in Japan today reversed his previouruling and announced he had decided to allow the United Nations Korean Commission to enter Japan and prepare ts report on the recent elecions. Almost simultaneously however, it was announced in
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    NO ARMS FOR EUROPE
    58 8 Reuter. Washington, May 13:—President Truman said today he was contemplating no plan to ask Congress for armaments for Western Euroue. He told his press conference that as far as the frequently discussed possibility of a resumption of military lendlease to the Western European nations was concerned,
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    PACT OFFER DENIED
    38 8 Reuter. OSLO. May 13. I Norwegian Fore ign Office spu man said today he kn. w of no Bwcißiih offei ot .1 military pact jvitfa Norway which had tod repotted 1 rc;i Stockhalia May. rteuter.
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