Malaya Tribune, 1 June 1948

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  • 61 1 The Malaya Tribune BY TOE PEOPLE FOR TIIE PEOPLE Larger Sales htan any Afternoon Paper in Malaya Prinfinf/ Simultaneously Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh Penan y. Telearams: "Tribune Spore." Telephone: 5811 (9 lines). EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 1948 PRICE TEN CENTS The MALAYA TRIBUNE London Agents Messrs. Colin Turner Ltd.,
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  • 248 1 HE A VY FLOODS IN MANY STREETS (Tribune Staff Reporter) THIS morning's heavy downpour, which transformed streets and vacant grounds into pools of water, created a new hour-record in rainfall for Singapore. In the one-hour period of the storm, 3.69 inches of rain
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  • 16 1 Reuter. NANKING. May 31.- The jovernment officially announced tonight the evacuation ot Taian. -Reuter.
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  • 128 1 Reuter. UONDON, Mm* il: From a- United Ktejh ueUms price of tn „,r,: a mnmnum tin f, Ml fx tween 99 percent 75 P< unt n ill be inI j rum £519 to £509 pc, tht Ministry of Suppl 1 BHUomuct 1! tonight, forth* > I" 1
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  • 57 1 PRAGUE, May 31— CzechoC mmumst-domin-LtionaJ Front has reci .ed the votes of just over nt ol the electorate in 1 t.np n firsc general since the change of regime according to latest t'<»ight. Final results will not bp until Wednesday, by... quarters here [are expressing
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  • 145 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) The morse lamp signal service at Mount Faber and th linking siation at Tanjong Berlayer began tion this morning at 0600 hours for the first time since the liberation. A crew of former Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve signallers were on duty* when the
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  • 33 1 PESHAWAR, May 31: rt West Frontier tribesJ" tare* into Kashmir Pakistan Government ws to take ction against bombing and straf- the tribal village of vl i Habibullah, four miles t'akistan-Kaahnaii
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  • 21 1 Reuter. May 31: Spellman arrived at >me at 1830 time this afternoon by Bishop Paul V•' Nanking. Reuter.
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  • 74 1 SOUTH SAINT PAUL. MINNESOTA. May 31 Livestock was turned loose and fled to nearby swamps when a fire today burned out a large area of the west chutes of the great south St. Paul stockyards. Firemen were still fighting the fire 90 minutes after its :tart
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  • 131 1 Reuter. LONDON. May 31: Mr. Hugh Dalton, who resigned ;he Chancellorship of the Exchequer last autumn after confessing to a budget 'leak" to a newspaperman.' has returned to government office as Chancellor ot the Duchy of Lancaster. He succeeds Lord Pakenham, appointed Minister of
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  • 138 1 Reuter. PARIS, May 31.—Jacques Schindenhammer, a Frenchman who beat 250 women for the title of "Miss Seduction" in 1935, asked a Paris court today; "What's wrong with wearing skirts? Priests and'lawyers do it." Schindonhammer, his long blende hair plaited and wearing heavy make-up. faced
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  • 61 1 To cio. May SL —With a view to promoting Japan's foreign ti ide. the authorities here are planning two novel projects A foreign trade school, also special courses in universities on foreign trade, and a "foreign trade diplomacy ship" to carry samples of Japanese prod icts and
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  • 95 1 Reuter. OOCTACAMUND, MADRAS May 31: -Pandit Nehru. Prime Minister of India, arrived here today to open the third session of the United Nations Economic Commission on Asia and the Far East tomorrow, expected to be the most important so far held. Other arrivals included Mr.
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  • 26 1 PARIS, May 31. PierreHenri Teitgen, French Minister of the Armed Forces, today called for a standing army of 600,--000 men for France.
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  • 114 1 Reuter. LONDON. May 31: Foi X- flr3t Uine in history a voman presided over proceedngs in the chamber of the T ouse of Commons tonight. She was Mrs. Florence Paion, Labour member of Pariament who had been select-1 id by the Speaker to take
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  • 149 1 MELBOURNE. May 31 Mr. Robert Menzies. leader ot r .rie Australian Opposition, -aid here .today that lt wai a terrifying paradox that the e-'ipue which has twice de iiver«\l the world, from dtsaser has exhibited so man.v dg*lJ of breaking up in the ,;ast two years." MY.
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  • 300 1 Reuter. CAIRO. May 31—The Egyptian Prime Minister said tonight that the Security Council's proposed four weeks' truce in Palestine was likely to be accepted. Nokrashy Pasha. th° Premier, sneaking at a press conference, added that he personally favoured the truce. j|ffeanwhile, King Abdullah's Transjordan
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  • 125 1 U.P. LONDQN. May 31. The Prime Minister Mr. Clement Attlee denied in the House of Commons today that there war any rift between the United States and Britain over Palestine. Captain John Crowder (Conservative) had asked Mr. Attlee to do his "very best" to heal
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  • 17 1 NANKING, May 31: —President Chiang Kai-shek tonight signed a foj-mal endorsement ot the Cabinet list.
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  • 613 1 Reuter and U.P. Portland. Oregon, May 31. Vanpoit. 24 hours ago a thriving prefab 'own of nearly 19,000 people, tonight lies submerged j by Hood waters and hundreds ot its inhabitants are feared drowned. A wall ol water swept over the town yesterday from thr*
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  • 50 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Fire broke out yesterday afternoon inside a godown at the Singapore Railway Station. where over $5,000 worth of coconut fibre was stored. The Singapore Fire Brigade was summoned and fought the flames successfully. Damage done to the fibre consignment is estimated at $300.
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  • 36 1 U.P. TIVERTON, Devon, England, May 31 —Sixteen hundred gallons of short supply British beer was poured down the drain today, because a large rat was found in the fermenting vat of the local brewery.—U.P.
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  • 102 1 Reuter. ASMARA. ERITREA. May 31.—A British sergeant with a machinegun repulsed an at tack on the Asmara-MassawH train last night by 19 armed bandits The bandits armed with guns and grenades halted the train by placing a tree trunk across the track. When they
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  • 129 1 U.P. LONDON. June. I.—-Today, an estimated 300,000 British motorists will have their cars back on the road for the first ime in six months. The Government again established gasoline ration for pleasure driving, although only >nough for 90 miles a months "or the next six months. And
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  • 57 1 London, May 31.—The 49--year-old "Bounding Basque". Jean Borotra of France, will compete in the Wimbledon lawn tennis championships at the end of June for the first time since the war, the Daily Express revealed today. He will play only in the Men's Doubles and Mixed Doubles, leaving
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  • 124 1 Reuter. DURBAN. May 31: -Makila Gandhi, son of the murdered Mahatma, was jeered at the Natal Indian Congress here today when he said that non Europeans in South Africa were not yet ready for government. Ghandhi moved that a resolution asking for "votes for all" be
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  • 136 1 Reuter. Tokio, May 31.—Gen. MacArthur today announced an agreement between the British Commonwealth and Japan on an overall currency arrangement wherein both private and government trade between Japan and the sterling area countries will be on a cash ster ling basis. Japan, however, will continue
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 25 1 TODAY S WEATHER Cloudy with occasional rain at first, becoming fair tonight. Temperatures in past 24 hrs;: Max. 90 deg. Mm. 72 deg. Rainfall: 3.69".
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  • 2925 2 Mr- McKerron Warns As Govt Passes CoL Allowances The only salvation for Singapore, as a trading centre, is to reduce commodity prices. This must be done if we are not to live in a fool s paradise. This statement was made by
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  • 175 2 A young British soldier, J. T. H. Goodman, was sentenced i yesterday to 18 months' rigorous imprisonment by the First District Judge, Mr. E. P. Shanks, on three charges of house breaking and theft. On the first two occassions it was said, he broke into
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 428 2 ON YOUR RADIO TODAY BLUE NETWORK Rawson from K.L.; 10 p.m. j News in Mendarin, Amoy MALAY ENGLISH Listeners' Post; 11 p.m. Last I Cantonese. I 1 Opening Ani?i?rwii? a iiArire News Summary and Close nouncement 4r Prog. Summary I Down. 1 J. Tamil witn Signature Tune. 12 noon to
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  • 531 3 Gent's Warning In "War Of Nerves" (From Our Ovn Reporter) Kt ALA LUMPUR, May 81. H. E. the High < onimissioner of Malaya, Sir Edward Gent, today des«•riat the Legislative Council the present wave of labour unrest accompanied by violence as a "war of
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  • 525 3 In approximately 24 hours front today, Capt. Christopher Macßae. of the Seaforth Highlanders will know whether he must carry out the sentence Imposed on him yesterday by! the Court Martial which found Mm guilty on eight of the nine charges on which he stood trial. Macßae
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  • 59 3 JJr E V Fowler. CID Chief. v that he had a number of photographs ot d.- belonging to people *no had lost them in the Koag piracy on board »an Heutse in December. Anj person who is now re™»t in Singapore and whj Property in the incident
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  • 49 3 2> merchant seamen. J.A and m Wilkin, *ny ci trial in the Fcurth Jj. v {in yesterday to a cottUbfc 1 aMaolUn a police eJL h l?i W€rc tUeged to haw? V offence at Koad on May 30. !,„iV Reused was offered m 5100 until June 8.
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  • 48 3 v Baillie. the cc'"Prano. who during eerti t WLek has given connous <* in £in Peridi» Lumpur and give a farewell rta m U n,J> hl at th e VictoHall here. r Pr<'Krammo will include i,,.;;. njlri each 01 nor eftr- In addition to crai new ones.
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  • 589 3 A former Municipal water pipeline labourer K. Nallaiah came before the Third Police Magistrate, Mr. F. B. Oehlers yesterday to answer a charge of voluntarily causing hurt to Mr. G2orge Allan Cessford, a Distribution Engineer formerly attached to the Municipality, on May 23 last. The
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  • 136 3 With the greater part of his head bandaged, a young Chinese, Tan Tiow Lai, stood in the dock of the Fourth Police Court yesterday to answer charges of voluntarily causing hurt and impersonation. The complainant, Loy Yon. hpwever. seemed to have come off worse,
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  • 99 3 MORE P. O. VESSELS SOON The P. O. Company are pleased to announce the return to commercial service fit a further two ves.stls. On the UK-India-Far East service the "Canton", carrying First and Tourist Clas.> passengers, is the only P. Opassenger vessel at present running, but she will be joined
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  • 504 3 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Mr. George Reed, Special Commissioner of th c International Transportworkers' Federation, is in Singapore to establish an Asian Secretariat under the I.T.F. for all Asian seafaring groups in South East Asia. Mr. Reed will spend two years in this area, visiting Burma, the
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  • 161 3 (Tiibune Staff Reporter) The dispute, between the workers of the Bin Seng Rubber Factory (which was burnt down on May 11) and the management, ended yesterday when both parties signed an agreement following negotiations which had been going on for over a week A spokesman of the
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  • 138 3 Volunteers to instruct patients in Singapore hospitals in hand-work, are asked for by Miss N. Tanburn, who is acting as Almoner to hospitals in the Colony. Assistance in this form is required particularly for patients in the Tan Tock Seng Hospital. The ideas v/hlch Miss Tanburn has for
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  • 89 3 A tentative charge of attempted murder was preferred against three Sikhs, Karnal Singh (23) of No. 50 Bencoolen Street. Narian Singh (23) of No. 47 Chander Road, and Raisham Singh (26) of No. 32 Thomson Road, who were produced before Seventh Magistrate A. G. Shears, yesterday.
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  • 39 3 Reports from Toronto say that the Malayan Store arranged by Mr. Khalik at the Canadian Trade Fair Is considered one of the most at tractive in the whole Fair and is receiving constant attention from visitors.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 151 3 VEHICLES FOR SALE STANDARD SALOON. 12 h.p. 1940 in good condition. Engine recently completely overhauled by makers agent. $1,000/- or near offer. Apply Box No. A 1228 M.T. Spore. (X.650) 1943 DODGE 26 H.P. saloon newly painted, engine excellent condition, tyres good. Price $2,200,'-. Comprehensive Insurance. Apply 258, Tanjong Pagar
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    • 723 3 SITUATIONS VACANT. WANTED Junior Typist (Male or female) with good knowledge of English. Apply stating age and qualifications to Box No. A 1233, M.T., S pore. (L.661). WANTED a hard working experienced waitress for bar and restaurant. Interview at No. 15. Kerbau Road between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. (L.663).
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    • 519 3 FOR SALE FOR SALE. Vacant Possession almost new brick Bungalow Bukit Timah. 3 Bedrooms attached Bath etc. 20.000 sq.ft. High Land Price 28.000. Apply 7, Bonham Bid. from 9 to 12. (L.65*). FOR SALE or CHARTER. Two Motor Fishing Boats. 12j61 and 10.42 tons. Registered at Singapore. For further particulars
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    • 417 3 PETS HIGHLY PEDIGREED Golden Cocker Spaniels Pups, for sale. Born 4/4/48. 40. Oxley Road. Show between 4 to 6.30 pjn. (H. 636) FOR SALE: Three burong serendeh (jantan-tuah) fighters, witb two ca.iary whistlers in good cages and food. For particulars call at 87, Wilkic Road before 6 p.m. (F. 615)
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  • 845 4 The Malayan Christian Council have had a narrow escape from becoming inextricably mixed up in the controversial affairs in which such organisations as the Malayan Democratic Union, the Federations of Trade Unions, the Communist Party and others are keenly interested. A few days ago an
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  • 949 4 .Mr. Stalin is not the man to miss an opportunity or to fail |o follow up an advantage. Having easily routed President Truman Mr. Marshall, and the State Department last week he has now rubbed salt in their wounds by replying to an "'open letter" addressed to
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  • 96 4 Reuter—AAP. SYDNEY.—Australia's only flying Methodist missionary a 23-year-old former RAAF pilot, is ln charge of a circuit of 170.000 square miles. He is Mr. R A. Lyons, of Melbourne, who operates from Camooweal (Queensland) for the Methodist Inland Mis. sions. His patrol area is the largest in Australia.
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  • 77 4 Reuter. COLOMBO.—The next technical conference of representatives of the labour inspection services of the International Labour Organisation will be held in Kandy, Ceylon, in the middle of November. This will mark the first international conference to be held in this country since the attainment of
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  • 127 4 Reuter-AAP SYDNEY.—Four classes into which the censor should approve films were recommended to the Chief Secretary ot Victoria (Mr. K. Dodgshun) by a deputation from the Children's Cinema Council, in a recent interview in Melbourne; They were: F (Family) Suitable for general exhibition; C (Children) Especially suitable
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  • 436 4 LIM WEE PLAN. Sir, —As one of the many i thousands of employees, I can- j not read without a sense of deep commiseration of the Municipality dispensing with the services of one of their servants, who committed the "serious crime" of
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  • 499 4 SIR, —I noted with great inte"?st your Staff Reporter's article and a reply defending the properties of Latex Foam upholstery. What I should like to know, however, is who told your reporter latex foam sponge rubber cannot be produced on an economical mass production basis in Malaya?
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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  • 351 5  -  (By ROBERT LLOYD Reuter. SCARBOROUGH, Yorkshire—The Labour p rty Executive is to study the question whether rj unions are to be directly represented in the ment of nationalised" industries. The engineers, who work in private industry, the rail way men, who have only recently
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  • 67 5 SYDNEY.- Because it showed Don Bradman letting children get out of his car in the middle of the road, a safety film has been banned by the Australian Road Safety Council. The film, in which Don was an "actor," was intended to teach children not to
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  • 55 5 The society registered in Singapore under the title oi 'Weng Mci Kwun" has been ordered to be dissolved, as it has been found that it has been used for unlawful pur poses and lor purposes incompatible with the peaci and good ordpr of the Colony, according
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  • 28 5 Reuter. ATHENS. May 31,—Ex-Kin Michael of Rumania and Princess Anne of Bourbon Parma will be married on Saturday in private here, according to court sources. Reuter.
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  • 56 5 Group photograph of the cast who appeared in the Arabia n Wasy Ah the Cobbler Which was staged by the St raits Chinese Methodist Youth Fellowship on. May 2» at the Church Social Hall Thcrewill be a repeat performance on June s.~(Photo by Y. C.
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  • 1330 5 Orang Kaya Kaya Dato Laxaman Vijaya, one of the eight Territorial Chiefs of Perak, arrived at Tapah from Kuala Lumpur to assume duty as Distr ict Officer, Batang Padang. Inche Abdul Rahman bin Mat. M€S.. his predecessor will proceed to Ipoh as Magistrate. The Municipal Engineer s
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  • 156 5 LONDON. Petting couples who have been "spoiling the dignity" of the Roosevelt Memorial Garden in Grosvenorsquare, London, are no longer to be allowed there by the Ministry of Works. Full-time park keepers have been appointed this week, and they are now on duty
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  • 463 5 Reuter. London, May 31.—Dr. Daniel Francois Malan, whose Nation-1 alist Party has won a majority in the South African elections, was 74 last week. He was a Treacher and then a journalist >efore he turned politician. South African born he took lis doctorate degree
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  • 152 5 Princess Elizabeth has made five millionaires. That is what they are saying in Paris a week alter her visit. The millionaires are two dressmakers, a nightclub owner, and two restaurant proprietors. The dressmaking firms run by Jacques Fath and Lucien j Lelong have received more than
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  • 348 5 Reuter. COLOMBO. According to the Customs returns for April 1948, Ceylon's chief exports--tea. rubber, and coconut—were the lowest so far. Last month Ceylon exported only Rs. 45,--132,494 worth of tea, whereas in March Rs. 52,814,697 worth of tea was sent out. The figures for February
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 14 5 ISM jk in^J ci wk OBTAINABLE AT ALL DEALERS Agents: Mutter Phippa (Malaya) Singapore.
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    • 103 5 THAT ALWAYS WORKS WELL AVAILABLE IN A.C. AC.DC. MAINS Model A 69, 6 valves $340-00 Model U5B, 5 valves $***** PAYABLE IN II INSTALMENTS^ Sole Distributors: Xang llt'ui; Piano House 103-105, Selegie Koad, Singapore. Don't panic! Pop along to your nearest Creameries Milk Bar —pay a mere $I.so—and you've a
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  • 461 6 "AU our overseas branches are working satisfactorily and I make special reference to our branch at Bangkoic which, although it was opened hardly four months ago, is already on a profit-earning basis," said Mr. M. Ct. M. Chidambaram Chettiar, Chairman of the Indian Overseas
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  • 156 6 At the desire of His Holiness the Pope, a solemn cere- j mony ot Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus of the people of Singapore will take place on Friday at the Cathedral ot the Good Shepherc. It will be preceded by a solemn Triduum commencing
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  • 107 6 (Tribune Staff Reporter) A 'plane, specially chartered to carry passengers from Ceylon to Australia, is believed to hhve lost its bearings and landed at Changi airstrip at dusk yesterday. The aircraft was expected to arrive at Kallang Airport at 5 p.m.. and preparations had
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  • 270 6 Below is a list of latest contributions to the Salvation Army annual financial appeal, which now totals $18,833: Anonymous, $300. $250 each: Messrs. Shell Co. of S.S. Ltd.; Messrs. Chartered Bank of India, Australia China; Messrs United Engineers Ltd. Messrs. Wm. Jacks Co. (Malaya) Ltd.; Messrs.
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  • 32 6 Over 150 children attended a special programme of Bible reading, songs and musical items arranged by the Salvation Army in their thirteenth anniversary celebrations held at the YMCA yesterday.
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  • 256 6 Strikes accompanied by violence we re vest condemned at th% Colony Legislative Council PS* S. S. Goho, Member for Rural West. Mr. Goho called upon the Government to press all acts of violence with a firm hand. J "Today, strikes accompanied by violcm, come the order
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  • 42 6 Two Cantonese were chatting jin a room in Malabar Street at 8 p.m. on Saturday, when three j Chinese, one of whom showed a pistol, entered, and conducted j a search. They decamped with $50 cash, I and a chandu smoking pipe.
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  • 19 6 For the sic.nd con* cutive day in s in?a no polio eases r were reported yajg
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  • 93 6 (Tribune Staff Reporter, The Singapore Traction C Employees' Union will shcrth approach the managemeV the STC With a view I negotiations with the gement in connection m demands for all-roand inc-e" ments to rolling-stock workers employed by the compare "The meri; oj servte, than merit of
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 456 6 shipping j IN SINGAPORE. Agents For Malayan Railways AND GLEN LINE FOR LONDON, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG. (Calls Tangier Casablanca) Due Sails GLENSTRAE (omits P. Sham Penang) 15th June 20 June GLENGYLE (Calls Barcelona) 16th June 21st June DENBIGHSHIRE 2™* 7th Jul y GLENARTNEY August GLENEARN 1 AGAPENOR September GLEN APP
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    • 648 6 NOTICES SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. Tenders are invited for the "REMOVAL OF OLD BOOSTER HOUSE, McRITCHIE RESERVOIR" for the Water Department. Tenders close at 12 noon on Tuesday, 15th June 1948. Tender Form and Specification from Municipal Secretariat, Room No. 235. Deposit $100/- required. TTRADING WITH THE ENEMY ORDINANCE No. 22 of
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    • 420 6 NOTICE Notice is hereby given that I, Chiam Toh Tong of 8 Hock Lam Street, Singapore have applied to the Board of Licensing Justices, Singapore for a First Class Public House Licence in respect of the premises 145 Killiney Road, Singapore known as the Mitre Hotel, and that my application
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    • 394 6 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Singapore) BLUE FUNNEL LINE SAILINGS FROM U.K. U.S.A. Tydeua" from U.K. 0. I "Adrastus" Due from U.K. and Holland June "Neleua" Due from U.K. June id "Mentor" Due from U.S.A. June 15 "Atreus" Due from U.K. June 18 Sailings for LIVERPOOL, GLASGOW CONTINENTAL PORTS "Breconshlre"
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  • 600 7 TALKING SOCCER By SPECTATOR M U N I C 1 P A L Commiscontinuc to be sflthe football tax busir At last Friday's meeting no one thought it worthvfhil to ask for a statement Itv officials concerning late of affairs at .InIan tv ai Stadium. r
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  • 371 7 Reuter. WIMBLEDON MAY 31.—THE WIMBLEDON LAWN TENNIS FORTNIGHT WILL SOON BE HERE AND MAY DECIDE THE QUESTION AS TO WHO IS THE BEST AMATEUR PLAYER IN THE WORLD NOW THAT JACK KRAMER HAS TURNED PROFESSIONAL. There are half-a-dozen players who come ifito the reckoning when such
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  • 176 7 USEFUL B.P. BEAT F N The Useful Badminton Party beat the Fraser Neave Sports Club by seven games to four in a friendly badminton match played at F N's indoor court on Saturday. Results (Useful's players first), are as follows: SINGLES:— Goh Tian Chye lost to Poh Kirn Van. 7-15.
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  • 57 7 The final match of the Singapore Civil Service Association "A' Singles Handicap Billiards Tournament between Tan Thean Teck (—125) and G. W. Jeremiah (—100) will be played at the Association's premises, 60 Tessensohn Road, on Friday, at 7 p.m.. after which distribution of the prizes donated by
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  • 69 7 Players will be selected from the following to represent th e Mansfield Badminton team against the Harrisons and Crosfield sports Club at No. 19. Lim Tua Tow Road on Saturday, June 5. at 3 p.m. Quek Keng Chuan. Le e Hoe's San. Hassan Mattar. Tan Wee Hock, Tay
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  • 25 7 Mortansen scores Kaytand's t\r*t yof/ »iyu4fi«' /?<•/.</ Blackpool inttt) httt'ipnl Sfnn/tri/ Martin* n. find* fh* vrt in the Bnylwt i /•'«/>/ mnich ot Turbtn. h'Kfjl<lH<t tP0W -i-wiJ
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  • 44 7 Reuter BERLIN. May 31; —Tne una. decision to call a strike of Berlin bus, tram and underground workers was taken today at a meeting ol transport union leaders. The workers will walk out on Wednesday an i resume work 24 hours later.—Rcuter.
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  • 218 7 On yesterday's game THREE A's are fast slipping. They played several bad games recently, but their performance fell to a new low yesterday. There teas no semblance of teamwork at all, while the defence, after stubborn resistance in the first half, cracked down mysteriously in the
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  • 549 7 (From VERNON MORGAN, Reuters Sports Editor) IX)NLX>N, May 31.—The King, Queen ana Princess Elizabeth will watch the Derby on Saturday when more than 30 of the best colts in Britain will battle for honours in the Blue Riband of the British turf. After a
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  • 418 7 AFTER A DULL AND SCORELESS FIRST 30 MIN--1 TES. THERE WAS A GLUT OF GOALS IN THE LATTER HALF WHEN R.A.F. (CHANGI) BEAT THE AMICABLE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 7 1 IN A SENIOR LEAGUE GAME AT THE STADIUM YESTERDAY. While the result was not) i
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  • 483 7 The S.C.C. earned their second point when they drew one-all with the R.A.F. Seletar in a First Division fixture at the Padang yesterday. They were not lucky to register their first League win. A penalty awarded to the Airmen five minutes towards the end saved the
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  • 362 7 A crowd standing three deep i round the Padang yesterday j saw Kota Raja XI beat the j I 19th. Air Formation XI in a j Second Division match by win- J j ning 8—0. I Kota Raja. kicking offg against the sun and a strong wind, took
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  • 228 7 NOTTINGHAM. May 31.— Bill Brown. Continuing' to showexcellent form, scored the only century for tho Australians In their first innings of 400 all out against Nottingham today. Brown scored 122. an<! with Bi adman who was 14 abort of his century, added 165 runs for the
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  • 111 7 Monopolising the play, the Singapore District Signals yesterday defeated the Singapore Chinese Engineers Association by three-nil in a Second Division league soccer match at Geylang Stadium. The Chinese started promisingly, but were quickly subdued and it was not until the last five minutes that they were
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  • 420 8 "SEND ME TO JAIL IF YOU WISH" Reuter. WASHINGTON, May 31—Paul Robeson, famous Negro singer, ref used today to tell the Senate Committee whether he is a member of the American Communist Party. He said he was wlllbr* tn go to raol rather than
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  • 571 8 LONDON M*».v !t0 of *h* j 17 snvts n tb«) f^r'^^r 0 "n~ Orymnfc G*n»<v in athletic* is easily tho mo«?t nrv pniar eraowf the r>B eorr»p p t ne nations A l rr%rH> 49 nation? have signified their intention of in these track and field
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  • 119 8 Miss lsobel Baillie. the celebrated soprano who. during the last week has given concerts to packed houses in Singapore. Kuala Lumpur and Penang, is to give a farewell xmceit tonight in the Victoria Memorial Hall. Singapore. The programme will contain some songs from each of, aer
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  • 93 8 MELBOURNE, May 30. Five mystery fires aboard th* Eiitish India freighter Pemba (7.400 tons) have baffled Aus. tialian fire experts, and the cause of the outbreaks was still unknown when the ship left here today for East Africa. Four of the fires occurred during the vessel's
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  • 79 8 Reuter. LONDON. May 30. Mr. Miroslav Lokaj, 56-year-old Czechoslovak diplomat, announced today that he has resigned from his position as Consul General in London because of his opposition to the Communist-dominated regime in Prague The Military and Air Attache and two First Secretaries of the Czech Embassy
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  • 62 8 Reuter. LONDON. May 31. —Chris'iopber Mayhew. Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, today rejected a suggestion by a Labour member of Parliament. Thomas Driberg. that n e should make representations to France about an inin Indochina which Mr. Driberg said led to the death after arrest of 22 Vietnamese civilians.
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  • 40 8 Reuter. SEOUL, (Korea). May 31. Dr. Syngman Rhee. former exile and leader of the Rightist, .Society for Rapid Realisation of Korean Independence, was elected Chairman of Korea's first democratically d ected Legislative Assembly a*, the opening session today. Reuter. j
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  • 496 8 Following are the weights for the second day's races of the Perak Turf Club Summer meeting tomorrow. Horses. Class 1, Div. 1. 6 Furs. Some Class 9.04 Oriental 8.13 Gold Caste 8.12 Princess Guinevere 8.05 King Arthur 8.00 King Vale 8.00 No Regrets 7.12 Golden
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  • 86 8 Reuter. LO May .Jl The Hmviating contest for the British weltei-weight champions lips bo I ween Eric Boon. .r-Tier British lightweight mampion and Gwvn Williams Welsh welterweight champion, i Haarringway arena here tonight was declared a "no contest*' daring the sixth round. There was very little action md
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  • 104 8 New York, May 31. -New death-s marred the second day Of the Memorial Day weekend md the toll is mounting. At toast 223 persons were killed, 115 in traffic accidents, and 25 ill owning. 82 from miscellaneous causes. One of *he worst tragedies jf the
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  • 46 8 Reuter. GIBRALTAR, May 30.—The 5,270 tons light cruiser Chungking and 1,000 tons destroyer Lingsu, —the Aurora and Mendip before they were transferred from the British to the Chinese Navy at Portsmouth on May 19 —arrived here today on iheir way to China. —Reuter.
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  • 372 8 Reuter. LONDON, May 31.—Rain affected every first class cricket match at one time or another today, but the only one which was completely washed out was the Surrey vs Gloucestershire encounter at the Oval. Not a ball was bowled in this match and
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  • 84 8 The Social Athletic Party team to meet the RASC Training School in the SAFA 3rd Civision at CYMA ground St. George's Road to-morrow at 5.15 p.m. will be chosen from the. following: Anthony Yoag, Sim Im Peng, Theong Joeng Bong. Hoo. Thua Boon Leng, Tan *eah Teo
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  • 67 8 The Government of the Co*ony of Singapore will invite vender? fcr an issue of $1.'«7 millions by Treasury Bills on June 10. subject to the general conditions governing the issue and repayment of Colony of Singapore Treasury Bills. Copies of the Conditions together with the Forms ot* Tender
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  • 250 8 Reuter. London, May 31. The decision of Bruce Woodcock. British heavyweight champion, to resume boxing after more than j year's absence, should help to add much needed colour to the somewhat uninteresting heavyweight division. Woodcock has not fought -ince his iaw was broken by Joe Baksi
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  • 81 8 General Bodet. the Com-mander-in-Chief of the French Air Force in the Far East, left Changi by air yesterday morning for Saigon, after his four-day visit to Air Command Far East. Air Marshal Sir Hugh Lloyd the Commander-in-Chief Air Command Far Easi, Monsieur Morand. actinu French Consul-General, and other
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  • 51 8 A young Chinese. Tham Chan Tay, (24), was sentenced to two years" rigorous imprisonment by the First District Judge, Mi. E. P. Shanks, yesterday, when he was found guilty of possession of 36 pounds of opium. Accused was arrested on board the s.s. Kola at noon on April
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  • 136 8 Reuter. LONDON, May ft n tations that th, Oofi£** replace My Babu for the Derby at the Victoria Cup t, f> night- My Babu F position as first cWrJ* market, although his r n n extended from lfX)-3o t The Gobbler, a 4-1 cjL 4 1
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  • 361 8  -  (By ALLAN LEWIS IPOH, Sunday SEEN! Abdul Mawi and Aia Wahab giving good exhit tiors of riding on Silver Spear, Friar's respwtively yesterday, Both thai 'boys' are Malay and hm taken to the saddle life clucks to water, Mawi serve his apprenticeship with Net
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  • 28 8 1>* Si ha: >,rN if Silvu, »n June i. Genera! H«S,ita!. Funeral fro... her 50, llencoo'.en M r to-diiy to Friends anil relate« cept this intlma'»" 51
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