Malaya Tribune, 4 March 1949

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    65 1 MALAYA TRIBUNE BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE Tel: "Tribune, Spore. Larger Sales Than Any Afternoon Paper in Malaya i I Phone: 5811 3 Nine Lines Published simultaneously at Sinyapoie, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Penang. TWELVE PAGE'S SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1949 PRICE TEN CENTS. THE MALAYA TRIBUNE LONDON REPRESENTATIVE:
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    W. EUROPE PREPARES FOR THE WORST
    676 1 Alexander Reuter and A.P. [ONpoN, Thursday .—-The nations of Western Europe are preparing military plans for "any sudden emergency," Mr. A. V. Alexander, British Defence Minister told the House of Commons on Thursday. Mr. Alexander stated that while Russia maintained her "veto of peace
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    PEOPLE IN THE NEWS TODAY
    24 1 5f»«» <5HH«D»,,,K« Kiritt-n Thorndah'. Danish woman are, who is still in the All-England Badminton Championships. MR. A. V. ALEXANDER
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    Peng Soon And Ooi In Semi-Finals
    1181 1 Reuter. LONDON. Thursday .-—Malaya's two leading playeis, Wong Peng Soon and Ooi Teik Hock, today battled their way into the semi-finals of the men's singles in the All-England badminton championships at Harringay arena. Both meet American opponents. Wong Peng Soon faces a very stiff
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    NORWAY, ITALY TO JOIN PACT
    61 1 U.P. WASHINGTON, Thurs.—A fgtf* souro said that the I Mrwfgian amrassador Morgttstiorne went to the State Department today with Nor*>Vi Official request to join in we deliberations on the Atlantic Pact. I" Rome the Italian foreign j office aaaouneed today that! mj had asked to
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    RUSSIANS QUIT
    33 1 Reuter. i BERLIN. Thura, The So- I •bIL- mission 1 JthJ r' hy the Americans jweir headquarters in Frankfcj*"toniSSt ordered by J Russians authorities to rc- Soviet zone, the 32* ra<lio
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    TIT FOR TAT
    22 1 A.P. ai r Lm Th The hut It f Paktonu nifC J tod one jStfcS JV hMnno, l the
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    MALAYA TO ATTEND RUBBER TALKS
    93 1 Malaya will be represented on the British Colonial Delegation at the sixth meeting of the flu! brr Study Group to be held in London on March 28 The Malayan repress ntative will be: Dr. F. C. Benham, economic adviser to the Commissioner* General, us oJ'icia!
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    Results At A Glance
    333 1 Third Round Singles: Dave Freeman heat 11. Forrcira of India. 15-3. 15-3. G. Lewia, India, heat Lim Kee Fong, Malaya. 18-15. 15-13. Ooi Teik Hock. Malaya beat Ole Jensen, Denmark. 15-7. 15-8. Olle Wahlberg. Sweden, beat F. Peard, Ireland. 15-11. 8- 15. 15-8. Men's Singles, QuarterFinals
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    Canton Ship Blows Up
    58 1 Reuter. CANTON SOUTH CHINA, Thurs.—At least 10 Chinese were killed and 30 seriously injured in an explosion tonight in the 300 ton Hong KongCanton steamer Ningpo In the Pearl river, Canton. The blast blew a hole in the ship's Bide and damaged the super-structure. The ship's
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    Princess In The Commons
    83 1 A.P. LONDON, Thura. Prim Maigaret did something Thursday that even her father George VI cannot do. She visited the House of Common She wis received by the Setgennt at Arms in hi.s knee breaches, buckle shoes, white gloves an<| sword. The princess sat in UuSpeaker's gallery
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    GOVT. WINS HOUSE VOTE
    66 1 Reuter. LONDON. Thurs. An Opposition motion asking the British House of Commons to decline approval of the Governincuts recent statement on defence because it wan "inadequate" was defeated oy 291 not< i to 155 tonight. A Government motion asking for approval was carried by 227 to
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    King Bursts Ball, Pays
    61 1 A.P. 1 BERCH AM. ENGLAND, Thurs.—George Ward. 12-yesr-old school boy kicked four goals in a school football game. The ball sailed over a wall into a road and was burst by a passing car. Next day, to make up for the loss, a new ball was
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    Bandits Rubbed Out R.A.F. Air Strike
    185 1 Ninety-seven known communists and six others were arrested on Monday during the combined land and air operations against bandits in an area south of Triang, Pa hang. Three charred bodies were found in one of the bandit huts destroyed by bombs and rockets. On
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    BOW AND ARROW WAR PATH
    111 1 Reuter. CUTTACK. INDIA. Thurs. —Bow-and-arrow tribesmen, on the war path against the Orissa provincial government, blocked the only road winding through the Mayurbhanj hills and brought police pursuers to a pitched battle, it was made luic v here *oday They ambushed and destroyed a jeep
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    Troops In Malaya Praised
    131 1 Reuter. LONDON, Thorn. Minister of Defence A Alexander peals Irlti-.:• ha .«L. whea MpeuVing in today*! Mouwe a* I iiinmona debate on defence. "I would like here to pay a special tribute to the troops who ar- operating in Malaya," he said ji:md cheers. "lhe c
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    Ex-Union Chief Had Arms Gaoled
    82 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The ex-President of the PanMalayan Federation of Trade Unions r-nd a member of the Malayan Delegation to the Asian relations conference at Dtlhi last year, Mr. A. Ganapnthy, was today committed for trial on two charges of carrying amis and ammunition. The
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    70 GROUNDED
    41 1 A.P. HONG KONG, Thurs. Seventy persona were grounded In a sudden stoim which swamped fiO fishing vessels near Hong Kong today. Th« :uoi;n caught the fishing vessels in Mrs Bay and battered many to pieces on the roads. -A.P.
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    Peace Talks March 15
    103 1 A.P. NANKING, Thurs remier Sun Fo announced Thursday that peace ia'!:; ;h fchf Conaunists arc ejected hi Peujing •boi:t Mar. 15. 1 Meanwhile in Washington the U.S. State Departmenc is studying a LTitncsc request fo: Lhe use of funa.s remaining ifter the Chinese military aid programme
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    Forrestal Resigns
    51 1 U.P. WASHINGTON, Thurs.—President Truman today announced the resignation of Becretary :f Defence James KornestaJ and I'm appointment of Louis Johnson as his successor, effective March 31. Johnson is former Assistant Secretary of War. During the recent campaign he seived as Chairman cf the Finance Committee for Democratic National
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    ARMED FORCES NEAR VIETNAM
    58 1 A.P. HONG KONG. Thurs.—The Canton correspondent of the Hongkong Star, said today that an unidentified armed force of /0,000 is concentrating in the vicinity of Lungchow, on the Vietnam border. He sa»d groups from this force temporarily seized control ot live South China townships but withdrew
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    COLE IS OFF
    57 1 Reuter. l/JNDON, Thurs.—Mr. Walton A. Cole, the editor of Reuters, left lor Bombay today by Air India international He is preceding tho Renter goodwill mission consisting of Lord Layton, Mr R. A. Render son. and Mr. Malcolm Grahar.. directors of Reuters, and Mr. C. J. ('hancHlor. general
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    Cathay Birthday Party
    24 2 yi A cheerful momeal during Mr*-. '<:; B ng 2 II hm'h Inrttxkty pa tj at g ii: < .i.!.::\ stauraat. i ■••■tia^LiztaMiiiiiaMUl
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    Memorial Meeting
    38 2 Singapore Indian Congress wil! U ta a meeting at B p.m. tmlav I in memory of VI r*. Sara- jiol Naidn. poetess and* an* «.i laaVara pnfltirail I (earner*, at No. c. Raof Course La**. I
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    JUDGMENT RESERVED IN KHEE FATT SCHOOL CASE
    280 2 Council made their final submissions in the Singapore High Court yesterday in the application for a review of a Collector of Lands Assessment on two lots jof land occupied by the Knee Fatt school at Hill Street. Mr. Justice Qordon-Smith reserved his dcci-
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    REMANDED
    35 2 Tseng Keng Hon <45i was remanded in pohc custody foi I 24 hours on a chaige of attempted murder. Tseng was alleged to have stabbed a woman. Lee Chin 1 Yeo. with a knife.
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    CHANGI SCHEME PROBED
    95 2 Reuter. LONDON. Thurs. Air Miilstei Arthtu Henderson told a lUesUonei in the House of Commons that it was originally intended to develop as I joint Royal Air Force" and civil aiipoit. "Oaring to difficulties, however, it has recently been decided to plan and "limit development of the
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    Girl Misled, Robbed
    50 2 A Cantonese-speaking Chinese led a 10-year-old Chinese girl, playing in a back lane, to the five foot path of Albert Street, and robbed her ot her gold bracelet worth $125. The girl said that she could identify the man. Her parents reported the matter to the police
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    The Hon. Mr. M. P. Rajugopal,(centre) preside** of the All Malayan BoihCUM Worker*' Union, wa» elected (hair)a in of the Knala Lituijfur trade unions conference. Mr. J. A. Bni Her, the Trmie Union ddviear in on Mr. Rujatfopal's right, and Mr. V. M. N. Mt non, Ftdeial Legislative Councillor. his Icit.
    51 2 The Hon. Mr. M. P. Rajugopal,(centre) preside** of the All Malayan BoihCUM Worker*' Union, wa» elected (hair)a in of the Knala Lituijfur trade unions conference. Mr. J. A. Bni Her, the Trmie Union ddviear in on Mr. Rujatfopal's right, and Mr. V. M. N. Mt non, Ftdeial Legislative Councillor. his
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    SATISFACTION AT NEW SALARIES
    97 2 fTr iune Staff Reporter) The oif'cial organ of Singapore Municipa' Set vices Union in an editorial has expu 1 "general satisfaction" with the first Interim Report of the SaN aiies Revision Committee. it pointed out that meet of the recommendat ons of the Union had been
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    TEMPLE OF AMON RESTORED
    43 2 The great temple Anion, the world's oldest J structure, is being restor- etl at KarnaK Egypt. Hundreds of men art- I identifying and rea-.sem- J b'lng the ancient blocks. It ma> lake a general hot t;» eoniplMe this work.
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    "PLANTED" ARMS DEFENCE SUCCESSFUL
    121 2 I A young Indian. S. Krishnan. who was accused of possession of arms and ammunition, was acquitted and discharged by Mr. Justice Cox Evans in the Singapore Assize Court yesterday. Krishnan was ai rested by the Police while travelling in a taxi at the junction of
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    2 YEARS FOR CON MAN
    61 2 Tlii Ming W..ig. a 33 voarohi eontidenee trickster was sentenced to two years hard and two years police supervision in the First District Court >• terday. Xc was found guilty on three charges of cheating. Tui tricked three nun out of SI.BOO by telling them
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    $2½ MILLIONS FOR AIDED SCHOOLS
    675 2 The Honourable Mr. VV. A. Frisby, Wrector of Education, Singapore, disclosed to the Malayan Annual Conference of the Methodist Church yesterday that Government would spend $2 «4 millions on grants-in-aid to English and Chinese schools this year. A further $916,000 would be spent on special
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    'LEICA' CAMERAS MADE IN JAPAN
    36 2 The j r, ;u the Leica un 8 j at about i 00 S'ajk J bunc th exact 1 oa v. I nan,, cnlv Rio I P 2 to a loath,
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    DINNER FOR TAMIL PASTORS
    34 2 VlS,t I laymen to Conference ol £?*M Church are lc f *k I I Short Str, expect d Those intends] l sent ar< a J. Alfred, x, j Baikhn* tiaffi
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    Malayan Chinese Talks
    51 3 ggfg I Mi ran Cheng Lock Vaatwt&tag the Malayan iChiaesf Association met recently at 5 1 aim pur. He de- J t" in i; o*i be up and I and I) in dead 111 ■n* to make t his or- i ufeatiofl an -nduring s." J iwntin
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    Malay National Hall
    90 3 I Th. EVrak Ci men of IJ M NO. Nt (on mittce meet- §hj in [poh, decided to csta- j Mai ry National Hal! up n Pcrak, according to an port. No further details I n H project arc known I Rashim, vice-president, the meeting that 00-'
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    Muslim charged with Attempted Murder
    256 3 A young Malay girl, Romini binte Haji Ahmad, i yesterday showed the Eighth Police Magistrate, two ugly scars (one about four inches running from her neck to cheek-, which she alleged were inflicted when 32->ear-olri Mohammed Yacob attacked her with a kukri. At a preliminaiy
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    UP ON 'BOOKIE' CHARGE
    47 3 Thirty-eight year-old Theam Ewe was charged in the Second Police Court yctcrday with acting as a bookmaker in the Singapore Turf Club premises on March 3. Theam claimed trial. He is on police bail and will appeal in court again on March 10.
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    FREE SHOW
    27 3 Tho Ceylon Tamils" Association am holding a free cm mia show at their premises Unlaw at 11. Handy Road. All members and ftiends are invited.
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    Taikong Hid 143 Bottles Of Liquor
    148 3 MALACCA. Thursday. The president of the Malacca Sessions Court, Mr. J. A. Chua ordered 62-year-old Yeo Oon Hup, taikong of a tongkang. to pay a fine of $5,000, or to undergo 12 months' simple imprisonment. Yeo was convicted on a charge of being knowingly
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    STOLE PUPPY
    39 3 Got] Ong Lye was charged in the Third Police Court yesterday with stealing a puppy belonging to a detective, Neo Kcng Wah. Goh pleaded guilty. He was allowed ball of $200. Sentence was deferred to March 10.
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    MALAY BANK BRANCH
    40 3 The two-year-010 Malay National Bank, Kur.la Lumpur, has opened its first branch in Temerlon, Pahang, Inchc Mustafa, its Direcior, said dayThe Temcrloh branch, headed by Inche Yahya bin Mohd. Sch. Pahang State Councillor, has already started business.
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    NO NEW DEAL FOR PILGRIMS
    316 3 The Singapore Malay Welfare Cojncil is dissatisfied with the discussions recently held with Mr. J. L. M. Gorrie, Assistant Secretary to the Colonial Secretary, on steps to improve the conditions of Mecca pilgrims from Malaya. Inche Dams Shariff, Secretary of the Council, told the Tribune
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    BANDITS SWOOP ON KAMPONG
    375 3 KUALA U MTI X, Thursday. TWO Malays were killed and another abducted when ten armed bandits attacked Kampong Giuiong aiid Skoti in the Jerantut area of Pahang shorts ly after midnight. The murdered men uejrc the Kelua Kampong (Headman) who was shot dead and a Malay
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    HOSTESS ON INTIMIDATION CHARGE
    53 3 In the Fust District Court, yesterday, a dance hostess pleaded not guilty to a change of criminal intimidation. She was released on bail of $1,000 in two sureties. The offence wa stated to have taken place in amusement park on Feb. 25. The case was postponed
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    Indians to meet in K. L.
    102 3 Indian > eprcsentatives from various parts of the country j will meet at the Hotel Majestic j at Kuala Lumpur tomorrow to discuss the formation of a Malaysian Indian Federation. The representatives will in- j chide Legislative Couhcil members both of Singapore and Federation,
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    A gay, new portrait of Diana Dors, 16'2-> ears-eld actress who p'avs the role of a flighty niece in the dim "Here Come The Huggets," a Gainsborough production. The picture is being directed by Kenneth Annakin.
    37 3 A gay, new portrait of Diana Dors, 16' 2 -> ears-eld actress who p'avs the role of a flighty niece in the dim "Here Come The Huggets," a Gainsborough production. The picture is being directed by Kenneth Annakin.
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    HECTIC WEEK-END OF "MURDER" FOR AUSSIE MOVIE STAR
    174 3  -  British Film News by 4 "LEKSMAN" pETEK FINCH, 32-year-old Australian stage and radio artiste, had a hectic weekend the other day "murdering" fellow* act res:, Mary Morris. The "crime" was committed at Ealing Studios where Finch was doing a sequence in "Train
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    "Hamlet" Records
    82 3 HAMLET continues to break aH record in motion pii tn re histori/. Whai it WOW screened in BcrMR, th> whole town went to S4 < tas t.lm during its 22-day run there. Commented the newspaper t Morf/cnoriscn," "It is not J trery d-iy that we have such fl
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    Tunisia Mission
    46 3 FILM DIRECTOR Ronald I Ncame. who went to Tuni- sia to make preparations for a I location for a forthcoming pro- j duction "The Golden Salamander.' has returned to Britain Trevor Howard, with 16-year- i old French actress Anouk, will star in the picture.
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    Title Changed
    28 3 Mil. rKOIIACK," title of lan Dalrymple's Wessrv pro- j duction, now being filmed at I I'inewood Mudins, has been changed to Dear Mr. Pro- j hack."
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    Missed Premiere
    61 3 SALLY ANN HOWES was un- j able to attend "the London premiere of "The History of Mr. Polly" in which she plays the role of Christabel. Mr. Polly's schoolgirl friend. Cause of the hold-up was 'flu. At present appearing in "Stop Press Girl" at Plnewood Studios, Sally recently
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    McCuiness, Villain
    44 3 QVIKT, J5-ycur-ol<i NmM McGuineas pkiifx the villain in "Diams/nrt City," Gainsborough's film of the 1870 South African diamond rush. McG-uiness plays Muller, rumrunning, diamond suinciter, who defies Stafford (David Farrar) in his attempt to briny law and order to the diyyers' community.
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    Africa – Bound
    28 3 Africa Bound HAKKY WATT, U'rccWv of "Target For Tonight," "The Ovcrlanders" and "Eureka Stockade" has gone to South Africa »n aetrch of a story tor hia next Aim
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    They Want A Doctor
    55 4 Sonne nf the member* of the dance Hostesses Association at the opening of their private dispensary in Kitchener Road on Wednesday. The party was held at the New World Cabaret. The Dance Hostesses are looking for a .consultant doctor willing to devote a few hours a
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    Too Much For Too Little
    134 4 A.P. LONDON, Thursday.—Mr. Winston Churchill contended last night that Britain's Lahour Government Is paying too much for too little fighting power in its armed forces. The Conservative leader introduced a critical motion in the House of Commons which would amend Prime Minister Clement Attlee's motion
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    SEGREGATION OF NEGROES TO CONTINUE
    102 4 Reuter. WASHINGTON, Thurs. Republicans and Southern Democrats combined in the House of Representatives today to defeat a proposal that would have ended race segregation in Washington schools. A vote of 106 and 64 rejected the proposal, offered as an amendment to the annual district of
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    America To Admit Coloured Peoples
    236 4 Reuter. WASHINGTON, Thursday.—Legislation to drop racial bars from United States naturalisation laws was passed in the House of Representatives today. The measure which now goes to the Senate, proposes to allow American citizenship to immigrants from Asian and Pacific countries, including Afghanistan, Pak istan, India,
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    SPECTATORS WEEP AT TRIAL
    78 4 A.P. BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, Thurs. Spectators wept as 14 persons accused of aiding Josef Cardinal Mindszenty in an alleged political conspiracy began their final statements to the court yesterday. The trial recessed until Saturday, when the traditional last words of the accused will be completed, and the
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    Verdict On Pastors On Monday
    76 4 A.P. .SOFIA, Bulgaria. Thurs.— Taking of testimony ended in the treason trial of 15 protestant ministers yesterday. Prosecution and defense wound up the presentation of witnesses. Prosecutor Dimiter Georgi cancelled the scheduled appearances of 42 of his witnesses, saying "the evidence is abundant and clear.
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    AMERICAN REDS LINE UP WITH RUSSIA
    219 4 U.P. NEW YORK, Thursday.-—The two top American Communists said yesterday that in the event of a war between the United States and Russia, the Communist Party in the United States would try to "defeat the predatory war aims of American imperialism". I This statement
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    NOMINATION
    23 4 A.P. WASHINGTON. Thins. Presidest Tiuinan on Tuesday nominated Lieutenant Gen< ia' Henry Spiese Aurand to be commanding general, U.S. Army Pacific. A.P.
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    Russia Lines Up With Tito
    92 4 A.P. LONDON, Thurs. Russia lined un with Yugoslavia yesterday Dehind a plan to create a self-governing Slovene province in Southern Austria. The Soviet backing of Yugoslav claims, renewed despite the Cominform's fight with Premier Marshal Tito, sharpened the East-West disagreement in Dig Four talks on
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    PLEA TO BUILD UP AIR FORCE
    73 4 A.P. LONDON, Thurs. Viscount Templewood, formerly Sir Samuel Hoare, told the House of Lords yesterday that liritain should quickly build a 180 squadron air force to "deter any would be aggressor." 'if we had such a force Western Europe would breathe} <i sigh of
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    Woman's Corner
    340 4 CHILDREN'S NEWS LETTER CHILDREN who will bo forv> tunate enough to visit the 1949 British Industries Fair, to he la id from May 2 to May 13 it Hails Court and olympia, London, and Castle Hromwich, Birmingham, will find that a great wonderland ot toys and games has
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    Home Made Sodas
    253 4 ARE you looking for hot weather drinks that will keep the family on their own verandah Here are four do luxe answers, and each one says something different. COFFEE PEACH ICECREAM SODA. Ingredient^: 1 cup sliced peaches. cup sugar syrup. 2 cups strong cold coffee. 1 cup
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    Royalty No Longer Hesitates To Show Up In 'Repeats'
    372 4 A.P. LONDON, Thursday.—What does royalty do with its old clothes? The answer is simple in these austere times. It wears them. Before the war, of course, things were different. Rarely then was the Queen or any other lady of the royal
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    No Wheat Agreement
    103 4 Reuter. WASHINGTON, Thurs. The international wheat conference entered its fifth-week here on Tuesday without any sign of agreement. Discussions arc in secret and delegates are observing the injunction that their progress must remain undisclosed. The fact that the conference continued after reports that it was about to
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    CORPSES ABANDONED
    110 4 Reuter. MANILA, Thurs. Two corpses were abandoned on their way to Manila's North j cemetery as tneir pallbearers fought for the right of j way. Two were injured and one was arrested. Police investigators said that one group overtook the other which became enraged. In the ensuing brawl
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    Soviet Consulate Centre Of 'Red' Propaganda Drive
    161 4 Reuter. MIDDREBURG, Transvaal. Thursday -\t Louv/, South African Minister for Economic Aff last night accused the Soviet Consulate in airv of being the centre of a Communist prrJ drive which, he said, had reached tronif^dtir U! d portions in recent months. a B
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    Handcuff Was Too Effective
    157 4 Reuter-AAP. HOI'ART, Thar J When two detec i v an swered an urgent raj b 1 a ship rrc,-nt!\ |w] found the chief pftV* j n handcuffs. He told the ii. he had be. demamtrit. ing to Mesas \uri,m,; types of haiulnitls set he >\as wt-arini;'
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    ENDOWMENT FOR RELIGIOUS PROFESSORSHIP
    97 4 Reuter. OXFORD. Th l. —31 X Mrs. H. N. Si tord, have offered 142, ji. to endow permanency Ike university's temporary professorship of Eastern and ethics, it mn here. Purpose of the pro* ship is to build U| the great religion an cal systems of Uw
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    LUCKY LADY FLIGHT MAKES HISTORY
    619 5 A.P. tORT WORTH, Texas, Wednesday. Here is the full story of how the United States Air Force circled the globe nonstop for the first time in history. Ihe Lucky Lady a B-50 medium bomber, and her happy, weary crew of 14, surprised the world yesterday
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    Nelly Was First
    324 5 A.P. FORT WORTH, Texan, ;> Kelly Dry should see way they go around the <jlic was the traveller who tarted off globe-girdling speed jjaahes back in 189». It took her y six hours and 11 minutM r»v steamship and (fain, gut she made much better at that,
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    MacARTHUR TALK NOT AUTHORIZED
    128 5 U.P. TOKYO, Thurs. --General Mac Arthur had not rized the London Daily Kaß correspoodent G. Ward Ito write the interview, I on conversations between si id- and the supieme comfender for the allied powers. s public information office spokesman said the Mac Arthur r gives "on
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    OLD CEYLON STAMPS PLACED ON SALE
    130 5 Reuter. LONDON, Thursday,—One thousand old postage stamps from Ceylon are expected to be sold at an **Wlge price of *5 each at an auction sale in London on March 9 Tba collection consists v the pence issues of 1857-07 During these years the curency
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    Munitions Plant Blasted
    57 5 A.P. Turkey. Thurs. »ol«n blast levelled a C» n-„J nunitiona P lan t here t.-rm nt a,ld kille d an undejwoed number of persons, than 125 employees LJ 0 J rten B at the tim e cf Plan/ Whicn wrecked th.c honiJ. kn <**ed down f\nr' yards
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    U.S. Also Blames Dutch
    152 5 A.P. LAKE SUCCESS. Thurs. An American delegation said Wednesday the U. S. is In full agreement with a U. N. Commission report blaming tie* Netherlands for the current political and military deadlock in Indonesia. Following the release or the Ccmmission's report, Uie X S. delegation immediately
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    Time Off For Family
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    Formosa's Status
    47 5 LONDON. Thurs. Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin today told a questioner in the Commons that in view of the Cairo Declaration, Formosa would be restored to China. The Qlnene government had ft mimed the ajdministrat ion then-, pending the coric-liuaun of a peace treaty with Japan
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    Elizabeth Receives A Degree
    108 5 Reuter. EDINBURGH. Thurs. Princess Elizabeth, receiving an honorary degree of Doctor of Law, to.d professors and students at Edinburgh University today "Ours is a tremendous responsibility." "We have been born in times when great institution have crumbled, age-old traditions have been called in question and science
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    Pilgrimage To Japan
    43 5 Reuter. TOKYO, Thurs. The Matior.ui Catholic Committee Las announced the Itinerary cf the International Pilgrimage of Saint Francis Xavier to be held in Japan this summer, in which Catholic pilgrims from Australia, the united states end Europe will participate. Reuter.
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    MARSHALL BACK
    25 5 A.P. WASHINGTON, Thurs. General George C. Marshall, former us Secretary of State, has been restored to the active list, the Army announced. AJ
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    BERNHARD ILL
    25 5 Reuter. THE HAGUE, Thurs. Prince Bernliard «>i the Netheriam! who is :tt Saint Anton. has bronchitis. M was l rued bore. Kent i.
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    Runaway Warship Refuses To Return
    257 5 U.P. Reuter. SHANGHAI Thursday—Admiral Kwei Yungtsing, commander in chief of the Chinese navy, said today that the Chinese cruiser Chungking j had gone to North China and was now anchored, in the north arm of the Gulf of Chihli, which could be any point in
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    Rice Talks To Begin In Bangkok
    202 5 A.P. BANGKOK. Thurs. Now that Stem's wdefccr«i fighting has ended, delegate ur<j beginning to al l ive in Bangkok for the March.7 inaugural meeting Df the hater national Rice i'ammission sponsored by the United Nations. Observers from United Na-« tion.s Economic. Social and Cultural
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    UNITY THROUGH FEAR
    555 6 CINCE the end of the war there has been a strong, if not yet firmly established trend towards regional unity in Southeast Asia. The first moves in this direction were made at the Asian Relations Conference held at New Delhi in 1947. At the last Pan-Asian Conference
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    CHINA'S COLD SHOULDER POLICY
    2114 6  -  f Chinese Communists are none too friendly towards j foreigners. Even the Soviet Consul has been shown j no favouritism and can be seen riding in pedicabs |j|<e every other foreigner. by ANDRE WROTH WHILE China's new revolution has a warm heart for the great mass
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    CRITICAL DAYS for BURMA
    1029 6 THE Burmese < iovcrnment tu.lj-. fac.s a greater threat to continuity than it did last year in the Communist PVO revolt which include.l a mutiny by a section of the Burma Army. The three-sided 1948 revolt lacked co-ordination and proper leadership. The government with its greater
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    THE COUP THAT FAILED
    199 7 n Saturday February 26th, fighting broke out in v H.uiijkok between the arniy and navy. Many residents thought it was a routine practice. They sUm .round groups of soldiers and sailors arnWd u ith rifles, automatic weapons and cannons. gl'T this was no routine practice. Lead
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    TROPICS TO BE WORLD'S PAPER ARSENAL
    132 7 U.P. LOS A-NGEL.EJS. i'auTS.— Tlpt tropics may replace the north country as producers of paper pulp in the near fUtvre, I according to Harry B. Mand--1 eioo, Australian paper manufacturer. "Every country Ims been cutting iLs timber faster than it has grown and as
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    More Troops For Japan
    70 7 U.P. WASH IN< .'TON, Thurs. United Press has learned that United States troop strength in Japan will be increased by about twenty thousand in L9SQ. The Army has declined to reveal the actual Uoop dispositions in the Far Hn«t Command, hut it. is believed they will
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    POPE IS 73
    55 7 U.P. VATICAN CITY, Thurs.—. Pope Pius XII yesterday observed his 73rd birthday and his tenth anniversary as head of the Roman Catholic Church. Official celebration fo his elevayion to Ror.ie will take place on March 12, the anniversary of his coronation, when a Pontifical Mass will be
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    BOMBER LOST
    27 7 A.P. MANILA, Thurs.—A B-29 on route to Clark Field air base is overdue and presumed lost, the U.S. Figtiter Wing headquarters at Clark Field announced
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    CHITRAL CHIEF NAMED
    178 8 AN the letirement of Mr. T. vf McKcracher after 39 years' service with the P O. Mr. R. E. Warren, Chief Engineer of the Chitral, tanes his place as Commodore Engineer of that Company. Mr. McKeracher joined the P O in 1910 and went to sea in
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    Pacific Weather Network Wanted
    82 8 A.P. NEW ZEALAND. Christchurch, Thui-s. Expei ts attending the Pacific Science Congress, wldch ended here their work eailed for a more adequate network of weather stations in the Pfiolfi<\ They said suifaee and upper -it stations must be put up on such islands as.Easter, ofl Chile;
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    CYCLONE KILLS 4
    32 8 Reuter. SYDNEY, Thurs.—A 120-mile :.a hour cyclone with torrential rains struck Gladstone and other Queensland costal towns: tcday killing four people, injuring many and wrecking hundreds of homes. —Reuter.
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    Veteran Returns To Service
    232 8 THE veteran s.s. H:>ng Slang, only remaining passenger ship owned by the Ho Hong Shipping Company, is back in service on the China-Malaya-Burma run. She sailed from Singapore for Rangoon via Penang yesterday For the last two months she was laid up in Taikoo Dock* yard,
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    Japan Sees Trade Boom Ahead
    138 8 U.P. TOKIO, Thurs. Jupaneso press reports are filled with indications that a major revival of foreign trade is underway. One of the larger Japanese concerns, Xiangan Company, reported it was planning to make major investments in South Japan for processing imported raw materials. The company
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    Master Entertains Aboard
    41 8 Joint hosts to Singapore's shipping and business conmumitieo Aboard the Norwegian cargo ship Toinar on Tuesday evening: cptain 11. Ahselsen, master of the Ttffrtaf (left). KM\ Mr. li.lt.R. Todd, of li;trri>.»iis ft n.she'd (Malaya) Ltd., and Mrs. Todd.
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    SWIMMING FEAT IN ICY WATER
    316 8 Reuter. H.M.S. VENGEANCE, Thursday. THREE British officers yesterday swam 30 yards in an air temperature of 20.9 degrees of frost to a rubber dinghy on the irinpe of an icepack. All three wore special suits, but two swam with bare hands. They were Lt. Commander
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    Commando As Adviser
    68 8 A.P. COL. Philip G. Cochran, who won fame as the commanding oiiieer if the air' commandos in Burma (lining World War 11. wrll serve as technical adviser in the preparation of th° screenplty for "Jet Pilot" at RKO Radio. Co. Cochran was the inspiiation for the thinlydisguised
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    RUSSIAN DESERTER TELLS OF AIR POWER
    206 8 Reuter. TOKYO, Thursday. A Russian Sergeantmechanic deserter who crashlanded in Northern Japan in a stolen transport plane told an Allied press conference in Tokyo today that Russian air strength in the "Central Far East" comprises four air armies and two naval air fleets. In
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    Along The Godowns
    95 8 Hal Wong (4S y Ba- J Z jn'a (14); ICdith >Io!!or J S (E.S.A.D.E.); Empire j Z Ha.nl;';' *>lt<*. r Wharf) i i jip.uuiok (1? 13); feed*!! 1 140); licpong (/.«>: 'long I Mai (SG .'IT); Cyriops Z Kus.hns (SI Sit; Plan- t ins (17 11 >;
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    BBC REFUSES TO BROADCAST BREACH OF MARRIAGE
    116 8 Reuter. LONDON. Thurs. -The British Broadcasting Corporation has refused requests to broadcast a la iio version of "Breach of Martiage". Britain s most controversial pia\. It:; refusal la on the g.c mds ol "pc'iey." Dealing with aitificial inscfhloatton, the play Is running successfully
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    Canadian Warship At Shanghai
    83 8 Reuter. THE Canadian destroyer Crescent has arrived in Shanghai for an indefinite stay. She was detached from Royal Canadian Navy units engaged in joint manoeuvres with the United States Navy in the Pacific for special duty in Shanghai. Canadian officials said there was no question at
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    SHARE MARKET
    833 9 SINGAPORE, Thurs. continues to offer tin shares daily at declining prices. Buyers are withholding pending steadier London conditions. Local industrials are quiet and steady. Singapore share quotatipns today as given by the Malayan Sharebrokers* Association were as follows: Buyers Sellers Atlas Ice 14.00 15.00 Pref. 2.77 2.85 Ords.
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    WORLD OUTPUT OF TIN IN CONCENTRATE UP
    226 9 A.P. THE HAGUE, Thursday.—World production of tin in concentrate which had reached the high level of 14,300 tons in November, continued to rise in December to 14,900 tons, the International Tin Study Group announced in its monthly statistical bulletin on Wednesday. Malaya reached
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    DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR BRITISH GUIANA
    167 9 A.P. GEORGETOWN, British Guiana, Thurs.—The vast untapped wealth of British CJuiana soon may be thrown wide to world trade. Rich in sugar and rice, gold, diamonds and bauxite, the little travelled Guianese hinterland is pierced by three rivers, Essequibo, Berbice and Demerara. Engineers of the
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    40,813 TONS OF RUBBER USED
    61 9 NEW YORK, Thurs. American manufacturers asked 87,326 long tons of rubber in January—/.95 per cent more than the 80,392 tons used in December. The rubber manufacturers Association reported that 40,--813 tons of natural rubber Were used during the month and 37,513 tons of synthetic. Consumption
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    CANADIAN CAPITAL FOR PHILIPPINES
    60 9 Reuter. MANILA, Tliurs. —Canadian industrialists, are interested in financing the development of a big chrome processing plant in the southern Philipnine province of Lanao. A group of Canadians engineers will come to the Philippines in the near future to discuss the project with President Quirino an
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    RUBBER MARKET
    124 9 A.P. INSPITE of lower advices from New York the rubber commodity market remained very steady yesterday. Sellers were reserved and the market closed inclining to a "firmish" note. Yesterday's closing prices were Buyers. Sellers. No. 1 March RSS 36 36% No. 2 March RSS 34% 34% No. 3
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    The Produce Market
    135 9 sellers hesitant in a highly speculative market pepper prices made a sudden jump after a short lull earlier in the week. Black pepper Lampong gained $4 while white pepper of the Sarawak and Muntok varieties gained $3. Sarawak sago flour dropped a dollar in the absence of
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    CREDIT CHECKS RELAXED
    98 9 A.P. WASHINGTON, Thurs. The Government on Wednesday night relaxed its credit controls to ma'.ie it easier for the public to buy things on the instalment plan. The Federal Reserve Board too!: this action. effective on Monday, after' President Truman'a economic advisers had issuied him earlier in the
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    U. S. Shipping Hit By Competition
    327 9 Reuter. New York, Thursday.—The American maritime industry will probably have to absorb more of the impact of America's attempt to rehabilitate half the world than any other industry in the country, in the opinion of the president of the American Bureau of Shipping, Mr.
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      706 9 NOTICE NOTICE is "hereby given that Madam Au-Ying Fei Foong of No: 30, Orange Grove Koad, Singapore, trading under the name of Chop Liang Yau is applying to the Board of Licensing Justices, Singapore, for a First Class Public House Lieonce (Beer stout) which she proposes (o hold in respect
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      309 9 By 8.0.A.C. A-Engined luxury Flying Boat To HONG KONG Tuesdays and Saturdays, Weekly By Flying Boat from H.K. to Shanghai on Wednesday* From Hong Kong to fwakuni and "Tokyo on Fridays Returning from Hong Kong on Mondays and Fridays B O A C 8.0.A.C. Booking Office B O A C
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      146 9 SALE BY AUCTION THE NAAFI Disposals Committee, Singapore, have authorised Messrs. Nassim Co., Ltd., Auctioneers, Singapore, to auction at the NAAFI Warehouse 5% Mis. Bukit Timah Road, on Tuesday Bth March, 1049, between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. goods comprising of:— Transport lTransport "DODGE'" Water Carrier, used
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    Thrills at B. Timah
    61 10 THE FINISH of Wednesday's big race at Bukit Timah. Picture shows Some Class (Bllery) beating Bright Eyes (Mawi) by a head, with God Caste (Harper) 1< 2 lengths away third. Fourth was Everest (Turner). SOME CLASS (EMery up) had a laugh for our camera man when
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    IRISH TEAM
    55 10 Reuter. LONDON. Thurs. The Irish team to meet Wales on Mar. 9 was announced as follows: Moon 'Glentoranr. Carey (captain) (Manchester United i; Feeney (Swansea Town I; Mccabe 1 Leeds Vernon (West Bromwich Albion i, Farrel < Everton I; Cochrane (Leeds); Smyth (Wolves): Walsh (West Bromwich Albion); Brennan
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    CHINESE Y.M.C.A.
    51 10 The following were elected office-bearers of the Chinese V.M.C.A. Weight Lifting and Bodybuilding Section for the year 1949: Patr on Dr. Chen Su Lan, Chairman Mr. Kong Feck Kee. Vice-chairman Mr. David Khoo, Hon. Secretary Mr. Khoo Sian Koon. Hon. Instructors Messrs. Chia Kirn Hock and Boey Yuen
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    MALACCA BADMINTON
    71 10 MALACCA. Thurs--The foi- Iow .no were elected office- bearers of the Malacca Bad- minton Association lor 1949, at the Association's annual genera] meeting; President: Mr. P. G. Michael Mahmda.sa. J. P: Vice-President: Dr. S. J. Chong and Mr. Yec Chea.ig Boon: Hon. Secretary: Mr. Choc 3oon Lee; Hon
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    Princess Guinevere To Win Big Race At B. Timah Tomorrow
    212 10  -  By ALLAN LEWIS FOURTEEN horses have been handicaped for the main race—the Spring Cup—which will be run over one mile tomorrow at Bukit Timah, the concluding day of the Singapore Turf Club's Spring Meeting. Candidates that appeal most to me
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    WEIGHTS
    60 10 The Spring Cup The following are the weights and probable candidates for the Spring Cup race tomorrow: HORSES CL. 1 Div. I—IM. 27 Yards I'rineess Guinrvrre 9.01 Ecliptic Ml Croydon ft.ll Byron 8.11 Natural 8.11 Leoda 8.08 Gold Medallist 8.07 Karon 8.0» King Midas 8.08 High Street 7.10 Golden
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    Woodcock May Get A Chance
    210 10 A P. and Reuter. PARIS. Thurs —The European Boxing Union said yesterday that it would back Britain's Bruce Woodcock for a shot at the world heavyweight boxing title vacated by Joe Louis. Raymond L'Hcrmould, secretary of the EBU. said Obviously the European heavyweight boxers are
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    HORSES BURNED
    27 10 KENTUCKY. Thurs. Sixteen thoroughbreds. including five two-year o>ds. were Mimed to death here early yesterday morning when fire destroyed the training barn on a farm.
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    C.A. Soccer Fixtures
    145 10 THE Chinese Athletes will nlay two soccer matches during the week The teams will be selected from the following: Vs. Puiau Brani United tomorrow at Jalan Bcsar Stadium, at 5.15 p.m. Wai Mun; Soon San and Ah Poon;« Hin Wcng. Hong Blew and Hee .long; Hoi Meng,
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    ENDEAVOUR B. P.
    72 10 MEMBERS and friends of the Endeavour Badminton Party are requested to not that arrangements, have been made for a picnic to HawPar Island on Mar. 13 in celebration of the Party: 1948 anniversary. Those who desire to join it are requests; to get in touch with the
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    Saturday's RACE Handicaps
    344 10 Tho following arc the j wnghts ami probab'c cancii- dates for seven races, cxj eluding the Spring Cup race, Horses, CI. 1, Div. 2. 1 Mile asd 27 Yards. I Oouphui 9.02 High Port 9.00 Madasari 8.13 Electroplate 8.13 Clynor 8.12 j Predominance 8.09 Fr iai s
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    MALAYA MUST NOT RELAX
    402 10  -  Leading position Should Be Held By JOHN EDE Malaya has won the status of the leading country in the badminton Uor |d and it is as well to consider the duties and responsibilities iioh resting U[MH1 her leading players and the officials of the various as
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    MALAY F.A. 1949 OFFICIALS
    173 10 THE following arc the office bearers of the Malay Football Association for 1949 —President: Tuan S. A. Dawood; Vice-Presidents: Dato" S. M. Alsagoff, Tuan Dr. H. Aljunied. J.P., Tuan M. Sidik Abdul Hamid. J.P.. Tuan Tengku Hussein, Tuan Mohamed Amin, Tuan Lassim bin Kassim; Hon. General
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    Malayans In Action
    65 10 A general view of the court at Queen's Hall, Preston, wh. r, Malaya won the Thomas Cap after def mating the Danes h> right games to one. This picture shows the doubles Match between C han Kon Leong and Veoh Teek Chye of Malaga (facing camera) and
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    Water-polo—plenty of talent available
    316 10 Water-polo —plenty of talent available (Tribune Staff Reporter) "WATER-POLO will never be what it was In Sin gapore unless another Lee Fong Lim appears on the horizon," said Kee Soon Bee. Soon Bee, who has been an outstanding swimmer and water-polo player for the past fifteen years went on to
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    MERRYTIME B.P. OFFICIALS
    86 10 The following have been elected Office bearers of the Mcrrytime Badminton Party for the year: Patrons: Messrs. Edmund Yeo and Chionh Kah Kiat; President: Mr. Soh Keam Hiap (reelected): Vice President: Mi. Larry Tan; Hon. Secretary. Mi. Tay Cheong Ann < reelected Hon. Treajnirer: Mr. Lim Kirn
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    WONG BEATS MOHAN
    1166 11  -  Dave Freeman Is His Next Opponent From JIMMY GLOVER THE Singapore triple crown holder Won* p. m c LONDON Thursday. 1 over India's ace, Devinder Mohan Vn, fhf n sco ed reat win man in the semi-final round r the right to meet Dave Free wong wno
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    Malayan Results
    223 11 Third Round Singes: G. Lewis, India, beat Lim Kee Fong. Malaya. 18-15. 15-13. Ooi Teik Hock, Malaya, beat Ole Jensen, Denmark. 15-7. 16-S. Men's Singles, QuarterFinals Wong Peng Soon, Malaya, beat Devinder Mohan Lai. India. 15-4. 14-17, 15-4. C. Loveday, United States, beat Law Teik Hock. Malaya, 12-15.
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    NEW MEN FOR ROVERS
    389 11 ROVEBS Sports Club last year's Division One League Champions will be going all out to retain the championship this season. Although they have lose the services of three members of last year's team V. J. VftJK, P. E. Peters and AnKUHIfiM Chiu Yin Kee who have
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    Navy Too Good for Bukom
    160 11 THL iioyal Navy "B" gaw a neat exhibition of good teamwork, alci.nois und agility when they met aod trounced Pulau liukom S.C. by four goals to nil in the S.A.F.A. Junior A Group 1 soccer match at the Gey lan g Stadium yesterday. For the
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    RAJAS LUCKY TO SHARE POINTS WITH SAILORS
    398 11 KOTA RAJA 1; ROYAL NAVY L liota Rajah Club, last year's Singapore Cup 1 winners and Second Division champions were held to a one-all draw by the Royal Navy, j in a Senior League fixture at Jalan Bcsar Stadium, yesterday. The Navy fielded
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    KHALSA CRICKET
    65 11 j The following will repie- sent Singapore Khalsa Association at eiicket against Medical College at the Khal--1 su ground at 11 a.m. on Sunday: Baiwant Singh (Capt.i, Salakhan Singh Dhaiao Singh. N. D. Singh. Seva Singh. Ourdial Singh. Makhan Singh, Mewa Singh. B ilwan Singh, G. K. Gosain,
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    S.C.R.C. CRICKET
    68 11 Toe loilowm;: will represent i S.C.U.C. at cricket against Police Sportn Club at the Police Depot. Thomson Roan, on Sunday at 11 a.m. Evan Wong (Capt.i. Khoo Ong Lee, Seah Keng Siew. Low K» i Pew, Lav Hock Chye, Ong Swee Law, Au Tat Chu, Ong Chew Bee.
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    SIGNALS LOSE
    19 11 Cejdcn Military Police beat G.H.Q. Signals by four nil at soccer at Ayer Raja Road ground yesterday.
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    Postmortem
    101 11 THE i< uh tv-Li tn It sjjt -'n i ul'ii still ptTfSt&A v ith Kota Raja. in peeteribiy'a oajue tiny mere a dawjpniwfimam f for the whole of the. first ha!). Individual dribblino and ovei confidence preverted the tenon ]rom yettiny ah*ad in thi early stayes. While Halim. their
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    CHESS LEAGUE
    47 11 A Chess League Championship for the Lee Geok Shield will be competed for at the Happy Woild at 4.30 p.m. on Sunday. A total of 10 Learns, eompiising 00 players, will be participating. This will be the largest gathering of Chess players in Smgapoi v-.
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    Cup Team May See The Pope
    325 11  -  From JIMMY GLOVER LONDON, Thursday. MR. Lim Chuan Geok, hopes to be able to secure audience for his team with the Pope in Rome, to take place during their continental tour, which is now being plnnned. '•Many of my boys are Catholics and will
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    BIRCH OUT
    53 11 U.P. MONTREAL. Thurs. Tho new Canadian badminton singlea champion is almost certain to l>e crowned this week as a result of the announcement that last yeai's champion, Dick Birch, bee;: forced withdraw because of injuries. His expected ma ss<. m Johnny EhMttis of Vancouver, who lost in last
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    ISLAND CLUB GOLF TIES
    348 11 The following arc the score j and starting times for %U Isl a n d Club championsh Ist Tee 3.00 W. McMulk hi I vs. E. L. Williams; 3.03 S. j I ,Ho vs. J. E. Sommers; 3.06 1 E. Keen vs. V/. H. Percy-Han man;
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    PRISON WIN 2—0
    33 11 The Prison Sab-Warders A*> jociaticn (Singapore) beat th_ Gtencrai Hosp: Youngsters 2-4' in a iiiendly soccr-r played oil the Outram School ground o; Wednesday. Lajim. the !eft wing, >oth goaxs.
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    COSMOS WIN
    36 11 The Cosmos Bpjrta Clu[ -eat the Roeklii.es S.C. in a| i S.A.F.A. league soccer mate! (Junior B (.'reap 2) yest« I day at the C.V.M.A. ground hi a solitary goal. Toe nearer was AMoyd.
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    TAKE WHAT YOU CAN AND HOPE
    1053 12 Scrivener Holds uut Hopes For Rice Mr. P. S. Scrivener, C.M.G., Deputy Commissioner General, held out hope of improved rice prospects for M»laya when he opened the Meeting or tne South East Asia Liaison Ollicers at the Commissioner General s office, I Hoen x
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    99 12 MALA VAN ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF METHODIST MiNstON, Wcadey Mothodis. Church, Fort Canning. V.M.C.A., Orchard Road: )..c CirciC show—S p.m < .HNESE Y.M.t .A., 107. .S.*lo;ric Road, r ia.c i\ in ant Volleyball—3 p.m. Talkie Club j 7.30 p.m. Y.W.c.A. Town Pioneer as ;oml led at 8.
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    165 12 I'AVILION: "My Dear Secretary", with Laraine Da/. Kirh I Douglas. Keenan Wynn, Helen Walker—2, 4.15. 6.30 and 9.3 C p.m. CAPITOL: "The Lady In Ermine" (In technicolour) with Betty Grable and Douglas Fairbanks, Jnr. 11 a.m., 1.45, 4, 6.30 and 9.30 p.m. CATHAY: "High Wall, with Robert Taylor. Audrey
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    32 12 SOCCER: S.A.F.A. League, Senior Div. R.A.F. Changi— Rovers S.C. Jalan Besar. Junior 'A' Group One. R.A.F. Tengah—799 G.T. Coy, R.A.S.C. Tcngah. Junior 'A' Group 2. S.H.B. Aux. Police—Police S.A. Thomson Road.
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    GETS US $60,000
    31 12 U.P. PARIS. Thurs. A Paris court awarded Yugoslavia s cxking Peter 20.000.000 francs approximately US$60,000 left j m the Bank of Paris by his late father King Alexander.—U.P.
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    Reds Admit, 'We Are At Losing End'
    181 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday.—The bandits are beginning to admit the failure of their ter rorist campaign because of defeats sustained at the hands of the security forces and their failure to stir the people to revolt. Ihis is revealed in documents captured by the
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    FIRE KILLS 7
    33 12 A.P. HALIFAX, Nova Scotia. Th rs. A fire which broke out in a two-storey tenement building early this morning killed seven people and injured three, it was reported A r
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    SERVICES RUGBY
    32 12 A.P. HONG KONG. Thurs. The Singapore United Services Rugby team will make a bid for its third victory here Saturday. The visitors, with two victories, will engage the same squad.—A.P.
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    Roger (8) Wants To Be A Train Driver
    115 12 A.P. ST. LEONARDS, SUSSEX Thurs, like moat children ot hi"-, age. 8-year o'd Rogvr Casement wo dd like to h,> train driver. Rcger. however, has done something abo it It beside.; wishing, He has filed his application with the British railways to
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    MILVERTON COMING TO SINGAPORE
    108 12 Reuter. LON'POi:. Thur- T x>;\l IfU/CltOl 'eit ',o i J .on today by a'.r for Singapore and Borneo in connect on with the won< of the Colonial Development Corporation, iormcd by the British JiAivßi.'Mi a year ago with powe- to borrow £110.0jn.00". Fo mcr Governor of
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    SPAAK DENIES DUTCH REPORTS
    77 12 Reuter. BRUBBELS, Thurs. Belgian Prime Minister Paul Heri Spaak today denied Netherlands pi ess report s that Belgium had promised to support her policy in Indonesia. M. Spaak said he had told Netherlands ministers that Belgium was ready to support any Dutch policy of calling a
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    B-29 MISSING
    36 12 A.P. MANILA. Thurs.- A li-29 supeifort which refuelled the B-50 bomber on its globe circling flight, is missing presumed lost with its cicw of nine, the US Air Force revealed in Manila on Thursday.—A.P.
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    S'pore Barter Ship Sails For Sumatra
    277 12 THE Ban Ho Wan—Singapore barter shipwhich was refused permission by the Dutch authorities on Feb. 19 for a barter trip to Telok Betong, sailed for that port yesterday afternoon with a $840,000 cargo. Ban Hin Leong and Co., Ltd., owners of the vessel, appealed
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    Rawang Witness Cross Examined For Two Hours
    548 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday.—Further cvi deuce was recorded in the first Magistrates Court today by Inche Mohamed Baba at a pre* liminary enquiry into a tentative charge of murder against a police corporal, Jahn Mohamed. The corporai is alleged to have caused the death
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