Malaya Tribune, 11 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 Phone: 5811 3 Nine Lines Published simultaneously at Si ngapore, Kuala Lumpur, /poh and Pmtang. TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1949 PRICE TEN CENTS. THE MALAYA TRIBUNE LONDON REPRESENTATIVE:
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    MALAN LOSES VOTES
    233 1 Reuter. JOHANNESBURG, Thurs. Incomplete returns in South Inica'» provincial council elecwhich will decide the fate of the Nationalist Government's racial segregation policy, today toned sweeping victories for Gen Jan Smuts' United Party in Natal and Cape Province. The National Party of Prime y'.\.- Daniel Malan was raining
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    MODEL QUEEN DRAWS CROWD
    45 1 THIS New «orU crowd is viewing a 21 foot model ot the liner Queen Elizabeth, the largest mode' e\i*r made ot Ihe great ship. Made in Britain, the model is on dlspiSQ in the Cunard White Star fine's New York other.
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    POPE'S ENVOY
    44 1 A.P. MANTLA. Thurs.—Word was received by Aposto'ic delega-1 Boa at Manila today that Mon-1 ■gar* Egjdio Vagnozzi is ap- 1 pointed Apostolic delegate to! w« Philippines. The 43-year-, old prrintr is at present Coun- •rilor to Apostolic delegation at N>v Do'hi. -A.P
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    Britain May Help Arabs At Akaba
    262 1 A.P. and U.P. LONDON, Thursday.—Britain broadly hinted tonight that she would help Transjordan if the Jewish army invades that country's borders. Minister of State Philip Noel-Baker declared in a Parliamentary discussion of Transjordan relations that "an ally should be protected against an aggressor." He
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    BUDGET PLANS
    25 1 Reuter. LONDON, Thurs. Britain's budget day Is to be April Mr. Herbert Morrison, Lord President of the Council, announced in Parliament today.— Reuter.
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    CHINESE HONOURED
    58 1 Reuter. SHANGHAI. Thurs. Pretty 28-year-old widow and authoress Mrs. Fan Hsiang Mei-lin was the centrsl figure in o ceremony at the British Consulate-General nere this morning when the British Con-sul-General. Mr. W. Urquhart, presented cdtificates awarded by King George VI to three Chinese in recognition of their services
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    SHIPS FROM U.S.
    37 1 A.P. NEW DELHI. Thurs.-Com-merce Minister K. C. Neogy told the Indian Legislative Assembly the Indian Embassy in Washington has been asked to investigate the possibility of recuring a few ships for Indian 'mercant-le marine.—AT.
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    DUTCH IN FEAR OF "REPRISALS"
    525 1 Soekarno Must Stay Out Of Jogja Reuter. LAKE SUCCESS, Thursday.—The Security Council was shocked today when Dr. J. H. Van Royen, the Dutch delegate, denied flatly reports emanating from The Hague that the Dutch Government would allow Dr. Soekarno and other Indonesian leaders to return
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    Bandit Toll Of Death
    51 1 Reuter. LONDON, Thurs. British Colonial Secretary Arthur Creech .'ones, state! In a Parliamentary reply today that 53;) civilians an! members of the security lorees in Malaya were «.Uie-.l a.-, a res;i»t of bandit activity during the past 12 months. Th" number of hjadtts killed wa* 43J.—
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    MALAYS AIDING BANDITS
    117 1 Ylr. C. \V. Howitt, Deputy Chief Secretary of the Federation stated today that the bandits are receiving support from the Mu'ays. The number of Ma'ays actively aiding the terrorists is unknown, but 4?0 Malays are under detention. Mr. Howitt a'so revea'ed that further arrests of people known
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    THREE BANDITS KILLED
    76 1 KLIANG, Today. Three bandit* were killed when a Gurkha patrol ambushed a sampan on Menglbol River early yesterday. The sampan was riddled with bu'lets and sank. The bandits were seen falling Into the river. The sampan was recovered and a search party scoured the river for the
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    CONSCRIPTION
    27 1 A.P. HONG KONG. Thurs. Chinese press reports received here today froo Kweilin said the Kwangsi provicial authorities have decided to conscript 450,000 troops for local defence.—A.P.
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    Nauru Riots Probe
    179 1 Reuter —AAP. CANBLRRA. Tues.—Mr. Cyril Chamoers. Australian Army Minister tud Acting Minister of Extcrial Territories, has been assigned tc lead a special mission to investigate reports of native rlcfng on the Pacific island of Nauru, according to sources ciose to the Prime Minister Nauru, which Is administered
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    TRADE MISSION
    52 1 Reuter-AAP. TOKIO, Thurs.—A Japanese trade mission composed of five Japanese and headed by Frank E. Pickelle, chief of Gen. Douglas MacArthur'B Foreign Trade and Commerce Division will leave for Latin America on Mar. 20 to explore possibilities of trade between Japan I and those countries It v-as learned.
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    Shin well Praises Malaya Troops
    290 1 Reuter. LONDON, Thursday. War Minister Emanuel Shinwell told the House of Commons today that British troops in Malaya were fighting in conditions "as bad as can be experienced anywhere/ But they were performing their task with "great vigour," he added. Mr. Shinwell was introducing the
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    "WE LOSE MORE THAN BANDITSMANCROFT
    155 1 U.P. LONDON. Thurs. Lord Mancroft said today that reports from Malaya showed "we have suffered more losses than the terrorists." Speaking to the Students* 'Jnion at the London School of Economics, the thirty-two-year Did Conseivative Peer criticised both the British Government and the general public
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    THOUGHTFUL HEN
    20 1 A.P. DAVENTRY. Eng., Thurs. —A hen today laid an egg weighing more than five ounces (14 grammes). A.P.
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    Mr. and Mrs. Tan Ah Chua, who were married at St. Andrew's Cathedral. The conple are i»een cutting their fourtiered wedding cake at the reception held at Robinson's < ale. The bride is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ong Hong Heat and the groom is a dental surgeon.
    49 2 Mr. and Mrs. Tan Ah Chua, who were married at St. Andrew's Cathedral. The conple are i»een cutting their fourtiered wedding cake at the reception held at Robinson's &lt; ale. The bride is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ong Hong Heat and the groom is a dental surgeon.
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    Meet Malaya's Youngest Author —Khalidah (13)
    400 2 Tribune Stall* Reporter MEET Malaya's youngest author 13-year-old Kbalidah Abibah Amin, a Johor** llahru schoolgirl, who has written a two-volume ivdern Malay fiction entitled "Putri Asli" (Ordinal daughter). Th 9 books are published Uy the well-known Singapore Malay publishing compan.v "MIBS". The first volume
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    'GIVE THEM ANOTHER CHANCE'
    68 2 THE Social Welfare Department found jobs for foui juvenile probationers during the month of February. Employers ate asked to co-oper ate with the Probation Officer to "give the probationers a second chance." In one case of the four successful ones, the boy took off his jacket,
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    STOLE 'TEC'S PUP
    67 2 For stealing a pup l&gt;elong I Ing to a detrctive, Goh Ong Lye (22) got two months hard from the Third Police Magistrate. The detective Ngo Keng Wah was looking out of the window of his flat at Tiong Bahru on the night of March 2. He
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    TERRORISTS BURN DOWN RAIL STATION
    290 2 Attack Estate, Kill Indian Conductor Tribune Staff Reporter KUALA LUMPUR, lMir day. MINE uniformed bandits entered an Indian conductor** bungalow on Jeransang 11 Estate, Jeruntut, Pahang last night and stabbed him to death. The bandits burned down* two- smokehouses, one machine shed, one bungalow a«id
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    Hit twice Fought On
    103 2 A posthumous award of the I Colonial Police medal for gallj antry has l&gt;een made to Special I Constable Mohamed Zain bin I Salleh. Mohamed Zain was one of those manning the Lintang Police Past which was heavily attacked by about 40 bandits on the night
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    Bandit Areas Bombed
    97 2 SPITFIRES and Beaufighters of the R.A.F. blasted a bandit-held area in North Kedah with rockets, bombs and cannons. j As roon as the air attack wa. c j over, ground troops comprising Gurkhas and British combed the target area. As they flushed the area, an Attater aircraft
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    4 Masked Robbers Sen fenced To Five Years Hard
    212 2 pOUR masked Chinese, Qu?e Tai Meng. Tee Chong Quee, Tan Ah Boon and Tee Tei k Swee, wtto held up the inmates of a laundry in Vti.lc'le Road at the point of revolvers on the night or ;&gt;ecemhe- 30, 1947, and
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    OFFICER KILLED
    39 2 Captain J. A. L. Smith, of 52 Company R.A.S.C. Seremban. was the officer kUled in a jeep by terrorists on Tuesday neat Kajang. He das unmarried. His home was at "The Other House," English Bicknor, Coleford, Gloucestershire.
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    'PENKNIFE' THIEF SENT TO JAIL
    129 2 A CHINESE, Tan Boon Hee, who robbed a woman ol her cash and jewellery to the value of ?1.450 at the point of a penknife in broad day- I light, was sentenced to live years rigorous imprisonment by Mr. Justice Gordon Smith In the Singapore
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    FED. SHOP ASSISTA NTS TO GET 24 HOURS OFF A WEEK
    221 2 RUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— An employment code which will regulate work- ing hours and set out minimum working conditions in all industries and businesses in the Federation is being prepared by the Labour Department. Another bill giving one day t
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    Tan Kah Kee Tells Why Malayan Reds Are Different
    454 2 MR. TAN KAH KEE, who recn.ily icld a News Agency representative that there was no connection between Communists of Maiaya and Communists in China's supports his statement in a letter to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, Mr' E. C. S. Adkins.
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      81 2 INO MOKE RETUNINtt I A.s from March 10, at 5 p.m. Malayan Time, the Blue I Network programmes of RaI dio Malaya, Singapore, will 1 be broadcast throughout the I shortwave band on 7200 kc s 1 (41.7 metres). This will obviI ate the necessity for short wave listeners to
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    Torture Broke Cardinal
    214 4 U.P. CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Thin« Drug injections, blinding lights and constant jumbled rpiestioning on subjects ranging from georgraphy and history to treason were used to wring "confessions" from Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty, according to a former high Hungarian diplomat. Ivan Nagy, who resigned his government post last summer when
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    Pressmen Missing In China
    143 4 U.P. SHANGHAI, Thurs. The whereabouts of the three foreign correspondents who, more than a month ago, left Tsingtao overland for an expedition into Red-held territory, with the- Shantung provincial capital of Tainan their goal, today are .still not known. No word has been received from Henri
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    CHINA ART TREASURES REMOVED
    75 4 A.P. NEW YORK, Thurs.—The reported shipment of 8,600 art treasurers from Peiping Palace Museum to the United States Library of Congress "for temporal &gt; safekeeping" was protest (i by nine Chinese Educational organizations in the United States. In letters to President Truman and 13 Congressmen the
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    REVOLT COLLAPSES
    128 4 U.P. HOME. Thurs.—The rightwing Socialist Party's revolt against the coalition government over Italy's intended adhesion to the North Atlantic Security Pact, all but collapsed late today. The parliamentary group party approved the government s proposal to join the alliance with only one dissenting vote. The group also voted
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    RED SCIENTISTS FIND DEATH RAY
    233 4 U.P. GOETTINGEN, Germany, Thurs A German atomic expert said today that he was "almost certain 1 that Russia was making atom rv rabs at two remote Siberian industrial centres. Professor Werner Heisenberg, Nchel Prize winner and wartime head of German Atomic research, said also that
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    Molotov Has Big New Task
    141 4 Reuter. WARSAW, Thurs. The Soviet Inner Defence Cabinet has been remodelled under the direct control of M. Vyacheslav Molotov who was released from his duties as Soviet Foreign Minister last week, according to information reaching political quarters here today. M. Molotov was stated to have
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    BETTER DEFENCE
    31 4 WASHINGTON. Thurs. Two defences moves to guard the United States against sneak aerial attack and to develop long-range missiles for counterattack won unanimous approval in the House of Representatives.
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    Money Plagues Chinese
    81 4 ret 6 !d National Curyuan' held hy the man on th"Tef anj cfdna's newly gg| wld held by the man in the centre Tht Instituted money, the silver dollar The fivV bills so "»flated that it became unusable, introduced on August 19 bast y°ea .to fCSffJfi; Sn
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    NEGROES BARRED
    23 4 A.P. ATLANTIC CITY. Thurs, Directors of the American Bowling Congress voted unanimously against admitting Negroes to membership m the ABC. A.P.
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    PLAGUE KILLS 7
    24 4 BANGKOK, Thurs. Reports from Loey Province of Northeastern Siam said Wednesday that plague had killed seven of 15 persons stricken there:
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    TRAINS of the FUTURE
    176 4 A.P. WASHINGTON. Wed American transport experts are working on a futuristictrain. Advance reports say it will consist of low slung cars linked into a jointed tube able to whip around curves like a. snake and do more than 100 miles per hour. Going round a curve,
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    New Gandhi Statue
    99 4 Sir. Alri limuii, oi London, deans his statue of Mahatma t.andhi which was recently exhibited at India House in the British capita!. The sculp tor never met Gandhi but he has tried, with photographs and paintings as a guide, to capture something of the spirit of the
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    Passenger Plane Taken Over By Reds In Mid-Air
    182 4 U.P. SHANGHAI, Thursday.—An American pilot and two other crewmen, kidnapped when a China National Aviation Corporation plane made a forced landing in Red-held Tsinan on Jan. 30, returned to Shanghai today. They said six passengers took over the plane after its tak
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    Air Crash: 21 Killed
    74 4 Reuter. SYDNEY, Thurs. Twentyone people who killed when 1 Lockheed Lodeatai ciashed and burned out while taking otf lear Coolangatta, 45 miles iom Brisbane, today. Theie were no survivors. The aircraft, owned by the Queensland Airlines, was riving from Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, to Biisbanc.
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    Nanking Peace Formula Ready
    395 4 A.P. NANKING, Thursday.—A rcuch dm Nationalist peace fermula for negotiation* of a the Communists was handed to Actine 1 cent Li Tsung-jen, it was reiiabi, j The draft prepared by a ten-m tee appointed last week by Li will Inter Sources connected with the I drafting
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    BRITAIN LOSES BATTLE
    119 4 U.P. GIBRALTAR Thaw tain's Atlantic rWt today in the Sti I tar. Planes anu ships ot tlx y terranean fleet teamed coast artlllcy to pound S Admiral Ear l klountbattei jading task tor,, to I cal pieces m th. finale "Operation Two Bti More than 4o v.,:
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    Chinese Halt Arms Cargo
    44 4 TOKYO. quest of President Li jen of China, Am materials co'.isigned to t \Ytionalists will I &lt; rei two ships before t Shanghai. Li requested Lie i ml l the war supplies foi feu might prejudi&lt; reach a peace the (\&gt;miiiup
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    WOMEN'S SECTION
    179 4  -  Changeabout Curls By Alicia Hart THE close-cropped girl who thinks she has only one hair style, can ston envying her longer haired friends who change coiffures as often as they change their clothes. The way of a one hair-do dilemma is to pin on a matching piece which
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    FROM A TIN OF FRUIT
    255 4 SPICED APRICOTS WITH SOUR CREAM Ingredients: 1 can of peeled apricot halves in thick syrup. I cup brown sugar. 1/8 teaspoon salt. 2.2 inch sticks cinnamon. I teaspoon grated nutmeg. I teaspoon allspice. Methods: Combine apricots, sugar, salt, and spices. Bake in one quart glass
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      318 4 BLUE NETWORK RED NETWORK t! Earth" in CaftSe^S ENGLISH PROGRAMMES CHINTZ propr a■mh/tipq SfT? rar ones Amoy; 1.00 p.m. South American CHINESE PROGRAMMES 10.15 Piano Medley; 10.30 "A Way; 1.30 News; 1.45 Accent 10.50 a.m. Schools' Broad- Sll 0 (T f X 1033 on Melody; 2.00 Close Down. cast. Mandarin
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    EXPRESS ROBBER SHOT BY POLICE
    119 5 Reuter. WASHINGTON, Thursday.—Police hunting ts in the sensational Maytin&burg, West fl finia train robbery last night shot one man his companion in a Washington Slnshon today. rh&lt;- wounded man was taken to hospital; rftmnanioii to a police station. s 1 ter the police reported that
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    INDIA TO SEND DEPUTATION OF EDUCATIONISTS
    67 5 A.P. DELHI. Hunts. n* Indian Government Is examining a proposal to send t snail deputation of edueato China. Mexico, United Kingdom and Russia hi study th&lt;. ir methods of social education. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. Education Minister, told questioners in the Legislative Assembly the
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    $16,177 FOR RELIEF
    113 5 THE Social Welfare Department. Singapore. gave rebel to 1.798 families during February, involving an expenditure of $16,177. In addition, 5530 was paid to inmates of Bushey Park and Nantina Home. Supplementary and special allowances amounting to $7 670.10 were paid to 1,970 tamilies from the Silver Jubilee
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    CEREMONIAL PARADE
    43 5 Reuter. Cairo. Thurs.—The Bgyn- force which was trapped the Faluja pocket in norjbeni N'egev by Israeli forces four months today made cuemonial parade through the befogged streets of Cairo. ■ft Vmronk took the salute _rom the balcony of Abdin rbhac Reuter.
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    YOUTH COUNCIL
    27 5 A general meeting of the Singapore Youth Council will &gt;c neld next Tuesday (March 15&gt; at 5.15 p.m. at the British Council Hall, Stamford Road.
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    PLEA TO GIVE INCREASED AID TO ASIAN CHILDREN
    140 5 Reuter. LAKE SUCCESS, Thursday. The British representative to the United Nations Children's Emergency Fund today made a strong plea for increased aid for children in Asi}, paitieularlv I» India, Pakistan and Ceylon. At a meeting ol the fund' executive board, Kiehard dward,
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    Bao Dai Not The Answer —N. Y. Times
    119 5 Reuter. NEW YORK, Thurs—Thc New York Times said in an editorial today that the agreement signed between President Auriol of France and Bao Dai. former Emperor of Annam, for the establishment of an independent Vietnam within the French Commonwealth, "will be a
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    Truant Senators May Be Suspended
    274 5 A.P. MANILA, Thurs. Suspension cf ten truant Station who are refusing to atfriui 'he sessions of the Upper Chamber w is expectci I^day. President Eloidio Qtrir io laid «rx undwork for a tougher stand against the strik n&lt;; i-i.islators by re quosiin- immediate aet'ofi on
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    Reds Quit Frankfurt
    64 5 Picture from Frankfurt shows a car carrying members ot the Kirssian repatriation mission leaving the mission's headquarters a&gt; they tiia.b' lor tbe l&ussian /one American military policeman stand either side of the Kateuay an&lt;l at extreme rifc.nl is Colonel Ster'inp A. Wooi\ I.S. Frankfort l'rovnst Chief. Thus
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    DONATIONS
    15 5 The Bx-Johore Volunteers n&lt; Kluang have donated 1200 to PeraekutUan Meiayu. (Malay Associationi, Kluang
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    SUN FO TO RETURN TO CANTON
    67 5 NANKING, Thurs.—Doctor Sun Fo, retiring Chinese Prime Minister, will return to Canton in the next few days to complete preparations for handing over to a new peace Cabinet, it was reliably learned here today. Dr. Sun, who announced his resignation last Tuesday, will be
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    Nationalisation Held Up For Lack Of Trained Personnel
    218 5 A.P. NEW DELHI, Thursday. p *Mdit Nehru said here "immediate nationalisatioa &gt;f industries is impossible because of lack of surttcicr.t trained personnel and other resources," but added the position will be reviewed at the end of 10 years. Ho was addi &gt;
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    Acheson Says 'No' To Reds
    154 5 A.P. WASHINGTON. Thurs.—U.K. Secretary of State Dean Acheson turned down on Wednesday i new Soviet demand for the immediate release of Valentine A. Gubitchev, Russian member of the United Nations staff who is held as a spy suspect. Acheson rejected a renewed j contention by
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    Deng Kin, one of two Chinese hanged at Taiping on Monday for being In |»nKHe«- sion ot arms.
    17 5 Deng Kin, one of two Chinese hanged at Taiping on Monday for being In |»nKHe«sion ot arms.
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    Boys Brigade At Bukit Timah Home
    109 5 A company of the Boy's Brigade has been formed at the 13uklt Timah Home of the Social Welfare Department. It has 38 members under the age of 18 with instructors recruited from the 2nd Singapore Company. The Singapore Battalion Officers' Council voted 30 sets
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    UMNO SAYS NO
    517 6 THE Selangor branch of the United Maiay 1 National Organisation, has rejected as "unsatisfactory" and "dangerous" to the Malays the recommendations of the Squatter Committee. We know, from past experience, that the UMNO is veiv difficult to please, but surely Inche Abdul Aziz Ishak. Publicity Officer of
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    PRETTIEST MODEL IN PARIS
    732 6  -  -By- Florence Mills MONIQUE De St. Salvy. proclaimed one of the prettiest mannequins in Pars, married at 17. divorced at 19 and fancy free at 22, believes the recipe for a happy life is hard work, hard play and complete ignorance of politics. Moniquc, one of
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    LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS MUST BE EVEN TEMPERED
    728 6 A.P. IT takes a man's man to oc j a lighthouse keeper off Britain's storm-tormented coast. That is why the Trinity House Corporation. which maintains the beacons around Britain's coast and selects the keepers to man them, has these rigid requirements for the Job.
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    What Radar Is And How It Works
    991 6  -  by J.W. Taylor HOW much do you know about Radar? Here is a non-technical description of what it is and how it works, issued to Civil Servants when they visited a Radar centre as part of a course. Radar is a means of
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    Mechanical Heart
    475 6 I A machine designed to do the job of both the human lungs end heart is at work in Paris today. It has been perfected by Dr. J. Andre Thomas, Professor at the Sorbonne. He claims that it goes far beyond the "mechanical heart." Developed by Charles Lindbergh
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    GIANT SNAILS FROM ASIA INVADE SHORES OF U. S.
    339 6 AMERICA is threatened again by trar Pacific invasion. This time it would be an Invasion of giant snails. The pace of these snails through the Far East towards U.S. shores has been astounding. They are no ordinary snails, with five-inch shells
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    Garden Lover
    265 7 Handsome Home a he is. Mr. Ng So~n. a big-time busiman takes an hour off off daily, to tend to his befl v s at the Lam Soon Villa. Bast Coast Rd. This most picturesque gar- a which has been visited »y many garden-lovers inruling Mr. and Mi's.
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    GHOSTLY CHIMES PUZZLE PEOPLE
    126 7 Reuter. FRINTON-ON-SEA, Essex, Thurs. People who live near the Free Church nere are puzzled by ghostly chimes from the churchY clock tower. The clock's strike is stilled between the hours of 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. so as not to disturb the sleeping town. Its technician,
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    CATHOLICS WILL STICK IT OUT IN CHINA
    369 7 Reds Less Hostile U.P. SHANGHAI Thursday.—Catholic missionaries in China have made up their mmds; to stick to their jobs and carry on as best they can under Rea rule. Top level Catholics here iKinted out that des-. pite Red attempts to interfere with
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    Proud Of His Calling —Blind Beggar
    207 7 Reuter. MANILA, Thursday. A blind Manila beggar is proud of his calling, he confessed in an interview with a reporter. The beggar: Begging is as legal as any profession. It's better than hijacking or pickpocketing. Besides, our postwar public is more generous and understanding
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    BILL PASSED
    43 7 Reuter. LONDON. Thurs. —The House of Commons last night passed the Britiah North American Bill which confirms and gives effect to the. terms of union agreed between Canada and Newfoundland. Under the agreement Newfoundland will bf come the tenth province cf
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    Cargo Of Persian Carpets
    174 8 Reuter. LONDON, Thurs. The first ocean-going cargo vessel to be built in India, the Scindia Steam Navigation Company's new 8,000-ton Jalausha," was visited in the Thames today by the High Commissioner for India Mr. V. K. Krishna Menon. She brought to Britain valuable consignments of lambskins,
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    Britain's Fast Freighters
    300 8 Britain Delivers The Ships THE P O's newest and latesL triumph of ca**go 1 ship building, the Shillong, will shortly sail from the United Kingdom for Singapore and Hongkong. She will leave London on March 31. m IM -A. Lv» nr. &lt;, I thai The Shillong becomes
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    The Willem Ruys Sails Full Of Singaporeans
    318 8 THE 21,000-ton Willem Ruys, Wirh her streamlined sun-decks, badminton courts t.nd modernistic interior decoration, arrived from Batavia on Wednesday evening. She sailed agron within a few hours. The precision with which saloon passengers disembarked down one gangway of the Rotherdam Lloyd liner and
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    Along The Godowns
    69 8 Shlrala (44); Empire Hamb'e (Sheers Wharf); Bali (42/ 43); Maetsuycker (40/41); Ruys (38 39); Empire Jamaica (33 34); Tranquebar (31/ 38); Soestdijk (17/18); Barn Hill (19 20); Rawang (21); Sega mat (22); Kutsang (23/ 24); Islander (25 28); Kota Niea (30); Landbrls (29 80); Kavernaas (15 16);
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    S'pore Doctor Builds Own Yacht
    273 8 A 2O-TON luxury yacht. Seaspray. cutter-rigged, with Deisel auxiliary engines has been built for Dr. H. S. Tan, Singapore opthalmic surgeon, Under his own supervision. The craft will be launched by Mrs. Tan at the Ho Ah Lam Shipyard, Kallang, on Wednesday at noon. Seaspray
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    Soldiers. Sailors For S'pore
    57 8 Reuter. Southampton Thurs.— The troop«hip« Dilwara end Dunera left Southampton today for the Far East with 2,500 servicemen and families. The Dunera, bound for Singapore and Hongkong, earn, ii a naval draft of 700. The Di'wara, for Singapore only, took small groups of units to relieve
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    Sarong As SOS-Fish as Reward
    120 8 OVERWHELMED with the generosity of the master of Menestheus who gave them water, rice and fish, Arab fishermen who were found to be in distress one day's Journey from Aden, off the Cape of Guardafui, gave the master a three-foot fish weighing 25 pounds. Eric
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    JAPANESE TO BUILD FOR SCANDINAVIA
    84 8 JAPAN has undertaken to build five large steel ships totalling more than 50.000 tons for Norway and Denmark. For contsruction of the five ships Japan will receive ITSSa.OOO,OOOl T S$a.0OO,000 from the two noithetn European countries. According to the contracts signed by the Japanese board
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    Air Mail And Sea Mail
    37 8 AIRMAILS are expected from the United Kingdom and Australia today. Closing time for airmails to Australia and the United Kingdom is at 6 p.m. There are no surface mail arrivals or departures.
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    produce Market Report
    99 9 i SMALL amount of business A «M transacted in the produce markets yesterday. But were still reserved in the oepper market with prices for {he black and white varieties gaining $3 t9tk, yesterday';-, prices were SAGO FLO UK Llngga SH Sarawak $11, Siak $11 SA C(J SEED:
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    RUBBER MARKET
    82 9 THE rubber commodity market opened steady yesterday. After a fair amount of business had been transacted, the market inclined to ease slightly towards close. Prices remained more or less unchanged from the previous Closing prices (in cents per lb.) were Buyers Sellers No. 1 Apr. RSS 36 37%
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    RUBBER CROPS
    24 9 The following are the February rubber crops for the companies named Batu Lintang 87.000 lbs.; Bukit K.B. 9,200 lbs.; Kempas 407,000 lbs.
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    TINS START RECOVERY
    75 9 SINGAPORE, Thursday. I THE announcement by six sterling tin com- I panics of substantial dividends has put Lon- I Sdon selling prices higher and :Uso encouraged 5 buying from the London end at slightly better prices. The dividend announcements iKide in J j London yesterday are: 20
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    Malayan Share Quotations
    807 9 SINGAPORE, Thurs. Singapore share quotations today as given by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association were as follows: Buyers Sellers Atlas Ice 15.00 16.00 Hex tsruu Pref. 2.77% 2.85 Ords. 1.97'- 2.02' 2 B3. Petrol 38/9 39/9 M. Trustee i.oo 3.ou Cons. Tin Ord. 16/6 18/do. IP) 23/6 24/6
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    BATAVIA-SINGAPORE TALKS ON BARTER CREDIT BALANCES
    275 9 on thr^^SmP T Z? na ?*l* yi Gover nments are to have negotiations shortly and debit WWW- Mt when P rt l ports was trapped on IVfarrh 1. TniJv hlpS once ;^ain f r Hjambi, Wn2 et ng and Sibolga if a I made
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    TIN RETURNS
    32 9 The following were the February tin returns for the companies named: Katu Tin 254 piculs, Kinta Kellas 575, Renong Tin 405, Sungei Bidor 836, Takuapa Valley 193, Taiam Mines 472.
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    Rubber Board For India
    38 9 NEW DELHI, Thurs. —The Government of India have assumed eon*r-&gt;! of production end rr.ar'retlp? of rubber. An Ind'rui Rubber Boerd tins been constituted, which will take su'»tab!e steps to make India self-sufficient in rubber.
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    CHARTERED BANK- 6% FINAL
    82 9 CHARTERED BANK6% FINAL AT the Stockholders Meeting of the Chartered Bank or India, Australia and China to be held on London on April 4, the directors will recommend a final dividend at the rate of 6, per cent, per annum subject to income tax, making 12 per cent, for the
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    U.K. HAD BIG SHARE OF INDIA'S TRADE
    87 9 A.P. NEW DELHI, Wed. The United Kingdom and the United States were the chief participants in India's seaborne trade in November 1948. Of India's total exports that month of 364.600,000 rupees, the United Kinedom received goods worth 91~ million rupees and the United
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    Tapioca was chief field crop
    102 9 MALAYA harvested 29,188 29,188 acres of field crops such as tapioca, colocasia, petchouli, yam and derrls during the second half of last year, Mr. H. L. Barnett, Malayan Registrar of Statistics, disclosed yesterday. Tapioca was the chief crop harvested. Totals from all the states w?re
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    Warning On Malayan Finances
    223 9 Reuter. LONDON, Thurs. Sir Charles A. Izmes, Chairman of the Mercantile /iank of lodia Ltd., said yesterday that the strain on Malaya's finances were likely to become intolerable if oper*&gt;» s »uis against Communists were long drugged out. Speaking at the Bank'- annual in« cting, Sir
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    GOOD BUSINESS IN GOVT. STOCK
    143 9  -  (By A Market Correspondent fONSIDERABLE business was written in Government and Municipal stocks in February and many holders sold in anticipation of the issue of a new Federal loan on rather better terms There were a number of substant'al ouyers who seem to have preferred
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    FROM THE U.K.
    53 9 A.P. NEW DELHI, Thurs.—The Government of India has placed orders in the United Kingdom for the import of 170 electric stamp cancelling machines for use in the Indian Post offices. Deputy Communication Minister Kurshid Lai told the Legislative Assembly 60 of those machines had already arrived and
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    DIVIDENDS IN MARCH
    226 9 COMPANY W. Hammer Co. Hongkong Shanghai Bank United Engineers Pref. United Engineers Ord. Gopeng Consol ldrls Hydraulic Kampong Kamunting Lahat Mines Petaling Tin Petaling Tin Pungah Tin Renong Tin Southern Kinta Taiping Consolidated Talam Mines Talam Mines v Tekka Taiping Benta Rubber DIVIDEND 75c. final. 50c. bonus
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    No Undercutting By Jap Textiles
    204 9 Reuter-AAP. TOKIO, Thurs. A sterling area tr*»de conference will open in Toldo on Mar. 17, between representatives of the Foreign Trade Division of Gen. MacArthur's headquarters and signatories to the Sterling Area Trade Agreement. British observers in Tokio said the conference, initially at least, would
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    Jap patents directive
    75 9 WASHINGTON. Thurs.—The Far Eastern Commission has virtually agreed on a directive governing Japanese patents and also foreign patents held in Japan. The Commission declined to comment, but it was learned that the group also is considering similar directives on trademarks and copyrights. It is possible the commission
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    Allowed In
    25 9 NEW DELHI, Thurs.—lndians are allowed to enter Japan for business purposes if they are considered likely to contribute to that country's economic rehabilitation.
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    71 10 Undefeated Since 1937 r "Brown Bomber" Joe* Louis, heavyweight champion of the world since 1987, will have plenty of time for relaxation now that he has voluntarily relinquished the crown he wore so long. Bete h&lt; is taking things rasi'v at Miami Beach, Tlorida. ISA. recently. Aged 34, the great
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    ALL CLEAR FOR 'TITLE' FIGHT
    141 10 U.P. NEW YORK, Thurs. The last legal barrier in the way of Joe Louis' promotion of the heavyweight title' match between Ezzard Charles and Jersey Joe Walcott was apparently removed today, when Sol Strauss, attorney for Mike Ja«»obs and the 20th Century Club, announced that
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    World Tourney After Games
    71 10 Reuter. WELLINGTON. Thurs.- -The New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association ir, seeking to arrange an international tournament to follow the#British Empire Games at Auckland next year. This move follows an unsuc- j cessful attempt by the Assocla-1 tion to have lawn tennis :n- eluded in the Games
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    HOTSPURS XI
    51 10 Hotspurs XI. will meet Royal Military Police XI at soccer on Victoria School ground on Sunday. The team will be selected from the following Tco Heng. Wun Mahmood, Eh Bin, Kirn Hian, Daud b. Itosilan, Luke. Kwang Joo. Syed Ali, Hex Lee, Salleh, Leyman. Dollah, Dutta, Muthu. Falli
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    MALAYANS SHOULD DEVELOP A STRONG SMASH
    548 10  -  'Americans Relied On Arm Strength' By JOHN EDE IN this articlc I propose to discuss the relative merits of the styles oi 1 play adopted by the Malayan, American and Danish badminton players, from what can be gleaned from eyewitness reports ind with the
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    THE SMASH
    8 10 ONG POH LIM executing a §m*th.
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    'English players too slow, say Malayans'
    191 10 Malaya's Thomas Cup representatives think English players are too slow and "too long in the tooth" to be of world class. This opinion was expressed in the Empire News, Manchester. Tlic report gave (CMpOH why the Malayans won the finals of the Thomas Cup
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    POLAND RACING
    41 10 A.P. WARSAW. Thurs.—Horseracing in Poland is gradually regaining some of its postwar glamour. Move and more countries, particularly those of the "people's democracies", arc shipping their best horses here to try to capture some of the big stakes. A.P.
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    MANCHESTER U. DRAWS STOKE C
    293 10 Reuter. IXJNDON. Thurs.— The following arc the home football fixtures for tomorrow. FIRST DIVISION Arsenal v Preston North End. Aston Villa v Manchester C. Blackpool v Chelsea Bolton W. v Middlesbrough Derby C. v Evertop Hudderafield T. v Burnley Liverpool v Birmingham C. Manchester U.
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    ST. ANTHONY'S O.B.A.
    29 10 All Old Boys of St. Anthony's School who are interested "in sports are invited to attend a meeting on Saturday. 4 00 pm •it the School.
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    FAST WORK BY DESERT QUEEN
    315 10  -  From ALLAN LEWIS PENANG, Thursday DESERT QUEEN, ridden by Turner, ran the T fastest three furlongs this mornir,* U f the tracks were opened for training, mekin* 38-3/5 seconds. Egyptian fyieen (Jones) did an equally good run over the game distance in 38-4 5 soconrk
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    Questions And Answers About Dogs
    127 10 A RECORD mtry v 2 pedigree doy s ka» received for th, Kennel Club; Dag s, )olr the Happxj World on Mar "This is an uH-tn, u recovtf for Sinr/aporc,'' Mr c Williams, one of tht crMfe ers, said yesterday. Only tu o amgmmmtm have
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    KLUANG F.A.
    77 10 At the general meeting of the Kluang Football Assodatin held yesterday, the follow t were elected ofßce-bearers for 1949 President: Yang Berhomat Captain Ahmad: VicePresident: Yang Mulia Ungkw Salleh; Hon. Secretary jnd Treasurer: Inche Daurt bin Md. Amin; Asst. Sec. and Tr v trer Mi. Sunderland: Hon. Auditors
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    King Kong To Take On Dara Singh
    244 10 CINCE KING KONG arrived in the Colony 15 months ago bis obvious opponent has been Dara Singh, the giant lung-pin of Malayan wrestling. However both men were under contract to different promoters and in spite of endless negotiations it seemed that the men
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    Mrs. Townsley Scores 22
    116 10 A "0 Ridden Holes" Competition held for, the Lady Captain's Priic at the Island Club on Monday resulted in a win for Mrs. G. Townsley with I net scpre of 22. Next best score? were Mrs. T'ercy-Hardman 22 2/3rds; Mrs. S. F. HO 23' 2/3rds; Mrs.
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    S.R.C. BILLIARDS
    28 10 Members of the S.R.C. who are interested in taking part in a billiard tournament are requested to contact the Secretary. Mr. R Nilne before Mar. 31.
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    Wales Outplay Ireland
    145 10 BELFAST. Northern Ireland, Thurs Outplayed fore their own supfwrtcrs Windsor Parp here. Ireland finished bottom ol 'J 1 national champi" rush v wncn th-v lost by two to a#p to VVa'ci tottas WaKs superiority i"*' 1 larly-rn the v f '£l so pronoun* ed .ttrrwould not have
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      68 10 I DINE DANCE IN THE PALM COURT IN THE OPEN AIR jSSU TONIGHT at 8.45 P.M. AT I RAFFLES HOTEL I THE MOST ATTRACTIVE SETTING IN TOWN I i also FLOOR SHOW ATTRACTION VIRGINIA CLAY p «&lei:m ixivan THE QUEENS OF BOLONEY and I FRANK PICKFORD HIS ORCHESTRA Jm the
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    SHELL SCORES 5 GOALS
    200 11 ■faking their soccer debu* 'Vvvang Stadium yester- h J Airoort Junior Grov.P battle to the Itran Shell XI in an SA. TJunior B. Group I fixscore was a—* S-y T v Seng, the Shell v n accounted for Tf the goals and the w.re K scored
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    THREE HORSES DELETED
    72 11 TRANSFERS: From Class 2 to Class 1— Lady Hampton; Empire Rose. CI 3* to CI. 2—Unicorn; CI. 3 to CI. 4 Valiant Prince; Tactful Lady: Windsor Laddie; June Veil; Eulogism; CI. 4 to CI. 3 Silver Star; Leurie; CI. 4 to CI. 2-Cap-tain Yule; CI. 4 to
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    Malay Women Given More Time To Play In Championships
    313 11 THE closing date for entries to the Malay Badmnv 1 ton Association Ladies Championship has been extended until the end of March. Entries for the Muslim Schoolooys Championship have only been received from schoolsiRaffles Institution, Victoria School and Ra n f
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    CUP TEAM TO PLAY IN FIVE COUNTRIES
    392 11 Ambassadors of Malaya THE Malayan Thomas Cup Team have a very busy 1 programme ahead of them. l&gt;ey will play m Scotland, Ireland, Denmark and Sweden, take a short little holiday in Switzerland, and round up their itinerary with a few exhibttioa games
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    M.A.F.A. Officials
    67 11 MALACCA, Tnurs. The following have been elected office-bearers of the Malacca Amateur Football Association for 1949: President, the Hon. Mr. W. C. Taylor; VicePresidents, Mr. R. W. E. Harpei. Mr. P. G. M. G. Mahindasa, J.P. (ie-electcd). Mr. Chua Poh Siang (reelected); Hon. Secretary, Mr. Choc Soon Lee
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    ASTON WINS BY ODD GOAL
    138 11 The Ah*on Athletic Club defeated the Singapore rlospital Assistants" Union by three goals to two in an SAF A. Junior B Group i fixture at the Sc. Geo'-go'« Roal tM'nmd, yesterday. A brai.iirul move by Dr. Wong Ah Teck Shau's right back, along the right
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    COTTAGE RAKE TOPWEIGHT
    336 11 Reuter. LONDON, Thurs. The final acceptors for the Lincolnshire H a n di c a p. to be run over one mile at Lincoln on Saturday, Mar. 19. were announced today as follows: (with weights): Royal Tara (nine st. 7 Pounds). Commissar (9.2). S'pnalman (8.10). Drakkar 'S.lOi,
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    Pulau Brani Holds Tigers to a Draw
    466 11 WELL DONE. GOALIE! (Tribune Soccer Reporter) HONOURS were shared in yesterday's Senior n League soccer game at Jala* Besar stadium between Tiger Sports Association ;.nd Pulau Brani United. Each team scored a goal. A fairly large crowd turned out to watch the game.
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    Postmortem.
    85 11 YESTERDAY'S stadium game was evenly contested. The game was clean and well policed by referee Hooper. Tigers put up a much better show in this their second outing than their opening encounter with the R.E. Regiment. Pulau Brani have a useful team. Skipper Kamis Bedol shows signs of developing
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    REISMAN WINS TABLE TENNIS SINGLES TITLE
    401 11 U/Hll F Dave Freeman, the American badminn Urn wizard, captured the All-England singles crown, his compatriot, 18-year-old Reteman, annexed the singles title of the All-hng-land Table.Tennis Championships played at Wembley, London, last week, adding another laurel to the United States' already imposing string of
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    SAP'S SOCCER
    74 11 The team of the Social Athletic Party to meet C. Y. I M A. tomorrow at Gey--1 lang Stadium will be chosen I from the following -Anthony Yong. Lim Yam Kwang. Tan Eng Chia, Kway Yew Quee. Seah Teo Kirn. Ong Choon Thiam. Chee Kirn Chenfc. Wun Y»w
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      56 11 /j^Mr^H H MRS J'NKS- "\j PIM JUST WME OH-ITS NOTHIN'I NOW -306, DEAR AFT£rl Faw- FORGET U, BIANChE tf JOEMORNING, T HOW'S MY BEAUTIFUL J [FIME BUT/HONEY NoTHiNrAT' ALL THESE "YEARS, YOU CAN'T &lt; BABY ITS JUST YOuRjC? PLEASE a tV l y 'JOE. fVviFE THIS RNE Y0 EXPECT TO
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    SOUTH AFRICA STOPS DRAIN
    55 12 Reuter. CAPETOWN, Thurs The South African Treasury today announced "drastic curtailment of all transfers of funds to non-Steriing countries. The announcement said: "As a result of the heavy drain on the Union's gold reserves the Treasury has been compelled to curtail drastically all transfers of funds
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    WHAT'S ON TODAY General
    85 12 Y.M.C.A., Orchard Road, Medical films show —8 p.m. Commercial Classes —5.30 p.m. Y.W.C.A., Town W ayfarers" and Town Pioneer's meeting, 8, Fort Canning Road —4 p.m. PAY A LEiiAK METHODIST YOUTH FELLOWSHIP, world friendship meeting, 7, Boundary Road—8 p.m. CEYLON TAMILS' ASSOCIATION: Free rtlm show, 11,
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    Cinemas
    230 12 PAVILION: "The Fallen. Idol," with Bobby Henrey, Mi-1 chele Morgan and Kalph Richardson—2, 4.15, 6.30 and 9.3&lt; j p.m. CAPITOL: "Bud Abbott am Lou Costello meet Fran ken stein" 6.1)3 and 9.30 o.m. CATHAY: "The Boy witl., Green Hair." (in tcchnicolour; Wi fc h Pat O Brien, Robert Ryan
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    Sport
    62 12 SOCCER: S.A.F.A. Snr. Div.. SC.C. v. C.A.—J. Bcsar. Jm A. Grp. l, Navy B. v. v. T Centre (Nee Sooni -.Java Base; Jnr. A. Grp. 2, C.A. v. Police 3.A.—Thomson Rd; Jur B. Grp. 1, Jollilads T. Mone 0.8.A —Geylang. TABLE-TENNIS AND VOLLEY BALL: Chinese V.M.C.A 107. Selegie Road—s
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    Russians Call For Increased Defence Funds
    107 12 MOSCOW, Thursday.—A defence appropriation of Beventy-nine_milliard roubles wjs proposed today before the Supreme Soviet meecing in the Kremlin to discuss the new budget. This represents nineteen per cent of the total budget and is an increase of thirteen milliard over last year's defence budget.
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    Wept When Loan Was Refused
    193 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— S. Balakrishnan, PWD Suboverseer and ex-member of the F.M.S. Volunteer Force, told the first magistrate here today that Captain R. V. Karlakandan, j Officer in charge of the Selan- gor Branch of the Volunteer j Records Office started to weep i when
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    LONDON STOCK MARKET
    195 12 Reuter. LONDON, -Thurs.—Investor, jrc tinding the new issue mar Kct more attractive than tht 3toek market. The £3,000.00. issue by the Hawker Siddelej group was subscrioed ove. seven times today. Interest m the sxock exchange was small and pricc changes irregular. A slightly easier tendency was uppermost
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    WEST PROTESTS
    34 12 U.P. j BERLIN, Thurs.—Thc three I western Allies tormally orotestI ed tod.fy Russian firing iof live ammunition in manocvrcs mar Ihr. air corridors to i Berlin ucing used by airlifi 'planes.—L .1
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    CZECHS PARADE
    61 12 Armed workers' militia march past the reviewing stand in a parade in Brno, capital of Moravia, Czechoslovakia, in celebration of the first year of Communist rule In the country. Similar marches through decorated streets signalled the event in other Czech cities and towns. In background the Russian hammer
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    UMNO SEEKS RAIL TITLE CHANGE
    178 12 (Tribune Staff Reporters THE Selangor State UMNO, at its recent general meeting in Kuala Lumpur, decided to urge Government to change the name "Malayan Railways" to "Federal Railways." The decision, contained in a 12-point resolution, will be submitted for consideration at the forthcoming UMNO General
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    Withdrew Pleas Of Guilt
    142 12 The Second Police Magistrate yesterday allowed Ong Koci Swee (42), Lee Kcng Chye (42 f and Yeo Meng Chong (47) to retract thrir plears ot guilt following an application made by their counsel, Mr. Wee thong Jin. Ong wns charged with allowing his house in Princep
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    INDICTED AS 'SPIES
    37 12 Reuter. NSW YORK. Thu:s. A Federal Grand Jury today returned an espionage Indictment against Judith Coplon. 27-year-old Department of Justice employee, and Valentine A. Gubitchev, 32-year-old Russian coLirr c: emplcycj by the United Nation^,—fysut,e.r,
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    Britons Airlifted From Battle Zone
    251 12 A.P. RANGOON, Thursday. The airlift of British civilians and members of the United Kingdom's military mission in Burma is expected to continue until Saturday, the British Embassy staled in Rangoon to- night Four Royal Air Force Dakotas from Singapore are maintaining a shuttle service between
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    HOT HEAD ACQUITTED
    81 12 I MALACCA. Thurs.- Baba bin Samat. a fireman attached to the Malacca Fire Brigade, charged with having caused hurt to another fireman, Jonid bin Hassin, with a long parang was acquitted and discharged today at the Malacca magistrate's court. It was stated that the case arose out
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    APPOINTMENTS
    62 12 The following appointments were announced in Singapore yesterday: Mr. G. L. Gibson as Deputy Chief Surveyor, Singapore, in place of Mr. L S. Himely. Mr. W. G. Alcock, Official Assignee, Singapore, has been appointed a Commissioner to administer Oaths for so long as he remains Official Assignee in Singapore.
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    Wanted To Take Rap For Star
    95 12 U.P. HOLLYWOOD. Thurs. Vicki Evans, a dancer, begged to "take the rap" for Robert Mitchum. film star, and Li'a Leeds, starlet, according to evidence by the police officer who arrested them at a maiijuana party. The officer, giving evidence at the trial of Miss
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    MODEL MOTHER
    37 12 A P. SAN' FRANCISCO, Thurs Mrs. Mary Lee Lai, San Francisco Chinese, was one of 10 moth».s chosen in the arendioces» of Sa" Francisco as "eminent examples of the Catholic family way of life".—A P.
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    Murder Heard On Phone
    94 12 Reuter. NEW YORK, Thurs. A mother 3,000 miles away in Ho'iywood listened by telephone to her daughter's scream for mercy before the daughter's husband shot her and another man dead here today. Police said Emond Holt. 32. apparently suspicious of a love triangle, called his wife's
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    GANDHI'S SON FLAYS BONUS
    104 12 Reuter. BOMBAY. Thurs.—Mr. Manila! Gandhi, son of Mahatma Gandhi, today described the South African Government's offer of an increased bonus to Indians returning to India as "an act of collal&gt;oration with hostile elements among Africans to drive Indians out by methods of frightfulness." Mr. Gandhi, who
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    Europeans Loot Store
    88 12 Reuter. DURBAN. Thurs. Allegations that Europeans took part in looting during th&lt;- ZuluIndian riots in Durban last January were made today by an Indian witness. Ebrahim Mohamed Ami. in evidence to the, commission of inquiry. Ami. who was called by the; Conservative South African Indian Organisation, said
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    Father Goes For Stroll
    28 12 A Russian officer strolls down a Berlin street with members of his family to attend the annual Red Army Day parade—A.P. Photo. A.P. Photo.
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    RUSSIA HAS NO A-BOMB
    188 12 A.P. BERLIN, Thurs. Nobel Prize winner Otto Hahn ex-! pressed the belief today that Russia has not yet produced an atom bomb. v I "They could not make one in t such a short time," said the 70-j year-old German scientist who! won the prize in
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    GENERAL HO YING-CHIN IS NEW PREMIER
    229 12 U.P. NANKING, Thursday. Ho Ying-chin tonight accepted nomination as new Premier of China to succeed Dr. Sun Fo, it was learned here authoritatively General Ho, former Minister of National Defence and China's representative on the United Nations Military Council, was j earlier reported to
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    Malay Show Ready For The Curtains
    178 12 Preparation- arc nearlycomplete for the "Maiay show of shows" to be held at the Happy World on April 6 and 7. Sponsoied by the Singapore Malay Welfare Council, the "Malay Variety Night*' 1 will raise funds for the build- ing of a $50,000 Welfaie
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    CEYLONESE ASSOCIATION
    66 12 At the Annua; General Meeting of the Ccylonese Associa- tion in Muar. the following were elected office bearers: 1 Patron. Mr. S. Ponnampalam. J P.; President. Mr. K. V. Lingam; Vice President. Mr. K. V. Abdue; Secretary. Mr. A. M Joshua. Representatives of outstations are: Panchor. Mr. Marshal
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    LUICHOW ATTACKED
    49 12 A P. HONGKONG, Thurs. The Sing Tao Pao's Canton correspondent reported today some 1,000 Communist troops crossing the Hainan Straits from Hainan Island landed on the Luichow peninsula mainland and seized brief control of Luichow city. Official reports on the attack are still await- cd. A P.
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    Want Blarney Stone
    86 12 U.P. -iOSTON. Thuts Consul Joseph Shields today he has requested mission from the ownL 1 toe Castle in Cork. S t Blarney Stone ls toe famous stone here fii y Patrick's Day. for s Joseph Reardon. mar*., of the South Boston tion Day Parade, said that toe
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    U.S. May Assist Franco
    117 12 A.P. MADKIL, Thurs. a [Tl Embas.-y source said on Wednesday th.- United States Is considering whether to 'end mo ney to Spun to prey-nt collaps of tho Fir.neo regime. This eJ ange in policy woui. oe pari of the U.S. programme for keeo'ng Communism out 4
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    Sold Rations At Short Weight — Charge
    183 12 Sold Rations At Short Weight Charge A.P. NG Poh (391 proprietor of a Government retail .-hop and his assistant. Ng Tai So (20» denied in the Second District Coutt that they had issued ration rice at short weight and hoarded 900 katties of Egyptian rice imported on Government account. Both
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