Malaya Tribune, 28 April 1949

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    56 1 Malaya Tribune BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE Tel: "Tribune" Spore Larger Sales Than Any Afternoon Taper in Malaya Phone: 5811 /S Nine Ones. MALAYA Tribune EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1919 PRICE TEN CENTS. THE MALAYA TRIBUNE LONDON REPRESENTATIVE: E. Maurice Glover, c/o Newspaper Ftatures Ltd., £07, Fleet
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    INDIA TO STAY IN THE FAMILY
    637 1 Crown To Remain Symbol Of Unity Commonwealth Premiers Put Out The'Welcome'Sign For A Republic A.P.Reuter. LONDON, Today. THE rich and sprawling sub-continent of India is to st a y in the Commonwealth as a republic, accepting the British Crow n as "the symbol of
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    THE FULL STORY
    404 1 Reuter-A.P. LONDON, Today. The y u of the communique anHoKing India's adherence < cmmonwealth said: •During the past week the p n! Ministers of the Cnited Australia, New Zealand. South Africa, India, Pakistan and Ceylon and the ul i.:H'.ian Secretary tor ExIrfttl Attain ha. i met in
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    POLICE AVENGE SHOT COMRADE
    39 1 MT T AR. To-day. -In a dis-trict-wide manhunt for tho murderers of P. C. Kamalidin bin Tomok of the Baling Police Station, the Police yesterday shot dead one of them near the Malacca border line.
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    BLOCKADE NEGOTIATIONS TO BE FORMAL
    91 1 Reuter. NEW YORK. Wed.—The United States asked Russia today for a formal statement when and on what conditions they will lift the Berlin blockade. Dr. Philip C. Jessup. Amelican Ambassador at large, delivered a note to M. Jakob Malik. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, at the
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    SHANGHAI DEFENCE BASTION FALLS
    330 1 U.P.—A.P. SHANGHAI, Wednesday. The Chinese Communist war machine moved toward Shanghai again today after a two day pause, overrunning the key outpost, Soochow, 50 miles to the west and sending advance raiders within 25 miles of this restive and fearful metropolis. Communist guerillas today seized Pootung,
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    DYER DIARY MAY CAUSE SENSATION
    91 1 U.P. SYDNEY, Wed. —Amazing entries, some of which are expected to throw light on the suicide of Professor W. E. Dyer. Principal of Raffles College, Singapore, are contained in Dyer's diary, although three i pages are missing, i Some of the entries relate to a
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    THE MYSTERY EMPEROR
    244 1 ONE of the most "hushhush" visitors ever to pass through Singapore took off from Tengah airfield early today after a less than 24--hour st#v in the colony, shrouded by security precautions. Bao Dai. ex-emperor of Annam, was going back to land and his people, as French-sponsored head
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    TO SUCCEED ROYALL
    54 1 U.P. WASHINGTON. Wed.—lt was learned here today that Curtis E. Calder, Chairman of the Electric Bond and Share Company, will become Army Secretary within 60 days to succeed Kenneth Royall. Meanwhile, Assistant Army I Secretary Gordon Gray will become Under Secretary and will be acting secretary until
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    Sailors Buried At Sea
    140 1 TWO Norwegian sailors, who were said to have been taken sick suddenly and died soon after within a few hours of each other, were buried at sea two days before their ship, the 6,192-ton Norwegian oil tanker Chr. Th. Boe, came into Singapore yesterday- The sailors
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    FIREMAN CLEARED OF BLAME
    368 2 A finding of death by misadventure was returned yesterday by the Singapore Coroner, Mr. W. G. Porter, in the inquiry into the death of a fireman, Aroon bin Abdul Rahman. Mr. Porter added that the evidence produced before him did not disclose grounds for charging Driver
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    DATO ALSAGOFF
    29 2 Dato Sycd Admad bin Mohamcd Alsagotl J. P. wishes U state that he is not the person charged in the Fourth Police Couit with assaulting a European.
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    'You May Go' Says Magistrate
    68 2 G. VV. David Timms, a 23--year-old British soldier of the R. A. S. C. walked out of the Fourth Police Court yesterday a free man. Mr M. H. MacDougal. Fourth Police Magistrate, discharged Timms with these words. "You may go," after Inspector Abu Bakar bin
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    PRISON OFFICER FACES TRIAL
    94 2 MALACCA, Wed. At the conclusion of a preliminary inquire lasting four and a ha!f i days. E. J. Goldsmith, a forI mer officer-in-charge of the Ma- lacca prison, was today commited by Magistrate Tungku Hus- sain to stand trial in the Hi -jh Court on two
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    Cricketer Weds
    48 2 Miss Gladys Delikan was married to Mr. C. Colling, the veil-known Singapore bowler, at the Cathedral of (he Good Shepherd. After the religious c< remony, the eotipie passed out of the c hurch through an archway of cricket bats fornnd by Singapore Recreation Club cricket players.
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    New Air—Sea Plan To Speed Up Shipments
    150 2 New Air —Sea Plan To Speed Up Shipments SHIPPERS in the United States who wish to speed up shipments to ports in the Far fan now rvail themseH-es of air-sea shipments under a new interchange agreement signed recently between the American President Lines and the United Air -vines. This agreement
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    RELAXATION
    47 2 PENANG. Wed. Detainees at Pulau Jerejak Detention Camp received a large consignment of sports equipment from the Malayan Chinese Association yesterday. The detainees appealed for some form of relaxation some time ago and the Superintendent of the Camp. Mr. W. J. But net. supported their appeal.
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    Indi an Teachers Form Association
    149 2 PENANG. Wednesday. Indian leaencrs from vernacular and English schools from all ovor Malaya pf iebrated the inauguration of the Pan-Malayan Indian 'I earners Federation with a tea party at the Piccadily Hotel yesterday. The Rev. S. S. Pakianathan, President of the Federation, in an address
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    PASSENGERS FROM CHINA
    44 2 The 285-ton Dracith .ship 1-k-iniich Jessen brought 525 j Chinese passengers from Arr.oy, Swatow and Hcikew to Singapc*e yesterday. An "unoflicial" pMMgger, who stowed away when the ship stopped at o£'-'>n. was handed over o td PiO£a*X)fC Imnn j "tion nuthorttH'B.
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    PAVILION HAS NEW LOOK
    214 2 THE Pavilion Theatre, in Orchard Road, which was temporarily losed tor redocoretion. reopens at C..3" p.m. today with the screening of the Hoilvwood produced Eagle-Lion release Lei's Live A Little.'' a comedy starring Robert Cummings and Hedy Lamarr. The "new look" was given to the theatre
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      352 2 7.00 p.m. I'rojrramme Sum- CHINESE I'ROUm ims BLUE NETWORK mary; 7.05 Mala> music h.v 12.00 p.m. Sig. Tune, OpENGLISH PROGRAMMES Delima; Ghazal Party, Johore ening Annct. Prog. Sum--10.00 a.m. to 10.10 a.m. Bahru; 8.15 News; 8.80 Re- mary in Mandarin; 13.03 News from Kuali I.umpui. ligious Hour; 9.00 Close Foochow
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    EX-MAGISTRATE'S TRIAL OPENS
    609 3 Oehiers, Tv Ah Tak WW? Court before District Judge Mr. StMm^SSSJ^S^t l*£j£ lm^! m "Nfet Mw arrest of Al Rivers, a a resiut ot Uehler's information, Rivers v OgM«*, it ig charged, was aware at the Ufoe that there ewAed no legal grounds for such cecdmgs against
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    A Lie Gets Him 2 Weeks In Jail
    123 3 JOHORE BAllßtr, Wed j Twcnty-eight-y-ar-old U i Kwee was sentenced co two' months ugorous Imprisonment' in the Magistrates' Ct:rt tK'sj morning when he plea guilty to a charge ol making a I false declaration while unde I Inspector .James, prosecuting, said that
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    Pensions Clerk Convicted
    92 3 Tan Peng Kirn. 33-year-old English-sneaking Teochew, was vettei day sentenced to eight weeks ;igcrous imprisonment by Mr. M. H. MacDouga!. Fourth Police Magistrate. A former clerk attached to the Pensions Payment Section of the VolunUci Record Office, Beach Road. Tan was convicted of asking $1.000 from Chua
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    PROMOTED
    38 3 Mi. Frederic Arthur Chua has hern ptomoted to the Colonial I Legal Service with effect ftomj August 16. 1944 and is to bej crnfhmed as a President, Scs-1 sions Court. Federation of Ma-j laya, from that date.
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    KIDNAPPER HIT
    30 3 Ipoh,, Wed. A detective shot and wounded a Chinese bandit who tried to kidnap a clerk in a shop at the mile Gopcng Road yesterday. The bandit escaped.
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    ACTING PRINCIPAL
    27 3 Che Yusof b. Tajudin »3 acting as Headmaster of the Govt. English Preparatory School Muar during the absence on leave of the Headmistress, Mrs. Milne.
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    At Cocklail Party
    58 3 Mrs. P.A.P-. MeKerroii, the wife of the Colonial Secretary M. Morand, i'reneh Vice Consul, and Dr. B.V. Reskar, Ihe Deputy Forelcri Minisn r el Intlia, at the cocktail party givn ir Ihe Minister's honour by Mr. -lohn A. Thivy, Representative of t»ie Indian Government in MaSaya, and
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    CHAMBERS MEET IN SECRET
    97 3 Representatives of Singapore's three chambers of commerce who met on April 9 to discuss the Indonesian trade continued their talks behind closed doors yesterday. Combittcd to the Ocvernment having an important bearing on the trsSe are expected to result from the talks. A demand for the
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    BLACK SUNDAY
    13 3 English Schools re-open for the second term on Sunday May Ist.
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    RAF Strikes Blitz Two Bandit Areas
    213 3 ttnALA LuiiPUR, Wednesday: Tlie ftoyal Air n Force carried out four air strikes on two sustiected bandit areas in the Federation and subjectled the Hrgets to heavy cannon and machine-gun fire. Waves of Beaufighters and Spitfires thrice bombed and si™fed the jungle behind Bukit
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    Y. M. C. A. CONCERT SATURDAY
    88 3 The V.M.C.A. will give a concert, under the auspices of the V.M.C.A. Male Voice Choir, in the large hall at "A" Orchard Road on Saturday at 8 p.m. The concert is in aid of the V.M.C.A. Rehabilitation Fund/ Artistes participating include Pamela Stacey and
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    RAFFLES CONCERT
    29 3 The Raffles College Mdsic Society and Stamford Cluo Will hold a. combined concert ih the Oei Tiong Hall at Raffles College on Sunday at 8 I p.m.
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    PLEASE, MR. STORK!
    590 4 THE traditional Asian belief that a successful marriage is one which is persistently fruitful as well, is being questioned by a growing number of thoughtful people. They regard ihe unbridled fertility of the people of Asia as a factor making for political, social and economic instability. Unless
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    WONDER DRUG
    859 4  -  SFSFS BY S. BURTON HEATH AN old wives' remedy, centuries old and silly-looking on its face, has blossomed forth as one of the great medical discoveries of modern times. For years scientists brushed aside what might have been a clue to penicillin, streptomycin, and aureomyeiri. It interfered with
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    WHY IS SOIL POOR?
    868 4 Reuter. ADELAIDE SPECIALIST in animal and plant nutrition science from many parts of the British Empire, and possibly some from the United States, will meet in Adelaide late in August. Tney will exchange information on subjects which, because of the world shortage of food and realisation
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    AIR BUBBLES AGAINST SHARKS
    184 4 U.P. SYDNEY PROFESSIONAL diver Hellings has offered to go swimming in a tank full of sharks to prove—or disprove —his gadget for guarding crowded beaches against sharks. Hellings' Idea is to lay around a beach a screen of air bubbles rising from a perforated pipe. "Sharks
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    Somerset Maugham Still Tops The List
    656 4 LONDON MR. Somerset Maugham's outstanding qualities as a playwright shine again in their lightest vein at the Arts Theatre Club where the revival of his 30-year-old comedy "Caroline" easily eclipses the new productions I have seen in London during the past week. Writing about
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    JAPS SAY ‘WE COME FROM THE WEST’
    274 5 They Are With The East U.P. TOKYO, VV d lot of very Oriental-looking iieve the time has come (<> pur. a t or and for all that Japan Is in the I ai West not the Far East. It's all due to the
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    A Corner Moved Them
    197 5 Reuter-AAP. -.11: LBOU h N jj, Wed of mr-sic and an udver:nt for cornet players ht two families to Aus- as migrants. One of the migrants is 1 Betty Woodcock, jG, the only female cornet ani trombone r in men's bands in Mele, who recently told
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    JAP SHIPPING
    23 5 A.P. LONDON. Wed. Scveoty slaps totaling 1*4,130 tons arc under construction in Japan. I oyda Register of Shipping said yesterday. —A.P.
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    The Russians Kidnap The 632nd Austrian
    210 5 U.P. VIENNA, Wednesday. A middle-aged man was walking in Vienna's H international currently French administered si ctor at high noon in bright sunshine. When he reached a street corner in the icinitj of the city's famous nine-century-old Sant Stephan cathedral, in the heart ol
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    The Baby Princess
    30 5 AJUM «f P.ourboni arum nursing npr haby d lighter Prttoeese Margaret In the gl ABuhi el her n-si-tSeaee "The little Barn." The boJ as born on March.
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    PASSED HEARSE -FIND E4
    45 5 PASSED HEARSE -FIN D E4 SYDNEY. We Uud-drtver wa ccntly for bkm overtaking a fun<?raj The driver of the I ese drew into the kerb to ni w the taxi bo pass. The charge >'" r tasidriver "interfer d with tli free passage of a ?y
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    Stages Of Moon Eclipse
    61 5 The earth's shadow moi the moon on the evening of April IS In thf Hn< si-. 1945. It was Mh over half the <I P I M minutes after thi cell m b in. At lower right, several minutes before totality v.:»s re fl. Pheae picture,
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    A Tunnel For Peace
    139 5 A.P. LONDON. Wed, Delegation- fiom the parliaments of six Euiopean countries have urged Britain and France to consider building a tunnel under the English Channel. The International Road Federation told reporters in London yesterday tnat tho parliamentary delegations fiom Britain, Fiance, Belgium. Holland, ItiK and Switzerland
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    150.000 Britons Settle In Canada Since V-J Day
    460 5 Reuter. BRITAIN'S most important exports to Canada earn no dollars for the British treasury. They are citizens—people of Britain who are choosing to leave the Motherland to make new lives for themselves in tire Dominion. They are j the kind of people
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    TORONTO FULL UP
    100 5 U.P. TORONTO, Wed. S The Board of Control is considering ways «ul means of keeping people from settling in the Ontario capital Housing conditions t»a«l that it iimy be necessary to throw up a barrier against persons seeking to wire their homes here. J Ifayor Hiram HCCaI-
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    BRITAIN SPEEDS UP DELIVERY
    412 6 BRITAIN'S delivery position this year is mur-h im- proved. The greatest pressure ol cleinund has passed and the problem of increasing plant and taking other stejps to expedite deliveries has been tackled tvfth energy. Mr. Harold Wilson, president of the British Board of Trade says this
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    Along the godowns
    64 6 Empire Hamble (Sheers Wharf); Tarakan (42 48); Richmond Hill (40/41); Benledl (38/39); Shirala (36); Bidor (35); Charon (38 34); Klstna (17 18); Pentakota (19/20); Islander (21/22); Marudu (23); Bruas (25); Kvernaas (2d); Hollandia (28); Ajax (29 30); Serdang (17); Mangola (15/16); Mentakab (14/15); Denbighshire (13/14); Bidor (12);
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    MAILS
    98 6 MAILS schedule for Thursday: Air mails are expected to arrive from: United Kingdom, Aden. Arabia, Canada, Europe. India. Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Palestine, Australia, U.S.A. Central and South America, New Zealand, Ceylon, Siam, Batavia, Medan, Soutabaya, and Padang. Latest time of posting it the G.P.O. to the following places s
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    TO BE MADE IN JAPAN
    68 6 NEW DELHI, Wed. The Government of India have deputed Dr. B. K. Ramprasad to proceed shortly to Japan to purchase equipment for the proposed Electro-Chemical Research Institute at Karaikudi, South India, one of the 11 national laboratories being set up by the India's Council of
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    TO LEARN HOW
    48 6 BOMBAY, Wed. A twoman Indian delegation is visiting Japan early next month to study cottage and small scale industries. The object of the visit is to investigate the possibilities of introducing similar cottage industries in India as a means of rehabilitating displaced persons from Pakistan.
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    OIL PALM OUTPUT
    37 6 OIL PAL.M. production figures in the Federation in March were:--Estate Production Palm oil, 4,--055.6, Kernel 860.1; Estate Jttocks March 31. Palm oil 3,899.0. K<>rn«! 1,118.8. Production for March. IU4B Palm oil 3.567.6, Kernel 633.0.
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    STILL SHORT
    79 6 The Federation s department of Agriculture reporting for March says production of fresh coconuts is still low and the demand far exceeds supply. This is partly due to the considerable damage done by squirrels which are considered in some districts to be a serious menace. In Province Wellesley
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    Rubber Market
    96 6 i THE rubbei commodity mai feet opened steady yesterday. With fair suppoit coming in, there was evidence of a distinctly better tone. Closing prices were: Buyers. Sellers. No 1 May RSS 35% 36", No 2 May RSS 34, 34 \h No. 3 May RSS 32« 32« On registered
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    Produce Market
    123 6 THE copra market continue;! steady yesterday though conditions were quiet. Pepper was steady and black pepper rose $5 but no business was done New York pepper was steady on Tuesda' with spot quoted at 85 to 86 cents. New York was buying limited quantities. Yesterday's Singapore produce prices
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    ECA Bans Cotton For Shanghai
    136 6 Reuter. WASHINGTON, Wednesday.—The United States has diverted to Japan cotton cargoes onginaily destined for cities near Shanghai which have now fallen to the Communists, Economic Co-operatici Admihist ration officials said today. Mills inside Shanghai could continue to operate some time with existing stocks of raw
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    FOOD CROPS
    50 6 Food crops exported to Singapore from the Federation in March were Piculs. Vegetable.-, 9.698 Sweet potaioc.; 2.107 Tapioca (all kinds) 3f3 Sago, Tcarl 136 Sago. Rembia 312 Bananas 2,420 Pineapples 6.840 Pineapples (canned) 6.250 Fruits 1.211 Coconut sugar 129 Groundnuts 126 Maize 82 Patchouli leaves 213 Pepper 16
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    Shares Easier
    19 6 With easier conditions overseas, the local share market followed suit. Hong Kong Bank shares declined in London.
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    Malayan Share Quotations
    831 6 SINGAPORE. Wed. Buyers. Sellers. Atlas Hee 15.50 16.50 Uex. Brlcs Pref. 2.90 3.00 Ords. 2.25 2.35 8.8. Petrol 40/3 41/3 B. M. Trustee 7.50 8.50 Cons. Tin Ord. 15/6 16/ 6 do. (P) 23/6 24/6 E. Utd. Assur. 40.75 41.75 Estate Trust 7.00 8.00 Federal Dispensary 0.75
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    NATURAL DOES FASTEST GALLOP
    982 7 Bukit Timah Track Work NATURAL emphasised his chances ot adding an--11 other Cnp to his already imposing list of successes when he brilliantly ran three in 36 1 5 this morning at Bukit Timah.' Ridden by his race "Pilot" Ted Harper, the chestnut son of Dhoti
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    MACAO WIN FOR FOURTH TIME
    221 7 THE Macao Table-Tennis team chalked up anothci victory—their tourth—when they beat the Tiger Sporting Association by four games to cne at the Great World last night. The Tigers had three playei who represented Singapore last Sunday. Chua Kirn Hern, the .Singapore champion was the first
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    UNBEATEN INDONESIANS AVERT DEFEAT
    200 7 rjp;:i: Indonesian XI unbeaten 1 so far this season nar- J rowly averted defeat at the j hands ot H.M. Dock\ard in a I Junior A Group 2 soccer fixture at Geylang Stadium yesterday. The Indonesians won by three goals to two. Playing with better combination,
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    MOTOR CLUB HILL CLIMB
    81 7 THE Singapore Motor Club will hold a speed hill climb on Bukit Batok Bill (Jap Monument Hill). 81 h Mile Bului. Tmiah Ko!»d. on May 8. Practice runs under official perviston will be held on May Those who are not normally elegible to compete will be
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    Eng Siang Scores Winning Goal
    336 7 C. A. 2 ROYAL NAVY 1 Chinese Athletic had to fight hard to hold on to a first half 2—l lead a&ainst a determined imd prolonged onslaught by the Royal Navy in their S.A.F.A. Senior league match at Jalan B«sur stadium yesterday. Navy moved into
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    Washbrook Heralds Season With Century
    148 7 Reuter. CARDIFF, Wednesday. CYRIL WASH BROOK, England and Lancashire opening batsman, began his cricket season with a characteristic century against the County champions, Glamorgan, here today. Playing for an All-England XI in a two-day match, which is a prelude to the season's official opening en
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    ROVERS XI
    63 7 THE following players are requested to turn up for Rovers S.C. "A in a friendly game of soccer against St. Patrick's at the School ground. East Coast Road, today 5.15 p.m. Teow Seng. Ah Lun. Teow Keng. Leng Hoo. Jabri, Kwang Leone. Cheok Hai. Khamid. Samad. Dollah. Lian
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    NIMBUS BEATS ABERNANT
    156 7 Reuter. NEWMARKET, Wed. GETTING up in the last stride Mis. M. Gleniater'a Nimbus beat the favourite. Major Macdonald-Buchanan's Abcinant by a short head in a photo finish to win the 2,000 Guineas, the first classis of the British turf season, run ever a mile here today. Mr.
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    MAYFLOWER FIXTURES
    167 7 THE following ties in the Mayflower B.P.s Tournament will be played off at the Partys' Courts, Moulmein Road on:— SATURDAY, AT 4.tr> P.M. "U" Tournament: Mak Kirn Hons vs. Seah Kirn Teclt-. "C" Tournament: ...Tan Ban j Swee vs. Pang Ting Yee; Lan j Joon Ngian vs. John
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    JACQUES B.P. FIXTURES
    144 7 THE following will represent Jacques B.P. against the Amateur Athlete Union at the Clerical Union Hall on Sunuay at 2 p.m.: Singles: Lee Hock San. Chua Poh Khoon, S. Sankaran. Tan Chye Toon. Veteran Singles: Koh Ah Bah, Lady Singles: Teo Teck Hya. j Doubles: John Loh
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    TAN WINS A.C.S. SINGLES TITLE
    84 7 WITH defeat slating him in the face William Tan of Standard VI made a magnificent rally in the second set to i force a deuce and then a "rub* i ber'* which finally gave him 1 victory over Kwck Keng Kwang in the Anglo-Chinese School
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    SCOTLAND WIN
    34 7 Reuter. GLASGOW. Wed. -Scotland beat France by two goais to zero in their international soccer match at Hampden Park, Glasgow, tonight. At halftimc Scotland were leading by one goal to zero.— Reuter.
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    F. & N. DRAW
    25 7 F. N. DRAW A soccer match between Ft X. Sports Club XI and H.Q. Singapore District XI, played at Fort Canning on Tuesday, ended in
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    MALAY BADMINTON RESULTS
    362 7 THE junior, veteran ard boys events of the Singapore Malay Badminton Tournament have now reached their final stages. The Open Championships, which is the concluding event of the tournament, started las' week end. Result of last week games ware Junior Inter-I'artics: (SeniiFinal): Gentle B.P. "A" lost to
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    M.P. ASKS ABOUT R.A.F. BOMBS IN MALAYA
    838 8 'Civilians Fully Protected' Reuter. LONDON, Wednesday. j AIR Minister Arthur Henderson told Mr. Emrys Hughes, Labour, in Parliament today that no handit infested area in Malaya was attacked from the air unless the civil authorities were satisfied that there was no risk to
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    British Steamer Shelled
    102 8 P. h HONGKONG, Wed Th<IglHtish passenge. steamei 1 akhoi was slv-lh-d and achine-gunncd foui days W**o, apparently by Indochr,fMe rebels on the Saiiron i l'%r captain said when he V livod here. Captain D. Wi'.sci ie Pakhoi was under heajy ire from the ju iq'ed ban* <*
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    PRES. QUIRINO CLEARED
    73 8 Reuter. j MANILA, Wed.- President [%jirino was late this afterHfoon cleared of the impeach(ent charges filed agJ inst m by a group of opposition angressmen by the Low* I ouse committee which i ivesgated the char ges for My. il weeks. Before the committee hardad down its
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    HE PUSHES SARAWAK CAUSE IN INDONESIA
    111 8 Abang Haji Abaiiictii Zainud-. tin, a native of Sarawak, who spent four years in Jogjakarta, tchi The Tribune ycsterdav that many Indonesian Republican officials were sympatic :ic with the anti-ccssionist cause in Saiawak. Abang Haji who is on his wav to Sarawak for a
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    VARSITY MEETING
    61 8 iPOH. Wed.- rhe Pe-ak Appeal Committee fur the unjversity of Malaya held itfirst meeting this evening in the Council Chamber and drew up a programme for Vice-Chancellor Dr. G. V. Allen's visit on Saturday. A public meeting will be held iollowed by a lunch at the Station Hottel.
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    Newly ordained priests prostrate thomasives ia the Ba • Ilea <>i St. #okn in Laterua Ron , siffnifyiMg their renttncJmtioa <»t the j*or!e« of th" wor'.l lor those of the soul. This Holy Saturday event is an annual OHC at the Basilica when student priests tror.i i >rei|ra cot!*ge« in Rome present themselves for ordination.
    53 8 Newly ordained priests prostrate thomasives ia the Ba Ilea &lt;&gt;i St. #okn in Laterua Ron siffnifyiMg their renttncJmtioa &lt;»t the j*or!e« of th" wor'.l lor those of the soul. This Holy Saturday event is an annual OHC at the Basilica when student priests tror.i i &gt;rei|ra cot!*ge« in Rome present
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    London Stock Market
    154 8 Reuter. LONDON, Wed.—Overseas uSjues attracted most of the attention in the London Stock Exchange today. An outstanding feature was th«&gt; sharp recovery in Hongkong and Shanghai Hank shares to "i 12. The lowest point shed yi terday by this stock was 87. Chinese bondrematned quietly steady at
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    Radar Screen Fails During War Games
    202 8 U.P. HEIDELBERG, Wednesday. AMERICAN troops used German doctors on spring ill HBO I 111 because of the shortage of trained American medical men in Germany, authorities revealed today on the war gitmes. Officers expressed genera: satislaction with the COndUC Oi the American so.diei. dv.--ing
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    Judgment Reserved In 'Pepper' Case
    195 8 Mr. Justice Cox Evans reserved judgment in the Singapore High Court yesterday in a civil B»iH brought by the Indian Overseas Bank Ltd against the Malaya Chungnan Sinyeck Co., Ltd claiming $39,000. The action arose over the alleged payment of this amount to the Oversea
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    25 WOMEN FACE CARD GAME CHARGE
    98 8 Twenty-five Cainese women j if varying ages and clad It dothes of vaiious cc.ours am. j U igns lined up before Mr. M i MacDougal. Fourth Poher Magistrate, yesterday, charger' with playing "P th Kcw' card game 1 i »nmon gaming -,ouse in Beaca
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    PESTS KILLED
    28 8 A total of 2.229 wild pigs. 14.338 rats, 4.812 squirrels and 464 other pests were destroyed in the Federation in March to help save agricultural crops.
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    L. Fenton Wins 'Talentime'
    199 8 LARRY FENTON and Ins Tin Can Toledos won the j "Talcntime" finals last night. I The team, pitted acamsc six mdividual artistes and aharmonica band, netteu in 579 votes with a cowboy no- velty act in which Larry was i the star. He sang, yodelled, did
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    Govt. Forces Wipe Out 500 Karens
    351 8 U.P. RANGOON, Wednesday. GOVERNMENT forces ha\e killed 500 Karen rebels in a fierce five-day battle at Daiku, rail town 78 miles north of Rangoon, a communique issued here said tonight. The Government troops repulsed a Karen attack on a nearby village, it added. Martial
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    Bandit Killed
    91 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed, Police killed a bandit in t' c Taiping area and captured thiee bandits and 17 band t agents yesterday. A Police jungle squac from Tcmerloh trapped and cap tuied three bandits two men and a woman in the Mentekab area. One of the men wa-;
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    WHAT'S ON TODAY General
    101 8 SINGAPORE LODGE THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY: Lecture by Mr. Sim Boon Hwee "Is Death The End?" 8, Cairnhill Road —6.30 p.m. VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL: Lecture to Alliance Francaise c n n Expeditio.i to Tibet through the upper roaches of the River Salween" by M. Andre Guibaut, French ConsulCJenera'
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    Cinemas
    156 8 CATHAY: "Every Girl should Be Married,'' with Cary Grant and Diana Lynn —11 a.m., 1.45, 4.15, 6.45 and D.30 p.m. REX: "You Gotta Stay i Happy; with Joan Fontaine and James Stewart —11 a.m., 1.15. 4, 6.30 and 9.30 p.m. CAPITOL: "Song Of India." I with Sabu, Gail Russell
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    Sport
    35 8 LEAGUE SOCCER: Snr. Div. Chinese Casuals v. Tamil Brotherhood Association Jaian Bcsar; R. A. F. Seletar v. R.E.M.E.—Seietar; Junior A. Group 2, C. A. v. Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Snorts Clul&gt; —B.O.D. ground.
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