Malaya Tribune, 6 May 1949

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  • 64 1 Malaya Tribune BY THE PEOPLE I Oil THE PEOPLE Tel: "Tribune" S'poro Larger Sales Than Am Afternoon Paper In Malaya l I'hone: ABll/S Nine Lines. Published simultaneously at Singapo.e, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, and Penang. TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1949 PRICE TEN CENTS. THE MALAYA TRIBUNE LONDON BttPBMBMNTATtVE: K.
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  • 191 1 Petrol Pipe Charred But Intact £iCEF Engineer W. J. Baney was burned to death when a fire broke out in the Anglo Sixon Petroleum Company's 8,213-ton tankei vvhen she was on her way to Pladjoc. Sumatra. I Another sailor. Grease: K. Stock sustained severe barns,
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  • 55 1 STOP PRESS Th»> Naval and Armv Coiu-n.and'-rtt-in-Cliief, Admiral Sir Patrick «rind and General Sir Nell Ritchie, are Hying to Hongkong tomorrow for consultations with local Service commanders. Admiral lirind will probably continue further north by sea to meet V ice-Admiral A. < <«. Madden, Second in
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  • 30 1 Hie 7-year-old girl. Tativ Guan Liat, who wns in u hand-grenade explosion at lo' j mile .Jurong Road, died last night in the General Hospital. (Sec page 2).
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  • 33 1 A peclaj representative of Metro GoldWyn Mayer has been cent to Italy to find a 7ft. fiant with a "saintly" f-ux -or tiic part <>£ a slave "in the tilt,, vadisr
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  • 108 1 U.P. BATAYIA. Thu^i.-Dutch I troop offensives nave killed 1 110 Indonesians during the past week, Netherlands military officials announced here today as Dutch-Indonesian peace talks continued UOdci itaHed Nations auspices. A Dutch mihtaiy survey >i dthe most recent fighting took place on the
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  • 24 1 t ndertakers arc to be nationalised soon in the Soviet zone province of Mecklenburg, according to the Berlin newspaper Der Abend.
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  • 116 1 Reuter. LOlfDON, Thurs Qen SiGcorgc Icttryx, Conservative i asked in the House of Com 1 IMW today when fijll pay- I meat would b<> made far war losses in Bonn* to civil and j military officials employed there at the time of the Japanese invasion. Mi. HaioKI
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  • 24 1 Mr. Fred GrewcocK, of Grlc- keters-villas, Harwell, Lei- eestershire, celebrated Ms i 90th birthday by setting one i hundredweight of potatoes.
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  • 173 1 AIRABU FLYERS A.P. I B ATA VI a, Thvrs. The I Indonesian High Couit u>da\ upheld tiie sentencing l>y the 1 Tanjong Pinang Court of' j three American flyers foi gunrunning at Alfabtl I. land j Tiie trio, serving S'.-ntcnci-s I of 18 months to four years, j
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  • 151 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Thursday. The Hon Mr. Rajtgopal. president of the All Malayan Railway Workers Union said in a broadcast over Radio Malaya last night that workers showed a great desire to set together and were on the verge of understanding what real trade unionism was Mr.
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  • 120 1 Eleven bund red and twentj seven new vehicles were rcgi Lered in Singapore during tin last quarter. according to figures issue ri yesterday by the Deputy Registrar of Vehicles.! The total is now *****. Trishaws continue to show j decline, figures of licenced trishaws being
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  • 19 1 Prize winner at a local "prettiest ankle" itHisBfeution was 85-year-old Mrs. i'Jnim Aidous, or Buttsbury-tcrracc. Stock, p;ssex.
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  • 168 1 Reuter. BOMBAY. Thins. Indian trade union leaden today criticised the Malayan Government for the hanging yesterday of an Indian. A.GanaPaihy, former President of the Malayan Federation of Tiadc Unions, for carrying aims. I Mr. Asok i Mehta, a prominent Socialist. said "Th tragedy of Genapathy hangs like
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  • 51 1 A.P. LONDON, Thurs. An ofli eial British source said yestciday night Britain and Severn other Commonwealth nations may soon send money and arm to strife torn Burma". The .ource said Burnm'c appeal for help was considered by the Commonwealth Prim Ministers In their confeiencc here last week.
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  • 396 1 Singapore's three chamber-! of commerce—the Singapore Chamber and the Indian and Chinese Chambers have handed a memorandum to the Governor, Sir Franklin Gimson, urging immediate re- sumption of normal trade between Singapore and Indonesia. The memorandum also j asked for strong represents* tions to be made
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  • 678 1 T ROOPS EMBARK FOR HONGKONG Letcesters Sail Tomorrow A.P. LONDON, Thursday, jnr, l irsf Battalion, the Leicestershire Begiment, will sail for Hong Kong on S «inrday hs first reinforcements for the Colony's defences, the British War Ufficti announced tonight as Mr. A. V. Alexander, Defence Minister, pledged Bri-t-mi's determination to
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  • 77 1 Reuter. LONDON. Thurs. Detectives were todaj' invcstigatii.g tnc disappearance of a package 01 oiamoiuis worth £2,000 which were to have been flown to Slug:»i»ore by British Overseas Mnejfcj The parcel, in biue wrapping. I containing 86 cut and polished j diamonds was delivered yesterday at the BOAC
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  • 230 1 A.P. SHANGHAI, Thursday —The Chinese Central News Agency reported today that the Chinese Communists have signed a mutual aid pact with the North Korean Communist Government pledging joint aid to the Burmese Communists. The agencj "s report, datelined Rangoon, said that the pledge to the
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  • 42 1 U.P. CAT A VIA, Thurs.—Chairman Mohammed Rum of the Republican Delegation f o the Untied Nations Commission on Indonesia. will fly to Banka island tomorrow to give Premier Halta the latest formula for nettling Indonesia's differences with the Dutch. U.P.
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  • 211 2 (Tribune Staff Reporter) THE new drug Chloromycetin has been completely 1 successful as an antidote for scrub typhus in Mala This was stated by Dr. Charles Bailey, of the j U.S. Army Medical School, when he arrivedl in bin- gapore yesterday from the Federation, where
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  • 141 2 i a hand-grenade yesterday j killed a lfi-year-old Chinese boy and wounded his two sisters and lan elderly woman in their home I two miles off ISH mile Jurong Road. The boy. Tang Chou. found (the grenade while gathering I firewood. He took it home and used
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  • 28 2 Forty eight bombs were discovered yesterday at U»c Ayer Rajah Road near Bona Vista by a sergeant of the Military forces the C. t. D. disclosed.
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  • 72 2 Mi R W. Watson Hyatt. AS-| sistaiit Director ot Schools has tasked all Chinese schools to i celebrate Empire Day on May 24 as a holiday, the Chinese! I Piess repotted yesterday. The report added that P""- icipals are icquiied to explain I k o
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  • 58 2 I eharitv lllm show w»ll I held at the Roxy Theatre on 1 Saturday in aid of the Our Lady Queen of Peace Church j Building Fun'L i to the destruction of I the film "The Keys of the Kingdom" in a recent fire. tn e
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  • 86 2 A special lecture in Malay on "801.-hkuh Peraag Dunia Tim- bul Lagi? (Will there be Another World War?) will be I given by Mr. R. A. Pohan of J the Taman rerguruan Suai a Nubuatnn (Voice of Prophecy j BiNe Correspondence School) t the V.M.C.A., "A" Orchard I
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  • 82 2 A crowd of about three hundred well-wishers went to the Singapore Harbour Board ye sterday to say farew« 11 to Mr. Tan Kah Kee." who i.s on his way to China by the s.s. Carthage. Mrs. Tan Kah Kee. and many r,| i he
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  • 59 2 Captain R. Tapp (extreme right), manager of Quantas Airways, wm the guest of honour hi a tareuell dinner jpvea recently b> at the Happy Ww" T l Thong Restaurant. From the letti Messrs. Anthony Koh. <. fUnkM*, Seah Hong Kiang, Cham Soon Seng, Wee Siang Leok. 1). Eberweln,
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  • 151 2 THIRTY-THREE people were killed and 711 in jured in traffic accidents on Singapore's roads during the first four months of this year. There were altogether 2,357 accidents involving all categories of vehicles during this period. "J** L The number of accident? re- corded last month
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  • 43 2 A new English Class for be* sinners is being organised r>y the Chinese v. M. C. A. The cla: will Mart as oon as csa* roltuent is complete. The class ioi Standard Five opt n«'d last month aaa 25 students.
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  • 135 2 Dr. Douglas Carrie Mac Gi- Christ medical bflici r in charge ci officials. General Hospital, wa: yesterday fined ft for railing to register and faillrrp to obtain an identity card within the time prescribed. District Judg< v.. P. Shanks r. mar ket! that t>i
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  • 70 2 fi, reading room h*a been opened at the Indian Opngresa Department of Education an Culture, 47 Jalan Ibrahim. Johore Bahru, The room w»U be open to the nubile from j •30 to 7 30 !> m. dally. I oca! and mdttm newspapers and «rof be The
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  • 25 2 JOHORE HAHRII, Thursday: Poui cyclists who loft their maftoines unlocked and unattended in the street were fined $3 each in the Magistrate*?' Court.
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    • 55 2 I NEVER HAS THE SCREEN SEEN SUCH VENGEFUL FURY UNLEASHED I A PROBLEM FEW WOMEN WOULD DARE TO FACE. TODM FOUR SHOWS BAVILIOjI 2-4.15-6.30-9.30 p.m. coNomoNKcl^ Phone 6903 jĕL Would murdtrou» fury rob j/m I°° of a 'eaton? Would you 4trp i<,e ort th« only yjr^^BEl bappmew you bad A
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    • 166 2 DAILY at l»-MM;g;**, BOOK NOW for WEEKEND! THE BUTTONS AND BOWS PICTURE, LIKE THE SONG LEADS SINGAPORE FILM PARADE! j Color by Technicolor i Plus! British Paramount Newsreel I First Pictures YANGTZE WAR! 'WARSHIPS SHELLED! WARSHIPS LONDON, CONSORT and BLACK SWAN filmed in Shanghai, I Scenes fit Action Up River!
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 366 2 On Your Radio Today l BLUE NETWORK ?r: ENGLISH PROGRAMMES quests. I.U ™M>*" r *-J£ I FRIDAY, MAY ISM StfSjTown 10.00 :i.m. X f «s from KuaN 200 ,A TU.Io sirnil Openlumpnr. IMI <approv> lose W j I«0 p.„,. Mk Ameri,,n W.v *5* I.UO New*, IM Aeren! «n» Melori> rfcifi
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  • 255 3 k n BP****' N!,, bandits members of killer squads and r .tinn «W*W vvhe p o»<* carried out a screening oy^--01^ 11 th iT 8 Another three bandit susscreene f P M ,abou, (rs at Kinta Kellas Estate were Screening operations have been intensified following
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  • 25 3 There wen- 37 arrests in tin l«'e<| ration in the past 21 hours: I 23 in PeraJt; 13 in Pahang and l in Trcngganu.
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  • 129 3 This is the sad story of cai thieve* Shanmugani and I- ju who stole the Vanxhall of a Chinese at Bukit Timah Read. Th»» cai was out of order so Raju who is taxidrivet towed to a hacklane off Buffalo Road in the
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  • 57 3 Au bill Maki.s, a policeman attached to the Tanjong Pagar Station, was yesterday charged before Third Police Magistrate R. J. C. Wait, with negligently causing hurt to a peon. Abdul Gani, by shooting him in the thigh witt! a revolvci on May Mr. Wait postponed the case t->
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  • 35 3 MALACCA. Tnara Mr. J. Young, Senior Inspector of Schools, Malacca, will addreaj members ol the Malacca Psychology chib -it the Methodist Oiris* School halL Tranquera a Road, on May li at 6-30 n-m.
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  • 125 3 Kuala Lumpur. Thurs. The j courage of two Malays bi ought I yet another bandit *Teng Kah (alias Low Kiang alias Woon Siong to the gallows. Thel were in their padi field at the ,edge of the jungle near Cheiok i Jelutohg. Haling. K-»dah when i Teng
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  • 62 3 Travellers entering the United Kingdom arc reminded that they may bring in not more than 15 in sterling notes but may bring ttavel- lers' cheques, letters of credit and any other currency to any amount. The above legulations do not apply to travellers jouincying only between the
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  • 69 3 The ftr»t post-war Moonlight I Nights Military Baml Concerts at Municipal Parks will be 1 dven by the Band of the 1st Battalion the Seaforth Highlanders next wtekThe first concert will b> .;iven on Wednesday. May 11. al Farrer Park from 3 15 Lo 9.15 p.m.
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  • 42 3 Thi Singapoie Wcsak Holiday Committee held a tea paily at the Buddhist Lodge, Kirn TSJH Road yesteiday evening, to inaugurate the event of the forthcoming Wesak celebrations. Wcsak Celebration is in honour of the Loid Buddh s birthday.
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  • 60 3 The follow*-.-; telegram hĔ&t been received by the High Ccmmissionei. Sii Henry Gur- i ncy. from the Secretary of State for the Colonies "H. R. H. Princess Eliza- beth has requested that an i expression of her sincere thanks should be conveyed to the Government and people
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  • 110 3 The Teachers Repertory's I "St Jean" will open on June I Ist. as Dorothy Moirell is lapidly improving in hospital. and expects to be rehearsing again before the end of the month. Producer David uvttle said last night that he "was still leheaising the
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  • 147 3 Lee Ah Kit. Ho Soo Han and another CMne.se (who •since turned King's evidencei all masked, burgled three houses in one nignt. They ordered the inmates of two houses in Ah Hood F'.oad on the night of April i!J uno the room of a
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  • 221 3 imJJ* J 2 f wpium and concerned in its The sixth accused. Kong Ah Fatt. took the witness stand H e had got half through hi* testimony when Mr. Peers asked him if h e was 111. Kong said h e had been ill two
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  • 54 3 Kuala Lumpur. Thurs. Small quantities of cocoa for seed purposes are now avail■iMr. Applications should be addressed to the respective State Settlement Agricultural Officers. Because of the present shortage of planting material, preference will be given to applicants able to plant at least one acre on good land
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  • 27 3 The Singapore Boy Scouts association will hold their Annual General Met ting at the Scout Headquarters. Armenian Strut on May 16. at 5.15 p.m.
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  • 433 3 BRITISH FILM NOTES JfHJLLOWJMi the big-scale American premiere of "Scot! of the antarctic" at Washington's Playbouse Theatre, a reception was held in honour of British film maguale .\lr. J. Arthur Rank, visiting the I nited States for Ajiglo-American film talks. rn< American theatrical world was
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    • 301 3 T r 1 I j i-jvj I ALSATIAN L<>GS. bitches p'ri-.e winners, champion pedigree, Re- i gistered, X.C.c,. M.X.A. Apply 1 Mrs. Nazir. 7, Watkma Street*, j j K.L. (V.::.),>. j SIT: WANTED CHINESE! seeking for a Jan m driver. Prefer to drive motor car. Pay must be reasonable. lU>\
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    • 938 3 YEO-WEE: Engagement took place on Sunday Ist: May 1949 between Robert Yeo Kian Hwee (sixth son of Mr. and Mrs Yeo Phee Jin) to Tiny Wee Choo Neo (youngest daughter of the late Mr. Wee Swee Wan and Mrs. Wee Swce Wan.) I TENG-TEO: —The engagement j was announced on
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    • 564 3 Prof. lUffl-nAIX ASTRO-I'ALMh I Many years' practice in France, Switzerland. Italy, Egypt. Java, Malaya A New Delhi and various parts of tin word. UNIVERSAL HOTEL (Room 14) iIIGH STREET—RHONE 3029 Definitely Last Day I 2 Shows Today: 3.30 A 8.30 p.m. "CHANDRA LEKA" (The Biggest ft Costliest Tamil Picture) Tomorrow:
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  • 534 4 from PerctoaTs story of the darkest 11 hours of Malaya's past emerge lessons for her future. Britain and the Commonwealth were woefully unprepared when the dark clouds inhered over them to let loose the thunder and lightning Ox war. And of all countries of the Commonwealth, Malaya was
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  • 2656 4  -  THE CHINESE: Their weakness was that they were not united until it was too late MALAYS: Their allegiance was more to their own local rulers than to the Empire INDIANS: Indian nationalism was active and bidding for control over them by Lieut-Gen. A.E. PERCIVAL G.O.C. MALAYA
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  • 53 4 POSTBAG The Muslim Women?. Moulud Celebration Committee wished to thank all tlipse who eave their support financial!.v and otherwise and help tn make the celebration of Moulud a success. The surplus cf $;">75.16 will be used to give aid to poor Mu"'im students to further their studies.—Che
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  • 114 4 May I Oi"3w the attention of the Municipal authorities to the obstruction caused to five-foot wavs of the city. Many of the shopkeepet* s*em to think that five-foot ways form part of their premises and that, thev could I encumber them at all hours of the day by
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  • 111 4 Sir, Although it is more than three-and-a-half years since the re-occupation of Singapore, nothing upptats to have been done so far' to get a mcve on in the matter of removing all cattle.s fiom the Municipal liinitv. Cattle-reartng and ealtiekeeping within Municipal limits are ;TO* n
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    • 93 4 BEST-SELLER 1 the i ye_r 'round 1 64 TITTJCB! Obtainable Everywhere, j NOTICE FEAST OF SAINT JOSEPH Buklt Tun.iJi The celebration ot the feasl of St. Joseph will be held on the Bth May, 194y, at the Buklt Tun ah Church. Programme. 6 a.m. Ix)w Mass. 645 a.m. Lx>w Mass.
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    • 24 4 To keep clothes really I white always use a I I little Reckitt's Bag 1 in the 1 y/y/y iicms\ GO OUT mwm lIS
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  • 2037 5 ALLAN LEWIS SUMS UP TOMORR O W'sPR OSPECTS JUL SingaiK>re Turf Club's Summer (Governor's Cup) Meeting will be continued tomorrow with another well balanced programme of eight races. The centre of interest in the day's racing will be the race for Class I, Division 2, 3
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  • 99 5 CI. 1 Div. 2 6 F. 5 Yds. TOKEN liberty Mini Otirnaos CI 1 Div. 8 6 F. 5 Yds. KKOVVNSHAY Oregon Rnllvmutt II CI. I Div. I G F. 5 Yds. ASCOT VAI i: Prince Colin Dance Hall CL 2 Div. 1 G F. 5 Yds. CONGO Bow
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  • 378 5 liOßsEs PL \ss i pn l ABT. t] Miir BLUE PRINT q,y> SUNBEAM Jl Vl' SOME BRAN I dm PIfAR OAT co COOL PLAY w'os SALOPIAN DAKOTA u n 7, MARCORI o'nT 11 EN ON lAN v',,; I .<)\DA LAD y is KENTUCKY II -no M
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  • 163 5 Page Six Scenes behind the Scenes Page Seven Cup Hopes in pictures Page Eight Tomorrow's Form Guide DOl (i we'l know to Malax uu iatvgoers, arrived from Australia yesterday. He. was on the track, Bukit Tin.ah this niarabqt; riding work tor OHie l)a\les end 'inmiy Martin. Doug, who
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  • 58 6 Tribune cameraman Chan Sechon tekes you behind the scenes on a race day at Singapore's Bukit Timah racecourse. Pictures on this pDge were taken during the first and second days of the Singapore Turf Club's Summer Governor's Cup Meeting W. Lawler unsaddles Kentucky Derby after he
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  • 1383 6  -  By ALLAN LEWIS fllE attendance at Bukit Xirnah on any race day rnns into thousands, but how ma fjy ftIW vrt rare fans have any idea of the amount of work involved to give them an mteres ng -P° run off
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  • 58 6 AHOVK: Jockey -'ack tones "weijrhs-ln" lor Airmail, winner of BMC One la-it Saturday, the first day of the Singapore Trut Club's Shiiu.kt Meating. Jones and the Clerk OI Scale*. Mr. K. 1). Stewart (seond from left) are watching the indicator, wldle Mr. C. C. I. Wickers (extreme
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  • 55 6 AIGHT: Frank Flannery "\veigbs-*>ut" tor Advantage alter he had run second in race two on Saturday. The three other jockeys In the background are waiting their turn to be welghed-ln for the next race. They are from left to right: J. Tait (Panee Ha'!). W. Bagby (Baßyman II)
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  • 37 6 LEFT: This fair punter cms caught jotting down h'»r se'ections at the racecourse on Wednesday. Sh.- is Miss Lily Tham. We are unable to teH if ahe did ptck the winner. We hope bhe did!
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  • 57 6 The draw of the Unlimited Sweep takes place. It is supervised by officials of the Singapore Turf Club. In the background members can be seen checking their tickets as the numbers are drawn. The prize winning combinations go up on the board, part of
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 105 6 THE INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK Lid. (Incorporated in India) > r e pleased to open SAVINGS BANK ACCOUNTS lute-rest allowed. Blanches in India. Malaya, Ceylou, Burma and Siam. Agency arrangement all over tne world. No. I. Collyer Quay. SINGAPORE Phone. 2626 TOMORROW NIGHT DANCE ni KATONG REST HOUSE A Health Pwesort
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  • 220 7 Cup (Governor's Summer) hopes' performances the first day. Can either Ra-Li or Empire Rose stop each other's e.ovi itvois s winning sequence tip CI. I Div. I abt. I| Mile Byron 9.3 Natural 9.2 Ecliptic 9,0 Double Aries 8.4 Silver Spear 8.3 Purple Knight 8.1 Longchamps
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    98 7 Can I? v ron below carry his top weight to victory in Malaya's second important handicap. His supporters are confident. They say he will improve on his dashing display when winning over the shorter dtetupoe of the seven furlongs the first Mr, which goned him many admirers for his
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  • 34 7 The finishes of seven of the races on last Saturday aie shown above. The pictures show races Two to Seven. The finish of Race One is shown on right.
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  • 50 7 f rom the clock tower at Bukit Timah Radio Malaya broadcast the commentary of all races at headquarters. Above picture shows Mr. Lan Henderson, of Radio Malaya, owning the d*y's broadcast with commentator Allan Lewis standing by to give a description of, the running of the first race.
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  • 30 7 Above pictures show the finishes of all the eight races on Wednesday. The races are in numerical order beginning from Rare One at the top.
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  • 766 8 nORSFs LASS I. DIV. 1 (5 FI RS, a I ?D8 «in<* \rthnr (p.rosnan) 0.00 Madam Ida Oei (Kirwan) l>fr,-.t (Turner) «1? Chow Tuck Tee (Martin) I.bVrtv Man (Spencer) 8.11 M>. ft Mp. F*™ So XTjnh (R. W. vin p.re"'-e'<=n» »ndl»n Heather fTVtWSOnI S.io "Newmarket Cteble" (Heddle) Ouramm
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  • 5873 8 Third Day of the Singapore Turf Club's Summer (Governor's Cup) Meeting. CI I Div. 2 6 F. and 5 Yd. KING ARTIII'R 9-00 SECOND »-4-49 Ipoh US, Furs. (Lansdown) Div. 2. won by Pharmmda. jus k 1 mm. H 4 ■oca. SECOND «-4-49 Ipoh 8.10. o Furs.
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  • 377 9 Lifeline To Beleaguered Berlin fTtilE men and women you see have ju s t won a battle foi democracy that has been going on for ten months in the skies over Europ^. The battle was the Berlin airUft the most riitical battle in; the Cold
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  • 155 10 rANBEJIRA. Thurs. For the nine months ended March 1949. Australia had a favourable trade balance of over £101,500.000, compared with a favourable balance of nearrly £39,000.000 for the corresponding period of the previous financial year. i Statistic* released in Canberta show that in the
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  • 76 10 Sehiedijk (45); Wellevreden (42 4«); Landhris Bentonfe (10 41 Asphanmi (3S '59): Dolins 1(36 37): Til an i'.YA IH): Samarind:i (31 '32): Angtn Orestes (17 18); singkep—Mia (Pi 20): hajang— Makian (21 22): Salaflga (25 26); Kttriekhank (27 28); Benmaedhui (20 30); Rampar—Kelau (15 Hi); Roebiah —Maeoma
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  • 112 10 THERE was a better tone In the rubber commodity market yesterday. More buying Interest from dealers whs in evidence. Though there Was P small drop of 2.549 tons m Malayan export figure for April as compared with March, Uds did not reaily affect the market. Closing prices were.
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  • 108 10 i Air mails are expected to arrive today from the United Kingdom.' Aden, Arabia. Canada, Europe. India. Iran. Iraq. Pakistan. Palestine, Africa; Burma, China, Hongkong. Macao Japan. Philippine. Islands. Batavia, Dabo Sinfkep, Palcnfbang, Sourabaya and Padang. Gatest time of posting at the C, P. O. Is; to
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  • 60 10 Malaya exported o, 131 long) tons of tin me', a I In April re- 1 gistering a big drop of ***** torts from March. The March export figure was 1.606 tons j Out of Uie April exports, t!)' j C.S.A- took 2,000 tons, the British possessions
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  • 16 10 Despite better political news from Berlin, the looa' share market surprisingly did nol respond.
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  • 104 10 Makt'»o foreign export C "t mbbrr fell by a »s I 1 Xi» inns in April h- cobi- l pared with Marrh. April 1 export total wan HJUfi ton* iin«l 77,#3.> in Marvli. j -From Jaaaary to April this year Stalayan exports I I totalled :£SJ»ll1 ton*
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  • 88 10 The produce marfcetii were j m£s£rv quiet yesterday. Prices: [as quot.nl ex-go;lown by th* (Chinese Produce Exchange! j were SAGO FLOUR: Llnsjrn SX3Sarawak *10, Siak *10> SAGO SEED: |15. TAPIOCA FLOPR Fair FLAKE TAPIOCA *2t>. MEDIPM PtfARL $20. TAPIOCA SBfiD: $23. WHITE PEPPER: Muntok j $330. Sarawak $3/2©!
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  • 77 10 i liiik»'"' lleem of tot o4aa< n ed inHk from imixl currenos sources mclndin;-. U.S.A.. Canada ;«>.<J Hwitaarland have been uuspwi--1 ed witli effort from May l sub- ieet te review. Holder.-; ot licences have been aated rq re* j tl ,rn licenew sad docaMenM to Ihe Executive
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  • 85 10 Australian rate to stay unchanged CANBERRA, Thurs.-Rumours that the- Australian I rates of exchange are likely to be altered have While in Minister, Mr. Chifley. discussed Austialias ex nVianp-p rates. .......1.1 He sai l that Australia wouiu I not consider altering th< change rate of the Australian f while sterling
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  • 31 10 I The Oriental government Security Life Assurance Ltd. I Wtfotc a total of R5.18.58.25.771. new life business last year. The number of new policies was lut}.SS4.
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  • 859 10 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Buyers. Sellcra. Atlas Hee 1330 10.50 Alex. Brick Prrf 2.90 2.93 Ords. 2.22', 2.30 8.8 Potiol 11/ 42/ tf. M. TruBT.ee 7.50 030 Cone. Tin Ord IB 6 16/6 do. (P) 23/6 24/8 Utd. Afltux. 40.75 41.76 estate Trust 7.00 8.00 Federal Dispensary 6.75 7.25
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    • 596 10 Sl||l»PlN4ti MANSFIELD CO. LTD. (laceypursted In Singapore) BLUE FUNNEL If&p Carrier's option to proceed via other porta lo load and discharge cargo. SAILINGS FROM U.K. DAA. -Dolius due from U.K <£* "Aeneas'. due from U.K. lft ••Eurymrdon" due from U.K. May 13 ••Mentor" due from U.K- Mny 25 "AnchUea". due
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    • 324 10 TENDERS j TENDERS will t>e received at 1 the Office of the Chairman, I Rural Board. Singapore, up to noon of the 20th May 1019 for the supply and delivery of i stone from the Government Quarry at Bukit Timah to the 1 Rural Board Crushing Plant. I Further particulars
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    • 516 10 SIiPMCATING SERVICE hWOK YOKE WENO CO. 2" The Arcade, l*t Floor, Telephone 802*8. BOUSTEAD CO., LTD Lloyds Agents jn Singapore, Ticket Agents For Mayan Raita «ys ACCEPTING FOR LONDON, ANTWERP tiOTTISUUA If, Due Sails GLENROY (Calls Pott Sudan. Gcnoai 10 "fcay K-alls Port Sudan. f*^«g^ y M FBOU-VM. FOR STRAITS,
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    • 39 10 RAFFLES INSTITUTION FSening Clasps i R-files Institution (Ev«-uinu Classes) will ebrtjlcncc Its 2ni keeping, Shorthand and Typewriting- Limited vacancies are i available for each class. Sch< dule issued on personal appli- 1 tion. Fee $3 per term each subject.
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  • 392 11 Edrich gives fine display Reuter. LONDON, Thursday. [•EMS COMPTON, the England batsman, may be compelled to stand down from the Mid<Uesex team for their first championship match of the season against Nottinghamshire starting at Lords on Saturday. Three times when batting for the M.C.C.
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  • 56 11 Manila, Thurs. About 25,000 boxing fans are ex- j peeted to fill Rizal Stadium's I ball park tonight to sec Joe i Louis fight two exhibition j matches. The retired heavyweight champion will fight three rounds each with Ste- yens. Pacific coast fighter and j Jim Wilkin- United
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  • 156 11 VIAI.At CA, Thurs.—For Mm first Malaya <'i;|> game tomorrow, Malacca selectors j lij*v. decided to Send 18 pla\era to Serciiihaii for I heir in.itch against Isegri Semhluui. The final teani will be ■electee] a few minutes before the kick-off. Of the eighteen there are two goal-keepers,
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  • 98 11 NEWHAVEN, Ce—efttlcut, Thnrs. —Alien stack, \a!e University swimming star who won the 100 metres backstroko event at last J ear's Olympic (■nines hrnke three record*, including one world, during a time trial sanctioned by the onncctirut Amateur Athletic t rrion last night. He covered 200 metres
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  • 186 11 pEMUDA avenged their first round defeat when they turned the tables on the Casuals to win by three goals to one in the second round of the Johore Bahru District Football Association League at the I Majedie ground yesterday. Casuals won 5-1 in the first
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  • 142 11 Suckling pigs youn;' and tender were roasted aver ;j rjiarcoal fire in the open stree<, Ann Slang Hill Road, outside th.- Chinese Sports Association premises un Wednesday night for the dinner held in farewell to the Macao table tennis team. Mr. Ho Kirn Hin, manager it
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  • 80 11 The Rovers Sports Club "A" team will meet the Combined Brother Schools at the St. Joseph's ground on Saturday, May 7, at 5 p.m. The following are requested to turn out for th" Rovers Koh Tiao Guan. Goh Ah Kam Yew Lai, A. Jabri, Soh Tcow
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  • 101 11 The otticc-bearers of the i Supeiflight Badminton Patty for 194!» are as follows: Patrons: Messrs. Wee I Cheong Yew and Yeo Hock Seng; President: Mr. Lim j Hong Guan; Hon. Secretary: Mr. Tan Hong Poh; Hon. Treasurer: Mr. Wee Aik Hoe; j Hon. Auditor: Mr. Koh Kok
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  • 78 11 The following are the results of the Malay Sport.' Association's tennis "A" Class Handicap (Quar-ter-final) S. A. Dawood .10) beat A. Ualunon Ahmad 15» 6 3. 7 5. Semi-finals I. A. AJttgOf! (-40.3) beat Abdullah Hj. Ahmad < 15) 6 3, 6 4; A. Sujak i
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  • 251 11 The following are Urn Indian 1 Association cricket teams for the j week-end. v. R.K.M.E. Ba.se Works tomorrow at 2.15 p.m. on the Farrer Park Cricket Ground. (Players are kindly requested *o he at the Ground at 2.00 p.m.' Mewa Singh Gill (Captain). C. I Popatlal. 8.
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  • 216 11 While the Open Championship of the Palsy Badminton Tournament is still in progress, tlw Junior. Veteran and Boys" Ch%n>pionsi<ip<s will tnrw 10 An end this week-end when lh< final? will he played. Fixtures of the week-end ere as follows. TOMOBUOW JENIOB SINGLES (final): Hashitn A wan;,' (Bourneinou'h>
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  • 469 11 IIAKD hilling was the order of the day in the second round of the Singapore Lawn Tennis Open Mens' Singles Championships played on the Padang yesterday. in a rast ami mrimng game B. C. Pay was unlucky to go down to Ong Chew
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  • 98 11 United Press Associatioris beat Reuters by four games to one in a friendly game of badminton played on Wednesday night at the Hospital Assistants Union's Hell. College Road. Bcores (UP players mentioned lirst» SINCLRR Yeo Hong Chuan beat hi BUas, 14-15, 15-6, 15-2; Louis I>ih beat
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 74 11 6 tor 1 The best buy in advertising; value, our offer of SIX INSERTIONS FOB THE PRICE OF ONE will place your classified advertisement before thousands of interested readers throughout Malaya for si\ da./*. YOr PAY ONE-SIXTH PRICE ONLY. TRIBUNE CLASSIFIEDS Better Results Per Dollar From on Page 5 i
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    • 198 11 A SOUND INVESTMENT! MEMf IE "Keeps in Tone M I §PyX, PUBLIC DEMAND BjgL^^^^ Br—tlfntly teatgaea 1 Mirror tatahed Concert Ton«\ Climate Proofed S Ooaapettttve price Easy payment can be arranged 828, Serangoon Road, Singapore. TH. 80G84 MmACKACHeri But not now thanks to DE WITT'S Pills they got to the
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    • 104 11 CURLY IS HITTING DYNAMITE WITH EVERY- E YAHOO!.' \>\\>t UowN.I 50iN\ WsoY- make NC WOW.' C THING-BUT DUNN STANDS HIS GROUND GOOD OLO DYNA-f GRAPPA !f I |CO!LY-YA «TMiSYAKE: DYNAMITE J THAT K»0 ~;'LL CHAH6; OUR STRATc ■BTIV AS THE SELL SOUNDS... ENDIMG ROUND 4. MITE HE SURE JL CURLY
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  • 500 12 "Instructions Not Carried Out" Woodrow Wyatt Reuter. LONDON, Thursday. SOCIALIST Member of Parliament Wood row Wyatt alleged in London today that Malayan administrators were interpreting instructions from Britain in a "d liberateiy discouraging" way. He declared little had yet been done to improve th living
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  • 152 12 A.P. and U.P. Tokyo. Thura, Qim uw nurse was burned to death sad another critically injured w hen tire swept the third door ot nurses' quarters in the annexe o, U.S. Army's 49th General Hospital here early this mornine. The tire was ronnuod lo
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  • 141 12 (For particulars ftee Trades j Baasa, Ground Ft »>••, M..i.,< ipai Otnec). ELECTRIC I T DEPARTIfENT: Puicoxso cf Feirousl Scrap at St. Jamci I ".or j Station. Forma from i: etncai Engineer-; Office tr.oom, 109». Close NOON J/49. -,AS DEPARTMU V; F«j..piy j of 20 tons (41,800
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  • 176 12 ELECTRICITY DEPA nTMENT: AocMtnts Cicfk. Salary $150 nan. pics C L V Particulars and application forms "from Wlocti vi:y i.»epartment (Roou 191). C!rst< —10/5 19. WATER U rj- \IIT M X T T Chief Clerk, A/« 9 Section Salary $210-AS i-i-S.jo:; plus c.L.A. AppHcHtfon fitras from Water Closing 12
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  • 63 12 U.P. GIRARDVILLE, Pennsylvania. Than. —Rescue worners fought to reach four miners trapped 800 feet underground below a raging coal m.no lire today near GiarcivlMe, Pennsylvania. Fifty tired miners, wh worked fevcrish:y for 30 hours to reach the men. had to abandon rescue operation in the
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  • 251 12 Reuter. LONDON, Thursday. BRITISH Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin told the House of Commons today that he was hopeful the Big Four Foreign Ministers meeting on May Zo would find an "enduring settlement" of the German problem. gtatement about the lifting of the Berlin blockade
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  • 41 12 Reuter. LONDON. Tl.urs. Britain ■ending "sulwtaaual rginforcanun's to the gairawi in tlxBritish Crown Colony of Hoarkon-,'. Defence Minister A. V. Alexander told Perlhunetil today. Thoy will include elements nil arms land, st-a and i>ir he said. Renter.
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  • 167 12 Reuter. RANGOON, Thursday. THREE hundred Karen hill rebels were killed in the I unst Hiree days of bitter fighting in the Daiku sector a^ 7o miles north of Rangoon, the Burmemmen? strong points, in the area were routed nioue also said. Military observers hero said
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  • 127 12 G H Q Far Fast Land Forces enounce that Regular Com- mission* are now available U released officers of the WUMI aiul Indian Army in the Uoval Artillery; Loyal En ginecrs; Royal Signals; Roya i Army Service Corps; Roya I Army Ordnance Corps an Royal Army
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  • 109 12 Reuter. BERLIN, Thurs. —"I j have had no instruction* to withdraw the airlift and I do not propone to i do so," Gen. Robertson stated. i "We intend to raise our stocks in Berlin as soon as the blockade comes S off," concluded lien. Robcrtsnn.
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  • 71 12 SHANGHAI FIRE ONE DEAD U.P. I shanghai. Thura —llhaag j ihk; Mggeat tire La many yeaij I .as sUli smoldering today al ttT ragtag for six hours la; i ught destroying; 4.000 "matati I d houses of the poor and Icav 1 ng 20.000 people without place. J o live.
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  • 159 12 Reuter. LONDON. Thurs. The brightest feature on the London Stock Exchange today was pmvided by the Oil section. Good investment support gave the section a very firm tone with Anglo-Iranian a quarter higher on the day at 8-13. SSnds. The agicenvnt for lifting the Berlin blockade in
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  • 44 12 U.P. MANILA. TJiurs.— It was learn ed today from reliable sour« thai the danger of Ooaanunlav* i. the PhUipninea will be .stressed i»v PreatdeM Quiriao In :i speech te a convention oi provincial gewrorao s •ad mayors of chartered dtter U.P.
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  • 86 12 KK ii ri.ri»: Monthly m«*<ins, 5/3 Palembanp F.o*d 3 I Y.M.C.A.: French A Orchard R<>ad ANSON ATHLETIC A VMM IATION: Monthly General Meeting. 52A. Nelson Road p.m. t Y.W.C.A.: Malay ClafM f«r beginners f.lo a.m. mu p in. Advanced students 1"- a.m., 5. Raffles Quay. PKNt;
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  • 219 12 CAPITOL: "The Paleface' with Bob Hoik? ami Jan»* Ku.sael. 11 a.iru, 1.45, 4, 6.3», and 9.30 p.m. AI HAMDRA: "Jungle Godd' s' —1.45. 4.15. 6.45 and 9.30 p.ni PAVILION: "My Ovn Tni" Love." with Phyllis Calvert anrt Melvyn Douglas 2, 4.1o. 6.3'» and 9.30 p.m. CATHAY: "A Date With
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  • 17 12 hOCCKR: YJU.'A v. Tiong Monrr Old Boy* 5.15 p.m HADMIXTOX ft BOM.K1IIALL: YMCA. On hard Koad.
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    • 610 12 WANTED I "Wanted for puichn.se vacant' freeho'd piopcrcy vie inity Re- i blnson Road. Write full paiti-i culars Po.it Office Cox No 799". SWING FANS Singapore's- only SoJUt acaefactor. Mr. Wong Shian Vein, of Nang Hong CO. (Piano, House) SoJe Patron, sp>nsor. and Hon. Chairman of the International Rhythm Club
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    • 47 12 VTHS: FOR SALE FOR SALE Austin 8 H.p7Y947 Black Saloon, four door. 17,000 miles. excellent condition,! tegular servicing, new tyres, texed Ist June. First offer i>2,600 or near secures. Ring 5341 Ext. 341 Mon. to Friday 8 a.m.—12.30 p.m.. 2 p.m.—S| p.m. Sat. 8 a.m. 12 uoon.
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