Malaya Tribune, 2 June 1949

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    63 1 MALAYA TRIBUNE BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE Tel: "Tribune" B'pore Larger Sales Than Any Afternoon Paper in Malaya Phone: 5811/1 Nine Line*. Published simultaneously at Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, and Penang. EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1949 PRICE TEN CENTS. THE MALAYA TRIBUNE LONDON REPRESENTATIVE :E. Maurice Olover
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    String Serendade For Rita
    62 1 A string; orchestra serenades Rita Hayworth a» »he returns to the I hateau tc 1 Horizon af- trr her marriage to Prinop Aly Khan last 1 week. Wearing a new I look dress by Jacques Fath. Rita is seen here passing: the swimming I><M>l »1 thp
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    MARGARET RETURNS
    33 1 Reuter. LONDON. Wed. Princess Margaret returned to London today, flying from Paris, after her month's holiday in Italy j and France. The Princess look- j ed sunburned and fit. —Reuter. i
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    BOYCOTT OF BAD RUBBER SOUGHT
    182 1 I'nited States rubber buyers and manu facturers have again protested to Singapore on the alleged fraudulent packing of inferior rubber by sellers in Singapore. After a joint meeting the Rubber Manufacturers Association and the Rubber ilrade Association of New Yorfc sent a cable to the
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    MOBILE TAVERNS
    64 1 U.P. LONDON. Wed. Travellinf taveins with names like The Jolly Tar" and "The areen Man" will be introduced on the nationalized Biitisu runway this summer. Altogether, eight taverns on wheels will be put into operation on the cast and southern regions of the railways. At one end of
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    THEN IN WARSAW
    45 1 U.P. PRAGUE, Wed. The Official Czechoslovak news agency reported today that Then Chunsin a Chinese communist leader described as a "close collaI borator of Mao Tze-tung," was among foreign delegates who arrived in Warsaw yesterday for the Polish Trade Union Congress. —U.P.
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    GROMYKO DID IT
    39 1 U.P. LAKE SUCCESS. Wed.—The magazine "United Nations World" said today that the recent change in the Russian for,efgn policy was brought about by Gromyko who convinced Sta. iin that the United States really wants peace— U.P.
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    'GO SLOW' CLOGS U.K. EXPORTS
    129 1 Reuter. LONDON Wednesday.—Nearly 2.500 rail-v-aymen employed at freight yards in various parts of Britain persisted today in employing "go slow" tactics in protest against the failure of the National Railway Executive to grant extra wages of 10 shillings per head weekly. rack leads of exports
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    Floods In North Italy
    59 1 U.P. MILAN, Wed.—Two deaths and heavy damage were reported today from areas in north ltaiy flooded by torrcn- tial rains during the last 4» I hours. About 50 persons were reported injured in the floods which centred round the Brescia and Bergamo areas. Farm houses were
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    WYATT SEEKS ASSURANCE ON M.C.S.
    143 1 Reuter. LONDON. Wed. Labour member Woodrow Wyatt asked in the House of Commons today what was being done to ensure that higher civil service grades in Malaya and Singapore were progressively tilled by Malays and Chinese Colonial Secretary Arthur Creech-Jones replied: "The Governments of the
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    ELIZABETH BETTER
    35 1 Reuter. LONDON. Wed. Princess Elizabeth, who is suffering from a slight chill, today "showed signs of improvement" but was remaining in her room for the present, it was learned at Buckingham Palace. -Reuter.
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    REDS REOPEN YANGTZE TO FOREIGN SHIPS
    395 1 Warships Excluded U.P. SHANGHAI, Wednesday.—The Communist administrators today opened the Whangpoo and Yangtze rivers to commercial navigation. A number of ships, both domestic and foreign, are expected to arrive within the next few The announcement on opening navigation stated specially that foreign warships would
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    FLOODS DAMAGE MINES
    102 1 IPOH. Wed. —Heavy rains during May flooded mines in Perak involving considerable losses. Damage ut estimated at $100,000. Available figures disclose a total of 31 opencast mines in various districts of Perak. Fifteen of the mines affected have begun operation. The remaining mines are atil! under water.
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    H.K. RECRUITS COME SLOWLY
    75 1 LONDON. Wed. Recruitment for the Hongkong defence forces is going on "steadily but not as rapidly as was hoped." Colonial Secretary Arthur Creech-Jones said in a Parliamentary reply today. He added: "I am assured by the Governor that everything possible la being done to stimulate recruitment
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    ITALY ANNIVERSARY
    35 1 Reuter. ROME Wed. President Luigi Einaudi of Italy today took the salute at a parade here of 15.000 men of the Italian armed forces to celebrate the third anniversary of the Italian Republic—Reuter.
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    Senussi Demand—And Get-Home Rule
    303 1 Reuter. BENGHAZI. Wed. The Grand Senussi. Emir Idriss El Senussi. tonight issued a proclamation of independence and asked for British recognition of his assumption of all functions of government Britain immediately announced that she recognised Emir Idriss as head of the state of Cyrenaica and accepted
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    HOME NO LONGER SWEET FOR CHIANG
    100 1 Reuter. SAN FRANCISCO. Wed Chinese Communists operating south of Shanghai have taken Fenghwa, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's home town iv Chekiang province. Peiping radio reported today. The Generalissimo returned to Fenghwa for a while after his "retirement" from the piesidency last January. The Communists have
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    Churchill Has. Hopes Of Peace
    123 1 U.P. LONDON. W T ed. Winston Churchill said today that he had a "growing hope" that a third world war might be averted. Mr Churchill spoke at a cere- mony in which he was awarded the freedom of Kensington. 1 "I have a growing hope
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    PARTY FOR BEEL
    38 1 U.P. BATAVIA. Wed. Hundreds of guests attended a icception he'd in the Palace yesterday evening to bid goodbye to Dr. Louis Beel. Dutch High Representative in Indonesia, who leaves for Holland tomorrow on retirement. —U.P.
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    Rotary Honours Cup Team
    48 2 At tht* Rotary Club lunchtofi from the I. ft, Messrs. Vi-uli Teck hye, Ooi Teek Hock, Chan Him i.eong, Wong l'eng Soon, T. W. Ong, LtM fieok, V.«p Fhcng Geek, and I* H. SntitH (b.'eh <»t head to camera), s c.v. arv »«ie C!ui>.
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    Foreigners Thought Malaya Was In China
    282 2 MR. LIM CHUAN GEOK, non-playing captain of 11 the Malayan Thomas Cup Team, told the Singapore Rotary Club yesterday that the Americans and the Danes did not seem to know the geographic location of Malaya. Because the team was all Chinese, he said, Europe
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    Sports Broadcasts
    25 2 THE Radio Malayr. Sports Broadcast Section will broadcast commentaries on the Selangor Turf Club Race meetrng on -Saturday from 2 to 6 p.m.
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    LONDON PLANE DELAYED
    35 2 rjiHP.' Qantns Constellation hound for London has been delayed at Pnrwin for a day and a night It |a expected in Singapore early tomorrow morning and will take off two hours later.
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    "SAINT JOAN" DEFEATS JINX
    623 2  -  By DEREK DRABBLE nOGGED by ill-luck with firstly his leading Lady ill in hospital and then further illness among the supporting players entailing last minute changes of casting, Mr. David Lyttle yet managed to present a nearly professional version of George Bernard Shaw's "Saint Joan" at
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    SPORE POLO TEAMS GO TO K.L.
    135 2 FOR the fust Umc sine* rhe wai. the Singapore Polo Club is to-day sending teams upcountiy for matcn play. This Bftei n<(on. nine poni< and giooms and equipment will be put on a tiain fo» Kuala Lumpur, and the Clvb 1 "A" (Dog I'otterti)
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    FILIPINOS ELECT OFFICERS
    87 2 AT the annual general meeting of the Singapore Filipino Association held at the Catholic Centre. Bra* Basah Road, the following were elected to hold office uuring the current year: President: Mr. Fermin J. Being (re-elected). Vice-President: Mr. B. Encabo. Hon. Secretary: Mr. G. R. Caspar (re-elected). Hon.
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    Girl Guides Chief In Malacca
    141 2 MALACCA, Wed. In the course of a three-day annual visit to Malacca, Mis. A. W. Pinnick. the Chief Commissionei for C.itl Guides, visited the Mahiy Women's Training College at Durian Daun Road, where she inspected the First and Second Cadet Companies composed of students of
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    RASC REUNION
    55 2 THE RASC Association, Singapore Branch, will hold a reunion and social evening, tomorrow at HQ No. 4, Supply Reserve Depot, Pasir Panjang. The Association extends a special welcome to ex-mem-bers of the Corps with whom it hop* through this function, to revive the ciose ties that have existed
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    UNIONS DON'T THRIVE IN JOHORE
    178 3 rom Our Staff Correspondent) TWFNTYtr a H O HORE BAHRU, Wednesday. off trade unions the state have been struck ort the register or have been removed at their own request since the Emergency union, in 'Ew are onl y 12 registered trade nIZTJS c th
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    RAF Strikes Continue
    68 3 Kuala Lumpur, Wed. Beaufighters continued their their attack against the bandits during the last 48 hours and carried out sorties on targets in the Serendah Fcrest Reserve. The Gurkha paity which was ambushed at the 102 milestone on the ManchisBentcng Road on May by a party ot
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    New Track At Kallang
    51 3 The Officer Administering the Government. Mr. P. A. B. McKerron, will officiate at the opening of the new Western Taxi Track at Kallang Airport tomorrow at 11.15 a.m. The opening of this additional runway will improve the amenities at the airport which is carrying increasingly heavy
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    CHILDREN'S FEES
    53 3 Claims fci renu.'sion of fees for children between the ages ot 6 and 8 'nave now been examined by the Education Depaitment and the cheques will be distributed early in June, it was announced yesterday. Two hundred and fifty Chinese Schools are included in the scheme, and 4,300
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    11 ARRESTED
    25 3 1 Kuala Lumpur,. Wed.—There have been 11 arrests in the Federation in the last 24 hours I—lo in Perak and 1 in Malaria.
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    —But Labour Is Needed
    54 3 •nHOIIE BAHRU. Wed.J0 rtUI experiencing a JoJiore B n but the r:3?C S not c ritical. The 0*0» fell in big estates ?t!0: U; vcral unsuccessful > haw en made to •iffi returns from the jrfS" of J Indian and Omnesc f 0 soinsr on under
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    ESTATES DON'T GIVE MALAYS A FAIR DEAL
    64 3 M.uv labourers do not like Jm* m pst tes in th deration because they did liU-fairand satisfactory "mm from estate ngy Sirtt'. Tu.n Haji Abdul--Sabfrkas" reprcsent--2L told the Kcdah State Sen Eethig in Alor Star Tu<--day. H rv ,l Gov< inment to >m»
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    Dead Man "Acquitted"
    49 3 X dea-1 man. Tan Ming Soon j m -acquitted" of .1 charge of; dating H. Sena Co. of a I $1 TOO diamond ring, when the! a* appcaud in the Second; Mice Couit yesterday. A It that Tan had aaur.::: u,fore his: trial had its bearing.
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    SUPPORT ASKED FOR MALAY NATIONAL BANK
    62 3 j The Singapore Malay daily, Utusan Melayu, yesterday urged Malays to strengthen i the two-year-old Malay Nal tional Bank at Kuala Lumi pur before establishing an other bank. The paper described recent j reports that plans were I underway to set up a Malay
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    GURNEY FOR KELANTAN
    60 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. HJS. the High Commissioner, j Sir Henry Gurney, and Lady Gurney will arrive in Kelantan on Saturday morning June 4. Sir Henry will invest His Highness the Sultan of Kelanrr.rp with the insignia of the onW of K.C.M.G. at a ceremony to' be held
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    NEW POST
    31 3 Mr. J. C. Barry. Assistant Commissioner of Police, has been appointed to act as Secretary lor Internal Affairs, in place of Mr. E. C. S. Adkins, M. C. S.
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    Malacca Water Supply To Improve
    131 3 MALACCA, Wednesday. The Malacca Settlement Council yesterday held its first meeting this year at the office of the Resident Commissioner. Among motions passed was one by Mr. A. W. B. Acton that the Council was of the opinion water pipe-lines in Malacca were insufficient and
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    SCSA TEA-PARTY
    43 3 The Singapore Civil Sonice Association will hr>id a teal party on Saturday at 4-30 p.m.! The Association's Patron, Mr. P. A. B. McKerron will be pre*nt nnd Mrs. McKonon will official.;.- open the courts. Welllam tennis players will give exhibition matches.
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    Road Accident
    27 3 Trolley-bus met lorry yesterday at the junction of Stamford Road and North Bridge Road in front of the Capitol Cinema near the traffic control lights.
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    Merchants Gaoled By Appeal Judge
    99 3 TWO young Indian businessmen, Mohindar Singh 1 and Mohan Singh, now under fines of $3,000 and $1,000, for offering a $7,000-bribe to Mr. J. L. Woods, Assistant Controller of Textiles, were gaoled for 18 months and 12 months* by the Chief Justice in the High
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    BUILDING FUND
    27 3 At the end of May, the Umar Pulavar Tamil School Building Fund stood at $5,119.35, the school's president, Mr. A. Maideen, told the Tribune yesterday.
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    BIRMINGHAM COMING HERE
    46 3 H.M.S. Birmingham, Captain T. A. C. Packe iham. win arrive in Singapore from the East Indies Station via Penang on June 11. She will lie in Singapore roads for two days before proceeding to the Naval Base for routine docking and short refit.
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    U.S. WRITER HERE TO SEE FOR HIMSELF
    63 3 MR. Stewart Alsop, U.S. columnist for the New York Herald Tribune Syndicate, said on his return from Batavia last night that there was much hope for a settlement between Republican leaders and the Dutch Government. Mr. Alsop is making a tour of South
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    380 Deported
    49 3 Kuala Lumpur, Wed.—During the month of May, approval was given for the deportation of 376 aliens and 4 British subjects under Emergency Regulations 17C. This brings the total number of deportations under this Regulation, since the beginning of this year, to 2,025 Aliens and 46 British subjects.
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    S.R.A. Think -City Workers Will Be Paid Too Much
    132 3 Tribune Staff Reporter THE pay increases tor Municipal employees as re commended by the Municipal Salaries Revision Committee is considered to be "high in compari son with those of commercial firms of good stand ing" by a sub-committee of the Singapore
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    FOUND SON MURDERED
    39 3 MALACCA, Wed. —A Javanese couplp on a rubber estate found their 8-year-old son with ms throat slashed with a parang when they returned from their morning's tapping. Two suitcases of clothing and other articles are missing.
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    RETRIAL ORDERED
    43 3 IPOH, Wed.—The trial of Tan Poh Thiam of Telok Anson charged with murder in the Perak Assizes took a dramatic turn today when the judge ordered a fresh trial with differ- ent assessors after the defence counsel had raised certain objections.
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    $70,000 Of Ammonia Confiscated
    82 3 DISTRICT Judge E. P. Shanks yesterday ordered the confiscation of 2,500 bags of sulphate of ammonia valued at $70,000 after he had found Tan Kee Guan guilty of attempting to illegally export the ammonia. Tan pleaded guilty to three charges of making false declaration to the
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    $40,000 CLAIMED CHARGE
    55 3 PENANG, Wed.—A Chinese J woman, Khoo Kow Keah who i described herself as the business oartner of her father claimed $40,000 from Chew Boon Juan, jof Penang. She said that she gave him the money for safe-keeping while she was his second wife The case is being
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    3 MONTHS JAIL
    28 3 i Ng Thiam Guan, a Chinese. i was yesterday sentenced to three months rigorous imprisonment in the Frist District Court, for dishonestly retaining stolen property.
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    MINISTER FOR S.E.A.
    544 4 p EPORTS of a new appointment for Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald grow in volume, though official sources, as usual, take a leaf from Brer Rabbit's lettuce and 'say nuffin'. Who knows but that by the time you are reading this the news will be out. If Mac
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    STRAIGHT FROM THE SHOULDER
    2199 4  -  By MENCIUS TH£ great birth control debate in the Singapore Municipal Commission raised some interesting points of political democracy and party government. Some time ago the Progressive Party announced that they had no official party policy on birth control, and that their members on the Commission
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    Asian Quota
    130 4 U.P. MELBOURNE. Suggestions that a quota of a "thousand or so Asiatics" would pollute Australians biologically are ridiculous, stated one of Australia's best known eugenists, Professor W. E. Agar. He pointed out he was ignoring the political and economic aspects. He was arguing tn favour of a plea
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    Siam Reverts To Thailand
    1048 4 Reuter. THERE were both echoes of Asian pre-war history and signs of reviving nationalism wnen Premier Hiibun Songkram of Siam announced in Bangkok that his country officially had reverted to the name Thailand and that the name of the native people hadrevcrtcd to Thai. In a
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      37 4 The opinions expressed by Mencius in this column are not necessarily those of this paper. If you agree or disagree with Mencius write and tell him so. Address your letters to: Mencius, c, o. Malaya Tribune, Singapore.
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    TRIBUTE TO THE BRITISH PRIVATE SOLDIER
    2881 5  -  By Lieut. Gen. A.E. PERCIVAL G.O.C MALAYA 1941-2 d several visits W° toumalists while fr we v at Karcnko. r all Vt r y confident that Japan would lttW U 5J r even if she had gating for a huna point of 1 they
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      174 5 HOT JUST TALK Here is proof: in Mtoerrta i write* 1 f 1 the Malaya Tribune has certainly proved itself "tops" in the selling power of its classified iulw rlNfiuents. •M\ car was sold for but I could have %<\\ it at the advertised price hail I not sold it
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      230 5 MALAYAN AIRWAYS LIMITED TWICE DAILY TO KUALA LUMPUR $45.IPOH $70.PENANG $85.MANAGERS: MANSFIELD CO., LTD. OCEAN BUILDING SINGAPORE. 9 SUNDAY IN THeTaLM COURT FOR THE FIRST TIME THE BAND OF THE Ist. BN. DEVONSHIRE REGIMENT (By kind permission of Lt.Col. K. G. Pine-Coffin, D.S.O. M.C. Officers.) bandmaster V. Staddon RAFFLES HOTEL
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    NEW MOVE FOR BARTER TRADE REVIVAL
    335 6 SINGAPORE Chinese merchants are seeking the resumption of the pre-war system of bartar trade with certain Indonesian ports on the chmchew tail under the supervision of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. In a letter to the Trade Commissioner for Indonesia, Mr. C. den Hollander,
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    Produce Market
    123 6 Sago flour Lingga Sarawak and Siak eased heavily in the last few days in the Singapore produce markets, f Pepper continued steady. 1 Black pepper gained $4 on I the picul ex-godown aftei stagnating for nearly a week. White pepper kept up its steady upwaid trend. Black pepper
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    Along The Godowns
    55 6 Hai Hsia (45); Landbris (44); Empire llamble (Sheen* Wharf); Milne Baal (42 18); Henri Vlouhot (40/41); FraneisvlUe (38/39); Agapcnor (88 34); Angby (32); Turk s Head (17/18); SilverWalnut (19 20); Benledi (27 28); Tjibodas (29/30); Soudan (15 16); liajang (10/11) Katong (9 10); Llandaaf (Coal Plant); Adrastus
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    Air Mail Schedule
    123 6 Air mails are expected to arrive today rrom U.K., Aden, N. Africa. W. Africa, Arabia, Canada, Europe, India, Iran, Iraq. Pakistan, U.S.A., Central and South America, Australia, New Zealand, Ceylon, Siam, Batavia, Medan, Sourabaya and Padang. Latest time of posting air mails at the G. P. O.
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    S.E.A. NEEDS
    84 6 The Observer this week com ments on South East Asia's need for western European capital goods. "The area where western European capital goods are now needed on a large scale to fight poverty and conse- quent danger of Communist political conquest is not eastern I Europe but South
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    Interest Small
    28 6 SINGAPORE. Wed. There was again some small buying interest for industrials, hut tins continued their downward trend. Rut London showed some small interest in selected issues.
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    Sandycroft Rubber Ltd.
    94 6 THE Sandycroft Robber Company Ltd. announce a profit of $6,641.88 for the year ending January 31, 1949 on a crop of 279.750 lb. sold at an average price of 35.49 cents per lb. The balance brought forward form 1948 was $5,002.84. Pre-war assets recovered amounted to $692.
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    GOLD OUTPUT
    90 6 The Raub Australian fjold' Mining Company annnume the following figures for crossings done by id.- 30 Bead .Stamp Buttery. In the meantime the 20 Head Ftump B;ittery nan been in nan tinuotn* operation and the following (Tuahin arc recorded:— Period Tonnage Fine Gold Ended: Crushed: Produced: Nov. fi.
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    Rubber Up 3/8 Cent
    106 6 ALTHOUGH overseas rubber markets were lower, on Tuesday, the local- rubber commodity market opened with good buying interest yesterday. The marke; closed Vt cent better than the opening yesterday or of a cent better than Wednesday's closing. Yesterday's closing prices were Buyers Sellers i No. 1
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    MINT FOR INDIA
    39 6 NEW DELHI. Wed. An up-to-date silver refinery is to be set up in Calcutta. A party of British engineers is arriving in India early in 1950 to assist n I the construction of this new. plant.
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    Australia Facing Trade Recession?
    165 6 SYDNEY. Wed. There are signs of an approaching recession in Australia, according to the economic adviser to the Bank of New South Wales. Professor Torleiv Hytten. He said these signs were a fall in the price of wheat and.metals, and indications of a fall in the
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    Malayan Share Quotations
    851 6 Buyers. Sellers. I Atlas Ice 15.50 16.50 Alex. Brash Pref. 2.80 2.90 Ords. 2.20 2.27% 8.8. Petrol 38/3 39/- cd I B. M. Trustee 7.50 830 Cons. Tin Ord. 14/6 15/6 do. (P) 23/3 23/B. Utd. Assur. 40.75 41.75 Estate Trust 7.00 8.00 Federal Dispensary 7.00 125
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    CHEW BEE, PAKIR WIN DOUBLES FINAL
    634 7 Kamis and *W Yadi Beaten |N just under one hour Ong Chew Bee and A.G.B. Pakir defeated H. K. Yadi and H. Kamis. doubles champions since 1938, in two straight sets of f»-4, 6-4 in the mens doubles finals of the Singapore Lnwn Tennis
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    30 HORSES DOWN TO CLASS V
    147 7 ajKIRTY Class IV horses 1 i ci n relegated to v. ording to the lat- nts of the .Strait- Racing Association, haled jresterday. li.m which includes transof aaaM and delations, is K»»* n below: From das* I t<> class .>: AirV C.-y: r.!az<- Comet:
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    JUNIOR GAME ENDS IN DRAW
    70 7 Borneo Motors drew oneul with the Serangoon Asso- B Group t st. George's Rcail, yesterday. The "ami 1 was keenly conbotl is showing their test fan liorneo Motor, was a shade bettor than their opponents. Tiicy opened accounts through Shariu who sent in a slow
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    Upset In Johore Badminton C'ships
    250 7 (From Our Own Correspondent) JOHORE BAHRU. Wednesday. Zainal Ahmad created a sensational upset when he eliminated last year's Champion, Big Ngoh Tee, in two straight sets in the Johore Bahru District Badminton Championships at the Ayer Molek School yesterday. Ngoh Tec was favourite for this
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    SPEED TRIAL
    44 7 Kuala LtUßpur, Wed. His the Van. Befar Qf Negri S.mmlan and the Tunku Ampuan will attend the Negri Malacca branch of the Automobile Association of speed trial to be held at 8 o'clock on Sunday morning. June 5. at Robang Road. Sercmban.
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    SOMERSET 49 FOR I
    111 7 TAMTON, WOO. ONLY an hour and ;i quarter's cricket proved possible here today, Somerset scoring eO tor the loss of one Wicket against the New gepiurders. An early shower delayed the start for half an hour and almost continuous rain from 1318 BBT caused play to
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    AIRPORT BEAT SOCIALS 2-0 AT GEYLANG
    120 7 Singapore Airport S.C. defeated Social Athletic Party by two goals to nil in yesterday's a Junior B Group soccer j fixture at the Geylang Sta- dium yesterday. Both the goals were scored by Jaffa, Airports' left inner, within fifteen minutes after the kick off.
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    WALK-OVER
    24 7 The Jollilads were given a walk-over in their Junior League soccer match when their oponents, the Amateur Athletic Union failed to turn up.
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    HOLLAND WINS
    27 7 Reuter. INDIANAPOLIS, Wed. Bill Holand, of Pennsylvania, won the 33rd. annual 500 mile:-' Memorial Day race here today at an average speed of 121.327 m.p.h.—Reuter.
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    Jackson Impresses In Test Trial
    283 7 Reuter. LONDON, Wednesday. IJEAVY rain interfered with cricket in many parts of the country today. Of the county fixtures, only the GlamorganMiddlesex match at Swansea remained unaffected, while the Test trial at Birmingham was held up after lunch for two hours. At Ilkeston, play was
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    All Set for the Big Fight Tonight
    239 7 Reuter. LONDON, Wednesday. Till: stage is all set for the Bruce Woodcock Freddy Mills Piffiit tomorrow night, and the only doubts now concern the weather and the result. Jack Solomons has had unbelievably good luck with open air shows but he and 4b,000
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    MAY MEDAL WINNERS
    110 7 The following are ihe result" of the Island Club May monthly medal competition: Winner of the "A" Division wa* D. A. w". Lockhead <:<i l uy. Other best scores were: K. A. Ihaly (9) 1 down Loke Tai Wah (15) 2 down: H. Tooke I (4) 2
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    I'll Knock Out Mills—Woodcock
    60 7 A.P. LONDON, Wed. Bruce Woodcock, whOKc British F.mpire and European heavyweight littea are at stake In his IV, round bout tomorrow with Freddie \IIIU, world's lightweight champion, predicted today he would knock out Mills'. Woodcock and his manager returned yesterday tr..m Ireland where Bruce trained. Manger
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    PROBABLES FOR EPSOM OAKS
    104 7 Reuter. LONDON, Wed.—There are 17 probable runners for the 171 st running of the Epsom Oaks which is being run over a mile and a half at Epsom Downs tomorrow afternoon. They are (with jockeys) Avila (M. Beary). Indian Night (Gordon Richards). Squall (Douglas Smith t,
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    Newell To Fight Som Pong On June 10
    309 7 AFTER several disappointments and months of waiting, Jimmy Newell, the Royal Navy K.O. King, is at last given a chance to take a crack at Nai Som Pong, the Siamese fighter. The fight will take place at the Happy World Covered Stadium
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    SPALDING TOURNEY
    35 7 WORTHING. SUSSEX. Wed. Nine players beat a score of 70 for the 6.353 yards course of the Worthing Club when the first round in the Spalding £1,350 professional golf tournament was played today.
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    SIGNALS UNLUCKY TO LOSE
    144 7 THE Royal Signals gave Kota Raja a hard fight in yesterday s Senior League soccer match and were unlucky to lose by two goals to n The Rajas led two nil in the first half. Harith gave them the lead when hC converted a penalty soon
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    Tankard May Not Ride Again
    335 7 From ALLAN LEWIS JOCKEY Phil Tankard is now an inmate of Bungsar Hospital, Kuala Lumpur. Phil is seriously ill. He was admitted some time ago with an internal hemeorage and was on the dangerously ill list for some days. I am told Ml condition has
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      50 7 JINKS AGAIN ABOUt\sURE HP W» r.wcl PU- DON T T'INK SO, COILY-AN' FWI, GUYS/ I'M SHIFTY TARE YOU KlDttN*, fl HATE TO TAKE IT 1 riirlr 0' RE* MATCH, COILY-) ME A CHANrP Th ©c AFRAID YOU'LL GO STALE* (MORGAN" I HANDLE )BUD: COi'-V AIN'T THIS UP... BUT> WHY, EASY/
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    THEY WON'T GET MY VOTE
    315 8 Says Sutan Sjahrir A.P. BATAVIA, Wednesday. St TAN Sjahrir, former Republican Premier and one of the Republic's top leaders, said it is likely his Indonesian Socialist Party will abstain from voting when Dr. Soekarno and Mohd. Hatta return to Jogjakarta and the Republican Government asks
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    U.K. REINFORCEMENTS
    23 8 Reuter. SOUTHAMPTON, Wed.—One thousand five hundred troops to reinforce the Hongkong garrison sailed from Southampton today in the 11,000-ton transport Di'.wara.—Reuter.
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    Strikers Locked In Battle With Police
    244 8 Reuter. LiAPAZ, Wednesday. DOLVIA stood today on the brink of civil war as D striking tin miners, armed with machineguns and dynamite, fought pitched battles with troops at mines thousands of feet up in the Andes mountains. The Government, which yesterday declared a general
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    TEN KILLED
    19 8 U.P. CAIRO, Wed.- Ten persons vere killed and nine severely injured yesterday when an ipartment house collapsed.U.P.
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    SMUGGLING RING HELD
    79 8 Reuter.—AAP. TOKYO. Wed —Police have arrested a smuggling ring which operated two steamers between Japan and Hongkong and Sydney to smuggle medicines tnto Japan, it was announced today. Thirty members of the gang t stated to be led by a Chinese, were indicated last week, the Japanese
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    GOLF VENUES
    60 8 SAINT ANDREWS. Scotland, Wed. —The championship committee of the Royal and Ancien* Golf Club of St. Andrews today announced the venues for nexL year's British championships. The Amateur will be held on the old course, St. Andrew:. during the wf>k betcinnimr May 22 and the Open will take
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    SEGURA SCORES
    30 8 U.P LONDON. Wed. Pancho Segura of Ecuador today won an easy victory in the second day's the world's men professional indoor tennis championships at Empire Pool arena. Wembley.—U.P.
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    Vyshinsky Blazes Away For 3rd. Day
    254 8 Reuter. PARIS, Wednesday. RUSSIA today insisted on retaining the veto power in any plan to revive the moribund Allied Kommandatura for Berlin. Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Vyshinsky set this basic condition when th* "Big Four" Foreign Ministers, admitting failure of their week-long efforts to
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    —And They Disagree
    73 8 Reuter. The Deputies of the Big Four Foreign Minister*, who have held over 160 meetings since 1947, In an effort to draft a peace treaty with Austria, have not only failed to agree on a treaty but also have failed to agree on a report concerning their
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    Govt. Forces Drive Toward Prome
    120 8 Reuter. RANGOO>4, Wednesday. DURMESE Government forces, continuing their northern drive towards Prome, have reached the outskirts of Tharrawaddy, 78 miles north of Rangoon, pro-Government sources said here today. They were expected to link up "at any moment" with pro-Government guerillas surrounding the town, these sources
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    LONDON SHARE MARKET
    171 8 Reuter. LONDON. Wed.—Wall Street weakness upset the London sio«k markets today. The recent downward movement in all sections trained momentum on a wave of bear selling. The volume of sales, however, was not great but with the markets vulnerable ?harp declines were registered. Falls of one shilling
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    Advice To Would-Be Bridegrooms
    114 8 U.P. NEW YORK, Wed.—The Greater New York Safety Council today Issued instructions on how to Lift a new bride over th" threshhold. It adviaed: "Bend the knees, keep the body upright, take a firm grip of the object to be lifted and push upward. Strain should
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    Pahang J.Ps
    54 8 Kuala Lumpur, Wed.—On the occasion of the birthday of His Highness the Sultan of Pahang on May 20. *hr> following Jusices of the Peace for the St«.t< of Pahang were appointed: The Hon.: Mr. A. Mohd. Shariff. Kuala Lipis, the Hon.: Mr. Hoh Chee Cheong, Bentong. and Mr.
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    FRENCH JET CLAIM
    39 8 U.P. TOULOUSE. Tues. A French jet 'plane, "le Due O10." flying its second test flight here yesterday, attained a speed of about 560 miles an hour at little more than half throttle, its designers said today.—U.P.
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    Ahmad Takes His Guitar Too
    440 8 Malay Troops Leave For H'kong (Tribune Staff Reporter) WEARING their blue berets and jungle-en* FT uniforms. 160 Malays of 91 Squadron £S Regiment (Malaya), sailed yesterday in th trooushiD Lancashire to assist in the defence t Hongkong. 1 hey will guard the airstrip at Kai
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    U.S. BUYS GRAIN
    25 8 A.P. WASHINGTON. Wed. The U.S. Agriculture Department reported today it bought 14.113.--£36 bushes of grain last week for shortage areas abroad. A.P.
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    POLICE MAGISTRATE
    17 8 Mi. B.T.W. Stewart. M.C.S.. 'ias been appointed a Police Magistrate for the Colony of Singapore
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    SHOW POSTPONED
    38 8 The first pertormaneT, the second sprigs at time to ho hr'r] at th* Council Hall, has been ponod from Fridav 1,1* until Friday. June 17 Jw *5 Claims for remisgino of r for children between the
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    WHAT'S ON TODAY General
    113 8 S I ORE YOITH (oiv„ Rally Sub-commit-British Council Hal! 5» T« BETHESDA TO I \0 rtOHl Dr. Lees of Penarn; will Braa Rasah Rd.. 6 p.tn VICTORIA THKATRK jw nard Shaw's St. Joan. pr V>4i by Teachers' Repertor? ;job? EAST-WEST SOCIETY: ft Snow—•"Production of a BrM
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    Cinema
    165 8 CATHAY: "The Blue Lagtw" with Jean Simmons, n 1.45, 4.15. 6.45 and i».3<"- p.m. CAPITOL: "The Snake Pi" with Olivia de Havii'.and as) Celeate Holm. 11 a.m. \M i 6.30 and 9.30 p.m. REX: "Unafraid" with Jon Fontaine Burt Lun a 1.45 4.00, 6.30 and 1.30. p.ra PAVILION: "The
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    31 8 LEAGUE SOrtKR. Tieer S.A. vs. Royal Navy. FRIENDLY SOCCER: Y. A. vs. M.P.H. Farrer Part Jollilads vs. Dutch Club. Far* Park. TENNIS: S. L. T. A Singles Final. S.C.C.. S
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