Malaya Tribune, 4 March 1950

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    60 1 MALAYA Tribune my im PEOPLE JPOR THE PEOPLE 1m TW' LARGER SALES THAN ANY AFTERNOON PAPER IN MALAYA 9 Phorw 3811/» Published simultaneously 01 Singapore, Kuota Lumpur, Ipoh and Penang. TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MARCH, 4, 1950 TEN CENTS. THE MALAYA TRIBUNE LONDON REPRESENTATIVE B Maurice Glover, JSlaluya Tribute Office,
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    WORKERS MOB RICE MERCHANTS Retailers May Get 5 Cents More A Picul
    302 1  -  BUT PRICE TO CONSUMER UNCHANGED BY LAWRENCE G. MANI SINGAPORE'S rice retailers told Government yesterday that they are being mobbed into employing unwanted labour to unload rice from lorries. They said that bands of rice carrying labourers board
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    HUTCHISON MEETS CHANG
    74 1 Reuter. LONDON, Fri—Mr. J. C. Hutchison, British Charge D'Affaires in Peking, yesterday paid his second visit to the Foreign Ministry of the Chinese People s Republic, the Foreign Office announced today. Mr. Hutchison met for the first time Dr. Chang Han-fu, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs. The
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    ANOTHER LOAN FOR BURMA
    61 1 Reuter-AAP. CANBERRA. Fri.—Mr. Percy Spender, Australian External Affairs Minister, today confirmed a Rangoon report that Australia is willing to contribute £500,000 from its London balances towards a loan to help Burma. "This offer shows the Government's desire to do everything it can to restore and maintain
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    DOWN AND OUT
    34 1 An incident in hist night's ILA*\ Malaya Open Boxing Championship* at Seietar when ihr.e of the 10 fights on the card were decided on knock-outs. (See page 10 for full report.)
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    Leftwing Labour Revolts Threaten New Govt.
    262 1 U.P. LONDON, Friday. DEVOLTS against its freeze programme l% and the decision to halt nationalization threatens Britain's already shaky Socialist Government today. As the new Labour Cabinet held its second meeting, the powerful Amalgamated Engineering Union asked 37 affiliated unions of the. Confederation of
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    C.H.E. For Brigadier Erskine
    76 1 Reuter. LONDON. Fri. —Brigadier Malcolm Davui Exakuoe. D.S.O». who was presumed dead aftei. hi 3 plane crashed in the Malayan jungle in 1949, has been cieated Commander oi the British Empire for gallant and distinguished services in the anti-bandit drive in Malaya. The award is effective
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    FINANCIAL WIZARD DIES
    42 1 Reuter. LONDON. Fri.—Montague Norman, the white-bearded little man who was Governor of the Bank of England for 25 years became one of the most controversial figures in the world of finance, left £253.216 when he died last montn. Reuter.
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    POLICE KILL FOUR BANDITS
    88 1 JOHORE BAHRU. Today.— One Chinese woman was killed, another Chinese and Indian woman seriously wounded and one English sailor and two Malay soldiers slightly wounded when the nignt mail train was fired upon by an unknown number of bandits last night 3 miles south of Layang
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    TO GENOA BY CAR
    19 1 Reuter. NICE, Fri.—Kuig Mohamed Zahir Pasha of Afghanistan today left Nice by car for Genoa.—Reuter.
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    THE AGA'S APPEAL
    27 1 Reuter. NICE, Fri. —The Aga Khan appealed for an understanding between Christians and Moslems when he arrived here today by air from Rome. —Reuter.
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    SEVEN KILLED
    20 1 U.P. CAIRO, Fri. —A house collapsed last night in the outskirts of Cairo, killing seven and injuring three—U.P.
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    NATIONAL WITCH HUNT NEARER
    144 1 A.P. CAPETOWN, Fri.—The passing of the immorality amendment bill in the South African House of Assembly today by 66 votes to 55, brings the country one step nearer a national witch hunt The population registration bill now before the House which will enforce the carrying of
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    BEST BETS
    17 1 The Best Bets for today's races in Penang are Mayloon?. John a»*** Prince.—See Page 11.
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    Turko Not Entertained —Says Govt.
    97 1 Food and drink provided by police officers to Turko Westerling while making enquiries should not carry the suggestion of entertainment, states an official announcement. Westerling was either In the lock-up at the Central Police StaUon or in the custody of Special Brancn Officers since his
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    100 GUARDS EXPEL FRENCH DEPUTIES
    171 1 Reuter. PARIS, Fri. Republican guards cornman'led by a General tonight fr~m the National Assembly a Communist Deputy who for Several hours nad aefied an oraer him. A hundred Communist Deputies who had remained in the Chamber and supported their colleagues were also expelled by force.
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    Wheat Flour Black Market Starts Again
    123 1 Tribune Staff Reporter THE black market in wheat flour has made a come back in the last three days hardY three weeks after Government broke the racket around Chinese New Year. More shipping holdups are blamed for the new shortage. Ships expected at the
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    SLIPS AGAIN
    23 1 A.P. HONGKONG. Fri.—The Communist dollar slipped another 3,000 points on Feb. 25 In Shanghai In relation to the United States dollar.—A.P
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    NO DISORDERS
    17 1 Reuter. ATHENS. Fri.—Security authorities expect no disorders when Greece votes in Sunday's national election.— Reuter.
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    LT. COL. DAVIS RETURNS FROM BRITAIN
    82 1 Lt Col. E. L. E. Davis. Assistant Secretary for Defence returned to Singapore today from two months in Britain where he has been studying civil defence problems under the auspices of the Home Office. He attended the first course organised at the Civil Defence
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    GONE FOR EVER
    33 1 Reuter. LAKE SUCCESS, Fri.—Mr. Trygve Lie, said today that he did not think the Russians and their allies would return to U.N. meetings until the Chinese question is settled. Reuter.
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    Wong To Meet Holm I Finals: Choongs Go Ou
    102 1 U.P. LONDON, Fri.—Poul Holm of Denmark was t. first competitor to enter the final of the All-EnghM Men's singles badminton championships tonight. Holm beat his compatriot Ole Jensen 18-14. l j 13, with a briiliajit display of varied badminton. Malaya's champion,
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    Reds Build Armad To Storm Formosa
    240 1 Reuter. U.P. A.P. TAIPEH. Friday. DREMIER Yen Hsi-shan today said that co [J r ditions favour a Chines-3 Communist invask U of Formosa and declared that total war strateti must be adopted for the defence of the islai» redoubt. The Nationalist Premier. who has
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    U.K. Judg Annoys Donovan
    140 1 STOP PKEJ, Reuter. WASHINGTON, Fri.—G|| William L! Donovan, Coir set (or two American col panics claiming 70 ae. p anes at Hongkong, U »ne House of Represent tives Foreign Affairs Co*-, mittee today tnat it seei ed "the British are mc afraid of the Communis aian
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    GREATS ALL THREE
    27 1 A.P. SEOUL, Fii.— South Kote today lecoguised Spain, Ba Dai's government in Indc China and the independen-Indo-Chinese kingdoms o! 'jios and CiniHi v A.P.
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    'Cold' Man Told Wife, Get Out
    181 2 llßb BTVELINE ALEXANH! DRINE AUGUSTE Do VRIES. who sued her husband tor a divorce in the C urt yesterday on the ground of his adultery with a woman, was granted a decree nisi by the Chief Justice, Mr. Murray-Aynsley. The decree nisi is to
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    Bankrupt Gets Seven Days' Grace
    122 2 THE Chief Justice. Mr. Murray-Aynsley. yesterday made a committal order against a Chinese woman bankrupt. Ng Chwee. for disobeying an order of the court. The order was. however, suspended from operation for seven days. Ng Chwee had been ordered sometime ago by the court on
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    HE POSED AS POLICEMAN, COURT TOLD
    86 2 BAIL of $2,000 was granted to Ah Yin Seng, aged 27. in the Third Police Court yesterday when he pleaded not guilty to charges of: (1> Posing as a member of the police force and threatening one Leĕ on Feb. 16. (2) Committing extortion
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    Iris Went For Her Man, Bound Over
    145 2 IRIS FLORENCE CODD, 33--1 year-old Eurasian, wa: bound over for a year in the sum of $300 in the Second Police Court yesterday after she was convicted of a summons charge of house-tres-pass and causing mischief. It was stated that on the morning
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    WELFARE COURSE OPENS
    43 2 Probation Officers began training at the new Malacca Welfare Hostel recently. Picture shows the acting Principal Probation Officer. Malaya, Rev. L. R. Wilson, discussing the new Juvenile Courts Ordinance during a lecture after the opening of the Malacca Welfare Hostel.
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    TINNED BUTTER FREE SOON
    301 2 —But 'Frozen Slill On The Ration TINNED butter will soon come off the ration in Singapore when more than 500 tons of quota, free butter start arriving from Australia. The butter situation will be reviewed every two months and rationing will be re-imposed if found necessary,
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    Guards In Ambush
    23 2 The Sultan of Perak inspected the Kampong Guards near Kuala Kangsar recently. Picture shows the Kampong Guards in ambush positions.
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    This Man Could Have Been YOU
    175 2 SINGAPORE'S blood bank was recently depleted by 3 two oints of Group "O" blood after a Chine* man had tried in vain to get friends to volunteet to give their blood to a sick relative. The man. who is a regular Singapore Blood Bank
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    'DUD' COINS CHARGE
    46 2 Low Eh Ah was tentatively charged in thy Fourth Police court y« ..torday with being in possession ot At twenty cents counterfeit coins "with the intent that fraud might be committed, on March 2 at Neil Road Low was remanded until March 4.
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    NOT STRUCK OFF
    36 2 The Education Department yesterday stated that only the Chinese section of tho Tung Ling School, 145 Marine Paiade, had been struck off the legister. The English section is still carrying on, it stated.
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    'Sorry I Threw Bottles At Woman'
    130 2 PLEADING guilty *0 a summons charge, if causing hurt to Elizabeth Hushes. Moti Khan told the Fourth Police Magistrate yesterday that he was "very sorry for what had happened." "It was Chines? New Year and I had visited many places with my wife, who
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    CONCERT BY STUDENTS
    53 2 THE Malay Students Aid Organisation. Malaya, will present a variety conceit at 6 30 p.m. tonight at the Din Tijah Sen Kembangan Opera in the New World to raise funds for Ma'ay students abroad. Malay film and opeia artistes, students of the Anglo-Malay Evening School and Malay
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    56 R.A.F. Strikes At Bandits
    97 2 During February, the R.A.i?. based in Malaya and Singapore maintained the offensive against the bandits with 06 airstrikes, announced a press release yesterday. Two particulai'y successful strikes were made by Spitfires and Tempests. One occurred on Feb. 3 when a bandit hideout of six huts
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    FILM EXPERT TO ADVISE MALAYA
    276 2 FUNDS have been made available under the Colonial r Development and Welfare Act of the United Kingdom for the visit of an expert to advise who 4 her the present organisation and staffing of the Film Unit maintained by the Federation Government is appropriate for
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    TO MEET 'SARA'
    35 2 MALACCA. Fri. A meeting of ail Ceylonese will be held at 2.30 p.m. tomorrow, at the City Park hall, Malacca, to meet Mr. M. Saravanamuthu, Ceylon Commissioner, Federation of Malaya and Singapore.
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    BOY STOLE CLOTHES, COURT TOLD
    64 2 Athony Douglas Manasseh. aged 19. was released on ban of $100 by the Fourth Police Magistrate yesterday when he claimed trial to a charge of stealing clothing valued at $09 belonging to Ec Kok Tat. The oiTence was stated to have occurred at the Majidc?
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    THOMAS GOES ON WEDNESDAY
    57 2 Mr Francis Thomas, president nt the Singapore Lahou. Party, Lb leaving for England hv the Surriento on Wednesday. He will be away for more than six months. A dinner in his honour «MU be he'd by the Labour Party at 7.30 >.m. on Monday. Mar. 0
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    ST. PATRICK'S DAY
    51 2 There will be a Socia. and Daaee at the YWCA. RanVl Quay. on Mafch 14 for mjj; hns and their friends. Admw sicn is free but light refre* mcnts and "Makan KjtcWl will he served at $1/- P* r P c sen Bookings will close od March
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    RECRUITMENT
    26 2 MALACCA, FrL The next intake of recruits for /< Army (M.O.FU wUI tj» place at the Labour OPg. Malacca, on Monday. Marcn 13. a* 10 a.m
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    Cbooil Time For All
    177 3 THEY HAD THEIR FILL OF SALAD AND STEW MORE than thr hundred people attendee! a "variety fayre" organ's 1 hv the YVesh-v M thodist' You.h Fe"o\vship held at the Church grounds yes'erday. There was a fair sale ot a x.iriety ot homecookrtl tood. which in,'utV d
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    Siamese Airways Three Years Old
    151 3 \IR hostesses from Scandinavia, China, Holland and A Malaya, took part in the recent third anniversary celebrations of Siamese Airways in Bangkok. Aircraft belonging to X.L.M., Pacific Overseas Anways, Cathay Pacific, and Malayan Aiiways were 'stopping-over' the night of the party, and the hostesses oi
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    RAF VS REDS
    35 3 Wing Commander A. y>. isiidgeon, D. K. C Persons! Representative of the Air Officer Commanding, who reviewed the operations of the R.A.F. in Malaya gainst the bandits over Radio Malaya last niffct
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    54,600 FINE FOR 214 QUARTS OF BRANDY
    105 3 PINE of $4.600 was im- osed on Goh Keng •J5 by the Second District Judge yesterday he pleaded guilty to a <*harg< of being in possesol 214 Quarts of !utibrandy. In default of the fine. Gob will s >rye six months' rigorous imprisonment.
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    WAR DAMAGE
    24 3 ol the War Damage ornmiasion Ordinance ane now on sale at the Publication in the General Post at r»o casta a copy.
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    SCRUB TYPHUS
    42 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri.Four cases of scrub typhus and one of urban typhus were reported in the Federation during the week ending Feb. 18 as against seven and two respectively of the previous week. None of the cases resulted in deaths.
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    TWO GEC MEN GET TOP MARKS
    159 3 THE Staff of the General Electric Company of Sinpore were entertained to a tea-party by the management at the G. H. Cafe yesterday. In a short, simple ceremony, the manager of the export department of :he G.E.C., London, Mr. D. G. Ackworth presented Messrs.
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    OPENING OF PARLIAMENT
    18 3 There will be a direct rebroadcast from London of a commentary on the c ge
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    MUTTON AT THE STALLS TODAY
    168 3 A MONTH long shortage of fresh mution in Ihe Colony and a persistent black market wdfcd y*B tr-d"V when the Chfiiori arrived from Australia wth 2.664 sheep. The Muetsuvcker is expected on Sut. day with another 3.000 sheep Singapore housewives can be sure of tMNr
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    Cars Broke Food Ban Law, Held
    136 3 RUALA LUMPUR. Fri—A man wanted by the Kuala Pilah Police for theft was arrested recently in Malacca when he called at the Registration Office to have his identity card changed. The Registration clerk identified him. Two cars were detained for carrying foodstuffs and one
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    THE COUNTSSS WILL TOUR FEDERATION
    108 3 RUALA LUMPUR, Fii. Countess Mountbntteii of Burma will be visiting the Federation from Maich 10 to 14. as head of the St. John Ambulance Association. During her stay here, she will be the i.vest of Sir Henry Gurney. the High Commissioner, and Lady Gurney. at
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    YOUTH SAID HE WAS DETECTIVE, COURT TOLD
    61 3 WILLIAM Scow. aged 20. was charged in the Fourth Police Court yesterday with pr< terrdine to be a detective ;ind while in that assumed eanacity demanding to examine a hotel register book at Joo Chiat Road on March 2. Scow claimed trial. Bail
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    TAMIL FOUND UNCONSCIOUS
    37 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri.— A Tamil railway labourer was found unconscious in his room in Bungsar Road yesterday. He had a serious wound on the head caused by a bullet instrument. Police inquiries are proceeding.
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    MASKED MEN ROB AUXILIARY
    46 3 NEGRI SEMBILAN. Fri.— A Malay walking along a path was stopped by seven men. all wearing masks. One of them was armed with a pistol. The masked men robbed the Malay of hvs identity and Auxiliary Police cards. Police searched the area.
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    Engineer Killed In Camerons Ambush
    663 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. PURTHER details of the bandit attack on a convoy r in the Cameron Highlands are reveal that yesterday morning Mr. D. B. Gates, the Resident Electrical' Engineer, Cameron Highlands, with the Superintending Electrical Engineer and a police etoorf went on inspection. On
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    SOEKARNO HAL DATE WITH C-C
    228 3 Soekarno of the United State* of t doneeia had an invitation from Britain's Commi sioner-General for Southeast Asia, Mr. Malcol Mac Donald, to visit Singapore on his return f Jakarta after attending the inauguration of the Ir f an Republic in New Dedn recently. Hut
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    Dr. Clyde Pictures O Show Today
    120 3 THE Commissions General. Mr. Male Mac Donald. will op;-n exhibition of water col ouirttlnos oi Singapore j Pcotland this morning] 11 30 a.m ai Rooms. Rattles Plae 1 ■fife exhibitor is a whox m ii •is much m oft< n conn- d with j
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    APPOINTMEN
    24 3 A licence to solemn 1 marriages within the Cos j ny has been granted to Ij verend (Squadron Lead John Johnson. Minister Religion.
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    INDONESIAN PASTIMES
    286 4 Indonesians Are Great Sportsmen /V\MES played in lndoncU sta are nol very diilerent lrom those of otner countries. Little girls cherish their dolls and like to play hop-scotcn while they are supposed to be minding tue boys fly kites, play football and spin tops when thev should be
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    SATURDAY SHOW ROUND-UP
    1404 5  -  by OSWALD HENRY RATING: Fair; Good; Very Good; Excel lent. MISS GRANT TAKES RICHMOND" (Pavilion) No woman is as dumb as %s hj' looks. Dick Richmond i big-time bookie who runs v real estate agency as a' blind for his own crooked business) learns this to his
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    ROLLING STOCK ROLLS IN
    75 5 A.P. HOLLYWOOD, Friday. r «?7Z£ railroad roijiwo stock, wMch Twentieth mHE F y LL -^l" a Fox studios maintain for motion picture by three new passen9er 68, of the st udio shops, will be used m the film The cars, built in the "J background. -The
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    RUSSIA DENIES DETAINING U.S. CITIZENS
    240 5 Gromyko Delivers Counter Blast U.P. MOSCOW, Friday. RUSSIA in a note to the United States today denied that 38 American citizens are being detained m the Soviet Union. Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei A. Gromyko in a communication delivered to the American embassy said that 37
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    HO'S MEN DESERT
    119 5 A.P. Reuter. naiat. Tndo-Chlna. Fri. —Former Emperor Bao Da* declared yesterday that Nationalist elements, both civilian and military, are deserting Communist led Vietminh forces to rally in support of his new French sponsored state of Vietnam. He explained that fighting groups under the Mos-cow-trained Ho Chi-minh are
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    Naked And Unashamed
    65 5 A.P. MELBOURNE, Fri.-Three naked 18-year-old youths ran irom the water at crowded St. Kilda beacr. and t>c_:an to dance of. sand. About 50 people lormea a circle and clapped, urging the youths to carry on their "hula hula". Six policemen broK« through tne ring and seize^ the
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    '95 PER CENT OF JAPS ARE FRIENDLY TO U.S.'
    80 5 NEW YORK, Fri.—General Robert L. Eichelbergcr said last night the United States may have to permit Japan to rearm defensively. This will b© necessary, said the former Commander of tI.S. Bth Army in Japan, it "there comes a peace treaty and
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    STALIN —MAO POSTAL PACT
    52 5 Reuter. HONGKONG, Fri —Postal, telegraph and telephone agreements between Moscow and Peking came into effect last Wednesday, according to Communist sources here. The agreements were signed In Moscow nearly a month ago and will be valid for an Indefinite period unless ended by notification by either
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    ENVOY TO CHINA
    20 5 Reuter-AAP. HONGKONG, Fri. Mr. Keith Officer, Australian Ambassador to Nationalist China, arrived here from Australia yesterday. —ReuterAAP.
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    Philippines To Track Down Aliens
    91 5 MANILA. Fri. Mass deportation of thousands of aliens. mostly Chinese, whose permits to stay here have expired, loomed today as immigration, authorities prepared to carry out a rigid enforcement of immigration laws. Informed sources estimated 50.000 aliens, mostly Chinese, had been permitted to enter the
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    All My Eye?
    92 5 LONDON. Fri. The latest National Health story comes from the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Eleven-year-old Bill, who plays marbles with his glass eyes; is worrying the National Health Service. Questioned by an N. S. P. C. C. inspector, young Bill s?-H :ised
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    Siam May Declare Emergency In Border Provinces
    146 5 Reuter-AAP. BANGKOK, Friday. CIAM'S cabinet council in a secret session Uiday is reported by a usually reliable source t > have discussed the declaration of a national emergency ir the border areas in the northeast of the country. Minority refugee groups from Indo-China
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    K.K.K. LEADER PADRE FACES MURDER CHARGE
    106 5 A.P. PELL CITY, ALABAMA. Fri.- A high leader of tac Alabama Ku Klux KB* who is also n clrrgyman—was charged here with taking part in a gang slaying. The Rev. Alvm Horn, RBU Klux Klan organiser, an Claude J. Luker were arrested on murder
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    THE STOP-CAPS
    534 6 JHE job of tackling colonial affairs lies m the hands of two men about whom we in Malaya know very little. Mr. James Griffiths, '.he new Secretary of State for the Colonies and Mr. Thomas Cook, his Under-Secretary are names which mean nothing to us. That need not
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    WEST GERMANY FACES GRAVEST CRISIS YET
    1418 6  -  by JACK HEXRY FRANKFURT. THE West German Government is facing a gathering storm of economic and political troubles which threaten to produce its gravest crisis since it was formed five months ago. Rising mass unemployment, a yawning foreign trade gap, biting criticism of West
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    LI LI-SAN IS RULER OF MANCHURIA
    829 6 HONGKONC*. EFFORTS to communizc churia have been successful than in <~hk:.} proper because there was no strong bourgeois mid- <\ c class to contend with, the Far Eastern Economic Review said in its mid-February issue. The Review is a conservative economic magazine of long
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    NO RESPECT FOR RUSSIAN CLASSICS
    232 6 A.P. MOSCOW. SOVIET ART" has protested vigorously against what it called "unheard of distortions" of Russian classics on New York and Paris stages. The paper organ of the committee on art affairs cited a reported adaDtation of Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard." The paper said the
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    Saigon—Nervous Nerve Centre
    806 6  -  by Seymour Topping A.P. SAIGON. r S queen city of IndoChina that resembles a provincial bit of France today iS the world's newest capital, seat of government for Bao Dai's emerging state of Vietnam. An autonomous Vietnamese government within the French Union is taking physical shape here.
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    NO ENTRY
    57 6 Reuter. L£>NDON, Fa—The American State Department has declined to allow the "Red Dean of Canterbury Pr Hewlett Johnson, to visit the United States, it was stated here today. It instructed the Amencan Embassy here to reject his application for a visa. Df Jonnson had been invited to address
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      7 6 H.M. King George VI Singapore and Penang.
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    Envoy To Australia
    22 7 Shri I>ul< ep who hai beer: appointed omuiiaskmct tor li.dia in Australia in osion io Shri Daya Singh Bedi.
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    New Disease Puzzles Doctors
    81 7 Reuter-AAP. DARWIN. Fri. A disease h exhausts the patient after any exertion has puzzled doctors in Northern It acts on the legs and arms. first victim complained of When he rested he found his head was better bat he had lost the use of an aim.
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    PRUDENT
    24 7 CHICAGO, A motor v k in easy getaway hi C jo's palumet Park 04 took the local poll', station's one and only car.
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    BARKLESS' DOGS
    19 7 DUBLIN. Sat.—Two "Darß.--k>gs wrre flown from for Crufts show today. They are Basanj.s, a Central African breed.
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    CALL TO ABOLISH LICENSED BROTHELS IN HONGKONG
    223 7 WOMAN SOCIAL WORKER APPEALS TO COVT. A.P. HONGKONG, Friday. AN impassioned appeal for the abolition of the •'disgraceful system" of licensed houses of prostitution, was made by Mrs. Winifred Calcrat't, Chairman of the Hongkong Council of Women. In a speech before the Hongkong
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    BLACK SHEEP THAT KEPT OUT OF TROUBLE
    71 7 LITHGOW, Friday. Australia's oldest sheep died in January at Lithgow at the age of 25. Bought by a butcher, he wa3 not killed because of nis b.ack wool and became a flock leader, conducting utner she-.p to their death. In 22 years he
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    DEAF AND DUMB 'SEE' SERMON
    37 7 CHELMSFORD. Fri.—Deaf and dumb persons who attended their annual service in Chelmsford Cathedral recently "saw" a sermon by the bishop. An interpreter in the pulpit translated the words into the sign language.
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    24,000 LONDON HOUSES TO BE DEMOLISHED
    136 7 Reuter. LONDON. Fri. Local authorities in London navt. or ler a a new survey of the capital's slum problem. One m that the survey will that thrrv are 4 000 djvj'.'.mgs to be demolish', d. The survey sh-vuid be «>xa- ov m i-Apiil. uncil
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    Calwell Picks On Reporters This Time
    103 7 A.P. CANBERRA. Fri. Former Immigration Minister Calwell is finding it hard to relinquish power. The Labourite, who has amazed even his friends and supporters by the ois- tress he has shown over the defeat of the Labour Government, clashed with newspapermen the other day.
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    Witness In Leak Probe
    31 7 A.P. iieiiei'ai Cnarleb .tLxsl,* retired, formerly French was the main witness at the committee of inquiry into the leakage of secret official reports on Indo-China. A.P. Photo.
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    Karennis Have Nothing To Do With Karens
    190 7 A.P. RANGOON, Friday. THE Karenni State in mid-eastern Burma ad--1 joining northern Thailand will re-adopt its traditional name "Kayar" in March. More than 50 out) inhabitants voted for it. Tribal chiefs decided on this change to distinguish themselves and their State from their
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    THEY TAKE A CHANCE ON PEACE
    76 7 NORFOLK, Sat.~ Can two women live in the same house without quarrelling? The House Committee of the Norfolk County Council hope so.They decided to ask two district nurses to share house at Fakenham. The senior assistant medical officer suggested advertising for two nurses who
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    THERE ARE 50 RATS TO EVERY MAN IN NEW DELHI
    124 7 A.P. NEW DELHI. Fri. Health officials estimate there are 50 rats to every resident of villages in the Delhi area. They grow fat eating stored grain, which India badly needs. Infected, according to health men. with as many as 18
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    PRIVY COUNCIL TO DECIDE 'WHOSE BABY?'
    197 7 MELBOURNE, Friday. THE world famous "whose baby" case will go to the Privy Council in Londor.. Mrs. Alberta Owen Morrison, who claims she received the wrong baby at Kynetcn District hospital in 5945. has decided to mak2 the appeal She claims the child living
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    Shanghai Adopts Full Time ARP
    112 7 Reuter-AAP. HONGKONG. Fri.—Shanghai is back on a full war footing as far as air raid precautions are concerned, as a result of Kuomintang bombings, according to arrivals here. The Shanghai Garrison has capped a series of ARP measures by re-introducing air raid signals. Sirens will
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    RUSSIANS STILL OUT
    29 7 A.P. WASHINGTON, Fri.—The Far Eastern Commission held another of its weekly sessions yesterday without the Russians, who are continuing their boycott protest against the Nationalist. —A.P.
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    Steals From Buddha
    48 7 A.P. BANGKOK, Fri.—A temple caretaker caught a man taking gold leaf off images of Buddha. The prisoner was charged wi th using caustic soda, water and a brush to remove about 10 to 20 bahts worth of sold leaf a day (between LSSO.SO and USSI).—A.P.
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    The 'Saint' Leaves Bunyan In The Cold
    173 7 LONDON. Fri. riRLS today "mainly want tn know how to look pretty, how to conk, and how to become model wives, just like their grandmothers," a London youth meeting was told recently. The speaker. Mrs. J. Murray, editor of a girls' paper, added:
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    'BONNIE BANKS' TO BECOME A PARK
    71 7 A.P. LONDON. Fri.—The "bonnle. bonnie banks of Loch Lomond" are to be a national park. Britain's secretary ot state lor Scotland announced tne government nad bougnt a 12.370 acre estate which includes the mountain Ben Lomond and a 13--mile stretch of the banks of
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    REDS FORCED TO PAY $150,000 FOR A KEY
    213 8 PILOTS DEMAND MONEY A.P. HONGKONG, Friday. TO get their hands on a large hoard of US dollars 1 belonging to the Chinese National Aviation Corporation, the Chinese Communists had to pay off 37 American pilots and other creditors yesterday to the tune
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    Massey Upset, Wires Canberra
    136 8 THE Office of Lie Australian Commissioner in Malaya is "confused" over the reported appointment 01 Mr. J. Mclntyre to Singapore. The first press report states that Mr. Mclntyre. at present Chief of the Pacific Division of the External Affairs Department may succeed Mr. Uauae Massey as
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    COWS AT SCHOOL
    37 8 SOUTH SUDAN, Fri.—Dir>ka boys in the :?outh Sudan take their cows to the TonJ "»inka school. Their milk has urned money for a school clothing shop, a bookshop, a post office, and a bank.
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    SPRING CLEAN
    17 8 EVESHAM, Fri.—Ten thousand spiders and (j cwts. of dust were swept from Evesham parish church.
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    DISABILITY
    28 8 KINGSTON, (Surrey), Fri. —Kingston nospital committee rejected a compensation claim by an employee whose wooden leg prevented his feeling his trousers being burned by an electric fire.
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    NEW ITINERARY FOR MOBILE RATIONING UNIT
    82 8 The Mobile Rationing Unit visiting the rural area;; to save people the trouble of coming down to town for rationing card queries and changes, will have a new itinerary beginning on Monday. The itinerary is Mondays: Mornings Woodlands. Afternoons Bukit Panjang. Tuesdays: Mornings Padang
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    FISH CLAIM
    27 8 AUCKLAND. Fri. —A black marhn of 846 lb, caught in North Auckland by Mrr Eileen Brownson, is claimed as a world record for a woman.
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    NEHRU TO PROBE BENGAL RIOTS
    213 8 A.P. new DELHI, Friday. piUME Minister Jawaharlal Nehru announced 1 to parliament yesterday that he will visit Bengal in a few days to investigate the critical situation brought about by the bloody communal rioting and mass migrations of terror stricken people. Sources close to Nehru
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    RUBBER WAGE TALKS BEGIN IN CAPITAL
    82 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri.— The negotiation Committee appointed by the Malayan Rubber Workers' Trade Unions met the employers' side representatives of the MPIEA to open negotiations on the recommendations of the Rubber Arbitration Board report. The employers and Trade Union representatives will meet again on
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    Soekarno and Wife On A Bicycle Built For One
    50 8 PraMeat Soekarno of the United States of Indonesia pedals merrily on his bieveJe with his wife behind him. Picture was taken during the President's recent tour of India as he was on his wav to see the Taj J Mahal.—A.P. Picture.
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    POOLE MADE US CONSUL IN KL
    179 8 MR Richard A. Poole, U.S. Vice Consul in Kuala Lumpur since the former Consul Wilham L. Blue s departure in August, 1949. has now been appointed Consul in charge of the K. L. Consulate. This was announced yesterday by the American Consulate General in
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    SILVER FISH FOR GIRL GUIDE CHIEF
    123 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The fourth annual general meeting of the Council of The Girl Guides Association Malaya and Singapore will be held at King's House at 12 noon on March 25. Lady Gurney, the President, will iake the chaii. At the meeting the Chief
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    CEYLONESE ASSOCIATION
    87 8 MALACCA, Fit The fc'lowing have been elected office-bearers of the Ceylonese Association, Malacca, for 1950: President, Dr. S. Thambypillai; Vice-president. Di. R. K. Ponniah; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. S. A. Richards; Hon. Literary and Social Secretary. Mr. C. Tharmalingham; Hon. Sports Secretary, Mr. M. David; Hon. Secretary, Mr. J.
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    Pneumonia Takes 31
    68 8 Pneumonia again claimed the highest number of lives in Singapore during the v/<»ek ending Feb. 25. It accounted for 31 of the 181 deaths as against 25 of the 199 deaths the previous week. T.B. came second with 21 deaths, one more than the previous week. Total
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    AMERICA IS DOING WITH LESS TIN
    1136 9 ,9 PRICE CUTS IN FOUR MONTHS RECENT drop;* in the price of tin have been d by an excess of iction over demand Wall Street Journal recently, tn the months ended Janu- the price of th, »ecn cut 19 times, n is a big
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    'Half Of Marshall Aid Goes For Oil'
    139 9 WASHINGTON, Friday The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will reopen hearings today on the Economic Co-operation Administration to study Britain's purchases of American oil. ECA administrator Fual Hoffman is expected to testify. committee closed its rings on Tuesday but 1 r Henry Cabot Lodge.
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    DEVALUATION BOOSTS AUSTIN SALES IN U.S.
    73 9 A.P. YORK. Fri. Sale* stin cars in America fl uring January and Feb ru;i v this year were almost the monthly aver--1949, Joseph Dudley, t'omoany's Vicek'lit. said 'here yestcr>ite reports of a n British car sales in th,. v s Att hl iting th
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    Along The Godowns
    76 9 Drente (44); Empire Tescmnbe (SHEERS); Steel Executive —Kuvs (41 2); SitsenKiis»|»ris (tO 1); Mongolia (38 0»; SoinnieUdijk —BHtar (35 f>) Agapenor—Kiitsang (33 I); < "as lie villi* (31 2); har m (17 8); BurhUl (I!) 'JO); M. Brander (21/2); Is'andcr (18/4); Segamat (23); Taksang (25 I); Tarrascheako
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    Bombing Hits China Imports
    58 9 A.P. HONGKONG. Fri. Na tionaiist bombings have shrunk exports irom Hong Kong to Red Canton from a daily average of 1.500 tons clown to 500 tons, a survey made by the independent Sing Tao Jih Pao indicated today. Rail service has been several cut. Several truck
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    Japan Will Refine Oil
    56 9 U.P. NEW YORK. Fri. The Standard Vacuum Oil Company announced yesterday mat Japan has resumed refining of imported crude oil. The company said preliminary operations have started at The Toa Nenryos Shimzu refinery, located southwest of Yokohama, and the plant is expected to produce 4.000 barrels
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    INDIAN ORDER
    53 9 A.P. NriW DELHI. Fri. The Indian Government has ordered from Japan small industrial machinery worth 950 000 rupees (US$200,000) for sale to displaced persons from Pakistan. An official spokesman said these include machinery for making toys, clips and cloth out of rags, oil pressing, oil extraction, oil expulsion
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    S'HAI'S ECONOMY, A CHINESE VIEW
    182 9 Reuter-AAP. Hongkong. Fri. a businessman the authorities Shanghai are success"uiy holding the city's econ the face of the .used by Nationalist [attacks iowed-down pro•re have ocen no f" 17 price spurts, the"'ymant said. various Government ments concerned are a sharp watch on Rimoditles market n
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    Tin Prices
    60 9 SINGAPORE, Mar. 3: Tin price was $289-12 1 2 cents per picul ex-smelter. LONDON, Mar. 2: Spot £599 3/4. Up £1 4Three months £586. Up £34. Settlement price £600. Up £1/4. Turnover 65 tons. Second session: Spot £599 3 4. Up £1/4. Tl'»"ee months £586 L i. Pf
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    RUBBER MARKET
    96 9 THE rubber commodity market opened quiet yesterday. There was a fair amount of business passing later but there were no price fluctuations. Closing prices in cents pet pound weie Buyers Sellers No. 1 RSS 1.0.b. Mar. 53 53 No. 2 RSS f.o.b. Mat. 52 a s 52 No.
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    Britain Withdraws Proposals For Commodity Control
    174 9 Reuter. QENEVA, Friday. Britain has withdrawn her proposal to introduce international emergency measures to control commodity prices which she submitted to the signatories of the general agree ment on tariffs and trado (GATT), it was announced here last night. The proposal, which was opposed
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    SEA MAIL
    38 9 Surface mails are expected today in Singapore from Java and the Federation. Latest times for posting surface mail today at the G.P.O. are: noon for Sarawak (except Miri); and 5.45 p.m. for Thailand and the Federation.
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    Thai Banks Restrict Credits
    101 9 Reuter-AAP. BANGKOK. Fri. Leading banking authorities in Siam have confirmed a common policy of restricting credit to import firms because of current shortage of local liquid tical assets, reportedly caused by the Government owing ticals 180.000.000 (about £3.000.--000 sterling at the open market rate) to rice
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    Truman's Synthetic Plan Out
    73 9 WASHINGTON. Fri. Tht House of Representatives Armed Services subcommittee today rejected President Truman's plan for disoosin of Government's wartime rubber plants anrl instead recommended a three year extension of the present law. If Congress accepts the subcommittee's recommendation the Government will retain about 90 ncr cent
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    SUGAR MARKET WELL BALANCED
    68 9 U.P. WASHINGTON. Fri.—ln a report on the world sugar situation the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation says that the collapse of the sugar market is less imminent than was believed to be the case a few months ago. Indications are that carryover stocks next September
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    Inactive
    26 9 SINGAPORE, Ma.. 8. I nspitf of further improvement in price of tin metal, tin shares were inactive though sHjrh*ly steadier. Rubbers and industrials were unchanged.
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    Malayan Share Quotations
    866 9 Singapore, Fri. Buyer* seller* INDUSTRIALS Atlas Ice 11.90 12.25 xb., xd Alex. Brick* Pref. 2.40 2.50 Ord. 2.20 2.25 8.8. Petrol 34/- 35/--b.M. Trustees 7.00 8.60 Con. Tin Smelt Pref. 21/3 22/8 Ord. 15/3 16/0 E. Utd. Assur. 38.75 39.75 ttst. iruet Fed Dispensary 6.25 6.75 Fraser
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    MR. MAXIM WILL EMERGE MASTER OF THEM ALL'
    460 10  -  WOODCOCK AND SAVOLD WORRIED ABOUT THEIR LONG LAY-OFF By ARCHIE QUICK j) R U C E Woodcock paid a fugitive visit to London the othe' day, and when I mst biui v itii his manager Tom Hurst discussing husin.s; in Jack Solomons'
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    GERMANY HAS A WORLD CHAMP
    531 10 U.P. FRANKFURT. Friday. German light-heavy-weight champion Conny Rux has became the new eral experts have predicted that the 24-year-old fighter some day may equal the popularity of Max Schmeling, who once wrested the world's heavy weight crown from Joe Louis. Conny on December 10. heat
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    SULTAN'S GOLD CUP SOCCER
    105 10 Entries are now invited from all State Malay sorter teams to participate in the Sudani Gold Clip Competition tor the year I!'s<l. The «rloslns date \a March 31, 1950. Late eatriea after this date will not be entertained. It is intended that the competition will commence
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    Ortiz Is Undecided
    56 10 LOS ANGELES. Fri. World bantamweight champion Manuel Ortiz is undecided about a title defence against Danny O'Sullivan in London on March 28. Ortiz is weighing offers to defend his crown in Manila and Johannesburg. South Africa as well as the London offer. He said lie was not
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    TOWN RANGERS v. RASC DEPOT
    75 10 Following are asked to turn up lor Town Rangers Sports Club at soccer against 4th Supply Reserve Depot RASC. today at C.V.M.A. ground. St. Georges Road at 5.15 p.m. Sycd Sultan. R. Rajft, 8. M. Ibrahim. N. Ganapathv. P. Bupptah, Charlie Tay. Ishntn B. A..
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    Record Entry In English Table Tennis Tourney
    246 10 A.P. LONDON. Fri. America's "expedite" rule, designed to eliminate slow defensive play will be adopted in the English open table-tennis championships at Wembley next Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Mar. 9, 10 and 11. An official India team will take part after a lapse
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    Cheerful Lads Enter League
    80 10 The Junior football <A"\ie shows promises or some line games this set son. Here is a new entry into the League— thr Cheerful lads Athletic Party. Ihe team rec.nliy drew with the Chinese Athletes (two-all) in I irifiullv match played .it iviok Ktarau. Pictured from left
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    AMERICAN A. U. BANS HAWAIIANS TOURING JAPAN
    107 10 Reuter-AAP. TOKYO, Fri.—The Japanese Athletic Association ha? cabled the American Athletic rnion protesting against the banning of proposed matches between a touring Hawaiian basket ball team and Japa teams throughout Japan. The association said that the union had banned the matches because the
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    Malayan Tennis Champion Beaten
    194 10 A.P. HONGKONG. Fri. Three International t-nnis aces, Spain's top-ra.iking Pedro Masip and Argintine's Heraldo Weiss and Mrs, Mary Weiss, who recently completed a successful tour oi India and the Philippines have arrived in kone, for a series of exhibition games against the Cntuta colony's best players.
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    WORLD CYCLING
    41 10 A.P. PariS Fri. Italy was Q warded the world road and track cycle championships for l'J5l. The congress of the International Cyclists Union decided the road races would be held at Varose and the track races at Niaorelli, Ttaly.A.P.
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    Filipinos May Boycott Asian Games
    379 10 Reuter. MANILA, Fri. Jorge Vargas, i j the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation the United Press that the Philippines cpposes Japanese participation in UiternaUonal competitions and 'very likely we are not sending a delegation" to the Asian Olympics scheduled to b< ludd in New Delhi next
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    Walker Cup Date Changed
    94 10 A.P. ST. ANDREWS. Fri The Royal and Ancient i»olf Club announced that the date of new year's Walker Cup match had been changed so that American golfers can return and compete in the American open championship. The R A (ioli Club said the Executive Committee of
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    INTERNATIONAL BASKETBALL
    28 10 A.P. ISTANBUL. Fri Basketball teams from Belgium. Italy. France. Egypt, the Netherlands. Yugoslavia and Switzerland are expected to compete in an international tournament here next month.—A.P.
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    Lonis To Make Important Announcement
    123 10 U.P. VALDOSTA. Georgfci I —R ell re d heavyweight champion Joe Louis said tonight that he will make an announcement on about March 20 whether be -nil return to the nrr; againil Ezzard Charles this Mim-ni'-r. Louis fish tin- a r leisurely exhibition boatt said
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    HIS FIFTH WORLD SWIM RECORD
    146 10 Reuter. NEWHAVEN. < ONNi:< J* CUT. r*.—Australian mm* champion Johni Ma< broke his fifth world and his first undei rornpci tive condition lie He enaercd QfCStylC in two minut< yen fccoonds, whieli 'WJJjL the mark set by BUI s n (Ohio State Ifnivei '•»44 by
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    RAIN AFFECTS PENANG TRACK
    175 11  -  3 BEST BETS FOR TODAY BY ALBERT SPEiNCER The Man with 2,000 Winners pi-NANG, Today: The track was slightly dead this morning for heavy work owing to rain last evening. There was no real fast work done. Fountain Lady (J. Donneley) returned th best time working
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    Jagir Singh Outpointed By Driver
    27 11 Reuter-AAP. MKLBOtRNE. Fri lhf Indian feather«reigbt boxer lagir s,in«h was outpointed by Spencer Driver, of victoria, over 12 rounds her e tonight—ReuterAAP.
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    Manila Basketball Team Win First Game
    315 11 I; their first match played at the Happy World dium last night trie Arelland University ning Arrows) basketball team defeated the Kong team by 58 points to 35. The score must not be taken as any indication that the Flaming Arvows ran out winners,
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    HARVEY EQUALS COMPTON RECORD
    308 11 PORT ELIZABETH. Fri.— i's young lefthander Harvey, scored his eighth century of the tour [ual the record of Denis Compton 'Middlesex) durthe tirs: day's play in the fifth and final Test against South Africa here. Harvey made 116 which Deluded 14 fours, in two Hours nnd
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    OXFORD WIN
    17 11 OXFORD. Fri.—Oxford mlMrk%C by four bouts to threi in tne annual interlioxing match here. Keoter.
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    ADLY SHAFEI CAUSES UPSET IN TENNIS
    67 11 A.P. CAIRO, Fri.—Denmark s Einer Ulrich defeated Egypt's Marcel Coen 6-4. 6-4 in the opening match of the tennis Nations Cup here today. Egypt's top player, Adly Shafei. scored an upset victory over Denmark's Jurt Nielsen 6-0. 6-1. Nielsen and Ulrich defeated Coen and
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    AUSSIES NOT DOING WELL IN NEW ZEALAND
    91 11 Reuter-AAP. CHRISTCHURCH. Fri. After dismissing Canterbury in their first innings for 143 the Australian touring team had lost five wickets for 97 runs by the close of the first day of their three-day match here. Doug Rin f j (Victoria) took five for
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    Selections
    52 11 RACE ONE: CARAVAN Dark Romance Mamus<> RACE TWO: JOHN Musketeer L»na Dear RACE THREE: MAYLOONG Demaratus Jaunty RACE FOUR: CHITA Darn >k Spring Up RACK FIVE PILGRIM'S WAY Fanfarade RamiUies RACE SIX: KAKAMA Rrlany Brfitrer. RACE SEVENGRECIAN PRINCE The Raven The Magic Lamp RACE EIGHT: COURT JESTER All Boloney
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    JAYAWICKREMA LEADS COMBINED XI IN TEST
    68 11 COLOMBO. Fri. The Ceylon all-rounder S. S. Jayawickrema, will lead the combined India, Pakistan and Ceylon team against the Commonwealth tourists at the Oval, here tomorrow. Other members of the team will be: D. G. Phadkar and V. Mankad. (India). Munawar Ali Khan and
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    League Champions Win Their First Match
    356 11 THE Chinese Athletic Association, last year's 1 S.A.F.A. Seaior League champions, defeated tne Singapore Recreation Club 3-1 in their first game in this year's Senior League encounter, at Jalan Besar stadium, yesterday. It wa.s not a wry convincing victory considering the standard of p!ay
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    ROUGH PLAY MARS JUNIOR "A" GAME
    195 11 Rough play towards the latter part of the game and bad ground conditions marred wuat would have been a fine Junior "A" soccer match between tne RAPC (Nee Soon» and Mo Mental Hospital played at Geylang Stadium yestcroay. The teams drew three-all. Good, clc;m
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    RACE CARD
    819 11 The following are the handicaps for today's races whch begin the Penang Turf Club three-day Spring meeting: RACE 1 2.30 P.M. HORSES. LASS 4. I>IV. 4—s* FURLONGS. Dark Romance Woods) 9.00 "Goodwood Stable" Lcwia Loch Clyde (Tait) 8.13 M/s L. H. E. A R. N. Whitaker Martin Caravan
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    CLEAN BOXING BY AIRMEN
    368 11 Local boxing spotlight was directed on Seletar yesterday when the finals in the Royal Air Force Malaya open and Individual boxing championships were held There were three knoctcouts in the 10-event card. A large crowd were tieated to some fine, clean boxing set up by plucky
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    WIGHTMAN CUP MATCH IN JUNE
    42 11 A.P. LONDON. Fri. The Wightman Cup match between Britain and the United States will b.> played at Wimbledon on Juno IG-7. the Lawn Tennis Association announced today. Britain has not \von this women's trophy sine? 1930. —AP.
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    PENG SOON WAS STILL FRESH AFTER SKAARUP GAME
    1447 12 MALAYAN IS FAVOURED TO WIN TITLE LONDON, Friday. OBANCING about W aft.r his strenous P fhreTset due" wit*' Skaarup, Malayan ba d mint on champion Wong Jeng Toon was accorded a tremendous ovation from the three thousands spectators at EarU Coig-t toaay.
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    They Battle For The Title Today
    35 12 Wong Peng Soon (left) Malayan and Singapore singles champion who meets Poul Molm of Denmark in the men's singles final of the All-England badminton championships at E.rls Court today.
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    RESULTS AT A GLANCE
    195 12 SEMI-FINAL WOMENS SINGLES: Mrs. T. Ahm (Denmark) beat Miss K. Thorndahl (Denmark) 11-5, 11-12, 11-4. Miss A. S. Jacobsen (Denmark) beat Miss N. Fleming (New Zealand) 11-8, 11-3. MEN'S SINGLES: Poul Holm (Denmark) beat Ole Jensen (Denmark) 18-14, 1513. Wong Peng Soon (Malaya) beat lorn Skaarup
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    Nationalists Prepare To Invade China Mainland
    284 12 Reuter, U.P. A.P. HONGKONG, Friday. NATIONALISTS are enlarging the airfield and the gar1 rison on Waichou- island, south of Pakhoi in sauth Kwangtung in 1 P paration for the invasion of the China mainland, according to Chinese reports front Haian Waichow is situat?d approximately
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    FAMINE HITS 10,000,000 IN EAST CHINA
    72 12 Reuter. HONGKONG, Fri.—i-u? East China zone is facing one r* the wc-rst famines in China s history, according to MfOCiB reaching Hong.cong f r i th* No less than 10,000,000 Lxc auccccd and tne nttfatlon in some districcs is worsening. Swaivn. rt peaaants are
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    Plot To Kidnap Bao Dai's Son Foiled By Police
    300 12 Reuter A.P. PARIS, FriaVy I A PLOT to kidnap the 14-year-old son of n Emperor Bao Dai, head ot tho Vietnam sta£ I was confirmed today by Bao Dai's representatives I in Paris. "The police warned us last night that th«,
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    BRIND TO HOLD MANOEUVRES WITH U.S. FLEET
    77 12 U.P. Sir Patrick Bnnd. CornnuJ. „asiem tftttc v 4 joint taaaoeuvn 3 arufc United Stan S« n nth Fi«t ihe «:runa Sea taorti* 1 v Sat- v and is scheduled to call on »|<MIMt S. iaiue day. brind is arriving 0« .lagiinp ii.:.:.S.
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    LONDON SHARES
    164 12 Reuter. LONDON. Fn. Wwkeai mJ siderations appeared tv wr.ph heavily than usual on ihe London stork exchang* today. Monday will br n-.r the r« apaiAag M Parliament and (he deecUrataal of Government palicy aarfaaj th« next Parltaamtar) --ion and thus operators ware lea*) saS ing time. In the
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