Malaya Tribune, 9 March 1950

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    62 1 MALAYA Tribune BY TUB PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE T«k TribW S'pom 1 LARGER SALES THAN ANY AFTERNOON PAPER IN MALAYA Phone 3811/3 Published simultaneously vi 3 mgapore, Ruaux Lumx lpoh md Penang. TWELVE PAGE'S SINGAPORE THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1950 TEN CENTS. THE MALAYA TRIBUNE LONDON &EPREBBNTATIVB B. Maurice Qlover, Malaya
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    U.S. IS READY SHOULD PEACE OFFENSIVE FAIL
    295 1 Bradley Warns Of Red War Potential Reuter. x, o*t r» WASHINGTON, Wednesday. .JENERAL Onmr Bradley Chairman of the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff told the Women's National Press Club today, that if the peace offensive should falter or break down, "Then we
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    TAPPER KILLS BANDIT
    65 1 Kluang, Today:- A bandit dressed in black was killed by a tapper on an estate near Kluang yesterday. The poiice found the body and lecovered 13 rounds of 38 ammunition. Two Chinese suspects were arrested by a Jungle squad in the Yong Peng-Ayer Hitam Road yesterday. Three
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    2 BRITISH SHIPS ATTACKED
    127 1 U.P. HONGKONG. Wed—Two British blockade runners. Elsie Moller and the aghing limped into port today after being shelled and machine-gunned by onalist planes and land batteries near the Red-held south China port of Amoy. were no casualties on either vessel but one lard the Singhing jumped
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    MRS. McNEICE: A SON
    31 1 r P F McNeice. wife Municipal President, gave birth to a son at Kanlanj X rbau Hospital early rday morning. Mother and child are both doing well.
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    No More 'Quickie' Divorces
    68 1 U.P. MEXICO CITY, Wed.— Mexican "quickie" divorces to foreigners not legally residing in McxiI co were abolished today by a 9-to-7 Supreme Court ruling. Apparently aimed only .at foreigners who take advantage of Mexico's lax divorce law, the ruling placed jurisdiction in divorce suits with the
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    8,400 TAHILS OPIUM SEIZED
    42 1 A.P. HONGKONG. Wed—Eight thousand four hundred tahils of raw opium worth (HK) $252,000 on board the freighter Muihock has just arrived from Bangkok and has been seized by revenue inspectors. No arrests have so far been made yet.—A.P.
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    'LITTLE EGYPT' RIVALS CLEO
    141 1 STONES, FIREBALLS IN LOVE FIGHT U.P. CAIRO Wed. One of the biggest love lights jreypi uas had since Cleopatra lured Caesar into a barge on the Nile, left 4b students nursing severe biuises and Broken bones today. Scores 01 students of two neighbouring schools at Mansoura
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    WHERE'S THE FIRE
    33 1 A.P. BANGKOK, Wed. iou many enthusiastic onlookers at Bangkok fires hamper Are fighters that the authorities decided to impose 100 baht (US$5) fines on all unautnorized persons attending blazes. —A.P.
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    U.S. ESTIMATING COST OF AID TO SOUTH EAST ASIA
    406 1 Reuter. WASHINGTON, Wednesday. SECRETARY of State Dean Acheson told the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee today the American administration would try to estimate for Congress the cost of a South-East Asian economic aid programme. He said it is not possible
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    AID FOR BAO DAI WILL BE CABLED TO U.S.
    123 1 Reuter. SAIGON, Wed.—An American mission now having talks with Indo-Chinese leaders is expected to make concrete recommendation for Marshall aid to Vietnam, before it leaves for Singapore on March 16. The mission, headed by Mr. Robert Allen Griffin, was also expected
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    Cambridge Results
    15 1 The full results of the Cambridge School Certificate Examination are on Page 8.
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    DR. SOEKARNO PAVES THE WAY
    36 1 U.P. JAKARTA, Wed.—President Soekarno today signed an emergency bill which paves the way for the dissolution of Dutch-sponsored states in the flatted States of Indonesia. ToHfciH was unanimously adopCTOby the Senate.—U.P.
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    DELUGE
    26 1 A.P. BANGKOK, Wed. Counterfeit currency notes ate circulating in Bangkok in such great numbers, that evtn banks have become the source of their distribution. —A.P.
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    SHORT SHRIFT FOR CARELESS DRIVERS
    81 1 A.P. HONGKONG. Wed.—Fan I-ping, a military driver of the East China Military and Political academy in Shanghai injured three persons as result of careless driving over a period of months. On August 30 he struck Tao Ching-fa of Shanghai on Yialukiang road. He picked the
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    The Grapes Are Sour
    73 1 U.P. DETROIT, Wed. Jet-propelled automobiles would make a toast out of pe<t <st riiirts and turn other earn right off the highway*. That wa» the reaction of United estates auto engineers today to British preaa reports that one English firm has won* the world rac? to
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    Australia's Swimming Doctor
    56 1 A.P. ADELAIDE, Wed. Dr. C. A. Moody is Australia's only "swimming doctor." While yachting, he saw the Union Jack flying atop the clubhouse flying at half mast —the signal he was wanted in a hurry. He dived overboard, swam ashore, performed an operation at a nearby hospital
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    FIFTY ASIAN STUDENTS GET TO AUSTRALIA
    80 1 A.P. SYDNEY. Wed. Fifty young Asians arrived next the other day to study in Australian universities. Among them were: Ong Tiang Hing, 19-year-old Chinese from Singapore, who win study-architecture at Melbourne University General de Silva, 19. from Penang, who is going to do surgery.
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    Churchill Terms Seretse Ban Discreditable
    278 1 Reuter and U.P. LONDON. Wednesday. IN the House of Commons today, Mr. Winston I 1 Churcmil Chief of the Conservative Party Government. Mr. Churchill asked Commonwealth Secretary Mr. Gordon Walker who announced the ban on Seretse: "Have you not as it were induced this man
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    WHAT FOR?
    20 1 A.P. CANBERRA, Wed. Australia should cultivate lnoia and Pakistan, said Paul Hasluck in the House of Representatives. —A.P.
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    SIX TORIES ARE INDIGNANT OVER SHIN WELL'S JOB
    214 1 Reuter. LONDON. Wednesday. CIX Conservative Members of Parliament have fl put forward a motion expressing "indignation" that Prime Minister Clement Attlee has endorsed Mr. Emanuel Shinweirs alleged views on communism by promoting him to be the Defence Minister. Their motion came within
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    ALLERGIC TO WATER?
    47 1 A.P. PERTH, Wed. Barry Kemp fell Into a swimming pool here, floundered helplessly and screamed for help. He was pulled out and spectators asked him what he was screaming about. "I can't swim," cried the young man. The water was only three feet deep.—A.P.
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    French W.German Union Favoured
    103 1 A.P. BONN, Wed. West Ger f man Federal Chancellor Kon rad Adenauer has declare< himself in favour of economh and political union of Wes j Germany with France, tin »j government press office statex fc today. The press office confirmee that Adenauer made thif,i' statement in
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    India Wants 3 Mediators
    97 1 U.P. LAKE SUCCESS. Wed.—l India today suggested that j the United Nations appoint;! a mediation board of threeU members instead of a single J mediator to attempt to set-j| tie its dispute with Pakistan,! about Kashmir. Indian delegate Sir Bena-»J gal Rao told the Security j
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    TRUMAN'S 10 YEAR RUBBER PLAN IS CRITICISED
    137 2  -  MR. COLLYER RECOMMENDS COMPETITION U.P. AKRON, Wednesday. John v p The Goodrich executive, a special director oi rubber programmes for the Government during the war voiced his views oo the proposed legislation it, a statement containing the first reaction of the mdustryTo the
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    TOURISTS HELP BRIDGE BRITISH DOLLAR GAP
    73 2 A.P. LONDON, Wed.—Last December was a record month for Britain's dollar-earning tourist industry. The Travel Association reports that 3,453 Americans arrived duting the month 39 per cent more than the December 1948 total. More than 20.000 visitors from all countries came to Britain during
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    MALAYAN FISH FOR U.S.
    37 2 A.P. Sixteen thousand tropical fish including 100 varieties irom Malaya have arrived at the Wilmar Aquarium at Montclair, Nov/ Jersey. They were flown fron; Calcutta in a specially chartered and heated cargo plane.—A.P.
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    RUBBER DOWN 5/8C
    129 2 DESPITE a drop of .45 points in the New York price of rubber the local rubber commodity market opened steady yesterday. But the market eased off during the day by 5/8 of a cent on further rumourr about the margin of inducement the Indonesian Government intends to
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    PRODUCE MARKET
    86 2 Coffee was weaker yesterday in the Singapore produce markets. Sellers asked $135 per picul for Rio No. 5 with buyers bidding $132. Sellers of Rio No. 7 quoted $132 with no buyers' bids in evidence. Rio No. 3 was offered at $136. No business was Reported. Copra was
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    FRANCE AND ITALY SIGN TRADE PACT
    144 2 Reuter. ROME, Wednesday. The French and Italian Governments tonight signed accords taking the first concrete steps towards economic integration of the two countries. One provided that quanti- I tative restrictions on trade between France and Italy, except on certain items shall be abolished, a
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    OIL STOCKS
    27 2 A.P. NEW YORK, Wed.—Oil stocks were the principal gainers today as the Stock Market session ended with prices fractionally mixed. Total turnover was 1,400,--000 shares.—A.P.
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    Credits For South East Asia
    66 2 Reuter. WASHINGTON, Wed. —The Export Import Bank established new credits of $128,400,000 for economic developments in Europe. Asia and the Americas in the last six months of 1949. the Bank's semiannual report disclosed today. They brought total credits for 1949 to 5141.000.000. Since the beginning
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    NEW EFFORT TO HALT DUMPING
    129 2 Reuter-A.A.P. AAP. TOKYO, Wednesday. POLLOWING numerous protests from overseas r traders against Japanese dumping of cotton products, the Japanese Government will shortly enforce the "check price" system to prevent export dumping of Jananese cotton products, the Japanese news agency Jiji reported today. Under this system,
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    GERMAN PLEA ON STEEL
    57 2 A.P. FRANKFURT, Wed. Western allied officials said today that they expect a request shortly from the West German government to lift restrictions on steel production. The Germans expect the steel quota to be raised immediately to 12,500,000 tons with a further boost to 14,500,000 in 1951.
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    LIMIT RAISED
    31 2 A.P. The U.S. Commerce Department has announced that licences will no longer be required for exporting up to US$5OO worth of autos or auto parts accessories and service equipment.—A.P.
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    AUSTRALIA HELPS
    19 2 A.P. CANBERRA, Wed.—The Australian government will expand the country's mica industry to help ease a world shortage.—A.P.
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    World's Shipping Up
    124 2 Reuter. LONDON. Wed. The world increased its total shippi-: tonnage by 2,271.977 durin- 'he past year, according t' ie 1949-50 edition of Lloyds iegister issued today. Steam tonnage increased by 118,453 tons and motor tonnage by 2.160,869 tons, while there was a decrease in sailing ships and
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    Tax Relief For Overseas US Merchants
    95 2 A.P. WASHINGTON. Wed.— Americans' who get income in foreign currencies which cannot be converted into U.S. dol'ars are going to get some relief on U.S. income tax payments. The Internal Revenue Bureau said yesterday that, where conversion is prevented by the country the income
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    JAPANESE MITTENS
    29 2 A.P. NEW YORK, Wed.—A New York importer says the outlook foi Japanese made wool knit gloves and mittens on the American market during 1950 is "excellent." —A.P.
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    WOOL IMPORTS
    31 2 Reuter. TOKYO, Wed.—Wool importers here today reported that the import of wool in February totalled 21,185 bales, showing a drastic drop of 34,778 bales from the previous month. —Reuter.
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    HUGE DROP IN PATINO INCOME
    175 2 U.P. NEW YORK, Wednesday. Net income of Patino Mines and Enterprises Consolidated Inc. in the nine months ended September 30. 1949. dropped to approximately $100,000 from $2,756,000 in the corresponding 1948 period it was announced today. The latest results, the com- pany said, "were seriously
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    INDIA VOTED PAKISTAN INTO WORLD BODY
    83 2 Reuter. NEW DELHI, Wed. India voted in favour of Pakistan's admission to the International Monetary Fund, Finance Minister Dr. John Mat- f thai disclosed today in the Indian Parliament. He was asked whether Pakistan's membership of the Fund was granted in consultation with India.
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    RUSSIANS MAY SUPPORT COLD ALL THE WAY
    97 2 MOSCOW, Wed.—The Russian press is hinting that the Soviet Union will give the fullest support to god as the sole international exchange medium. The latest issue of the magazine Economic Questions, oigan of the economic section of the Academy of Sciences, predicted in
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    Tin Prices
    71 2 SINGAPORE, MAR K. Tin price was |MMI cents |>er p?eu' ex-sraelter. Up ?0-?5 cents. LONDON, Mar.7: Spot £5»9 Down t%. Three months £">x~ L Down 1 4. Settlement pHee HPW I I Down 1 2. Turnover 40 *ons. S"Conti M-ssion. Spot trm 1 2. »»>un t I 4.
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    Little Interest In Tins
    131 2 SINGAPORE, Mar. 8. The local market in tin shares sti'l appeared to be tsuing comparatively iitu> interest although the price of the metal continued to advance. London towever, did a »:tt!e selective buying, mainly in the Tronoh Groop and Hongkong Tins. Industrials were quietly steady The
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    DUTCH INVASION
    40 2 A.P. AMSTERDAM. Wed. Oat of the largest Dutch product to invade the American market will be a US$lOO.OOO deluxe yacht. The 80-ton craft will I* demonstrated in the U.S. potential purchasers who car' afford such a "drcamship A.P.
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    A BUSY DAY FOR THE COUNTESS
    69 3 Vlieliar! Smith kvs» of an R.A.F. pero.n- pr.iud b"> > -sierduy who a re. live Countess hi.n in Ids uk i>ed at the !'..A.1 Hospital at han- luntesft patted Yficlinel on his beau I fctiffi his RMW, I unit ess Moiinthutleu. Li.tly Superinteiident-in-ll St,
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    MALAY NURSES MEET THE CHIEF
    307 3 THREE hundred, and fifty guests and members oi fohn Ambulance Brigade yesterday pack i Municipal Board Room to meet the Brigade st figure —Countess Mountbatten of Burma. ;>rrintendent-m-chief who five years a«p nidations of the Brigade, time Malay w u.-n muses of the Nursing n
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    KEEP LEFT AND MOVING
    69 3 Traffic notices, bearing the •eft and moving' ted at vat ions thin the Bukit 'hinesc Cemetcrv and can Hock Road on M'lll i 5 and 6 1 cause the Chinese iheng Bens' fnlla on *P"' and there is generally rush of traffic on the caused by
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    She Looks Back On 'The Day'
    96 3 THK steps of the Singapore Municipal Buildings reminded Countess Mountbatten of the day. almost live years ago. when her husi.uiui, Lord Louis Mouiubatten, Supreme Commander of South East Asia, read out the surrender oi Singapore Irom the i a panes*. She said thi' when
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    She Had A Word For Everyone
    99 3 fOUNTESS Mountbatyesterday inspected the R.A.F. hospital at Changi. The (jquntess was welcomed by fIt.A.F. chiefs on hot arrival at the Hospital, and she had a word with each patient while going round. Those patients who were stiong enough stood attention in their pyjamas beside
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    WOMEN TO AID 'MONTH'
    52 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. A SERIES of meetings for women will be held in all districts of Kelantan in connection with Anti-bandit Month. Women representatives of each community will attend the meetings. It is expected that these meetings will be attended by the Raja Perempuan oi by
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    Inspector Had No Right To Kick Hawker Stalls,
    442 3 COURT TOLD ASSISTANT Superintendant of Police Mr Edwin Moule of the Central Police Station told the Singapore First District Court yesterday that Chief Inspector Mohamed bin Sidin had no right to kick over hawkers' stalls. He was not authorised to do He
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    MATERNITY & CHILD WELFARE IN BORNEO
    59 3 MATERNITY CHILD WELFARE IN BORNEO KUALA LUMPER. Wed. MORE than 7,000 women nnd 13.000 children last year attended the eleven maternity and cni!rt welfare clinics run by the Government in North Borneo. There are centres in Jessetton. Sandakan and Kemngau, and subcentres in eight other of the smaller towns in
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    FISH CONFERENCE
    117 3 The second international conference ot the Pacific Fisheries Council, scheduled for mid-April in Sydney. Australia, will pool facts about Pacific fish and plan co-ordinated research on the different types of fish found in the Pacific area. nu.teen commits including Malaya, Indonesia. Philippines, India, China, Ceylon. Indo-t-hina, North Borneo.
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    F&N Clerk Gets Six Months For Cheating
    249 3 MALACCA. Tues. A MiMttC clerk of the local blanch of Messrs. Fvasei and Neave Ltd., twenty-four-year old Chan Yew Tiam. was. sentenced at the Session* Ccurt to three month?' hard labour on each of two charges of cheutiug. The sentence* t' run eoncuVicntly.
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    3 BOYS SLAIN IN CINEMA ATTACK
    443 3 POLICE KILL 520,000 BANDIT CHIEFTAIN KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. plYi: person- wept kill< .J and Usn were seriously wounded when a party of lb' terrorists led by a notorious bandit leader, Chan Sam Yin, attacked a cinema teat in Kepong Village last night. Two Police
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    Ambav.a'lor College (i» tt>. la introduced to Mr. A M I WinfcVmßTt. Nether',nuts ( onsu: Genera! (right). Ambassador Or"eg<». acCoYnpanted b> b{*» wif«« and hfurrj of fixe, is ji »»»«K to Jakarta to assume the post of Knvoy E\traerduwij and Minisier Plenipotentiary there. He is thr br<( PbifTpplnes ambassador to be appointed to Jakarta.
    53 3 Ambav.a'lor College (i» tt&gt;. la introduced to Mr. A M I WinfcVmßTt. Nether',nuts onsu: Genera! (right). Ambassador Or"eg&lt;». acCoYnpanted b&gt; b wif«« and hfurrj of fixe, is ji »»»«K to Jakarta to assume the post of Knvoy E\traerduwij and Minisier Plenipotentiary there. He is thr br&lt;( PbifTpplnes ambassador to be
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    Dead Leader Planned Bukit Munchong Trap
    166 3 TiiAN SAM YIN, slain bandit leader with a $2,000 prize on his head, has been identified as the deputy commander of the gang which ambushed and killed an Inspector and nine, members of a Rawang JungTe Squad at Bukit Munchong in July last year.
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    EDUCATION IN THE SERVICE
    96 3 Representatives of the Ministry of Ediftation. and the Education Dliectoiate in the War Office are now visiting the Far Eas:. Theii toui. which will cover Service establishments ip Singapore, the Federation and Hongkong, will include visits to education centres and children schools The object is to
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    WORLD PHOTONEWS
    147 4 General Nicho.as P.atiras (centre), leader of the Greek National Progressive Inion is nearly moboed by pari&gt; followers during a political rally in fiowntown Athens in preparation tor the election. Police moved in in protect the w'lite-moustached leader following a speech before thousands of cheering lodowers. Above The West
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    BOOST TOURIST TRADE TO EARN US$
    384 5  -  M R. CAI DER TELLS MALAYA MALAYA could earn more American dollars if she developed an American tourist trade. Mr. A. Bland Caider, American Consul for Economic Affairs said last night 'n a talk over Radio Malaya. Mr. Caider said: "You have a delightful
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    CHINESE ASSCN. OFFICIALS
    142 5 Thr following were e'ected 'f: bearers of the Chinese Association for the current year at 1 annual general meeting be Id recently: President: Dr. Loh P'-on Lip; V*&lt; -Pri gident Mi &lt;;. RL K:ai. vr. Law Peck Hiong. G. H. Wong Sham and Mr. Thio Gek 'nor.
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    Speed Limit Cuts Down Accidents
    107 5 Traffic accidents in SingaDore have been greatly I educed since the enforcement of the 30-miles-per-hour speed limit, it was officially announced yesterday. This is particularly noticeable in Orchard Road and Bukit Timah Road, where accident figures have run at a high level, the announcement said.
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    RADIO REQUESTS FOR FORCES
    51 5 As fiom next Friday, Radio Malaya. Kuala Lumpur, will broadcast a new English request programme called "At Your Service."' This is a Forces programme, and only requests from members of the Services and the Police will be answered. The time is 6 to 7 every Friday
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    U.S. TRAINING FOR LOCAL MAN
    214 5 MR. Liau Koon Lim, an engineering assistant of 1 the Standard Vacuum, Oil Company, left this morning by the Pan American Airways for America. Thirty-four-year-otd Mr. Liau is going on a special training tour' of the company's plants and offices in the New York State.
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    untitled paid a visit to the srtangor childrew's Rome at Klang Road, Kuala untitled l*or, oa Tuesday morning. Picture shows Lajy vm > of th*ir needle-work. Left «»o had K:Uhered round her while she Jd behind her is Miss J. Crawford. I nding over the table) is Mrs. W.B. Picture, both teachers at the Home.
    57 5 untitled paid a visit to the srtangor childrew's Rome at Klang Road, Kuala untitled l*or, oa Tuesday morning. Picture shows Lajy vm &gt; of th*ir needle-work. Left «»o had K :Uhered round her while she Jd behind her is Miss J. Crawford. I nding over the table) is Mrs. W.B.
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    Parting Kiss
    32 5 Mr. Claude Massey the Australian Commissioner for Malaya gets a parting kiss from daughter Lorna, before he left for Kuala Lumpur, en route to Egypt, yesterday —Tribune Picture. -Tribune Picture.
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    QUARREL LED TO STABBING, COURT TOLD
    381 5 A YOUNG Malay alee, Ummeni Vasudevan. who was alleged to have stabbed two young Tamilf. on the evening of November 26 last—one at a coffeeshop in Havelock Road and the other m Delta Road—claimed trial in the Assize Court yesterday to two charges of
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    TO STUDY TEXTILES IN AUSTRALIA
    114 5 A twenty-one-year-old Korean arrived in Singapore by Pan American yesterday. He will leave by Qantas/ BOAC tomorrow for Sydney —to study textile manufacturing, textile designing and textile printing in Australia. He is Chung Han Young, son of a Korean textile manufacturer. Said he yesterday "Korea
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    It's A Wrench To Pari From S'pore-MASSEY
    161 5 MR Claude Massey, Aufitralian Commissioner for 111 Malaya, got a parting kiss from daughter Loma before he left for Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Later she carefully wiped lipstick marks off from his lips. Mr. Massey will leave by ship from Per*ang for Egvot where
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    FLAG DAY
    17 5 The Flag Day, held lcccntly by the Good Shepherd Girls' Home Building Funa, realised $8,161.41,
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    Bandits Hold Up Bus, Rob Passengers
    140 5 MUAR, Wednesday. EIGHT uniformed Chinese bandits held up a passenger bus at the 12th mite Muar/Parit Sulong Road yesterday afternoon. They robbed the driver and the conductor of their identity cards and cash. The only two passengers—a Malay and a Chinese—were ont molested. After
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    KASHMIR COCKPIT
    346 6 TOE glorious Vale of Kashmir may at any 1 moment become once more a vale of tears. After two years ot wrangling and dead-lock in the United Nations, India and Pakistan havp reached such a state of bitterness that both are openly talking of war to settle their
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    A/C RENDERED
    226 6 MEMO to the Singapore. Electricity Department.: It is high time something was done abou* your method of dealing with accounts. At present users get fourteen days in which to pay before supplies are cut-off, and that is very fair grace. Where the suburban house-holder is put on the
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    PROBLEM OF SUDAN
    1000 6 THE CONDOMINIUM IS A PANDEMONIUM Reuter. CAIRO. NEW efforts are likely to be made this year to solve the problem of the future of the Sudan, a problem which has increased steadily in importance during the past ha'f century. Three nations are mainly inteiested in the solution
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    HANDS OFF THIS DIRTY BUSINESS!
    814 6  -  AUSTRIANS WARNED: by HUBERT HARRISON VIENNA. A STRONG warning against the danger of becoming involved in the "spy war" now being waged between the Four Occupying Powers in Austria has been issued by Ferdinand Graf. Austrian Assistant Minister of the Interior. In a recent public
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    DON'T DIE YOUNG
    409 6 NEW YORK, DON'T die young, U" you want to be famous. Personality, brains and genius of some kind count, but grey matter often comes with grey hair, or none, and\it's the bald pates that wear the laurel. Many poets, painters, novelists, philosophers and composers alive today are
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    IT'S NO VICARAGE LAWN AFFAIR
    698 6 WHEN PENG SQQN PLAYS A HANDFUL of Victorian bright young things, gaily passing the time on the Duke of Beaufort's Badminton estate by playing battledore and shuttlecock, decided to make something strenuous of it. They invented badminton, a game at which England stayed supreme for
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    NO, IT'S A MOUTH-ORGAN
    48 7 So not a man with a mouth-organ, but Patrick Gordon Walker, the new British Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations, who is seen here as he lights his pipe Previously Commonwealth Relations Under-Secre-t.irv Gordon-Walker succeeds Philip Noel-Baker in the new Cabinet.—A.P. Photo. A.P. Photo.
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    THE KING HONOURS FRENCH PRESIDENT
    127 7 Reuter. LONDON, Wednesday. Buckingham Palace tonight, the King lvested President Auriol witn the insienia of ;ht Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, ond olde3t order of British chivalry. President Auriol and the n pledged to fight for peace. the first state vis:t id
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    40 FIGHTERS TO BE SHIPPED TO W. EUROPE
    54 7 A.P. WASHINGTON, Wed. A French aircraft-carrier es at Norfolk, Virginia, v to set into motion the aid protor ie-arming WestEurope against possible Kin aggression, warship is the Dixmude. a American escort It will pick up France's intial cargo 10 navy fighters and
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    JAP W!LL ADOPT WIFE AS DAUGHTER
    71 7 Reuter-AAP. TOKYO, Wed.—A 69--year-o'd has successfully appl!ed to adopt his own wtfa as a daughter so that he may marry another woman without his wile leaving the ta-nily. Bewildered registration clerks discovered mere was nothing t~&gt; stop him doing so as long a* he
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    '7,000,000 ARE STARVING IN RED CHINA'
    62 7 U.P. HONGKONG. Wed. CHINESE Communist VicePremier Tung Pi-wu painted a grim picture today of the food situation in Red-held China where, he said 7.000.000 persons are st°-vin or The next four months will deci-e MiWiMier uiĕ situation reaches disaster proportions, Tung said in a
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    'WE MAY WAKE UP TO FIND RUSSIANS AT THE GATES OF S'PORE'
    299 7  -  REDS CA NNOT BE STOPPED GAMMANS WARNS GOVERNMENT: BY ECONOMIC AID ALONE Reuter. LONDON. Wednesday. fKITICISING Britain's proposed £590,000 loan to Burma, Mr. Leonard Gammans, one of the Conservative Party experts on Far Eastern affairs, said in the
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    JUVENILE SEX CRIMES IN TOKYO INCREASE
    95 7 Reuter-AAP. TOKYO, Wed.—Juvenile sex crimes, swindles and em bezzlement are soaring in Tokyo, according to city police. In a recent 10-day round-up 10.000 juvenile offenders were arrested and questioned. Police said most juvenile crimes resulted from a postwar gambling craze. In Osaka policemen's guns
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    JOINT TWIN GIRLS
    31 7 A.P. SYDNEY, Wed.—Dr. John Starr said Tuesday Siamese twin girls joined at the top of their heads were born last Saturday to Mrs. Erskine Smith, near Burnie.— A.P.
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    No Blame Here— Attlee
    56 7 Sir Percy Sillitoe, Chief of the British Intelligence Service, whose department was criticised by security-cons-cious Members of Parliament yesterday, in connection with the Fuchs spy case. Mr. Attlee termed the Fuchs case a 'most deplorable and unfortunate incident' but he strongly denied there had been any
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    H-BOMB NO WORRY
    32 7 U.P. NEW YORK. Wednesday.— General Eisenhower said on Sunday that Americanshould try to do more about preventing a "national bankruptcy" instead of worrying so much about the hydrogen bomb.—U.P.
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    Russia Denies Fuchs Supplied Atom Secrets
    204 7 U.P. LONDON, Wednesday. BUSSIA denied today through its official news agency that Dr. Klaus Fuchs, atom spy sentenced to fourteen years in prison in London, gave information to the Soviet Union. The Soviet Tass Agency said it was authorized to state: 'Fuchs is unknown
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    AGA KHAN'S £40,000 RING RECOVERED
    74 7 PARIS. Wed. French police today announced the arrest of a 47-year-old diamond merchant, in connection with the armed holdup of Aga Khan and his Begum last August. They also stated that they had recovered a £40.000 diamond ring stolen along with other jewellery from the
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    HIROSHIMA AND THE ATOM BOMB
    47 7 A.P. HIROSHIMA. Wed.—Fourteen Japanese working with the U.S. Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission injury today when fire destroyed their dormitory. Damage was estimated at 20 000,--000 yen. Hiroshima was the first city in the world to be struck by an atom bomb. —A.P.
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    Chandhry Wants War As A Test
    89 7 Reuter. NEW DELHI, Wed. Rohini Kumar Chaudhry, Congress member of the Indian Parliament from Assam, said today he wanted India to go to war with Pakistan on the East Pakistan issue. Speaking during the budget debate in Parliament, he referred to the situation created
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    THREE SLAIN WITH A BREAD KNIFE
    112 7 U.P. NEW YORK. Wed.—A 19 year old Negro, ireed tour days ago from a mental hospital, cut three men to death and stabbed four other with a 14-inch bread knife today as he ran shouting crazily through Brooklyn streets. Two patrolmen clubbed William Jones
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    NECK TO NECK RACE IN GREEK ELECTION
    99 7 U.P. ATHENS. Wed. -The moderate leftwing party of Nicholas Plastires and the rightwing Populist group led by former Foreign Minister Constantine Tsaldaris were jockeying for the lead as Greek election counting nearOvi its end today Official Ministry of Interior figures on the basis
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    CATHOLICS AND ANTI-LEOPOLD GROUPS CLASH
    76 7 U.P. BRUSSELS, Wed. Sixteen Catholic motorized brigades covered an estimated 300 miles through the streets of Brussels and its suburbs today, plastered posters in favour of King Leopold Ill's return and clashed frequently with rival anti-Leopold groups. A pitched battle with black paint and brusnes
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    JUDGE REJECTS GUILTY PLEA
    47 7 A.P. NEW YORK. Wed.—U. S. Federal Judge Harold R. Medina refused to accept a plea of guilty from John David Provoo. former army staff sergeant who is charged with treason. Medina said the Californian's offer to plead guilty came "on an impulse."— A.P.
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    RECORD CIRCULATION
    18 7 A.P. PHILADELPHIA, Wed.— Daily newspaper circulation in the United States has reached an all-time high— 52,271,000.—A.P.
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    THIS PORTER PUTS PASSENGERS OUT
    139 7 Reuter. LONDON, Wednesday. THERE is a popular rhyme here, beginning "Oh, Mr. Porter, what shall I do?" which narrates the adventures of a young lady who rides on the wrong train and is carried past her destination. Blushing British Railways officials have Just admitted that
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    U.K. Recognition Of Red China Is 'Blunde Of The First Water'
    187 7 Reuter. -LORD SALISBURY LONDON, Wednesday. I ORD Salisbury, Conservative in the House o Lords, asserted today that the time an&lt; manner in which the British Government ha« recognised China was a "blunder of the firs water." i "The Government's
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    LIAQUAT ALI KHAN TO TOUR U.S. ON MAY 3
    82 7 Reuter. WASHINGTON. Wed Liaquat Ali Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan, will arrive here on May 3 for a goodwill tour of the United States, the State Department announced today. He will be accompanied by the Begum Liaquat Ali Khan. They are
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    'KEY CHAIN' NUDES ARE IMMORAL
    81 7 Reuter. -JUD«. MANILA. Wed.—Anot Manila judge had turiT moralist. Before slappinj, $100 fine on one Leona Serrano for peddling pon graphic article. Judge A I Panlilio ruled that pictu of naked women purpo.*- I hidden in key chains fe* repugnant and offensive morals. He averred
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    CAMBRIDGE EXAMINATION RESULTS
    4249 8 ONLY 683 PER CENT PASSED LOWEST RESULTS SINCE THE LIBERATION Tribune Staff Reporter "HE Cambridge School Certificate Examination results for Singapore Schools released yesterday, reveal that only 68.3 per cent of those who sat for the 1949 examination passed. This is the lowest percentage of passes since
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    Statistics At A, Glance
    167 8 SCHOOLS NO PASSED GRADE I GRADE U GRADE 111 OTHERS Raffles Institution 142 52 48 42 Anglo Chinese School 83 28 23 31 1 St. Andrews School 52 15 20 16 1 Methodist Girls School 49 16 17 16 names Girls school 46 14 19 13
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    Licences Issued For 100 London Type Taxis
    253 8 ALL the 100 extra licences for London type taxi* n have been taken up, Mr. W. A. M. Watts, the Registrar of Vehicles, told the Tribune yesterday. Mr. Watts, however, would not say if more than one licence was issued to any individual
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    EASTER DANCE
    67 8 The Union Dancing Part* is organising a Gala East*; Dance at the Adelphi Hou» roof garden on Saturday April 8 from 830 pnv 1.00 a.m. The Sambodiarw Band will be in attendant and dress is oDtional. Tickets at $3 per coupJJ are available at The union Dancing Party's
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    Hattons Grace Achieves A Feat
    215 10 Reuter. CHELTENHAM. Wed Irish owned and trained rt&tton's Oraee. a io-year-old geldins. repeated his Miecoss of last year in the Champion Challenge Cun when lh&lt;' three-day national hunt festival be gan here In a terrific finish to the two-mile £2.000 event. Hatton's Grace, five to
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    VICTORY LEADS TO MARRIAGE PROPOSAL
    93 10 A.P. LONDON. Wed.—Mitchael Kennedy. 20-year-old Seattle skater, won a world championship's on Monday night and while still aglow with elation got himself engaged po be married. The girl is 19-year-old Hilarie Fenton. student at the Seattle University. Michael talked to her by trans-Atlantic telephone. What
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    WHY AUSTRALIA WON THE TESTS WITH S. AFRICA
    88 10 Reuter. TORT ELIZABETH, Wed. Lindsay Hussett and Dudley Nourse, Captains of the Australian ana Soutn African Test teams respectively, agreed in an interview here oil the basic reasons lor Australia's overwhelming victories in the Test series just finished. Australia won lour of
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    WALCOTT AND TEN HOFF BOUT
    72 10 A.P. HAMiiI'KG, Wed. German heavyweight liOXifiK iiarnpion Heiii Ten Moff and German toosdng promotei Leo Roenigg aie negotiating in Hamburg t&lt;jr a nght between Ten Hon n.id Jersey Joe Walcott. Both icfused to confiini or deny newspaper reports that the light would be on May
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    HONGKONG LOSES ON BURMA AND MANILA
    96 10 A.P. HONGKONG. Wed.—The Hongkong Football Association made a profit of HK$4O,OOO on the series with a touring Swedish team but lost on the series with Burma and Manila teams. A warning that rough and ungentlemaniy play on the football field would not be tolerated
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    TWO TOUGH "GUYS" WITH ONE PURPOSE
    307 10 BOY KARIM AND MOK TO CLASH CTOCKY hard-hitting Mok Khai Koon returns to the Happy World Stadium ring on March 17 with a mission to fulfil—give budding Boy Karim th« toughest fight of his career. This is the first time the two boys are
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    FIGURE SKATING CHAMPS
    107 10 Reuter. LONDON. Wed. Aja Vrzanova. black haired Czech beauty, hold a slight lead yesterday at the end of the compulsory sect ion of the world woman's figure skating championships in which she is defending her title. Yvonne Sherman of New York .finished third with Jeanette Altwegg of
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    OXFORD CREW RECEIVE A SETBACK
    221 10 Reuter. LONDON, Wed.—Oxford's hopes cf breaking Cambridge's winning sequence in the annual university boat lace received a setback today by the announcement Christopher Davidge, their brilliant stroke, would not be ah c to lead them on April 1. DavidKo. this pear'a Oxford President, and regarded
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    JAP T-TENNIS ACE ACCUSED OF 'FOUL PLAY'
    37 10 TOKYO, Wed. Japan's No. l table tennis player, Norkazu Fujii. who is scheduled to tour the United States, was today accused of sending a "double" for his university graduation examination.
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    Australian Cup Has New Favourite
    186 10 Reuter-AAP. MELBOURNE, Today. .JHE withdrawal of tha highly fancied Proctor because of an injury to his sesamoid bone, from the Australian Cup. has left the well-performed Victorian horse, Sanctum, a clear-cut favourite for the race. There is as yet no clearcut favourite for the Newmarket
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    WELSH XV Against Ireland
    114 10 Reuter. CARDIFF, Wed.—Gerwyn Williams (London W&lt;'sh) has been selected to fill the fullback vacancy in the Wales Rugby l nlon side to meet Ireland at Belfast on Saturday \\i!l:ams, a new cap, Is a sound player vvh.: kicks we'l with either toot. He is 26. The
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    Tigers Soundly Defeat R.E. In Senior League
    378 11 WITHOUT exerting much effort, the Tigers Sports Club soundly defeated the Royal Engineers five-nil in a S.A.F.A. Senior League match at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. perior in all departments of the game, ue Timers had the Engineers on the defensive almost throughout the
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    PLAYER SENT TO HOSPITAL
    66 11 Playing with 10 men as one was sent to hospital with a serious leg injury. r n nf St. Anthony's School Put up a gallant fight to score a 2 l win over the w. Andr Ws School, on the ground yesterday. t&lt;t&lt;r De Souza and
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    Referee Sends Off Schoolboys
    216 11 Three players, two from the Victoria School and one from the Raffles Institution, were sent off the field in the last 15 minutes of play by the Referee C. B. Tan. for rough tactics, when the schools met at soccer on the R.I. ground yesterday. Raffles
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    FLYING ARROWS MAINTAIN RUN OF WINS
    180 11 The Arellano University Basket Ball team maintained their unbeaten record last night at the Happy World Stadium by defeating Yeap Hoe team by 53 points to 36. It was a colourless game, heightened only by the last five minutes of the play. During this
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    C.Y.M.A. ELECT OFFICIALS
    81 11 At the general meeting held at the Parochial School Hall recent X the following were ff c vtunJ^A^at^Sm^ nf Our Lady of Lourdes) Su-ga p f or? Ur urren, yen. Spiritual ™i*"° T V G. Aloysius: P"»{d%^, V' Mr Pragasam; Vice Presiae Secretary: Mr. A. a A^t
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    CLOSE FINISHES AT PENANG YESTERDAY
    1298 11  -  GRACIOUS LADY PAYS BEST BY ALBERT SPENCER The Man with 2,000 Winners. DEN ANG, Wed There was fine weather for today's races here the second day of tho Penang Turf Club Spring meeting when the going was good. Although favourites were not in an obliging
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    GRECIAN PRINCE AND RAMILLIES MAKE TIME
    66 11  -  By ALBERT SPENCER The Man wan 2.UUO Winners PENANG. Today.—Nothing was sent against the watch this morning most of the horses doing pace work. The only horses to make time were Grecian Prince who covered the three in 43 seconds well on the bit
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    FARELF BOXING TITLES
    231 11 CRAFTSMAN Moores of the 40 Div.. Hongkong, was presented with a cup for being the best looser out of 16 semi-final bouts of the FARELF boxing championships, at the conclusion of the second series of semifinals at Tanglin Gymnasium last night. Out of the four teams taking
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    CUP QUARTETTE LEAGUE GAMES
    38 11 LONDON. Wed.—All four Cup semi-finalists were In action in today's Football League programme. but only Everton won. Chelsea and Liverpool lost at home, and Arsenal were held to a draw on their own ground.
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    Dai Rees Plays In Singapore
    88 11 Dai Rees, three times winner of the British professional golf championship, on his way to Australia for the McWU'iams Open Championships in Sydney and the Adelaide Advertiser tournament, passed through Singapore yesterday. He visitel the Island Club and went round 18-holes with lack Hodgkinson. Douglas
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    ROVERS SC.
    126 11 At (he annual general meeting of the Rover Sports C lub hold un Feb. 26, the rollowiiiK were elected officials tor the cm rent year: Patrons: Messrs. K. L. lain, S. A. Dawood, H. Alkaff and Yeo Hock Sens: President, Mr. Ang Soon Hoe: Vice-Presidents; Messrs. Ong Say
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      460 11 NOTICES ""the bankruptcy" ordinance (chap. 45) In the High Court of the Colony of Singapore. Island of Singapore. In Bankruptcy No 11 of 1950. Re (1) Teo Kirn San trading as Teo Kirn San Co. 1 Receiving Order made 10th February, 1950. Date of Order for Summary Administration 16th February,
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      457 11 BIRTH McNEICE:—On Bth March. 1950, at Kandang Kerbau flu pital, Singapore, to Peng, wife of T. P. F. McNeict. a ape ~SIT. VACANT EURASIAN CONFIDENTIAL. SECRETARY required by large European Firm. Must be capable of supervising Ac- j counting system, handling routine correspondence. First class references required. Good salary and
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      40 11 "1 F™-'- ''JCjfyv.J S6E-AHJI |W WE MANAGED X FIND WNO GOOD.V WE AGREED immm _y MWO? l RC S^I° U TH F,6HT 1 Tr J |A SUB FOR TH' KID.' IF IT'S TO FIGHT TH' KLONDIKE KID- M CURLY RAYOE
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    French Govt Takes Over Electric, Gas Works
    144 12 PARIS, Wed.—The French Government, today took over all nationalised gas and electric supply inaustries as the strike grip tigntened on the country. Latest to join the more than ha:/ iniUiou woiKers reported une ny union leaders were most of 1,500 steel workers at
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    CHIANC NAMES NEW PREMIER
    52 12 Reuter- AAP. TAIPEH. fear. 8. Gen. Chen Cheng, nominee of Generalissimo Chiang Kaishek, was today elected the new Premier of Nationalist China. He succeeds Marshal Yen Hsu-shan. The diminutive, frail Gen. Chen, now 54, has been fighting the Communists with Cmang fcr more than 20 years.—
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    They Run Their Own 'Police'
    86 12 Reuter-AAP. TOKYO, Wed.—Japanese gangster who collected "protection money" from Tokyo's main shopping street kept a private ••police" fore© with their own criminal investigation department, legal department, and 200 'sergeants" and constables." Tokyo police touay arrested 15 of the leaders, who called their organisation the "Ginza
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    HE'S SAID IT
    36 12 A.P. CANBERRA, Wed. U. V. Treloar, told the House or Representatives "a little more good temper, a little more goodwill and a lot more good manners could cure most of Australia's ills." —A.P.
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    14' point Proposal For Indo-Pakistan Deadlock
    214 12 Reuter. CALCUTTA. Wednesday. A 14-POINT proposal for rhe solution of the Indo-Pakistan deadlock put forward in La.ioic by Mr. H. S. Suhrav/ardy, former Premier of undivided Bengal, has aroused considerable interest throusnout India. He suggested an immediate meeting of the Indian and Pakistan Prime
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    Along The Godowns
    48 12 Devonshire (45); E. Tescombe (Sheers); Surriento (42/3); Sansapor—Seroei— Sirusa (40/41); Benvenue (38/9); Medon (85/6); Steel Sra.arsr (33 4); Chinese Prince (17/18) Charon (19/--20) S.H.B. Crait (21 2); Lawak (23/4); Bendoran (25/--(15/16); Maetusycker (13/--6); Sarangan (29/30); Rhnau 14); Machaon (6/7): Sfanvac MM (6/7); Orestes (4 5).
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    NATIONALISTS SCORE TWO VICTORIES \
    426 12 NATIONALISTS SCORE TWO VICTORIES 1. RETAKE FIRST MAIM LAN D TOWN 2. REPULSE INVASION OF HAINAN A.P. U.P. TAIPEI, Wednesday. NATIONALIST China scored two victories today repulse of a small J1 scale invasion attempt against Hiinan Island and recapture of Kanpting. capital of the far westein province of Sikang. i
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    LONDON SHARES
    183 12 Reuter. LONDON. Wed. Estimates of Government expenditure fn reoem 1 year cherkid stocks Th?'" 6 f irX?'J^L s all hwastor took ingnt at the increase mention**] and entered the market a" °efi er. The impact, however was small produced losses cf only l/Bth per cent. Most market operators
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    II SMUGGLERS GET 44 YEARS, FINED $40,000
    91 12 A.P. TOKYO. Wed.—An 8th Army military commission today sentenced 11 out 01 12 culnefe* and Japanese to a totul of 44 years in prison and flnnd them $40,000 for implication in an at tempi to smuggle contraband plastic textiles and medtcine into Japan.
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    FRENCH PRIEST'S BODY FOUND IN STREAM
    55 12 RANGOON, Wed. Father Jules Perrin, 47-year-ola French Catholic missionary, who had been Parish priest at Bassein for over 20 years, has been murdered. His body was found floating in a stream, with hands and legs tied, a gunshot wound in the chest and a
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    Russians Eye China's Dollar Earnings Dollar
    248 12 U.P. WASHINGTON. Wednesday. Ipi I TED States officials reported on yesterday what they believed might be the first step In the Soviet pian to gain control of most of Communist China's dollar earnings They said China's ex- ports of hog bristles to the United
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    One Sided Loot
    46 12 A.P. PARIS, Wed— Thieve-: who forced the doors of a parked truck in the Kur Lalayctto, Paris, made oft with a haul of 200 shoes. No doubt they found out tha* the shoes were not hi pairs, hut fui the left foot only.—A.P.
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    Free-For-All In French Assembly
    113 12 U.P. Reuter. PARIS, Wed. Communist and Rightist deputies mixed in a free for all brawl in tbe National Assembly today over the Government's anti-sabot-age bill. More than 300 deputies scuffled on the floor of the Chamber after Communist deputy called a Socialist mem ber a "filthy
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    Britain To Double Jet Fighter Strength
    214 12 VENOMS TO REPLACE VAMPIRES U.P. LONDON, Wednesday. }]i:IT AIN'S jet fighter will bo doubled, faster new types introduced and her first jet bomber brought into service in a buildup of air defences in the coming year. In addition, the striking power of the Bomber
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    15 YEARS' JAIL
    38 12 SOFIA. Wed. Mihail Shiphov. former employee at the American Legation who. a week ago. was said by the State Department to have made espionage allegations under torture, was today sentenced here to 15 years Imprisonment.
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    PLANE RAMS HOME, 2 KILLED
    34 12 MINNEAPOLIS. Minnesota, Wed. Two chi:drtn watching television were among 15 people killed »vhen an airliner crashed into their home here last night. Firemen said there would be "no survivors."
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    Elizabeth Eypecting Another Child?
    121 12 U.P. NEW YORK. Wed. Reports received here today said Princess Elizabeth of Britain is expecting a second child. While Buckingham Palace may issue a routine denial the reports said the princess probably would give Dirtn to her second child in the late summer or early autumn.
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    TIN: market QUIET
    72 12 U.P. LONDON, Wed. The tiD market was quiet with spot firmer at £599-% and three months up 15 shillings. The spread between spot and forward has been getting smaller for several days. The closing prices at the afternoon session were: Spot —£599*2 buyers and £599 sellers with
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    AURIOL CALLS FOR A HAPPY WORLD'
    183 12 Reuter. LONDON, Wednesday. poLICE and security officers today mingled with the crowds outside Buckingham Palace as Fiench President Vincent Auriol left for the city of London's fomous Guildhall to be welcomed by Tlie Lord Mayor. For an hour betore the procession started the security
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    ACTRESS' HUSBAND GETS 2-1/2 YEARS FOR MURDERING FIFY'
    127 12 A.P. PARIS. Wed.—A United States Alrforce court martial in Paris yesterday convicted Stanley Adelbaum of Brooklyn. New York, of the unpremeditated murder of a Paris prostitute and sentenced him to two and a half years hard labour. A ten-man airflrce court martial
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    Party For A Viee-President
    72 12 Guests at the cocktp.il party given by the Lion I Company to Mr. B. Neal I Harris, Vice-President of I of tbe Coca Cola Com- I pany, (second from f right), at Capitol's Blue Room, yesterday.' Left to j right: U.S. Consul-Gen- I eral W. R.
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    WHAT'S ON TODAY GENERAL.
    106 12 ST. JOHN AMBILANd h h CADE: Demonstration j —Jalan Besar stadium r, r YOI NG PEOPLE'S MKKTlNr, THEOSOI'HIC AL SOTim Symposium, 8. Cairnluij Road 6.30 p.m. Y.M.C.A.: Shorthand K keeping classes and F;ench t 5.30 p.m. VICTORIA THEATUK: Pre sent Laughter" by Noel Ccvuri at 9
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    CINEMA
    160 12 CATHAY: "Battleground wr'i Van Johnson. John Hodi.ik Ricardo Montalban ;id G«. w Murphy at 11. 1.45, 4.15. ti.4.', and 9.30 p.m. PAVILION: "The Hcavenlv Body" with William Powell .nil Hedv Lamarr at 2. 4.15. ti.30 ar.d 9.30 p.m. CAPITOL: "I Was a Male War Bride" with Car and Ann
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    SPORT
    20 12 SOCCER: Jnr. B.I.: CYMA v. 61 Coy. RASC. H'MA Jnr. A. 2: Jollilads v. R..V. Keppel Barracks at Geylang.
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    TIDE
    10 12 H.W.: 1.36 a.m. Oft. lrn.5, 2.14 p.m. &lt;8ft. 9;r).
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