Malaya Tribune, 17 March 1950

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1 IV Malaya Tribune
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    65 1 MALAYA Tribune BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE Tefc Tribune" Spore LARGER SALES THAN ANY AFTERNOON PAPER IN MALAYA Phone 5811/3 Nine Lines PufeZfefted simultaneously ai 3 inpapore, Kuala lAtmt~~. ipnh n «4 y~non Q TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MARCH 17 1950 TEN CENTS. THE MALAYA TRIBUNE LONDON REPRESENTATIVE E.
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    £5,650,000 Listed For War Damage
    154 1 Reeuter. LONDON, Thursday. I M°* 3,000,000 to be paid direct to Service Departments in Malaya and £5,650,000 lor Damage Compensation for Far Eastern territories are two of the main items in the Civil Estimate for 1950-51 published today The grant to -Malaya was cut down
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    ESPIONAGE?
    28 1 A.P. HONGKONG. Thurs.—Dispatches from Canton to Chinese papers here said that Leong Ting, a Red military truck driver was executed on March 15 for "aiding Nationalist agents."—A.P.
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    ROBERTSON RETURND TO ARMY
    84 1 Reuter. BONN. Thurs.—General Sir Brian Robertson, British High Commissioner in Germany, nas been apoointcd C-tn-C of the Middle East Land Forces, it was announced here today. He will be succeeded as High Commissioner by a civilian. Sir Ivone Kirkpatnck. Under Secretary in charge of the German
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    GOLD SHIPMENTS
    27 1 Reuter HONGKONG, Thurs.— Taiwan ha.- shipped more than 40.000 ounces of gold to Hongkong m the past 10 Jays, according to Chinese nnancial circles.— Reutei.
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    1,400 GUESTS ATTEND LOKE-LEE WEDDING
    612 1 THE biggest wedding Singapore has seen for 1 many years took place yesterday, when more tnan fourteen hundred guests attended the wedding reception of Singapore millionaire jinema owner and business man Mr. Loke Wan 1 ho, and Miss Christina Lee, daughter of Mr. ai*d Mrs.
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    EMPIRE TO DISCUSS DEFENCE
    75 1 LONDON. Thurs Defence Minister Mr. Emanu?l Shinwell said today that the commonwealth countries were being invit?d to a n r rt? the Commonwealth Advisory Committee Oil science in Britain during the summer for iiscussions on a wide range of subjects. Mr. Shinwell who revealed k his
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    AID INDO-CHINA
    21 1 Reuter. PARIS, Thurs.—Gen. De Gaul-e today expressed the hope that United States help would be made available for Indo-China.—Reuter.
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    George And His Pants
    74 1 A.P. WASHINGTON, Thurs. —George Fenwick lost his pants. Two weeks .in. rut) haw nu* pants i adorning the legs of a man. He had the owner ol the legs arrested. i Judge A nr.oiul W. Scott sentenced the man 1 to 60 days. "I hope," he
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    3,000 VIETMINHS CHANGE-OVER
    69 1 Reuter. SAIGON Thurs.—Nguyen Giac Ngo, Nationalist Commander of 3,000 troops belonging to the Hoa religious sect, who have been fighting the French in IndoChina, today placed his forces at the disposal of the Vietnam Government headed by ex-Emperor Bao Dal of Annam. The Hoa leader solemnly pledged
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    TIN: MARKET ACTIVE
    65 1 U.P. LONDON, Thurs. The tin market was active today with spot unchanged at £600-3/8 and three months up Aye shillings to £600-*. The premium over spot was The closing prices were spot £600-i buyers £600-$ sellers with business £601. Three months £601-j buyers £601-| sellers with business
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    JET AIRLINERS NEW RECORD
    147 1 Reuter. LONDON, Thurs. Britain's De Haviiland Comrt, the world's first all-jet airliner made a double, record fright to and from Rome between breakfast and teatime today. With th« Royal Air Force's famous Wartime nightflghter pilot, Group Captain John Cunningham, at the controls, the Comet touched down
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    MALAYA NEEDS A 'SUPREMO'
    434 1  -  One Man To Head All Forces By A Special Correspondent \?ALAYA needs a "Supremo The war a<r»ir»ct t ie bandits will not be won until one man, of proved ability, is put in command of the combined -""•■iMnn. "i«t, *,ou\s Mountbatten was put in command of
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    PARLIAMENT TO DECIDE ON LEOPOLD
    91 1 Reuter. GENEVA, Thurs.—Exiled King Leopold stated today that the Belgian Parliament must decide whether he should return to the t nrone on the basis of Sunday's referendum which gave him 57.6 of the votes. If Parliament in which the Catholics who supported him fully are
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    WARSHIPS IN PORT
    20 1 A.P. ALGIERS, Thurs.—inuty British warships arrived in Algenan ports today following joint British-French manoeuvres in the Mediterranean.—A.P.
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    CHINA REDS CANT BOMB BACK—YET
    145 1 Tribune Staff Reporter CHING Ting Cheng, a captain of a transport Unit in the China Air Force, left by Pan American plane yesterday on his first lap to Formosa. Ching, who has been here a month on a visit to his wife and family, said
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    SIX HUNDRED HINDUS KILLED
    57 1 A.P. NEW DELHI. Thurs.— Official sources said toaay that additional information on the East Bengal communal disturbances indicated that the death toll was "much higher" than the 3,500 estimate issued on Monday. Ihe sources reported that nearly 600 Hindus were killed during tne height of the
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    House Hears Of MX.A. Aid 3«> Squatters
    183 1 House Hears Of MX.A. Aid 3«> Squatters STOP PRESS Reuter. LONDON, Thurs.—Colonial •Secretary Mr. James Griffiths told Parliament today that the settlement of the 400.000 Chinese squatters in Malaya was a formidable task which would inevitably take time. In a written reply to a question asking what progress had been
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    FORTY DROWNED
    29 1 A.P. bU AtAliUtU HiCUAiJOR. Thurs. —Forty of the 150 passengers were feared drowned today when the steamer, Bolivan, developed a list and sank in the Guavas liive..—A.P.
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    FREE TRADE IN FINE RICE WITH SIAM SOON
    187 2 WHOLE grain rice or the best nee without any broken grains will soon be allowed to be imported by Malayan merchants freely from Siam outside the new rice" agreement between Siam and tne^ United Kingdom, the Tribune understands. Cargo rice, or Wee
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    RUBBER STOCKS RISE
    81 2 Dt?al<*ri* and port f oelu> o< ruhb«»r in Malaya otaltcd Ctf.lSl tons at tho end n{ fVoruiry a sjUgbl < i Kdw compared with *to. k-. of 6-1.39(1 tons, at tho end of J;m:ai\'. Htfrolgn i■>porta of t tither Malaya 111 February tet J 18 «36 tons,
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    Tin Prices
    82 2 VINCi AI'OKK Mar. 10. I via-i yi'.r, per picul r\ -melfrr. tp %t O 1 piew. LONDON. Mar. 15. > t ),.t am i t p r.i i nvuilhs £.V»S. I p t... «<elllenn?j»t prite L.d.i 1. 1 I c Turnot» T fl tons. srtMipd seH«,i«M Spot r.Mt
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    Along The Godowns
    72 2 Pemba <ll»: Kmpir«- fVphury (Shoera); BoisMev-tin raj j;,* ttawnbr Siaten «in «i > v Trader cis :{«o: Silvuna c.i) Mt. Davis v:< 34) Navara CiJ Piindua «17 IS); Ki.-tnu 11«) J») t C. IfiLeod <21 32); Uuria "L." <i:j 24); K. .<aas v 2vja; Btsnr arttuius -s.
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    RUBBER FIRMER
    136 2 ON indications that the Indonesian:-- art not in P osl tion Just wt to self big ru™ l stocks held by them. the rubber commodity market lo Singapore was firm yesterday. There was buying by dealers ami shoit covering by speeulatois. The pfice roae by ft Ol R
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    Gold Down In Paris
    90 2 A.P. PARIS, Thurs.-The price of gold hit a low of 489.000 franca a :ilogiam on the freemarket yesterday. It was the lowest price since fiec trading in gold was officially authorised over two i-r.nr«{ aor o Tho once is equivalent to U5541.75 an ounce against the
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    STC Makes £16,018
    41 2 Reuter. LONDON. Wed. The Singapore Traction Company net profit for the year ended September 30. 1949. after taxation, amounted to C J 38.768 against C 16.018 previously. The debit balance carried forw'ara amountea to .€15.692 against €60.068. Renter.
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    RUBBER CROPS
    28 2 Chan Sze Onn Co., announce the following rubber ciop figures for F em vary Malaka Pinda R. Estates Ltd.- 59.000 lbs. New BcUdai, Ltd. 19.000 lb.v.
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    The Produce Market
    105 2 The cuftVe vi.v k n way in Singapore yesterday will buyers at and aelMra a»k> ins; $132 per picul ot Rio Xu.i. No DUfllnaafl was reported, Copia WH.- yt-M ■•.<!."■. Mat.-Apr. shipment v .i>. .*;ond al ?;37 4 n r picul k- <i aitq $:i7i bid. \o
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    RUBBER FIRE
    45 2 U.P. NORTH KANS*" riTY MiKpouri Thnra. A i* of ontrol for n*v»r'v < r <■>■ loduv in two Cm 'I ,v flro oflle.al" at OnVial* or -the f„od- Tvand Rnbboi sHwr I,U was 'y*?? MrtrUca -<iid $2cno.oon. 7h« btacc in the Goody •ir warobnuso. U.P.
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    London Support Needed
    58 2 SINGAPORE, March, 1« Tin prlc oi .in n»< laj bjH shown n rise of $8 S 8 per picwl M»* !aM three days and this has encouraged th< tin sh:u- mark.r B liltle. Bu. without London sup port, it will be dMReuM t<» sttrholal* the lora! share
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    BRITAIN GIVES IN ON $ OIL
    95 2 BRITAIN GIVES IN ON OIL A.P. WASHINGTON. Thurs. Senator Tom Connally. Democrat. Texas, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said on Wednesday that "Britain has receded from her radical position" against imports of dollar oil into the sterling area. Connally to;d reporters that as a result he had agreed
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    Share Quotations
    885 2 Singapore, Mar. 16. Huyer» otriier» lMI»f ISTRIAf.S atlas Ice 11 M 12 25 xb.. xti Alex. Brick* Pref 7*»> 3.W» Ord. 2.1T',. 2.25 8.8. Petrol 34 35 B.M. Trustees 7.50 8.50 O" Tin Smelt Prof 21/3 22 3 cd Ord. 15/3 16/fl E. Utd. Assur. 38.75 30.75 s>t.
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    World Used Less Rubber In Jan.
    116 2 U.P. WASHINGTON, Thursday. The world used l6o. 000 long tons of new rubber in Januaiy, a drop of about 7,500 tons from the previous month, the Commerce Department ieported last night. It estimated the natural rubber production for the month at 127,500 to hp
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    FREE CEMENT
    55 2 new delhi. Thurs. The possibility Oi the decontrol of cement this year is held out in a repciL prepared by the Indian Ministry of Supply and Industry. The report records a substantial increase in the production nr cement, steel, paper and newsprint, and electrical goods during 1949 as
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    US. REPORT ON OUR TIN IS NONSENSE' -MR. MACKAY
    203 2 A.P A prominent Malayan tin authority vi r r> Mackay, described as "nonsense" a U.S r> Urt of Commerce statement that Malaya is H n the world's foremost tin supplier. lne Tho dfeeHru i•-■ r merce D^-nm^'^/^' suit of "tho app
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    KESANG TRIBUTE
    21 2 Kesanfc Tin Ltd. had a tribute of $1.394.98 etate on 63.14 piculs in I efcrtatj Kinalley and Co. anKMMttt
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    Less Tin Ore In
    71 2 Foreign lufporia of ':i> e.r< int.) Malaya Lutaiifd <•'•» i*Om in ftobruar) an i<»iii|..ir <l wit,w j "is ton.s in January. *tac r**«ai break on iuaoj&osMt. 1 n> general 1\ aetOurita Tor ii.<.- urop, in Febmari 5 St »na ut <u<wer«; ihlporn >l Horn TtaJhiWd, l.
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      510 2 On Your Radio Today RADIO MALAYA < iiini;si. ikoorammi> KM., a.m. t«» 12.00 > 1 iMHM KM X NH WO«K sig. Tan,. ENGLISH PBOORAmMB* in <i. \k Pa** >,„„„ Mr V if 10.00 a.m. New* Jrom KtaJa Mandarin; 12.48 Mandarin K< lc< Lumpur; 10.65 ClgM Down; l'.llO lions; 1.00 News
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    DUAL ROLE OF REGISTRAR ATTACKED
    336 3 ifHE undesirability of the Deputy Registrar of Vehicles trying motoring offences in his dual as Magistrate, was again raised by Mr D X' Walters in the High Court yesterday. The point was raised before Mr. Justice Evan-, when th( writ of certiorari obtained by Mr
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    $21.000 For Varsity
    44 3 University of Malaya Kndownv at Fund has received I <J I.ooo—the proceeds number of fairs held in Kubang Pasu Kedah. Ity has a'so cheque lor $222.69 being the total of small donations in the disttict which so given the University 122.907,14
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    10 UNIONS HAVE RULES PASSED
    47 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. 17 unions awaiting gist lion in tho Federation, ft rules of ten have red The Tcrak clerical Services ipoh was registered la: t month. are given by Prentis Registrar Unions, Federation i in hia monthly re- [>< :t foi February.
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    CYMA OFFICIALS
    60 3 Annual General -of the Catholic Younj: Men's Association iChurch oi the Sacred Heart) Ing weie elected rs for the year President:—Mr. Chee it Vice-President:— thony Choong. Hon. -Mr. Koh Chwee distant Hon. SecreMr. R. D. Tseng. Hon. Mi. Lawrence Sports Secretary Hock Seng, Assists Scci etary: Soon, Committee
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    GAMING CHARGE
    42 3 52.000 was offered Phoon Kui Heng. a 35-year-old voman who pleaded not «wil;\ in the Fourth Police sterday to a charge iting in the carrying f| n d rhap-ji-kee lottery at Bukil Pasoh Road. case was postponed to March 27.
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    FISHERS OF REDS
    29 3 A LUMPUR. Thurs. fishermen at Kuala .rmn, Treneganu. a small ut the mouth of the "\i i i,eiow ChukaJ Kemuman, volunteered to serve th« Anti-Bandit Mouth.
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    INCOME TAX APPEAL BOARD FORMED
    111 3 THE Income Tax Appeal Boaid has now been formed by Government and the names of the members'wiT be published in the next issue of the gazette. The Boaid will compiise of a panel of 28 membe.r.s drawn mostly from the busim-. community and the legal
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    EXEMPTED
    16 3 MALACCA. Thurs. The Malacca Psychology Club has been exempted from legislation under the Societies Ordinance.
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    One Way Traffic On Bukit Timah Road
    208 3 SCHEME to widen Bukit Timah Road—between Holland and Clementi Roads—by 22 feet way passed at a Rural Board meeting yesterday. Work will start sometime this year. Wher completed this stretch of Bukit Timah will have two distinct traffic lanes—ore for outgoing traffic to
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    POSTAL POSTERS
    25 3 Singapore postal authorities are putting out posters asKing tne public to help post offices by using postal oiscrict numbers on an Singapore addresses.
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    You Need Technicians,' Says U.S. Mission Chief
    156 3 AID to Malaya under Truman's Point Four ProA gramme is possible, said Mr. R. Allen Griffin, chief of the U.S. Economic Survey Mission for South East Asian countries. "You need technicians here," he said and added that it was possible for young people
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    OUTRAGED MODESTY CHARGE
    59 3 I Baharuddin, bin Salim, v 120-year-old Malay, was yesterday charged with using criminal force to outrage the modesty of a Chinese woman on March 13. He was also chaiged with stealing $17.20 fiom the woman after molesting her Baharutidin c'aimed trial and Mr. D. A. Fyfo. the
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    CUSTOMS No. 2
    37 3 Mr. R. S. demons. Assistant Comptroller of Customs. Malayan Customs Service has been appointed Assistant Comptroller of Customs. Preventive Branch Stnganore with effect trom Feb. 28, in place of Mr. 3. S. A. Lewis.
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    VICTORY BOND DODGERS
    34 3 Shanghai have oi This step was taken in order to prevent Chinese businessmen. who haw nledKed to subscribe to -victory bonds" but have not yet paid up. from leaving the city.
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    Cathedral Wedding
    39 3 Captain Se'wyn H. Arter of the R.A.S.C. and Suoa'tcrn Dapnn > Joyce Otd who v. < r married at Si. Andrew's Cathedral on Wednesday. Mrs. Arter is the Mai.,,titer of Mr. and Mrs. H. Old of Pinknevs Green, Berkshire.
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    GIFT FOR STADIUM
    39 3 MALACCA. Thurs. MalaccaV City Fathers at a meeting yesterday approved $10,000 to start oft work at the sports stadium at Kubu. Last year the Municipal Commissioners gave S6OO for the laying down of a running track.
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    He Just Wants A Glimpse Of Turko
    206 3 A DISAPPOINTED man in Singapore today is young Gunnar Almgren, a Swedish journalist attached t£ the Stockholm Express. "Tidningen Expresses" The news that Westerling was in British hands brought him to Singapore. He hoped that he would be able to have a personal
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    Teresa Chased Snatch-Thief
    119 3 Teresa Chased SnatchThief TEN days after he was released from the Bukit Tup ah Boys Home, 19-ycar-ohi Tan Ah Seng was an ested for snatching a handbag containing $20 from an elderly woman. In the Second Police Court yesterday he was sentenced to six mpnths' rigorous imprisonment. Inspector D. Meyer,
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    DROP IN TB CASES IN FEB.
    53 3 The number of reported tuberculosis cases in the colony showed a drop of 35 cases for February this year. Fifty-nine cases were reported in January according to statistics issued by the Government Health Department, The departm?nt distributed free milk to 473 mothers and 1.815
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    POLICE CHIEF
    25 3 Mr. C. J. A. Haines. Assistant Superintendent of Police has been appointed to act as Superintendent of Police with effect from Jan. 15.
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    CHEAPER HEALTH
    454 4 WHAT is the biggest cause of debt among Singapore's Municipal workers? Doctors' bills. Our authority for this statement is the records of the Municipal Co-operative Thrift and Loan Society. These show that the majority of loans granted to MHiicipal workers during the past year were for the purpose
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    AUSTRALIA SAYS 'NO'
    115 4 THE Melbourne Herald, a great and influential Liberal Australian newspaper, urges the Liberal Menzies Government to send troops and aircraft to Malaya. The paper points out that it is in the interest of Australia to help check the spread of Communism in Asia, but the Australian Army
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    STRANGE DEATH OF A A DTIIU VIDDC spfcpfi uArlAIN IVAIirE lprican in ■ m ™* *
    1747 4  - STRANGE DEATH OF A A DTIIU VIDDC spfcpfi uArlAIN IVAIirE lprican in m Was It Suicide, Accident Or Murder? by HUBERT HARRISON VIENNA, ONE of the strangest "mysteries of post-war Europe is th death of the Naval Attache of the American Legation in Bucharest. Captain Eugene Karpe. whose mutilated body
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    Confusion In High Places
    615 4 E.K.T. Sir. Recently a well known Singapore Chinese leader addressed 10G0 businessmen at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce on the existing conditions in Com- munlst China. It is not my place to challenge his views or conclusions, but after reading his speech in Chinese and excerpts
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    SENIOR OFFICERS BROWBEAT THEIR EMPLOYERS
    380 4 Tlic* People s Po§ibaj| Sir. That th* Lim-Wicks affair has now reached a state of unreality is proved by the published views of the Municipal Senior Officers. We have reached a stage in this issue where an employee—and a jolly well paid one at that—tries
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    NOW THE BANDITb WILL HUNT HIM
    329 4 K.C. TAN. Sir Recent news headlines have signed the "death warrants" for at least two persons. I am referring to the story which appeared in one of the Singapore newspapers about a Chinese Auxiliary Policeman who received $20,000 from the Police for killing Chan
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    STRAW THAT BROKE A READER'S BACK
    287 4 T.D.N. Sir, I am now quite convinced that the world is mad. and that all sense of proportion has gone for ever. The flnal straw that broke the back of my belief that there might be hope for us all came recently when I
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    $30,000 REWARD FOR 2 MALAY BANDITS
    353 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. rl Selangor police yesterday offered a reward of $30,000 for information leading to the arrest of two Malay bandit leadeis named Hithir and Ali bin Boyok. A Ma lav bandit leader in the Ulu Langat area of St langor, Hithir has
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    WAGNER ON AIR
    35 5 Portions from Wagner's greatest and second last opeia "Dei Ring dcs Nibelungen" completed seven years before his death in 1883 will be played in the Knday Prom progiamme of Radio Malaya tonight.
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    Boys Will Hear Debate In Council
    131 5 EIGHTY boys from the St. Joseph's Institution will see how their Colony is governed when they attend next week's meeting of the Legislative Council. They will be the guests of Mr. C. C. Tan (Prog. Municipal South West). Mr. C. C. Tan is tlie
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    SATA GIFTS
    31 5 The SATA has received a further $677.69 in donations from: Blue Bird 5h0w—5421.23; Annonymous $10; Chan Chen Kaw—sloo; Collection •80x—31.46; C. E. Morton (Malaya) Ltd.—sloo and Malaya Tribune Press—sls.
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    ACSU WARNS WAR DEPT.
    248 5 THE Singapore Army Civil Service Union yesterday 1 warned the War Department of a possible breakdown of industrial relations if its long-delayed demands for bigger salaries, housing aJtowanee, and paid annual leave for certain categories of workers are not immediately implemented In a note to the
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    C-G TO REVIEW EDUCATION WEEK RALLY
    322 5 A FESTIVAL of Singapore A Youth' involving 121.000 children will be held in May. Called 'Education a mammoth programme has been planned m the people of the what schools are v to turn out its future citizens. The Week will be from May 3
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    IT WILL BE A LONG 'MONTH'
    227 5 tfUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. The Anti-Bandit Month will not be nn exact calendar month, said a government press release last night. It will last a little longer. The reason for this is that though the Month' began on the evening of Feb. 26, it took
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    POLICE FIND FIVE CRAVES
    48 5 KUALA LLTMPUR. Thurs.— A Police jungle squad searching a swamp at the Kunchi Ayer near Kampar have found five graves. The five bodies were of one old woman, two young women, one child and one unknown. All had their hands tied behind their backs.
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    230 ARRESTED
    42 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. —There have been 230 arrests in the Federation for the week ending March 15: 70 in Johore, 15 in Pahang, 22 in Kedah/Perlis, 13 in Penang, 38 in Selangor, 63 in Perak and 9 in Negri Sembilan.
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    DETECTIVE ON BRIBE CHARGE
    63 5 Chua Ah Seng, aged 22. a detective constable, was charged in the Fourth Police Court yesterday with accepting a bribe of $100. Chua was stated to have accepted the money from Teng Kow Kow as inducement not to arrest him for being in possession of 6
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    CYCLIST ROBBED
    28 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. A Chinese armed with a pistol stopped a Malay cyclist in the Muar Area and robbed him off $110 and a wrist watch.
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    SQUATTERS CHEER MENTRI BESAR
    69 5 The Mentri B**W of Kedah, Tunku Ismail bin Tunku Yahya, aw»mpanied by the British Adviser, Kedah, Mr. E. V.G. Day and members of the Local Squatter Re-settle-nient Conunlttee, recently visited the squatter area at Batu Lima, near (iuriui, Kedah. Above: The Mentri Besar and the British
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    Libyan 'Lion's Envoy Seeks Trade
    161 5 DR. AHMED GIMIL MAZZARA KOROGHLU, 3o-year-old Libyan Arab, who is the personal representative of th< Emir Abdtlkerim EIKhattabi, known as "The Lion of the Rifts'' is in Singapore. Dr. Ahmed, win was a major In the l.ibycn u r:oy under the Italians, is accredited to
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    RED RAID ON ESTATE FOILED
    344 5 UUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. About forty to fifty bandits yesterday attacked the manager's bungalow on the Sungei Sebaling Estate in the Bahau area of Negri Sembilan. The Special Constables returned the fire and the bandits withdrew. The Bahau police v»vre informed and rushed to the estate.
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    12 CHINESE SCHOOLS HAVE PLANS PASSED
    169 5 THERE are nineteen unregistered Chinese schools in the Colony, Mr. R. W. Watson Hyatt. Inspector of Chinese Schools told the Tribune yesterday. Twelve of these have had their plans for buildings approved. The remaining seven still have to satisfy the Municipality on technical details
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    Hotel Dive Was Youth's 2nd Try
    192 5 AT the inquest of ISong Yeow Luan, a 19-year-old A Chinese youth who died after a fall from the fourth floor of the Airview Hotel it was revealed that Yong had wanted to jump from another hotel not long ago. But a waiter prevented
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    CO-OP. BRANCH
    28 5 The Singapore Co-oporative Stores will open a new branch at 171, Joo Chiat Road on Sunday, April 2. The public is invited to the opening ceremony.
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    3 MEN BROKE ALIENS LAW
    134 5 Five men appeared in the First District Court recently on charges under the Aliens Ordinance, the Emergency (Travel Restriction) Regulations and the Emergency (Registration) Regulations. Three of the men, Tan Kirn Foo, Bong Hian Poh and Chan Kong Hian. pleaded guilty and were sentenced to
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    ODDS FAVOUR HOLDER IN TONIGHT'S TITLE
    284 6 DAVE SANDS READY TO FLY HERE WHETHER Australia's Alfie Sands will be the new middleweight champion of the Orient will be decided at the Happy World Stadium tonight, when the triple title holder, Boy Brooks, stakes his crown against Alfie Sands. f The odds
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    MALAYAN ATHLETES FILMED
    121 6 The arrival of the Malayan Team to participate in the 1950 British Empire Games held last month in Auckland and their winning of the Empire Championship in the weight lifting contest are featured in the full-length sports documentary of "The British Empire Games. 1950" now showing at
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    CAMBRIDGE DO BETTER TIME THAN OXFORD
    227 6 Reuter. LONDON. Thurs. -Oxford and CambrK-jc University crews held full course trials in preparation for the Boat Race on April 1, but there was little scope for comparison as they were held" in reverse directions and in varying conditions. Cambridge, rowing the orthodox course
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    Welsh XV. Against France
    83 6 Reuter. CARDIFF, Thurs. Wales have chosen the team which won them the triple crown and the international rugby union championship by beating Ireland la«t v eek-earad for (heir match against France h re on Mar. 25. The team Is: Gerwyn William; lien lonen. Jack Matthews Lewis
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    MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
    210 6 Singapore's boxing public is puzzled over the attitude adopted by the Board of Control over the Orient welterweight title fight. One veteran supporter of the fisticuffs game told the Tribune"Whats all this i'um about Brooks not fighting ct "»>e welter limit. As far as my experience
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    CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE TENNIS
    165 6 Entries arc invited for 13 championship events which will be run off this year by the Singapore Table Tennis Association. The closing date of entries ?a Saturday. April 15. 1950. The events Leajuc Champion) ship $10 team. Junior InterCiub League Championship JUo per teym: League Championship $5
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    KHALSA XI
    73 6 The Singapore Klialsa Association cricket team will he h< lected from the following to play against V.M.C.A. on Sunday at 11.00 a.m. on the Balcstier Road Ground. Players are kindly rO quested to be at the ground at Io.TO a.m. Balwant Sineh (Captain). Gurdial Singh, Wazlr Singh. Sflakan
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    STRAIGHT FROM THE CHESTER SHOULDER
    123 6 Reuter. DERBY. Thurs. Frank Chester, the English test umpire, said here tonight: "I never enjoyed one match in the Australian tour (1948) and I do not think any other umpire really did. "The Test match at Manchester was too bad for words. Even when our
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    WEEK-END TIES IN MALAY SHUTTLE TOURNEY
    394 6 The following are the ties this weekend in tin Singapore Malays Badminton Championship tournament:— SATURDAY JIMOR SINGLES: 2. p,m.: Abdul Hamid <X«. Jaioiil M.) v. Selamat Alwi (Genae) A. Aziz (Setia» v. Sanuni Hussein (Setiai, Aziz Hassan <MW.A. i v. Mohd. Said (Muhihh.hi 11
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    SOCCER MATCH OF THE WEEK
    237 6 Reuter. LONDON. Thurs.—Pride of place in nc>" Saturday's English football programme be longs to t*ic Football Association Cuo semifinal between Chelsea ant Arsenal at the Tottenham Hotspur ground London. The teams have met in fve cup ties, and Arsenal have won <mly once. In 1946/47
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    RACE FAN DOES BEST TIME
    227 7  -  FEW HORSES SET AGAINST THE WATCH By ALBERT SPENCER The Man With 2.000 Winners LM:W horses were .set against the watch ihi* r morning, tire best performance being by Race Kan (Riding Boy) who covered the three furlongs ii)'.. sees. After Yesterdays he?vy rain the
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    SEAMEN DEFEAT B.K. YOUNGSTERS
    42 7 The s.s Glenartney XI defeated the Rukit Kaslta youngstervoungster by two goals to cne in a friendly soccer game played at Railway ground yesterday. Scorers were E. Thomson (2) for Glenartney, and K. Sulog (1) for the Youngster-.
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    BUSINESS HOUSES
    54 7 In the s.A.K.A. Business B< ses tjtmtjw ye icrday the Titter Standard defeated the Pukom S.v". by in goals (Aw.me Dakar Bin Wens Chans afufi 2 and Boon Beeag one» to one (Buck Phttaas*). By twelve dear goals thr M.P.11. I» at tho Natio.ial Cat*x»r .n an earlier
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    MONK'S HILL B.P.
    95 7 The follow ing have been i hoscn to represent the Monk's Hill Badminton Party ag linst the flower B.P. in a friendly retorn match ol live Single* and tour Doubles to be play d at the Cli r»< al Union Hail on Monday March 20. al 7.00
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    These May Not Run Tomorrow
    46 7 Th. pr.) 1 -.Tafoh for race ;:1 Kti.it Timah v.bjcji tl: Singa^or, 1 uri mb >ti»: > h mr "tin,; HrlL'iant Varc, \lerlii Prinr s tU aa, ftoya' li :ir>'\, Xt Kujah, Si I> v. < adflle, Bat mond f)ant< > ;nd Show ft*).
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    LIVERPOOL SPRING CUP ACCEPTORS
    97 7 Reuter. LONDON. Thurs.—There were 24 final acceptors for ilie Liverpool Spring Cup. to be run over one mile, two furlongs and 170 yards on Friday. Mar. 24. They were: Sterope 9 st. 7 lbs.: Flush Royal 9.5. Jock Scot 8.13. Tsaoko 8.9. Yellow Idol 8.5. Silver
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    I. A. CRICKET TEAMS
    154 7 The following wiil play racket for the ip.v**an Asso>n "A" against 3 R.C. tomorrow at 2 15 p.m. on the S.R.C. Padang. Players are kindly requested to be at -round at 1.45 p.m. Choor Sint,'h iCapiuin-, kdfuf w -ii Sinoh, Cordial ngh. Z. Bhatri. Ibrahim lite,
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    INTERMEDIATE BOXING TOURNEY
    52 7 Intermediate Boxing 'ournament organised by Singapore Amateur Boxing Association will be held on March 22. 23 and 24 Entries should reach the Hoa. Secretary. Mr. B. L. Dunsford. Dopartment of So lal Welfare, by March H rhe weighing in will at the Happy Wtirld at 5 p.m.
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    SINHALESE XI
    65 7 llow.ng lcive been plaj 'l-ain i RM.P. i Cnil ai Ihe K. y Siunz 1,1 i tomorrow. Transiwrt will Cathay Building ."t 19 P-a«. xharp. ■•> Scnav.r itae o '.o t). Wij. iweefT*, F. li. B. V' "In isioph ;r 1 '••mando, rerando. R. V. Bi«f- •*> 11.
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    POMPOUS OUT
    28 7 LONDON, Thurs.—'Pompous un in the L ncc'nndicap en Saturday met with an accicl- training. Pompous ted at 40-1 foi the in la.st night's cfnoi:-! tallow,. Routei.
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    20 7 Gertrude Gassy" Moran, is catirrraulated by screen actor Allan cttrtis driving Egypt's imeri::uior.il Aennis lournament. at Gezira Sports l lub.
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    ORTIZ HAS AN OBLIGATION
    259 7 Reuter and A.P. LONDON, Thurs. The British Board ol Control are backing London promo tor Mr. Jack Sciomons in his demand that Manuel Ortiz, American holder of the world bantamweight, championship, should "fulfil his obligations' to hght Danny O'Sullivan British champion. Lundon. i After the announcement
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    ENGLISH FLAT RACING SEASON BEGINS
    472 7 Reuter. LONDON. Thurs. The 1950 Hat racing season opened in fine springlike weather here today and a large crowd had an enjoyablr if no J vciy profitable day. Punters started well when the 11-2 favourite Blackcock, ridden by a 19-year-old Scottish boy, Gordon Payne, won
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    Seven Out Willi Seven Delivories
    73 7 ReuterAAP. SYDNEY, Today. An 11-year-old ericketer here took seven eon*ecuthe wicket» with seven balls to finish off an Inn- ings in an intor-school fame. Four of the. dismissed batsmen were, bowled, tw o caught and one st nmped. Most wickets taken ~jy a bowler with
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    GONZALES TO LAY OFF ONE YEAR
    105 7 Reuter. NORTH CAROLINA. Thurs. Richard "Pancho" top United States amateur lawn tennis player before turning Gonzales, top United States amateur lawn tennis player before turning professional last autumn, said here today he intended to have a year's rest from the game after the completion
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    CONTENDERS FOR MILLS'S BRITISH TITLE
    71 7 A.P. LONDON. Thurs. Four contenders have been matched by the Boxing Board of Control lor the British Light Heavyweight title vacated by Freddie Mills. Mark Hart of Croydon will fight Dennis Powoll of Wales and Jimmy Carrqll of Stockport wilt meet Don Ockell of Battorsea.
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    Player Ordered Off Soccer Field
    352 7 For questioning the decision of the refere?, end suggesting that he should look 'on both siuts of play," Scaife Hie tI.H.H. Auxiliary. Polic niside-ieft, was ordered off fi?ld by Mr. G.de Silva in the tenth minute ol the s scond naif wh?n the British Ordnance
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    PEP FAVOURITE AGAINST RAY FAMECHON
    360 7 A.P. NEW YORK. Thurs. Willie Pep. the Featherweight Champion, was five to 18 favourite today to repel the challenge of -France's confident Ray Famechon in their 15-round 'title bout in Madison Square Garden tomorrow. A crowd of 16.000 anl a get;- of over t'SS7S,OOO are
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    Another Brient Title Fight
    32 7 MANILA. Thurs. —Tirso del Rosario will defend his Orient featherweight crown tomorrow against Cecil Sehoonmaker. California bantamweight champion, who arrived here recently. Both liuhters eoneluded their training yvh.vr._ay.
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    ONLY N.Z. TEST WITH AUSTRALIA BEGINS TODAY
    93 7 Reuter-AAP. AUCKLAND. Thurs. -Jack Iverson. Victoria's star legbreak bowler, brought his tally of wickets lor the Australian team in New Zealand to 50 today when the touring team beat Southland by an innings and 37 runs at Invercargill. He* claimed five Southland second
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    HAINAN INVADERS Chiang WIPED O UT
    234 8 OXLY 30 REDS TAKE* PRISONER U.P., A.P., Reuter. TAIPEH, Thursday. ir hif F rhinesp Nationalist flame*throwers, wnic 1 nuge 1°™** we foretng «nerlllas c: of th:ir hiding rlaees on Island. ana ground forces combined to repel t.ie at ackers illalava Communist landings were reported
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    New Bill To Replace Bank Act
    129 8 Reuter. CANBERRA, Thurs. A hill repealing Australia's 1947 Bank Nationalisation Act was introduced in the House of Representatives tonight by the Treasurer. Mr. A. \V. Fadden. It provides for the reestablishment of the Board of Control of the Commonwealth Bank, replacing the control of
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    NAVY TENDER AND 33 MEN MISSING
    86 8 U.P. PEARL HARBOUR, Thurs. —A United States Navy tender with 33 officers and men aboard was reported missing yesterday en route to Eniwetok atoll, the site of the atomic proving ground, 2,600 miles from here. The USS Elder was reported missing while on a
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    EXPELLED
    20 8 UP. PRAGUE, Thurs.—Czechoslovakia today expelled Monsignor Ottavio de Liva, the only diplomat in Prague of the Papal Nunciature. —UP.
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    Chiang Takes Control
    151 8 A.P. TAIPEI. Thurs. GENERALISSIMO Chiang Kai-shek took direct control of the-Nationalist Chinese Armed Forces today. 'The office of the Southeast Asia Commander, formerly the Command of the Formosan Armed Services, wa.s abolished. 'Premier Chen Cheng held the post until he took premiership this week. The move is
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    IN PAKISTAN
    16 8 Reuter. KARACHI. Thurs. Mir Laik Ali, former Premier of Hyderabad, has reached Pakistan. —Reuter.
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    Malaya tan Phone U.K. Soon
    86 8 Reuter. LONDON, Thurs. Radio telephone service between Britain and Malaya will be re-open-ed by the middle of this year, subject to satisfactory tests, the Earl of Lucan announced on behalf of the Government today. It had been necessary, he said in a written reply in
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    TEA, COFFEE RATION
    19 8 A.P. TEL AVIV. Thurs.— Rationing of tea and coffee is expected to start soon in Israel.—A.P.
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    BANDITS AMBUSH FILM UNIT CREW
    144 8 Mr. D. Catford. cameraman to the Crown Film Unit, which only arrivad in Singapore ut)m the U.K. last week, was seriously injured when banaics amousnod a convoy aoout 15 miljs from Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Mr. R. Stark, the leader of the unit, and the escorting
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    Flour Price Down By Four Cents
    90 8 The Government has decided that as from March 20, the retail price of imported flour will be reduced by four cents per katl. The new prices will be. Wholesale $17.64 per picul; To Industries $17.82 ">er picul; Retail Price 19 cents per katl. In
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    TAIWAN SINKS
    24 8 A.P. CAIRO, Thurs. —The Norwegian motor vessel Taiwan of 5.500 tons was abandoned in a sinking condition 250 miles off Port Sudan.—A.P.
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    POLICE ATTACKED
    21 8 A.P. ROME. Thurs. -Peasants armed with pitchforks and shovels attacked and injured 17 policemen, at Torre de Passeri, today.—A.P.
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    World's Worst Ever Air Tragedy
    48 8 A night photograph of the Avro Tudor plane which crashed just short of its landing point at Llandow Airfield, near Cardiff Wales, killing 80 of the total of 83 passengers and crew, with rescouers and officials still at wor ,—A.P. Photo. -A.P. Photo.
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    INGRID'S PIA
    37 8 Reuter. LOS ANGELS, Thurs. Ingrid Bergman, the Swedish film star, has filed a suit demanding from her divorced husband, Dr. Peter Lindstorm. custody of their 11-year-old daughter Pia and an accounting of community property. Reuter.
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    Govt. Lifts Ban On Seretse Khama
    271 8 LONDON. Thursday. BRITAIN'S Labour Oov?rnment, attacked from all sides over the Seretse Khama affans. agieed today to let the exiled African go back lomporarily to the Bamangwato tribe and hie pregnant English wife. It also announced that a white paper wou'd be published lifting
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    LONDON SHARES
    194 8 Reuter. r/)NDON, Italia. An tmri* lill'llln—i in ihe London slock exchange today proved shortlived and moat persons on ro inifd a cloak of apathy and iiideiTsion. Small routine buying order* In the opening stages created of one eight per ent i' l BflUah Govern ment funds end Kattertn
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    OETOYO LEAVES
    34 8 Dr. Oetoyo. representative for the United States of Indonesia in Singapore, left for Jakarta yesterday afternoon for an ofßcia' visit. In his absence. Dr. Z. Xain. his deputy, will be in charge.
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    U.S. WANTS PEACE-BUT NOT AT ANY PRICE—Acheson
    180 8 U.P. EERKELEY, California, Thursday. SECRETARY of State Dean Acheson today chal lenged Rissia to join the United States in a ssven-point programme for ending the cold war. But he warned the Kremlin that the United States cannot begin any negotiations until it is
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    BRIND IS BACK IN SINGAPORE
    67 8 Admiral Sir Patrick Brind. Naval C-in-C Far East Station, returned to Singapore this morning in the despatch vessel Alert after spending two weeks with the fleet at Hongkong and visiting the Philippines. Sir Patrick saw the combined manoeuvres between units of the U.S. Seventh Fleet
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    MISSION CHIEF
    25 8 Reuter. LONDON. Thurs. —Marshal of the RAF Lord Tedder is to become chairman of a revived British jouu services mission in Washington.— Reuter.
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    DOWN £4
    24 8 A.P. LONDON, Thurs.—The Mi nistry of Supply announced today a £4 reduction in the price of good, soft pic lead, delivered. —A.P.
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    In Walked Pablo's Pals ...
    50 8 In Walked Pablo's Pals A.P. CHICAGO, Thur». —Pable, the tomcat lives In a Chicago tavern. He came home early one morning and acrateJied on the back door. Henry Williams, the night watchman, opened it. Jn walked Pablo and two new pals—men carrying pistols. Pablo's pals took US$65O and left. —A.P.
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    FRENCH SINK 3 BLOCKADE RUNNERS
    65 8 UP. WITH THE FRENCH NAVY ON THE BASSAC RIVER. Indo-China, Thurs A French river patrol boat last night sank three block-ade-running sampans and captured six suspected smugglers. The action occurcd on the broad Bassac where the Navy maintains a nightly blockade in an attempt to
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    Active German Aid Essential To West Says Mr. Churchill
    356 8 Reuter. LONDON, Thursday. THE active aid of Western Germany was aaert'a! 1 to the defensive nlans of the Atlantic Parr nations. Opposition leader Winston Churchill here Spl P kine in the defence debate in tbe g«W Cni M, Churchill said: "We
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    WHAT'S ON TODAY GENERAL
    172 8 urt British Council H"'l, Stamford Kca-l. a,m. to 5.30 P.m. DHlNtSb i..*.C.A.: 1U7. !*u tne itiua chess |U f," j" .iif.in» 5-30 n.i i.. stents' badminton parly. proST. OEOIU.K >CH IfcTl. An nuai geiiei at meet .n-?. w Cr >e< r '»ih. 5.15 p.m. ST. JOHN
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    CINEMA
    116 8 CATHAY: "The Br ;5 6.45. Games 1950" at U. 1«. an<* 9.30 n.m. H F"L CAriTO 1 1: B > >!>.,„ est at 11« l-^ 3, P ALHAMBHA: 'Pan r at 1.45. 4.15, 6.«5..<*"? j < BEX: "El P**" a 6.30 and 9.30 p." 1 f V PAVILION: Tram,
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    47 8 ■»S r r i r tar v S.CC. V tl M I£, A. 1: 30 Btn. RAOi V H irtt *t I *t F? rTy v St»nv*i v A f Coronation H K8h Fwrrer P"' 1 h»nP- H TENNIS: YM' A Ll_.. /c/MYt fi D.m- 1^1
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  • MALAYA TRIBUNE (SINGAPORE)
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      4 I RACING SUPPLEMENT Friday, March
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      SPECIAL RACING SUPPLEMENT i T7* I w llacTS VE/M£ HORSES MAKE ~~'l THEIR DEBUT f"'k'- i HERE VOMOR ROW
      1559 I SPECIAL RACING SUPPLEMENT i T7* I w llacTS VE/M£ HORSES MAKE ~~'l THEIR DEBUT f k i HERE VOMOR ROW CCINC: LIKELY TO BE HEAVY vsiWsM wjw» S|M'im-«.»' H ev j. >U( 'm g t (f rnr* m ~w Blacks Aii« main race of th- -»a y will be for
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      New Hockey
      178 I lin A oodic. who at rived in Singapore recently •in tra*ner OUie Daves' will have his first m the Colony tomoropening day of the Singapore Turf Clubs M< ting at Bukh Tlnuh hails irom YVestlustralia. where he n riding for eitjjn r having been vi to A. Cooper
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      Seicetins.
      80 I tRTH Lgttf) X itn-en (I. 3 Div. f Rurx IP Cinema I KI\fBOLTON I Pathfinder I Katherinĕ ii ICI :i Div. _a r I MATFAIR Karham Camel la CI. 3 Div. 1 f SHMOO Durtdonitri Broun Brocade I CL 1 Div. :> (i f i rPHOON Rofcll Jadi Amusement
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      TRAINER OF GREAT WORLD
      12 I there. Mr. Mrirord j» now on nolidn y.
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      WHO KNOWS...?
      10 I That's Beak, itv arfrsyi wtoa by a nose
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      The Time When Owners Boycotted The S'pore Races
      394 I A.G. UOW many are there m fa J? ore wno thr imp when upcountry racehorse owners boycotted a -Singapore Turf Club threenay meeting resulting in very small fields facing tie' bPin Those were the Cays when most of thr be*i racers in
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      THE HORSES TO FOLLOW AT BUKIT TIMAH
      472 I I7OLLOYUM, ;.re some of the horses which should have improved since their last few starts and are likely to be in the money at the Singapore r:u i s. sitting t'imorrttv AR TIC LO\M< ran Rood 'rood to Pat's Ffiti v. f :r
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        305 I (Blue, Red Green) fj IROM ONLY ONE PEN < j /9? "GOLMET flf COLOUR KING PEN ■'II 1/ iM»ev m Inland) f/f tlmplj tlld* d»«n th* button M jtf an ih* p*a and you can writ* 1 m red, art en ar blue Ink. With T in. ,nk supply In
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      FORM GUIDE FOR TOMORROW
      6217 II First Day Of Spore Races Class 2 Div. 1-1 Mile. 6 Yards. BRIIU AVT V AHC M BECONP 2 1 m Penanc 8.»"« Furs. (Jones) Piv. 1 Won by Nathan 1 nun. 14 2 6 sees. Going Good. THIRD 42 50 S pore ».10 7 Tots,
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      RACE CARD
      922 II The following is ihe card fcr tomorrow's rat* i the Singapore Turf Club March meeting: HORSES CLASS 2, DIV. I MILE X C, V\ij| )s IWITANT MARC Ml "Cromda'e Stabl*" EL-ALAMEIN 813 Messrs. P. E. Sherid. Kod R. M. Mever aa ARf.TIO T ORD 8.13 Mr. A. Donald
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      SPENCER'S NEW STRING SHOULD DO WELL HERE
      355 III SIRES OF FOUR ARE COLD CUP WINNERS IVIM'ING from their connections with present and J p st successful horses in Malaya and from their rlorm"nces in England, several new importations siiiRipore t™ iner Spencer, entered for the Singapore Turf Club's March Meeting, should
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      COLOURS
      17 III Timah racecourse seen in their racing S£r? *LfT^riISS^SSTtSE Maidin. Rosdi. Abdul colours. Left tolgm Armur Ayres
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      IT'S HARD LUCK FOR 'MR. JONES'
      286 III THERE are a numner of punters in Singapore and the Federation today wno *n to the racecourse all set to back "picked" horses. They usually sit up a night on the eve of the meet, pouring over form guides, weights and other racing material
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      Why Your 'Certainty' Lets You Down
      302 III  -  By ALBERT SPENCER The Man with 2,000 Winners. UOW many times have you turned red in the face when your "sure thing" disappoints you at the race course. Yes, I know what it feels like when that "certainty" does not even leave the barrier
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      JACK JONES LEAVING
      64 III JACK Jones, who intends to go to Australia for a holiday after the Singapore meeting, now finds that he will not, be able to get a passage until May. He will therefore be riding at the Ipoh and Kuala Lumpur meetings, after which he will be just
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      PICTURE GOER
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      MILDIOU- a French bred Relation of Astivel
      73 III A black mane and a black tail are the characteristic* of this Frencl bred four-yea. old grey gelding n a m c c Mildiou. He is by Hierocle. out of Kate I (by Astrophe and Asterus which are ii the same line as
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      SPITHEAD
      37 III SPITHEAD, which scored a remarkably easy win a* the last Ipoh meeting is one to be followed at Bukit Timah. Picture shows jockey Lansdown La dng him out for a work-out at Bukit Timah yesterday morning.
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      PHIL TANKARD RETURNING
      37 III THERE is talk tnat Phil Tankard is coming bad: to rid? in Malaya. Phil has h* 4 a Urn" ho 1 'i tralia and he should be in penect mm tf> rißfcotstfc noins here.
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      MADAME FLORENCE
      49 III The New Year being A "TIGER YEAR" every endeavour must be made to take advantage of the unexpected good luck for some; while others must take precautions to overcome the unexpected upheavals. Madame Florence will guide you through. Phone: ***** Flat 'M' Hereen Bidg. Orchard Rd., Spore.
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        24 III The Orieat Scientific Co. 1 B Singapore. N .11 correspondence to Chandran, 46, ttace Singapore. Tel SMS -^YTff B^^1 M kuS" Trie. >. UaV) Oft"
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        429 III within your reach always The *ich fragrance of an expensive perfume is J within easy reach now Gcya puts his perfumes into tiny handbag phials. Warm, voluptuous No. 5 Great Expectations for your I mood romantic bitter-sweet Gardenia sparkling, I open-air Goya Heather. Gift Sixes A Handbag Phials I GOYA
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      Breeding and Training Makes Champions
      285 IV Valley Of The Champions IX Australia's pper Hunter River Valley, in New South Wales. they raw hones, talk horses and thinii hcraeJ in this tich valley. 209 nii.es noiii Sydney, many of Australia's most famous thoioughbreds have been reared and the progeny of its splendid
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