Malaya Tribune, 22 March 1950

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    60 1 MALAYA Tribune BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE T«fc triune Spore LARGER SAI£S THAN ANY AFTERNOON PAPER IN MALAYA Phone 5811/3 Nine Lines Put)H*h«d ntmultanpnuAlit <«»" Smpnpore, Kuaun isumi tpok an-ti *">n*r*Q TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY,MARCH, 22, 1950 TEN CENTS. THE MALAYA TRIBUNE LONDON REPRESENTATIVE E. Maurice Glover, Malaya Tribune
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    Malaya Gets A Supremo
    576 1 SIX-FOOTER SIR HAROLD HAS TACKLED BANDITS BEFORE Tribune Staff Reporter PIFTY-FIVE-YEAR-OLD, six footer and American born Lieutenant General Sir r Harold Rawdon Briggs, K.C.1.E., C.8., C.8.E., D.5.0., Lidian Army (retired) has been appointed Supremo in the war against the Malayan bandit». Sir Harold's is a civilian
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    Neden Report On Service Workers
    275 1 THE report of Mr. W. J. N len and his committee fficial enquiry into th.- conditions of work for civilian employees of the j Serrta i was released this morning. 7 j-nm-nidations oi tho report are: 1 Establishment officers i 3nd their staffs should, if
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    CATHOLIC SPLIT
    28 1 U.P. ELS, Tues. The Christian (CathoPO Acting Premier n Eyskens was report>Ut sharply today on the question of King Leopolds unional return to the in throne.—U.P.
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    Sixty Armoured Lars Arriving This Month
    214 1 Reuter. LONDON, Tuesday. WAR Minister John Str&chey told Parliament today that urgent steps had been taken to comply with the demand of the military authorities in Malaya for rdditional supplies of armoured vehicles. i Fifty-six armoured vehi- I cles. including 25 armoured cars, had
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    Today's Best Bets
    36 1 The going for todays races should be perfect if there is no change in the weather in the meantime. The best bets are Man O'War and *> rt while Sanlana is the best Outsider.
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    GRENADE INJURES NINE IN PENANG
    97 1 PENANG. Tues. NINE people were injured whpn a hand grenade exploded in Kimberley Street at about 9.30 tonight A squad or Anti-Bandit Month Volunteers were comin'.' cut of a coffee shop after having completed an meiuity card inspection wnen th,- bomb landed on the road
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    MID-AIR CRASH
    20 1 Reuter. TOULON. Tues —Two military training planes collided in mid-air near here today killing the two pilots.— Reuter.
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    TURNED DOWN
    18 1 U.P. CAIRO, Tues. —A British offer to buy Egypt's surplus rice for sterling has been rejectee;.—V-P'
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    AXE MAY FALL ON S.I.T. HOUSE RENTS
    426 1 Ten Per Cent Cut Recommended Tribune Staff Reporter TliNANTS of Singapore Imnrovement Trust ana houses may get a 1 ten n-r "<»nt rsnt cut Th* Tribune understands that this nas been recommended to the Board of Trustees by the sub-committee appointed some time
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    SENATE OKAYS TRUMAN'S CALL
    43 1 U.P. WASHINGTON. Tues. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee today approved President Truman s full $3,100,000,000 request for third year Marshall Plan spending authorisation This includes $2,950,000,000 in new money plus the carryover of unspent funds in the present year.—U.P.
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    PROMPT ACTION
    23 1 Reuter. WARSAW. Tues. Four hours after receiving the British protest Polish authorities Coday released a British subject from Krakov prison.— Reuter.
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    ... And Then There Was One
    178 1 And Then There Was One U.P. JAKARTA, Tuesday A high Dutch adviser to the Ministry of Information, H. W. Quispel, will leave here for Holland on April I—two months ahead of schedule upon a suggestion by Indonesian members of the Ministry. This was reported by well Informed sources today, who
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    THE 'CAT IS OUT
    83 1 U.P. LONDON. Tues. The Labour government today i ejected a pioposal that it ic-intioduce flogging to help combat the crime wave. Lord High Chancellor Viscount Jowltt told the House of Lords that the government has no intention of re-introducing whipping with cat-o'-nine tails as the punishment
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    TRIAL POSTPONED
    28 1 Reuter. MtIuBuUKNE, Tues. The trial of 100 Japanese suspected oi »var crimes on the Australian naval base at Manu> Island. h*is been postponed until June. -Reutei.
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    Takes The Weight Off Joe
    53 1 Vyacheslav Molotov, Kus-m ,'s ionner Foreign Minister, who has upturned almost all executive powers In the Soviet Union "to spare the strength oi ag.ng Stalin." Soviet CoL Ntuuvaast repeated this last night, wlule addiv:*sing a Communist audience in tt*a§ Bertin. .Via. shai Stailn Is 70
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    Lie Proposes 20-Year Peace Programme
    222 1 WASHINGTON, Tuesday, f jNITED Nations Secretary Genera! Trygve Lie v proposed today a 20-yei r programme to win \eace between Russia and the United States. Lie told the National Convention: it wiU tukfc a long series of steps to reduce the tensions of conflict and
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    NO OPPOSITION
    38 1 Reuter. BAGDAD, Tues.—The Iraqi Parliament today accepted the resignation of 35 Opposition members who gave up their pests in protest against "lack of freedom of speech and ill-treatment by the President of the Lower House." —Reuter.
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    Faxing colony Goods may Cause trouble
    76 1 STOP PRESS Reuter. LONDON, Tue*. —Mr old Wilson, President of the Board of Trade, told Parliament today that any suggestion that protective duties or quotas should Imposed against the British colonies "would have far reaching implications indeed." He was repijin*, lo Mr. Stanley Irescott,
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    "Saucers?" Over Portugal
    55 1 "Saucers Over Portugal A.P. LISBON Scores ot flying saucers were reported by roastgurxds off the nor in Portugal coast on Friday Hying «n nine and other formations. Th- coast jruards said they were movniß we*i "faster than tracer buil?tK." A number of pers<ms in Oporto, Leixos an'l Douro t&m claim
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    Twenty Seven Bombs Found
    48 1 KOTA TING (i I. Today. Security forces operating in the Kuala Jemaluaug area located 27 bombs. I he bombs were destroyed by the Royal Engineers and the Police. The special branch of the Johore C.I.D. recovered a serviceable Japanese automatic in the Pontian area.
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    Pouf—And Out Went 81 Candles
    71 2 Two hundred and fifty diners yesterday drank to the health of 81-year-old Mr. Ho Slew Tian. Chairman oi Ho Hock Am and Co., Ltd. Mr. Ho. surrounded by his family of 76 sons and grandchildren, blew out the 81 candles on his birthday cuke Till
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    BOMBS AT SCHOOL
    35 2 MALACCA Tues Aw.'aoca Police fouud a lew muullpoundago bombs, some han-i--grenades and a quantity of atlti-aircraft and rifle ammunition in a well at the Malay Women's Training College at Durian Daun Road.
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    430 2 THE writ for possession of the "Hai Hsuan" should 1 have been addressed by the United States cf America to the owner of the vessel—the Nationalist Government of the Republic of China—and not to the defendants —(Yong Soon Ec and Loh Chi Sze). who are the custodians for the owner.
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    'HOLDEN CAR' IMPRESSES ROLLS CHIEFS
    56 2 Back from Sydney yesterday were Mr. E.W. Hives, Director and Dr. F. Llewellyn Smith, engineer of the Rolls Royce Limited. Dr. Llewellyn Smith said that ho was very much impressed by tho Australian car 'Holden.' "At tho moment, none are exported because the manufacturers cannot
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    SOLVENT
    33 2 MALACCA. Tues. The annual general meeting of the Malacca Eurasian Association hold at the St. Francis Institution revealed that the Assoeiption had a useful bank balance. A Club Fund is being opened.
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    The Chinese High School of Singapore will hold a gymnastic display at the Happy World Stadium at 8.00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday in celebration of the school's 31st anniversary. The proceeds of the display, which will include mass drills, pyramids, parallel bars and special dances, will be devoted to the school's building and stadium tunds. Pictures: (Above) Students do a spear dance. (Below) A gymnast on the parallel bars.
    70 2 The Chinese High School of Singapore will hold a gymnastic display at the Happy World Stadium at 8.00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday in celebration of the school's 31st anniversary. The proceeds of the display, which will include mass drills, pyramids, parallel bars and special dances, will be devoted to
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    'PATIENT' JUDGE LAVILLE PRAISED
    223 2 JOHORE BAHRU, Tuesday. MR. Justice L. V. J. Laville of Johore was today 111 called "the most courteous and patient judge" in Malaya. This tribute was paid by Mr. D. B. W. Good (Legal Adviser and Deputy Public Prosecutor, Johore) who spoke on behalf of the
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    AIR C-in-C BACK
    23 2 The Commander-in-Chief Far East Air Force, Air Marshal F. J. Fogarty arrived yesterday at Changi by air from Negombo, Ceylon.
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    REGISTRY WEDDING
    50 2 Mr. and Mrs. Teo Guan Keng who were recently married at the Singapore Registry. The bridegroom is the son of the late Mr. Teo Teong Toot and Ma- dame Wee Geok Buay. The bride was formerly Miss Mary Chia, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chia Kirn Watt.—
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    CENSOR'S NEW PLAN TO 'PASS' FILMS QUICKER
    436 2 JjR. Jack Evans, Singapore Film Censor k i out a new system which will give ever distributor a fair chance to get his film ]m as soon as possible. j This is the system: According to the n L of films each distributor
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    Man Held At Causeway
    55 2 JOHORE BAHRU. Tuo* Talibu bin Melapek. a 38--year-old Indonesian. was arrested by the Police at the Causeway foi entering the Federation of Malaya without a valid passpoi L When charged in the Magistrates' Coutt today, Talibu pleaded guilty and was fined $20. Talibu wa.s handed over
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    JAP CRIMINAL LEAVES FOR HONGKONG
    89 2 OUT here for the first time as a British trooper, the former 18,036-ton German luxury liner, Pretoria, now the Empire Orwell, arrived and left Stngapc-e yesterday for Hongkong. The vessel brought about 500 Army, Navy and Air Force replacements for Singapore and Hongkong. Also on
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    DID NOT STOP LOOK AND GO
    78 2 JOHORE EHARU, Tues.--A fine cf $6 was imposed on 39-year-old Lai Mak of Singapore in the Police Court today when he pleaded guilty to a charge of failing to obey the "Stop. Look and Go" sign. Another Singapore driver, Tan Ai Geok was fined
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    TOWN PLANNING
    27 2 Mr. J.M. Fraser. chairman of the Singapore Improvement Trust, will open a weekly series of talks on Town Planning tonight over Radio Ma'aya at T.lil.
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    RED CONSORTER GETS LIFE TERM
    360 2 JOHORE BAHRU, Tuesday. POUND guilty, for consorting with armed bandits who raided Knngkar Senangar in Batu Pahat District on Nov. 11 last, Tan Eng Boon, aged 43, was sentenced to life imprisonment by Justice L. V. J. Laville in the High Court today. Eng Boon
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    A-B DEADLINE —MARCH 27
    50 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Tur Anybody who wants to join the Anti-Bandit War in Selangor must send in his form before March 27. Forms sent in after that date will be returned to tne applicant without his namr being enrolled. Enrolment figure in Selangor stands today at 47,667.
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      401 2 On Your Radio Today ENGLISH l-KIn.KAMMKS Sig. Tune; 12.45 Cbac 10.00 a.m. News from Kuala «■">• Timp s K al< h Lumpur: 10.03 (lose) Down: 10 50 Annct. Pro*. SnawarJ w For the Schools: Have Some Tune; 5.02 Alii Arjnna ra GnM People of the Past, and anarese Ffl- Singing
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    OUARRYING AT BUKIT TIMAH TO STOP JULY 1
    894 3 QUARRYING on the Bukit Timah Hill will be stopped as from July 1. The Singapore Legislative Council has voted unanimously on the motion introduced by Mr. C. C. Tan 'Prog. S. •t to preserve the higrtest hill on the Island from further
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    CLAIMANTS GET 3 MORE MONTHS
    49 3 An amendment Lo the War Damage Bill was rushed through all Us s'area. H gives claimants thief months to exercise l th* Ir option either to accept compensation decided by the Halms Commission o T give notice of their 'ntetrion to dispute a claim.
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    CAR ROAD TO CHANGI POINT
    42 3 Th" Acting Colonial Berrotary. Mr. J. D. M. Smith said that proposals for a motor road to the Changi Point is in hand. In addition proper coast ai development between Tanah Merah Besar and Bedok is possible.
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    Laycock Ruled Out On Turko' Quiz
    421 3 J|R. John Laycock, th? Progressive Party Councillor for Municipality North East, was ruied out of order by Sir Patrick McKerron. the Officer Administering the Government, when he criticised the administration of justice in the Colony. Mr. Laycock. who referred to the disparity in sentences
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    Five Bills Passed
    87 3 Five bills were pasted by the Council. They were: Thr War Damage (Amendment) Bill. the Rubber Packing and Shipping Control Bill, the Departm .i»al Titles (Alteration* Bil. the Merchant Shipping <Amendment > iill and the Moneylenders (Amendment) Bill Four bills rcjul the first time were: the Singapore
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    GOVT. HAS BROKEN THE LAW-LAYCOCK
    267 3 A cad for immediate action Government to subdithe double membcred es for the Leg»sCouncil election! into -membcred constituents made by Piogressive Ml John Laycock. gi: lation for the abolition "Übio membcred constituwas passed fifteen '"onths ago and Government 1 1 not complied with the la
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    BUSY COUNCILLOR
    83 3 Progressive Party Councillor, Mr. C. C. lan. Yesterday was his busy day. He sot the Council's bucking for his motion lor three more elected seats for Singapore. He had quarrying for granite on Bukit Timah Hill stopped. He flayed a Singapore newspaper for criticising thr stand taken by
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    PROGRESSIVES WIN MORE
    1141 3 Whitehall Yes' Awaited THE Singapore Legislative Council yesterday backed as one man Progressive Party Councillor, Mr. "C. C. Tan's move for three more elected seats. IfWhitehall says 'y es thĕn the total number of elected men on the Council will be twelve. This will mean that the
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    TAN FLAYS NEWSPAPER—
    351 3 H|R. C. C. Tan yesterday flayed a Singapore news paper (not the Tribune) for its comments on his proposal for three more elected seats in the Council and on the stand taken by unofficials on the issue of petrol rationing. Mr. Tan said: "We Bfiye In this
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    AU REVOIR DR. VICKERS
    59 3 Mr. R. Jumabhoy (Indian Chamber of Commerce* wished th" Director oi Medical Services Dr. W. J Vickers and Mrs. Vickers a pleasant holiday. Dr. Vickers will shortly be going MM leave. The Acting Colonial Secretary Mr. J. D. M. Smun on behalf of Governmeni and the
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    NO BAIL
    36 3 Bml was refused to Sukwan bin Hassan, aged l'J, after he admitted stealing twu motors and spare parts of Singer s.-wing machines. Value of the property was $384, Sentence was deferred tc March 28.
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    —Traces Growth Of Democracy
    448 3 Traces Growth Of Democracy THE progress of democracy in Singapore after the war was outlined by Mr. C.C. Tan. while be was speaking on his motion for three more elected seats. He said: "I believe that tin re ifre very few persons in this country who an awa;e of the
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    Petrol-The Final Moves
    102 3 The legal formaln< s to i end petrol rationing in tl 1 Colony from April 1. was,| passed by the Council. The Acting Secretary lor I Economic Affairs. Mr. H. w 1 Nightingale moved an I amendment to ire Transfer l of Powers and int: j rpreta-
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    PACKING BILL GOES THROUGH
    149 3 TIE P.ubber Pecking and Shipping Contiol Bill was passed by th" Council after certain amendments restricting the operation of the Bill to Colony, were introduced by the Acting Secretary for Economic Affairs. Mr. H. VY. Nightingale. The Council adopted the Sc'ect Committee's report, which was tabled
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    INDO-CHINA: THEY BAR MAO'S WAY
    345 4 ON GUARD nOISED on the Northern borders of IndoChina today is a thick red line of Chinese Communist boss Mao Tze-tung's victorious soldiers. Moa is covet ou k of the rich rie? growing plain* and valleys of Indo-China and is waitiig for some flimsy pretext
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    Home Are The Sailors
    53 5 th? nt Br iish Navy salvage officers watch from Tham~ •?< a salva e cra, t as the grey waters of the rini^?„^. tUa ry iC L d the cor se of the British su»»maha«ir f i Cnt J vhlch was ,ater towe <» to nearby
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    Seaforth Men, Sapper Get Awards
    422 5 4 LIEUTENANT of the 4 B' Coy Ist Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, Lieut. D. H. W. Brown, who rushed across to his wounded Company Commander; Major Campbell, in spite of heavy enemy fire, and tried to drag him into cover until ordered to go and organise
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    STAMPS FOR WAR LOSS CHEQUES
    54 5 Before presenting War Damage cheques to a bank, or a savings bank, or a treasury claimants should affix in the space provided, a postage stamp in payment of receipt stamp duty. This stamp should be six cents If presented in the Federation, and four cen*s
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    -AND SO DO FIVE GURKHAS
    134 5 A successful operation against a strong bandit force last December by JC* Company of the 1 6th Gurkha Rifles. together with a platoon of 1 10 Gurihas. has resulted in five separate awards for gallantry, the London Gazettee has announced. The announcement said that a
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    'MCA HAS DONE ITS BIT FOR SIMPANG TIGA'
    110 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The Malayan Chinese Association has done its bit lor Simpang Tiga, the vilwhich was destroyed by the bandits on Feb. 4 j last said Mr. Tan Slew Bin. Publicity Officer of tht M.l in a broadcast over Radio Malaya
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    NEW MEMBERS TO TAKE OATH
    45 5 Xl ALA LUMPUR, Tues.— < a members of the State Selangor Council will sworn .n when the Council next Tuesday. They pre :.lr. W.M. McCall. Iviser; Mr. H.A.I. 'ol the Rolls RoycJ ng; and Dr. P.tS. State Medical and Haaltli Oflk&ar
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    SCRUB TYPHUS
    30 5 LUMPUR. Tues.— blx cusi of scrub typhus ported In the Federation for the week ending 5? a *ch U. None were fatal. was also one case of Mlomyelitls.
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    URGENT NEED
    27 5 I LA, Tues. fcmerwers u» operate Pnilippines gov °y decree "are needed mote now,'* president Quirino said at a •tih rence ?t Baguio. VP. t
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    RELIEF FOR MALAY DETAINEES?
    64 5 The Singapore Malay Welfare Council at its annual general meeting this Sunday will discuss the problem of Malay detainees in the Federation. Inche Darus SharirT, the Council's Secretary, said he had received several appeals for relief from inmates of the detainee-camp at Tanjong Bruas. Malacca. If
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    INDIAN ON SUICIDE CHARGE
    92 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues.— The prosecution told the Court today that Police arrested 45-year-o!d Madan at the Gunong Pulai Water Works, Uloh Choh. on March 14, for not producing his identity caid for inspection. Madan drew out a razor and cut his throat on the way to
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    ELEVEN PASS EXAMINATION
    65 5 The following who took the Association of Certified and Corporate Accountants Examinations in Singapore last December, have passed. Intermediate Examination Joseph S. Rajoo, Chua Kirn Yeow, N. A. Kularajah, Lee Chye Mun, Lim Eng Quee, and H.T.H. Gie. Final Examination Section I: Lee Boon Chye, Lee Lian
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    SPELL MADE HER JUMP INTO SEA
    62 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Tues. A 46-year-old Cantonese Woman, So Hoon, told the Magistrates' Court that she jumped into the sea at the Causeway while under a spell cast by an unknown person. So Hoon claimed trial tjday to a charge of attempting to commit suicide.
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    DRIVER FACES BRIBE CHARGE
    44 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues. Moo Hong Chu, a 39-year-old Hylam taxi-driver, claimed trial to a charge of offering bribe of one dollar to a Police Constable in the Magistrates' Court today. Bail of $150 was offered and the case was postponed.
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    TALK BY VET.
    35 5 In the "Talking Of" series to he broadcast over Radio Malaya. Singapore. this evening at 10 p.m. Mr. Ronald Wnght. Government Veterinary Officer, will be Talking of animals I have k lown."
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    3 EUROPEANS SLAIN IN KEDAH
    197 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. THREE Europeans and a Special Constable were killed and three Police Constables, two Special Constables and a Malay driver wounded in two bandit attacks in Kedah/Perlis this morning. The first attack occurred at Ampang Kepayang in the Klian Intan area and it
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    NO 'TURKO' TALK AT UN
    59 5 Dr. L. M. Palar. U.S.I. Ambassador back from the IT N. conference at Lake Success said yesterday that Westerling was not brought up officially before the United Nations Conference. "But," he added, "the U.N. knows about him." It is understood that Dr. Palar will be
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    MISS FOSS
    46 5 The Federation Government has received a telegram from Miss Josephine Foss, of the Department of Social Welfare, denying the statement attributed to her In the Sunday Pictorial concerning Malay prostitutes. Miss Foss 3uys the alleged statement is a complete misrepresentation of what she said.
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    Army Wants SIT Houses For Civilian Workers
    315 5 THE Singapore Army authorities have promised the 1 Army Civil Service Union to represent to the local Government, through the G.O.C that the rule barring applications from civilian employees of the Army for S.I.T. houses should be rescinded. They consider this rule "unfair
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    U.K. WELFARE JOB FOR MALAY
    59 5 A new post, in the students welfare department for Malayan and Hongkong students, at the Colonial Office, was filled a fortnight ago by Che Wan Baharuddin. His job will be to help Mr. Dussek to attend to the welfare of all the students studying In
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    Air Force Bill Goes To Select Committee
    133 5 THE Malayan Auxilliary Air Force wili be divided into two sections, one to 1x? raised and operated in Singapore and the other in tlie Federation. Each section will be maintained individually by the territories in which they ate i »iatO But the two
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    ABM VOLUNTEER GETS REWARD
    71 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues.— An Anti-Bandit Month volunteer here, Inche Mohammed YusofT bin Tahir, detained an Indonesian seaman while on duty at a roadblock at Scudai, ten miles from Johore Bahru on Tuesday last. The seaman, Talibu bin Melapu, had no identity card. The next day Talibu
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    THE EXTRA FOUR
    35 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Tues.--Ong Tim Teng, aged 44, was fined $25 in tne Police Court today when he pleaded guilty to a charge of carrying an excess of four passengers on his bus.
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      231 5 AIR FARES GO UP TODAY ™fl n v eir big airlines. I was ih» re by $42.50; to New York by LTHOUGH many air conference se- $56.95 and to Hongkong fa 6S a tn Z uo as f?pm Setary. and Calcutta by $57. are due to 8° vP p a
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    'SUPREMO'
    627 6 THE appointment of Lieut.-General Sir Harold Rawdon Briggs as Malaya's new "Supremo" follows quickly on the Tribune headlines. We do not claim to have brought this appointment about, but we do claim to have led the field in preparing the public for its announcement. To put one man in
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    U.N.'S WORLD WIDE BATTLE AGAINST DISEASE
    1600 6  -  by MICHAEL GOLDSMITH GENEVA. AN aggressive worldwide battle against disease is being waged from Geneva headquarters by the World Health Organization (WHO) the United Nations' public health department of the world. Nearly 70 nations belong to the organization. Their major aim in setting up
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    U.S. DEMOCRATS' $100 A PLATE DINNER
    980 6  -  by SEAGHAN MAYANES Reuter. WASHINGTON. THE United States Democratic and Republican parties are drawing the battle-lines for an all-out fight for control of Congress in the Congressional elections In November this year. Elections will then be held for all of the 435 ssats in
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    GERMANY'S PEOPLE'S POLICE
    638 6 BERLIN. THE Soviet-trained "Poo--1 pies Police" in the East German Republic is being systematically developed from a para-military organisation to a full strength army equipped with modern Soviet. Polish and Czech weapons and even American Lend-Lease tanks, according to a senior officer or the "People's Police." The
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    Icy Port
    45 7 Th. French An!arctic Expedition which left Brent, France, aboard the Commandant Charcot, reached ii> destination in inid-Januar> when it arrivcu at Cape Discovery, in Adt i,, i umL Th*- Commandant Charcot moored to an ice floe when nearing Cape Discovery.—A.P. Photo. -A.r pboio.
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    COMMUNISTS BOTHER THE SPIDER PRINCESS
    393 7 A.P. VERSAILLES, Tuesday. ROYALTY gets few chances: to rap the gavel in a Republican Parliament, but a tiny princess from far-off Cambodia does it where the French revolution was born. She is 55-year-old Ping-Peang Yukanthor, daughter of the former heir to an Indo-Chinese kingdom. The
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    Ingrid: A Notorious Attraction
    126 7 U.P. WASHINGTON Tues. Democratic Senator Edwin Johnson conceded yesterday that film star Ingrid Bergman, whom he has criticized for her real life love, can return to the United States for "her day in court". He added that if she does return "in all likelihood she will
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    REDS MOVE IN ON WEDDINGS
    440 7 Subjects ror Discussion Are Now Printed On Marriage Invitations A.P. SAN FRANCISCO, Tuesday. THE Chinese Communists are moving in on another old Chinese custom and turning it into a sound ng board for their ideas. This is the wedding, generally a lavish affair. Now, according
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    OF MICE AND BOARS
    54 7 TIBERIAS. ISRAEL, Tues. —Wild boars are roaming in packs over fields and roads around marshes in the Tiberias district along the Sea of Galilee, causing heavy damage. Field mice. too. are ravaging the fields in the Hule valley. Farmers are conducting a campaign to spread poisonous
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    Govt, Delay Holds Up Building Programme
    331 7 MR. C. C. Tan flayed the Government for delaying approval of a Improvement Trust huildlnf frramme costing nearly $1? 500.000 Asked Mr. Tan in the Legislative Council yesterday. "What is the reason for this delays? Since Government has three senior officials sitting on th<>
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    NEWSREEL BAN
    22 7 A.P. SYDNEY. Tues. -vnsors put a country-wide ban today on the screening of the newsreel of the Tasmanian Siamese twins.—A.P.
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    U.K. BID TO BREAK U.N. DEADLOCK FAILS
    303 8 RUSSIA IS STILL OUT U.P. and A.P. LAKE SUCCESS, Tues. DRITAIN'S bid to swing three United Nation Security Council members to break the deadlock caused by the Russian walk out over Communist China in January failed yesterday. The British delegation acting on direct
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    CAN'T REMEMBER MARRIAGE DATE
    56 8 U.P. HOLLYWOOD. Tues. Movie director John Huston admitted yesterday that he had been secretly married for a month to New York model Ricky Soma. The academy award winner said the wedding was in La Paz. Mexico, but he could not exactly remember the date. Huston recently
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    'BEST WISHES
    33 8 Reuter. NEW DELHI. Tues. The Indian President. Dr Rajendra Prasad, has sent "cordial greetings and good wishes" to the Shah of Irar. on the occasion of the Iranian New Year's Day.—Reuter.
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    SOME TO COME
    38 8 Reuter. THE HAGUE. Tues. Dutch military obligations under the Atlantic treaty and Western Union necessitate the return of part of the Netherlands Navy still serving in Indonesia, the Navy information service here announced tonight. Reuter.
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    TO SEE QUIRINO
    28 8 MELBOURNE. Tues. Australian Minister lor External Affairs Percy Spender said today that hewill be the official guest of President Qulrlno !m the Philippines next week.
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    Ho Chi Minh Calls for Counter Offensive
    151 8 PRISONER A.P. and U.P. HONGKONG, Tuesday. riIiNESE Communists yesterday quoted Ho Chi Minn's Vietmin Radio as saying that a "general counter offensive" was the only way to end the present war in Indo-China war. The Radio is reported to have said: "The only
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    STILL IN U.S.
    55 8 MR SAMUEL SHEN, of the Chinese Schools' Section of Radio Malaya. Singapore, who went to the United States in December 1948 for higher studies al the Colombia University, recently obtained his Master's Degree. He is now studying for Ph. D. and is due back in the Colony
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    Dud U.S. $'s In P.I.; Police Hold 2 Men
    127 8 MANILA, Tuesday. THE seizure of approximately $400,000 counterfeit US money in $50 bills was reported yesterday by city detectives. Police said the seizure brought the arrest of two men believed to be key figures in a counterfeit nng that has been
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    KHARE WILL BE SILENT
    65 8 Reuter. CALCUTTA. Tues. Dr. N. B. Khare. President ot the All India Hindu Mahasabha. was yesterday served with an order by the Calcutta Police commissioner prohibiting h!m Trom addressing any public meet ing. Dr. Khare. who arrived here yesterday on i inreeday visit in connection wiili
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    A Gift To The H'kong Varsity
    95 8 HONGKONG. Tues.—The University of Hongkong will have a new mace soon— for the first time since the end of the war—because of the generosity of a local Chinese businessman. Mr. Leung Yew. prominent member of this Colony's business circles, has contributed HK$lO,OOO (about U551,675)
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    SECRET DEAL
    20 8 U.P. WASHINGTON, Tues.—The government disclosed today that it was bartered some surplus cotton for some strategic material. —U.P.
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    On China-Malaya Run
    68 8 THE ANGKING, 5,500-ton new ship for. the China Navigation Company's service between China ports v..d Malaya. On her maiden voyage from the United Kingdom, she arrived in Singapore on Monday. The shin has a length of 420 feet and a speed of 15 knots. She is able
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    LIE GETS MEDALFOR HIS WORK
    141 8 U.P. NEW YORK, Tues. United Nations Secretary General Trygve Lie yesterday received a gold medal award of the Philippines International Relations Association for his contribution to world peace. The medal was presented by Carlos P. Romulo. President of the General Assembly and chief Philippine delegate
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    EXPLOSION CRIPPLES AIRPLANE
    62 8 U.P. SAN ANTONIO, Texas. Tues.—The world's biggest military airplane and the only one of its type was crippled yesterday by an explosion in the fuel tank. The blast injured Aye mechanics, none seriously enough to remain in hospital. They were among the 41 technicians at work on
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    CLOSER TIES WITH U.S. SOUGHT
    97 8 A.P. MELBOURNE, Tues.—Percy C. Spender, Australian External Affairs Minister, called again yesterday for closer relations between Australia and the United States because of their common interests in the Western Pacific. "We agree the situation In southeast Asia calls for urgent action of a positive nature,
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    ISRAEL MUST WAIT
    30 8 Reuter. BEIRUT. Tues. King Abdullah of Jordan has postponed till after ihe April elections ihe Ftgn'ng of an agreement already negotiated between his government and Israel. Reuter.
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    Malayan Airways Stop U.S.I. flights
    93 9 iAYAN Airways hay dtheil Singaporr--1 W from to,ak VrV an indefinite period. ro t fll aht was made yesHp Mollartl, ma--5 the company, an* Rag h airline decided to t* 3t rri e run because of on' the Indo"£J airlioe hitherto opera- tv B-week service
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    RUBBER MARKET
    93 9 THE rubber commodity market opened quiet yesterm but improved towards st with a firm undertone. flodnr. prices in cents per pound wei»': Buyers Sellers to.lt Apr. 53 7 8 54 No 2 RSI t.ob. Apr 53 m i hss rot; A[.i 51.- 51 On registered tender Apr.-June o.">
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    Federation Tin – Ore Production
    38 9 Federation Tin Ore Production The following are the figures for tin-ore producdon irom the Federation lor February. Perak 3.773 Selangor 1.512 Negri Sembllan 101 Pahang 187 Johore 93 Trengganu 24 Kedah 45 Perlis 65 Malacca 9 Total 5.814
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    GUILDER CUTS LOOK GOOD' NEW YORK MEN SAY
    360 9 U.P. nmm—k NEW YORK, Tuesday. pii«UKMED banking and trade sources were cautious in reacting to Indonesia's currency devaluation. One banker specializing in the Far East said "we are very much m the dark about the whole thing and I would have to
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    PENANGCOOL TO GUILDER MOVES
    189 9 f RADE circles in Penang believe that the blocking of funds in Indonesia for investment in Government three per cent bonds may be a to heavy sales of rubber from Indonesia. This opinion is gaining ground because of an uncertainty prevailing among most rubber exporters who
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    Along The Godowns
    68 9 Pemba <44); Emp. Tesbury (SHEERS). Tarifa •42 3): Wakde (40); H. Trader Frieslund 138, 9); Silvana (36): Mt. Davis (33/4); Maron (31 2). Loksang < 17/8); X i st n a (19/20) C. McLeod (21/2); Maria "L" (23 4); E. Sang (25/6); Islander (27). Kustbris (28); Eurybates
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    China Reds Seize 30,000 Tons Of Oil
    107 9 U.P. HONGKONG, Tuesday. THE Central News quoting recent arrivals from Shanghai today said the Chinese Reds there confiscated the entire stock of 30,000 tens of oi belonging to Texasco and ordered foreign personnel to leave within a month. The dispatch originated at Tinghai
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    U.S. Expects Smaller Rice Crops
    59 9 U.P. WASHINGTON. Tues. The Agriculture Department forecast of United States rice production said the output this year should be down considerably from last year's record high because of the reduced acreage, but should total about 75.500,000 bushels. This would provide sufficient supply export to places
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    MORE MEAT IN AUSTRALIA
    53 9 CANBERRA. Tues. Australia's output of meat was higher hit year hut still les;' than the record Ml in 1942-3. The Commonwealth Statistician estimated the total production at UttW G 8 per cent higher than in 194S and 4.3 higher than the average for the three years
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    Tin Prices
    66 9 SINGAPORE, Mar. 21. Tin price was $297 per picul exsmelter. Up $3%. LONDON MAR. 20 Spot £599 Up Three months £599 > 4 Up Settlement price £59H' 4 Up Turnover 140 tons. Second session Spot 1569%. Up £1... Three months £580%. Up £2' 4 Settlement price £800%. Up
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    U.S. Hospitals Like Rubber Foam Goods
    290 9 USIS. WASHINGTON, Tuesday. ABOUT half of the hospitals in the United States now use latex foam mattresses and around 10 per cent are using latext foam for cushioning in furniture, according to a recent survey made by the Natural Rubber Bureau. The poll, conducted
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    H.K'S ADV ERSE TRADE BALANCE
    56 9 HONGKONG. Tues. Hongkong had an adverse trade balance of HK$49.--922.972 during the month of February. The Department ol Commerce and Industry reported that Hongkong's imports last month totalled HK$ 248.671.123 compared with HK5161.621.295 twelve months ago. The Colony exported merchandise valued at HK$--198.748.151 In February
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    —But U.S. Exports Less Rubber Products
    99 9 But U.S. Exports Less Rubber Products A.P. WASHINGTON, Tues. SHIPMENTS of rubber and rubber products from the United States in January dropped 34.8 per cent under a year ago, the Commerce Department said yesterday. Shipments for the month totaled U557,360,917 against U558,732,408 the preceding month and U5511,283,431 in January, 1949.
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    PRICES TO RISE
    36 9 A.P. SYDNEY. Tues—Rises in the price of beer, cigarettes, tobacco, matches and clothing are likely soon. The Federal Government had decided not to restore subsidies on those commodities or to reduce excise -duty.—A.P
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    Firmer In Tins
    42 9 SINGAPORE Tues. The pendency both in London and locally was inclined to be firmer in tin shares, following the continued rise in the price of the metal. Rubber shares also came in for more enquiry. Industrials were quietly steady.
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    Malayan Share Quotations
    862 9 Singapore, Mar. 21. buyer* tteuera INDUSTRIALS Atlas Ice 11.90 12.25 xb., xd Alex. Brick* Pref. 2.40 2.60 Otd. 2.20 2.27% 8.8. Petrol 34/6 35/6 b.M. Trustees 7.60 8.50 Con. Tin Smelt Pref. 21/3 22/3 cd Ord. 16/3 16/6 E. Utd. Assur. 38.75 39.75 Fed Dispensary 6.25 6.75
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    Five London Teams Have 1st Div. Chances
    411 10 Reuter. LONDON, Tuesday. When the last kick of the present football season is made—and possibly some time before that happening-football history may be made with fivr. of London's m the First Division of the League. Things could oe spoiled If ciiuniou are re.cgan.il
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    BASEBALL AND RUGBY, DOVES OF PEACE
    191 10 A.P. WIKHITA. KANSAS. Tuc.< —Joseph Stalin will be aAed to approve an exchange of Russian rugby for an exhibition of baseball to promote peace. The proposal came on Sunday from the National Baseball Congress, which sponsors baseball around the world. In a letter to
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    GENTLE B.P.
    77 10 At the annual general meeting of the Gentle Badminton I'arty. the following were ctctcd officials President, Mr. Hodri hin Habi; vice-president. Mr. Boslan bin Abas: hon. secretary. Hr. 1.-mail bin Ahmad, non. reasurer. Mr. Ashari bin Hj. Salleh: I on. auditors, Mr. Buang bin Haji Sii.i' hon. sports
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    Wightman Cup Captain Selected
    61 10 A.P. LONDON, Mon.— Mrs. I. Shepherd Baron was named captain of the British Wightliian Cup teams team today. She succeeds Mrs. Kay MenZies who now lives in South Afrioa. Mrs. Hetty tiilton will he vice-cap-tain. Ihc Wight man tup matches between thr .S. nn i Great
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    World Soccer And Bare Footers
    205 10 A.P. ZL'RICH. Tint THE organising onuniasion of The World Soccer Cup has summoned all Die European referees appointed tVr Ire Cup Games to meet in London on April 30 to receive ttchnical instruction from officials if the British Football Association. The commission has b»en i'nable
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    WEEKEND TIES IN MALAYS SHUTTLE TOURNEY
    388 10 Ties for this week :n tie Singapore Malays Badminton Associauon Championships are: BATUBDAY lINIOK SINGLES: 1 p.m. Mokhtar Zani Zam 'li. ,/xr;,i v. Sulaiman Jaafar (Kg. A'tlayu), Mohd. Noor Baba (Gentle) v. Abdullah Yusoff B. Rr.grs.*. Mohamed Ahmad <B. RngrsJ v. Hassan Ali (Kg.
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    Opponents For Sands And Njoo Named
    112 10 Alfie Sands and Bobby Njoo are in Manila and are billed to fight Clever Ciano and Little Paras on the same card on Saturday night. Sands, the Australian middleweight, wfl! top the bill with Ciano. Both bouts are over ten-three minute rounds. The Australian's
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    SIX BRITONS IN ITALIAN LAWN TENNIS TOURNEY
    112 10 A.P. LONDON. Tues. Two men and four women were chosen on Monday to represent Grea* Lritain in the Italian Lawn Tenuis Championships in Rome Irom April 16 to 23. Tony Mottram was named captain ol the group. Other players w:il be Geoff Paish.
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    AUSTRALIANS UNBEATEN IN S. AFRICAN TOUR
    128 10 JOHANNESBURG. Mon.—The Australian cricket team maintained Us unbeaten record since the war when tin tour of South Africa ended today with a win over a South Afrtean XI by an innings and 88 runs. The South Africans, all out tor 49 in their lirst
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    AJA DEFIES THE CZECH GOVERNMENT
    246 10 LONDON, Tuesday. Aja Vazanova, 18-year-old world figure skating champion, who chose not to go home, said on Monday the bridges behind her have been burned. mm "I shall not go back to Czechoslovakia at any time I can now foresee and it's good to have
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    NEW ZEALAND NARROWLY AVERT DEFEAT
    110 10 Reuter. DUNEDIN. New Zealand. &.wn. New Zealand narrowly aw-rted an innings defeat by Australia on the last day of Hie unofficial Test here., the match ending in a draw. Replying to .\<w Zealand,'* first innings total of 231, Aasiia lia. who batted with extreme caution
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    The 'Safety Pad' Gets A Try-out In Britain
    259 10  -  GREAT STEP FORWARD By THE SPECTATOR I HAVE just received from a boxing ofticial j„ England particulars of an innovation in be\in e gloves whitli lie considers to be the greatest stci. forward since the introduction of glomes themselves This is a
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    TAMIL B.A. ATHLETIC MEETING
    103 10 The Tamil Brotherhood Association s sixth annual athletic meet will be held at the Jalan Bes?.r Stadium on April 15 at 2.30 p.m. A new event, the Discus Throw is also included. Entries are daily h'Creaalng and the organisers have decided to extend the date to
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    50 HORSES FOR THE NATIONAL
    465 10 I ONDON, Tuesday. Some 50 horses will go to the post next Saturday at Aintree Race Course, near Liverpool, for the 104 th running of the Grand National Steeplechase, toughest jumping test in the world. Nobody knows how many will finish the treacherous 4 1
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    GRECO-ROMAN WRESTLING FOR WORLD TITLES
    227 10 U.P. STOCKHOLM, Tues.—Tlfc 1950 Greco-Roman rcstling world championship? officially opened at rJriksdali Hall m Stockholm attor a colourful ceremony watched by a capacity crowd of 3.500. The MRMM -ill m ii .I' dia'ely aft>r Ibe li< '»l 1 > ceremony. Marine wv.t ivJi' in the
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      441 10 AUCTION OF VALUABLE LEASEHOLD BUILDING SITES Dunman Road Joe Chiat Road and Bencoolcn Street. Singapore. tjjftgr The Singapore Improvement Trust will 1" p the tjlt ing sites for lease by public auction oo Wedn« day of March 1950 at 2.30 p.m.. the auction*. Cheong Koon Seng Co.. Ltd The full
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    637 11 m RACE 1 2.00 PM fl BHS K.u.I •"•'»'»'•»>', ».00 Miss C H 3 VAKDS I l>-\»> -Mr. Bd ii, v P'tnkekr. I v ••••'''i''siah!. In hi 8,01 ffp WhoT* BR(JS lU «woe Wai F, x a Mm*. K. J. I RACE 2*L PM' mm s m iiiv.
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    PUNTERS MUST EXPECT UPSETS
    223 11  -  BY ALBERT SPENCER The Man with 2,000 Winners. Today's racing at Buhi; Timah marking the sscund day of the Singapore; Turf Club Maxrh meeting, will be the hardest 1 have seen, and the m/estor who finishes the cay on the righc side will be a lucky
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    STANVAC WIN BUSINESS LEAGUE MATCH
    281 11 reading by four goals at the end of the first half, the Stanvac Employees' League defeated the Straits Times by five goals to one in their SAFA Business Houses League at the Geylang Stadium yesterday. The Straits Times were weak m attack and defence, and
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    67 11 RACE l AMUSEMENT St. Quentin Gulden News RACE 2 CLONAGH The Banker l>undonald RACE 3 MISTY LINE Slimoo Unless RACE 4 CADZOW GLEN Pt rsian Lord Kunda RACE 5 PORT O' GOLO Beaiu'hamps Elegant Art RACE 6 GOLDEN ROD II Kumasi Cool Play RACE 7 MAN o» WAli La-Wan
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    TONIGHT'S BOXING
    50 11 The Singapore Intermediate Boxing Champio iships starting today ai tne 4appy World Stadium under tne I auspices of the S.A.B.A. have attracted many entries The weighing-in and medical examination will be at 5 pm. at the Happy World Stadium. The lirst bout will take place at 8 p.m
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    Rovers Off Colour When Defeating Casuals
    396 11 The Rovers Sports Club were a litt',. of 2 ln a Smgaport Amateui F A ior '^'.SS™*.M «58 Beaar Stadium yesterday mvy inea naid to duplicate their recent decisive win over the Royal Engineers, but poor finishing spoiled their chances. However, they also found
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    F.I. BEAT MALACCA INDIANS
    111 11 MALACCA, Tues. The St rtimTn tosti, "tion found little difficulty in beating an Indian Association Xl at crTckei w"nfif by six wickets after the Indans had batted first and totalled 76 MLA 5 I 8" C, scored A Leon 16 and telvarajah 12. V. Enunanuel bowled
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    SIGNALLERS OUTPLAY BLUE JACKETS
    59 11 G.H.Q. Royal Signals la«. yearns Army league chlnn i,i£ much too good for the h N A S Sembawang. when they trounced the sailors by nine goals to n3 L n t an y ar SWer to ,n »™t at by the Signals. #i^ n ,he
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    3 BATSMEN BETTER 1935 AGGREGATE
    221 11 AUSTRALIAN S.AFRICA TOUR Reuter. JOHANNESBURG, Tues. Neil Haivev young left-handed Victorian bateman SIS le f tarm the batting and bowling averages at the end of tne Australian cricket tour in South Africa Harvey scored 1,526 runs mrica. ror an average of 75.30 while Bill Johnston
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    Villemain Outpoints Gavilan
    91 11 MONTREAL* Tues.— Kobert Villemain, French middleweight contender, you a 10-round decision o\m- Kid Gavitan of Cuba on Monday night. ViUemaln, weighing 15« lbs. to (.avium's »4»i 2 made his weight tell a* he landed the more powerful blows in the heavy going. There were no knockdowns. At
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    RUSSIANS HELP CHINA REDS TO MAN ACK-ACK GUNS
    318 12 NATIONALIST PLANES INFLICT HEAVY DAMAGE ON SHANGHAI AIRPORT Reuter-A.P. U.P. HONGKONG Tu*sd«*v arAvedln I* past 30 days and were helping to bolster the Red Chinese that the Russians might The reports saia there was a tn th r nin( > se r
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    Cripps Prepares Austerity Budget
    196 12 U.P. LONDON, Tuesday. CHANCELLOR of the Ex.-nequer Sir Stafford Cripps reported today that he was preparing another aust3rity budget with a few concessions to labour unions and possiWe increases in already recuid high taxes. At the same time, government sources said April 20 probably would be
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    Found Man Under Wife's Bed
    97 12 U.P. CHICAGO, Tues. Joseph Hernandez was granted divorce from his wife, Pricilla, today because he found another man under his wife's bed. Hernandez told circuit Judge Elmer Schmakenberg that he found John Villasenior under his wife's bed on August 27. 1949. He said Villasenior fled
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    Mr. Anand Replies
    57 12 Mr. D. M. Anand, the new limiait rrt-sw» c*»*iccf r>t the i<epresen.ative of the Government of India in Malaya, replying to Mr. G. Sarangapany at yesterday's teaparty in mc iiiuc ttoom of tne Capitol Restaurant ir honour of Mr. S. D. Kalelkar, whose post Mr. Anand is
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    'Malayan Police Does Not Need Chinese'— Onraet
    370 12 'Malayan Police Does Not Need Chinese' Onraet MANCHESTER, Tuesday. MR. R. Onraet, Inspector General of Police in Malaya, from 1934 until 1939, said in a letter to the editor of the Manchester Guardian today that "there need be no fear as to the effectiveness of the Malayan police in combating
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    G.S.Ms Will Be Awarded To Civilians
    200 12 Reuter. LONDON. Tues. The White Paper today announces the award ol Naval General Service Medal and General Service Medal (Army and R.A.F.) each with an appropriate clasp for service in Malaya since June 16. 1948. For naval service afloat, qualification will be 28 days'
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    BOMB PLOT
    32 12 Reuter. SOFIA. Tues. Plot to blow up Marshal Klementi Voroshilov, Soviet Deputy Premier, and the Bulgarian Cabinet is officially announced here. Twenty-four defendants. Bulgarian and Yugoslav, have been arrested. —Reuter.
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    NEW GREEK GOVT.?
    34 12 U.P. ATHENS. Tues. King Paul concluded his audiences with Greek po'itical party leaders and is expected to give mandate to one of the centre paity leaders tomorrow to form a government.—U.P.
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    3 MALAY GIRLS FOR 'MEN ONLY' VARSITY
    123 12 CAIRO, Tuesday. TiiREE Muslim sisters Malaya in search 1 ot an Islamic education have posed a difficult Dioblem for All Azhar University famo.is thousand-year-old centre of Muslim teaching in 1 X. f Kgvpt. The girls, daughters cf a Malayan Muslim leader, are Shadah,
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    TIN: PRICE JUMPS
    86 12 U.P. LONDON. Tues. The price of tin jumped today under the influence of several bullish factors. Spot closed at £602$ and three months at £603 J. There were gains of three and four sterling in each. The closing prices at the morning session were spot £6C2£ buyers
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    London Reports Of Further Guilder Devaluation Denied
    303 12 Reuter U.P. JAKARTA, Tucschy nR. Oudt, advisor to the U.S.l.'s Finance Depart v ment, branded as "groundless" this mornWc London reports alleging that the Indonesian Govern ment is contemplating to reduce the rate of an guilder to one third shortly. Di. Oudt said
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    RUBBER: PRICES FIRM
    103 12 U.P. LONDON. Tues.--On further consideration of the Indonesian situation, the London rubber market recovered most of its confidence and the prices were firm at the opening today. Market sources pointed out that even if hoarded supDlies in Indonesia amount to as much as 40.000 tons and that
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    UK May Tell Seretse: No Mo re Concessions'
    150 12 U.P. LONDON, Tuesday. \N explosive situation was developing in the iV parliamentary lobbies today as members awaited an official "White Paper" on the reasons for exiling Bamangwato chieftain Seretse Knama uom his African homeland Commonwealth Relations officials said that the White Paper
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    POLICE RECOVER $314,0 00 LOOT
    145 12 A.P. HOLLYWOOD. Tues. Two detectives, acting on a tip, early today arrested a "scared" Boston youth and recovered U*****,000 in bonds, stocks and jewelry stolen from the home of philosopher Will Durant. George B. Roden. 22-year old recent Navy dischargee, was arrested in his room.
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    LONDON SHAKES
    174 12 Reuter. LONDON. Tries. 7\a si ares were prominent with widespread tz&in on the London Sto<k Exchange today. With donrcstk iMUtf idle and lacking had. political or otherwise. mmket operators are giving inure attention to commodity si Lies md are searching for investment medium promising capital ai-pro ciation. Thus
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    Ten Hurt In Saigon
    53 12 U.P. SAIGON. Tues-Tea Der sons were wounded yesteday night by hand CTenaZ. wnon hit-and-run ternmS struck again in the capital Local police arrested v na'iv- rebel sjrmpath:s» and one Frenchman in con nection with Sunday's ami American riots in which three persons were killed and over
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    WHAT'S ON TODAY GENERAL
    109 12 YWCA: Kaionc Group i .r«.t 4 p.m. at St. Hilda'» J-Yfool MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONERS general committee uuitia Room, 2.15 p.m. SALVATION AKMY, Wnuttn'» Social Work >V-;ioti. a?nu.a' general meetin;. 2t. Oxi. v I; 4.30 p.m. JUNIOR SYMPHONY OJ« H KSTHA. Rehearsal. toria Memorial Hall, 5 p.:n. PEOPLES
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    CINEMA
    124 12 CATHAY: "A Strange Wontn" at 11. 1.45. 4.15. 6.45 ni.d 9.3® p.m. PAVILION: "Foxes (I Harrow" a' 2. 4, 6.45 and 9.3" p in. ALMAMBUA: "H"d Sialiion in lhe Hemes' at «.45. 1 15. K.13 and 9.30 n.rn. CAPITOL: •'Tokyo iof' »t 11, 1.45. 4. 6.30 and ti.30 p.m.
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    SPORT
    31 12 I RACES: 2nd. r»s.v f\T.C March meet in TKNNKS: YMCA ltarnj'io- ip. gOCCEB: SCC (friendly) on ]>adanu. BOXING: S.A.B.A. int.n_™ a<e chainp onBhips a' u*P. 5 World from 8.30 p.m.
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