Malaya Tribune, 3 April 1950

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    55 1 MALAYA TRIBUNE BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE < LARGER SALES THAN ANY AFTERNOON PAPER IN MALAYA Phone 5811/3 Nine Lme» r««ii*rtui «4»..—«,»«ouu«.j, ok 3« a«*mi« _,»*/u—. II LIGHT PA^i^p, SINGAPOKE, MONDAY, APRIL 3, 1950 TEN CENTS. THE MALAYA TRIBUNE LONDON REPRESENTATIVE J. Malaya Tribune Office, 143 Fleet Street, London,
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    STRACHEY REPORTED BARRED TO U.S. TOP SECRETS
    482 1 But Shinwell Says 'R idic u Ions Nonsense 9 LONPON. S'Ti-'av. ]N spite of a vigorous denial by Defence Minister Emmanuel Shinwell, the Associated Press insists that American and British military chiefs have arranged to keep highly con ndential military and scientific information
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    SMALLPOX
    47 1 GLASGOW. Sun.—Scottisn health officer* today searched eight counties for possible victims of the most deadly form of smallpox, "Eastern smallpox", brought here by a vaccinated but infected Indian seaman. Emergency stations in Glasgow were open all through the weekend to deal with thousands queuing for vaccination.
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    Banish Me To India
    151 1 SAMBASIVAM: JOHORE BAHRU. Sun.—Sam- 1 basivam. 27-year old Tamil] trade unionist, who escaped the gallows when he was 1 set free by the Privy Council in London last Thursday, wants to be banished to India. When told that he was under arrest. Sambasivam asked: j "Am
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    $2,000,000 FIRE
    23 1 A.P. MANILA. 6un. Damage j was estimated at nearly U552.000.000. in three widely separated fires in the Phi- j lippines today.—A.P.
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    FRONTIER CLASH
    23 1 A.P. ATHENS. Sun. The Greek General Staff said to- i day that Bulgarian soldiers j have attacked frontier units. I —A.P.
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    Gurkhas Leave For Malaya
    65 1 A.P. HONGKONG. Sun.— Two companies of the Cameronians and 900 troops of the 26th Gurkha Brigade left Hongkong for Malaya aboard the s.s. "Lancashire" this afternoon for combat duty in Malaya's Anti-Bandit campaign. More than 2.004) troops of the 26th Gurkhas are due to leave Hongkong
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    COUPLE TO TRY ODOM'S RECORD
    74 1 Reuter. CAIRO. Sun. A youne California couple, Rupert and Diana Rtxby took cvi from here this alternoon for Karachi on the next stage of their attempt on the round the word record Flying in a converted Mosquito machine, they left fcan Francisco m the hope
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    Father Held For Kidnapping
    145 1 U.P. STOCKTON. California Sun.—A young father, employed as a used car sales* man. was picked up yesterday for investigation in the kidnap rape of 12-year-old Esther Lobato who was left for dead in a barn. Sheriff Carlos Souza of San Joaquin county identified the suspect as
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    Cleopatra Under Fire
    26 1 A mock air attack on the 5.772-ton cruiser "Cleopatra" during the recent manoeuvres in the Western Mediterranean of the home and Mediterranean fleets.
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    Nehru-Liaquat Ali Khan Peace Talks Start
    156 1 NEW DELHI. Suudaj ■SLflllLE Indian Prime Minister Pandit Nehru and Pakistan's Premier Liaquat Ali Khan were discussing today the growing communal clash?s in the Eastern sector of the Ir.riian sub-contin-ent, news of fresh disorders poured into New Delhi. r From Calcutta it was reported
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    TWO MORE DIE IN N.S.W. FLOODS
    88 1 A.P. SYDNEY. Sun.—Floods I in New South Wales took a turn for the wor c e today with I the rain swollen Lachlan and j Macquarie rivers threatening a dozen towns in central New South Wales. Flood waters surging down from the upper reaches
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    ONE KILLED
    22 1 U.P CAIRO. Sun.—One worker was killed when police tired on strikers picketing at a sugar refinery In Kena, upper Egypt.—U.P.
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    BANK CLOSED
    86 1 Reuter AAP. HONGKONG. Sun.- An unconfirmed report said that the Hankow branch office cf the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corpoiation has stopped functioning. An official of the bank's head office here was quoted in a local press report as saying that he could not confirm whether the bank
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    MacA TO VISIT AUSTRALIA
    52 1 A.P. SYDNEY. Sun.—The Commander of the British Occupation force in Japan. Lieute-nant-General H. C. H. Robertson said in Melbourne today that General Douglas Me c Arthur would visit Australia soon. Robertson returned to Melbourne by air from Japan to attend a conference this werkwith Australian military
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    FIVE JEWS KILLED
    17 1 TEL AVIV. 9un. Arabs killed five Jews in the Nege desert on Friday night.—
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    CATHOLICS PLAN RETURN OF LEOPOLD
    78 1 U.P. BRUSSELS. Sun. it was 'earned authoritatively that the Social Christian Party has planned to return King Leopold to the throne within the next three weeks. The Catholic plan calls for the formation before the end of the week of a one-party minority government soley
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    IN AND OUT
    29 1 A.P. RANGOON Sun.—Precise ly at 0915 time this morning the Burmese Premier and his cabinet resigned. But at ***** they were all back m c.ace again.—A.P.
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    SOVIET PRESSURE ON GERMANY GROWING
    218 1 U.P. McCLOY WASHINGTON, Sunday. PUSSIA has stepped up its pressure on American forces in Germany to a point where a "real crisis" seems almost inevitable, United States Commissioner John J. McCloy warned Congress in a testimony made public today. The High Commissioner for Germany told
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    French Red Wants A-Pact Scrapped
    263 1 Reuter. MATTOT-nir 'i o PARIS, Sunday. jyjAURICL T.iorez, SeereUiry General of the French Communist Party, called today for peace pact between France, Russia, the Uhited tate A s Britain and Communist China to replace the Atlantic pact and th? Marshall Plan He was speaking at
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    TWO CAMPS RAZED
    19 1 KLUANG ty forces destroyed two bandit camps during a 10--day operation which ended during the week-end.
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    TWO ARRESTED
    17 1 JOHORE BAHRU. Today. —Two suspects were ar rested in the Pontian Yong Peng area yesterday.
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    More Mao- Stalin Pacts Soon?
    70 1 More MaoStalin Pacts Soon? STOP PRESS A.P. MOSCOW. Sun—Western diplomatic sources here predicted today that new Chinese-Soviet agreements may be announced in the near future. An announcement todav of the establishment of a joint civil airline for flights between Paining and.Soviet cities followed an announcement several days ago that two
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    Sub Sighted
    44 1 SAN DIEGO, California. Sun.—The U.S. Navy said it has received a report from the Coast Guard Life boat Station at Point Ar guello, north of Santa Barbara, that a submarine was sighted at 0620 today at a distance eight miles off shore.
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    LABOURER ABDUCTED
    60 1 JOHORE BAHRU, Today. —Four Chinese bandits armed with rifles raided Ong Cham Lam estate in the Kulai area last night and robbed nine labourers of their identity cards. Forty-six-year old Thai Chee. one of the labourers, was tied up by the gang and abducted. The bandits also looted
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    Output To Be Boosted
    140 2 Ceylon Rubber Review: PLANS to increase Ceyion s rubber output by introducing high yie'ding varieties on rubber plantations were discussed when the Rubber Co-ordination Board, which comprises five Permanent Secretaries, met in Colombo recently. The meeting was also attended by Mr. S. Casinathan, Rubber Commissioner. Members
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    Ceylon To Join U. K. Publicity Drive
    252 2 A 1 campaign designed to promote the consumption of natural rubber in the United I Kingdom of similar lines to j the schemes adopted in the I TTnited States is to be started I shortly by the British Rubber Development Board. A 700.000
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    Indonesian Importers Favoured
    105 2 JAKARTA, Sun.—The Indonesian Government intends to reserve 10 kinds of commodities including textiles and piece-goods for Indonesian importers, according to Aneta news agency. The Indonesian Economic Council (an association of Indonesian importers) said this would be the form of aid the government had promised to give Indonesian
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    MARKETS COOL TO U.K. PLEDGE ON MALAYA
    761 2 (By A Market Corres.) MALAYAN markets had another disappointing week. The amount of business transacted was t'Viall and, save for rubber shares, values fell away, largely as the result of utterances in the House of Commons and local political rumours. The Prime Minister's
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    We'd Rather Lease Than Buy The Synthetic Plants
    310 2 U.P. TT.ATTT T WASHINGTON, Sunday. PAUL W. Litchfield, board chairman for The Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co., said industry would rather lease than buy Government-owned synthetic rubber plants, although leasing involves a big' risk. tt u**f£?Q in a Co Pynghted interview with
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    Tin Price
    19 2 SINGAPORE, Sat., Apr. L £286.75. Down $4. LONDON, Friday. Mar. 31. Spot: £579. Three months buyers £581.
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    CHARTERED BANK HAD BRIGHT YEAR DESPITE POOR CONDITIONS
    220 2 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA CHINA: Shareholders have received another very satisfactory report in that for 1949, of the widely operating institution, the profit, «fter taxation, of £515,592 (17.2%), (£467,111 in 1948) was achieved against working conditions which had deteriorated m almost
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    RUBBER MARKET
    103 2 The rubber commodity market opened steady on Saturday but eased slightly on reports that the shipping strike in Indonesia had been averted. The market again steadied towards the close. Closing prices In cents per pound were Ruvers Seller No. I RSS f.o.b Apr. 57% 58 No. 2 RSS
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    COAL TARGET EXCEEDED
    52 2 NEW DELHI Fri.-Goal output in India last year touched tiie record figure of 31.45 million tons. It was more than the target fixed by the Government and exceeded 1948 production by 1.63 million tons. Targer for the current year has been fixed by the Government at 31
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    SEA MAIL
    42 2 Mails are expected ,<lav at the G.P.O. from Sarawak, Hongkong. China. Japan, Medas and the Federation. Mails fur /Vrempa, Burma, North India. Pakistan Mod I :ambi close at noon and lor the Federation at 5.45 l day at the G.P.O.
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    AIR MAIL
    60 2 Mails are expectod tr**m Brunei. North Borneo. Sarawak Guam Hawaii. Midway Itlcnd Philippines. Sadwfeh Islands. Wake Island, Batavia. Daeo Sint;kep. Palembang, Ipoh. Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Taiping today at tne G.PO. Mails from Australia, Bank" Islands. Cook Inlands. Island. Fiji Islands, F'cpcl. Oceania. Gilbert. Ellu c 1.-:ands. Ceylon.
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    SHOULD CEYLON MAKE TYRES?
    158 2 U.P. WHILE Ccy on Ministry 0 f Finance is scrutinising the financial Implication proposals to establish a factory in Ceylon rubor i nufacturers the world are debating the advisability of the project Mr. F.D. Ascoli, Mao Director of Dunlops. who sed through Colombo, :,ai.< that a
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    CO-OPS WILL GIVE GOODS ON 'TICK'
    439 3 JJEMBERS of the Singapore Government 'Servants' Thrift and Loan Society can now buy goods at the Singapore Co-operative Stores "on credit." This was announced yesterday by Mr. John Eber, chairman of the Singapore Co-operative Stores Society, at the opening of the Society's Mew Kranch
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    1,500 INDIANS KEEP FESTIVAL
    42 3 JOHORE BAHRU. Sun.— More than 1,500 Indians celebrating the Hindu festival "Panguni Uttaram" at the Raja Mariamman Temple today saw the goddes Mariamman taken In procession round her temple. A mammoth crowd was fed on the temple premises.
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    HAJI SALLEH'S PRAYER ANSWERED
    64 3 Prominent Singapore Arab. Dato Syed A M. Alsagoff yesterday offered to buy Haji Salleh, 110-year-old Singapore Malay, a pair of spectacles. Salleh s story appeared in yesterday's Sunday Tribune. He said: "If only I had the money to buy a pair of spectacles mv life would
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    Food Chief: Co-ops Can Cut Prices
    182 3 MR. A. D. Butler-Madden, Singapore's Deputy Food Controller, said yesterday that the opening of more co-operative shops in Singapore would be one way of keeping prices down. The public can help by joining the Singapore consumer-co-operative movement, he added. Mr. Butler-Madden was commenting on
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    CYCLIST HURT
    19 3 A Malay cyclist was knocked down by a lorry along Mountbatten Road yesterday. He sustained slight injuries.
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    DAILY RATED WORKERS VOTE FOR MORE PAY
    91 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. rENTY-ONE Government Workers* Trade Unions representing about 80 per cent of the Government daily rated employees met here today and decided to ask Government for an upward revision of wages. They will ask Government that the total minimum wage be
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    MYF MEETING
    29 3 There will be a meeting of all delegates to the AllMalaya MYF Institute in the Straits Chinese Methodist Church, 3 Kampong Kapor Road, at 5.45 p.m. today.
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    Charley's Aunt-A Success
    283 3 W.M.B. WHEN a comedy can circle the world for nearly sixty years, and lose nothing of its freshness, ana still pack the house, then often the critic who sees it for the fifth or sixth time is safe in saying that it isa good comedy. Brandon Thomas'
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    'Month's' Results In Malacca
    274 3 MALACCA, Sunday. MR. G. E. C. Wisdom, Malacca's Resident Commissioner said in a broadcast last night that the highlight during the 'Month' in the Settlement was the killing of Malacca's No. 1 bandit, Wong Fah. Other advantages derived from the 'Month,' Mr. Wisdom said were: Over
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    DROVE WITHOUT LICENCE
    69 3 I I JOHORE BAHRU. Sun.— Two Malays and a Chinese were convicted in the Police Court yesterday for driving vehicles wi tthqut%driving licence. Mohd. Idris bin Wahab of R.V.F. Base Seletar and Mahat bin Haji Mustapha I of Benut, Batu Pahat, were lined $7 each for riding
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    OUT TWICE
    23 3 Fire engines yesterday afternoon dealt with two lallang fires, one was at Adam Road, while the other at Kheam Hock Road.
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    Higher Training For City Workers
    243 3 Tribune Staff Reporter \PLAN to send a Municipal employee each year en a four-year Civil Engineering course at th< j Kuala Lumpur Technical College has been approved in principle by a Municipal Committee. Details of the schenr* ior higher training will be worked out. but
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    THE SEVENTH VEIL
    583 4 THE Lim-Wicks affair began as a dance of the seven veils—and how enthralling it was. As each veil was dropped, the public tensely waited for the next phase of the dance. But when the dancer came to the •seventh and last, veil, a startling change came over
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    NAVY JOINS IN A TREASURE HUNT
    1007 4  -  dgf ROBERT BROWN Reuter. LONDON, EIGHTY-FOUR yards oif the end of t he little iettv of the dour fi-sb<n<? -'"i"p of Tobermory in the Atlan-tic-washed Western Isies, two British Navy vessels bob up and down in a sheltered channel. From them, every df»v 'or
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    DECK PASSENGERS
    350 4 The People's ostb a j* Sir. I should like to draw the attention of the authorities to a matter which concerns the unjust treatment meted out to the poor. When a ship comes to port, the deck-passengers are taken to a quarantine camp and I can assure you
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    NO REPETITION OF RECENT DEBACLE
    184 4 Sir, 1 am glad to hear the news that a supreme Organiser has been be appointed to conduct Malaya's Anti-bandit campaign. I have had it in mind for a long time that the present system of multiple Command would get us nowhere. It must be
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    T. B. AND SPORTS
    172 4 Sir* The incidence of deaths or disablements from tuberculosis and pneumonia and serious incapacitation from rheumatic fever among young sportsmen in the past urges me to appeal to them to pay very special attention to their after-piay habits. The common practice ol loitering about for half
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    IS THE ARCTIC WARMING UP?
    917 4  -  I* 9 CHARLES LYNCH Reuter. MONTREAL. IS the Arctic getting warmer? Arc the Arctic ice caps retreating? Those are the questions whicn one of the most comprehensive scientific parties ever sent to the Canadian Arctic will try to answer this year. If the ansvers are
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    THE WIFE HE LEFT BEHIND
    494 4 A.P. RANGOON. THE rebel Karen chief. Saw Ba U Gyi, tied Toungoo with one oi his two Karen wives tc the Thai border when the Burmese government began its oflensive against the rebel citadel, official sources told the Associated Press. Ba U Gyi was divorced
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    U.S. IS ANXIOUS TO PROTECT FAR EAST ROUTES
    90 5 MAJOR CONSIDERATION IN POLICY U.P. nnvr-PT?QcrriTVT a r WASHINGTON, Sunday. LrKIiibSIONAL sources revealed yesterday that America's anxiety to protect its routes to the Far East is one of the major consideration in the present United States policy towards the > r r
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    RUSSIA BUYS BLACK MARKET DIAMONDS?
    85 5 U.P. LONDON, Sun.—Diamond merchants said yesterday that the Russians have stopped buying diamonds "through the normal channels." and suggested that the Soviet may be getting them througn black market sources. The merchants said that diamond smuggling has increased recently, because smugglers can buy the gems
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    MALAYA'S INCOME CHART WILL BE READY IN AUGUST
    182 5 fg fg The estimates for 1947 and 1948 WtU be in considerable details, together with particulars of the Balance of Payments between Malaya and the rest of the world. A piovisional figure, without details, for 1949 and a forecast for 1950 are
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    INDIA, CHINA SWAP ENVOYS
    51 5 U.P. NEW DELHI. Sun. -The Indian government announced yesterday that Sardar K. If. Pannikar. the former embassador to .Nationalist will be ambassador to the Peiping communist regime. General Yuan Chung Hsien. the former Chinese political commissioner in Nanking, will represent the Peiping government in New Delhi.
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    QUIET NIGHT
    28 5 A.P. MANILA, Sun.-Luzon s first night under complete military control apparently was a quiet one. No reports of Hukbalahap activity were received up to mid-morning today.—A.P.
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    Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Edwards and their second son, Colin Gecm'ery, after his christening at St. Andrw's Cathedral on Saturday.
    43 5 One-month-old Colin behaved perfectly during the service, which was conducted by Rev. Canon R.K.S. Adams, and smiled happily at all the guests.
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    Week-End Wedding
    52 5 Mr. Meredili Cole Daek. Director of Firestone Rubber and Tire Co.. and Miss Margaret Joyce PoweM, after their wedding at the VVes'ey Church. Fort Canning Road, on "Miirdr IN*** i»,,»v-»n*i« tHp o Mr a*"* Mrs Henry James Powell of London, who flew to Singapore for their daughter's weddiny
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    Manchester Asks Malaya For Details
    189 5 Reuter. MANCHESTER. Sunday. MANCHESTER textile firms are to ask «heir ?i gents in Malaya for full details of complaints by the Sine:?oore Chamber of Commerce the pontine: and finishing of Lancashire cotton piece foods was below standard. I An official of the Calico Printing Association,
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    RESIGN AND RETURN ADVICE TO THAKIN NU
    101 5 A.P. RANGOON. Sun. Upon the advice of the most revered astrologers, reliable informants saitt yesterday, the Burmese cabinet will resign today. It will be reformed immediately and sworn in at an hour deemed suspicious fti the stars for tho nation's? future. The informants
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    PAPER HITS BACK AT HUGHES
    134 5 Reuter. RANGOON. Sun.—The Lioerai newspaper, New Times ot Burma, yesterday expressed strong resentment at a statement in the Australian House of Representatives uy Conservative Member W.K. Kent Hughes that he wonld rather see the Commonwealth loan to Burmh "thrown into the sea than it used
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    IRANIANS RIOT FOR FOOD, WORK
    77 5 U.P. TEHERAN. Sun.—A crowd of five thousand ragged unemployed natives of the province of Azerbaijan demonstrated in the streets here yesterday. They demanded work and food. Officials said that they were peasants driven out of Azerbaijan by grain and food shortages following the drought and
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    HARVARD MAN LEAPS TO DEATH
    72 5 A.P. BOSTON, Sun.—Dr. Francis Matthiesen. 48. woridfamcd Harvard man of letters and holder rf an nxtord <iet» ree. leaped to his death, from a hotel in Boston yesterday after writing that he was 'distressed over world affairs." A medical examiner pronounced his death as suicide.
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    KING ASKED TO BE WITNESS
    61 5 A.P. BANGKOK, Sun. King Phumiphon has been asked to be a prosecution witness in the prolonged trial of men charged with conspiring for the regicide of his brother. King Ananda. who was slain in June, 1946. The request was placed through the royal household to
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    FOURTH TRY ON ATO'S LIFE
    51 5 A.P. ASMARA. Sun. The fourth attempt on the lile of Ato Walders Waldemarian. was perpetrated early yesterday afternoon when two terrorists shot him at close range in the crowded main street oi Asmara. Waldemarian, who was only slightly injuied, is president of the independent Eritrea
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    CHRIS MAY LOSE HIS DANCING GIRLS
    148 5 A.P. LOS ANGELES, Sunday, f HRIS Janus may not get those Egyptian dancing girls after all Janus, 39, a Chicago importer, arriving in Los Angeles on business, told reporters that his aunt is contesting the will under which his uncle left him one-third of
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    ITALY TAKES OVER
    30 5 A.P. LONDON. Sun. Britain transferred to Italian authorities on Sunday the administration of Somaliland, the British Foreign Office announced. It said the changeover took place without incident—A.P.
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    GAOLED LEADER WINS ELECTION
    111 5 Reuter. ACCRA. Gold Coast. Sun. Dr. Kwame Nkruma's Convention People's Party, which is strongly Nationalist, swept the polls in local elections here today, winning all six Municipal wards for the first time. Only about one-fifth of the electorate voted. On March 22 the Gold Coast High
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    LIVERPOOL NEARER TO SOCCER DOUBLE
    876 6 AFTER !5 YEARS SPURS RETURN TO DIV. ONE Reuter. LONDON, Sunday. LIVERPOOL rounded off an eventful eight days in L which they reached the Cup final by beating Everton and gained found points from League victories over Manchester City on Wednesday and Charlton Athletic yesterday.
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    R. FAMECHON TO FIGHT IN U.S.
    34 6 U.P. CINCINNATI, Ohio, Sun. French featherweight champion Ray Famechon and Pat laeobuoci will meet in a ten-round bout here or April 27, promoter Sam Becker announced on Friday.—U.P.
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    SPAIN WIN WORLD SOCCER TIE
    96 6 Reuter. MADRID, Sunday—Spain beat Portugal by five goats to one in their World Cup soccer match here today after leading by three goals to one at halftime. There was general satisfaction at the result and Spain are hopeful of drawing if not winning the return
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    WALCOTT V. HOFF
    29 6 A.P. PHILADELPHIA, Sunday. —Jersey Joe Walcott s manager Felix Bocchiocchio said that Walco't may tight German Heavy-weight champion Heirten Hoff in Mannheim on May 7—A P.
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    French Army Win For Second Time
    678 6 Reuter. THE British Army ten, this season's inter-Service rugby champions, went down for the second year in succession to the French Army, who at Twickenham won by 12 points to e ght. The Frenchmen played a fast but cool game throughout and to the
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    KING FAROUK'S INTEREST IN LAWN TENNIS
    140 6 A.P. CAIRO. Sun.—King Farcuk's "high interest won Egyptian nationality for the self-exiled Czech tennis players, Jnroslav Drobny and Vladimir Cornik. said the Journal d'Egypt, which In regarded as close to the palace. The paper praised Faiouk as a "great protector" of Egyptian sports. It
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    Marshall Joins The Swimming Immortals
    175 6 NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, Sunday. JOHN MARSHALL, Yale University freshman from Australia, last night bettered two more world swimming records including one made by Japan's great Hironoshin Furuhashi. Marshall sped the 400-meters freestyle in 4 mins. 29.5 sees., and the 440 yards in 4 mins. 31.2
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    FLYING PARSON IN EXHIBITION 800 METRE RACE
    60 6 TOKYO, Sun. Gilber; Dodds. the "flying parson." holder of the one mile world record, now visiting here on a lecture, tour, appeared in an exhibition race in Tokyo. He won a 800 metre race in one minute 56.3 seconds. A Nippon University student
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    ITALY SHARE HONOURS
    55 6 VIENNA. Sunday.—Austria beat Italy by one goal to nil in a full soccer international here today, Melchior, the Austrian outside left, scoring ten minutes after the interval. In a "B" international between the twc countries in Florence, It&J; beat Austria by two goals to one after leading
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    FRAYED TEMPERS MARRED THIS MATCH
    27 7 \n incident in yesterday's; Senior League Soccer match at the Jalan Besar Stadium in which the Chinese. Athletes beat the Chinese (Vsuxsls.
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    WEIGHTS FOR SECOND DAY IPOH RACES
    501 7 Th-- following are t\e handi- < aps for Saturday's races in Ipoh which mark the second day of the Perak Turf Club Easter meeting: HORSES, CL 1 DIV. 1-6 FI RS. NO REGRETS 9 13 l>\UK BROCADE 9.05 lEROSTAN hit KINOES I.OM) a 10
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    HEAVY TRACK PREVENTS FAST WORK IN IPOH
    188 7  -  EY ALBERT SPENCER The Man with 2,000 Winners IPOH, Today: WITH the going still heavy the sand track was opened for training this morning, and as the next races will not be run till Saturday no fast work was done. The following horses
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    TIGERS SCORE NINE GOALS
    208 7 Fielding a team with <ix Senior Division players the Tiger .Standard had no difficulty in trouncing the Borneo Co. 'SC by nine goals to nil, in the' Business House Competition at the Geylang Stadium yesterday A goal every five minutes was scored in the first hah.
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    Selangor XI Against Singapore
    83 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun: Tin- following have been selected to represent Selangor at cricket a gainst Singapore on April 3. 0 and 10 on the K.L. Pndang. G. B. Bull apt. F. K. Macnamara N. H. Hobbs; Khoo Bin Kheng; Chua Eng Cheng; M. S. Maniam; M.
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    NEWCOMERS DO WELL IN PENANG CRICKET TRIAL
    185 7 PENANG. Sun.—Several new players gave a good account of themselves either in batting or bowling in the cricket trial in which S.V. Adams' team scored a seven runs win over Northcote Greens' team, on the Penang Sports Club ground. Continuing tne innings tnis
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    INNINGS DECISIONS IN SIX TOURNAMENT GAMES
    2530 7 RATNAYAKE'S GOOD DOUBLE AT CHANGI Six games in the Singapore Cricket Association tournament ended in outright victories yesterday, four of these being in the Junior section. The narrowest win wa? recorded by the Ceylon Sports Club who earner! points over the Indian Association by
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    The King
    37 8 The Commissioner-General, Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald (centre), Mrs. G.V. Allen (left), and Professor A. Oppenhen.i (right) drinking a toast to the King at the Boat Race 1 cflnner at the Capitol Restaurant on Saturday night.
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    Reds Lost 15 At Gua Musang
    252 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun.— More than 15 bandits are believed to have been killed m the battle when 200 terrorists ambushed a patrol of IW' Ma ay Regiment at Gua Musang on March 26. A number of graves have been discovered in the area. At
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    What's On Today GENERAL
    77 8 V.M < A.- n r>t n Terni* Tournament. Vbjlsy Rail Padmui ton ft p.m. French. M*t*¥, and "online icia I 'lasses 5.30 p.m. Holy week devotional meeting. Theme: "It it nothing to yon* The chaJlesjae to the Chrttian Worid. Speaker: R v. Dr. M. Dodsworth 8
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    128 8 cathay "The Great Lover" at 11, 1.(5. 1.15. 6.45 and 9.3" p.m. CAI'ITOL: "Strotnboli" fit 11. I li, 1. b.3i> and 9.30 p.m. ALII A MBit A: "On the old Spanish Triil" at 1.45. 4.15. «.45 and 9.30 p.m. KK\: Johnn Alh'-ro" at 11. 1.45. 1. 6.30 i'ld 9.30
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    SPORT
    40 8 SUrCEH: Snr. Ige. Tamil B.A. v. Tigers at Jalan Besar; Jnr. A. 2.: BODCA v. londnnesrin "A". BOD «ruund: Jnr. B.2.: Katons Sajarab v. Blue Be vers at (J«yiang. GOLF: RKGC '.adi'>« medal 'stroke) and qualifying rornd Spring Cup.
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    Artillery, Bazookas Used In Indo-China
    286 8 HO VISITS MAO IN PEKING U.P. and Reuter. SAIGON, Sun. While rlo Chi-minh, Vietminh leader is in Peking negotia:ing a treaty with Mao Tse-tung, fierce fighting has Deen renewed at Travins in the Mekong Delta, where French forts have been under sporadic .attack from Communist
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    GORDON WALKER EXPLAINS SERETSE BAN
    107 8 Reuter. BRIGHTON. SUSSE X. Fri.—Minister for Commonwealth Relations. Mr. Gordon Walker, was questioned by Ceylon and other students about Seretse Khama when he addressed the National Association of Labour Students here today. rteruvin >o a tv r *'T an student Mr. Gordon Walker said if
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    NATIONALISTS BEAT BACK RED ASSAULT ON HAINAN
    172 8 Communists Lose 50 Junks Reuter-AAP. REPORTS reaching Hongkong last niffM said th a < the Na'ioiralrst naval healquaiters in Hainan claim to have sunk 30 Ccmmunijt junks and killed 5,000 Communist soldiers. Thi- was said to have hapn-ned daring naval and ground engagements
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    WHEAT IMPORTS TO SOUTH CHINA BANNED
    56 8 Reuter AAP. HONGKONG, Sun.- Accoiuing to a local Chinese repot t the South China Foreign Trade Bureau announced yesterday that as from April 1. the importation of wheat flour wojld be banned. It is also reported that the customs administration in Ca«nton had banned
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    HK AERODROME UNDER HEAVY POLICE GUARD
    239 8 Reuter. HONGKONG. Sunday A HEAVY police guard was stationed toni\h« at n Kaitak airfie'd Homrkone:. after timo bombs earlier today had damaged sever-, out of 71 American built commerieal planes. No one was in lured in the which occurred over a period of about
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    FAMINE WORRIES THE REDS
    84 8 Reuter AAP. HONGKONG. Sun The Communist authorities in Peking arc devoting much attention on fighting the famine which is gripping vast areas of territory under thcii control. A Communist news agency message received here yesterday fiom Peking said a national famine relief organisation would soon be
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    Sino-Soviet Air Pact
    86 8 Reuter. LONDON. Sun. An agreement for the formation of a joint Soviet-Chinese civil aviation company has been signed in Moscow, according to a Soviet news agency message tecidved in London today. Tho new company which operate three routes between Peking and Chita. Irkutsk and Alma-Atm. is based
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    Player Sent Off Field
    154 8 DERSISTENT rough play by both teams after a Chinese Athlete full back was sent off the field marred the Senior League soccer match at the Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday when the Chinese Casuals lost by two goals to one to a team playing with ten men
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    RED RADIO ATTACKS DROBNY
    126 8 A.P. PRAGUE. Sun. Rude Pravo, the official crgan of the Czech Communist Party commenting today on the Cairo press reports that self exiled Czech tennis tfrmrt o-obny and Valdmir Cernik had taken Egyptian nationality declared "Bo*!: qg ♦hem were fyr. a time foreigners. At that time
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    CHIANG'S MEN INTERNED IN BURMA
    125 8 Reuter AAP. RANGOON. S in. Chinese Nationalist troops of the 93rd Chinese Division crossed from China into Kcntung yesterday and were disaimed and sent to an internment camo. From Bangkok it is reported that 10.000 Chinese Nationalist troops have settled along the Mekong RiVer. opposite
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    FILIPINOS GET READY FOR CONSCRIPTION
    96 8 A.P. MANILA. Sun. Every able-bodied Filipino male and female between the ages of 14 and 65 may be called up to form a national militia, under a bill approved by the House Committee on National Defence. Congressman Cabarrouguis. sponsor of the bill, told committee members
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    SIAM ALSO GETS READY
    34 8 A.P. BANGKOK. Sun.—Conscription lor all Siamese youths who have reached their 21st birthday has begun with government warnings against anyone seeking exemption through bribery or forging of birth certificates. —A.P.
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    THEY WEREN'T THERE
    42 8 JOHOKrJ BAHRC. Sun.— For failing to appear in the Magistrates' Court to answer the charges against them. 49-year-old Chan Vim Sin of Kuala Lumpur and 27-year-old Mohd. bin Suleiman of Johore Bahru were yesteraay ttned $10 and $6 respectively.
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    U.S.I.-DUTCH UNION SUPPORTS S.E.A. BLOC
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    PROTEST MARCH BY 600 AFRICAN WOMEN
    85 8 Reuter. DIIRDAN, Sun. red African women marched through the streets of Durban today to the city hall in protest against proposed Government registration of all African women. Draft legislation published this week would also require African women to pass medical tests before taking jobs,
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    EVICTED BY FORCE
    54 8 Japanese Police (foreground), ejected 12 Korean rami lies from this building in Tokyo, after it was taken avei by the Municipal Government. Some 600 Koreans, a few waving Red Bags, engaged in irur» .leo» ag«t«artg wltn the police in which BMre than 100 police and several Koreans
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    Bandits Derail Triang Train
    380 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun armoured train from was derailed r the 53rd mile between Triang and Men?ku yesterday evening. T here w*** n-» r»*su<»H.i investigations revealed that fish Dlates were removed from the lines causing the engine and two crasn wagons to slip off the line. other
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    CHOONG'S TRIPLE SUCCESS
    168 8 Reuter. j PARIS, Sunday Spectators have comment*-1 n the high staudard at this year's Fiench International badm into n Cham mainly because of the partici pation of the Malay ana and more patticularly B. I E. J. Choon?'. E. L. Ch/vn;: hat-trick when he followed the men's
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    YMCA LAWN
    74 8 The following air the ties 1 the V.M.C.A. open lawn I 'finis tournament today •UKN-s MTVfaIJCN: Fl X vs. Chia Ch !n 3iao •i; i( II" »oway vs. y. p. c M X Js. J. L. Whitmoi c i K>* iuu vs. a. UOMKNs v.n UrwnhHl vs. Mat
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