Malaya Tribune, 13 April 1950

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    66 1 MALAYA Tribune BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE i I LARGER SALES THAN ANY AFTERNOON PAPER IN MALAYA T«k Tribune" Spore Published simultaneously at Sin gapore, Kuala LMK.pur, Ipoh a id Penang. Phone 3811/3 Nine Una tIGIIT PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1950 TEN CENTS. THE MALAYA TRIBUNE LONDON REPRESENTATIVE
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    Briggs' Report Awaited
    129 1 A.F. LONDON, Wed. The Bnov( tnmcnt is awaiting a port from Lieutenant General Sir Harold Briggs. recently appointed civilian comt; inder in Malaya, before decisions arc reached as to whethei more British troops needed to oppose Malaya's Com.uunist terrorists, it was said in government quarters today. It
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    DIVORCED WIVES GET SI EACH
    89 1 A.P. CAPETOWN. Wed. tm« Collar was reft to each of nis three former wives by an American. Gordon A. Wilson who died in South Africa with an estate worth £45.724. m m asseti totalling US527.000 in the U.S. In his will Wilson said no had
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    Black Cats For Luck
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    S'pore Man Wins $204,000 In Irish Sweepstake
    431 1 Tribune Staff Reporter piVE Itttls paper b.a-.-t cats pasted to the lintel of a bedroom in Katong are the symbDls that brought a $204,000 stroke of luck to Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McLean, of Katong. They have won the first priz? in the
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    S'PORE TRADERS SET QUOTAS FOR $10,000,000 OF JAP TRADE
    282 1  -  BY LAWRENCE G. MANI SINGAPORE traders, this morning got from Government, quotas totalling $10,000,000 for imports from Japan, under the 1949-1950 trade agreement between Japan and the Sterling area. Purchases under these quotas must be com pie ted before June and
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    A-SCIENTISTS AGAINST PURGE
    49 1 A.P. LONDON. Whd.— Britain atomic scientists today urged "strong opposition" to any extension of this country s purge of Communists. The Council of A tom c Scientists Association said it would "view an extension of the Civil Service purge to other institutions with j;rave concern.'' —A.P
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    MEDIATOR DIXON
    29 1 A.P. LAKE SUCCESS. Wed.— The Security Council today approved the appointment of Sir Owen Dixon of Australia as mediator in the Kashmir dispute by a 8-0 vote.—A.P.
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    TRADE TALKS
    22 1 A.P. BERLIN. Wed. -Trade talks between the East Germany and Communist China are nearing conclusion, it was learned today.- A.P
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    PAKISTAN RUPEE MAY DROP-Report
    116 1 Tribune Staff Reporter THERE were strong reports in Singapore yesterday that Pakistan is about to devalue her Rupee to bring it on par with the Indian Rupee. The reports gained strength on the news that Pakistan is now taking steps to prevent currency speculation. Pakistan has
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    WRESTLER WAS OBESE – CORONER
    100 1 WRESTLER WAS OBESE CORONER A.P. LONDON, Wed. —A coroner's inquest on Wednesday found there wa.? no neglect in the death of Hassan Raouf, 35, an Egyptian heavyweight wrestling champion, at London Clinic followuig an operation on April 5. Dr. F. E. Camps pathologist, testified the Egyptian was found to neve
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    WINNING SMILES
    39 1 Two Malayan Chinese nurses. Miss Mak Chyung Hau (left) of Kuala Kangsar and Miss Aw Nya Sim of Singapore left Singapore yesterday on the Charon for Australia for a two-year nursing course under an A.l.r. scholarship scheme.
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    Perak Turf Club To Have 7 F. Run
    271 1  -  BY ALBERT SPENCER IPOH, Wednesday. THE Perak Turf Club has drawn up a new build in£ programme which will considerably improve racing facilities in Ipoh. t Plans include an extension of the installation of new issuing windows, stabling accomodation and syces' quarters,
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    Men Cool Off After Exertion
    88 1 A.P. LOS ANGLES, Wed. —Two men were held in jail today after cutting off their wives' hair. Police pointed out they both lacked barbers' i licenses. Edward L. Bruce, 26, is accused of assaulting his wife, Rosalie, 22, by I trimming her two foot tresses
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    Squatter Round-up Will Take Two More Years
    607 1 Tribune' Staff Reporter CIXTY THREE thousand squatter families, numbering 300,000 men, women and children have still to De brought under the protection and control which alone will prevent them being exploited by the bandits. Johore, leading in the squatter re-settlement, hopes to achieve
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    STOP PRESS Lie Mar Go To Moscow
    38 1 A.P. LAKE SUCCESS, Wed. Trygve Lie admitted today that he might go to Moscow late this month in a move towards ending the Chinese representation crisis in the United Nations. —A.P.
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    Aid Malaya U.S. Told
    40 1 Reuter. WASHINGTON, Wed. United States State Department officials reported today that a special United States survey mission to Southeast Asia headed by Allen Griffin, had cabled home proposals for American economic aid to Burma and Malaya.—Reuter.
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    RAIL SABOTAGE: 32 DIE
    48 1 Reuter. LUCKNOW. UNITED PROVINCE. Weik f— Sabotage caused an exr.ress crash mar P.itroi station, United Provinces, in which 32 people were killed and 76 injured. A Oudh-Tirhut railway statement torrght said fishplates and dogspikes on the track had been removed and both rails displaced.—Reuter.
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    RUBBER BOOM HERE TO STAY
    523 2 -THOUGH PEAK PRICES MAY GO THE Financial Times, London, attributes the spectacular rise in the price of 1 rubber over the last few days to "the elimination of marginal supplies at the moment when irifnufacturers' demands are reviving." TVic ropont o/iitnHnl sflvfi further: me recent
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    Tin In Good Demand
    290 2  -  By A Market Correspondent THE final results of the Tin Study Group conference In March have not yet been published, but the general inference is that a control scheme has been adopted which would be implemented In about 18 months' time when American stockpiling needs, variously
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    KESANG TIN
    15 2 Kesang Tin* Ltd. had a tribute of $2,577-34 in March from 114.83 piculs.
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    NEW PACT
    50 2 A.P. NEW DELHI. Thurs An overall track treaty between India and Norway is expected to be signed here within a fortnight, Informed sowce* said today. A Norwegian Embassy official here, is conducting m e negotiations with the Indian Commerce Ministry. India hss importing Norwegian newsprint, cheese and vitamins.—A.P.
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    Along The Godowns
    57 2 Tucari (44); Fo*»o?area (SHEERS); Tjlbodas (42 8); GcwftJlg (41): ToboaM (40); TeleiiMdouv (*9>: Stee! Rover (36): British Prnec' (38): Kustbrl* (31»; O/arda (19); Sumpltan (21); AsphaMon f\s 6): California Bear <°7 8); AdraMus (29 30); >fentor (l.<;; Breeonfthire (18 14); Br.ia'tow (8/9); 11 he mis (6 Donna
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    Irregular
    31 2 SINGAPORE, April 12. The !oea'. snare marke; v.'s regular today with Ultle inclination to ten, ho lhal there wan no particular 'rend. London also appear* unat!e to give am lead.
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    Share Quotations
    880 2 Singapore, Apt. 12 LNDJSTKiALS Buyer» flell^ra Atlas Ice U 90 12.25 -Jex. Brick* Pref. *.*0 2.50 Ord. 2.20 2.27 1 2 8.8. Petrol 34 35/B.M. Trustees 7 50 8.00 Con. Tin Smelt Pref 21/3 22/3 ed I Old 3.20 3.25 jE. Utd. Assur. 38.75 39.75 j Fed Uispeni<ary
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    RUBBER DOWN ONE CENT
    132 2 THE rubber commodity market opened with a very uncertain tone yesterday. There were sellers predominating at first, but with offerings being well absorbed, the market steadied again. There wa a fluctuation of one cent in pi ices during session. The market closed one cent below Tuesday's
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    RUBBER CROPS
    25 2 CKAN SZE ONN Co. announce the following rubber crop figures for March. Malaka Pinda R. EstateLtd., 672.30 lbs. New Scudai. Ltd. 545,00 lbs
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    Reds To Insure Hongkong Cargoes Against Chiang
    174 2 Reuter-AAP. HONGKONG. Wednesday.—The Chines rothoriUej in Peking are reported to be making *.rrang<v ments to issue war-risk policies for cargoes in transit between Hoa*teon* and the China mainland Willi this in mind, Peking is establishing a Chinese Peoples Insurance Company." The company will
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    Tin Prices
    80 2 SINGAPORE, April 12: Tin price' was S298 1 4, per pirul px-smelter. Un SI. Spct £59i 1/4. Unchanged. LONDON, April 11. Three months £593 3 4. t p £1 1/4. Settlement pric;> £591 2. Unchanged. Turnover: 100 tons. Second sesv. ;>n: Spot £592 1 '4. Closed previously. Thr»
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    PRODUCE MARKET
    124 2 Most r.ection- of the Sirv r> pore product «narkets dull yesterday. Copra war steady with buyers Lie $37 7,8 per for Apri May shipment f.oh. and ers asking $08 1 4. No b u ness was reported. The [jon don copra maikct was qu on Tuesday with Straits
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    SEA MAIL
    127 2 Mai n ar« rxp-ted tod;.y Aden. Afghanistan, rope, Africa. West Indies America. Canada. Canary, luti, ilife.. p., L- utkiailU i: i1,....--ireianu. mdia. Persia, Leewaru islands. Mediterranean J tnd Palestine, Pakistan. A ,'j.lOec, «J.S.S.K.. U.&.A., Vati j.i. Pacific Island?. South Africa and me reaeration. Mai s are a.so <Kpect4d
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      509 2 r«m nnmnm IUPMJMAJUAYA ffi gVJS"" t8 BLUE NETWORK Hindustani Film Songs; 6.30 ENGLISH PROGRAMMES 255? ij'* n J»5!" Tamil 10.00 a.m. News from Kuala i 2? «S"2Sj fio A TV"* fV lncl Lumpur- 10 05 Close Down with ft—a Pawn. l 4v 12.-L> p.m. Mr. Tune, Opening 1.00 p.m. The
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    SINTY-NINTH BIRTHDAY
    40 3 Madam Tan Meow Eng who celebrated her 5 sixty ninth birthday yesterday in her houst 1 at Tembling Road. Be- hind her are her three I sons, Heng Men*, Kwang, Heng Seah Kwang and Hen*, j Koong Kwang.
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    It Was Foolish Not To Have Applied For Exemption'- Counsel
    396 3 THERE was no desire on the part of the appellants i violate the laws, but it was foolish not to have ipplied for exemption sometime earlier. This submission was mad? by Mr. A. J. Braga in the Singapore High Court
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    untitled of Miss Annie Lee daughter of the late Mr. • Hon Cheuag „f Hongkong, and Mr. Leong Fatt Chee, ■ I the l»t> Mr. !>>ong Ah Cheng of Singapore took plat » recently at the Marriage Registry.
    35 3 untitled of Miss Annie Lee daughter of the late Mr. Hon Cheuag „f Hongkong, and Mr. Leong Fatt Chee, I the l»t> Mr. !>>ong Ah Cheng of Singapore took plat recently at the Marriage Registry.
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    BRITISH COUNCIL STARTS A 'WHAT'S ON'
    81 3 ON oro gramme, similar to the regu'ar, daily Malaya Tribune feature. WiP be put out monthly by the British Council in Singapore under the ame name. The first issue for April was issued late, and arrived yesterday. It contain.- aetails of cultural and entertainment
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    P. C. LOSES APPEAL IN C.B.T. CASE
    254 3 JHE Chief Justice, Mr. Murray Aynsley, yesterday confirmed the conviction and sentence of six months' gaol passed on a Police constable, Ahmad bin Salleh, for criminal breach of trust in "espect of S5O. Ahmad offered bail to a Chinese in the sum of
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    CONGRESS OFFICIALS
    112 3 The following were e.ecteo as office-bearers for 1950 or the Serangoon Local Indian Congress at it? annual general meeting heid recently at G Race Course Lane: President —Mr G. Saranga r-anv, Vice I resident —Mr. K. N. Kashyap, Hon. Joint Secrc taries —Messi T. K. Alexau der ar
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    JUMBLE SALE
    41 3 Mrs. H. W. Baines, wife of the Bishop of Singapore, .vill open an ingathering and jumble sale at St. Andrew's School Chapci, Woodsville, this Saturday, at 3.30 p m., in aid of the Mar Thoma Syrian Church Building Fund.
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    CEYLON TAMILS TO HOLD SOCIAL
    56 3 The Singapore Ceyloi. Tamils Association will be holding a New Year social to-morrow ai 7 p.m. at thf Association premises at tl Handy Road. There will be a talk ii Tamil as web as musical entertainment Hindus wii; celebrate their New Year today with prayers
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    DEFACED CARDS
    45 3 JOHORE BAHRU, Wed Two Chinese youths, Lee Chai and Low Ah Hock, were fined today by Magistrate Che Kadir :oi possessing d< faced identity cards. They were both stopped b> police yesterday at the Mental Hospital. Lee was lined $3 and Low $4
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    AUSTRALIA CUTS DOWN NEWS SERVICE
    82 3 THE Australian Government's decision to abolish the Australian Department of Information, which operated from the office of the Australian Commissioner in Singapore, will result in the Australian community not getting any more news bulletins and sports news letters. These used to be published regularly, but
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    SHIFTED
    20 3 The AnU-Corruption Department has now removed its offices to No. 11 and 15, Lowhill Road, near the Harbour Station.
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    MNP PROTEST ON DETAINEES
    283 3 ill treatment of women, children: \h camps alleged Tribune Staff Reporter "•♦tlE Singapore Branch oi the Malay Nationalist Party (Partai Kebctngsaan Melayu) has lodged a protest to the Commissioner-General, Mr. Malcolm Ma?Donahl, and the Federation High Commissioner, SYr taeirr.v Gurney, on the treatment of detainees. In
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    Bandits Burn Latex Lorry
    293 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. —A latex collecting truck of Bukit Dinding Estate in the Bentong area was surrounded and burnt by five uniformed and armed Chinese bandits. A party of Devons accompanied by Estate Special Constables; proceeding to ihe scene were attacked by the terrorists wr wounded
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    SAVINGS
    17 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The sale of Victory Savings Certificates up to March 31, amounted to $900,220.50.
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    Convicted Clerk Leaves Court A Free Man
    136 3 Wednesday.—A former clerk in Fraser and Neave Ltd., Chan Yew Tiam, 24 years, who had a gaol sentence of three months banging over nis head, walked out of the Malacca Appeal Court a free man yesterday. Chan was convicted last month In the
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    RUBBER FOR RED CHINA PORT
    70 3 The American motor vessel tht California Bear which arrived in Singapore yeßterday will load 100 tons of rubber for the Red held port of Taku Bar in North China. She is unloading 65 tons of canned foodstuffs and machinery at the Singapore docks. At Taku
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    Just A Reminder
    29 4 The Malaya Tribune has a Town Office at Winston's, No. 4, The Arcade, where letters and small advertisements, both casual and classified, may be handed in.
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    TWO FOR ONE
    534 4 THE report on the squatter problem out to-day is a document of first-rate importance. This more than anything that has been said so far gives us some idea of how long the anti-bandit campaign is going to last. We know that so long as we have squatters
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    GRIME HAS BECOME BIG BUSINESS
    908 4  -  by ALFRED WALL A.P. WASHINGTON. SICK and tired of its postwar resurgence of crime, the United States is doing something about it. President Truman himself is giving support to the drive to clean up the mess. Law enforcement bodies all over the nation have joined
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    FREE TO VOTE BUT NOT TO LOVE
    495 4 U.P. BOMBAY. CAN a young woman living in a secular state, free to exercise her vote in the choice of a president of that state, be deprived bf the freedom to choose her own mate? The magistrate ruling on this issue, which revolved
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    SCHOLARS TRACK DOWN ELUSIVE SHAKESPEARE
    561 4 A.P. NEW YORK THE scholar Investigating Shakespeare is like a detective: hunting for clues, checking dates, prying into his business affairs, tracking down the girls he knew. The great English dramatist is about the greatest literary mystery. It is not known on which day of
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    VINEGAR FOR GREENS
    142 4 A.P. NEW ORLEANS.-Common vinegar will kill the tough organism that causes amebiasis in 10 or 15 minutes, two tropical medicine researchers report. The disease is a form of dysentery that struck many service men in the last war. Their discovery is important because contaminated green vegetables are
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    HUKS SAY THEY ARE REDS
    335 4 THE Filipino outlaw army known as "the Huks" has made it clear for the first time that it is fighting for "national liberation" as an ally of the Communist party. Long known to be a Communist front organization with Communist leadership, this peasant army has
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    AMERICA FORMS A FOREIGN LEGION
    863 4  -  By JACK HENRY Reuter. BERLIN THE United States occupation army in Germany has enlisted 26,000 Europeans, mostly Germans, into what is unofficially described as an American "Foreign Legion" to serve with American soldiers in semi-military canacities. Existence of this oody baa led to frequent Soviet
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    GLAMOUR GIRL
    101 5 SINGAPORE film fans will be able to see a real-life glamour girl from Hollywood walking about the city and dancing in the evenings, when Linda Christian, multi-lingual, shapely wife of Tyrone Power, spends a few days in Rallies Hotel. Last night, officials of the X.L.M. airline said that
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    BOMB BURST UNDER ME, SAYS WITNESS
    311 5 THE Sunderland flying boat which exploded and the Straits of Johore on the afternoon of March 2b. taking two lives with it, was said to hay' b) en loading bombs before the explosion < me of the witnesses, Sgt. E. J. Shutter sur- the
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    BACK AFTER GLOBAL TRIP
    40 5 by his pretty ride, Mr. Gordon if I an American World tui nod to Singa- rdaj after a roundrid tnp. mes is the form.-i pie. Pan Amerl tstess. She was kfc recently to teach tea here.
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    NEW WING FOR GIRLS' SCHOOL
    34 5 of Trengganu re<i open the extenTengku Ampuan Girls' School. Kuala fore a gathering hundred people, this extension the m now accommodate girls with a staff of sixt en teachers.
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    MATC OFFICER IN ENGLAND
    55 5 maiayan journalist J Behague. and officer of the Malayan Air Training Corps is at present in the United Kingdom. He flew there from Singapore on a short instructional trip with the crew of a Royal Air Force aircraft llP m Singapore, as part of the RAF's
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    MAN MISSING
    19 5 BATU PAHAT. Wed. A Chinese aged 60 years has been missing from his home since April 7
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    Plea For Electricity In The Rural Areas
    239 5 jy|R. Ralwant Singh (Indep.-Rural West) will ask Government to examine the possibility of supplying electricity to the Rural Areas in Singapore in the near future. In questions he will table at the next meeting of the Legislative Council. Mr. Singh will *sk if
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    BOUND FOR FISH TALKS AT SYDNEY
    130 5 A Filipino and Korean delegation will leave today for Sydney for the second Indo Pacific Fisheries Council conference to be held there. Deogracias V. Villadolid. Director of the Bureau of Fisheries and the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, heads the Filipino delegation of
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    UMNO BL UEPRINT FOR KAMPONGS
    193 5 THE United Malays National Organisation is now drawing up a blueprint for improving living conditions in kampongs throughout the country. The first sign of this effort can be expected within three months from now. This was disclosed by Dato Onn bin Ja'afar, President of UMNO,
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    SLASHED DEAD
    27 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. An Indian. Singatam. aged 57. was recently found dead with slash wounds on the head on a kampong path at Sentul Pasah.
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    RECRUITING
    34 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Recruiting for the Singapore R.A. Regiment and the General Service Corps will take place at Ipoh on April 17 and 18. and at Alor Star on April 20 and 21.
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    MTUC MEN FOR GENEVA TALKS?
    171 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. The Malayan Trade Union Council may be invited to send representatives to the Conference of Commonwealth Trade Union Organisations to be held at Geneva next June. The conference being sponsored by the British Trade Union Congress is intended to establish closer contact
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    MORE TAKE TO CYCLES
    64 5 The last three months saw an increase of 5.565 cyclists in the Colony, according to the latest Municipal Vehicles Department report. Although there had been no increase In number of taxis the nember of Ipwdrivers has increased by 604 for the past quarter. The number of
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    TENDERS TAKEN
    27 5 KUALA LUMPUR Wed.— Tenders for Federation of Ma.aya Government Treasury Bills were accepted by the Accountant General. Federation of Malaya, to the extent of $12,750,000.
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    TALK ON SPCA
    44 5 Once a month in the Children's Programme there will be a spot foi the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. In the programme at 6.02 p.m. today Mr,. Marjories demons will be telling children what the S.P.C.A. stands for.
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    Unions, Committee To Discuss Temporaries
    326 5 REPRESENTATIVES of Municipal Labour Umon> 11 will meet the Municipal Special Labour Committee tomorrow to discuss tte future of over 7,0 X) open-vote workers. Union leaders, who have been holding h seriesof private talks during the week, have agreed to cp a "united front" on
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    Attack On 'Kavadi' Moves Into Federation
    210 5 HINDU social reform workers in Singapore who sponsored the Tank Road Chettiar Temple resolution against self-torture by devotees who carry the "Kavadl" are now carrying the fight into the Federation. Chettiar temples throughout Malaya are being approached by the reform enthusiasts to pass similar
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    "Visitors Ashore " —And Eileen Was In Tears
    82 5 Visitors Ashore —And Eileen Was In Tears THE whole Yap family were in tears, more especially Eileen, yesterday as the "visitors ashore" going went on board the Charon. The reason was that Eileen, 16 years, youngest daughter of Municipal Commissioner Mr. Yap Pheng Geek and Mrs. Yap. was leaving for
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    LABOUR PARTY ANNUAL MEET IN MAY
    97 5 THE Labour Party of Singapore will hold its annual general meeting some time in May, the Tribune understands. The Executive Committee of the party will discuss during the next few weeks, a wide range of resolutions to be tabled at the annual general meeting.
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    'DAUGHTER NEEDED SAMSU'
    53 5 Seventv-yt ar old Ng Koon of Kulai told Magistrate Che Kadir today, that he had manufactured samsu because his pregnant daughter-in-law "needed it." Ng was arrested yesterday by a police patrol when the basket he was carrying was found to contain nine oottles of dutiable samsu. He
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    RURAL BOARD
    25 5 The next monthly meeting of the Rural Board will oe held on Thuisday, April 20. in the Land Office, Singapore, at 10 a.m
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    BROOKS' COLD PUTS THE BIG FIGHT OFF — FOR A WEEK
    289 6  - BROOKS' COLD PUTS THE BIG FIGHT OFF FOR A WEEK "NOT FAIR TO ENTER RING" SAY DOCTORS By THE SPECTATOR Brooks and his manager, Mr. Calapatia. were the last passengers to leave the plane at Kallang Airport yesterday afternoon. As they appeared at the head of the gangway Promoter Razak
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    SAN AND CHOW PROVIDE GOOD OPPOSITION
    379 6 quarter-finals stag tas be» n reached in the I MC.A. Open Invitation tournament n which there have been surprises and some xeellent play. relay the surprise tin tine opposition )Vided in the men's I lubles by San and Chow Insi the favourites, md Kermer.
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    S.A.P. TEAM
    43 6 r*-ia! Athlttir Party team A.F.A. junior Leaxua iii h I Karib Club V.M.A. lodaj will bt Bah Chee. Yew arlie Kan-, Bock Qua*, Thiam. Boon I*eng. Chin Rnheri < hia. Taa Sin. Hens Kwanp Guan I; < '-n». Jo—C Dmll' Jame* Tew Tim.
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    S.P.F. RETAIN DESMAN CUP
    181 6 The Singapore Police Force, last night, retained the Denman Cup in the annual boxing tournament against the S.H.B. Auxiliary Police. The winners recorded two knock-outs. Results: Bantamweight: RPC ahya (Potio«> beat C. O. Tan (A.P.0.); Fly: 1. Bracken <A.P.0.» beat PC Sani (Police); Wetter: lnsp. Tan
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    ENTRIES FOR S GOR THREE -DAYS RACING
    677 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The Selangor Turf Club have received 153 entries from class 3 and 4 horses for their three-day meeeting beginn on April 22. on April 22. Ine entries area: Criigmount tif, 7f; Demaratus tit Deaarl Kirn; bi. it; lam Mmi tf,
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    TELEGRAPHISTS TROUNCE O.C. BANKERS
    132 6 The Oriental Telegraph and Electric Company trounced the Overseas Chinese Bank 7—o in a Business House League soccer match yesterday at the Geylang Stadium. Sulaiman. the 0.T.E.C.. inside-rght. opened the scoring in the seventh minute. Two minutes later. Orton netted the second goal. Fox and Yusoff
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    MATCH THAT MEANS WORLD HONOURS
    423 6  -  By Archie Quick THE Scots have pulled their team to pieces for 1 the all-important International at Hampden Park, Glasgow, on April 15. New halves and a completely remodelled forward line show what Noith of the Border selectors think of that depressingly emphatic League defeat
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    COMMERCIAL CUP
    67 6 In today'- first tOUmi I OupOe for [he B.A.F.A. (Vrnmercial Cup. to be played on the Patent! at 6.16 p.m. 1M '< an (<> i> present Ftaser «c Heave "A" against ttH Hongkong Shanghai Hank Sport.-- Ciuii will lie selected troni 1 tO lowin-j mt* Hnf. Hoo;> Sn:;.
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    GERMANS WIN THREE ROLLER SKATING TITLES
    107 6 Reuter LONDON. WeC— Germany gained her tend title m tne European rotter figure skating enamoionsnn>« at Wembley London tomgnt when trma Fischleir. vt Frankrurt. the 23-year-old Gorman cnanplon. won the women's title after the c*c*est Resell in the lustory of the event. With HO2
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    S. C. S. A. BADMINTON
    133 6 The following are the draws and fixtures for the Singapore Civil Service Association badminton tournament to be played off at No. 60 Tessensohn Road: INTER DEPARTMENT: April 15 <8 p.m.) Treasury vs. Civil District Court. April 23 (10 a.m.) Winner of above vs. Audit Office:
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    JAP SWIMMERS GIVE EXHIBITIONS
    69 6 U.P. RIO DE JANEIRO. Wed.— Japanese sv/immer touring Brazil guve an n ibition today in the City of of Piesldent Prudertc shortly after arriving lrom Sao Paulo, md another a* the City cf Londtina. Tomorrow they appear at the City of San Jose do Rio Negro.
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    MAYFLOWER E.P.
    28 6 Entries fm the Mayflower Party's tournaments will c cse en Friday. Apnl '23. Entries should be sent to Mr. Lav Teng Chuan. 180-CJ Moulmem Road. Singapore.
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    League Favourites Get A Bad Jolt
    304 6 THE biggest surprise in he S.A.F.A. League thus far is the defeat suffered by the Tiser S.C. at *the Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday when they went down to Pulau Brani without replying 10 four gols. The fast pace set by the victors put me
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    DOCKYARD WIM DESPITE LOSS OF A PLAYER
    201 6 Len Smith, inner right ot RN Dockyard, fractured his rUht leg yesterday in a J" A" soccer match again; the Indian R.C. played on ilv CYMA ground. The accluent occurred mldwav through the second half. First aid was adminlst red to Smith before
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    ALEXANDRIA POLO CAP
    48 6 Reuter. MAi-Ta, Wed. Princess Cl.zebcth today presented the Alexandria Cup to Vic(.-. a-d- ai Lord caplam of the Shrimps'' polo learn. The "Shrimps" neat th* "Saints," ceptaincd by Capt L.O. Dur'ache* by ove grow to ftft The Duke of Edinburgb wa-; not playing today. Reuter.
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    DERBY WINNER PUTS TRAINER AND RIDER ON TOP
    734 7  -  By ALBERT SPENCER The Man with 2,000 Winners. IPOH, Wednesday. Indian Heather's victory in the Perak Turf Club Derby has put, Yong Thau Yin, and Ayres, at the top of the leading trainers and jockeys respectively in Malaya. Indian Heather heads the
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    VARSITY TABLE TENNIS
    68 7 Tlie first Inter University tabletennis championship fnals Wl 1 be played off at narrower Hail on Saturday April Ifith al g.90 p. in. SIN(iLKS: E. B. Labrooy vs. Yong Nen Khiong. DOIBI KS: Ty« Cho "\'i»ok and Tan Boon Lin vs. I>-e Khee Wee and Chang Lee.
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    SUPERFLIGHT B.P.
    71 7 At th» annual general meeting of the Superflight Badminton Party held on Sunday, the following were elected officials for the year: President. Mt. Lim Hon" (;n«nvice .President, Mr. Koh Kok Liang; hon. Secretary, Air. 'inn Hong Poh; hon. treasurer, Mr. Wee Aik Hoe; hon. auditor. Mr. Kow Sim
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    T. B. A. ATHLETICS
    59 7 Cub.- intending u> copttttete in the inter-dub medley relay f;>r the Bharat Challenge Cup presented by Dato C J. Pajiiar. at tlie Tamil Brotherhood Aarociation Athletic meet, should submit then entries by p.m. on Saturday April Ifi at ti<e Jalan Besar Stadium. Entries .'-hould be rent
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    MALACCA INDIANS WIN
    64 7 MAI.ACCA, TiMH, \,>ef\:i second wicket partnership between Sivapragasam and Kmmonuel that produced 47 run* paved the way for victory for the Malacca Indians am inst the Johore Cevionese XHy ronii on the Malacca Club p.tdang o\er th»' week-end. Alapakone 6 for 33 and Coomarasaniv 5 for 13
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    TEAMS FOR WEEKEND CRICKET
    574 7 The R.A.F. Seletar will field three cricket teams this weekend when the S.C.A. tournament matches will be resumed after the Easter holidays. The teams for some of the matches °re R.A.F. SELETAR Saturday: Ist. XI V HA* Tengah at Seletar at 2 p.m. S Ldr. Hudson
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    PETER MULLINS GOING TO THE UNITED STATES
    102 7 A.P. SYDNEY. Wed. —Another tcp-line Australian athlete is on his way to the United State. This one is Peter Mullins whe finished sixth in the decathlon championship at the 1948 London Olympic Games. Mullins scored 6.739 points. This was a good effort as
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    LANGDON WINS
    48 7 A.P. SYDNEY. Wed.--American jockey Johnny Langdon had nis Brat win in Australia today on The Oroom. a. 12-1 chance in the one mile weight-foi-atre iaoi- here. The Oroon Is his only wmnm in 12 races in Australia. He will !eave for the United States tomorrow. —A.P.
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    Intern ational Will Affect Key Matches
    370 7 Reuter. LONDON, Wed. While England and Scot- land battle for tha International soccer championship of the home countries at Glasgow on Saturday, six teams, locked together at the top of the First Division, will continue their struggle for the League championship. Only four points
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    CHINESE REDS CLASH WITH RUSSIANS
    297 8 MORE THAN 140 SAID KILLED, INJURED A.P.. U.P.. Reuter. HONGKONG, Wednesday. IN a clash between Russian technicians and Chinese soldiers at Kiangwan airfield, north of Shangai, sixty Russians and more than eighty Chinese were killed and injured, according to the independent Kung Sneung News in
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    CONCUBINE TAX
    19 8 HONGKONG. Wed. A "luxury" tax on concubines would be a good way to settle Hongkong's revenue problems.
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    SAMBASIVAM: GOVT. STATES REASONS
    78 8 A Fetid ation Government statement on tbe ie-arrest of S imbasivam said the reason for ordering the detention of Sambasivain was that prior to being charged with carrying an unlicensed revolver, his activities were such that there weie giounds for believing his detention was desirable in
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    PLANTER FREED
    35 8 Mr. W.A.C vtacNamcu, European planter in Kuantan wno was detained under tne Emergency Kegulations was releasee yesterday, but is excluded from part of a police district in Knantan, the feneration Uovertnnent annouueeu today
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    AZIZ STILL HOLDS MACASSAR
    169 8 Reuter. JAKARTA, Wednesday. REBEL leader Captain Andi Abdul Aziz is still in a command of Macassar. This was admitted by red faced Indonesian officials today. Premier Mohammed Hatta denied this morning that troops of the U.S.I. Army had landed and surrounded Macassar. He said that all
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    LUXURY LINER
    27 8 A.P. SOUTHAMPTON, Wea. The Maurctania came none today after four New York to the West Indies "sunshine" cruises which earned nearly U553,000,000 in passenger fates.—A.P.
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    NEW J.P.
    25 8 JOHORE BAHRU. Wed The Governor has appointed Mr James Heron Newbigging to be a Justice of the Peace for rhr Colon of Singapore
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    SERETSE MAKES SECOND BID
    82 8 Reuter. LOBATSI. Wed.—Serctst Kha:na exiled chief designate of the 'Ba'nurgwato tnbe of t;. :lu:analaiul, has made a second written application to the Ooveinraeut to be allowed t j .sec his London-born white wife. Ruth, at Serowe in tnoai territory. It was accompanied with a certificate from
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    An Offer To Chiang
    64 8 U.P. TAIPEI, Wed. An official source said today that the Chinese Nationalist government had rejected overtures by the agents of the Communists in control of 71 deserted planes in Hongkong to deliver them into the hands of 1 the Nationalists fori $50,000 apiece. The source said
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    Sweden Joins Russia In Air Protest
    188 8 Reuter. LONDON, Wednesday. CEARCH aircraft sweeping the Baltic for a missing 13 United States plane today sighted a lite raft but it was not yet known if it belonged to the naval Puvateer, untraced since Saturday. Sweden today joined Soviet Russia in complaining that
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    MEW JOBS
    51 8 The Governor has approved the following appointments. Mr. F. G. Minns. Assistant Superintendent of Police to act as Superintendent of Police, Singapore Police Force. with effect from April 1 Mr. J. M. Devercux-Coic-nourn. M.A.P.. tc be District Officer. Christmas Islands ia place of Mr 1. It. M. Wiilis.
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    Money Sole Path To Fame—Silcock
    193 8 pROFESSOR T. A. Silcock in a talk on "Literacy in Singapore" at the British Council Hall yesterdnv said that most people came to the Cc'ony to make money. He admitted that money is a common key to success in many parts of the world. But
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