Malaya Tribune, 5 May 1950

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    61 1 MALAYA Tribune THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE Td: Tribune" Spore. LARGER SALES. THAN ANY AFTERNOON PAPER IN MALAYA Phone 5811/3 Nine Lines Published simultaneously at Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, ipoh ana Penang. TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1950 TEN CENTS. THE MALAYA TRIBUNE LONDON &EPRPIBBNTATIVB B Maurice Glover. Malaya Trinun*
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    Carnival Queen Weds
    60 1 Ruby Shepperd. 21-A^ 1* vear-oid 1949 Carnival r Queen of Woking. Sur- i rey. England, was mar1 ried recently to Major John William Bishop > Farmer. 52, in the 1 Shah Jehan Mosque. S Woking, according to i Islamic law. The groom 1 became a Moslem dur-
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    No Threat Can Force Pakistan From Democracy —Liaquat Ali Khan
    241 1 -Reuter. WASHINGTON, Thursday. PRIME MINISTER Liaquat Ali Khan of Pakistan r told the United Sties Congress today that h.s new nation is foundedU)n Democracy «H*i will remain in it. "No threat or persuation can make it deviate from the path
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    HE STOOPS TO CONCEAL
    48 1 A.P. BANGKOK. Thurs, A Chinese walking from a ship at the wharf stooped so mucn customs officials decided to search him. Thcv found 220 goklbara ii his coat, waist back and shoulders. K'lM fcoiu wcig.uug about 115 pounds, was valued at about US$7O,OOO. -A.P.
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    MANAGER ABDUCTED
    27 1 Rcutei SAIGON. Thurs. The General Manager of the biggest gambling and dancing place in Cho'on was kidnapped a few days ago by armed gangsters. -Reutei.
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    Mac A TERMS SOVIET NOTE 'IMPERTINENT'
    99 1 Rcu- UP TOKYO. Thurs. -General Douclas Mac Arthur. Su Allied Commander, i announced today that the Occupation Forces were maintaining their Japanese in a state of "almost complet* readiness for any eventuality.'" Hi made this statement tter to Lieutenantral Kuzma Derevyanko. Russian member of
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    THIS IS ABSURD
    31 1 A.P. SYDNEY. Thurs. Myer Appleboon. Australian premier traffic violator, was convicted of 12 more traffic offenses, boosting his total of convictions to 281 in three y arS.- -A.P.
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    18,421 LESS JAPS
    12 1 Reuter. niurs. —Japanese suicides in 1949 numbered 18 421.Reuter.
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    Dominion Status For S. Rhodesia
    100 1 Reuter. SALISBURY. SOUTHERN RHODESIA. Thurs—Southern Rhodesia, a self-gover-ning British colony. Is to get a Select Committee to consider amending the Constitution with a view to Dominion status. Parliament decided on this after Prime Minister Sir Godfrey Huggins had said: 'T am satisfied we are not
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    LONDON STILL BIGGEST CITY
    52 1 A.P. NEW YORK. Thurs. Census figures now being tabulated are expected to show that New York city has a population of abou 7.500,000 persons. It had been popularly thought that the city's Population was now about 8.000.000. The population of Greater London at the 1931 census
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    SAFE ARRIVAL
    23 1 Reuter. JAKARTA, Thurs. Mrs. Doyle widow of Time and Life correspondent Robert Doyle, arrived here by BOAC plane this morning. Reuter.
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    TEACHERS' QUERY ON LEGALITY OF STRIKES
    110 1 TEACHERS QUERY ON LEGALITY OF STRIKES Tribune Staff Reporter THE Singapore Teachers' Union in a memorandum 1 to the trade Union Adviser, Mr. A. Simpson, sought his advice on whether it would •perfectly leal' for the Union to call a strike which has the su; port of two-thirds or more
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    HAWKER PROBLEM WORSENS
    274 1 Some Commissioners Want Raids Resumed Tribune Staff Reporter SINGAPORE Municipal Commissioners will ask the Hawkers Inquiry omn V s sion now sitting to speed up their activities because hawkers in the City are getting out of hand. I Some Commissioners feel the situation is so bad that
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    DOUBLE TAX AGREEMENTS IN PROGRESS
    80 1 Reuter. LONDON. Thurs. Mr. Douglas Jay. Financial Secretary to the Treasury, told Parliament today that Britain is having discussions with India and Ceylon on the question of double taxation. Brigadier Austin Low. Conservative, had asked with which self-governing members of the British Commonwealth. Britain had
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    TIN: MARKET QUIET
    58 1 U.P. LONDON. Thurs. The tin market was quiet this afternoon Spot was a few shillings easier at £590 Three months fell about £4 to £590-i. The closing prices were: Spot- £589- buyers and 590-1 sellers with business at £590. Three momhs£s9o buyers and lers with business at
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    BING'S PROMISE
    48 1 A.P. PARIS. Thurs.— Bing Crosby interrupted a wise-cracking impromptu speech to the American Club of Paris today to promise that "when I get back to the States I'm going to go on the ah with the story that the Marshal! Plan is doing a job. -A.P.
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    FUCHS' SUCCESSOR
    23 1 A.P. LONDON. Thurs. Britain appointed an Englishman today to succeed atom spy Klaus Fuchs in its top atom research post. A.P.
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    SARONGS WERE KIND TO LAMOUR
    97 1 A.P. SOUTHAMPTON. Thurs. —Screen actress Dorothy Lamour said today that she wears a sarong only because her "public" wants her to. m "Sometimes I feel embarrassed in a sarong" she told newsmen on her arrival here. "But if the public wants it they can have
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    Traffic Ban On Setul- Broga Road
    99 1 Traffic Ban On SetulBroga Road Tribune Staff Reporter In order to facilitate the round-up of the remnants of the Kajang Gang who were baaiy mauled in a battle with Security Forces yesrerday, the Police have oanned travel on the Setul to Broga Road. No person or vehicle, other than people
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    Reds Seize Trawler: Britain Protests
    183 1 Reuter. LONDON, Thursday. DRITISH Foreign Office officials were confronted tcdav with the disappearance of a British trawler, arrested by the Russians off the northerly Soviet port of Murmansk on Monday. The trawlet. the 373-tons Etruria. was last heard on Monday flashing a ladio S.O.S. that
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    MALAN DEFENDS HIMSELF
    77 1 Reuter. CAPETOWN. Thurs. South African Prime Minister Dr. Daniel Malan. speaking in the Senate toaay, lcicired to an overseas report of a speech he made on Monday when he spoke on the question of changing the King's title. no said messages had been sent from London to
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    THE TROOPS DID IT
    22 1 Reuter. L.A ROCHEL.LE, Thins. French troops today loaded the 7,100-ton freighter Mortain with war material foi lndo-China. —Reuter.
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    Nehru Govt. May Resign
    100 1 U.P. i NEW DELHI, Thurs. Informed source* j 1 said Prime Minister 1 Pandit Nehru and his I Cabinet will resign to1 day or tomorrow in order to reshuffle the government. 1 They said Nehru 1 would be asked to form j a new Cabinet which
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    LUCKY PRISONERS
    25 1 A.P BANGKOK. Trims Pnson officials are completing a list Of arx>ut 2.000 pusonei.-, who wi'l.be pardoned following the coronation of King Phumiphon. —A.P.
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    US Will Support UN, Says Truman
    122 1 Reuter. WASHINGTON, Thurs.— President Truman said today that the United States would continue to support the United Nations as long as ho was President of the United States. The President declined to comment on the mission to Moscow of Mr. Trygve Lie. Secretary-General of
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    STOP PRESS
    86 1 U.P. 4 anacla Onh Japan OTTAWA. Thurs. The Canadian Government today reiterated its demands for an early settlement of the Japanese peace treaty terms and withdrawal of American troops. External Affairs Minister Lester B. Pearson told the Commons External Affairs Committee "we believe the time has come when
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    U. S. TURNS MORE TO SYNTHETIC— NATURAL FAILS TO MEET DEMAND
    256 2 U. S. TURNS MORE TO SYNTHETIC NATURAL FAILS TO MEET DEMAND WASHINGTON, May 3. THe ratio of synthetic rubber consumption to the total consumption of both natural and synthetic increased to 30 per cent in March, interrupting: ft continuous decline which had carried the ratio from 35.4 per cent last
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    World Produces More Tin
    287 2 A.P. THE HAGUE. Thurs. WORLD production of tin in concentrates increased slightly from 12.--300 long tons in January to 12.600 tons in February, the International Tin Study Group here announced yesterday. This increase was mainly caused by a rise in Bolivian exports from 903 tons to
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    In Port
    61 2 Hoegh Silvercrest (44); Boima (Shivers Wharf); Jege!bt*rg (42 43); Kampar— Tosari (40); Kedoe (88/39): Glengarry Sa'atiga (36); Steel Admiral (33/34); v an Rknisdijk (31 32); Benvannoeh (17 IB); Gorgon (19/--2J); Maxwell Krander (21/--22); St'denak (SS)j Sempitan (24); Rhesus (25 26); Nagara 27 28); Glenbank (29 99); Rajula (15/16);
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    Malayans Named For ECAFE Meet
    148 2 The ECAFE Committee on Industry and Trade is scheduled to meet in Bangkok from May 9. to 15 and the Sixth Session of ECAFE will be held at the same venue from May 16 to 20. The Governments of the Federation of Malaya. Sinraoore. North
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    A BREATHER
    65 2 NEW DELHI, iiiurs. India has decided to extend the shipping period for jute goods quotas, which expired in April. Quota holders, who nave been prevented from completing their shipments by the end of April due to unavoidable circumstances, will hf allowed extension of shipping period if goods are
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    Tin Prices
    83 2 SINGAPORE, May 4: Tin price v. as 529.'! .">/S, per picui f\ >!iif tor. Mown S2 7/8. LONDON. May 3. Spot C 593 3/4. I p H 3/1 Three months *****. 14 i. Settlement price £554. ifp >.». Turnover: 165 tons. second session: Spot £593 1/2. I p
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    PRODUCE
    134 2 Copra was -teaJy in the Kinpapore produce inaike'.s vc-iei-day witii buyera at fit \'2 pet plcul and then rising to $':8 9 1 per picul f.o.b. .fune. Sellers vfre holding off for tffe 1 J. f i< i ondon copra market was qui<»t ci< Wednesday with Strait 5-I>i<:l f..:r
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    RUBBER MARKET
    106 2 T HE rubber commodity 1 market opened steady but the turnover was small and business was s owjj the whole. Prices inclined to ease towards the dose Closing prices in cents per pound were: No. 1 RSS f.o.b. May 73- 4 73 V 2 No. 2 RSS 1.0.b.
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    Prices Sag Again
    32 2 ##slightly. i SINGAPORE. Thurs. I There was still little > interest locally to supi port the share market to any great extent S and prices continued 7 to sag slightly.
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    Share Quotations
    846 2 Singapore. May 4. INDUSTRIALS Buyer* Setter* Atlas Ice 11 90 12.25 Al*x. Brtck» Pre! 2.25 2.35 Ord 2.10 2.20 8.8. Petrol 33/- 34/B.M. Trustees 7.25 7.75 Con. Tin Smelt Pref. 20/3 21/6 xd Ord. 15/6 16/3 E. Utd. Assur. 38.75 39.75 Fed Ulspenaary 6.25 f .75 Fraser A
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      401 2 RADIO MALAYA »'«th Sig. Tune; Ml Tamil Film BLUE NFTWORK Nagaswaram; I :io llr 'Anuna < arnatic Songs l;y X S Murihv 10 041 a.m Sews frum Kuala "'sm; ti.lo Hindu .tani rtmmmj l.umpur; 10.05 C lose D„v. n U.M «.30 Tim,- signal, v\, mm•4» lroKranm.es in Mala> Uttnm i<e
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    THE RUB IN RUBBER
    555 4 RESPITE a little anxiety over speculation, the prevailing mood in Malaya to-day is one of jubilation at the high price of rubber. It is the best break we have had in twenty years, and it may well produce more political stability than any other aid which
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    WAGES SKATE ON THIN ICE
    893 4 CAN the wage-freeze be kept on ice? If it can't, what will follow the thaw? With Britain's Budget doing little to make him happier, the wage-earner today is feeling the cold round his pocket more keenly than ever. But he cannot use his traditional weapon
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    WHO WANTS CANADIAN FARMERS?
    740 4  -  By CHARLES LYNCH —But there must be no schools, churches, bridges, railways, homes and taxes. WANTED: A NATION E?S?JP7 LL ACCEPT 12.000 CANADIANS AS SETTLERS PARTICULARS: THESE CANADIANS ARE GOOD £ARMERS, BUT SOME OF THEM ARE PRONE TO SET FIRL TO HOMES J2 *£°W UP RAILROAD
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    The People's Postba*» KEEP THE DEAN AT HOME
    905 4 Sir. We have Just had the doubtful pleasure of a visit from the Red Dean. Dr. Johnson, en route from Australia to Canada via England. The reason he was travelling via England was. <I quote the Red Dean.) "to retrace my steps
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    UNFAIR TO H.E.
    167 4 P S. TONG. ##TONG. Sir, While looking through j th* |)a K i> of THE BK- PORT 1 was struck by the fact that, with very i tew exceptions the lienJ ham Committee has recommended Increase In the salaries of Europeans J in Government Service. The most
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    TRIBUNE MAGAZINE THE RESURRECTION OF STANLEY SPENCER
    1753 5 IN panelled ioom at the Roya \c tdemy known as S iloon," Dame Laura Kni| i j fared tea from a m pot and handod a cup nome-ike little man with led prey hair, a perky expression and a well-worn As Stanley Spencer
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    ZOO RUMPUS
    613 5 FOR the privilege of putting the letters F.Z.S. after their names 6983 Fellows of the Zoologica' Society of London pay an entrance fee of £5 and an annual subscription of £3 theieafter. They are very proud of the honour. But today they will get to know whether the
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    SWINBURNE'S OPEN SECRET
    644 5 THAT Algernon Charles Swinburne, the sensitive, sensuous lyric poet, behaved oddly is no secret. In his unfortunate career at Eton he developed a taste for being whipped. Later in life he practised what the French laconically call "le vice Anglais" at an establishment in St. John's Wood,
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    "TOO DIGNIFIED IT STINKS!" BARKS BACK AT FILMTOWN
    476 6  -  By BOB THOMAS A.P. HOLLYWOOD. Thurs. ACTRESS Maria Montez, back in Hollywood after a two-year absence, says she will work in the town only "H they offer me the right roles and pay me the m/>ney I am accustomed *.o." But, she
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    UNDRAPED QUEEN AS SONGBIRD?
    230 6 A.P. HOLLYWOOD, Thurs. BEAUTIFUL YVONNE DE CARLO would like to abdicate as the undraped queen of film fantasies and devote her life to singing. "When the time comes." she vowed, "I went to do musical pictures altogether. If I do not get my way, I will
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    YANK CO-STAR FOR MARGARET
    89 6 LONDON. Thurs. MARGARET LOCIiWOOD will have an American leading man in her new pic"Highly Dangerous which goes on to the floor at Britain's Pinewood Studios on June 1. This is a comedy thriller specially written for her by the weil-known writer of detective stories, Eric Ambler.
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    Joan Signed As Producer
    57 6 HOLLYWOOD, Thurs. COLUMBIA PICTURES has named Joan Harrison as producer, the studio au nounced. Miss Harrison recently returned from England where she produced the Robert Montgomery starring production, "Your Witness" which Montgomery also directed. Miss Harrison reports to the studio immediately, to confeY on scripts and
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    SEAN WINS 1949 FILM AWARD
    94 6 Voted by dnema-goers in Britain the most popular Film Actress in 1949, Jean Lady of the British Soto Few artists of the screen have deserved this award mure than lovely Jean Simmons. Her rise to the heights of stardom and international act laini has been
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    LORETTA'S SECRET TO A HAPPY LIFE
    443 6 HOLLYWOOD. Thurs. I ORETTA YOUNG is a firm believer in the old aoaee that a "woman's place is primarily in the home." That isn't to say she can't have a career, also. "There are numerous examples of women who have made a success in
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    'SARAH' FOR SCREEN
    83 6 LONDON, Thurs. JOHN BROPHY'S best-sell-ing novel "Sarah" is to bo filmed. It tells th- love story of the Irish hero. Robert Emmett and Sarah Curran. The author is working on the script with Pete) Cotes. No cast has yet been announced, but production starts in the autumn.
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    TO-NIGHT IS THEIRS-FOR 10,000 FEET
    111 6 The first question I asked when 1 heard that Egyptian films were to be imported into Malaya, was why? To whom would they appeal? Th° answer was comparatively simple. Evidently the Koran is still recited here in Arabic and Egyptian closely resembles that language. For
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    JON TO STAR IN ISLE OF SAMOA'
    150 6 HOLLYWOOD, Thurs. JON liall has been signed by Columbia to star in "Isle of Samoa," a romantic action melodrama by Joseph Stanley Harold Greece is writing the screenplay, which producer Wallace Mac Donald will put before the cameras shortly. "Isle of Samoa" returns
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    Crawford's Back Before The 'Cheesecake' Camera
    393 6 Crawford's Back Before The 'Cheesecake Camera A P. HOLLYWOOD. Thurs. JOAN CRAWFORD was at ii again oum *cc* —potin« for cheesecake. In fact, she calculated that >he was nosing for leg art for the B,oooth time. I don't know how she arrived at" this total, but, as any photo editor
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    HOW TO FALL THE RED WAY
    87 6 HOLLYWOOD. Thurs. RED Si-m.L.i/ON is teaciung Van Johnson how to fall. In Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer s "Drink To Me Only." Johnson, as the young law student who becomes tipsy at *he mere whiff of spirits, has to take a couple of hard falls One in particular,
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    Film Review By Gow FAIR
    567 6 A.P. "fHEAT FAIR" said the Distributor to the critic, "and admit you have not seen my film 'So Long at the Fair." I admit it. However. I do have before me the story, tbc cast, the credits: and all those other essentials the film companies
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    A Beautiful Doll
    29 6 Mark Stevens "makes up" to Gale Robbins on th> 20th Century Fox' Technicolor producti n "Oh, You Doll" which will be screened sh<>, tly in Sinaapon
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    Make-up Hints For The Teen-Ager
    441 7  -  By Joan Baldwinson MOST young girls, when they reach the age of fourteen or fifteen, begin to think about make-up. They approach their patents with this question, and are d smayed when the. answer is a firm "No". The gnl naturally feels that she is
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    TRIBUNE YOUTH FORUM TO BE UPSTANDING IS MAN'S DISTINGUISHING FEATURE
    1245 7  -  By GEORGE G. THOMSON THERE is an old Victorian injunction which I last heard in naval circles. When a toast is to be r>rry>os th Mrf OI Ceremonies says "Gentlemen—Be Upstanding and drink the toast of whoever it might be.
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    LOOKING AHEAD...
    50 7 Mail Bug Invitation Want a new friend? Who cV>esn't. So here's an invitation to you who enjoy writing letters and want pen pals— ma<l us your letters for public* >n.'Tell us of your activities ehiet hobbies and interest* Send in your requests and vvatch for the Mail Bag.
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    School Broadcasts
    168 7 TOMORROW CHINESE SCHOOLS: M 0.45 UM The Kind-Hoarted Pbffk, (ILIO a m.) Do You Believe the Wonderful Lamp.' (11.35 a.nO The Professor Washes His Hands. SLNDAY MALAY SCHOOLS. (11.15 a.m.) Song: "Kakaktua Yong Kuat Berchakap". MONDAY ENGLISH SCHOOLS: (HUM) a.m.) Prof. Shnmpwhiskers C imM A Tree (11.15 a.m.)
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    TECHNICAL EXHIBITION AT THE HALL
    233 7 WITH the approach of Educatton Week, the Junior Technical I Trade) School, is preparing to give the public a big surprise when they put up some oi their beat exhibits at the Victoria Memorial Hall on Tuesdl The exhibition will Include motors and generators complete
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    TEAM WORK WAS THEIR SECRET
    196 7 BEHIND the Singapore Combined Schools' team s 5-2 victory over Joh°re last week lies a story of intensive team work and training which has paid good dividends. tJu j For two months, about twenty of the Colony s best schoolboy soccer Player», turned out for
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    QUIZ ANSWERS
    28 7 1. Vietnam. Laos, and Cambodia. 2. France. 3. Tibet. 4. Russia. 5. Cuba. 6. Yukon. 7. Menam Chao ?hya. 8. Nairobi. 9. Kuala Lumpur. 10. Scotland
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    STUDENTS GET MUSICAL TREAT AT THE HALL
    87 7 Nine hundred students will pack the Victoria Memorial Hall this afternoon when the Masters Quartet will play for them the whole of Mozart's Pianoforte Quartet in G Minor (X.. 478). Before they hear this heavy piece, the Quartet will play the melodic first
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    107 7 orix ioitxiK 1 Indo-China has been divided into three states within the French Union. Name the three states. 2. To whom does Madagascar belong? 3 In which country would you expect to find iaKs in their wild state? 4 If you are spending roubles, in which country would you be?
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    A Cambridge School Certificate Yes, But LET THE LAD THINK FOR HIMSELF
    550 7 SAYS CANON ADAMS A few weeks ago. Radio Malaya's "Forum of the Air" was Dresented with a request that the members should choose someone they would like to be. if they were able to be someone else. Mr
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    THE TURBOCAR SETS BRITAIN AND THE WORLD AGOG
    769 8  -  By JOHN ALLAN MAY C.S.M THE turbocar —driven by the same type of hjat engine that propels a jet plane, but minus the fiery tail has made its debut in this country. Powered with a "pocket" gas turbine motor and running on
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    CAS—TURBINE RESEARCH
    142 8 THE atomutic energy pro«raninr, vast as it is. is only one ot the tasks entrusted to the Supply Ministry The Department's scientists ami technicians are working in many other fields, pushing hack the tion tiers of human knowledge la a dozen directions. Research on gas-turbines, for example, is
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    VACCINATION VACILLATION
    255 8 TO tne question "How long is vaccination effective? no answer can be given that is not hedged about with loa dian provisos Fifty-five years ago a Royal Commission on vaccination reported cautiously: "Though not in all cases the same, if a period is to be fixed it might,
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    DON'T YOU BELIEVE IT
    419 8 THE idt a that !eftbjosdeahfte*? a slfcn of arretted mental develop ment and should b:> »r--rected Just isn't true. mmtrality (ieil-hundedness) !is much less alarming than it omuls, i It merely means l.'ft- handedness. \itist of v:. favour the 1 r\gh? hand, and that is I
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    STRAW CAN BE MADE MORE PALATABLE
    131 8 NEW DELHI, Straw can be made more palatable to cattle. Mr. Jairamdas Daulatram. Indian Agriculture Minister told Parliament. Researches in the use of rice straw as fodder had shown that if the rice straw were washed with water, "harmful ingredients" were reduced to a
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    Painless Childbirth
    130 8 FOR the 90 in every 100 Br' tisn women who have th/i children at home there was heartening news recently: midwives wii. in future cc allowed to use pethidine. A. synthetic drug which n the wiong hands can lead to addiction, pethidine has for several years proved absolute
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    DO YOU KNOW THAT...
    412 8 The U.S. Army expects to have weapons that will knock down 12-mile high warplanes. The U.S. Navy is ready to build an atomic powered submarine. A huge Viking rocket will be launched this month from a ship on the Equator in mid-Pacific to carry aloft Instruments
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    DISCOVERY OF SUB-MIND CLAIMED
    117 8 A.P. NEW YORK. Discovery of a sub-mind is claimed in a new book entitled "Dianetics." This mind is quite different from your subconscious mind, which is brain cells that remain active when you are asleep, or that work on something you are not consciously aware of
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    Boxer Planes Fly Back To Say Adieu
    169 9 A HUNDRED miles east of Singapore and bound for Manila, the U.S. Navy aircraft earner Boxer yesterday afternoon launched 50 fighter aircraft from her flight decks to come back and give a flying sa)ute to Singapore. The aircraft, most of them FB.F. Grumman
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    5000 WORKS FOR SCHOOL ART SHOW
    135 9 About five thousand works of art from over 150 schools in the Colony will be on show at the Victoria Memorial Hall when Sir Franklin Gimson, the Governor, opens the nineth Inter-school Arts Exhibition on Tuesday morning. The exhibition which is being held in
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    MURDER CHARGE MAN TRIED SUICIDE
    108 9 Court Told JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs. LIM SOO TIAM. a 53-year-old mason on a murder charge, faced a second charge of attempted suicide in the Magistrates' Court today. Soo Tiam was not present in Court to answer the suicide charge. The prosecution said he was in
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    COMMITTED TO HIGH COURT
    54 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. Tan Choon Chuar and Tan Choon Chai. who were arrested shortly after the sn-nade incident at the International Hotel on April 26, were committed to stand trial at the High Court. The accused were ordered to be remanded, by the magistrate when their
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    Wreath For Allied Dead
    47 9 The Consul General for the Netherlands, Mr. A. M. L. Winkleman, laid a wreath at the Cenotaph yesterday morning in honour of the Dutch and Allied wounded in World War 11. Yesterday was a Dutch national holiday to commemorate the Feast of Leyden.
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    RAFFLESIANS TO PAY MORE
    61 9 Subscription rates for members of the Old Rafflesians Association were increased from $1 to $4, at a meeting held yesterday. The meeting decided to form branches of the Association in the Federation, wherever a minimum of ten or more members are available. Dr. J. C. Poh
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    LABOUR CHIEF
    22 9 Mr. A.G.B. Colton. M.C.S.. has been appointed to act as Assistant Commissioner for Labour, Singapore, with effect from April 6.
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    The MacDonalds Meet
    102 9 LORD Mac Donald. the Paymaster-General, arrived here yesterday by air on his way to Sydney to attend the Empire Consultative conference. Lord Mac Donald, who will stay here till Sunday as guest of the Commis-sioner-General, is expected to confer with Mr. MacDonald on the agenda ot the
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    A.C.S.U. PLANS PROTEST RALLY DURING STRACHEY VISIT
    268 9 THE Army Civil Service Union will hold a mass meeting to protest against the War Office delay in granting a housing allowance during the visit of War Minister, John Strachey, to Smgapore A Union delegation will also meet the Minister to convey the
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    GAOL FOR MAN WHO HAD RED SONGS IN CAMP
    88 9 JOHORE UAHRU, Thurs.— Prison sentences totalling five months rigorous imprisonment were today passed in the Magistrates' Court on Teh Eng. a 47-year-old detainee at Majedie Detention Camp when he was convicted on two charges of possessing Communist papers. Senior Inspector Shariff
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    MAIL TRAINS HELD UP
    94 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. —The pilot train running in front of the night mail from Kuala Lumpur was derailed yesterday morning j and as a result, the two I night mails were held back on either side of the derailment. The line was repaired by mid-day yesterday,
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    Malayan Tin Exports Increase
    94 9 Malaya's foreign exports of tin metal rose in April by 1,350 tons as compared with March exports. A total of 8.052 tons were exported in April against 6,702 tons in March. Exports for the first four months of this year totalled 25.541 tons as compared with
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    FIRST MAN IN QUEUE GETS BOOK OF VERSE
    87 9 A young Eurasian student. C. M. N»euer, who stood first in a queue of 55 persons waiting to borrow books from the newlyopened USIS library, was presented with a copy of the, American poet, Stephen Vincent Benet's book "Western Star, by Mr
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    ROTAN MEN FALL OUT
    168 9 TWO cane dealers, at loggerheads over their 1 ness transactions, figured in the High Court yesterday before the Chief Justice, Mr. MurrayAynsley, with a claim and a counter-claim. The dealers had been doing business, it was said, under an agreement by which one of them (Shaik
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    PARENTS WILL WATCH GIRLS AT SCHOOL WORK
    118 9 The Methodist and the Fairfields Girls schools will observe Parents Days on Wednesday and Thursday, during the Education Week, when they will nave an opportunity of watching their daughters at work and play, and at fine arts too. Girls of the Fairfields will
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    BUDDHIST MEET
    20 9 The Singapore Buddhists Union will nold a sports inciting and picnic at No. 11. Amber Road, on Sunday.
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    WAR LOSS MAN
    27 9 Mr. I. G. Salmond will act as a Member of the War Damage Commission during the absence on leave of Mr. F. J. Kemio.
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    RIVER ACCIDENT
    49 9 Tay Chik Tong, 28, a Chinese coolie yesterday fell into the Singapore River, during low tide, from a tongkang and was injured in the head. He was removed to hospital. He was carrying of carbide from the tongkang across a plank to a lorry, at Robertson Quay.
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    ON U.K. TRIP
    36 9 Jncbe Yacob bin Abdui Latift", Senior Public Relations Officer, Federation or Malaya, will speak over Radio Malaya" tonight at 7.12 p.m. on his recent trip to U.K and discuss the Information Work there.
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    THAT TRILBY WAS USEFUL
    264 9 DUYING himself a twenty-five shilling trilby in London —his first hat in twenty years—because he was told that Singapore was a wet place, Professor J. N. Wright, of the Chair of Logic and Metaphysics in St. Andrews University, arrived in Singapore yesterday to put the trilby
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    MAN HANGED HIMSELF FROM SIDE OF BRIDGE
    64 9 A former teacher, who was receiving help from the Social Welfare Department, was found hanging yesterday from the side of Elgin Bridge, South Bridge Road. His identity card and a public relief form were found on his body. The man, who was lately
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    OUT OF BOUNDS
    17 9 Rangoon has been declared an infected place because of an outbreak of plague there
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    Holidays Bill Will Be Enforced
    91 9 The Labour Department will soon be ready to enforce the Weekly Holidays Ordinance which was passed last year. Ten labour Inspectors have been recruited recently of whom at least seven will handle the enforcement of the holidays law, besides their other routine duties. The Department
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    ARREST ORDER IS REVOKED
    69 9 JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs. —Chua Kong Pao, who was charged in the Magistrate's Court today for causing hurt to nis wife, Tai Kirn Tian, arrived after the two charges had been read out against him. The Magistrate who had ordered a warrant lor Kong Pao's arrest revoked
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    Dr. LIM OPENS NEW LIBRARY
    61 9 *The Hullet Memorial Library in Raffles Institution was yesterday declared open by Singapore's 'grand old man,' Dr. Lim Boon Keng. The library, which is very popular with the boys has at present some 3,600 books ranging from scientific works to classics. It is hoped to
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    MANKAD WORRIES WEST INDIES XI
    379 10 RAMADHIN \H GREAT FORM OSTERLEY, Thursday. Mankad, flighting h\a slow spinners cleverly, caused the West Indies batsmen the most trouble today in their one-day practice game with the Indian Gymkhana here Mankad took the wickets of Walcott and Christian! with consecutive deliveries and very nearly
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    ARCHERY IN WORLD OLYMPICS
    110 10 COPENHAGEN. Thurs Important decisions are expected to be taken at the Congress of the International Olympic Committee, due to begin here on May 15. Decisions made will affect the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki. Though details of the Congress agenda have not been published, it is
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    Weekend Cricket
    937 10 THIS week's tournament f matches will be of more than ordinary interest as several of them are "key games which may put the winners in a very strong position and keep them so for some time. Of particular Interest will be the battle ot" giants on ih<» SRC
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    THE DAVIS CUP EUROPEAN ZONE TIES START THIS WEEK
    199 10 A.P. LONDON, Thursday. EUROPEAN .nations open a full pursuit of tennis in the Davis Cup this week-end with Italy favoured to repeat as zone champions. The Italians meet a weak British team at Eastbourne, England, on Saturday, Monday and Tuesday Belgium
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    ISRAELI WANTS £500 TO PLAY IN NEXT ROUND
    177 10 A.P. TEL AVIV. Thurs. —The Israeli Tennis Association is looking for £500 to finance its Davis Cup team in the second round of the European zone competition. Dr. W. Lange. president of the tennis section of the Israel Sports Federation, announced that
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    RACES BRING GOVERNMENT $2 MILLION
    51 10 Revenue collected last year by way of taxes amounted to $84,449,399. Income tax collections amounted to $32,126,186. Revenue derived from tobacco amounted to $22,330,--391. liquor revenue $12,125,--401 and petroleum revenue $9,432,056. Revenue from Totalisator and sweepstakes amounted to $2,152,354.92 and entertainment tax brought in another
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    T.B.A. SOCCER
    66 10 The Tamil Brotherhood Association will play a friendly game of soccer against the Singapore District (Fort Canning) on Saturday, at Fort Canning. The T.B.A. team wi'l be selected from: K.G.-Suppiah, J. Sara. Govindasamy, G. Somoo, Rahiman, M. Bala, G. Suppiah, P. Suppiah, M. Chandra, N. Gancsan. Dutta, V.
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    JOHORE POLICE TO PLAY IN LEAGUE SOCCER
    168 10 JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs. For the first time since the liberation, the local Police will be participating in the Johore Bahru District Football Association League which is scheduled to start this month. The probable players for the Police XI have been selected and are
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    SCHOOL SPORTS
    38 10 An oia ooys or tne iuigloChinese School who wish to enter for the Old Boys' rcray race at the coining AngloChinese School sports should communicate witu the Secretary of the Old Boys' Association at Barker Road.
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    Richards Rides His 4000th Winner
    254 11 A.P SANDOWN PARK. Thurs. —British champion jockey, j Gordon Richards. 46 tomorrou ro4 his 4Cooth winner today, an all-time J record. Biggest money spinner in Bi lish horse-racing history. Richards has In 30 n the turf, c arned an estimated *3 I.SOO.uOtJ in priz" money
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    SAVOLD COMES FOR WORLD TITLE FIGHT
    86 11 A P. SOUTHAMPTON. Thurs. Id arrived today [or his June 6 heavyweight England's Bruce Woodcock. The bout has Iven world championship status by the British Boxing Boar* of ConBill Duly. Savold's manager said the official pnyimination ol F.7zard In Chicago later >bably would alltct
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    KEEN RACING EXPECTED AT PENANG
    1317 11  -  PROBABLE RUNNERS ARE WELL MIXED By ALBERT SPENCER The Man with 2,000 Winners. PENANG, Friday. fHE three-day Penang Turf Club meeting will oppn tomorrow with a programme of tight events four races over the 5% furlongs for Horses Class Two Divisions One, Two, Three and
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    Colony Stadium Bill Select Committee Invite Representations
    138 11 AT the meeting of the Legislative Council held on April 25, a select committee was appointed to consider and report on the Singapore Sports Stadium Incorporation Bill. The Bill is designed to provide the :>ecessar} machinery for the establishment, construction cor duct and
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    BRITONS OUT OF MEN'S HARD
    129 11 Reuter A.P. COURT SINGLES BOURNEMOUTH. Thurs. —Adrian Quist and Peter Molloy of Australia and Janslav Drobny today joined Geoff Brown of Australia in the semi-finals of the men's singles in the British hard courts tennis championships here. In the quarter-finals Quist beat Heraldo Weiss (Argentina)
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    A GREAT RALLY BY CASUALS
    159 11 Chinese Casuals staged v great rally in the second half of 'heir senior league soccer match against the RovM Navy at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday to win by four goals to two. Both the Navy goals were scored early in the first naif to which
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    TURIN REMEMBERS
    21 11 TURIN. Thurs.—Turin today sadly observed the first anniversary of the air disaster that wiped out its championship soccer team.
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    DUNLOP GOLF TOURNEY AMATEUR LEFT AMONG 46 PROS.
    264 11 Renter. LONDON. Thur -When tie third round cf the Dunlop professional Golf Tournament en.led en the Wentwarth Clubs course at Virginia Water. Somry. today, the field was further reduced for the linal two round-; tomorrow, 4o professionals and one amateur being left
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    Bedser Twins In Good Form Against M.C.C.
    321 11 LONDON, Thurs. The Bedser twins were in Eood form for Surrey against the M.C.C. today. Alec taking three wickets for 22 and Eric scoring 61 in Surrey's second innings. Alec took his three wickets during a final spell with the new oall in
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    RAINED OFF
    20 11 Rain yesterday was responsible for the cancellation of the soccer matches to re played at the Farer Park.
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    Sing Tao Tour Starts
    60 11 U.P. 1 HONGKONG, Thurs. —The Sing Tao Sport Club football team will leave tomorrow for Manila in a threemonth tour of SouthEast Asia. A series of games has been arranged for the team in Manila. Singapore, Bangkok and Java. The team is in charge of Aw
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    "Gussie" Disappoints Germans
    163 11 A.P. WIESBADEN, Germany, Thurs. Gertrude "Gussi" 1 Moran played in conservative dress but flashy todiy as she won her first match in the Wiesbaden International Tennis tournament. Hundreds of Germans wpo turned out hop'ng to see fat American girl wear the lace trimmed panties of Wimble don
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    Semi-Finals Reached In Paris Tennis
    143 11 U.P. PARIS Thurs. Budge Patty and Billy Talbert each scored a straight set triumph to advance to the semi-final round of the men's singles in the Paris international tennis championships. Patty was hardly troubled as he trounced Guy Delhomme (France) 6-2, 6-2, 6-4. Talbert, a
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    23,000 UNIFORMED RUSSIANS IN CHINA
    306 12 'REDS ARE PREPARING FOR WORLD WAR' TAIPEI, Thursday. JHE Chinese Nationalist Defence Ministry told visiting American newsman today that Russia had 23*000 uniformed servicemen in Communist China right now. Accusing Russia and Communist China of mnking joint preparations for a world war, *he Natioua lists
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    CHIANG ISSUES A CHALLENGE
    173 12 A.P. and U.P. HONGKONG. Thurs.- Chinreports from Tinghai. Chinese Nationalist airbase in Chusan islands, say the Nationalists have erected a huge neon sign there carrying this challenge "If you can take Tinghai we wi'l give you Formosa." According to the independent Wah Kiu Vat Po the
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    RED CHINA MAY SLIP INTO U.N. AT BANGKOK
    95 12 Reuter. BANGKOK. Thurs.—Communist China has "an even chance" of displacing the Chinese Nationalist delegation when the United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and Far East opens its regional conference in Bangkok on May 16. according to diplomatic opinion here. It is expected
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    AID FOR U.S.I
    23 12 Reuter. Indonesia will receive ECA aid to the value of $40,274,000 this year, the U.S.I. Welfare Ministry announced today.— Reuter.
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    FAILS AGAIN
    28 12 A.P. LONDON, Thurs.- The Big Four Deputy Foreign Minis- j ters failed again today to make any progress toward I writing a treaty for Austrian Independence.—A.P.
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    JEWISH GENOCIDE
    24 12 U.P. VIENNA, Thurs.—The Iron Curtain countries will soon take measures to exterminate Orthodox Jewry within their boundaries, Jewish sourc *s predicted today.-U.P.
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    Phumiphon Will Be Crowned Today
    199 12 Reuter. BANGKOK, Thursday. Phumiphon Aduldet will be formally crowneu king of Thailand tomorrow in the ancient hall of audience Amarindra Hall in *iie Grand Palace of the Kings of Siam. Leading Buddhist and Brahmin priests throughoul the kingdom, assembled in Bangkok already, have begun prayers
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    SARAH SIGNS
    52 12 A.P. HOLLYWOOD. Thursday. Sarah Churchill, 36-year-old daughter of British statesman Mr. Winston Churchill, has signed a movie contract. The Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studio announced she will play the romantic lead opposite Fred Astaire in the film "Royal Wedding". The start of the picture has been set for next
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    SULTAN HAMID TO GO ON TRIAL
    119 12 Reuter AAP. JOGJAKARTA Thurs. Preparations will shortly be made for the trial of Sultan Hamid of Pontianak, former U S.I. Minister w'thcut portfolio, who was arrested in connection "with the Westerling affair, accordin/ to Aneta news agency. The Chairman and Vie sChairman of the
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    Indo- China Needs Arms Aid At Once
    252 12 Indo China Needs Arms Aid At Once A.P. PARIS, Thursday. A HIGHLY placed French source said yesterday it is "absolutely necessary" for Franc to get a quick reply on her request for military aid in IndoChina. He said his government will insist upon a dc\ sion by the North Atlantic
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    MENZIES PAVES THE WAY IN CANBERRA
    80 12 Reuter. CANBERRA. Thurs. Prime Minister Robert Menzies today introduced in the Australian Parlla ment a constitutional amendment to ensure that the majority party— at present his own Conservative coalition—will control both Upper and Lower House after a double dissolution. Mr. Menzies himself has forecast
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    Sabu To Make Film In Malaya
    197 12 U.P. SABU the "Elephant Boy" of the ft'ms, will arrjve in Singapore in June to star in the picture which the late Frank Buck had planned before his death, according to a letter received by Captain George Edwards in Singapore* from Hollywood. Captain Edwards
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    WEDDING DRESS
    24 12 A.P. PARIS, Thurs. Princess Fatimah of Iran had a fitting for her wedding gown today for her sti!' delayed Moslem marriage. A.P.
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    Siam To Combat Red Border Threat
    138 12 A.P. BANGKOK, Thursday. CI AM is shortly to proclaim martial law in areas along its northern and north-eastern bordeis following the signing by King Phumiphon of a royal decree authorising the use of the cour.tr, 's armed forces in combating a Communist invasion. The
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    He Didn't Bat An Eyelid
    98 12 A.P. TEL AVIV. Thurs "Tins ueauined the influential English-lan-t guage Palestine Post, I is "chivalry." A tall man and a stout woman started I an argument in Rehov Nahlat Benjamin, one of the main thoroughI fares of Tel Aviv. The woman smacked the man's face.
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    PRESENTATION
    35 12 Lady Brind. Commissioner for Girl Guides in Singapore, will present to the 11th Singapore Girl Guide Company. the Cavendish Shield lor all round proficiency in 1949. at Raffles Girls School, tomorrow, at 4 p.m.
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    SUM HOPES FOR A CHIANG COME BACK
    183 12 U.P HONGKONG, Thursday. THE majority of Chinese in Shanghai an- hoping for a comeback by Generalissimo Chiang Kar-shek or the outbreak of a third world war to re-liberate them from the Communist Government, declared an American diplomatic official who was one of The
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    NEW TRADE PACT
    38 12 A.P. iuaiO, tnurs. Belgian and Occupation officials began negotiating yestciday for a new trade agieemcnt for Japan, replacing that expiring on May 31. Belgian-Japanese trade for the 10 months ended March 31 totalled US$ll,OOO.OOO. —A.P.
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    Two H'Kong Papers Are Threatened
    223 12 Reuter AAP. HONGKONG, Thursday. Hongkong Chinese newspapers received tening letters from an unknown source )ist night, within three days of a grenade attack on another vernacular paper the Sing Tao Jit Pao. The writer, who was the same person m each made no threat of
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    SMUTS SAYS NO!
    32 12 A.P. CAPETOWN, Thurs.—Field Marshal J. S. Smuts today rejected any possibility of his Opposition joining Dr. Malan's government in a coalition to meet the country's high tension race crisis.—A.P.
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