Malaya Tribune, 12 May 1950

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    56 1 MALAYA Tribune TWELVE PAGES Pushed *imWtaneou*/« of Singapore. Kuala Lumpur, ipoh ana Penang. FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1950 TEN CENTS peqplT T«fc Tribune" Spore. LARGER SALES THAN ANY AFTERNOON PAPER IN MALAYA Phone 5811/3 Nine Lino SINGAPORE, THE MALAYA TRIBUNE LONDON 9BPRBSKNTATl v Mauricm Glover Malaya Office, 14i teel Hi—t, London,
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    C-G HAS SECRET TALKS ON AID TO MALAYA
    700 1 Australian Help Is Likely To Be Small A.P. Reuter. CANBERRA, Friday. ok KET talks on Australia's role in the Malayan situation began last night between Australian Premier Robert Menzies and the British Commissioner «.eneral in South East Asia, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald. Present
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    Immediate Aid For Malaya
    94 1 Reuter. INGTON. Thurs.— II [ay a .v.li receive aoout 00 I rum a new American programme of eeoaici for South-East facial circies ed here today. gramme, totalling i 00 was now neing It by the State Department Jor "immediate itation." Mr. Janus W< b v i
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    RUSSIAN HOPES
    25 1 A.P. Miami. F'loiida. Thurs. of Defence Louis lid today that Russ to conquer the U.S. making us overspend ournational defence jiiomy is wreck-
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    BRITAIN, WEST TO GET ATOM BOMBS
    105 1 A.P. WASHINGTON. Thurs. U.S. military officials are considering arming their North Atlantic allies with atomic bombs. Discussions are still in the preliminary stage, and military authorities are still far from a recommendation on which the President might base a proposal to Congress. Advocates contend
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    Liaquat In Washington
    49 1 Liaquat Ali Khan is pictured here as he addressed the House of Representatives at Washington, USA. During his visit to Washington the Pakistan Premier also Addressed the USA Senate and laid a wreath on the tomb of the unknown warrior at Arlington cemetery.—A.P. Photo. -A.P. Photo.
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    Municipality Did Not Foot The Bill —McNeice
    151 1 Referring to a statement appearing in a Singapore English a f ternoon newspaper (not the Malaya Tribune). Mr. T. P. F. McNeice. Pr°sident of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners, said yesterday: "The statement under the title. 'Ratepayers footed bills for Municipal Olficer' apparently refers
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    British Destroyer To Shoot Saucers ?
    135 1 British Destroyer To Shoot Saucers A.P. LONDON, Thursday. THE British Admiralty is sending one of its warships out to the Californian coast to shoot down flying saucers according to the Weekly News Review. The Admiralty confirmed today the destroyer Broadsword I* loinmg vnits of the US Fleet in gunnery practice
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    DOCK PROBE
    37 1 Reuter. LONDON, Thurs.—The British Labour Government, alarmed by a series of strikes which have crippled the Port of London .announced today it is to make a full, formal investigation of conditions in the docks. —Reuter.
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    China, South East Asia Are Main Topics In Cold War Talks
    261 1 Reuter. A.P. and U.P. LONDON Thursday. rHINA and the situation in South-East Asia were S the main topics of discussion by the Foreign Ministers of America, British and France, during the first day's session of their cold war strategy
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    TIN PRICES UP
    43 1 U.P. LONDON. Thurs. Tin prices advanced today still nearer to the Ministry ol Supply's selling price of £600. Spot rose one and one-eighth to £598-5/8 while three months ten shillings to £597-^/8. The turnover for the day was 255 tons.—UP.
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    Vipers Die In Fakir's Glass Cage
    114 1 A.P. LILLE. Thurs. Djanan Burmah. a 42-year-old Indian Fakir who is attempting to fast for 52 days in a glass cage full of /ipers and broken bottles, is doing better than the snakes. Burmah has been in the cage for a week and 26
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    MINE EXPLODES 41 MINERS DIE
    64 1 U.P. TRAZEGNIES. Belgium. Thurs.—At least 41 miners were killed and three seriously injured today vhen coal gas exploded and trapped them 1,650 feet below the surface. It was Belgium's worst mine disaster since the war. A mine spokesman said "two or three others" were reported
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    BENHAM TO NOTE
    25 1 A.P. LONDON, Thurs.—George Bernard Shaw declared today that everybody should be guaranteed a basic income of at least £IJOO a year.- -A.P.
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    LIE IN MOSCOW
    18 1 Reuter. Mv.,oCOvV, 'tfiurs. —Trygvc Lie arrived here tonight in a Russian plane from Prague. Reuter.
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    G.I.'S DESERT AUSTRALIAN BRIDES
    148 1 A.P. SYDNEY. Thurs. —Judge Stanley Toose said in the Divorce Court today that too many Americans had deserted Australian girls they married in wartime. The judge granted a decree nisi to Beryl Joyce Sargent, 26, of Sydney against Gerald Sargent, 32 of Miami, Florida. Mrs. Sargent
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    TORIES GAIN IN 'LITTLE ELECTION'
    72 1 Reuter. LONDON. Ihurs.—conservatives showed big gains tonight wun almost nail the results declared in fentain's "little general tion" for control ot local councils. i 01 0 In 174 results out of 3/8 provincial boroughs in England and Wales. Conservatives chalked up 78 gains and 24
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    DECREE GRANTED
    30 1 A.P. l,Oinl)Oi\. inurs. L.ady Helen Mary Hardwicke was granted a divorce decree today from the British stage and screen star. Sir Cedric Haidwicke, on the grounds of adultery.—A.P.
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    FRENCH MISSION TO VISIT JAPAN
    152 1 A.P. SAIGON. Thurs. A French Military Mission may soon visit Japan to confer with American occupation officials on US military aid for IndoChina, informed sources said today. United States Secretary of State Dean Achescn announced In Paris this week that America would give substantial help
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    U.S. AMBASSADOR
    24 1 A.P. WASHINGTON. Thurs. Assistant Secretary of State W Walton Butter worth has been selected as President Truman's next ambassador to Sweden. —A.P.
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    STOP PRESS Dutch Troops Off By August
    70 1 U.P. AMSTERDAM. Thurs.-In-formed sources said today that the withdrawal of Dutch troops from Indonesia probably will be completed by the end of August, instead of late October as originally planned. They said the speedings would be caused by the fact the Dutch government
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    GOODS STAGNATE IN SINGAPORE
    478 2 Indonesians Deny Trade Stalemate SINGAPORE'S warehouses are overstocked with textiles which ought to have been re-exported to Indonesia if the entrepot trade was normal. Most of the stocks are Indian and Italian textiles —mainly grey cottons, artificial silks and rayons. Besides the acute overstocked position in
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    PAKISTAN TO INSIST ON £ BALANCES
    124 2 PAKISTAN TO INSIST ON BALANCES AT the Commonwealth Consultative Conference, Pakistan will put up a determined stand against submitting to a scaling down of the sterling balances. "We want the money for the development of Pakistan." said Chaudhri Nazir Ahmed Khan, Minister for Industries. Pakistan, who arrived in Singapore by
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    Along The Godowns
    59 2 Turnea <44) Bolmr (SHKKRS WHARF); Elpenor (42 43); Vsrn Riebeerk (40/41); Eastern Saga (38/39): President Harding (36); Sar:gan '31/32); Benattow (17/18); Charon (l»/20>; Petnba '23 24) Trion Ma< rsk (25/26); Xordpol (27 28); American Robin /29/30); Renvrg (II 16); Had lor<13 14) i'yrrhus (8/9); Talihybius (6 7);
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    CURRENCY
    30 2 The Malayan Exchange Banks Association announce the following new rateb for Hongkong: Free Market Currencies Hongkong Selling T.T. O.D. 53 5 8. Buying T.T. 53 18 O.D. 53 1/16.
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    RUBBER CROPS
    62 2 Turquand, Youngs. McAuliffe Co., announce the following rubber figures for April: lbs. Alor Gajah Rubber Estate Limited 17.000 Ayer Panas Rubber Estate Limited 80.000 Glenealy Plantations Limited 65.000 Kluang Rubber Company Limited 57.000 Pa jam Limited 141,500 Tamba'ak Rubber Estates Limited 24,082 Talisman Rubber Company Limited 37,300 Teluk
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    Tin Prices
    82 2 SINGAPORE, May 11. Tin price was $297 5/8, per picul ex-smelter. Up $2 7 8. LONDON, May 10 Spot £594. Up £1 3,1. Three months £595. Up £2. Settlement price £594. Up £1 1/2. Turnover: 80 rons. Second session: Spot £598 1/2. Up £1 1/4. Three months £595.
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    Steadier
    29 2 SINGAPORE, May 11. There was a rather sieadier undertone in the share market and prices in many cases hardened slightly. London a'so was a little more ft timistic.
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    'Wages Hit By Price Of Imported Rubber'
    154 2 'Wages Hit By Price Of Imported Rubber MR Goh Noon Han, a representative of the Singapore Rubber Miners' Association yesterday told the Industrial Court on wages in the industry, that the high cost of importing rubber from Indonesia was one of the difficulties in agreeing to higher wages. This was
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    Share Quotations
    830 2 Singapore, May 11. LNIJfJ STKiALS Ruv»r» «e*W» Atlas Ice 11 90 12.25 Alex. Brick* Pref. 2.25 2.35 Ord 2.10 2.15 8.8. Petrol 33/6 34/6 cd B.M. Trustees 7.00 7.50 Con. Tta Smelt Pref. 20/3 21/6 xd Ord. 15/6 16/3 iE. Utd. Assur. 38.75 39.75 Fed Dispensary 6.25 i.75
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    TRADE CRISIS HITS HONGKONG
    332 2 U.P. HONGKONG, Thursday tIONGKONG is facing a business crisis with marl, manipulators trying to stimulate the gold m with fantastic rumours. mar The crisis whicty came on as a result of a diminution of the China market following the c munist sweep to national power is
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    RUBBER SELLS AT 80½ CENTS
    125 2 THE rubber cmu&odk, 1 market opened yesterday, but -owards'S 1 close there was £S? J* lne in evidence *ithrS very reserved. The rose by 2 12 cents am grade sheet chanSS hands at 80 l 2 ri n June shipment S m Closin- pffces in
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      359 2 KAUtO MAIjA\A in Annct. 4. Prog. Summary BLUE NETWORK" H,th s T, l nf v ori Tamil b».t!, VY^ l Jans. 12.15 Nepale.se Proeramme• ENGLISH PROGRAMMES 53 News. KtSSSmSk 10.00 a.m. News from Kuala 12-43 Closing Annct. with Si* Lumpur, 10.05 Close Down. Tune. 12.45 Close Down 12.00 noon, Programmes
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    WIDOW TOLD: QUIT ROOM
    215 3 JOHORE BAHRU, Thursday. JINN AM AH, a 45-year-old widow of an Indian lab ourer, was today ordered by Magistrate Che Kadir to vacate the room she had been occupying since September last year in the local P.W.D. labourers' quarters. The case was heard in Sinnmah s
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    TEACHERS GET LESSOR ON STRIKES
    265 3 THE Singapore Teachers' Union is catechising its 1 members on the 'know how' of strikes. In a circulated newsletter headed—Fact or Fallacyteachers were yesterday asked to answer ten questions dealing with strikes and trade unionism. Here are the questions with the answers: Can a general
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    BRIBE CHARGE
    49 3 JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs. —Thirty-three year old Omar bin Tahir, a Goods Clerk at the local Railway Department, claimed trial in the Magistrates' Court today to a charge of accepting a $100 bribe yesterday morning. Omar was given $500 bail when thp rase was postponed io May 18.
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    Elying To Ceylon
    52 3 Tim Vonerubi. >I. Vi. Mahaweeru Thera, patron of the Singapore Buddhist Association, wh«» i«* hying to < ylon on May U .o attend the World Buddhist !V!!o\vsbip Cofutasi ac, Mpfenah wlil lie he'd on Mr; "i<i < 'oloin'.m. He in one' ol the il i*-OtCeH atU nding
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    RICK PROJECT
    28 3 U.P. PARIS. Thurs. A vast nceg lowing pi eject on the Mgei Kiver will be linunced with the aid of $1,400,000 granted by the E.C.A. U.P.
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    You Can Phone London From May 22
    240 3 THE Malaya—United Kingdom trunk telephone ser vice will be inaugurated on May 22 when the Governor of Singapore and the High Commissioner of the Federation will talk to officials in London. The charge for a minimum effective speech time of three minutes or
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    S.V.C. Welcomes Ex-Officers
    140 3 ANY ex-officer who can spare two evenings a week, but who feels that he is too old for active service with the Singapore Volunteer Corps, is very welcome to join the Singapore Volunteer Corps (Liaison) Regiment. Li Col. R. W. WatsonHvatt, the commanding officer of the S.V.C.,
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    HELPED SECRET SOCIETY, CHARGE
    58 3 Teo Soon Seng. 06. a Chinese of Pickering Street was yesterday charged before the Fourth Police Magistrate for helping in the management of a secret society called the Sing Chew Toh Hng Sin Sia He was arrested on May 10 Teo claimed trial and his case
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    EINSTEIN'S GIFT
    27 3 A.P. JERUSALEM, Thurs.- Professor Albeit Einstein has presented the original manuscrip of his new "generalised theory of gravitation to the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. A.P.
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    HURRICANE
    19 3 U.P. BASRA. Thurs. Winds of hurricane strength lashed the city of Basra today killing at least two persons.—U.P.
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    SULTANS SEE MALAYA STAND AT THE B.I.F.
    97 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. —The Sultans of Perax and Pahang visited Mai a y a Stand at the British Industries Fair. Earls Court, yesterday. They were welcomed by Mr. W. A. Ward and Mr. D. Sturrock. The Sultans also toured the rest of the
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    GIVE THE OLD PEOPLE A HAND
    87 3 The Red Cross Old People's Club started a month ago, is growing in popularity, but because of the lack of transport, no new members have joined. The club is hoping to get some Chinese records as most ,of the* member* are Chinese. At first
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    ANNA BELLE FOR ZOO
    42 3 A baby orang-utan, named Anna Belle, arrived from Borneo from Master Michael Findlay by Malayan Airways yesterday. The orang-utan is destined for the London Zoo as a present from Michael who lives in Sandakan. Br 4p-e.ll.ft» cc oo.ie
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      470 3 MOLESTER SLAIN A Chinese in the Pontian area at Kampong Ayer Masin, has died of wounds inflicted by another Chinese, who was protecting his mother from being j molested during a quarrel. NOTICES i NCVTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Alice Tan Guat Tee has on the 25th March, 1950,
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    THERE IS STILL TIME
    597 4 THERE is too much reckless talk about a teachers' strike. We do not believe that, in their hearts, the teachers mean to strike, but hot words have swept people into ill considered actions many times in the past, and will no doubt do so many times
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    U.S. FAR EASTERN POLICY IN FOCUS
    1376 4  -  by SYLVAN MANGEOT LONDON. THE recent statement by Mr Dean Acheson. the United States Secretary of State, that America's target for the conduct of the cold war involves the formulation of a "total diplomacy" has aroused speculation among observers here on the prospects of
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    COMICS UNDER FIRE
    684 4 A.P. WASHINGTON U.S. newspaper editors asked themselves and their comic artists at a meeting wheher comic strips laden with sex and crime v*'ll some ciay make them answerable for 'damage done to American youth." Two of America's top artists, Al Capp of "Li'L Abner" and Milton Caniff
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    GOOSE THAT LAID A ROTTEN EGG
    582 4 The People's Post bag ABANDONED Sir. We. the members of the General Clerical Service, expected the Goose (Benham Committee) to lav a GOOD egg. if not a GOLDEN one. But alas! the eroose. after about a vp»r's labour has laid a Rotten egg. The
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    WOT, NO BEER?
    589 4 4 r. "Recently there was a news item in the Press about the re-opening of Toddy shops by the Commissioner for Labour. The President of the Malayan Trades Unions Council not only cries out against toddy to the labourer, but goes so far as to forbid the
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    TRIBUNE MAGAZINE THE GODS COME DOWN TO EARTH
    1587 5  -  By Khw aja Ahmed Abbas THE dramatic tradition in India is as old as history even older, for dramatic ait is said to have had its in the mythological aloka, the realm of the According to mythoShiva was cal'ed (The King of
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    THE BULL BUYS AND THE BEAK SELLS
    1114 5  -  BY CHARLES FARMER WOKDS which are mysteries to most peop c make up a remarkable language of commerce. Every has its cwn terminology; in banking, on tlu* StocK Exchange, or in shipping there arc expressions in daily use which puzzle outsiders. Yet the
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      266 5 ti—m n The New Mound By Francis Ricketts There is a new moun d somewhere in Malaya. With the earth still soft and damp. For Johnny has left for a place that is gayer. Now alone I shall kindle the lamp. Because I am Johnny's wife you know. We had
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      193 5 I Face up squarely to the fact thai It'i the {1 j man with a tuner-ahunefanc,. of \it-i 4 encrey that wins ..dmiranon ■»■>- >"* fJ I mands po»cr and Then Ad ,It S^^^^jliP.4 ,to 4» that man' TESTRONES, ti* if^ji I Scientiric Glandular Ttcataacfll JF in Tablet form, dacrifcc
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    The Short Cut To Neat, Shiny Hair
    456 7  -  By JOAN BALDWINSON WHEN the average teen--lef thinks about her hair the usual idea is to have ft permed, and then forget all about it. But hair to be permed must be in good condition to start Wl th and must be kept
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    Thirty-Three Schools Will Compete For Theatrical Honours
    343 7 THIRTY THREE schools and youth organisations have started rehearsals at the Victoria Theatre for the Youth Drama and Music Festival. The Festival, the first of its kind in Singapore, is sponsored by the Singapore Teachers' Union and will last for nine days beginning
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    THANKS
    258 7 Str, The Malaya Wbune is to be congratulated on I its initiative and fore- j sight in the introduction of a Youth Page in its Weekly Magazine Sec- tion. There can be no doubt that the World today re- cognises the impor'an* role played by its youth, and the*
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    School Broadcasts
    251 7 ENGLISH PROGRAMME MONDAY: (9.35 a.m.) Muse and Movement tor Primary Two »10.10 a in.) Prof. Shrimpwhiskers y,eta stung by a wasp. (11.15 a.»u.) How Things Began: Man Cai"es and Paints, (11.40 a.m> Poems by John Masettetd end S'r PatricK to pens. TL tSSDAY: (10,50 a.m.) Literature for btandard
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    TRIBUNE YOUTH FORUM
    826 7  -  EDUCATION WEEK HAS SHOWN WHAT THE SCHOOLS CAN DO -By- GEORGE G. THOMSON EDUCATION Week is a new idea, but it is one that has caught on. Education has been «iiven high status in the public mind. Hitherto, education has been concerned with tM leaders and the
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    Quiz Corner
    107 7 As conducted by Radio Malaya for the inter-school quiz programme Great men and women are remembered by the thinss they have done? See if you can remember th?m and their work. 1. Who founded the Red Cross Society? 2. Who is the most famous writer of Danish fairy
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    OUR STUDENTS APPRECIATE THE QUARTET
    107 7 SINGAPORE students were the most appreciative of all the school audiences for whom the Masters Quartet had played. Mr. KinJoch Anderson, pianist and spokesman for the Quartet said before they left Singapore last Sunday. 'We have played to many school children during our ten years
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    LOOK! OUR BOAT
    42 7 The Singapore Youth Council will soon have their own motor-boat to transport members to their camp at Ayer Biru as Dr. C. J. Paglar has promised them the boat and Mr. Yap Pheng Oek the outboard motor tor it.
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    POT-POURRI
    49 7 Girls, when cycling up a steep hill, if you cannot ascend without opening your mouth, it is far better and nicer to dismount. To remove a speck from your eye, grasp upper lid lashes, pull lid out and ovei lower lid. Speck should wash out on your cheek.
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    Trengannu Youth Meet
    244 7 UNLESS we press forward with ali our energy towards the goal of teaching our youth the spirit of better citizenship and self discipline, there will be many subversive elements waiting to lead them along the wrong path, said Mr. H. R. Hertslet, Social Welfare Officer, Trengganu at
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    Draw An Animal And Win A Prize
    223 7 THE Animal Lovers' League is holding a drawing contest for Singapore's school children. There will be two H ..zes of $15 each—one for those up to the age of 11, and another for those between 11 and 17. Mrs. R. S. Clemons who
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    14,000 Children Will Be There
    264 7 FOURTEEN thousan.l children representing the colony's 530 schools together with members of the Boys Clubs in Singapore will ta*e part in a mass youth rally at the Esplanade and Padang tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. The parade will open with an address by Sir Franklin
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    DWARFS In electronic DEVICES
    819 8  -  by TREVOR WILLIAMS ELECTRONIC devices which means essentia Uy devices containing some form of radio valves—have become so very widely used that but for constant improvements in design they would have been defeated by their own weight. In the earliest days, when radio concerned itseif largely
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    ON TEST
    64 8 Spurting smoke trails from its three J-47 jet engine**, the second experimental Martin XB-51 bomber roars into the air during a test flight for the U.S. Air Force at Mariin Airpor*, Baltimore, Maryland U.S.A. This is the latest of the USAF*S postwar bombers. It is also the tirst
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    DO YOU KNOW THAT...
    139 8 General J. Lawton Collins, U.S. Army Chief-of-Staff said in a radio broadcast that the Army has in the advance stages of development new rockets that will destroy planes above 60.000 feet, and a guided missile which "gives pro mise" of even greater range and accuracy. A
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    WHAT IS THE SUN-POWER OF YOUR CAR?
    88 8 U.P. SAX FRANCISCO The rays ol the sun, rather than atomic furnaces, may provide heat, light and power for the world of tomorrow, a prominent engineer predicted. Frank R. Benedict, an executive of the Westinghouse Electric Corporation in Pittsburgh, said that Soviet Russia
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    BLAME HIM
    27 8 A.P. NEW YORK. Husbands are at fault two-thirds of the time in sterile marriages, says a new book, "Human Fertibilitv and Problems of the Male."—A.P.
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    BUTTONS AND BEAUX -AND THE ONE THAT POINTED TO HOME
    647 8 ONE of the most eagerly sought buttons of the collector is the Button-Comoass of the Royal Air Force— easily the best-kept secret of the war. Amongst the aircrews' tunic buttons was a I special one which looked like the rest
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    PENICILLIN PROBLEMS
    287 8 A REMEDY is rarely attacked for being too efficient. Yet the Lancet soberly warned doctors and patients against being blase about the effects of penicillin on gonoi rhoea. Patients. admitted the Lancet could not be blamed if they thought prompt sup pression of symptoms amounted to a cure,
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      58 8 Z ARK Z J\ SB V\ TO POLON where SER/OUS REMARK 11 SCATTER SO X WE ARE." ZARKOV GEEV.S TO BRIM 6 AN HE CAN'T CHASE Vv^% V\\)\l il^PL^»«r- v FROWNS: SHOULD ALL TOO-PROMPT RESPONSE SHOUTS 1 LEAVE H/M HERE ROR A TERRIFYING ROAR SHAKES AS THE iNCRED/BLV WU6E lO?
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    375 BANDITS HAVE GIVEN IN
    265 9 v KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. JHK Federation Government last night stated that the total number of surrendered bandits on May 1 was 375. Security forces following up their drive in the Kajang area have found a bandit food dump near A shopkeeper in thelown has been
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    TAXI KNOCKS BOY SENSELESS
    51 9 S-. Chin Hee. eight-year-old Chinese schoolboy was knocked down by a taxi while heme from school at the junction of Kee Seng Street and Tanjong Pagai Road yesterday. H( was admitted to the St. Andrew's Mission Hospital unconscious, with minor head injinie-- His condition is not
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    EUROPEAN ON CHEQUE CHARGE
    57 9 A Briton, J. D. Vaughan. 45 was yesterday produced at the Second Police Court un a charge of cheating an Indian by giving him a cheque to the value of $25 without having enough money in the bank to justily payment. H' claimed trial and was
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    FRENCH AIR MEN TO SEE JET DISPLAY
    71 9 The R A.F. VamDire w iicn has been undergoing tropi cal trials left Singapore yesterday for Hong Kong. where it is expected this evening. Piloted by Pilot I. D. K. Sreenan of '80 Squadron, the plane arrived at Bu fterworth an hour after
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    BRIND BACK
    19 9 Rear Admiral Sir Patrick Brind returned to Singapore from Hongkong yesterday. To greet him was Rear-Admiral Faulkner.
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    ENVOY LEAVES
    20 9 Mr. Kenneth P. Landon. roving American Ambassa dor visiting Malaya left this morning for Penang by Malayan airways.
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    SUICIDE BID
    14 9 A Chinese at Sims Avenue, tried to commit suicide by drinking poison.
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    'Parents, Teachers Must Pull Together'
    214 9 MP P S. Denipsey, Inspector of Schools, speaking to parents yesterday at the Kota Raja Ma lav School asked them that the life lived by children at home follows the toe shown by the teachers in the schools. 'He said that the students spent more
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    REHEARSAL
    54 9 Preparing For The Great Day Members of the St. Andrew's and St. Margaret's School rehearsing the "Outcaste" which they will present at the Youth Drama and Music Festival. The Festival, first of its kind in Singapore, is sponsored by the Singapore Teachers' Union and will last for nine days
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    ORPHAN LACKED NOTHING—JUDGE
    244 9 I\OREEN Tan, a twelve-year-old girl, whose guardiU an was charged with assaulting her, told a Singapore Magistrate yesterday that she had received various gifts from her including a gold wrist watcn and a dozen dresses. The guardian, Mrs. C. V. Phipps, a Eurasian proprietress of a boarding
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    LOST HIS CARD
    48 9 Ong Seng Hing. a middleaged Chinese who lost his card, and did not get another was sent to gaol for one month hard labour yesterday. He told Judge H. E. King don that he was hospitalised for tuberculosis soon after the loss of his card.
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    MOTHER'S DAY
    33 9 The Y.W.C.A. will celebrate Mother's Day today with a variety concert at their premises at Collyer Quay at 4.30 p.m. Mrs. Lim Boon Keng and Dr. Liv Ming Chung will speak.
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    SCHOOL TOUR
    43 9 Mr J. D. M. Smith. Act- j lng Colonial Secretary, will today visit the following schools accompanied by Mr. A. W. Frisby. Director of Education Pearls Hill. Radin Mas. j Outram Road. Raffles In- stitution. Gan Eng Seng. Methodist Girls School.
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    HAWKERS' MEET
    27 9 The next meeting of the Hawkers' Inquiry Commission will be held at 2.15 p.m. on Monday, in the Meeting Room of the Chi nese Secretariat.
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    HORSE RUNS AMOK, SWIMS TO BLAKAN MATI
    88 9 An Australian racehorse took fright after bedng led off a ship in trie Singapore Harbour Board wharf, ran in and out about the godowns, jumped into the sea and swam to Blakan Mati on Wednesday. The animal, a mare, first swam towards Pulau
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    WOMAN HAD POISON DRUGS UNDER HER BED
    101 9 For having 100 tablets of morphine, 14 grams of morphine* tartrate and 96 grams of procaine hydrochloride wltJhout a licence to deal in deleterious drugs. Wong Ah Kam. a Chinese woman was yesterday fined a total of $600 by Mr. Tan Ah Tah.
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    POLICEWOMEN GIVE BLOOD, PROMISE MORE
    81 9 Singapore policewomen set Singapore an example in sacrifice yesterday when twelve of them, led by Inspector Mary Voon, donated their blood. "We will give our blood more often." said Inspector Voon. Two of them had given their blood before, one when she was a school-girl.
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    Man Had Red Flag Strapped On Thigh
    151 9 TWO detectives in the early hours of March 18 stopped a 24-year-old Chinese fitter, Ho Siew Poh alias Ah Ngau at New Bridge Road, and found a red flag tied to his thigh by four rubber bands. Ho. produced in the First District
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    STUDENT WELFARE BODY FORMED
    74 9 The University of Malaya has set up a Student Welfare Committee consisting of Aye members of the staff and three student representatives. The Committee will act under the welfare and residence regulations of the University and make recommendations to the Board ol Student Welfare. The Students'
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    'HISTORIANS JOB'
    39 9 "The Task of the Historian" will be the title of a lecture to be delivered at the. University by Dr. C. Northcote Parkinson. Raffles Professor of History on Friday next. The talk fs open to the public.
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    AN EARFUL
    17 9 A Chinese at Havelock -Road, injured himself while digging his ears with a pin jreeterday.
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    The Sands Camp...
    54 10 SANDS: my future depends on every fight. I am going all out to win as quickly as I can. 1 mean to get a clear-cut decision this-time TOM MAGUIRE Jnr (Sands' a Dave should find it easier this time. He is in much better shape than when
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    Australians Confident Of Victory
    173 10 The Australian Davis Cup team were in Singapore yesterday on their way to Paris for the French Championships before their first cup engagement. Harry Hopman. the nonplaying captain and manager, was optimistic of the team's success. He thought the United States, the holders, would probably provide
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    SOH CHEW HO MAY BECOME JUVENILE CHAMP
    130 10 Mr. Chong Kow Tye, the secretary of the Singapore Table Tennis Association, said "13 -year-old Soh Chew Ho has every chance of winning the Juvenile Tab!e Tennis Championship. He has won every game. His only possible rival is Ng Fook Wah who won
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    KATONG TEAM WINS
    53 10 The Katong Sajarah gC. ran out easy winners by four clear «oals in their Junior B 2 S.A.F.A. league fixture against the 4th Supply R.D. R.A.S.C. at the Geylang Stadium yesterday by two goals at the interval. They scored twice in each half throusrh Jail <2) and
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    BOYS TROUNCE THEIR TEACHERS
    58 10 When youth is pitted ag« nst age, youth invariably triimphs The Raffles Institution boys proved this yesterday wnen they routed a team of the school's Teachers, Prefects and Coach by six clear goals. The score was two r. 1 et half time. The scorers were: Fook
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    TONIGHT'S BIG FIGHT
    678 10 DAVE OUT FOR K.O. —BROOKS' CONFIDENT By The Spectator. ANCE again the eyes of the boxing world are fixed on Singapore for a fight of international importance. Last minute reports I have received from London show that a new incentive has been given to Dave Sands, the
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    HK SERVICES WIN IN THE LAST MINUTE
    216 10 The 30 Bq. RAOC played spectacular soccer yesterday but failed to beat the Hongkong Services at Alexandra by an odd goai in seven. The RAOC p ayeu a game seldom seen on A'exandra grounds and thrills there were in plenty. On occasions Hongkong
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    RUGBY AT R.I.
    29 10 The rugby team of Raffles Institution will play a game against their teachers, rugby coach and school prefects at their school ground at 5.15 this afternoon.
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    SEA! INC DEADLOCK SETTLED
    124 10 The deadlock over the crowd limit for tonight's fight at the Happy World Stadium between Dave Sands and Boy Brooks came to an end yesterday shortly after noon when the Municipal architect approved sitting accommodation for 7,128 people. Mr. Razak. the promoter, said that the sponsors
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    INDIAN R.C. BEAT CASUALS IN DULL GAME
    180 10 Soccer fans were treated to an hour of dull football between the Indian Recreation Club and the Chinese Casuals in yesterday's Singapore Amateur F.A. Senior League at Jalan Besar Stadium. The Indians won two-nil. There was no score in the After the change
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    ASTON LOSE BY THREE GOALS
    66 10 As expected the Aston A.C. were beaten 3—o in their Junior P 2 Singapore A.F.A. league tie at the C.V.M.A. ground yesterday by the Star Soccerices. Keng Huat gave iis t ide the lead in the first two minutes of play and before the interva
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    The Brooks Camp...
    62 10 BROOKS: I learned a lot about him last time I have a plan which I think will see m» through. lam confident 1 will not lose KALAPATIA (Brooks manager): H the bo> is fine. We decided to train in a private camp where we could work out
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    FEI YIAN OUTPLAY LOCAL GIRLS TEAM
    160 10 A huge crowd of nearly 3,000 basketball fans witnessed a fast and lively game yesterday evening, when the Fei Yian Girls team from the Philippines met a Combined Singapore Girls side at the Happy World Stadium. The visitors won 41-30. Play opened sjwctacular y.
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    Y.C.A.A. TEAM
    68 10 For the following will be selected payer to represent the V.C.A.A. at MCI V against the Malayan Brew»r:<-s Sports Ciub, this evening: Sect Yew Chang. Leong Kum Seng, Leong Kai Vow, Lee Kai Seng. Kok Kum Chong. Tan Eng Client, Chia Poh Chong. Lam Ait Soh. Soh Pui
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    WEST INDIES WIN
    32 10 BRADFORD. Thurs.—The West Indies cricket tourists won the first match of their tour when they beat Yorkshire, joint county champions, by three wickets with a day to spare here.
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    FORM GUIDE FOR TOMORROW
    7038 11 Final Day Of Pena ng Races Ciass 2 Div. 1-6 Furs. H DOR PRIDE 9.07 SECOND: 1-4-50. I|h>h. 8.09 (J. I Ily) Class 2 Div. 1, 6 Furs. Win t Persian Lord, 8.13 (Ayres) Tune 1 mm. 14 sees. GoGood. COI RSE S4 BATCHING: 8-4-50. Class
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    RACE CARD
    772 11 Below are the weights for all eight races for Saturday, third and last day of the Penang Turf Club's Summer Meeting. HOUSES, CLAM 2, DIV. 1 6 H RLOXiS. TIDOR PRIDE Ml Mr. Ac Mrs. S. K. I R. Creukeleit YOING LUCIL'S 9.04 "Winxnore Stable" hmt MATA HAKI
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    GENERAL WHAT'S ON TODAY
    187 12 ST. AHDftKWfI SCHOO* Unveiling of Madonna. Open) ing of new Scie.i> c Woodsy lle 5.15 p m O I'TRAM SCOTT CROC PS: Open ng of their Scout Hut ai 6 p.m. TIONC, BAHRU COM M I'M IT V CENTRE: Film show by P R.O. at Playground
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    CINEMA
    141 12 CATHAY: "The Three Musketeers" at 11, 1.45, 4.15, 6 45 ai.d 9.30 p.m. ALHAMBBA: "Duck Soup" at 1.45, 4 15. 6.45 and 9.30 p.m. PAVILION: "La F'jire aux Chimeres" (French) et 2, 4.15. 6 30 and 9.30 p.m. CAPITOL: "Fortunes of Captain Blood" at 11, 1.45. 4. 6.30 and
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    SPORTS
    49 12 SOCCER: uc. v S.C.C. at Jalan Beaar; Jnr. AI: Pol'ce v. Chinese IA. at Geylang; Jnr. AI: RNAS Sen bawang v RA.PC. Nee Soon at PODCA. RI'GBY: Raffles Inst Education Week programme: Staff and Prefects v. Boys. 5.15 p.m. BOXING: Sands vs. Brooks 9 p.m. at Happy World.
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    REDS RUSH WORK ON AIRFIELDS
    214 12 U.P. HONGKONG, Thursday. THE Chinese Communists under the supervision o.» Russian advisers are 1 working speedily on airfields in Shanghai .t. parliest To get their air bases ready at tne labourers are being paid thus: Those who take shelter during Nationalist air raids are only
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    BOMBAY MAYOR WILL SEE HOW CITY IS RUN
    82 12 The Mayor of Bombay. Mr S. K. Patil. who arrived in Singapore yesterday, will stay on for a few days to see how Singapore is being run. He is on his way to America to learn as much as he can about
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    BAG DAI GETS AURIOL'S O.K.
    48 12 A.P. SAIGON, Thurs. Trance has agreed to the French sponsored Bao Dai government of Vietnam opening diplomatic relations with Bntam and America, it was announced here today. The permission was given by French President M. Vincent Aurio! in a letter to Bao Dai.—A.P.
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    S'PORE BANK MANAGER'S ARREST ECHO
    84 12 Reuter. HONGKONG, Thurs.—The arrest of L.v Shou-tseng, manager of the Singapore branch of the Bank of China, was ordered by the Nationalist Executive Yuan, according to Chinese reports from Taipei. Lr. was accused of having accepted an appointment from Peking. At the same session the
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    Russians Are 300 Roubles To Good
    80 12 Reuter MOSCOW. Thurs. The British Lmoassy here today paid the tine Of 300 roubles to xree the 373-ton British trawler fciruria which was detained by a soviet gunboat tor ftshting in Soviet waters. The Embassy was acting for the trawlers owners. M. Andrei Gromyko,
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    PARTY FOR INDIAN EXPERT
    75 12 The Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce s Piece Goods Section last mght neld a tea party at the G.H. Cafe for Mr. Ldbo Prabhu, an official of the Indian Government; who is making a fact finding tour of South East Asia and later, the rest of
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    LEAD WORLD TO PEACE,' U.S. TOLD
    161 12 U.P CHICAGO, Thusrday. MORE than 700 people, including top midwestern businessmen, heard Premier Liaquat Ah Khan of Pakistan appeal to the United States today to take a dynamic leadership in the struggle for world PeaC Ldaquat said it was only a country such as
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    LONDON SHARES
    141 12 Reuter. LONDON. Thurs.—With the approach of the start of the Three-Power Conference, sentiment brightened in the London stock exchange today. Small improvements were widespread and followed moderate demands for better (lass issues. British Government short-dated stocks were bought and the sect on closed with advances of up to
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    8 Schools In 9 Months — PWD Record
    112 12 8 Schools In 9 Months PWD Record rE Public Works Department has built nine schools in eignt months, each costing on an average $100,000. When the go-ahead signal was given in the middle of November last year, neither plans nor sites existed and the Department itself was short of staff.
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    BALDWIN RESIGNS
    50 12 LONDON, Thurs.—The British Colonial Office announced today that Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, 51-year-old Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands has resigned the post for health and personal reasons. He will be succeeded by Mr. K. W. Blackburne. 43, Director of Information at the Colonial Office since 1947.
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    YOUNG LUCIUS TO SET NEW TURF RECORD
    1360 12  -  LAST DAY OF PENANG SUMMER MEET REVIEWED By ALBERT SPENCER The Man With 2,000 Winners PENANG, Today. ALTHOUGH Tudor Pride has been showing winning form, I cannot see him stop Young Lucius front setting up a new Malayan Turf record tomorrow reeling six
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    They May Not Run
    28 12 Likely non-acceptors for tomorrow: Birthday Gift, Sweet Maisie, Lebombo, Counsel 111, Shawford, Sisteron, Sir Fresco, Pat, Mayloong, Jimmy Boy, Kimberley, Eureka and Bon Ami.
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    John And Baba Go Best
    171 12  -  By ALBERT SPENCER PENANG, Today.—Baba and John, both ridden by Bagby were the best workers, when training was carried out this morning. Very few horses spurted down the straight, and none were set against the #atch. Those seen out were:— Duke San <J. Donneiiy), X
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    Training Begins At B. Timah
    115 12 By SPOT AFFICIAL training started "at Bukit Timah this morning in preparation for the coming Singapore Summer (Governor's Cup) Meeting. Only slow work was carried out on the third track and few horses exercised. Those seen out were: Golden Grove. Belgium, Spear Of Sarawak 11.
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    McKERRON
    58 12 The Governor of Singapore, Sir Franklin Gimson has cabled the former Colonial Secretary of Singapore, Sir Patrick McKerron, K.8.E., C.M.G. who is travelling to United Kingdom in the liner uieugarry. Sir Frank in s cable "Greetings and regrets from Singapore. Bon voyage." Sir Patrick has replied. "Much appreciate your
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    MAO'S TROOPS SEEK HITLER
    62 12 U.P. LONDON. Thurs. Com mentingonaGormanrn zinc report that Hit c in a Tibetian rnona.^ -i>. tn Glasgow Herald said tod-> that the Fuehrer must again beware of encirclement hooks toward the Chine eence ofnceis ait v- being issued with tou; black moustaches to t.) all bald-headed
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    BRITISH AIR MIGHT
    26 12 U.P. HONGKONG, Thurs major demonstration of »n- tish air might will n<> stag* 1 on May 20 in communis ..ingou Hongkong. I r-
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