Malaya Tribune, 24 May 1950

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    61 1 MALAYA Tribune BY THE PEOPLE FOB. THE PEOPLE Tel: Tribune" Spore. LARGER SALES THAN ANY AFTERNOON PAPER IN MALAYA Phone 5811/3 Nint linn Published simultaneously at Singapore. Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Penang. TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 1950 TEN CENTS THE MALAYA TRIBUNE LONDON ZBPRBBMWTATIVB Maurtoe Oiowrr Malaya Tri»un*
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    WE MUST KILL COMMUNISM' Or Moves To Raise Malayan Standard Of Living Will Fail
    665 1  -  -LORD MILVERTON From JIMMY GLOVER LONDON, Tuesday. jDKD Milverton, speaking at the annual dinner of the Association of British L Malaya, said tonight: "We must eliminate militant Communism or admit failure with all its appalling repercussions.
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    Armed Red Junk Held In H.K.
    74 1 Reuter-AAP. HONGKONG. Tues.—Marine Department patrol launches yesterday Intercepted and detained a small armed Chinese Comjunk in Hongkong 'erritorial waters. men on board were held in custody overnight and were today put across the frontier together with their arms. The junk was returned to Communist
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    20 WEEKS TRAINING FOR BANDIT FIGHTERS
    98 1 A.P. LONDON. Tues.—Undersecretary for War Michael Stewart said in the House of Commons today that all national servicemen complete at 16 weeks* training and a total or. 18 weeks' service before being sent to Malaya. Davies. Conservative, said British parents are anxious because soldiers
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    BIRA DIVORCED
    45 1 Reuter. LONDON. Tues. The i-born wife of Siamese Prince Bhanutej Birabongse c'B. Bira" the crack racing driver) was granted a decree nisi in the Divorce Court here tone Prince offering no defence to a petition which I adultery. They were married in 1938.—Reuter.
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    Guards Are Leaving Malaya
    68 1 Reuter. LONDON, Tues.—The British 2nd. Battalion Coldstream Guards and 2nd. Scots Guards are to be brought back home from Malaya in the next 14 months -in-the normal course of routine re'iefs." War Office officials said today. The total number of Guards battalions serving abroad will remain
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    WAVEL VERY ILL
    27 1 A.P. war hero Field Marshal Earl Weveli who underwent a major operation on May 9 was reported in a very critical condition tonight.— A
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    DUTCH ACCUSE U.S.I. OF STATE GRABBING
    163 1 Reuter. THE HAGUE, Tuesday. fTHE Dutch Government today accused the IndoT HL rtf unconstitutional means to of their Republic, achieve a change m tne s The Government also said it was concerned about the -very difficult" position of Dutch private enterprice in Indonesia and
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    Will Griffiths 'See This Too?
    71 1 A full programme has been arranged for Mr. James Griffiths, Secretary of State for the Colonies, during his stay in Singapore. He will see many things schools, hospitals, housing estates of which the Colony is proud. Will he also see the other side of the
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    THREE SERVICES' UNIONS DECIDE ON MASS PROTEST MEET
    336 1 Tribune Staff Reporter THREE Unions—the Singapore Admiralty Local Staff Union, the Army Civil Service Union, and the Air Ministry Local Staff Union have unanimously resolved to call a Mass Protest Meeting against the unwarranted and unexplained delay by the three Services' Ministries
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    BIG 3 PROTEST TO RUSSIA ON GERMAN ARMY
    107 1 Reuter. LONDON, Tues. The United States, Britain and France have protested to Soviet Russian against the establishment of armed forces in the Eastern zone of Germany under the guise of the East German police force. All three powers demanded that Russia "dissolve
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    BURMA WONT GO TO BAGUIO
    43 1 A.P. MANILA, Tues. Carlos Romulo, Philippines Secretary of Foreign Affairs, announced today that Burma has changed its mind and will not send a representative to the Baguio Conference of South-East Asia nations, which opens on Friday. —a.x j
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    Best Bets For Today's Races
    38 1 Today's best each-way wagers are: Balam, Tara Street and The Bosun. The going Is likely to be yielding, and if further rain falls, Grey Bloom will be a doubtful starter. (See Page LD.
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    DOCK WORKERS FIND COLD
    55 1 Reuter. BOMBAY, Tues. workers here today found a 28-pound gold bar estimated to be worth about £10,000 and stamped "Bank of England." Discovered during dredging work in the harbour, it was the 19th gold find since 1944, when warehouses on the docks were destroyed an explosion
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    'Boleh' Reaches S. Africa
    102 1 A.P. PORT EIffcABETH, South Africa, Tues.—Three British naval officers, a British civilian and a Chinese cook who are making the 12,000-mile voyage from Singapore to England In a 38-foot yacht, the Boleh (Malay for "Can do") of 16 tons, arrived here today. The crew are Commander
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    Bertha's Return Was Delayed By Money Question
    394 1  -  Mr. Hertogh A.P. BERGEN OP ZOCH, The Netherlands, Tuesday. 'J'HE Dutch couple whose daughter was entrusted to a Malayan woman during the Japanese occupation in 1942 said that the question of compensation is delaying her return. The child, 13-year-old Bertha Hertogh, was found
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    'I'm Too Sick To Talk,' Say Aminah
    44 1 STOP PRESS When this story was read to Aminan at her bedside in Syed Alwi Road this morning she painfully shook her head several tim?s and cried aloud "Sorry, please excuse me I'm too sick to tali".
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    G-MEN QUIZ A-SPY FUCHS
    69 1 Reuter. LOUDON, Tues. For over two hours Dr. Emil Klaus Fuchs. atom spy serving a 14 years sentence for passing secrets to Russia, talked with two United States security chiefs seeking to get from him information about his Communist contacts in America. They were Mr Hugh
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    PEACEFUL RALLY
    19 1 BERLIN, Tuej.- East German propaganda chief Gerhart Eisler said today that Sunday's demonstration here will be peaceful.
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    NAVY GETS THE MALAYA' BELL
    565 2 Colourful Ceremony Al Port Swettenham KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. IN a colourful ceremony, witnessed by thousands of 1 people at Port Swettenham today, the Malayan Naval Force received from the Rulers the ship's bell of H.M.S. "Malaya," which a minute or two earlier had been presented
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    And Flies The New Fed. Flag
    101 2 The new flag of the Federation of Malaya fluttered proudly for the first time today. HMS Constance gave it the pride of place, when the Rulers visited the ship after presenting the Ship's Bell of HMS Malaya to the Malayan Naval Force, at the
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    LEAGUE URGED TO COMBAT COMMUNISM
    90 2 The Executive Committee of the Overseas League (Singapore Branch) received an Empire Day Message from their Central Council in London yesterday. The message read: "There was never a time in our history when good relationship and mutual help between peoples who comprise tne British Commonwealth
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    EMPIRE DAY IN KELANTAN
    75 2 The Tengku Mahkota of Kelantan. will take the salute during the march past of Scouts. Cubs. Brownies and schoolchildren, at the Empire Day Parade to be held at Kota Bharu today. The march past will take place after the reading of the Empire Day Message by
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    Chargeman Gave Wife Black-Eye
    267 2 A EUROPEAN, P. E. Davies, who gave his young wife a "terrific blow" and a black-eye was fined $80 in the Second Police Court yesterday after he pleaded guilty on a summons charge of assault. Davies, a Chargeman, S.E.E. Department, H.M. Dockyard, was stated to have
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    Knew Bike By His Saddle
    127 2 EIGHTEEN-year-old Claud Anthony told the Third Police Magistrate yesterday that he recognised his stolen bicycle by the saddle. He said this when Chia Han Tong was standing trial on a charge of retaining a stolen bicycle on March 6 at Norris Road. Anthony said he
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    ROTARY TO HEAR UNESCO SCHOLARS
    45 2 Mr. Roy Ferroa and Mr. C. S. Jansen, who have just returned from Canada which they visited on a Canada UNESCO Scholarship will address the Rotary Luncheon today. Present also will be Mr. R. K. Thomson, the Canadian Trade Commissioner.
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    POLICE RECRUITS
    17 2 Recruit men' of Chinese for the Malayan Police will start in Kolantan sometime in June.
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    FORCED TO TAKE POISON—WIFE
    55 2 Chong Way Ying, an elderly woman, pleaded not guilty in the 4th Police Court yesterday to a charge of attempted suicide on April 24. She claimed that her husband forced caustic soda down her throat after a quarrel. Bail of $200 was granted and the case
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    Dato Onn Was Quite Wrong, Says Sardon
    188 2 IT was "quite wrong" of Dato Onn to suggest at the 1 recent UMNO meeting the formulation of an economic aid plan for Singapore Malays, said Inche Sardon bin Haji Jubir, President of the Singapore Malay Union and Legislative Councillor yesterday. The economic
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    Man Had Throat Cut In Sleep
    78 2 THE room-mates of Ong Kirn Wah. a 30-year-old i Chinese, awakened by noises i in the early hours or yesI terday morning found him I dead with his throat cut. Ong. a Hainanese was an I assistant cook at the Golj den Eagle Brand
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    Carol Reed Coming Here
    65 2 Carol Reed, renowned producer of "The Third Man" is to visit Singapore pre- paratory to making a film about the Far East. He is expected to arrive on May 30 and will stay at the Raffles Hotel. Reed's picture. "The Third Man", which featured the famous
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    NEPAL KUKRIS FOR PRINCESS
    67 2 At a ceremony In London today two ceremonial kukris, forged In Nepal, will be presented to the Princess Royal, who Is Colonel-in-Chlef of the Royal Scots Regiment, to mark the long friendship of the Scottish Regiments with the Gurkhas. Earlier this year, me Princess Royal, presented
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    SOLD OUT
    34 2 All tickets for afternoon performances of the Singapore Youth Drama and Music Festival have been sold out. Bookings for July 2 and 3 are still open at Robinsons but are selling fast.
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    MOD ERN WEDDING
    34 2 Mis* A/.iza binte Ahmao, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs Ahmad bin hair.', of 728-E Geylang Serai was married recently to Corporal Mohd Din bin Talib, of the RAMC Nee Soon.
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    PILGRIMS LEAVE FOR HOLY CITY
    201 2 THE only official pilgrimage by Catholics from the Federation and Singapore left for Rome »n the Ita'ian liner Surriento yesterday. There were seventy pilgrims, headed by the Bishop of Malacca, the Ri. Rev. M. Oleomedy. Of this number, two were from Macao, and ten from
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    Security Checks Against Stowaway
    163 2 SECURITY measures to prevent anyone stowing away in the Lauro Line's Surriento were take: by the Singapore Harbour Board yesterday. It is understood these measures will be applied every time a Lauro Line ship comes into port. Mr. Fred liarratto. manai me director of the Barretu
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    Specials Disagreed
    80 2 JOHORE BAHRt Karappan and Narayar* labourers of Senai Est** were today acquitted Magistrate Che Kadir 00» charge of Special Constables, witwj being called upon to their defence The Magistral poJJ out that the evidence g. by the Special ConsttJJ that Identification doubtful. In his evidence, bpe<£ Constable Isthnin
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    EAST-WESt DEBATE
    57 2 The ft»t-Wc*l gj will hold a Bru:n> V at the British Op 0"? tomorrow at Subjects to be dtfcjj, are ragging. equal pay for men. critics. tn "Asian." religious secondary school ed The main v X meeting will be an< S. Adams. M' s «fl* Mong. Mrs E.
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    HIGHER JOBS FOR LOCAL MEN
    886 3 Council Accepts Recruitment While Paper Report /GOVERNMENT yesterday received more pats on the back than it usually does in the Legislative Council, when, the Governor, accepted the recommendations contained in the Report of the Select Committee on the Recruitment White Paper. Director of Education, Mr.
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    Only VIPs Will Greet Griffiths
    85 3 aNL V few important peo- u!be at the A rporc C >mc the Secre--I«.' the Colonic.-. \v ha and the Mr. John Rfrache* r Framclm (limthe < ouncil thnt for rtruriti rensOßn it was not ~r,it t.» have many peo- t imjkjM tv welcome •j-
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    Sardon Is Ruled Out
    100 3 rnor Sir r'ranklin n ruled that Mr. Sarin Jubir i Mural Fast > t in order when he made reference to the salaries recommended by the Etenham Report for mess in the Telecommunications Department. Sir Franklin said that ii id.cc to deal with the r comnvndatioas
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    GIMSON PRAISES POLICE
    118 3 THE Governor oi Singa|M*re, replying to the c« mgra tv lati on s of the Legl s at. c Councillors on his escape from the bomb that was thrown at hlin n the Happy World, paid a tribute to the {Singapore Police. He said: "During an i
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    THIS WEEK' WAS NEARLY PUT OFF
    352 3 •THE calling off of the Education Week, because of 1 Communist death threats to those participating in the rally was at one time considered, but it wayfelt that it would be a sign of weakness, which the Government was not prepared to exhibit. Mr.
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    Schools' Control Bill Is Passed
    322 3 THE Singapore Legislative Council passed the_Re--1 eistration of Schools Bill. The Director of Education Mr. A. W. Frisby, moving the adoption of the bill said that this bill will greatly assist the pg istr r in the changed conditions of today to mamtain wholesome schools
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    ROTARY MEET
    23 3 MALACCA. Tues.—Major Strutt ot the Malay Regiment. Port Dickson, will be the speaker at Wednesday's meeting of the Malacca Rotary Club.
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    Owner's Rights Ignored—Counsel
    311 3 Owner's Rights Ignored Counsel The defendants have regarded the owner as simply non-existent, said Dr. WitnersPavne in the Court of Mr. Justice Evans yesterday, pleaumg of Ng Keng Soon who claimed possession of a house in Telok Ayer Street. THE three defendants toe executors and trustees of Chop Heap Chin
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    'Let's Have A Party
    46 3 Four giri>; uom the Raffles (Kris' Scbw! took part in the j "Le 's have party" play at the Victoria Thĕatr» ncently. Tkay ar. Asma bin.?. Laili aged Baton 8.-;» Iji aged 8, Eve JLyn Ma aged 7, and Christy aged 0.
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    SPEED UP WAR LOSS PAYMENTS CALL
    104 3 Mr John Laycock. in the Legislative Council pleaded for early payment oi the token "$350 payments" on War Damage claims, and took a playful dig at the Public Relations Department and Government when be said that the only payments of tbsa? tokens ii» had
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    SINGAPORE WILL HAVE AIR FORCE
    169 3 The Malayan Auxiliary Air Force Bill which seeks to establish a force for the defence of Malaya was passed by the Council. In a rider to tne Select Committee report on th< bill Mr. John Laycock (Municioal North East states that the bill was 'ultra
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    BON VOYAGE—MR. FRISBY!
    185 3 THE Council wished Use Director of Education. Mr. A. W Frisby a pleasant holiday. Mr. Frisby will shortly be leavinx for the United Kingdom on a holiday. Mr. R. Jumabhoy speaking on behalf of the unofficial members of the Council said tha* Mr. Frisby had been resoonublc
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    WORLD PHOTONEWS
    233 4 CHINA.—Some- of the 785 evacuees from Bed China gathered on the deck of the evacuation ship General Gordon 4bea they h «?hted Hongkong. ENGLAND.—This JVIfVhN crystal ball has captured a la ge part of the British Industries Fair irom its po-:t »n on a s and. The Fair
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    Rajah In Paris
    42 5 The Maharajah of Kapurthala and his English-born Maharanee arrives in Paris from London. On arrival at their Paris hotel the Maharanee is greeted by a family friend. Mr. Irigon. while her husband talks with a memoer of his suite.
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    AFRICAN TRIBES WANT PURE BLOODED CHIEFS
    372 5 Reuter. DURBAN, South Africa, Tuesday. J/} prevent serious faction fighting among African tribes caused by objections to Coloured Chiefs, the Government has been asked by the African Central Industrial Society to decrease the powers of these Chiefs, and 4 when they die to hand
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    CONGRESS CHIEF
    28 5 MALACCA. Tues. The tocal Indian Congress will hold a tea party today in n«»nour nt Mr. K. Ramana<nan. the newly-elected tit of the Malayan uiaian Congress.
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    LUNCHEON PARTY
    25 5 Governor ano manners the Singapore Legislative Will entertain sir. Ifiths, Secretary or f■' the Colonies, to h during his visit W Siu gapore.
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    WOT! NO BUTTONS?
    42 5 A.P. Manila, turn —The PWlippine Army has lost its buttons. Police reported three armed men held up the warehouse here last night and took 576.--000 buttons, valued at US$4,OOO, which were packed and ready for delivery to thu army.—A.P.
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    SAUNDERS—ROE MAKE JET FLYING-BOATS
    111 5 LONDON, Tuesday. BRITISH firm, Saunders-Roe of Cowes, Isle of has designed and will shortly produce the world's cheapest and fastest jet flying-boat, the The new flying-boat is designed for medium sea ra nges and is already under consideration by Tasman Empire Airways for journeys such as
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    INDIA IS NEXT IF TIBET FALLS
    359 5 Dalai Lamas Brother Wants Arms To Repel Red Invasion U.P. TAIPEH, Tuesday. /JYALO Thondup, brother of Tibet's Dalai Larrut, ;:*iid today that once the Chinese Communists conquer Tibet "India will be next." He said Tibet is doing "everything possible" to prepare for the coming
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    Full House At Victoria Theatre
    117 5 THE Victoria Theatre was packed last night, when the curtain went up for the second day's performance of the Youth Drama and Music Festival. Most appreciated was Rumpelstilskin." presented by the girls—whose ages ranged from eight to 12 years—of the Intermediate Class of the Convent
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    DITCHED HIS CAR—FINED
    61 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues, Magistrate Che Kadir today fined 24-year-old Leong Ying Poo of Kulai $35 lor negli gent driving and ordered hin driving licence to be endorsed. Leong's car went olf the main road at the 27th milt Johore Bahru Ayer Hitam Road on April 6 and
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    ERNEST BEVIN
    23 5 A.P. LONDON, Tues. Ernest Bevin will re-enter a hospital next Tuesday for a further operation for piles, it was announced tonight.—A.P.
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    MAO WANTS TO LIBERATE TIBET
    163 5 A.P. SAN FRANCISCO. Tues.— The Chinese t nmunists yesterday offered Tibet "regional autonomy" it Tibet will join the Communist regime peacefully. A'ong with the offer went warning that Tibet was "certain to be liberated" anyhow. For many years Tibet nas been under the nominal suzerainty
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    FRENCH TAKE PHULY FROM HO'S SOLDIERS
    80 5 Reuter. PARIS, Mon —French and Vietnamese troops have captured the town of Phuly, 35 miles South of Hanoi, according to a French communique. The attack was launched yesterday, the communique said. At the end cf the fir«t day's action forces fighting Vietminh guerillas had
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    RED STUDENT
    24 5 TOKYO. Mon.—Mr Li Shokaku, a leftist Korean .student at Meili University, tiled of injuries mitad*itd during an ail-Korea 1 oiaWi yesterday. —ileutct*.
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    Roasting Pigeons Kill 2 Men
    77 5 U.P. CAIRO. Tues.—A man and woman were burned to death yesterday when pigeons with their feathers ablaze set fire to a row of ten cottages at Marg. eight miles from here. The pigeons caught fire when a strong wind blew the reed built wall of
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    TWO ERRORS CAUSED CRASH
    56 5 THE HAGUE. Tues—Two errors of judgment by the I pilot caused the crash of the Dutch -Constellation aircraft at Bombay on July 12 last year, in which 13 leading American journalists died, the Dutch Aviation Council announced hese-yesterday. The of Royal Dutch Airlines, was piloted by
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    NATIONALISM MAY YET SAVE EUROPE
    1238 6  -  by CHESTER WILMOT ONE of the more disturbing aspects of the "cold war" is that the dividing line between East and West cuts through the heart of Europe. This cleavage is becoming wider, for during the last 18 months Russia has tightened its grip on
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    TELL THE PEOPLE
    596 6 MR Griffiths and Mr. Strachey will face closer questioning in Malaya than they have ever experienced in the House of Commons. Their answers will have to stand up it the people are going to be satisfied. Yet it is not what they say here that will matter
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    GRADUATES OF GOLD COAST PRISON
    827 6 ACCRA, WITH a decision shortly to be taken on the form of Legislature that the Gold Coast should have in Its new constitution, the Colony is today at the cross-roads in its political history. Beneath an appearance of calm, a strenuous battle is going on.
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    HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL
    488 6 A.P. TAIPEI. A "BLOOD transfusion" in the form of planes, spare parts, ammunition and other war equiment might save the Chinese Nationalists, but it must come quickly. Because of Russian aid to the Chinese Communists, time is pressing and the issue of Nationalist survival is very much
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    SHAWAND ANANDA
    601 6  -  By MILTON MARMOR A.P. BANGKOK, I\ID a young Or.ental monarch meet death because British playwright Georee Bernard Shaw inspired in him a desire to reform his country? Did a scheming premier arrange the assasination— if such it was b caus? h« loss of his own dominant position? Or
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    WAR CRIPPLES GIVE TROUBLE IN W. GERMANY
    469 7 Legless, Blind Heg In Ruined Cities Reuter. FRANKFURT, Tuesday. 4 \MI*ARTS which threatens fresh trouble for the Government led by Dr. A Konrad Adenauer is de veloping behind the legless and sightless ex-service-en who squat and Beg in the ruined cities of West
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    THE HORN WILL NOT BE BANNED
    81 7 A.P. PARIS. Tues.-Prefect of oolicp Roger Leonard has deputation of lpa l councillors he what can be done b reducing the noise of motor-horns in Pans. ggestion that use of mii might oe banned en,vas rejected on the "round that it would slow r
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    RED FILMS BANNED
    37 7 Reuter. Tues. The Madrnment has banned exhibition of two Russian [Humph of Youth" koi of Russia" m four northern districts by intense communist activities. The films were renown in Bombay and other towns.- -Reuter.
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    THIS JOKE BOUNCED
    99 7 Reuter-AAP. MELBOURNE, Tues.—Prac- tical joke of a city publican here rebounded to cost him free beer for hundreds of thirsty customers. Two friends pasted notices around the city advertising free beer would be served to honour visiting sportsmen. It was their reply to a joke notice the
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    High Blood Pressure Has Some Advantages
    180 7 A.P. DETROIT, Tuesday. UICH blood pressure has some advantages, which were explained to the American Psychiatric Association here The extra pressure may give you a better personality. You may become easier to get along with. You may handle other people better, to the advant-
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    TALK ON 'MAN AND UNIVERSE'
    32 7 MALACCA, Tues. Mr. Jan Teng Poey will talk on aid the Universe" at tomorrow at the list Girls' School Hie rah Road uniuspices of the penology Club.
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    Baguio Will Represent 600 Million
    144 7 U.P. MANILA, Tues. CHIEF delegates of seven nations attending the Baguio conference on Asian affairs will hold a preliminary caucus on Thursday to decide upon an agenda and settle the question of whether to invite observers from other countries, it was announced today. Philippine Secretary
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    Two Men Risk Life To Save Woman
    74 7 TWO men in a helicopter risked their lives last week to save a woman clinging to a rock 300 yards above Horseshoe Falls, in the Niagara River. A dramatic rescue was effected with a second helicopter after the first had pitched its two
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    HERMIT PAUL IS BUILDING A NEW WALL AROUND HIM
    453 7 A.P NEW YORK, Tuesday. TO his neighbours, Paul Makushak still is the Hermit of Nassan Avenue, Greenpoint, Brooklyn. From their tenement windows and shop counters, they watch him come and go. They watch and they wonder. But they know little more
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    Princess Weds
    38 7 Princess Kazuko, daughter of Japan s Emperor Hirohito. looks through a magazine with her fiance TtabJmfebJ Takatsukasa, as they plan th eir wedding in Tokyo. They were married on May 20.—A. r. Photo. -A. r. Photo.
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    FIVE WOMEN AND 2 MONKS
    60 7 A.P. RANGOON, Tues.—Five women and two monks were among 160 applicants for writs of habeus corpus filed at the Burmese Supreme Court this month. The 160 were arrested under Burma's most feared instrument of the law—the Preservation of Order and Peace Act (POPA) which permits
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    wALKIE—Talkie For Sports Crowds?
    139 7 Reuter. LONDON. Tues.- "Walkietalkie" portable radio sets may be used here this summer to help ease the big travel crushes at important cricket matches and other sports events. Army signallers have been making experiments with walkie-talkie crowd control on behalf of the nationalised London transport system.
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    U.S. FILM MEN WANT MORE $ FROM BRITAIN
    345 7 U.S. FILM MEN WANT MORE FROM BRITAIN A.P. LONDON, Tuesday. HOLLYWOOD, like almost everyone, wants more dollars from Britain. Dollars are expected toAye the main theme of the Anglo-American film talks opening here between representatives of the British Board of Trade and Treasury," and Eric Johnston, President of the TvTotion
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    COUNCIL APPROVES LOAN TO TRUST
    800 8 THE Singapore Legislative Council approved 1 yesterday a loan of $12,500,000 for the 1950 building programme of the Singapore Improvement Trust. The Council also agreed to extend the period of repayment of loans borrowed by the Trust from forty years to sixty years. This extension
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    Benham Has Put Clock Back—Teachers
    281 8 JOHORE BAHRU, Tuesday. DROTESTING against the recommendations ot the r Benham Committee in a statement *d«aed today the Johore Teachers' Union termed them as a definite attempt to sabotage the present stage of development in Malaya towards the realisation of legitimate nolitical aspirations." The teachers
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    TRIPLE TRAGEDY
    33 8 MALACCA, Tues. A Malay woman, mother of eleven children, the eldest of whom is 12 years old, died hen- yesterday after giving birth to triplets. One of the triplets is alive.
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    Cashier Left with Lady Friend & $1,113
    489 8 Cashier Left with Lady Friend $1,113 D AGAVA Krishna Swamy Naidu, a 32-year-old cashier who was stated to have vanished with $1,113.88 belonging to Mr. Sandy G. PiHay, a lawyer, was convicted of breach of trust by the First District j Judge yesterday. He was sentenced to tnree j months"
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    Empire Talks Show Promise
    101 8 Choudhry Nazir Ahmad Khan. Pakistan Minister of Industries, who arrived here yesterday r.!ter attending the Commonwealth Consultative Conference in Australia, said that the first stage of the conference was satisfactory. "It certainly shows promise". h r added. The Minister who had passed through Indonesia said that
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    Oetoyo Goes As Envoy To Australia
    73 8 Dr. R. Oetoyo. Representative of the Republic Indonesia Scrikat in Singapore and Malaya, and family will sail with his family by the Maetsuycker. for Jakarta tomorrow. Dr. Oetoyo has recently been appointed Ambassador to Australia. He is making this visit to Jakarta prior to
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    Specials In Court
    58 8 JOHORE BAHRU Tues Special Constable Asada Dollah bin Zaman Dollah. 31 years, of Tong Heng Estate, claimed trial in the Magistrates' Court today when charged with committing an indecent and unnatural act on another Special Constable. Bail of $1,000 in on'j surety was granted to Asada Dollah
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    HE DIDN'T STOP
    53 8 JOHORE BAHRU, TuesConvicted in the Magistrates' Court today for not stopping his taxi when ordered to do so by a Police Constable at the 12th mile Johore Bahru/Kota Tinggi Road on April 16, 50-year-old Toh Thin Kam was fined $10. Toh was also fined $3 for carrying
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    RUBBER MARKET
    96 9 rfHK rubber commodity marI ket opened with steady undertone yesterday and a JJJr amount of business passed during -he day. Cosing pi ices in cents per nriumi were. P° Buyers Sellers No 1 KSS to h June 80 *s 81 yo. 2 RSS 'job June 77 77 4
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    JAPS SEEK 40,000 TONS OF SUGAR
    108 9 U.P. TOKIO. Tues.- Japanese ircles reported today i contract to Import tons of sugar from Mi ilco in exchange for Japanese rails was called oil recently because Mexico now lacks any sugar surplus for export. The sources said that the Japanese government is now
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    Tin Prices
    86 9 SINGAPORE, May 23: Tin prior in Singapore Has $302 12 per picul «x-smelt*r. Up $1 1/8. LONDON, May 32: Spot £599 1 2. Up £5. Three months £600 1 4. Up £4 1 Settlement price £599 1 2. L p £4 3 4. Turnover: 230 tons. Second %e*&ion:
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    STEEL OUTPUT
    41 9 A.P. WASHINGTON. Tues.—The United Kingdom produced 4.169.600 tons of steel in the first quarter of 1950. the Foreign Commerce Weekly said on Sunday. This was more than 200 000 tons over the production for the same period last year.—A.P.
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    Hong kong Trade Will Remain Tied To China
    215 9 HONGKONG, Tuesday. THIXA is still the biggest single customer for goods 1 that shuttle through this free port, teut the United States is running nearly even with China as a supplier. Trade figures released today showed goods worth over HK51,096,000.000 camp in
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    JAP-BUILT SHIP
    35 9 KOBE. Tues.—The biggest freighter built in Japan since the war, 10.620--ton M.S. Panama, ordered by the Danish East Asiatic Company, slipped down the ways of the Central Heavy Industry Company here on Saturday.
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    Bassett Make $22,564
    61 9 BASSETT RUBBER COMPANY LIMITED. Prom in 1949 excluding replanting, was $22.564 <3.2 f No Qlvidend has been paid since Urn war. Net liquid assets 153.605, or 7.7 cents per loan All-in costs 36.6 cents per lb. over crop averaging 365 lbs. per acre. 6"'.' of estimated 1950
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    COUNCIL CLASH ON TIMBER EXPORT POLICY
    178 9 JJR. R. Jumabhoy, Legislative Councillor and President of the Indian Chamber of Commerce, protested against Mr. Thio Chan Bee's suggestion in the Legislative Council yesterday that the export of timber from Singapore should be put on a quota until the needs of the local
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    'Britain Will Not Need $ Aid Soon'
    86 9 'Britain Will Not Need Aid Soon' U.P. LOS ANGELES. Tues.— Britain's economy has strengthened since last September and she will be able to get along without any special dollar assistance after the Marshall Plan ends in 1952, British Treasury expert Sir Sydney said today. Sir Sydney told a Town Hall
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    Tin Ore Output In April
    43 9 The figures for the production of tin-ore concentrates in the Federation during April, are as follows:STATE. PIKULS LONG TONS. perak 3J4< Selangor 1.J48 Negri Sembilan Pahang *J Johore ]A Trengganu 3 Kedah PerlLs °J Malacca 14 Total 6,347
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    PRODUCE MARKET
    108 9 Copra was bid for in Singapore yesterday at $39 per picul f.o.b. June-July with sellers asking $39 1 4 Small business was done at $39 1/4. In London on Monday, Straits DET copra was quiet market with sellers asking £89 1/4 per ton c.i.f. Coconut oil was unchanged
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    Indian Rice Output
    92 9 Reuter. CALCUTTA. Tues.—lndia produced 21.913.000 tons of rice this year according to estimates of the Ministry of Agriculture. The estimates put the acreage sown with paddy at 71 660.000. In the previous year rice production was 2 per cent less—about 21.725 000 tons from 70.275.000 acres. This
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    Along The Godowns
    73 9 Mvi Ann (45); lslantfet (44); Katong Meriiman (SHEERS); Borneo (42/3); Gewan* (41); Havsbris (40); dty of Chester (38 9); La Colarada (36); Grand River (38 4); Perseus (31 2); Bercruachan (17 8); Rubystone (19/20); Gan Seng (21 2: Tjibaderk (23/4); Oluf Maersk (25 6); Pres. Tyler (27
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    PADI PRICE
    35 9 Beginning from July 1, up to June 30. 1951. the guaranteed minumum price for pad! in the Federation will be $13.20 per picul in the held and $14 per picul at the mill.
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    World Cotton Meet Opens In America
    228 9 WASHINGTON, Tuesday. THE International Cotton Advisory Committee has opened its ninth plenary meeting to survey the world cotton situation and explore measures to in crease consumption of cotton. The United States b host to the meeting, expected to last 10 days. U.S. Agriculture Secretary
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    New Paper Cutter
    129 9 A moderate priced paper cutter which is claimed to save 40 per cent or more on cutting time as compared with hand clamp operations has been developed by the Challenge Machinery Co.. Grand Haven. Mich. Clamping has been placed under positive foot control which leaves both hands
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    US Rubber Kings On Price Of Natural
    143 9 A.P. NEW YORK, Tues. J. P. SEIBERLING. President of the Seiberling RubI ber Co.. estimated that the American rubber consuming I industry is paying U558,750.--000 more per month for na--1 turai rubber than it did a I year ago. He said that is
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    Market Quiet
    29 9 SINGAPORE, May 28. It was again a qu et day in the local share market and interest was confined to certain issues only. No particular tendency developed.
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    Malayan Share Quotations
    848 9 Singapore. May 23. I*4 UL) STRIA LS Buyers Sellers Atlas Ice W 00 12.25 Alex. Bricks mmm Pref 2.25 2.35 Ord* 2 17* 2.25 Ib.B Petrol 35/6 cd 'b"m. Trustees 7.00 7 50 Con. Tin arnelt Pref 20/3 21/6 xd Ord. 15/6 l«/ 3 I B. Utd.
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    La Motta Title Bout On June 20
    69 10 A.P. NEW YORK, Tues. The International Boxinr Club announced today that middleweignt boxing champion Jake Lamotta will defend his title against R. Graziano, former title holder, in a 15--round bout at the Polo Grounds on June 28. Originally they agreed to meet on
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    If Charles Is Out Louis Will Come In
    504 10 NEW YORK, Tuesday. TRAINER Mannie Seaman, who has worked 13 years with Joe Louis, said today he was positive the retired heavyweight champion would return to the ring for a September fight in case Ezzard Charles is forced by a heart condition
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    BROTHERS BRING VICTORY TO THEIR TEAM
    149 10 Two of the four Razario brothers—Clive and Derick— playing in the forward line scored three goals for their i when the Catholic Young Men's Association defeated the Rocklites Sports Club by three goals to one in a Junior B-2 league at the C.V.M.A. ground
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    JUVENILES MATCH
    63 10 The following will represnt the Merrytinie Badminton Party in a friendly Juveniles match against the Mayflower B.P. on Sunday May. 28 at 7 p.m.. at the Happy World covered stadium: Chung Slept Fun: L»m Loo Le6tl<r; Raymond Ho; Hussein hin Ibrahim: A. Hamid bin Said Ramadhnj; Soh Hock
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    CARPENIIER TO SUE BOXING PROMOTER
    154 10 A.P. MANNHEIM. Germany, Tues. Arthur Koch of Stockholm, was named as referee for the heavyweight boxing match between the German champion. Hem Ten HofT and American Joe Walcott in Mannheim on May 2R At the same time Koch's choice was announced, a German lawyer disclosed
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    SCFA TEAM TO MEET SING TAO
    87 10 The following players have been selected to turn ud for the Singapore Chinese team against Sing Tao on Sunday May 28. Final selection will be made on the field. Chu Chee Seng. Kwok Siew Tong. Foo Hee Jong, Lim Tiang Wah. Chia Boon Leong.
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    BASKETBALL GIANT KILLERS ARRIVE
    188 10 GLOWING GOLDIES TO PLAY EIGHT AAATCHES THE Glowing Goldies, the University of Santo 1 Tomas basketball team, arrived in Singapore yesterday evening. Considered one of the finest teams in Manila, the Glowing Goldies knocked out some of the stuffing from the visiting Mexican Olympic team last
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    Twenty-Eight Will' Face Derby Starter
    289 10 Reuter and A.P LONDON. Tues. Prince Simon, favourite for Saturday's Derby at Epsom Downs, went up to 2-1 from 7-4 at last night's bookmakers callover. The American-bred colt was still favourite, however, although two of his rivals, the French horse L'Admiral and the Aga Khan
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    Champion, Manila
    11 10 Group picture of the Santo Thomas University basketball team
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    SPAINARDS IN TWO MINDS
    643 10 WORLD CUP SOCCER Reuter. MADRID, Tuesday. APINION here is divided on whether Spain should go to Rio de Janeiro to take part in the world tournament. Spanish football fans were serioujlry offended when they learned that Portugal had been invited to Rio by the organisers after
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    WORLD AMATEUR BASEBALL
    87 10 ReuterAAP TOKYO. Tues. Japan this fall will be the scene of the world amateur baseball championship games, according to an announcement by Gen. Mac Arthur's Headquarters. Seven-game series will be played in Osaka and Tokyo between amateur champions of the United .States and Japan and the winners
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    FALCONER SHIELD TENNIS
    285 10 MALACCA, Tues.—Further scores in the Falconer tennis shield competition are given below The competition this year is going to be very open with the Malacca Club, who are enlisting the services of the women, making a bold bid for the honouis. Wesley Church lost to High School
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    Relay Race For Girls
    199 10 Something new in schoo's athletics has been introduced by the Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore, which will be holding the annual sports meeting on Saturday at the Jalan Besar Stadium. For the first time on any sports programme there will be four Items for girls 100 yards, obstacle
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    RESULTS OF FRIENDLY SHUTTLE MATCHES
    272 10 The following are the details of friendly badminton matches played in Singapore during the weekend: EVERGLOW WON 4—3. Singles: Lav Teng Seah beat Heng Boon Guan 15-2. 15-5; Chua Swee Hock beat Teo Heok Kwang 15-3, 15-9: Wee Thiam Bock beat Heng Kwang Hock 18-15,
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    DIPLOMATS PRESENT AT DRAW
    145 10 A.P. RIO DE JANEIRO. Tues The draw for toe world football championship was heid on Monday at me Foreign AHairs Ministry with most countries represented by diplomatic or consular officials. The onicial draw was made according to groups, thus Brazil heads as number one. England is
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    ROMERO AND OLSA WIN
    51 10 A.P. LONDON. Tues. Loll Romero, oi Spain. European bantamweight champion, defeated Scottish champion Eddie Carson on points tonight in a 10-round nontitle bout. At Honolulu, t ari Olson < 159 lbs..» won a decision over Otic Graham 1157 lbs.' of Philadelphia, in a 10--round bout last
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    GOING LIKELY TO BE YIELDING AT B. TIMAH
    194 11  -  HORSES GIVEN SLOW WORK THIS MORNING By ALBERT SPENCER The Man with 2,000 Winners THE rain last night and early this morning has changed the state of going at Bukit Timah, and the track was soft when training was carried out. If
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    CHARLES GOING TO AUSTRALIA FOR WEDDING
    78 11 Mrs. Hcrbic Charles and daughter will be sailing for Australia today on the Maetsuycker to attend the wedding of her other twin daughter. Miss Shirley Hopkins who is to be married on June 24. Jockey Herb Charles will leave on Monday by air for
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    Stranahan Takes Lead In Golf
    244 11 ST. ANDREWS, Tuesday. THE American challenge for the British amateur 1 golf championship was still strong though reduced numerically after today's play over the St. Andrew old links which brought the field down to 128 from the original entry of over 300. Frank Stranahan, of
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    JUNIOR SHUTTLE DRAW
    51 11 The draw tor the Singapore Badminton Association's men's and women" iunior singles and doubles championship will take place at the Clerical Union s Haw Par Gymnasium nail on Sunday at in. a.m. The draw is open to all those interested, competitors as well as nfnrwMi w affiliated
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    RACE CARP
    782 11 DELOW is the card for today's races—the second day of the Singapore Summer (Governor's Cup) Meeting. The Big Sweep is on Race, 7. and Double Tote is on Race 5 8. RACE 1, 2.ls—Class 3, Div. 4—6 Furs. 5 Yds. Lucky Star II (Unfixed) 9.00 "Mr. Swell mSS
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    ENGLAND TEAM FOR RIO TIES
    187 11 A.P. LONDON. Tues.—The Footba'l Association today named 21 players to go to Rio de Janeiro for the World Cup Soccer. They include two goalkeepers, four fullbacks, seven halfbacks and eight forwards. Of these named, Stanley Matthews of Blackpool, and Jim Taylor of Fulham arc now
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    West Indies Weakness Discovered By Sims
    441 11 Reuter. LONDON, Tuesday. THE M.C.C. did English cricket-a lot of good as it handed out to the West Indies their first defeat of their tour. The club combination, mostly young players who are getting on the fringe of the England team, beat the tourists
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    MATCH WINNING PENALTY LOST BY CHINESE SA
    332 11 Awarded a penalty kick in the last 30 second'- of play, the Chinese Sporta Association just failed to beat the Mental Hospita' Recreation Club, when Chun Hoong. taking the kick from the spot sent the ball straight into the arms of Murray. The
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    Test Trial Teams Selected
    131 11 Reuter. LONDON, Tues.—The 1 England Test Selection Committee tonightc chose the following teams for the test trial S beginning at Bradford on May 31: ENGLAND: N. Yard- I ley (Yorkshire captain),; L. Hutton (Yorkshire), R. Simpson (Notting- hamshire) E. Edrich (Middlesex). D. Comp- 1 ton (Middlesex).
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    County Leaders Lose Points
    368 11 Reuter and A.P. LONDON. Tues. —The top five clubs in the county cricket championships who had games in the series ended today all failed to gain any points. In spite of this the leading three positions are unchanged with Warwickshire in the lead with 36 I
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    WEDNESDAY LOSES
    31 11 A.P. COPENHAGEN, Tues. Sheffield Wednesday was defeated by the only goal today by a strong Copenhagen amateur team. They won the previous two matches in Copenhagen against younger uaiAs,~A.P-
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    Wrestlers Want Insurance
    108 11 Efforts are being made to get mat-men. King Kong and Sam Burmister, msureu for $10,000 each for their bout on Saturday at the Happy World Stadium. Mr. A. Razak. who is managing this James Chang promotion, said that in view of what happeneu to King Kong three
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    'BRITAIN IS NO FRIEND OF MAO TSE—TUNG'
    380 12 PEKING COVT. WANTS POSITION CLARIFIED U.P. HONGKONG, Tuesday. THE Chinese Communist Government today asked 1 Britain to clarify for the third time its position as regards to diplomatic relations in view of the "extremely unfriendly attitude" Britain has demonstarted toward Peking. A spokesman
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    More A-B Fighters
    42 12 Reuter. HONGKONG, Tues.— Five hundred officers and men of the Third Royal Marine Commando Brigade left here for Singapore in the cruiser Jamaica today to join the anti-terror-ist campaign in Malaya. The remainder of the Brigade will follow shortly.—Reuter.
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    MR. [I'M NO RED] TAN HEADS FOR RED CHINA
    138 12 U.P. HONGKONG, Tuesday. MALAYAN Chinese leader Tan Kah Kee, known ITI for his strong leftist sympathies, arrived here from Singapore en route to China for three to four months' tour of inspection of the progress of the Communist regime. He Will
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    REDS LOSE 1,000 MEN, 60 JUNKS
    92 12 HONGKONG. Tues. Reports from the Wanshan Islands south of Hongkong said today that the Communists were heavily defeated when they tried to invide the island group. The Communists earlier had claimed victory but a report airect from the islands said that the Reds lost
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    ARMS FOR PERSIA
    24 12 WASHINGTON, Tues. Persia signed an agreement with the United States which cleaied the way for the early shipment of American arms.
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    'TRY TO REACH THE TRUTH'
    113 12 McN'eice Mr. T. P. F. McNeice. the Acting Municipal President. In an Emoire Day talk to students today, told them to be proud of being Singaporeans. He said: "I will ask you to think with pride on our glorious tradition of freedom and to remember
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    TIN: PRICES WERE FIRM
    70 12 U.P. LONDON. Tues. Business in the tin market was ticked off in this afternoon's session but prices were firm and slightly higher, with spot at £601-U ana tnrej months £602-7/8. The closing prices wer;? spot £601 buyers £602 sellers with business nil. Three months £602-3 4
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    LABOUR PARTY
    55 12 The Singapore Labour Party will hold its second annual conference ar 9.30 a.m on Sunday. June 11, at the Haw Far Hall. 172-A Rangoon Road. Members are requested to bring their membership cards. Those who have lost tneir cardr. or have not yet received them from the General
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    So The 'Walls' Came Down
    170 12 TWO Municipal building inspectors with a gang of 20 coolies yesterday broke down some unauthoiised partitions, portable screens and the sand blasting chamber of the China Metal-Spraying Products' factory at Sims Avenue. The authorities gave Mr. Tien Hsin-Ya, the engineer propriety of the factory, a
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    Kajang Terrorists Kill Two 'Specials'
    317 12 Tribune Staft Reporter KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. DANDITS attacked a police party in the Ayer HrTam area of Kajang this morning, killing two Constables and wounding a European sergeant and two other Special Constables. No further details are available. A small explosion took place when the
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    BOMB THROWERS MURDER JAGA
    526 12 HE TRIED TO STOP THEM KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. CHINESE terrorists tonight threw a hand grenade into the printing department of the China Press —the only Chinese language newspaper in Kuala Lumpur—and shot dead an armed watchman who tried to stop them. The grenade, which exploded in
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    PEACE MISSION: TRYGVE MEETS CLEM, ERNIE
    311 12 Reuter. LONDON, Tuesday MR. Trygve Lie following his "peace mission'' to Moscow, today met British Prime Minister Clement Attlee and Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin The United Nations chief arrived from Paris this morning after conferring with French Premier Georges Bidault and Foreign Minister Robert
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    PLEDGE SUPPOR TO FIGHT REDS
    380 12 MALAYANS SEE CHIANG U.P. TAIPEI, Tuesday. GENERALISSIMO Chiang Kai-shek received from U a Malayan Kuomintang delegation this morning a pledge that the Malayan Chinese wholeheartedly support the Nationalist government in its last-ditch fight against Communism. Tan Kok Choh, publisher of the Chung Shmg Jih Poh
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    WHAT'S ON TODAY GENERAL
    93 12 I'AYA LLBAK i i Week" from 7.30 or,', VICTORIA THEATkv. V Drama and Musi.- k,"i i 0uth p.m. 1 at s VAC A: Combined a ff n. in* 9 a.m. Siruajn-re > Ml FYMV'h a and Shorthand da Art iluh life ia b J ;f P
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    CINEMA
    149 12 CATHAY: "Theinia Jo'don it 11. 1.45, 4.15. 6.45 and 9 30 CAPITOL: "The Olas, 1&. lain at 11, 1.43. 4, 6.30 and "'id p.m. V'HAMBRA- "They $ss p w ?,r. 1 s ,is K x "Ha f way Shanvlu, at 11 1.45 4. 6.3»t and H .i«» r,,, PAVILION:
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    SPORT
    33 12 RACING: 2nd Day. f.TC, Summer Meeting ;<t Btikit Tim«h. SOCCER: Friendly Ti <ne Bahru Rangers v. <»HQ Sunas at F»rrer Park. CRICKET: Raffles Irst. v. 21 Guard Unit o" n T mound.
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