Malaya Tribune, 23 June 1950

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    56 1 MALAYA TRIBUNE BY JpT Spore LARGER SALES THAN ANY AFTERNOON PAPER IN MALAYA Phone 5811/5 Nine Liw PubHshed simultaneously at Singapore. Kuala LumpW. Ipoh and Penang. EIGHT PAGES. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1950 TEN CENTS. THE MALAYA TRIBUNE LONDON REPRESENTATIVE B. Mauricm Olovei, Malaya Tnbunt Office, 143 Fleet Street, London,
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    "Gifts From Heaven" For Foster Mother
    264 1 Tribune Staff Reporter. MADAM Chee Su Lin sat in her Singapore Improvement Trust flat yesterday afternoon, smiling. <he had good reason to be. r in the day. there th Tribune rfficr from a reader. Ii i "Anonymous", and contained 5100 in $10--v rote: KinoeocloMd
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    MYSTERY FLIGHT BY TEN B-36's
    67 1 A.P. SAN FRANCISCO. Thurs. Ten six-engined B-36 Super-bombers began taking off at 15-minute intervals today for a mystery flight over the Pacific. The U.S. Air Force said the planes, with a 10.000--mile range, would head towards Hawaii and some might land there. Brigadier General C.
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    JAP DUMPING SLASHES S'PORE PRICES
    406 1 Re ta i lers Face Big Losses By LAWRENCE MANI JAPANESE goods are now flooding the market in Singapore and prices have nosedived by as much as 50 jper cent, in the past month. Sundry goods have been the worst hit, while textiles, building materials,
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    EUROPEAN WOMAN STABBED
    70 1 STOP PRESS Reuter. SAHARANPUR. United Provinces, Thurs. Mrs. J. M. Johnstone, a European, died of stab wounds in the stomach today a few hours after being found wounded in a first class compartment of the Frontier Mail train. Police have not traced the murderers who fled with
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    Son Born To 10 Year Old Girl
    72 1 U.P. OMAHA. Nebraska. Thurs.—A ten-year-old girl gave birth to a normal son in Omaha hospital yesterday. Doctors said the girl was "doing nicely" but declined to reveal her name or the name of the hospital where the baby was born. The mother is
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    WORLD TIN OUTPUT DROPS
    121 1 A.P. THE HAGUE. Thurs. ACCORDING to the latest figures issued oy the International Tin Study Group, world mine production of tin in April was 13.800 long tons substantially lower than the March production of 15.600 tons. This decrease is caused mainly by Bolivia, whose exports in
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    THE DUCHESS AND THE JOURNALIST
    82 1 A.P. CANNES, Thurs. The Duchess of Leinster reported today that two objects of art. which she valued at 700.000 francs (about £700) were stolen from her villa by a man who represented himself as a journalist. She described the objects as a gold powder box
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    GETTING READY
    16 1 A.P. TAIPEI, Thurs. —Air raid precautions in this Nationalist capital were tested this morning.—A.P.
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    The Duke Is Due For Promotion
    79 1 A.P. LONDON. Thurs. The Duke of Edinburgh is being relieved as First Lieutenant of the destroyer, H.M.S. Chequers, and is returning to London on home leave next month, the Admiralty announced today. Princess Elizabeth, his wife, is expecting the birth of their second child
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    See Asia Through Asian Eyes -GEN. ROMULO
    98 1 A.P. CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Thurs. With the VS. Secretary of State, Dean Acheson, listening only a few feet away, the Philippines Ambassador, Carlos P. Romulo, said in a speech today that Western policy makers must "see Asia through Asian eyes." Romulo and Acheson received
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    SERETSE, UNCLE SHAKE HANDS
    55 1 JOHANNESBURG. Thurs. The Johannesburg Star reported today that Seretse Khama, exiled chief of the Bamangwato, and his uncle, former Regent Tshekedi, have settled a dispute involving more than 10,000 cattle. The newspaper said they met in Lobatsi, shook hands and spoke to each other for the
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    On Other Pages
    22 1 .nlliths Praises Unionists 2 New Reader For Grownups J Youth Forum New U.S. Synthetic 6 Sport I Govt. Clerks
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    SMUTS BETTER
    20 1 Reuter. PRETORIA, Thurs.—General Smuts today continued to make the progress he showed last night, an official bulletin said—Reuter.
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    CANADA PREPARES FOR WAR
    115 1 U.P. OTTAWA, Thursday.—The Canadian Government announced today that advance preparations had begun for the production and stock-piling o. war supplies "in the event of emergency." Trade and Commerce Minister CD. Howe disclosed that arrangements were being made to tell "Canadian manufacturers what and how much it
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    CAN'T AFFORD IT
    21 1 A.P WASHINGTON, Thurs.— President Truman said today that the U S. cannot pay for a 70-group Air Force.—A.P
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    BOMBAY DOCKERS ON STRIKE
    137 1 Reuter. BOMBAY. Thurs. Six thousand Bombay dock workers decided to go on strike tomorrow. The decision was taken at a meeting oi their union. The union called upon workers to strike following the breakdown of negotiations between the Stevedores Association and the union on the employment
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    GERRARD MacBRYAN SENT TO MENTAL WARD
    472 1 Mystery Of Brunei's Golden Snake Tribune Staff Reporter THE second chapter of the "mystery of the golden snake of Brunei"' came to *m end yesterday when Mr. Gerrard Truman Ma gill MacBryan, self-styled political adviser to the late Sultan of Brunei and guardian to
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    Britain Restricts Cigarette Exports
    202 1 QUOTA SYSTEM MAY BE USED Tribune Staff Reporter. EXPORT of British made cigarettes to Malaya has been restricted on instructions from the Board of Trade. This is part of a move by Britain to conserve tobacco most of which is imported at gradually rising prices, say
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    FRENCH CRISIS
    32 1 U.P. PARIS, Thurs.—Georges Bidault's eight-month-old middle of the centre government today suilered a smashing National Assembly defeat that faced France once again with the threat of a major political crisis.—U.P.
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    SAND IN SUB
    41 1 LONDON, Thurs. The Admiralty announced tonight that there was "a case of suspected sabotage" in the suDinanne TallyHo. now undergoing a refit at Devonport Dockyard. Sand was found in a vital part of the vessel. Investigations are proceeding.
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    Griffiths' Bouquet To Trade Unionists
    360 2 WORKERS in Malaya look to the West for a model in building up their trade union movement. They are resolved to prove that democracy can provide a better alternative for the workers, said Mr. P. J. Griffiths, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, taking
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    CURFEW
    23 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Thuis. The curfew in the Police District of Kuala Langat will now be enforced fiom 9 p.m. to 5 p.m
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    Club House For The Khalsas
    88 2 The Singapore Kha'sa Association wnose president is Legislative Councillor. Mr. Balwant Singh, plans to put up a ncvv*clubhousc on its ground off St George's Road. So far $15,000 has been collected and it is hoped to got another $10,000 They Knalsa which registered in 1931)
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    $20,000 BAIL IN DOPE CASE
    53 2 Throe Indians. Mangoolshan. Apabhai and Rashid. claimed trial in the Second District Court yesterday to a charge of possession of 224 pounds of opium on June 20. The case was postponed to July 1. for mention. Bail of $20,000 in two sureties was granted to
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    CAN YOU HELP?
    51 2 A Chinese woman was knocked down by a Military motorcyclist, near Guthries on Anson Road, yesterday. The wrman was later taken to hospital by an *mbulance. The police lequests that if anybody had seen ot noted the number of the motor cycle, to contact the nearest police
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    BRIND'S VIETNAM VISIT
    64 2 Above: /> a' Sir j Patrick Blind. Commander in Chiei Far F>as 4 Station, during his j reivnl visit to lndo- China pays a viail to (ienera! Alesxamlri com- J mantling the Operational Zon; 1:1 North V ?tnam recently. Below: Admiral Sir Patrick hiannrtn a guard of
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    'OCEAN' TO REJOIN FLEET
    76 2 TIN Royal Navy aircraftcarrier Ocean passed through Singapore yesterday morning from Japan on her way back to England. This 20,000-ton Mght fleet caniet is on hei second and last voyage as a tioopei. discharging and taking on naval personnel as their service time expires in naval
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    IPOH CURFEW
    37 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The entire length of Pasir Puteh Road in Ipoh and branch roads for a distance of 200 yards on either side have been put under curfew from 7.30 p.m. to 5.30 a.m.
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    Death For Slayer Of Medicine Woman
    191 2 A YOUNG Boyanese, Ahamat bin Hassan, who wacharged for shooting an old Boyanese woman Habibi in her hut on Changi Road on the night i July 3 last, was sentenced f o death in the Assizes court yesterday. The common juiy icturned an unanimous
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    EDUCATION TALK
    33 2 Mr. C. J. Voelckei. Director of Agriculture, Federation of Malaya, will be speaking about the wot king of his Department over the Blue Network of; rtadio Ma'aya at 8.00 p.m. today.
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    TWO UNIONS STRUCK OFF THE LIST
    65 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. —The registration of two trade unions have been cancelled during last month on the ground that they have ceased to exist. They arc the Hospital AsKiatants I'nion of Peratt, Ipoh. and the Indian Labour Union of Sungei Hesi. Two new unions
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    WIFE GETS DECREE NISI
    55 2 A decree nisi was granted in the Singapoic High Court yesterday tr Mrs. Margery Esther Martian who sued her husband, Douglas Ftcdorick Martian, a marine engineer, for a dissolution of her rnar•riage on the giounds of CI uelty and adulter-,. The decree nisi is to be
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    SAVINGS CHIEF
    24 2 Mi. B. A. Skclchy. has been appointed to act as Controller ot Savings Bank. Malayan Postal Scivic<\ with effect from June 1.
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    THE MAIMED GET A SECOND CHANCE IN LIFE
    354 2 HUNDREDS ol people physically handicapped, are slowly but surely being shown that their muscles and nerves can be co-ordi-nated for useful and profitable purposes again. Some are even experiencing the thrill oi learning to walK again. Thfe Constructive work is £cinq on
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    DON'T SEND ME BACK TO MOTHER
    335 2 GIRL (13) TELLS SIR CHARLES A 13-YEAR-OLD Chinese girl, Urn Choon hian, who is under the joint guardianship of her mother, Teoh Soh Eng, and foster-mother, Lim Ah Keng, told the Chief Justice yesterday that she did not want to go back to Toeh
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    CARDLESS LOW GETS ONE MONTH
    86 2 vow Kee Joo wno w~«M found without an idcn'.y card nt Havclock Road. :.i June 20. was gaoled for one nicnth by the First District Judge. Mr. H E. Kingdon yr.<terdav. Mr M Boyle, the prosecutor, said Low asked to produce hi. identity card showed
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    YOUNG TO ACT FOR FRISBY
    55 2 The following change? have been made in the Education Department consequent on Mi. A. W. Frisby. Diiecror of Education, going on leave. Mi. R. M, Young, Senior Education Officer, will act as Director of Education. Mr. E. H. S. Brethcrton. Senior Education Officer, wi'l act
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    Took Diary From Sleeping P. C.'s Pocket
    153 2 INSPECTOR de Cruz told Mr. H. E. Kingdon, thi First District Judge, that he took the diary trom Constable Mohamed bin Abu Baker's pocket whom he found sleeping at an observation post at Siglap on May 17. He was sent to prison for
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    Diethelms Lose Claim
    149 2 A claim by Du tiu.i.. v Co, Ltd. againsC Sin Gu Huat, Koh Boon Tong, Yeo Thong Suang (alias Tonjr Meng) and four othiii for the return ot a pros- for the manufacture cf aluminium utensils, was dismissed by Mr Justice Evans in the High Court yesterday.
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    DENIES THEFT OF TRICYCLE
    37 2 JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs. Ismail bin Bakai. 20. denied theft of a tricycle when charged in the Magistrates' Couit today. He was offeied a .<3OO hail when the CMC war postponed to June 27.
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      169 2 ON YOUR RADIO BLUE NETWORK I KM> IT, II NX l»r>0 10 (JO a.m. News fron: K'/aJ-t I Binpur; 10.0". (.lose Uow n. 12.0f; noon i uunes in MaUv. I.<M p.m. Light Mmjt; !.:;<» Tlnic Signal and News; l'j l>»n<<> Mu*i<- BUtoil UwrWl« Orchestra; Mt < los, Down. <>.00 p
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    NEW READER FOR GROWN-UPS
    428 3 13 Ka mpong Women Learn How To Read THE Department of Education has just brought out a book—"Kunchi Pelajarang" (key to learning)— which will go a long way to help the Colony's iliiter ate td learn how to read. This is the story behind this book.
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    Glazed Asbestos For S'pore?
    248 3 BRITAIN has pence ted porcelain glazed asbestos ts which will not only beautify Singapore's houses but will also be a good .substitute for real asbestos ets, said Mr. Low Tang Chang, a Singapore busi--5 a rutive. who has just rned from the United Kingdom after attending
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    2 PCs SAW 3 CHINESE BREAK LOCK
    124 3 QUEK Ah Cher, aged 19. and Tan Jwee Kng. aged 15. claimed trial to a charge I attempted house breaking in the First District Court yesterday. It was alleged that in the early hours of the morning of May 7, two plain clothes
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    Jute Goods Output Up In India
    116 3 CALCUTTA. Thurs. ihe production of jute showed substantial increase from 39.700 tons in April to 72.200 tons W Ma > Hessian production accountfor 27.200 tons while sacK stood at 42.000 torn, ther manufactures came to 000 tons. Output on we vernment account totaiieo 7.000
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    COUNCIL MEET
    20 3 KUALA LUMPUR Thurs. Tne next meeting of the Feci he held in the Co un v July 86
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    Puasa Delays Planting
    192 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. PLANTING dates have been altered in Ka'ong Tengah paddy area of 215 acres to avoid heavy work during the fasting month. The work was not delayed due to dam-age-to the irrigation system as was suggested in the press, says the Selangor Government. li ligation
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    Move To Make The Bible Popular
    276 3 UERE from Hongkong to attend a Bible Class sponF sored by all the "Protestant Churches of Singapore is Mr. J. M. Montgomery, Secretary of the China Sunday School Union. The object of th<- class, which wil' be attended by teacheis ftoni the Colony's Sunday
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    THREE POLICEMEN SLAIN IN TWO ROAD TRAPS
    177 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. THREE Police Constables were killed and three others wounded by bandits in two road ambushes in Perak during the past 24 boors, In the find attack which occurred in the Ipoh. area vthlcte and killed two Policemen. Two Policeman oc-
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    Tropical Tests For RAF Vallettas
    74 3 TWO R.A.F. Valletta airerail —th; i.iUiiarised version of the Viking—arrived at OftgUigl th I SfSsfc to undergo tropical trials lasling several months. D'lrVng their stay In Singapore, tftttSS twin-e.ngmed a<rcraft wiU he attached to No. 48 Squadron, b?mg usM 'nitia'ly in the role of transport
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    DEFENCE HITS AT PROSECUTION
    528 3 Inconsistent....Unreliable JOHORE BAHRU, Thursday. MR. A. J. Braga, defending js. Senapathy, 42-year-old storekeeper of the Medical Department, who is being re-tried in the Sessions Court on a charge of misappropriating 14 wooden cases of D.D.T. powder belonging to the Medical Department, said that the prosecution has
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    FOOD CONTROL IN SELANGOR
    82 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. Night movement of foodstuffs without a pcimit will be banned from the following areas of Selangor with effect fiom Saturday. The area situated within the radius of one and a half miles from the Batu Aiang police station; the area 500 yards each
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    5,972 CHINESE SENT BACK
    40 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Thur*. A Police statement released today states thai 16.431 Chinese had been detained under Emergency Regulations as on May 31. Of these. 5,972 were repatriated to China last year and 4.135 have been released.
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    Tell Govt. When You Move—Negri Order
    153 3 Tell Govt. When You Move Negri Order KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. THE public is reminded that it is of the utmost im--1 portance to notify the local authorities immedi ately of the change of address when moving into a new place of residence, warns the Negri Sembilan Government. Failure to do
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    YUSOF HIT KASSIM, FINED $10
    85 3 Mohamad Kassim.of Ka_ mpong Amber told Mr P. Claque. the Fourth Police Magistrate yesterday that on June 9. he was waiting for his turn to take a bath at a stand pipe in front o. his house, when two persons approached him. Yusof v:ho was
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    GETTING DOWN TO IT
    571 4 THE Strachey-Griffiths visit is beginning to bear 1 fruit. Reporting to the House of Commons, the War Minister gives assurance of re-inforce-ments in troops, airmen and weapons. The Secretary of State for the Colonies says that three hundred police officers are to be recruited and sent
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    THE RATS LOSE THEIR TOES- But They Come Back For More
    944 4 THE RATS LOSE THEIR TOESBut They Come Back For More THE STORY OF AN EXPERIMENT IN MALAYA'S WAR ON SCRUB TYPHUS By A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT AS you probably know, Scrub Typhus is carried by a tiny mite which usually lives on rats and other small animals. These mites occur in
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    Strange As It Seems
    5 4 Stra nge As It Seems
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    SOME THOUGHTS ON BOOK CENSORSHIP
    504 4 THE PEOPLE'S POSTBAC THE banning of some films has recently drawn the public attention to the problem of censorship. It may be said that censorship is always undesirable although sometimes necessary because it thwarts the free growth of intellectual life. There is, however, a big
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    FILMS: LETS STOP MESSING AROUND
    471 4 IT would be interesting to know who is the ''master mind" responsible for the colossal publicity stunt with regard to the sex films which have been playing to packed houses. From the rather silly and typical attitude whereby part of Malaya is thought adult enough
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    OFFICE HOURS
    154 4 FURTHER to the letter of "An Uncomfortable Government Clerk" in your paper of June 17. I wish to add that from conversations with my ousiness friends they are all of one opinion that if all Government Departments couid start at 7.30 in the morning and finish l\i hours
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    Night Classes At The University
    274 4 J UNDERSTAND that there are more applicants for admission to our University than the authorities can cope with, and that many have had their applications rejected because there is no room. This is a great pity if it is true, hecause the authorities must do
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    P.H.B. HOUSING ALLOWANCE
    122 4 THE Penang Harbour Board Staff Association has sent to the Chairman, Penang Harbour Board, a resolution claiming housing allowance from Aug. 1. 1947. In reply to the resolution, the Board has changed the title of its payments from "h o u s e allowances" to "extra allowances"
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    A CASE AFFECTING A COMMUNITY
    249 4 WITH reference to the reply of Mr. S. G. Ramachandran, Agent of the Government of India, to my letter, I request your readers to closely read the two letters. I am not a professional to argue the legal meaning of a "squatter." Whether to call
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    THANKS TO THE INNER WHEELERS
    153 4 ALLOW me the privilege of using your columns to express my appreciation of the lead taken bv the Inner wheel Club of Singapore, in giving a tea party to the members of the Red Cross Old People's Club. It was indeed an auspicious occasion for
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    TRIBUNE YOUTH FORUM
    749 5  -  WHAT SHOULD OUR CHILDREN LEARN AT SCHOOL? One O) The Chief Aims* Of Education Is The Cultivation Of Mental Training Or Discipline, And A Man s Education Is Judged By What He Is After He Has Forgotten Everything He learnt At School by- TAN SIONG HOON W\T
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    Quiz Corner
    186 5 Recognize These Fathers? Hjw many "fathers" in the ng 15 questions can identify eoircctly? 1. Obsessed by greed, he his daughter into Bold. is a cavalry officer Revolutionary War. ather of Robert E. I He was the father of George Washington. 4 England, too, has a Father of
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    THOSE BOYS IN BLUE
    294 5 ONE sees very frequently in Singapore on Friday evenings and sometimes on Sundays boys in blue marching to Church. These boys, in blue caps with two white line:-, leather belts and white haversacks belong to the Boys' Brigade an organisation founded 66 years ago in Glasgow.
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    Singapore Students Are Polite And Courteous
    409 5  -  Says Mr. E.H. Wilson Principal, Raffles Institution. OBSERVERS throughout the world complain that since the last war our manners have steadily deteriorated We are not concerned with the pathology of this disease but it might be instructive to examine our own conduct and particularly,
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    School Broadcasts
    107 5 ENGLISH PROGRAMME Monday: (9 35 a.m.) Music and Movement for Primary Two; 110.50 a.m. i Professor Shrimphiskcr wastes His Hands; (11.15 a.m.) How Things Began: Man Makes Good Road; '(11.40 a.m.) Literature: The Silver Hilt. Tuesday: (10.50 a.m.) Literature for Standard Two; (11.15 a.m.) Adventures in Music: Fehk
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    QUIZ ANSWERS
    57 5 L King Midas 2- Henry ("Iljjrf llSflf Harry") Le©» l.AfWlll Washington, 4. Alfred ISM Gn at, 5. Simon Bolivar, 6. Tho President of the United States 7- John Adams, 8. Mohammed. 9. Hippi .rates 10. Fa*her Km ck- rhoek r, 11. Adam, 12 Joffre, IS, Father Time, 14.
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    U.S. FINDS NEW TYPE SYNTHETIC RUBBER
    258 6 TRADE FINANCE AND MAEKETS A.P. NEW YORK, Thursday. DEVELOPMENT of a new type synthetic rubber r made without scarce styrene has been announced by Philips Petroleum Co. The company said "limited road tests indicate the new rubber, called polybutadiene or P.B. rubber, is superior
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    Tin Prices
    86 6 SINGAPORE, June 22 Tin price, was $298 7 8 per picul ex-smelter. Down $3 8. LONDON, June 21: Spo* £596. Tp £2. Thre- months £597 1/2. Up £2 1 2. Settlement price £596 1/4. Up £2 1/4, Turnover: 120 tons. SECOND SESSION: Spot £596 1 2. Down £2
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    84 6 U.P. LONDON, Thurs. The price of tin has fallen £18 per ton In the past fortnight. Spot tin closed the week at £593-3/8 which was a new low for the past two weeks and three months was similarly at a new low at £594--3/4. The closing prices were spot
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    New Rubber Control Law
    96 6 Thr Emergency i f<ultl*<r Control) Regulation.- were :ini*nded yesterday ng that, where anyone «s convicted for unlawful possession of rubber. i.iw rubber seized would be held i>> be the property of the estate Wh Te the -nan was employed at the time he nau the.rubber. rhe
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    LONDON SHARES
    126 6 Reuter. LONDON, Thurs. Rem-wed buying of British Government long-dated stocks gave firmness to the Giltedged section of the London Stock Exchange today. Small gains were again wide spread. Industrials were mixed. Tev files, irons and steels showed irregularity but among the named aneous leaders Dunlopn moved Up to
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    Market Inactive
    26 6 SINGAPORE, June. tt. Th;» share hiarfc-t stfU remained Inactive In ail sections but there was a sUgh.'y better tendency in a lew selected tins.
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    Tin-Ore Output Figures
    41 6 The figures of production of tin-ore concentrates in the Federation in May, are as follows: stat Long Ton* perak 4.189 Selan ;rr 1.924 Negri sombilan i»a Pahang 329 Johore 8 Trengganu Kedah 51 Perlis 93 Maacca TOTAL 6,901
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    Share Quotations
    782 6 SINGAPORE. JANE TZ INDISTKIALS Buyers Sellers Atlas Ice 11.90 12.23 Alex. Bricks Pref. J\2s 2.30 Ord. 2.25 2.30 8.8. Petrol 32 6 3S 6 xd B M. Trustees 7.00 7.50 Con. Tin Smelt Pref. 20 3 21/6 xd Ord. 16,9 17.9 cd E. Utd. Assur. 38.75 39.75 Fed.
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    RUBBER GAINS
    112 6 THE rubber commodity market opened quiet yesterday with very litt'e interest at first. But towards the close with good buyers in evidence and sellers scarce, the price idse lVu cents ft cm Wednesday's closing. Closing prices in cents per pound were Bayers Sellers No. 1 RSS i.o.b. July
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    NUT OIL SHIP HERE
    61 6 The new luaveness motor ship "Bonne-vile" has docked net< from U.S.A. Among the many modern feature? of the ihip Ue coconut 01 tanks with a capacity of 2.000 tons. She fri*o fitted to carry UoO tons <<t latex. Tee Bonneville will take on 2 000 tons
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    British Aluminium Interested In Malayan Bauxite
    184 6 MR. A. H. Cretch, the Federation's Chief Inspector of Mines says in his report for last year that a large deposit of bauxite (the chief ore of aluminium) has been proved at Pengerang in Johore. A considerable amount of prospecting was carried out by
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    150 6 Malayan Exchange Burin Association announced new currency rates yoatendajr as follows: Free Market Currencies Tt%D A" y o!D n 30*C0d,. iod#. London 2 4 132 2/4 b J/4 »/4 1., */t .-2 Austra ia ***** S3 2/11 11 WU 32 New Zealand 2 1 India. Burma A Ceylon
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    CHINA SHIPPING CEASES
    84 6 U.P. HONG KONG. Thurs All shipping between Hong Kong and Communist Chinese posts virtually ceast'd today following a Chinea Nationalist air attack on three British ships and the mine-sinking oi two other foreign vessels. Nationalist planes bombed and strafed the British ships off Swatow. The other freighters
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    IN PORT
    54 6 Islander (43); Kwci Yang; (44); Buhan (sheersi; Empire Pride (42): Boulogne sut Met (40-41); Myrmidon (38-391; Glenartncy (36-37); H. Silvetmoon (31-32): Astyanax (17--18); Frederick Clover (22-> H. Merchant < 23-24': Samarinda (25-261; Ozaida (27--28); Bonneville (29-30 Bcnalder (15-16) Loksang (13-14); Somali (II); Taitca (8-9); S'amat (6-7 i; Tjipondok
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    SINGAPORE TO FORM SOCIETY OF REFEREES
    293 7 Hon*Soriet°vof f Keferees »'°ng the lines of .he Lon.he sMn™T~ A.* St!?' P r the annual general mating of rugby The meeting decided Wig the proposal a meeting to electoffice bearer "for th": ociety proposal. lnosc interested in referee* ing are invited to attend
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    NON BENDERS TEAM v. S.C.C.
    63 7 Kol owin-r !>•• r been Invited to play cricket for tho Nanttendera < rickcl Club vefsu* Singapore Cricket Club at 11 a.ni. »n Sunday on »he l*adaa*?: A. Oibnour. (CSaptata) t. Lcijssius Dr. J. H. Sirahan. Eva:; Wong, P. Holt E. E. Turner' N. Btadnurv.
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    QUIST DIVORCED
    41 7 S i dNEY. fhurs.—Adrian Quist. 37-year-old former Austra'ian Davis Cup star now in Britain for the Wimbledon tournament. w;?s divorced here today after failing to obey a court order issued to return to his wife within 21 days. A.P.
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    RANGERS WIN 4—0
    22 7 lown Kangers Sports Ciub beat Blue Rovers 4—o in a Junior B-2 soccer match at the C.V.M.A. ground yesterday.
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    Kam Pau Scores Two Goals In 10 Seconds
    269 7 THE Tigers Sports Association came through easy winners yesterday in the Cup-Tie replay against the Indian Recreation Club by three goals to nil at Jalan Resar. Highlight of the game came L'O seconds after the interval when right winger Kam Pau stored
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    DEATH
    53 7 TAN TECK THYE age 81 i away peacefully at 20' ing Road on 22-6-5 C tig behind 3 sons. Tar. G r. Koon. Thiam Whatt Thiam Chye. 4 daughters-in-law, one daushter. Mrs. Ng Van Chye many grandchildren and great-grandchildren to mourn his loss, funeral, to Whitley Road Cemetery. Sun--25-6-50
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    S'pore XI v. Sing Tao
    53 7 Tac Singapore Civilian soc tr XI to meet the Sing lao F.C. at Jalan Besar Stadium on June 29 will be selected lrom the following: Chee Seng. Yew Chang. Morton. Lawther. Vass. Davids. Hee Jong. Hoon Leong. Hin Weng. lian Wah. Ingiis, Chandra, Boon Leong
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    MALACCA TENNIS
    169 7 MALACCA. Thins. Good progress is being made i» the Malacca Lawn Tennis champ ions hips and given good weather the finals wi l be completed In a fortnight's time. Two upsets were seen in the mens doubles when Wharton and Downs, needed in the top half, and Tay
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    Royal Family At Ascot
    95 7 THE »vING and Quern ioV jwed by in< nbprs ol the RovaJ Fa ndy enter the paddock at th* Ascot rae s lo i ,ne hi lg s filly. Above Hoard, saddled fur the Hib-bli-Miale Stake*. Sh;- m« unplaced to Prince Aly Khan's LM lla'l'e. Front
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    West Indies Set Up First Wicket Record
    362 7 HOVE. Sussex, Thursday. A. F. Rae, the lefthander, and J. B. Stollmeyer, acting as captain of the side, established a record for any West Indies wicket in England when they ran up 355 for the first wicket against Sussex here today. The West
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    FAREWELL PARTY TO 'GOLDIES'
    132 7 The Singapore Basketball Fcdeiat on bade farewell to the Santa Tumi" "G<>id*etl Gol&ie* team last night with n dinner party at the Geo Loo Club. It was als>> a we come party Ipr the Mapua Tech Cardinals. Ihe Santa Tomaa team have been here for nearly
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    Recs Unlucky To Lose By Only Goal
    244 7 THE Singapore Cricket Club managed to beat the Singapore Recreation Club one-nil in a S.A.F.A. Senior League game on the Padang yesterday. The S.R.C. were unlucky to lose the game. Main cause of their defeat was inacculatc shootine;. Their forwards combined well and
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    A.C.S.O.B.A. TEAM v. VICTORIA SCHOOL O.B.A.
    93 7 The Ang'.o-Chineso School Old Boys' Association cricket eleven meets the Victoria School 0.8.A. for the Evan Hong Shield] on Snturdav at the Ceylon Sports Club found, Balesticr Road. The A.C.a.0.8.A. team will be selected from the following: Cheong Thiam Siew B. lA oraiaan>y. Ha
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    Hutton Hits 156 v. Essex
    364 7 A.P. LONDON. Thurs A hapoy ai ury lor the En-land s Actors, worried by injuries to Rag Simpson and Irevor Bailey, was the splendid ba* „ing form shown today by Len Hutton tor acamst Emm x. Haying his first innings since the Manchester lest, in
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    Latest SRA Changes
    251 7 Following are tho !r-te?t ana ndnicnt- lo th< S.R A. ulassiSeatioa oi hordes: TRANSFER?: Ftvm Cla.°s 2 to lass 1— Mata Hari: Tudor Pride; Richmond: Uninsured. CI. 2 to CI. '-i: Bronzo Flash: rrumpington; Skys;r3ak: <»>ol Play: Fairwood: Air Gee; Airmail: Pharminda: Yutoi: Sky taster: Everbrighi: The
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    ST. ANDREW'S SCHOOL SPORTS
    85 7 Tb»- Mm atinaai wthlotic .«jHjrts of St. Andrew's S -boo! will be bold on July 13 at Woodsvillo. Thoro wil' be four events for O'd Rnv; UN Yard-. 880' Yards (Dr. R. H. Shorn oh Cup). RSO Yards W*lk for ovpr 40«. end In"i O' Nov
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    SEDGEMAN ENTERS SEMI-FINAL WITH INJURED WRIST
    434 7 A.P. London. Thurs. Prank Sod-r--man, 22-year-old Australian wii<> ia seeded No. 1 at V»' mbledor today beat the No. !2 st .-d, VI tor United Stnles. E t>. 8 'I. fi 5 .n the ti| itch al today a( the Lond» > rn.-s rourt
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    WILL GOVT. BACK MR. SMITH?
    417 8 Tribune Staff Reporter. THE General Clerical Services Union last night asked Government to state whether it backed Acting Colonial Secretary, Mr. J. D. M. Smith's warning to clerks in ihe Legislative Council on Tuesday. Mr. Smith who was moving the adoption of tho Benham Report
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    Fire On RAF Planes, Mao Tells His Men
    143 8 U.P. HONGKONG, Thursday.—Chinese reports from Canton said today that the Communist authorities have complained that British Royal Air Force planes from Hongkong have frequently violated Chinese air sovereignty and ordered their army units to fire on any violating aircraft in future. Th?
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    JAP PRAYS FOR HIS VICTIMS
    151 8 Reuter. LOS NEGROS. Thurs. LIEUTENANT GENERAL Takuma Nishimhra. who ordered the massacre of 110 Australian and 35 Indian prisoners of war in Malaya, prayed for his victims in the dock before he was sentenced today to hang. The War Crimes Court found him guilty of
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    COMMUNISTS WILL NOT SUCCEED
    212 8 A.P. -NEHRU RANGOON, Thursday. PANDIT Jawarlal Nehru told a press conference today that Communism will not succeed in Asia because it cannot overthrow the stronger urge of nationalism. He said that the terrorist practices oy Communist parties went against the general sentiments of the people. Where
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    HE SWEARS IT
    26 8 U.P. WAfdKLNvITON, ihurs.— Career diplomat John Service swore tirmly under oath today that the disloyally chaiges made aga nst him are •fai*e." —U.l*.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    41 8 Mr. T. Vythylinpim and Mr. S. Sinnadurai, son and brother-in-law respectively, of the late Mr. V. Thambiah Financial Assistant, PW.D, Perak, offer their sincere thanks to ail friends ana relatives who attended the funerai and sent wreatba and rendered assistance.
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    DEATH
    49 8 Madam Scow Teck V passed away pea age of 63 years at bei rej... No. 4, Robey Crescent at g.iO a.m. on the 22nu io tant ing behind two sons two daughter: twe Several grandchildren to mourn her loss. Fur.crai it LI on Saturday in, iOSo. i»eep) regretted
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