Morning Tribune, 16 March 1948

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    9 1 MORMING TRIBUNE v i New Series) 10 CENTS I—
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    GANDHI'S ASHES ARRIVE
    286 1 GANDHI'S ASHES ARRIVE h !»une Staff Hfp«»rtor) n* and i f other nations n hi .ids of; ...j,!- bodies i": c otaining. ishea 1^ d at Kail D| »li it] Air 1 by n A rhivy, Repretentjv. q vernment of j i: CJ; V •n: the 0 re" Ls AD.C
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    MURDER CHARGE
    52 1 JOHANNESBURG. Mar. 15. --Susanna Periera, aged 21. typuc. who was committed jr trial here m January, cnarged with being an acces. W m the alleged murder of Pallas Barry Brucr. i3B» formerly of Croydon, Surrey. W8 oeer. advised by the At-■r--y-Gent'ra that ho is not witb the case
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    Malayan Chinese Airman Honoured
    60 1 FLt Tan Kay Hat. S DF.C. of Smaapnr-*. |Jt vife, n<* tvm (i r-rtifi<<it*- from L<>id y M »mtl"ittcn tn appretiaS Horn <>f his tmrviem m china </»»«/ Burma, preUWNd to him by Mr. S Rees-Wittimm», Secr'.--i tan/ of Statt for tkt Colomim, at a tea
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    Britain To Purge Reds
    113 1 London, Mar. 15. Prime Minister Cement Attlee announce! today that the Government irlJ purge known Commui.Tots from ■tate jobs v;ta! to Britain's security. Mr. Afttlce told the House of Commons "The same rule win govern employment of those who are known to be actively associated with
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    Aid For Detainees On St. Johns Is.
    215 1 Aid For Detainees On St. Johns Is. (Tribune Staff Reporter) WIDESPREAD PUBLIC SYMPATHY FOR THE DETAINED MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN IN ST. JOHN'S ISLAND (GOVERNMENT QUARANTINE STATION) IS SPREADING FOLLOWING COMPLAINTS REGARDING FOOD AND OTHER CONDII TIONS ON THE ISLAND. Enquiries have revealed that the St. John's Island Visiting Committee
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    MALAY WOMEN PICTURED AS "CAGED BIRDS"
    240 1 <inbl '»<' Staff Reporter) <% /lh 7 yesterday, In n sn.l tr *mg an tm th, i tohoieh "-h i and In n,, her ll(t Malay A" hid- mn behind the curtain. Onr of the immediate aims of her organization is tks I >ut
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    GOVT. SERVANTS SADDLED WITH DEBT
    321 1 GOVT. SERVANTS SADDLED WITH DEBT H.C.L ALLOWANCE. A "BURNING QUESTION" (Tribune Staff Reporter) THE "BURNING QUESTION" OF THE URGENT NEED FOR AN INCREASED COST OF LIVING ALLOW- ANCE FOR SINGAPORE'S GOVERNMENT SERVANTS I WAS REFERRED TO BY MR H M. DANKER. CHAIRMAN OF THE GOVERNMENT SERVANTS' CO-OPERATIVE THRIFT AND LOAN
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    Hospital Blaze
    38 1 TOKIO. Mar. 15:—Fire of unknown origin destroyed the hospital of the First Brigade of the United States First Cavalry Division at Camp McGill near Tokyo on Saturday, it was announced today. There were no casualties.— Reuter
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    Indonesian Press Better Intellectually
    179 1 Indonesian Press Better Intellectually (Tribune Staff Reporter) Yesterday morning Dr. Sultan Sjahrir visited the Utusan Mclayu Press and spent an hour touring the various departments, escorted by Inche Yuso? Ishak. Dr. Sjahrir said that technically the Malay press here was better equipped, but that intellectually the Indonesian press was better
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    MARSHALL PLAN NATIONS MEET
    39 1 PARIS. March 15: men of sixteen Marshall Plan nations met here today for the second time this year to forge with the American do 1. lar aid a tight economic alliance In n n-£oviet-dominat-cd Europe.
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      33 1 NOW IN TWELVE NEW COLOITRS! LINEN Shades of Reynolds! One year ago it might have been diflicult to obtain linen. Now you get it In U DIFFERENT PASTEL SHADES! Admire them at Bajaj's.
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    Malacca Food Control Inspector Faces Charge Of Extortion
    172 2 1 1 rtim Our Ouii Reporter) MALACVA. Mar lft ARRESTKD f:V DKTKCTIVKS ON SATURDAY LAST. WEE SWKE SIANG. FOOD INS rKCtOR ATTACHED TO THE F(K)D AND PRICE CONTROL df:partment. was produced this aftkrON KKFORE MR S. A. UIIRTOS. D-STRT°T JI'DGS. <TfARGED WITH
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    $2,250 Fines For Illicit Liquor
    245 2 Pines totalling $2,250 were i posed on a 4b-y ear-old Chin m, Ix>w Ah Hin by the Eighth Police Court Magistrate, J'i. R. W. P. Rule yesterday, v.!joii ho pleaded guilty to three ..i/^es under the Liquor ReRevenue Ordmam o. On the tir.-t offence, having
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    EDUCATIONAL
    33 2 Mercantile Institution So#, Queen Street, Phone 2370 Study m your spare time:Shorthand; (Pitman and Oregg) Book -Keeping: Eleincntary and Advance. Practical English: Elementary, Intermediate and Advance. Mathematics; coaches for any public exam.
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    New President For Chinese Chamber
    112 2 i Mr. Yong Yit Lin was sworn lin yesterday morning as the president Of the Chines,? Clumber f Commerce for the 1948-1949 period. Dr. Wu Paafc-sblng. the Chinese Consul. General, omeUted at the ceremony m which the new committee took the oath f mcc. Mr.
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    WHEAT GRAIN FOR SINGAPORE
    84 2 A six- monthly quota of 950 tons of wheat grain, wheat meal, tlour and Semolina is now available to Singapore Importen ex-Australia. Applications for import licences should be forwarded to the Registrar of Imports and Exports, Singapore, not later than noon on Thursday, March 25. Evidence
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    Registration Of Chinese Societies
    62 2 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Overseas Chinese societies or schools who are applying: for registration with the Chinese National Government are advised by a circular from the Singapore Chinese ConsulateGeneral that all registration must he done through the local Chinese Consulate under which jurisdiction they exist. The circular
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    U.S. MINERS WALK OUT
    40 2 Pittsburgh. March 15. thousands of soft coal miners quit work, supporting John L. Lewis' demand for l'Ssloo monthly pension plan. Dozens of mines m the rich Pennsylvania field are closing as miners refused t > work.* U.P.
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    LEP In Social Welfare
    142 2 Arrangement* for the welfare of Locally Enlstd Personnel have now b?en completed between the Military Authorities and tho Department of Social Welfare of Malaya m conjunction »with the Department of Social Welfare, Singapore With headquarters at Kuala Lu:.ipur. there are Welfare Officers m Penang, Ipoh. Kuala
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    PIOUS HOPES OF WORKERS HAVE NOT MATERIALISED
    320 2 PIOUS HOPES OF WORKERS HAVE N OT MATERIALISED •THE PIOL'3 HCrr ENTERTAINED BY ALL Ai THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR THAT THE PRICES OF DAILY NECESSITIES WOULD COME DOWN AND THAT SALARIES WOULD DE ENHANCED TO MAKE UNSIRETCHING EaDo MEET NEVER MATERIALISED.' SAID MR C. M. SOOSAI CO-OPERATIVE OFFICER. ADDRESSING
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    Robbery Charge
    81 2 Eight Chinese, whose ages ranged from IS to 42 year.-, appeared before the Eighth Police Court Magistrate. Mr. EL \V. P. Rule yesterday, on a charge of having committed robbery m the State of Johore on Mar. 4. They were ordered to be re- turned to Johore under
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    On Soliciting Charge
    87 2 Three women, two of whom were dumb, were produced m the Second Police Court yesterday, on a charge of persistently soliciting for immoral purposes. The women are alleged to j have solicited for this purpose at the junction of North Bridge Road and Stamford Road at about
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    CARGO OF MISCHIEF
    42 2 The steam vessel Sarangan, sailing under the Netherlands flag, arrived at Singapore on Sunday morling f *^m Basra h with 447 monkeys on board for Los AnThe Sarangan sailed that same evening from Pulau Bukom for Los via Manila.
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    S'pore Lad Sails With H.M.S. London
    212 2 S'pore Lad Sails With H.M.S. London (Tribune Staff Reporter) S ian^ to adventure on boaid the 10.000 tons British C u>er. H M.S. London. wh<ch Ift Singapore yesterday rr.orn.ng. with a dHichm at d Marines is a S ngapore bey, Er.c Bruce. Tcutium Eric b.-ucp was intennd with his parents
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    Trinity College Exam. Results
    144 2 The follow, ng are the Singapore results oi the T:iuty College Theory Exarr.i. nation (December 1947 Tan Kirn Neo Senior i honcars, Florence Tham 'Advanced Intescnediate'. pass, Ricardo Anciano i Advanced Junior* honours. Kwik Pch Li m "Advanced Junior. lronours. Lim Leong Ook (Advanced Junior pa<s.
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    TREASURY BILLS
    90 2 The Government or dM Colony of Singapore will invite tenders for an l»» of MO mi!--liC/J by Treasuiy Bills Mar. 25. 1945. .>ui.;ect to ttw general conditions governing the issue and repayment o. Colony of Singapore Treasur> Copies of the conditions together with the Forms of Tender many
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      96 2 myOUAMOHG wiorms? Then Trtj Thisi Af*er a meal those with goo«l digeslion have a feeling of contentment, but U.i re are thousand* of others who endure discomfort and pam whose enjoyment of food is overshadowed by fe«r lof the after effects. The causes of their [uV.rsfive troubles vary hasty meals,
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    C.Y.M.A. MEETING
    175 3 At the second annual genern! j meeting of the Catholic Young t Men's Association (Church of! the Bacred Heart), the following I were elected office-bearers foi j the year: President Mr. Chee Kong Tet; Vict-Presulent Mr. Anhoiiy Choong; Hon. Secretary, Mr. Roland D. Tseng; Hon Assu Secretary: Mr.
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    40 Years Of Religious Work In Malaya
    195 3 40 Years Of Religious Work In Malaya FAREWELL TO RETIRING SECY. OF BIBLE SOCIETY r«imrras weke paid io MR. ernes r ITKOW, REnJS OFim MALAYAN AGENCY OF THE mSßxS^iSm BIBLF SOCIE.Y. YESTERDAY f\ V^reAvell iea party given at the y.m.c.a. Mr. lipson has served 40 yars as a religious worker
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    34 3 S** s ;^r» Kilharn'a fanutfl parly nn Friday last. Lc/t to 4 "Ja^nSJTiSrm^. Mr. Gr!Z ner. Mr. Kay. Mr,. Porto. ,t- .V Dot m.*» JJ^rt-dS Mr. ami Mrs. Krg-m. 'Tribune Phctoyraplu. H Dtrlimf, mf, -»—">'
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    SMOKE WITH FIRE
    69 3 Two fire engines w.Uch rushed to the seen? m -answer to an alarm, discovered that .t was only a small fire they had to deal with. A motor car was set ablaze it the eight milestone Clementine Road < formerly Relormatcry Road) due, it is believed, to
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    NEW MUSLIM SCHOOL FOR P. WELLESLEY
    226 3 POMBf. M;nih 14 I. turn MvfUm F:« f;i b Bvtterwi rv.. t, t named t•« Madr.;.satMul JiinKm BtboOl' ll expected U) be completed within three months Hum and arrangement <> ire B hand f: r Dat i Ona, preiWeiit oi the 13MNC. to lay
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    Late Mr. S.V.N. Rajah
    85 3 Cable news has been received by Mr. 8. V. Nada Rajah of Sungei Gapt Estate, Serendah of the untimely death of his uncle Mr. N. Kandiah at Vaddukoddai, Ceylon, on March 10. Mr. Kandiah is the youngest brother of the lato Mr. N. Ganapathy Pillai. the
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    GERMAN 'REPS'
    63 3 TOKYO, Mar. 15. General Douglas Mac Arthur's headquarters today named another 28 Germans who will shortly berepatriated from Japan by air. They are former diplomat?, Nazi Party members and other "objectionable Germans subject to forcible repatriation" an«l include Karl Belser, forny-r Consul -General at Kobe, Encn Boltze. Counsellor
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    SOMALI ON ARMSCHARGE
    362 3 Ptnang. March 14. -A n:> tivr of British Somalilani*. t Aboker Ahmed, a stoker o**l board the s& Indian City was arresUd on Dec. 24 la*:, year by the Police at the Railway Pier when he was aU tegied to have m his possession* an automatic pistol
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    MacArthur Deals Big Blow To His Critics
    475 4 TOKIO, Mar. 15- Coinciding with his statement that he would run for the Presidency of the Uni ed Stales if nominated, Gen. Mac Arthur dealt a heavy blow to his Japanese occupation critics, especially m America, by revealing fo;' the first Ime that
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    Prompt Reply To Tribune's Appal
    211 4 SI. NICHOLAS HOW. I In the Malaya Tribune of Mar. 8. "Observer" made an appeal for funds for St. Nicholas' Home for blind children and suggested that the various turf clubs m Malaya should give a lead m supporting this deserving institution. Last week a
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    ALLEGED ARMED ROBBERY
    265 4 Alleged to hav c committed armed robbery at a beautyparlour m Geylang on August 6 last m the company of an. other Chinese, Lee Kirn Seng was charged with the offence at the Assize Court, yesterday, before Mr. Justice Jobling and a common jury. Outlining the case
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    61 4 The death occurred m Penang of Mr. Arthur James King at the age of 74. Mr. King- was a mining and consulting engineer and was connected with a group of mine 3 m Siam. He was also chairman and on the Board of several tin companies. His office was m
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    WAR CRIMINALS ON SICK LIST
    218 4 TOKYO. Mv IS Ta H more sick dtfmdaati m". major war crimes trial rut Hi number of priaonen facia; On Allied Tribunal to a roc i! fl of 18 men on Monday. Former Foreign M.ms'er Mamoru Shigenntsu who Mr.end the insMument of meat er aboard
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    Gossips Accuse 'Man From Dead'
    225 4 LONDON.— The mystery ol th? lost five years and ->• W nine days m the life of John Ellis is being probed by Army M psychiatrists. When they M solve it John Twenty-six- H year-old soldier who "came M back from the dead. wiL t
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    World Hunt For War Criminals Nears End
    354 5 World Hunt For War Criminals Nears End I IP Ol CABLED XEU'S I ItO^l I All AMI M- All »«sV<if listing and trying jSiSin^. 0 and elJwhere m the B Commission. Th( iiitedNa ons charged with resi^S^SSmUSZ during Wor.d ?J Vm Ms,, of war criminals. WM not amorv ;;< the
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    H.K. MORATORIUM LEGISLATION
    83 5 Shanghai. March 14. The Hong Kong Government is en- acting legislation to determine the validity according to money payments of debts incurred during the occupation as the first step m lifting the mora- torium. The schedule sets out the amount m Hong Kong dollars taken as an
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    JEWS' NEW CHARGES
    169 5 N .-.v York. March 14. The lev Agency made new -ha i against the Arab jtat< a I >• fomenting .-'..rife m Palestine m a memorandum I presented todaj to the Security Council ana the United Nations Palestine Commission. The Arab Governments, th*» Agency said, bad become
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    BRITISH PLANES FOR IRAQI ARMY
    68 5 BAGHDAD, Mar. 14. The Iraqi Army today received its first batih of warplanes from Britain. War equipment and other ossential materials to equip the I army on a modern scale would be arriving continuously from Bri- tain lrom now on, it was under- stood reliably.
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    SOCIAL SECURITY PLAN BENEFITS
    324 5 LONDON Mar. 14.— The British Government's Social Security Scheme this week reached its final preparatory stage when official enroimeni forms were issued to all working persons m Britain regardless of means or age. The scheme will function almost m its entirety from June 5. Some sections,
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    Japs Criticise MacArthur
    30 5 Kln *i IV For the we the occupation, suppression of ■■■■i,t t;;;; »aX«; rous for i» politic' I,'1 Ifrt'cipato i ti'rri, to 0 j-« ight. Router \.\w
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    11 5 tenham Police, X !in bmiil, of have been E^ntog at the
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    Nehru Launches Ship —With A Coconut
    386 5 VIZAGAPATAM. MADRAS. PROVINCE. Mar. I*.- Pundit Neh.ru. Indian Prime Miniate r. today launched from th< Scind'a yards here the first Indian built ocenn going steamer. by breaking n coconut on her hull instead of the usual champagne bottle. When the Premier crashed the coconut
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    RED PROBE. DEMAND
    73 5 SYDNEY, Mar. 14 Saying that "what happened m Czechoslovakia could happen m Australia' 1 the Deputy Leader of the Australian Commonwealth Opposition, Mr. E. J. Harrison, tonight urjjed a Royal Commission to enquire into Communist activities There was evidence of international spying activities throughout Australia', Mr. Harrison
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    LORD WAVELL AT CHINDIT REUNION
    72 5 LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND. Mar. 14 —Field Marshal Lord Wavo!!. former Viceroy of India, attended a service at the Cathedral here today hold Mptfl of reunion of Chindits— veterans the Burma campaign At the service the Chindit flag was dedicated. It was then entrusted to thi care
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    RUSSIA HAS NO A-BOMB
    102 5 SYDNEY, Mar. 14.— Atom scientists Proftssor M.L.E. OUphant and Sir Howard Flory arriwd here by plan" today from Britain, nvd told nevsmen that although th* Czech situation was not good there did not appear to be ar\>j reason for u*ar talk. Professor OUphant MM t did
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    LOW TARIFF FOR EUROPE AREA URGED
    166 5 LOW TARIFF FOR EUROPE AREA URGED LONDON. Mar. 14. The International Chamber of Commerce today called for intensified efforts for trade between Eastern and Western Europe a a means of reconstructing the war-devastated continent. Business leaders from nine countries drew up the Cham bers report which is scheduled to be
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    JOE LOUIS HAS SECRET WEAPON
    50 5 joe Louis, world heavyweight (humplon. h<is 1 "secr*t weapon" which h» trill MM m hit r'tmn fill flghl with J<>*' Wale M J,,t rt veal* this m th> t>r' of (m eatcluslx c mm i of article* whifh 'otn (ipntnt >» fcwiay'4 \s—i t '><■
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      Professional Mourners
      264 6 We note that, confronted by the fact of change m Malaya, our professional mourners have tpken to gathering before their 'Wailing walls." Pre-war Malaya is presented as a sort of Garden of Eden where everyone was happy and contented. It was a land blessed by racial harmony. It
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      Growing Pains
      180 6 It is true thattihe people do not» always express tjheir political ambitions m the best drawing room manner. This is largely because the people's urge for political selfexpression is far m advance of their proficiency m political technique. Blame for that rest* partly upon the colonial rulers who
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    EASTERN STUDENT IN LONDON
    31 6 Mi Malcolm McDonald. Oo vernor-General of the Malayan Un'on. talking to Mr. 0. 8 (7/// nwd 3/r. i?. li. H*usmcit>. Comptroller General of Income Tax m IfStaya.
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    CHINA DREADS THIS SUMMER
    983 6  - CHINA DREADS THIS SUMMER Thomas Aldeguer r x DATELINE FOR CIVIL WAR I by SHANGHAI The greatest battles of China's 10-year-old civil war are expected to be fought m the next tew weeks as. with the advent of wanner weather, both the Chinese Communist and Nationalist commands complete plans fcr
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    Meditation
    16 6 I-o, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Matt. 28:20.
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    Around The Jown
    1093 7  -  VERA ARDMORE WITH at"* -/-and W cr.up. the st-«s RH prided on 1 Greene; speech for Mi* Gree So conwd special from the Kuala V.VC.A to Singa-; th»Aiioeto. tIOH. I MnUl and outstanding :l brilliant educa,i enthusiastic; y.W.C worker, Iftn Dwr» ne brought greetings; [ndi»y.WC.A further remarked
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    BOY SCOUTS FOREGATHER
    51 8 Sroi't.s dispuli/ thnr u'inni-t ttiny nbilitit.s. nnd thty are str n w this picture competing for thn hum mis. The Chief Scout of Singapore, Sir Franklin Gimson, addressing the Scouts during the Rally. On his left is the Rev. R. K. S. Adams, the Scout Commissioner for
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    HIGHER RENTS FOR PENANG
    148 8 I'KNANG. Mar. 14. Recommendations have been made ny the Sub-Committee of the Municipal Commissioners to consider the Control of Rent Ordinance 1948. and it is understood that they are recommending for Increase In rent as from Mar. 1 by statute and lor a minimum increase of
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    73 REBELLIOUS SPANIARDS
    92 8 Harcelona, Mar. 14.- Two senteneei Of 30 years' imprisonment and four of 20 years were passed by the courtmartial which tried: '3 Spaniards charged with "military rebellion" here, it was learned. Sixty of the accused were giv-n prison terms ranging from six months to 12 years, seven
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    Police To Act Against Lottery Agents
    243 8 PENANG, Mar. 14.— That theie has been increased activity m lottery m the Jelutong area during February was revealed m the police monthly survey of crime reeased m- Penang. The report added, however, that "agents m the area are plentiful and action will be
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    HE SHOT WHO GO
    419 8 HE SHOT WHO GO LONDON. A 43-year-old pianoforte tutor was at Hereford Assizes sentenced to death for shooting a man friend 19 yeais Ma junior. The murdorer, according to the prosecution, had an "inordinate affection" for the victim. The jury deliberated for nearly two hours before finding. Gilbert Charles Dundonald
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    9 8 Bu! ,,er, o, ,»e 4,%*;^ A general vicv: H
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    UNKNOWN
    77 9 L \h \y. Ortf- and he P -,-A Barne*. it through t on a step- tho fa. end of a gas stove and tne gun w«-..w H he had anything to say lft ,r the jury's verdict. Griffith. t,, stated. It was not until Mr. Justice Ciooni- Johnson had
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    TO JOIN HUSBAND'S HAREM'
    380 9 Gi I n |C ti d at Norwich. J,ner Carey Evan* by invitation to roured m mbei ol ban no Bazel May Shep-pn-road, Great YarptnVd a decree nisi Ids i deiertion by (1 Ofrald Shepherd Urne writini the nt| ierfini m the fait irai undelen 1(
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    "SOUTH CAMP" COOKING
    31 9 Three Boy a™f. **f a "I Camp »*M «f B Saturday. t<r*-» «,."5Tw sent «»±'^JS73'««Z nor Kir Franklin Gimson P'"!"*/'"™,,,',,, re cer,;»<mv nl /Otan B«s«r Stadium on Saturday.
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    WEDDING CANCELLED: SUES FOR £1,000 DOWRY BACK
    134 9 V w fhancerv Division. Barnett Stein, of Longneld-court, MaiUa Vale. London, made his daughter. Jose Josephine Stem, and the man to w s H a i|n d stre^t n S Noith. r Dunstable. Beds, defendants m the action. Hcrshkornc counter -claimed damages on
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    JAP REPARATIONS
    82 9 SHANGHAI, Mar. 14, m res-, ponse to call from Genera Shane Chen, Chief of the Chinese mission m Tokio. Hu Shinyuan, the Assistant Gem-rul Manager of the State-owned China Merchants Steam Navigation Company will fly to the Japanese capital m-xt Monday for a discussion on problems regarding reparations,
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    Counterfeit Notes Charge
    196 9 PENANG, Mar. 14. At tli? preliminary inquiry into a charge rf ncine lf» possession of machinery, instruments and materials for the purpose of counterfeiting bank notes at a house m Waterfall Road on Dec. 19 last year, held before Mr. J.P. Blackledge m the Second Magistrate's Court,
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    BANDITS MISSED 500,000 BAHT
    78 10 BANGKOK. Mar. 14 Armed bandits who on Friday morning held up a Siamese passenger train proceeding from Huahin to Sungei Golok and took from the passengers $10,000 (Straits). mis£ed a train carrying 500 000 baht. which was to have passed the spot within hail an hour.
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    MALAYAN BRIEFS
    422 10 MALAYAN BRIEFS Lee Ho. park at on th, I races tor making I a-^'d th, court t I accu I dot. c the I with him I the ■oru.n,. v m his p, Rft t, l P laa llt branch of -M HQ Malay/ n,', 'gl Lumpur, an,} v lh
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      133 10 I !l irs: Esdmivc To TUv llfenring Tribune j s B «^^> .^r~ SUNSHINE FALLS" 4 WEITI GUMSIO" \"1; If MOfc 6 ANYTHING y J^*^|*£ I /^J MUST SP""* I V BtTTEK D*>Vl YOU BACK V yOU WANT TO KNOW. CAW.) II6IF j 00 UKfeW6E ;g-r I MvaU ON THE
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    The Terror Of Torlands
    1582 11  -  T.C.H. Jacobs -*By PARITIOM wind 1 I the wjd ,nc, on i nt. hut us anrt ver Wm knew **>*** -.v.uch to full conin of an tinf m tnu c m- up peering lien, nor. b n v a ill Ul UM Dl P, mtmed In
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    PENANG CHINESE WANT COMMERCIAL CLASSES
    178 11 Penan?. Mar 14 A >uggest'n (hat G( vrnmv n: should .suppuit a Chines*' Commercial School vbei < boi ie k-« ping, the us< <>l thibacua and letter writing jr. English and HltHUt uld be lavgM Val made C mrr.ittt c m. eting o r the
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    BOTTLE WILL TELL STORY OF "THE BLUE LAGOON"
    466 12 FBO^m J. ARTHI R RANK STI'DIOS. LONDON, Mir 10 Sei charts of until rveyeil waters ftltnad the Va^awa Group of the Fijian islands may soon contain information cjllected bjr ships employed by "The IJlue Lagoon" film un:t Captajn W. V D Hay.
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      138 12 I BY VERY SPECIAL REQUESI I FOR ONE DAY ONLY I TO-DAY AT 2U5-4.30-9.13 I CHARLES LAUGHTON Yvi ills RASCALLY BEST is "THE PRIVATE LIFE OF HENRY VIII" i> i? v \IR(OOLH> M^ Ml yl PIKIM 101! SHOWING TOMORROW EPOCHAL Is Vie WorJ For CECtL B. DKMILLKS "THE CRUSADES OPENING
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      88 12 imSA THE HOUSE Of^COMFOrK BOOKINGS PERFORMANCES 11 A.M., 143, 415, 6.45 and 930 PM. DAILY OPENING TODAY! a JOHN MIILS JOAN 6BHHWOOO I Hi [HO i B^k^k^B*' >a. kV WristC" onc I B^L^L^ m Lv Prod**** e f I^L^Lm, '":.'^-^Hf W DtrtciKi > i m^ib%sitr a two cmts «t*» JOHN
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    Malayan Share Quotations
    775 13 I fc 14 00 ,80 1 90 1 71 y 3 23 3 I-,i>ls 10 130 Dr.' X 2 5.65 Ml H 1.50 ifilH 54 00 S*2 r.r. W, 30.00 1105 .Oi 160 163 1.80 1 .W <ci j" MOO \d I n C 2.70 5 50
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    MARKET NOTES & JOTTINGS
    281 13 MARKET NOTES JOTTINGS 'From our Financial Com The passing of the Marshal; Aid Bill by the United State.Senate did little or nothing t* assist markets, though convei sely had the plan been reject. -i there might well have been m plunge except m equities whic f offer a hedge. At
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    RUBBER STEADY
    62 13 Spot rubber rose by o! a cent yesterday. It opened very steady and continued to be so throughout the day with a moderate amount of business passing. Prices quoted are: Buyers Sellers No. 1 March RS.S. 39| 39$ No. 2 March RS.S. 38 38$ NO. 3 March RS.S.
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    February Crop Figures
    33 13 I Rubber crop figures for th< month of February. Alor Gajah 26.000 lb Ayer Panas 82.000 Glemaly 60.000 Kluang 63.800 Pajam 157.0°° Tambalak 30.139 Teluk Anson bi.ioz Ulu Benut 39.500
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    SHARES FIRMER
    28 13 The share market opened the week firmer and remained steady through the day with a small amount of business passing states the Malayan Shar^brokers' Association yesterday.
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    44 13 Miss M. B. Lewis, an expert m African and Oriental languages, is on a visit to Kedah m the course of her tour of Malaya and the Far East. She was formerly the first Principal of the Kampong Bahru Girls 1 School, Alor Star,
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    U.S. Favours. Debate On Czech Coup
    209 13 U.S. Favours. Debate On Czech Coup LAKE SUCCESS. MAR. 14: IHE UNIIED SIAIES 2it^ ™?'J ASIRON G DECISIVE VOJE FAVORING FULL UNI TED NA UONS DEi ATE ON THE CHILEAN IHAI RUSSIA ENGINEERED IHE COMMUNIS I i WOWNTOOToJF IN CZEC LOVAKIA n WAS MADE Ibt Am< rican position vir ually
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    DANNY KAYE LEAVES U.K.
    96 13 London, Mar. 15. Ihj i X d fiom Brooklyn" yesterday left f>r Pa-is with the J arp'aus? o; a quarter of a mi iion B. itODS ring'ng m h's ears 1112 tousK-haired comedian, Danny Kay, completed I siy-week lccord -breaking stand at the London Palladium last
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      65 13 production of OSCAR WILDES saiire on I MEN MORALS I IN BRILLIANT TECHNICOLOR I Owing to heavy ill advance bookings I Seats not taken W W up 15 minutes I Aodfly §fc Is* H Vl VI 6* a- Co Starring MICHAEL WILDING I IWISH rill >MI "I I I TO-DAY!
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    Ceylon's March To Freedom-On Film
    928 14 Ceylon's March To Freedom-On Film THI i.<t.st M IHH M Ay.<" Film "(•.•%!<. n The S* I 'orinnicn," is bern;: ■how *H L<>i..)i>ri w;thin month of the ceremony at which the islar I achieved full independence. Th" film. opening with ■CCIMI m <"ol(,mb<>. during the vi.sit <>t th< I)uk»' ut
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    DRAW FOR PG. GRIFFINS
    318 14 PENANG. Mar. 14. There was a pood attendance at the Penang Turf Club when thirteen Penang griffins were drawn ty subscribers after they had paraded m the paddock. These griffins which arrived by the "Chandra" were the last of Fox's batch It is learnt that I
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    Donations For Jockey's Cricket Match
    118 14 Kuala Lumpur. Mar. 13. Previously acknowledged $1065 UncU- Sam's Stable $100. Loh Peel: Soon $50. Lee Kok Chec $50 Mi. P. W. Ong $50. MiMr. P. W. Ong $50. Mr" E. L. Nathan $50. Mr. Michael Tho $50, "Mr. Watt $30. Mr A. Crullapah $25
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    26 14 LADY AND BANDIT: Jot Hull tiara 1 son ploys opposite hnn m Sum Kcttzman'B Columbia, "Wu Prtm* of Thieves," which <""" Capitol Thfihe shortly. Midnight premie* Saturday.
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    Theosophical Society
    42 14 A l cture on 'The d. eper Meaning of Life' by Yen. B.iikku Narada will be gven at the Singapore Lo3>a Thcosophical Society. 8 Cairn, hill Uoa« on Thursday, liar. I 18, at 6.30 p.m. Open to the I public.
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    MAN WHO KILLED WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN WAS DEVOTED HUSBANBD
    205 14 MAN WHO KILLED WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN WAS DEVOTED HUSBANBD '.< >N1 N Th< :v i i i,: m who r. n:s wftt uid two children, tiu-r. h Mi Iw n life sa- I "If l had my dMtoi ■gata J cotikta** lu'ttri nian foi Jean than 13.11 Smith." M.s.
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    75 14 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE Section Vessel Coda:* V 2 Rajuia 44" 3 E Hamhle Sh«;. I E Fitzroy 4 Agapenor 42/3 (Rubystonpi 40 ]m? M 37 5 Rotti :c,«i 6 Gurjarat 33,4 Glaucus 31/2 Mentakah is 7 (Kajangt 17/18 m p.m. Emp. Passmore 21 Xag^ira 4 Leise Maersk 25.6 Luxml 27.8 O.L.
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    31 14 Che Hanafl bin Sukon. the retired Malay Judge. Kedah Ml unofficial member of the Kedah State Council, has accepted tfif appointment of a temporary unofficial member of the Frdnal Legislative Council.
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    "Three As" Win Second League Outing
    490 15 "Three As" Win Second League Outing fr w Goal SAFA Games Yesterday Im 410 CABLE A V i*. a t C toE EXPENSE OF THE A IVLL JOINTS GAINED AT T H E AMICABLE H'^'s FOT^NTEK ON THE PADANG GAVE THEM RSSbmSSI three goals. I Ml points from two outings
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    AIRMEN SPRING A SURPRISE: THOMSO N'S "HAT-TRICK"
    356 15 AIRMEN SPRING A SURPRISE: THOMSO N'S "HAT-TRICK" ■a.f (Changi) t; Navy 2. ■t..- Changi Airmen surprised Hp n'ivv rday, when they Kr red a four to two win X- t: Sailors In a Div. l ■cf.a. Leagu gtjm played H a in Bosar. Bli.. 1 lights of tl game were
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    UIM LONDOS TO FIGHT KING KONG
    10 15 UIM LONDOS TO FIGHT KING KONG N f 0 a
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    K.L. Weights For Tomorrow
    406 15 Below are the handicaps for tomorrow's races, the second day of the Selangor Turf Club March meeting, together wit i the records of the last three runs of the candidates: Horses, Class 1. Div. 1, 6 Fms. 0 Oriental 9.10 2 2 1 Minstrel Boy 9.07
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    Malayan Badminton Championships: Ties
    626 15 The draw for the Seventh Malayan Badminton Championships, to be held during Easter, took place tV. Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, and resulted as follows:— MEN'S SINGLES Top Section Byes Chcong Hock Leng. Chan Kori Leong;. Wong Peng Soon; Sheikh Ahmad bin Hassan vs. Chen Soon Fong;
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    Protest Against STTA Decision
    234 16 •By "CELL! LOU) I A fair crOWd Ol IpOl tl' Q toatiarti and mpportcn wm ditappoliited u.-^ tnei mm ed up at tii»- bIiMM B^» it AiaoeUUon t<, i. -irn tfiat the Cfitmte table ttnnii -.> <jut« -fi been pottp n i to a m dat.
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    Indoor Tennis
    122 16 Results of ytaterday*! ties m the S.L.T.A. Indooi Championships MKN'S DOrBLF.S Paul Clerc and C F. Ae.ichliman beat R. M. Mange and *W H. Droo s rl.^ever 4 6. 6 2. 6 2. VETERAN DOUBLES (SemiFinalsi Lim Bong Soo and Cheong Chee Tong bent Dr. S. H. Tan
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    FROM THE AIR
    78 16 .loday at 1.40 p.m.. after the •uncJi-tinie news, a Radio MaI layu commentator wil! be I making broadcasting history j -n Malaya. For the first time listeners throughout Malaya *ill hear a live broadcast diect«d to them from the ait. l i n will take plac from
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    Malayan C.W.A.
    119 16 At a meeting of the Malay i Council of World Affairs, which jls a unit of the Asian Relalations Organisation. Inaugurated m Singapore last Sunday, the following were elected office-bearers President Dr. Puhranuddin. Vice-Presidents Philip Hoalim: J. A. Thivy; S. Shu.v mugam; Budh Singh; G. 11. Kiat; Dr.
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    Public Can Inspect 'Flying Showroom'
    214 16 (Tribune Staff Reporter) iavt 4R mvl! NTI SHOWROOM.. ATLAS SKY MERCHroit^A J? TVKD 1N SING APORE YESTERDAY ON ITS l2?^ wJ5 E A V Ji RLD FTOHT WITH 17 AMERICAN BUST-!n-L o,, AFTER HAVING COVERED 31.212 MILES |OF ITS SCHEDULED 45 r ofo MILES The
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    34 16 A hippy qr,,up at lur.ch dunnq the RAF Re<jitfa at Chan<ji on Sitntlau: Lift to rioftl 1- 0 V Wwtkt, Mrs. Weeks. Ma). D. Freeman. Mr*. Freeman, Mrs. w Kot and Ma). P. Pmrman.
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    Chinese Trade Commissioner's Office In S'pore Closes Down
    165 16 (Tribune Staff Keporter) THE CHINESE TRADE COMMISSIONERS OFFICE IN SINGAPORE CLOSES TOD \Y UPON INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT THE COMMISSIONER MR. C. F LEE. HAS ALREAD7 LEFT FOR NANKING. The Assistant Trade Coin- missioner. Mr. Lee Chee Chen, who is still
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    DEAF CHINESE KILLED IN RAIL ACCIDENT
    280 16 A verdict of death by tmd 0«* *£<* I Sinaapore Coroner. Mr. W. Q P^ r !Z^,^ Wee Hock h" 1 hnl.) into the death of a 21-year-old Ch m.«. The deceased met his death while attempting to cross a railway track m front
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