Morning Tribune, 4 May 1948

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    15 1 MORNING TRIBUNE I VOL. 1. NO. 747. ImfMW Sirivx) (lo Cents.) TUESDAY. MAY 4, 1948
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    AUSTRALIA AND COLOUR BAR
    254 1 L/c Mush y To Make fltpnsetitations |Tr j.„.n, WWM Reporter) Th. Australian Commissioner i n 2L Mr Claude Massey, is leavRE faaberra on Saturday to make nt ..tions to his Government eonE i Z «ther matters, the White rf. I L tmtrsttSll rolour tar J, r
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    61 1 MR. AXDRFIV (JILMOCR, Secretary for Economic Affair*, ir,is presented with tne pan of •otosSfS with i r h h- r U t the ribbon at the entrance to the T radv Fair tn" Ormti World by httlc Miss Violet Shaw, centre, iiu>ihter of Mr. Run Run Shaw i seen at
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    British Enforce Jerusalem Trace
    166 1 JERUSALEM. May 3.-Bri-tish troops today were successfully imposing their truce on embattled Jerusalem, and a Government spokesman announced that reinforcements were on the way from Cyprus and Malta, to keep the peace until the British surrender their mandate 12 days hence. Occasional single shots were fired
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    Social Insurance Plan For S'pore
    178 1 Welfare Dept. Investigates Tribune Staff Reporter) IHE DEPARTMENT OF SuCIAL WELFARE. SINtfORE IS INVESTIGATING THE POSSIBILITIES OF PRODUCING A COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM OF SO'M INSURANCE INTO THE COLONY. MR. T. P. F. Mc§CE SECRETARY OF SOCIAL WELFARE TOL1? THE DBI'NE YESTERDAY. nhc investig iti m vrill
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    43 1 '<. FOR OVERSEAS: During he past year IIQOo Birmingham has exported over ''<va.s. This years export figure hopes "i; efficient raw materials are forth com* I double its weekly production figure of demand. The picture shows Austin cats r pecfios be/ore being shipped abroad.
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    S'pore Chinese Reds To Call For Rejection
    249 1 Chiang's Election LJ CHINESE LEFTIST organisations m Singapore are to refect the election of Chiang Kai Shek aa President of the Republic of China, at a meeting of representatives to be held this afternoon at two o'clock at the premises of the Singapore
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    Sundram Not For Olympics
    131 1 Sun dram Not For Olympics (Tribune Staff Reporter. If, K. Suodram's ambitior :o represent Singapore at the j World Olvmoics to be held m London Ln July srtll not be, realise afte; all, ror at Singapore AA A s committee nesting held at the SI C. /esterday. it was e-
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    No Approach For Loan!
    38 1 CANBERRA May 8. Australia has made no approach to the United States nor to the International Monetary Fund for a dollar loan. Mr. J. B. I Chifley, the Australian Pre- mier. said today Router.
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    Singaporeans Will See Sun's Eclipse On Sunday
    124 1 Singaporeans Will See Sun's Eclipse On Sunday [W u:U taw p eclipwe no about aporftaj m the ttrenxe end m < On, m. ■ir glass. w* writ, richer* m a trailed <»' Tokio. Mr j. p if. Johnston, of WomkiWmffton, DC. co-ordi-natur for National Geographic Society Eclipse Observation Parties m
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    'STICK NO BILLS' .... WARNING
    189 1 'STICK NO BILLS' WARNING (Tribune Staff Reporter) Immediate •.cti'Vi under thj Municipal Advertisement Bylaws will be taken against any advertising a.^tncy. firm or Individual who continues the practice of affixing notices. haod-tUls, posters and other forms of advert iseiaer.ts to public buildings, private properties. Municipal buildings, depots stores, bridges, etc.
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    3 MORE CASES OF POLIO
    48 1 3 MORE CASES OF POLIO Three more cases of polio 1 were reported yesterday. The victims were one European adult and two Chinese children. This brings the total of cases to date to 3fi. One death occurred yesterday of a Chinese child. This was a case previously reported.
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    PROTEST TO S.H.B.
    89 1 Representatives of various unions of Singapore's coastal and marine workers, with a total membership of about 20.000, met at 'he premises of the Singapore* Federal ion- **txf Trade Unions on Sunday night and resolved to tend a protest to the Singapore Harbour Board authorities against the Board's
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    Singapore Millers Hail Lifting Of Copra & Oil Restrictions
    619 2 Singapore Millers Hail Lifting Of Copra Oil Restrictions (Trlhtme Staff Report m THE FREEING OF CONTROLS ON RE-EXPORT OF COPRA AND THE EXPORT OF COCONUT OIL FROM SINGAPORE AS FROM YESTERDAY. WAS HAILED BY LOCAL OIL MILLERS AS PAVING THE WAY FOR SINGAPORE TO TAKE A SHARE OF THE WORLD
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    K. L Women's Service League
    227 2 KUALA LUMPUR, May 2.— At a meeting of Ceyionese ladies held at the "Ceylon Tamils' Kalvirthy Sangam this evening, under the auspices of the Women's Section of the Jaffnese Co-operative Society, Ltd.. Mrs. Rose Kandiah. who ll well-known m local musical and social circles, wife
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    PIRATES JAILED
    97 2 (From our own Kep.r(er) MALACCA. M ly 3. Ar vaigned m a charge of piracy bef,,re Mr Juatlce Graham Callow, tour Chinese, Chus Cheng Kirn. P«-e Swee Kirn Ong Chim pak and Chua It Pia. pleaded guilty at tin Malacca Assises. The rust and third accused weir sentence
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    Alleged Robbery In S'pore River
    218 2 Alleged to have participated m the robbery of part of the general cargo from a motor vessel anchored m Singapore River, off Loat Quay. Tan Hock Seng, of Na 8. Upper Nankin Street, and Lee Ah Tee, of No. 8 Keng Chow Stieet. appeared for
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    Medical College To Discuss Poliomyelitis
    170 2 Infantile paialysis or Poliomyelitis, of which 37 cases have been reported m Singa- pore m the past few days, will j form the subject of a sympo- sium arranged by the Alumni Association of the King Ed- ward the Seventh College ol Medicine, at 8
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    OUR NEWSMEN VISIT U.K. PROVINCES
    339 2 Last week the Press delegation visited Cardiff, seeing the City at work and making it the centre of visits to the colliery area and to the highlydeveloped Social Services of South Wales. On Friday they left for Manchester where the boast used to be that
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    2 SMALL FIRES
    67 2 (Tribune Staff Reporter) A small fire broke out yesterday morning when a drum of oil burst into flames m a Chinese shipbuilder's yard m Clyde Terrace (off Beach Road). The flames were soon put out by the Fire Brigade. There were no casualties nor damage to property.
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    SINGAPORE COMMUNISTS' MAY DAY STATEMENT
    198 2 "We < •Mii.nnnistH ad.o.__f, hour -h, 'Xjiir '.Pi-al _„< On.v .tatrmoat ..rental.-,! r _H~ X "»>» ""'nuniM K lrtv Advocating a bass for s>v C l\ j unity between labour and local I capital, the .statement .-ays that "national capitalists should sincerely safeguard the workers'
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    SINGAPORE D.M.S. TO BROADCAST
    38 2 DjPjrV. .1 Vl vl,T,. Singapore Director of Medici Ser vices, will talk on the M«K department and how it i< uck hng Singapor. > hoalth problems. m a broadest from Kadio Malaya tonight at ..4f>.
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    29 2 Dr. Yoong Khee Keosg ku reported toi duty at thSeremban General Hosnita! Dr. T. A. Parssun of' fe Seremban Hospital has loft on transfer to Malacca on Ann 22.
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    KING'S BIRTHDAY PARADE TODAY
    15 2 WTO?' S*L«2 Beach Rn,i iea *l*»rt_Ti at 5?.. P ,od T
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    Port Swettenham Trade Dispute: Court Of Inquiry
    187 2 The Commissioner for Labour states that m connection with the trade dispute at Port Swettenham. the High Commissioner has decided that as the dispute has not yet been settled. r a Court of Enquiry shall be set 1 up forthwith undci the Indus-
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    NEW MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONER
    35 2 His Excellency the Governor has appointed Mr. S. A. Mohamed Ali, J. P.. to be a Municipal Commissioner for the Town of Singapore m place of Mr. R. Jumabhoy. who has resigned.
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    Alleged Possession Of Hand Grenades: 2 Indians Charged
    149 2 The seizure of two bandgrenades and the arrest o three Indians m the vlcinitj oi the Breeze Plain Coolie UD* of the Singapon Haihow Board on Sunday had a scow m the Seventh Police Court when two Indian. PjJgflJJ (17. and Babapathy
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    Court Told Of Activities Of Singapore Secret Societies
    377 3 omtVG THK VARIOUS ACTIVITIES CARRIED uF^2J^lS3nn_i. A SINGAPORE POLICE ON BY k^H F d THAT THESE SOCIETIES COMMITfFIC,A pmFD ROBBERY EXTORTION PROTECTS aK S, t fsAND HAWKERS. AND BESIDES V- l) iK °^o PARTICIPATED IN INTER-SOCIETY THIS U^\ VH ,cH ARMS WERE
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    Sir N. Ritchie Inspects Gurkhas
    234 3 T i lt Gen< ia) Sir Neil Ritchie KCB. KBE. DSO. MC. yestei.lHY inapt tued a parade af the Ist Battalion 10th Gurkha RuTei at Shillong Lines p.«c Johore Pahru. Tlie battalion which has recently arrived m Malaya, fought with distinction throughout the Burma campaign
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    50 CASES FOR ASSIZES
    66 3 Urn fifth a orbm b j n Were Assizes Je_ c,e ,n ,l! n; wntaina 50 J«* --st of the trrv wmed rob--^mS m Hnns ;n carrymp arms, I -hides, bicyTh, X ll ehicl larts. etc. "nomine "I yesterday 5 B taken up b£ ccrdUif pleas
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    Chinese Jailed On Arms Charge
    221 3 Chinese Jailed On Arms Charge Pleading guilty tc two charges of carrying arau and unlawful possession oi ammunition, a Chinese, named Choo Thiam Choon. was sentenced to five years' rigorous lnmrisonment by Mr. Justice Brown at the Singapore jfdih Assize Court yesterday. Choo Thiam Choon was charged, firstly, with carrying
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    Trade Fair Site Approved
    98 3 Tlie Municipal Commissioners have approved the site for a Malayan trade and industries fair at the junction of Geylang, Changi and Joo Chiat Roads. The site will covet an area of ten acres. The proposed buildings will be of substantial construction, and materials are now ready.
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    Jail And Rotan For Robber
    221 3 Sentence of live years' rigorous imprisonment and six strokes of the cot an was the punishment given to a young Chinese, Tan Ah Hoo. by Mr. Justice Brown at Ihe Singapore Fifth Assize Court yesterday, when Tan pleaded guilty to a charge of robbe.y. It
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    MALAYANS BACK HERE BY ORANJE TOMORROW
    481 3 The following passengers among whom are Malayans, will disembark at Singapore from the Motor Ship. Oranje. tomoirow: Mr. W. Adams. Mrs. G.G.L Anderson. Mr. R A. Anccll. Mrs. H. A. Ancell, Miss B. M- Anccll. Mr. and Mrs S. R. A comb. Mr. L.
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    Mr. Tan Cheng Lock Calls For Unity
    737 3 MR TAN* CHENG LOCK HAS ISSUED .i CLARION CALL TO THE CHINESE IN MALAYA TO FORM THEM SELVES INTO A MALAYAN CHINESE LEA G U E BO THAT THEY CAN. BY WORKING IN CLOSE CO-OPERA-TION WITH OTHER COMMUNAL ORGANIZATIONS BRING INTO BEING A
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    ALLEGED THEFT OF TOTE TICKETS
    92 3 ALLEGED THEFT OF TOTE TICKETS M Vadivellu, I -".7-y< ai -old Indian appeared UffQPC Mi. v c. Ooh, the Second Police Magistiate yesterday, on charge of committing theft of 100 tote plac< lic'u ls of hoise number rcvci on race I numbei two run on Nov. 23, last. The ticket*
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    "World War III Shooting Has Begun"—Chennault
    136 4 "World War III Shooting Has Begun" Chennault SAN FRANCISCO, MAY 2. MAJOR GENERAL CLAIRE E CHENNAULT, COLOURFUL FORMER COMMANDER OF THE FLYING TIGERS, DECLARED TODAY THAT SHOOTING HAS ALREADY BEGUN IN WORLD WAR THREE Chennault an I his 24 year old Chinese wife. t< 'mer Anna Chan, arrived m Bay
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    New ICI Chief For Malaya
    239 4 HONGKONG Ihe Hon Mr Ronald Dare Gillespie. Director oi Imperial Chemical Industries m China, has left Hongkong for Singapore by the steamer Yochow lo take charge of th c ici In Malaya. Fifty-eight years old. he was born m Canada and educated m Scotland, Serving
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    RED TAPE HINDERS FASTER AIR TRAVEL
    103 4 Washington. May 3. Ret! tape is a greater obstacle to fast international air travel than distance itself, the Committee on Facilitat'on of Internatoinal Civil Aviation reported. It said the United States is one of the chief offenders because it imposes travel curbs dating from
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    Ripley In China
    47 4 SHANGHAI. May S Making his first visit to China .since the war. Bob "Believe It or Not" Ripley will arrive here today aboard "President Cleveland". He will spend some days here m search of some Of the oddities m which th:. country bounds Reuter
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    Contributions To China Games Fund
    299 4 Contributions To China Games Fund The following is the list of donors towards the expenses for the Malayan Chinese contingent competing m the Seventh National Olympic Meet. Any deficit will be met by Mr. Lien Ying Chow. Sin<iapore: Lim Kirn Lee $2,000. Lim Shing Hong Ban Kee $500, Lee Wee
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    New Building
    68 4 HONGKONG -A new threestorey building for the Hongkong Printing Pre SS Company whose governing director is Mi. Aw Boon Haw. well-known multi-millionaire industrialist and philanthropist. i s being completed ,n a S n e covering 8.000 square feet at the corner Of Jordan Road and Wai Ching Street.
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    "A WOMAN'S GREATEST BLESSING"
    235 4 LONDON. Weighing the merits of a Bath and a Cucboard mi n tl\ home. a judce had thi.s to say: 'A bath to many men. If one of the greatest blessing of mankind; and cupboard to manj women on c of the greatest blessings to woman
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    WINNERS ALL...
    72 4 To'.nmi, 0 >,, tcinntr of t hr s,,-ti, r r was marly pi pptd m the sf Jg fahrr* Puturr shovs ttu'rl,, Smiling happily on going out to Ua<i m Lucky Btwr winner of Race I last Saturdau is this hula pwrtwet of "Valdor Stable". Kerry's Luck (No.
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    UNESCO OFFICE IN OEIHI TO SERVE S.E. ASIA
    178 4 NEW DELHI, May 3. A science co-operation office to serve as an information bureau for the nations of Southeast Asia is being established m New Delhi by the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNES CO). Dr. Alexander Wolsky, Hungarian Zoologist,
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    25 4 Mr. J. (iull.e:< the British Scmbilan. ha* ed to Kuala he will be attach. Economic Bram Litton has .sue li C :< m Seremban i capacity.
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    around The Town
    1207 5 L WITH VERA ARDMORE /fc ChristettUigt Mk dOU--0 ud Parle, r. F ln| at »t n Situ-- Can-.wi g i: [Relating. the dUM < H Slack >t robjn watrtbu- Mis. Valeric J md M.s r Nev-- j England. proxy for simple linen suit. j. md matchlnf aY
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      155 5 Expected This Week An Ex elusive Collection Of Wonderful Model Gowns and Day Frocks. i AT THE PAVILION RESTAURANT 1 TO NIGHT S GAMMON STEAK WITH PINEAPPLE AND CHATEAU IBItI AMI s THE PICK OF THE MENT S AND I A SPLENDID PICTURE AT THE CINEMA AS USUAL Proprietor: Roy
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      The Rising Sun
      438 6 An expanding economy backed by American credit and investments is the new programme mapped out for defeated Japan by f he Strike Report made for the U.S. Army by 30 American engineers. It is reported that tjie S~ate Department's chief policy planner Mr. Keenan looks upon the
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    S'pores Newest Restaurant
    16 6 A view of the dniinp room of the Cathay Restaurant vhich opened turdai
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    School Teacher Becomes President
    536 6 FILIPINO PROFILE MANILA. -Elpidio Quirino, the New President of the Philippines, set himself two initial objectives at his first press conference since his induction. "The establishment of peace and order throughout the islands and the restoration of public confidence m the ad- ministi ation are my
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    Smugglers Bring Profit To Pakistan
    239 6 KARACHI. A tempting profit ot from 33 to 50 peri cent on gold brought from the Middle East to Karachi or Bombay has led to the best organised and most persistent smuggling campaign between the two areas sinethe war ended. Just what profit can be
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  • ROUND-UP OF CABLED NEWS FROM FAR AND NEAR
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      China: Govt. Troops Lose Stronghold
      316 7 May 2.— The Nationalist Army .♦ant stronghold m Nor hern Ith the evacuation of be Tsing- v city of Changlo but counter-ko-Tsi .Y^ with a "major" victory m >■ mcc according to pro-government ties. tJ ri.«on. after Reds at three vi ye within join some
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      Beat Him, Said Little Louts
      147 7 LONDON S serious is i), problei toughs" and naming the 5:r m i Surrey, that orimsnded some boy? foi n r.f.-. :our. "although they ••••>: only little boy- they sail Let Vat him m." lor H. L. Ki-n ell ii ..tion committee la.^t Otfcrr tpeafcen
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      Shot Man Gets £25,000 Damages
      68 7 Lundo.v Compensate 00 has been ac!l by E itish shipmaster wash while on board l l> iln Yokohama Iv Brita captain J E. J ■<- .sued the md Eastern i l said shoulder had tally injured S' naL -8 -vrmistakhim on the Stephen 8. Porter
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      DANGER OVER
      19 7 D ANGER OVER The Allied announced I Communist Mr,.,; luring the end han ended, wgency frontive T> a.m. U.P.
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      Govt. Troops Leave Changlo
      103 7 NANKING. May 2. Government troops have evacuated Changlo ten miles west of Weihsien last night further weakoniner the government salient m Shantung, it was disclosed today. An official government report said government units retreating from Changio have effected the junction with reinforcements coming from the cast
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      PARIS RAIL STRIKE
      95 7 PARIS. May 2.— Weary Pari- sians queued on Metro under- i ground railway* station platforms today as a two-day strike by 1.400 workers continued. In some cases hey had to wait 80 minutes. Above ground, the capital's overtaxed bus system tried to j cope with the crowds
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      INSULTED U.S.
      24 7 Frankfurt, May 2.- -The British military government tonight suspended the Communist Cologne newspaper Vorkstlmme for on) month for insulting the United States.
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      A Premier Looks To The Stars
      340 7 BANGKOK, May 2. Field Marshal Phibul Songkhram widely regarded as Slam's man of destiny, turns to stars and sooth-sayers before launching his destiny-mak-ing moves. The 50-year-old wartime leader, who has just staged a comeback to the Siamese political scene, postponed for three days the
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      U.S. Air Force To Be Larger Soon
      178 7 WASHINGTON. May 2.— A thoroughly moderGised United States air fo.re with 12,441 operational aircraft and 602.000 men is ihe aim of a bill which is expected to ko through Congress this week. The bill appropriates funds increase over the niu-w.-t. to finance the
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      YANGTZE CROSSING: "WAR OF NERVES"
      78 7 NANKING. May 3. General I Sun Urn Chung. Nankin? garrison commander, told the pre^s today that the Commui nist claims that thty are pre- paring for a Yangtze Crossing during May. was merely b;ittlo of nerves." He said the Reds SJere not strong enough to
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      Son Of Heaven Now A Symbol Of State
      291 7 Tokio. May 2. The Mainichi said today that Emperor Hirohito is living a frugal life just as other Japanese, because of hia reduced financial means; but enjoys "emancipated" living with his own family under the new constitution. Tne Mainichi said before the
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      SHOT OFFICER RETURNED
      74 7 VIENNA. May 2: rhe body of British Lieutenant John Edmund Burke was handed over to the British authorities by Yugoslavia today exactly one week after ne was shot by a Jugoslav frontier Kua-d This followed a joint Bi-tish-YuKO -lav enquiry Into the Incident. A the coffin passed
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      English Sculptor Puzzles Australians
      233 7 SYDNEY. Most of the people who went to the Adelaide National Gallery to see on exhibition of sculpture and drawings by the British ai Ust Henry Moor, were obviously puzzled. ac c '>rdlng the -\_ldAk_e Advertiser, whic'i states: Many ot them found something to laugh al
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    Malaya Cup Match Teams
    70 8 77? c Singapore and Johore teams before the Malaria Cup match at Muar Shu'iapore beat Johore ww ww hejir, Hhew of Racea 3, >, and 3 at Bukit Timah on Saturn*,* Top, l<>"ku *wr ff Robinson Blarknool uith £21* Knigh^'J* Moni Bloi Cent.e t Gold Caste
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    GERMAN LIKE THEN
    359 8 BERLIN. German r„_ or war today regard it JE of honour to am/ Camn" H thtl|r P"^ Clou's* Camp directors at reception centres report th .t those who ,n the dat s immediately following the I surrender requested a U char of clothing. present-day turnces insist upon
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    TRIBUNE PHOTOGRAPHS
    33 8 TRIBUNE PHOTOGRAPHS i Keprints of i, Photographs appw 1 »n the Morning frfo and Mabya Trih i (an be had on appli tion to the Trii Photographic Dtp ment at ttM per c.
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    UNKNOWN
    113 9 IM I hn[ Ifl, contain tnptio"- f I personnel. i« I ninj; Ctd p m f I >f In most cases. however, irnto prisoners of war find that relatives have allliv P r .Killed for them the „.t necessary items of clothBboee present the most serious problem and repa-t-iates
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    UNKNOWN
    221 9 Igantie black I tobies has by Scotia; I ranch. It i national rae "exporting" between wiw I jretra and Idless couph Ammca II demand"! I ers ranges I each. c view laken fretary thai (diate ami nd lion of Childud has orderis governing be tightem ii pits arul anpved
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    39 9 lw ri i banks a ..n to keen nlj eh wil th Caili.; iprc.v i line!, l le« v. fcth, .n. that Sij h 'I don ighi 12** ft* with N tii, km, mil i iti Mm i
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    INCIDENTS Dim ING THE GAME
    65 9 Lmrthrr and Sharif! Me* doti ent< nnij the field for the Malaya Cup match at Mnar on Saturday. ttinoajiort won la-1. Lawther and Chwee Leng (both Sinyaporc) ilash for the ball an incident >•> Saturday's yame. Ait kin failed to punch (his ball squarely and
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    "HUMAN FLY" FALLS 250-FT. INTO RIVER
    67 9 LONDON. -Clinging to the girders like a fly. a young man crawled on hands and knee* alon« the outside of the pa rapet at Clifton suspension bridge. Bristol. People on the Portway 250 ft. below watched horrified. Attendants ran to the man As they
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    TUITION
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    Atom Energy For Peace
    111 9 Washington. May 2. President Truman said last nighl that he had been told grenl discoveries m the peace time use of atomic energy were imminent. The President said that to some extent, the late Henry Ford's prophecy that research benefits from a second world war might
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    36 9 DAMASCUS. May 2. rhe Syi isn Gov< m •nt h s i 1 H rl a communique forbidd n i. itj .11 ol anj ne« ol troop. mov< n nt* situation In Pale tine Reu-: ter
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    CURFEW IN GREECE
    63 10 r ATHENS, May 2.— The Greek Authorities decided to.l night to impose a curfew m I the Athens-Piraeus area from one o'clock m the morning until five a.m. (Local Time) until further notice following the assassination of the Greek Minister of Justice. M. Christos Ladas. Special security
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    UNKNOWN
    46 10 CXI ij I three i O Boa* Lea «*5 Übeta, I| POT. P •> rndto„ i,,, h I connection with tk. m I Ini muthu -Uai police oil O »J*M any or vsa -1 1 nJvT l s? orre Mt'l !**ftj n »t he rlisdosed Al
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    REHABILITATION OF TIN MINES
    246 10 REHABILITATION OF TIN MINES Wie rehabiHUttci of J mines progressed stetdtty dl tag the first quarter of J states the quarterly .uiletul statistics Uaued hv the M_J Department. Th r temporary fall m ptoductifl during February owm? to tl Cnineee New fear holtdtn| the short working month. The expo-ts of
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    Labour Slogan
    103 10 DERBY. Hay 2. The I tish Labour Government I j already started piepaM'i I for the next general elecj to be fought m 1950. Mr w Xoel Baker, the Secretary! Commonwealth Relation* J ed at a May Day t_em°^ tion here toda) It will be contested ojU record
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      203 10 < omies: _E*rhi«ive go glie Morning Tribune "ftl \CC\ FC" 1/ Wa, i doht mm it ms Y A '<** *h° ms N H^rs mMj/iBBAoASfV I i/^.ucvw/a**™ /!]V fail t^,,,-- -n *«XTH HALF ACRO* NTO I *ON£Y ARE SOON Of THAT- AFTER ALL l££ <**«* hW4 *W h**A "HSR FINDOUr'
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    THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR
    1091 11  -  Jean Cameron A SIX-DAY SERIAL By p jj sicpkn Tantalizes Ha Hie with Some Clues, and She QmtittUCS the Investigation Via a DumbAVailer mw m mw*>* fl t «terwm* m fe her m m none at--1 on/, she *«J E tastily tMe ■I;. nd rushed fl
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    MAN'S JUMP TO DEATH
    106 11 1 I PENANG, May 2 A complaint was made by the de- j ceased to the doctor who attended him that his eyesight was getting poorer every day and the reason was thai he was being charmed by a Siamese woman. This was state! by Miss
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    21 BLOOD DONORS
    74 11 The Blood Transf us! m Service which Is participating In the international l>ad> Pal: at the Great World reported splendid response or. Sunday wl* n 21 persons enroll* d. Europeans topped the list with 10. while th< re were 5 Chinese, 3 Indian and 3 Eurasians A
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    Young Woman On C.B.T. Charge
    246 11 PCNAKg May 3 Several Chinese women were seen n the Diatrict Court last week. when a *****1 Chinese Mtti, Lim Siew Hooti was produced before Mr. F. Rogers on seven charges, of e<>mniitting criminal breach of trisi m respect of jewellery to the total value
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    IPOH WEDDING
    76 11 IFOH, May 2.— The yedding took place yesterday at tinChutch of St. John the Div in* of Mr. Michaei Jam n g Dean, of the Customs Department, Port Dickson and Miss Joan Patricia Walker-, elder daughter of Mi and Mrs. Hardd Walker >f Cicely Estate, Teiok Anson. The
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    Engine Runs Over Malay
    106 12 KUALA LUMPUR May 2 A 26 year-old Malay workman name<l Hassan hjn t>_..ian. em ployed by the Malayan Rari ways, met with a tragic n«l when he wan run om; by i Hhuntlntf engine and killed li ptantaneously. He was attending Is Urn sil lag of
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    Needs Of Malayan Tin Industry
    647 12 KUALA U)l-i>OB, May 2.-F ormula.ion0 rmula.ion of lan* policy as early as possible, reduction of ce X i_or. rh.' v on tin and a beer price for iin were „&h L m W. M Warren. Vice-Preside^ of he Miners L^o ia..on of Selangor. Negri Sembihm
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    COLONIALS' BIG TOTAL
    42 12 oj *re n l\**A m b;.tt- n "•>{ l r M p v*' Ull. a r StUl i. v J fei f.| aiihseyen I ■nd continum. 240 Mr Jw J vr OJ ISI Paul de Kretser .v> *Z d MS
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    For Malayan 'Varsity
    26 12 college London. Xf ctf Oranje for M. V1 with th,TM I- mversity of M.^va ■hehw been McndeifM year tern m MaUyaaiJT? sistant Directo,
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    Malayan Share Quotations
    773 13 MaUv.B 0 f > Iff* L 13 00 14-0° I 1 70 3.27 1 r 46 Kp, 5/- 37,f l d 42W 430( ETtust 5 10 5.30 L I |.80 M7| 9 .5 10 25 L 6.23 6 35 C od Para r,( LM i.57 P*" ieoo
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    Shares Quiet
    21 13 The share market opened the week quietly with a small volume of business passing. Tins and industrials were irregular.
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    Rubber Bought
    55 13 The rubber market was very steady throughout yesterday with mostly buyers. Prices quoted yesterday were Buyers. Sellers. No. 1 May RSS 42V% 42 3 4 No. 2 May RSS 41* 42 No. 3 May RSS 38 38^ May June RSS 4J ;i 4 42 July Sept. RSS 41
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    MARKET NOTES AND JOTTINGS
    315 13 (From our Ptassaria] Cui-.i Ono contributor- factor (admittedly a mall onci tr he United Kingdom financial crisis la the d-iapp i-^ct ol invisible export! which m hose hapny tfayi before th< war included the earning! of terminal ma.ke*.- fol variOlM smmodttle! and thi earning*! of the
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    26 13 Manii wreaths were received at the funeral of the late Rex:. Father Cardan, which took place on Sunday. Picture whMWW the fSSSS covered with the wreath*.
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    Produce Markets Round-Up
    201 13 Produce Markets Round -Up Copra and coconut oil were firmei on the official announcement yesterday of the lifting of the* ban on" re-exports of copra and restriction! on the export of coconut oil Sundrled copra improved to (43*6 and the mixed quality to |43 gain of $1 a picul. Coconut
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    AMERICAN WAR PLANTS "FROZEN"...JOST IN CASE
    219 13 Washington, May 2. Informed sources said that more than 100 war plants, earmarked for surplus sale, will be saved for future defence pioduction as a result of the 30 day freeze ordered by White House on April 8. Presidential assistant John R. Steelman instructed
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    9-FURS TRIAL RUN FOR CRISPIAN
    494 14  -  ALLAN LEWIS tB > SJNCiATORE. Moik' Nos. 1 and 2 tracks were again oven for vo-'--this morning, fast work being done on No. 2 track „nd horses working slow were sent on the ou'sici of the course proper. A lew horses were set again?! the
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    Record Entries For Dog Show On May 7
    312 14 The Dog Show to be held on Friday. May 7, at the Happy World is now ali set foi the grand opening at 5 p.m. There are 10 non-pedi-greed dogs besides St. Bernards. Great Danes. Alsatians. Dalmatians. Scottish Terriers. Dachshunds, Wire Fox
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    23 14 Miss Mac Cook. Nursing Sister of the geremban Hospital has been sc&mtfed for service m BrOrici. fine Will T)e replaced by Mrs. Lawric.
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    S'PORE RACE WEIGHTS FOURTH DAY LAST DAY
    680 14 S'PORE RACE WEIGHTS FOURTH DAY LAST DAY The following are srsltMi for the fourth day nt the gfo gapore Races. tomorrow: Horses. r:.t.,.. DfT. *M I Furs Hambrion 9 0(1 Desert Queen g|jj Lady Hampton Flylite JJ Tr umpington 0 7 Bright Eyes 807 Wyoming 8 os Vals Pick 8
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      93 14 ON YOUR RADIO TODAY BLUE NETWORK MALAY ft ENGLISH PROGRAMMES From 12.00 noon to 2.00 p.m. Radiated on 526 metres m me- dium wave band, and 7200 ke/ n**c In the 41 metre band. From 2.00 p.m. to 3.00 p.m. Radiated on 526 metre* only. From 6.00 p.m. to 7.45
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      83 14 with Sidney Bechet: 2 pm. Close Down; 8.15 Programme Summary. News Summary. Topical Talk Announcements; 8.30 Show Business; 9 p.m. Beau Geste: 9.30 News; 9.45 Songs by Jean Cavall; 10 p.m. Listeners' Post; 11 Last News Summary Close Down. PROGRAMMES IN MALAY 12 noon Programme Summary; 12.05 Musical Interlude; 12.45
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      217 14 I j 7.40 Aiabic Interlude; 8.15 Close Down. REP NETWORK CHINESE INDIAN PROGRAMMES 12.00—2.00 p.m.r On 225 metre* m the medium wave band 4.826 megacycles per second In tfre 61 "metre band. 6.00— 11.00 p.m.: On 225, metres m ihe medium wave band. Xhl* service can also be heard on
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    Last-Minute Goal Robs Indians Of Div. 1 Victory
    555 15 i/sOA CATCHES V/ 7 7/./.t NAPPING INDIANS 2 V score') A MINCTE BEFORE THE M N \_avvS CRN TRE FORWARD. WATSON. TH f fvniAN ASSOCIATION OF FULL POINTS Wmv 1 LEAGUB OJnMM AT JALAN BESAR FivnuVS L'P TO THIS STAGE. WERE IN
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    223 B.O.D.'S FIRST DEFEAT
    7 15 223 B.O.D.'S FIRST DEFEAT I ''l'l. 1
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    EASY WIN FOR KOTA RAJA
    224 15 In a fast and thrilling Second Division football match. Kota I Raja Sports Club displayed exI eel lent form to trounce Kranji W/T by four goals to nil at the Geylang Stadium yesterday. Tt was a well-merited victory for Kota Raja m view of the
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    MADON SCORES
    395 15 Attacking right from the I start. Kota Raja harassed the i Kranji defence and goal. They (were soon rewarded with a goal which came m the seventh minute when Madon caught j goalkeeper Rowell out of posij tion with a nice angular shot. Hardly had the cheering died
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    NARROW WIN FOR DOCKYARD XI
    383 15 Ddfckyard X1... L Katong Eurasians.. 0. Displaying marked superiority m the forward line the Dockyard XI defeated the Katong Eurasians XI to the tune of one goal to nil m a Second Division fixture at the S.R.C. padang yesterday. The game was clean and a
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    Hospital Youngsters Win 4-Nil
    98 15 Playing with all-round superiority the Hospital Youngsters beat the Naval Base Youngsters by four goals to nil at soccer at the Medical College Ground on Sunday last. The Hospital team dominated the play throughout with Nadarajah scoring m the fifteenth minute of play. Soon afterwards he
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    MANSFIELD SOCCER FIXTURES
    161 15 In a soccer match played last week at the Medical College ground the Tiong Bahru Rangers did well to force t draw against Mansfield XI after being two goals down In the first half. Hargreaves and Koh Yoke Choon scored for Mansfield. The following will represent Mansfield
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    COLD & RAIN UPSET OLYMPIC ATHLETES
    150 15 COLD RAIN UPSET OLYMPIC ATHLETES SHANGHAI 1 May 3 Hun drcds of athlet< s are arrivin j m Shanghai daily for the naj tion.d meet opening on May Overseas Chines, athlete from South East Asia win mostly arrived by plane founc the Shanghai climate one <~f the most SertOOS handicap
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    Army-RAF Cricket
    101 15 The Army will meet the R.A.F. at cricket or. the B.C.C. Padang on 4 and 5 May. The Array side is: Col. (Rev i .1. W. J. Steele, (Capt Major K. VV. Bradley, Major F Repsey, Major I. A. Robertson Major H. L. B. Sa'mon. Capt. R. D.
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    PLANE LANDS ON SEA: ALL SAFE
    99 15 SHANGHAI, May 3 Sixteer persons including passenger* and crewmen were pescuea after a marine transport plan,a C-46 emergency landed of the sea. half I mile off Hung shiyal near here. A short t.nv aftvt leaving the airfield, the pilot radioed that he w;:;s having
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    Von Cramm Returns
    53 15 MUNICH, May 2 Fo, m: r hading German tennis sta Baron Gottfried von Gram,,' r»as Joined the aid organisation of the German Lutheran Church. Re will try to ijrl new sources of n lie! to c ise suffering m Germany dining his next .sports ton,- BoUtll America
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    JAP SUICIDE.... NEW TWIST
    123 16 JAP SUICIDE NEW TWIST TOKIO. May Two waitresses came up wtth a nev t*w*mfw 1% the faiourite Japanese pastime of double suicide icnich they tr>d <md failid to drown tlumxelves on Sunday. Both were m loos with the same man, who would not have nther of them. Yoke Hon. ff,
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    AUSTRALIANS SCORE 448: MILLER 202 NOT OUT
    571 16 LEICESTER. May 3. The. Australians continued their first innings against Leicestershire here today m fine but cold weather on an easy wicket, hut they soon lost a wicket. Douglas Ring being run out. Tourists' innings closed for 448 all out. Even with p
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    29 16 Snapped at th* Blood Transfusion Stall at the opening o, I World: Dr. Lim Boon Keng, Mr. G. G. Thomson. Mr. P. <'; ;V, Run Run Shaw and Mr. UamiH.
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    1948 MAY DETERMINE WORLD'S FUTURE
    114 16 WASHINGTON May 3 Ii evident Truman said today thai this year v. ty well deter-nS-BS the world's figure' He made the ..tut» merit m a I «tter to the opening of the J r )th hiennial contention of the l tpholsterers' Jr 'crn a tio
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    Increased Petrol Production In NEI
    38 16 CANBERRA. May Ahtralia is arranging to supply equipment to the vacuum srieh Oil Company to tacraass petrol production m :he Netherlands East Indies Mr. J. b Chlefley Australian Prime Mira^ter. uis-*'-aed toddy Reuter
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    Big Political Shows In U.S.
    85 16 Bi g Political Shows In U.S. Th ■> srill W S^riatoi R ohert T M net ti *>- Stamen and p IV. posed i. >* primary opposed by Just to body connected In Fl..i,, ls 1,,, a rr mury Ttixrrum .v.n ha LR opposition w -it lotlBj The three primary
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    $5,000 BAIL
    57 16 A well dressed Chinese Urn Tat Chee. appeared before be Second Police Court Magistrate, Mr. L. C. Goh yesterday, on a charge of using a printing pre-i without a licence. The charge wis expUio lSs Wong, in.i the esse SU m% poned to May 10. He was lllow
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    Move To Keep Check On Association Players Fails
    222 16  -  Celluloid Table Tennis: i By A proposal was put forward at yesterday s Council meeting of the Singapore TaDle-Tennis Association by Mr. Lim Choo Ann representative of the Singapore Chinese Swimming Club, that an additional rule should be incorporated m the present
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