The Straits Times, 16 April 1949

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    18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 1949. TWELVE PAGES PRICE TEN CENTS.
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    ATTLEE STATEMENT HAILED
    656 1 Reaction To 'Won't Quit' Assurance THE statement by the Prime Minister, Mr. Attlee, m the House of Commons on Wednesday night, that Britain "has no intention of effecting a premature withdrawal from Malaya," was described by several Kuala Lumpur community leaders as the "most important" made since
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    46 1 MUNCttI AND BABYi Tbls new picture b,v Baron, just released, shows Princess Elizabeth with her Infant son Prince Charles, m PrlnccH Elizabeth's prjvatf »lttint room »t Buckingham Palact. PrlnceM Elizabeth who will b» 3S years of atcr next Thursday Is dressed m dove grey.— A P.
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    RUSSIA TIGHTENS THE BLOCKADE
    189 1 BERLIN, Friday. 'pIK Russian* last night tightened the blockade of 1 Berlin by taking control of all th« German telephone lines from the Western sectors to the Soviet zone. The action came only 24 hours after a new telephone exchange headquarters had been completed In the
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    8 Dead In U.S. Quake
    112 1 SEATTLE 'Washington) FrL AT least eight people were! killed and 50 injured In an earthquake which crumbled buildings and caused panic m the north-weit corti»r of the United States and south-wesi-crn Canada yesterday. The Governor of Wasningt State. Mr. Arthur B. Langlle said that damage
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    600 MEN IN PERAK SWOOP
    185 1 600 MEN IN PERAK SWOOP From Our Own Correspond*^ KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. A BIG force of police and troops yesterday raked an area m Kepayang with mortar fire m a new bid to capture the notorious Kepuyang Gang, suspected perpetrators £>t last Sunday's hand-grenade Outrage at the Ipoh Chinese Chamber
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    Cease Fire On Yangtse As Peace Talks Open
    181 1 NANKING, Friday. SUSPENSION of large-scale fighting all along the Yangtse River front has followed the opening of formal peace talks m Peking. This strengthens the belief that the Government has been forced to concede the Communists' eight conditions for peace. I The
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    Parliament Of Europe
    79 1 LONDON, Fri. DIPLOMATS of 10 nonCommunist European nations have completed talks on a constitution for a proposed F.uropean parliament, the Foreign Office announced. They have drafted a constitution. Remaining differences will be studied by a conference of the 10 countries' Foreign Ministers who will meet m London
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    58 1 PERAK INSTALLATION: Two of the principal dignitaries at today's Installation of the Sultan of Perak at Kuala Kangsar are the Pawang Raja, Raja Alan* Bihi (left) and the fob Bentara Sri Nara dl-Raja, Che Mohammed Drus, who will whisper the ancestral message to His Highness. An article describing the ancient
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    Atomic War Plot, Russia Charges
    291 1 NEW YORK, Friday. RUSSIA made her long-expected attack on the Atlantic Pact hi the United Nations late on Wednesday by Charging the treaty nations with nintttrur atomic warfare against her. The United Slates delegate Mr. Warren Austin, promptly denied that the pact was an aggressive
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    Free Press Magazine
    86 1 Free Press Magazine r DAY'S Singapore Free Press Saturday Magazine contains bright, topical and amusing article* and many good pictures. The features include: A full-page story on the training of a doctor at the Medical College, written by Nan Hall and Illustrated by Staff Photo grapher Norman Cotterill; "My Golfing
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    MR HARPUR DEAD
    65 1 Mr. W. A. Harpur, a well--known Malayan journalist, died m Hong Kong suddenly last Thursday, says a Uni*"d Press message. He worked on many Mai- v m newspapers. Including the Straits Times, the IMnang Gazette, and the "*>!•• Trihune. He Joined the staff of the South China
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    PRICE S DROP WHEN CO-OP. OPENS
    135 1 From Our Own Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. WITH a few days of the opening' of a co-opera-tive store society 'at Kuala Llpis, prices of uncontrolled articles m the town dropped. Many prices, it Is reported, m the open market are now nearly the same
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    SPECIAL GUARDS FOR PERAK ROYAL TOWN
    361 1 SPECIAL GUARDS FOR PERAK ROYAL TOWN Sultan's Installation From Our Special Correspondent KUALA KANGSAR. Friday. ITU ALA Kangsar today, on the eve of th e m alialx tion of the Sultan of Perak, is the most guarded town m the entire Federation. Extra security piocautlons ar e being taken to
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    Pardon For 3 Prisoners
    67 1 From Our Own Correspondent IPOH, Fri. rpHREE Perak convicts X have been granted a free pardon on the occasion of the installation of His Highness the Sultan. of Perak tomorrow. The three prisoners were a Chinese, serving three years' gaol for possession of opium; a Malay,
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    HK Bans Gold Dealings
    71 1 HONG KONG, Fri. HONG KONG has banned all dealings In gold bul- Hon. Government regulation j. published yesterday, said that "extremely large transactions," financed locally with open market United States dollars, had resulted In a weakening of the sterling against dollars. The regulations permitted legitimate jewellery
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    NEHRU TO TELL U.K. "WE STAY"
    330 3 NEHRU TO TELL U.K. "WE STAY" Will Recognise King As Head LONDON, Friday. THE Indian Prime Minister, Pandit Nehru, is expected to inform the conference of Commonwealth Foreign Ministers meeting m London after Easter that India has decided to stay m the British Commonwealth under the leadership of the King.
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    32 3 TWO OF THE 40 DYAKS. who arrived from Sarawak to work as trackers for the security forces m Malaya, getting tea and sandwiches on their arrival at Kuala Lumpur. Straits Times picture.
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    11 Asian States Support Jogja
    147 3 NEW DELHI. Friday. AN unheralded conference of 11 Asian countries has again prodded tha United Nations to restore the authority of the Indonesian Republic. At the same time m Batavia the United Nations called for a cease-fire m Java and restoration of the Republic. The
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    ERP RISKS FAILURE IN GERMANY
    222 3 ERP RISKS FAILURE IN GERMANY PARIS, Fri. THE European Recovery Programme risks failure In five of the 19 areas which it Is trying to make selfsupporting. The programme, it U expected, will be continued to mid-1932 by ths United States Congress and will cost the American Treasury up to $17,000,000,000
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    EX-PREMIER A PRISONER
    45 3 NEW DELHI, Fri. Th<* Deputy Premier, Sardar Patel, told the Indian Parliament thart Laik All, Prime Minister of Hyderabad, at the time of India's mid-September police action and several other Cabinet members were under house arrest and would be tried shortly.— A.P.
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    JOURNALIST DIES
    29 3 SHANGHAI, Fri.— Mr. Hu Cheng-tse, managing director of China's best known independent newspaper, the Ta Kung Pao, died here yesterday after a long illnesvS, aged 61— Reuter.
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    LONDON DOCKERS TO RETURN TO WORK
    146 3 LONDON, Fri. r ONDON dockers yesterday voted to end their 'illegal" five-day-old strike but decided at the same time to give the three weeks' notice of their intention to strike required by law. The dockers— members of the 7,000-strong National Amalgamated Stevedores and Dockers
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      'Royalist' de Valera To Boycott Republic
      297 3 DUBLIN, Friday. Ill ß. Eamon de Valera, Eire's former Prime Minister iTI who opposed formal allegiance with Britain during his 16 years of unbroken power, will boycott celebrations on Easter Monday when Eir e formally becomes a Republic and severs the last links with
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    33 3 GROUP CAPT. J. M. Warfield. 0.8. E., Senior Air Staff Officer. Malaya, for the last 20 months, who has left Kuala Lumpur for Singapore and England on a new posting. Straits Times picture.
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    INDIAN REDS BLAMED
    199 3 INDIAN REDS BLAMED KARACHI, Fri. BURMA S Prime Minister, Thakln Nu, yesterday blamed Indian Communists for the trouble In Burma. Thakin Nu arrived here by air from New Delhi on Wednesday. He said that Indian Communists had been infiltrating into Burma since January last year. Thakin Nu met the Pakistan
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    POST IN H.K.
    28 3 LONDON, Fri.— The Colonial Office announced that Mr. John Fearns Nicoll will succeed Mr. D. A. Mac Douglas as Colonial Secretary for Hong Kong.— A.P.
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    U.K. 'MUST NOT FLINCH' IN MALAYA
    372 4 Lords Debate On Emergency From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Friday. LORD Killcarn said m a House of Lords debate on Wednesday that it was "absolutely essential" that Britain should hold on and not flinch m the maintenance of her position m Malaya on every
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    'HUMANE POLICY IN MALAYA'
    200 4 'HUMANE POLICY IN MALAYA' LONDON. Frl. rpHE British Government X has burned Jungle villages of Malaya only to move people "to where they can be properly housed," the House of Commons was told. The Parliamentary Undersecretary for the Colonies. Mr. Roes- Williams, said that no villages outside the jungle were
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    22 4 LEARNING TO FLY: Mr. T. Saptohoedojo, 22-year-old Indonesian painter, who is a member of the Koala Lumpur Flying Club. Straits Times picture.
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    'Pay Full Cost Of Bandit War'
    347 4 Sir Shen ton's Call To U.K. From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, I riday. SIR Shenton Thomas, a forine. Go /nor of the Straits Settlements and High commissioner for the Malay States, yesterday sb k ?d that Britain should provide for the entire cost of
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    SHADES OF LOYALTY IN MALAYA
    137 4 SHADES OF LOYALTY IN MALA YA LONDON, Fri. PROFESSOR T. H. Sllcock, of Raffles College, suggests In a letter to The Times that administrative lines should be drawn through the Chinese and Indian population m Malaya. "The real difficulty of the situation is that virtually every representative of the Malayan
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    KASHMIR PROTEST
    40 4 NEW DELHI, Fri.— lndia yesterday alleged that Pakistan had violated the Kashmir ceasefire agreement and would protest to the United Nations Kashmir Commission. A Government spokesman said Pakistan troops had occupied a number of strategic mountain positions. UP.
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    'Red Menace Will Hang Over Malaya Until.....
    169 4 'Red Menace Will Hang Over Malaya Until. LONDON, Friday. SIR Eric MacFadyen, former chairman of the Planters' Association of Malaya, writing m the Spectator yesterday, said that the Communist menace, m one form or another would persist m Malaya so long as Communism was whining hi China. The present administration,
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      72 4 The STRAITS BUDGET by AIR Under a new arrangement the weekly issues of the Straits Budget can be aent by Air Mail to any address In the United Kingdom at an inclusive rate of $24.00 for six months. If you want the "Budget" while on leave, or wish to make
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    Traction Company Move To End 'Squeeze Evil'
    356 5 Traction Company Move To End 'Squeeze Evil From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Frl. rE chairman of the Singapore Traction Company, Sir Thomas m a statement circulated with the directors' report for the year ended Sept. 30 last, refers to steps taken by the company to combat the "Squeeze-" evil practised
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    New BOAC Flying Boat In Colony
    292 5 New BOAC Flying Boat In Colony 'imc* largffcL nying uuat c» 1 to land m Singapore, the new BOAC Solent, arrived on Thursday from the U.K. on a survey flight. It leaves today for Hong Kong. The Solent, which is now >pf rating on the Britain- South African rout«, may
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    WALKED INTO TROUBLE
    38 5 SEGAMAT, Frl. A man who had a few drinks and then walked into the police station charge room was yesterday fined $3 by the Segamat Magistrate for being drunk and disorderly. He was Manlkam. 28.
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    WHAT'S ON IN KUALA LUMPUR
    142 5 PAVILION: Easter Parade; ODEON: Ea«t«r Parade; REX: Adventures of Don Juan; COLISEUM; Son of Zorro (whole serial); EMPIRE: King Kong; CATHAY: Romance of Pilot (Cantonese) and Easy to Wed. I (Cantonese) MADRAS: The Man from Colorado; HINDUSTAN: Aag (Hindi*. PENANG REX: The Loves of Carmen
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    TIN POLICY AND PRICE TALK SOON
    272 5 From Our Own IT is thought likely that an 1 will be called shortly t mental agreement on tin, ss The result of negotiations largely on what the United for stockpile purchases. There is no certainty that agreement will be reach- f od on
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    Tin Export' Record
    98 5 MALAYAN tin exports last month were 4,606 tons, bringing total shipments for the first quarter this year up to 17.682 tons. The quarter's shipments were higher than any for three months since the end of the war. Tin exports totalled 47,214 tons last year, for the first
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    Singapore Diary
    41 5 TODAY Anson Athletic Association. Two Loh Koh practice, 52-A, Nelson Road. 7.30 p.m. Outram Church Youth Fellowship, Easter Youth Service, Outram Road Church, 8 p.m. The Singapore Junior Symphony Orchestra and the School Choir, Victoria Memorial Hall. 7 p.m.
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    WEEKLY REPORTON RUBBER
    264 5 WEEKLY REPORTON RUBBER A MORE active market was seen last week and despite fairly heavy liquidation from upcountry centres, prices improved before the market closed for the holidays, says Lewis Peat's weekly rubber report. New York showed more interest m the Singapore market Chan It has for some time and
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    INQUEST ON COL. GUTSELL
    60 5 From Our SUB Correspondent SEREMBAN. Frl. T h c Seremban Magistrate, Inche Mohd. Din bin All, returned a verdict of murder by bandits at the conclusion of an Inquest on Lt.-Col. W. A. Outsell, his Malay driver and two Special Constables, who were killed while returning
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    SIKH NEW YEAR
    49 5 From Our Staff Correspondent TAIPING, Fri. Local Sikhs held a party on Wednesday to celebrate their New Year. The function was presided over by Mr. Aetab Singh, president of the Sikh Young Men's Association. Earlier m the day feeding of poor was held at Qurdwara Temple.
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    SINGAPORE CHURCH SERVICES
    418 5 Easter Services hi Singapore Churches are as follows: I'HI'RCH OF ENGLAND: St. Andrew's Cathedral: faster Evening (Saturday) 7 a.m. matins, litany, ante-communion, 5.30 p.m. memorial service at Bidadarl Cemetery: Easter Day, 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. holy communion: 8.15 a.m. choral eucharlst, 10.S0 a.m. choral matins, 11.90
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    DEATHS
    105 6 ESTER -Suddenly at sea, I Ml, aged 15 months, only m i of Una nnd Johnny. .'OHN DUNCAN Roberts, ManOirrctor of Duncan Roberts, Singapore, passed away fully at the age of 73 on the 14t*i April 1949, at the General 'chore Bahru. Funeral 1m re yesterday at Bidadari I
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    17 6 Mr and Mrs. K. Ramu thank all friends for attendance at their marriage, telegrams and gifts.
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Sat., Apr. 16, 1949. STATEMENT ON MALAYA
    700 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Sat., Apr. 16, 1949. STATEMENT ON MALAYA The Prime Minister's statement m Parliament on Malaya suffers the blemishes to be expected of a policy declaration concerning this country and made at this time. It sets no term to British governance of Malaya. It will not wholly
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    Memo To Mr. Chifley
    330 6 Mr. J. B. Chifley, Prime Minister of Australia, arrives m Singapore this afternoon on his way to London for the conference of Commonwealth Prime Ministers. Unfortunately Mr. Chifley is spending no more than a few hours here. He is unlikely to see community leaders, or to
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    Secret Weapon
    38 6 WASHINGTON, Fri.— There is a rumour m Czechoslovakia that the United States has a new kind of secret weapon: sleeping drugs which would allow an army to effect a bloodless occupation of the whole country.— A.P.
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    Federation Studies—29
    16 6 Federation Studies 29 Photograph by C. A. Gibson-Hill THE SIMPANG KIRI RIVER AT PARIT SULONG, JOHORE.
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    A COUNTRYMAN'S DIARY
    1766 6  -  TUAN DJEK By OUNDAY, April 10— The drought, which had lasted thirty-six days, broke on the sth, and nice showers have occurred since. Everyone and everything is rejoicing. Yesterday the water m the well rose two feet. The stream of course is running high. My private diary
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    Dusun Nature Notes
    359 6 Dusun Nature Notes pELLING the oversize Jungle saplings growing under the rubber always sets me wondering if some species could not be grown commercially for making such articles as require a soft light wood. Other species are of hard tough wood and it seems a pity that they should be
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    PLEA FOR UNITY AND LOYALTY
    501 7 Liaison Lender Says New Malaya Needs Equality From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. A UNITED Malaya inhabited by people whose sole loyalty was to Malaya and whose integrity as a nation would "demand the recognition and respect of other nations m the world will
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    MALAYA OBSERVES EASTER
    198 7 MALAYA OBSERVES EASTER ALL Christian denominations m Singapore observed Good Friday yesterday with church services. All Roman Catholic churches In the city and suburbs were crowded yesterday morn ing for the Good Friday masses and at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, devotees were arriving as early as 10 30
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    SPORTS CLUB OPENED
    92 7 The Si raits Times Sports Club at Fairer Park was opened with a film show on Thursday after a picnic party attended by more than 400 mployees. After the picnic at Teo Kirn En i- Swimming Pool, sporting events were held at Farrer Park. Mrs. A. C.
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    Clerks Plan Joint Action On Salaries
    144 7 From Our SUIT Correspondent PENANG, Fri. GOVERNMENT clerical ser- *> vices m Penang are "sorely disappointed" with the Cowgill Salary Report and are planning "further Joint action" with their colleagues m the Federation and Singapore. The honorary secretary of the Penang Junior Civil Service
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    NO CARDS
    24 7 KUANTAN. Fri.—Teh binti Ibrahim, Ariffln bin Adam and Sati binti Salim were each fined $10 for failure to register fcr identity cards.
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    Royal Town
    120 7 (Continued from Page 1) short stretch of the road to the mosque was lined by tudents from the Arabic School m Kuala Kangsar. The town itself is en fete. Arches have been erected along its roads by various communities and there Is a magnincient archway put up by
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    Teacher Transferred
    28 7 PARIT BUNTAR, Fri. Mr. T. S. Dhamy, of the tutorial staff of the Parit Buntar Anglo-Chinese School has left on transfer to the Anglo-Chinese School, Ipoh.
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    52 7 MALAYAN VETERINARY SURGEONS, now In Singapore for a three-day conference, photographed at a luncheon given by Mr. T. da Costa, chairman of the reception committee. Third from left is Mr. K. T. John, retiring president of the Malayan Veterinary Association. On his left is Mr. Cheah Phee Phay. president-elect. Straits
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    Up-To-£3,500 A Year Sought
    240 7 B.M.A. A«k« For Pay Talk* From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG, Friday. rpHE British Medical Association of Malaya has 1 asked the Colonial Office to open negotiations on the question of remuneration, promotion and other terms of service for colonial medical officers, It is stated hi the
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    MALAY PC KILLED IN AMBUSH
    261 7 MALAY PC KILLED IN AMBUSH From Oar Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Fri A SMALL police party led by an army captain and the Assistant O.C.P.D. of Mentakab, while returning to Mentakab from Kerdau m the Temerloh district of Pahang In two railway Jeeps yesterday, ran into an ambush by 15
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    $1,000 GRANT TO HOME
    59 7 BEREMBAN, Fri.— The tf egri Sembilan State Welfare Committee has agreed to make a grant of $1,000 towards the cost of equipping two additional dormitories m the Children's Home at Seremban. The money will pay towards the cost of 40 beds, 40 lockers. 40 pillows, 80
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    UNIVERSITY REGISTRAR NAMED
    113 7 IMIE Registrar of the University of Malaya, Mr. William C. Craig, is expected to take up the appointment no i month. The first officer recruited abroad. Mr. Craig was clerk tA the FacuUy of Medicine at Glasgow University. I it was officially stated last night that the
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    ..And So Mr. Freeborough Walked To His Death
    228 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Friday. BECAUSE an arms trial m which he was to have 13 been a witness wa s postponed, Eric Freeborough, XS.P.D. Batu Pahat, walked into a bandit ambush vhich resulted m his death. Mr. Freeborough was to have given evidence
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    24 7 MR. TAN CHENG LOCK who was visited m hospital at Batu Gajah yesterday b y- the High Commissioner, Sir Henry Gurney.— Straits Times picture.
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    No Rubber For Russia In March
    180 7 No Rubber For Russia In March PENANG, Fri. rOR the first time In several months, Penang did not .ship any rubber to Russia m March. Statistics issued today .showed that the United States retained its place as chief buyer, taking 8,832 tons valued at $6,330,498. Germany was second with 1,859
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    'Under-rated By Government' Say Local Vets
    255 7 'Under-rated By Government' Say Local Vets J»HE Government does not realise the importance of the locally-recruited veterinary surgeons to Malayan agriculture and public health, said Mr. K. T. John, the retiring president of the Malayan Veterinary Association, yesterday. They were the backbone of the veterinary service and yet th e
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    Spotting The Dud Stamps From Our Own Correspor dent
    68 7 Spotting The Dud Stamps From Our Own Correspor dent LONDON, Fri. rRGED Malayan 50-cent and $2 stamps have the word "Singapore" m thicker letters and smudged, says a London philatelist, Mr. W. J. Foster, who reported the forgeries to the Crown agents. Perforation holes are rough and irregular, instead of
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    M.C.A. Call For Loyal Endeavour
    246 7 From Our Staff Correspondent IPOH, Fri. ET us continue our >ur Li ney with one determination and one resolve, that whatever the peril and the toll, we shall help to create a united and self-governing Malaya, In which all those— without distinction of .race, colour
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      126 7 Do You Know? I. THAT EACH PERSON IN fI^TS-TT THE UK ONLY RECEIVES 24 POINTS PER MONTH? 2. THAT ONE TIN OF SPAM §P COSTS 28 POINTS? P3. THAT THE RATION OF BACON IS NOW ONE OUNCE PER WEEK, FATS 4OZS AND MILK ONe L^|S PINT PER PERSON? J^q 4.
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    PERAK INSTALLS A NEW SULTAN
    1538 8  - PERAK INSTALLS A NEW SULTAN E.L.S. Jennings Today's Ceremony at Kuala Kangsar By WITH ancient ceremony, Sultan Sir Yussuf Izzuddin Shah will be installed today as thirty-second Sultan of Perak In the stately throne-room of the Astana Iskandariah at Kuala Kangsar. The colour and dignity of th« Malay court ritual
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    According to Culbertson
    396 8 Today's column might well Ufe titled -Bidding at Its Worst." West, d-aler. Butli sides vulneifb'e Both sides 40 part-score. NORTH U .1 :i X Q 10 1 .1 9 7 ran east •KQ97I j 6 5 :l a v g in (i i ♦A8 t 9 k
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      The Moratorium And The Widow's Mite
      748 9 The Moratorium And The Widow 's Mite IN 1940 a good husband after 25 years of faithful service with a business office died leaving a widow and two infant children, his assets neing $5,000 m a bank representing his hard earned savings ard $20,000 m hrs employer's staff providend fund.
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      Dangerous Precedent
      176 9 THK M»ratorinm Bill to be introduced m the Kede- > ration has not yet been published but it is < reasonable to assume that its terms will be the > same as that published In the Colony. There is a provision m that bill whereby interest on debts
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      Compensations Of Service
      256 9 1 WOULD like to cjm- ment upon some points raised by "Wife of a Serving Officer" under the heading "AN OFFICERS WIFE ON THE £5,000.000 GIFT". She asks why Service personnel should be expected to restore law and order m Malaya, with no "outside compensations." The answer
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      A Malay And Dr. Purcell
      480 9 This is one of several letters we have received from Malay readers m answer to Dr. Victor Purcell's article, "CLOSER SINO-MALAY RELATIONS" (Straits Times, April 5). Most of these letters criticise Dr. Purcell for suggesting that the Malays "will have to concede to the Chinese
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      A Police Mission
      89 9 POLICE am bashed this week were, according to an official announcement, going to an estate where a strike had been reported. Police at a strike can serve only one purpose to intimidate the strikers. But if labour has not been deprived of the right to strike, was
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      VIGOUR AND COURAGE
      96 9 fTHE Straits Time s on A Monday published the following report from London: Lord Llstowel has asked 11 British weathermen stranded on the rim of the Antarctic to go about their work with "vigour and courage." The Colonial Office has decided that U will be Impossible to
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      POSITIVE ACTION WANTED
      227 9 The Birth Rate IN recent discus-sions about birth control and the recommendation ot contraception, let us agree that the protagonists and the antagonists will have as their base line of argument "the social amelioration of the poorer people of Singapore." Let us take the long view. It
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      254 9 STRAITS TIMES CROSSWORD mmm 23 Call*, and take. ch»ir CROSSWORD No. Itl9 1 1^ t*is» i 2«J?u««.u m' m> an* n^ y ata t 1. a., m weji-fcnown (6). i SJs K^3 SSS iS: niTJ^T v m 2Sd«!r ■>• mlxture |»T 11 U opiet near H""11~~ 1| S|~ 1 ll
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    FEW CHANGES IN MALAYAN SHARES
    856 10 From Our Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Friday. TWERE were few changes in the Malayan share 1 market yesterday due to the holidays. The market will be closed till Tuesday. Prices quoted by the Malayan Sharebrokerg' Association were: INDUSTRIALS Boyer Seller Atlaa Ic* IS. BO 16.00 Alex
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    London Stocks
    371 10 LONDON, Friday. TEXTILE share underwriter have received a shock. (The £3,000,000 ordinary share issue by Paton fc Baldwins attracted small public .support and underwriters were left with 55%. Existing ordinary shares promptly fell 1/6 at «2/8 on the London Stork Exchange yesterday, writes Reuter's financial correspondent. Following were
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    Singapore Rubber
    199 10 rE Singapore rubber market was quiet on Thursday at prices slightly above the previous day's levels. The volume of business, however, was on ihe small side. Closing prices on Thursday were: No. 1 sheet f.o.b. buyers 35\ cents, sellers 36 cents; spot loose buyers 35 cents, sellers 30
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    Colony Ship Movements
    119 10 SHIPS m port alongside the Sin- West Wharf: Slamat (15-16',, gapore Harbour Board wharve. I Olengyle (13-14), Katong (11-12.. yesterday igodewns m brackets* Straat Malakka (8-9), Benvorlich „,,r (6-7), Benwyvis (4-s>. Kostbii■bssn Wharf: Empire Hamble l3 Sirdhana (l-2>. Main Wharf: China Mail (42- Today's Wharf Arrival*: Segamat
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    The Produce Market
    146 10 From A Market Correspondent THERE was no liquidation m Singapore produce markets for the holidays. Thursday's trading ww small and restricted but practically all sections were steady. .In pepper, quotations made another gain to offset possible Inactivity during the holidays. Yesterday's prices were: Rice: No. 1, 639;
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    Closed For Easter
    35 10 The Malayan Exchange Bantu Association, the Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association and the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association are closed from Friday, Apr. 15; to Monday, Apr. 18, Inclusive for the Easter holidays
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    Dow Jones Averages
    23 10 April 13 April 14 Industrials 176.81 176.62 Railroad* 49.03 48.84 Domestic Bonds 98-56 98.51 Utilities 36.02 36.26 —Straits TimPs Service.
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    JAPANESE SHIPPING
    38 10 TOKIO. Fri. JAPAN expects to construct at least 150,000 tons of ships during the current fiscal year The Transportation Minister, Shinzo Oya. says his Government plans to allocate about 10.000,000,000 yen (£6.250,000) for shipbuilding— Reuter, A.A.P
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    LATE PENALTY GIVES R.A.F. WIN
    523 11 RajasNotvA Imost Out Of Running R.A.F. (Seletar) 2 Kota Raja 1 A PENALTY goal decided th c Issue a couple of minutes from time m Thursday's Senior League game at Jalan Besar Stadium between R.A.F. (Seletar) and Kota Raja. Rajas scored first towards the end
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    Island Club Keen Cup Details
    478 11 Island Club Keen Cup Details PARTNERS and starting times JT for the Island Crab's Easter Monday flag competition for the Keen Cup are: 8 ajn.. F. Jones (4), V. R. Peters (12). a Abbett (14); 8 04, S. Q Wong (18), S. K. Wong (18), Arnold Nasslm (18)- 8.08. T.
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    C.S.C. EASTER CRICKET
    144 11 THE Ceylon Sports Club's Easter cricket fixtures will be against Segamat Cricket Club tomorrow and R.A.P. Seletar on Monday. The match against Segamat will be played at 11 a.m. on R.I. ground. CSC. team is Dr. K. S. Retnam leapt). S. Retnam, T. E. K. Retnam. Bala
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    WOLVES WIN 3-2
    46 11 LONDON, Fri. WOLVERHAMPTON Wanderers beat Charlton Athletic 3-2 hi an English League Div. I fixture on Wednesday. Results of Scottish League "A" Division games were: Morton 3, Clyde 2. Partlck Thistle 3, St. Mirren 0. Rangers 3, East Fife 1. R°uter and A.P
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    Singapore v. N.S. Today
    153 11 SINGAPORE will take on Necri Sembilan In the opening rooad of the Fain adasa Memorial Cap quadrangular meet, and Johore will meet Malacca. This was the result of the draw, which took place m Singapore on Wednesday, In the presence oX Mr. P. G. Michael Mahindasa,
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    Prior Wins Title, Best Boxer's Cup
    439 11 fLOSE decisions, plenty of action and thrills prov vided a fitting climax to four days of some of the keenest amateur boxing seen m Singapore m the finals of the Singapore Amateur Boxing Association's championships held at the Happy World stadium on Thursday night.
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    Penang Will Have Quiet Weekend
    349 11 Penang Will Have Quiet Weekend From Our Staff Correspondent PENANO, Frl. TVITH a mass exodus of Penaog's sportsmen to play away matches against other States,— the island will have a quiet Easter week-end this year. First to leave the island were the local Chinese swimmers, who flew to Singapore to
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    25-Mile Cycle Race In K.L. Tomorrow
    183 11 25-Mile Cycle Race In K.L. Tomorrow Fraaa Our Staff Crr—ynfaat KUALA LUMPUR, >Tl. THE Selaogor Cyclists Association's third post-war 25 mile road championship will be held en Easter Sunday on the Lake Gardens' circulit. This year's event will feature a special section for novices and, for the purpose of defining
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      312 11 SINGAPORE Music; 9.30 Nem; lo.W Rhythm Dutch; 8.00 Kuoyu; 9.30 Burmeaa* n t^. on Records: 11.30 Close. MS English; 10.00 Radio N-ws 9.02 Da.u:e Muoic; 1.30 Charles Reel; 1<U5 light MUslc^lO 30 The Shadwell iz His Orch.: 10.00 New. U. Man* p^ aTttoo Qardw 10 from Euu Lumpur; 10.05 Inter-
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    SOME CLASS, KINDER GOLD TO ACCEPT
    434 12 SOME CLASS, KINDER GOLD TO ACCEPT Strong Field For Big Sprint Race From EPSOM JEEP IFOH, Friday. VUITH Some Class definitely accepting, the Sprinters' Cup field seems to be more formidable than ever. Kinder Gold is already here and 1 am hoping Princess Guinevere turns out she did not accept
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    58 12 ENGLAND'S goalkeeper Frank Swift has the ball safely tucked away as he leaps over the feet of Laurie Reilly, Scotland's outside-left, during a raid on the English goal m the international soccer mateh 66th of the series at Wembley. London, on April 9. England, favourites for the international championship, were
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    54 Tee Off Today For Golf Title
    675 12 From Our Btaff Correspondent KUALA LUMPIJR. Friday. LMFTY-FOUR of Malaya's leading amateur golfers will tee off this morning for the qualifying round of this year's Malayan championship. Th c entry is the largest since the competition was begun m 1894, one more than
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    Sports Diary
    185 12 SINGAPORE CRICKET: Singapore t. S«langor. 1st day. Padang. 11 a.m. BADMINTON: Pamadasa Cap. 1st day. Clerical t'plon. It a.m. Deans B P of Kuala l.umpuf t. Gentle B P.. Clerical I nlon. 7 p.m. SOCCER: Singapore Probable* r. Nary. Jalan Besar. 5 15 p.m.: liottf Bahru Rang«r« T.
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    PERAK T.C. GOLF OFFICIALS
    80 12 From Our Staff Correspondent IPOH, Fri. The annual general neetlng of the golfing section of he Perak Turf Club was held on ruesday. Apr. 12. OfSc*-beai'*rt 'or the ensuing year were elected is follows: Captain, Mr A B Watson; v:cesaptaln. Mr H. T. Ong; hon. sac.
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    VI, Anderson School Draw
    79 12 1 From Our Staff Correspondent j KUALA LUMPUR, Fri: A fine third wicket unbeaten partner- ship between Rajallngam and jKarim m th* second innings enI a Wed Anderson Is School, Ipoh, to draw with the Victoria Institution m an inter-school cricket match played here yesterday. Rajallngam
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    65 12 did most of the damage by taking rtvt wickets for 12 runs and four {wickets for 14 runs respectively. Going m for the second time, the V.I. declared their inninga at 40 for four wickets, but th* Ipoh schoolboys succeeded In playing out time and
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    Weights For Monday
    262 12 TXTEIGHTS for all seven races at Ipoh on Monday, final day of the Perak Turf Club's Easter meet are: THE SPRINTERS CUP CLASS 1. bIV. I—3*iP. STB. Princess Purple Qulnever* 9.04 Knight 8.00 Kinder Oold 9.02 Liberty Man 7.0S Oold Cabaret 7.08 MedalUt 9.02 p.R.B. 7 6ft
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    T.B.A. SPORTS
    64 12 AJ BALASUBRAMANIAM won the Gandhi Memorial Cup for the champion athlete at the Tamil Brotherhood Sports meet held at the Jalan Besar stadium yesterday. K. Murthy was runner-up, and G. Suppiah and J. David tied .'or the third place. Mrs. Thivy, wife of the Representative of the Government
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    BUSMEN WIN 4-1
    23 12 The Paya Lebar But Co. beat Hurricanes four-one m a Junior League soccer match played at i Fairer Park yesterday.
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    Vital U.K. Promotion, Relegation Battles On
    534 12 Vital U.K. Promotion, Relegation Battles On LONDON. Fri. THE 88 EnglUh Football League clubs embark on the most I exacting and important match programme of the season this j week-end, ihe outcome of which will probably decide the majority ,of the promotion and relegation Issues. I Ov r Easier most
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    FIVE STATES JOIN COLONYCARNIVAL
    274 12 rpEAMS from five Federation states will make A Singapore their rendezvous thi s Easter to provide the Colony's sportsmen with a festival of events ranging from badminton to swimming. From the Northern tip of the Peninsula a Chinese Swimming Club team from Penang will participate In
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    Freeman On How To Beat Malayans
    139 12 COPENHAGEN, Fri "FANTASTIC defence" is /V the secret of the strength of the Malayan Badminton players says Dave Freeman. America's All-England singles champion, who arrived m Copenhagen on Wednesday night to take part m the Danish Open International Tournament. Twenty eight year old Freeman,
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    Kailasapathy Withdraws From Team
    201 12 Kailasapathy Withdraws From Team PLAY will start In the cricket match between Singapore and Selangor at 11 o'olock on the padang this morning. Trier* have been two change* In the Singapore side originally chosan. Kailasapathy has withdrawn from the eleven owing to Illness and Carl Schubert, who was chosen as
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    R.A.F. MALAYA CUP TRIALS
    96 12 t)OYAL Air Force have held v soccer trials thl» week at Tengflh and Seletar to seleot thair combined team to meet th* Singapore Civilian* In the H M.S. Malaya Oup competition on April 23. Idea Is to test out n*w talent among the Service, which ha*
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    OOI TAKEN TO THREE SETS
    362 12 COPENHAGEN. Friday. t\Ol Teik Hock, the Malayan badminton champion v and runner-up m th c all England championships, was very nearly eliminated m the first round of the Danish Badminton championships which opened here yesterday. Meeting Poui Nielsen, who was not a member of the
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    Civilians v Navy Today
    111 12 Socci ciing good game at Jalan Besur Btadlum today when Singapore Civilians clash with a <<-tiibiti*il Royal Navy side. Navy have played good, tleiu soccer m- the Senior league »n(| they are very keen on beating th* Civilians, mo>t of whom should bi m the Malaya
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    NEE SOON WIN
    53 12 ALTHOUGH they took tn* field with only ten men and played so until the respite, t.h* T. St T.C. Nee Soon were easy winners over the Tamil Brotherhood Association by lhree grwls to one m a Junior ""A.1' 1 group T, league soccer fixture at 9*. George's
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    FABRICIUS OUT
    33 12 IPOH. Fri.- Capt. R. Fabricius, the "star" batsman of the Perak side, will not be playing m th* inter-State match this week-end, A. Thillainathan. the twelfth man. comes into th<- team.
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