The Straits Times, 25 April 1949

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    21 1 25 AF' 1949 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 KKiHT PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, APRIL 25, 1949 PRICE TEN CENTS.
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    REDS RACING TOWARDS SHANGHAI
    340 1 "Very Weak Defence ...1,000,000 Men Over The Yangtse" SHANGHAI, Sunday. (X>MMLNIST forces were today sweeping south and east towards Shanghai, overcoming what th« Red radio at Peking described as "extremely weak" resistance. The radio added that 1,000,000 veteran Communist troops were now south of the Yangtse.
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    58 1 RIK. X V RAUL, the l>rputy Secretary to the Indian Finance- Ministry, who passed through Singapore on his way hack t<> India ftom Japan when he attended a. conference n the SCAP and Sterling area countries. In Singapore he had talks with Mr. J. D. M. Smith, the Financial Secretary.
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    BAD EGGS FOR MR. POLLITT
    140 1 LONDON. Sun. «|R. Harry Pollitt. British Communist Party secrewa* splattered with i > hks and threatened by duo- wielding antl-Com-tt Dartinglon, Devonshire, last night after he addresjfci a Communist meeting which was all but broker, up by hecklers. A le^e number of hecklers came 15
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    NANKING: THE LAST HOURS
    224 1 NANKING: THE LAST HOURS Seymour Topping, Associated Press correspondent in Nanki::c sent th« foV.ouing cable just before com' municctions icer* cut between the capita! avd the outside world. rt 100,000 Government troops in and around Nanking fled southward yesterday morning. They paused only to blow up the railway station and
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    SHANGHAI: WATCH ON RED CELLS
    254 1 SHANGHAI, Sun. AT least 500 Communist cell leaders are known to be I ready in Shanghai to emerge from their underground actlr vlties and attempt to take over if anarchy breaks out In the city. Troops and Police, say, however, that they have all these
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    KARENS LOSE STRONGHOLD
    68 1 RANGOON, Sun. Burma Government forces have captured Seminary Hill, Karen stronghold at Insein, 10 miles north of here, according to today's Government communique. It said 10 Karens were captured and five bodies found in the former rebel fortress from whicn the main force of Karens had retreated.
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    "ADOPTING" RUSSIA
    58 1 MOSCOW, Sun. Pravda, Communist Party newspaper today published a, letter over the signature of Mr. Archibald R. Johnstone, editor of British Ally, Foreign Office newspaper In Moscow, saying: "I have decided to break .■ompletely with the present British Government, to regain in the Soviet Union and devote abilities
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    Malay Corporal Led Attack
    179 1 Five Bandits Killed From Our Staff Correspondent IPOH, Sunday. A MALAY Regiment corporal warned this afternoon that bandits had been seen in a squatter area I near Bruas in Perak, on hi* own initiative made up a parly of soldiers, police and kampong guards and went
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    Hatta Arrives in Batavia
    130 1 BATAVIA, Sunday. REPUBLICAN Premier and Vice-President, Dc Mohammed Hatta this afternoon unexpectedly arrived at Batavia from Banka Island where he has been living for th c past four months after being arrested at Jogjakarta on Dec. 19 by Dutch occupation troops, Aneta, the Dutch news agency
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    56 1 31 YEARS A PILOT: Capt O. P. Jones whe has been a pilot for over 31 years during; which he has covered, more than 3.000,000 miles in 96 different types of aircraft. Arst flew In 1917 in a Maurice Far man Shorthorn seen behind him. Above is a 8.0.A.C. Constellation
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    RUSH ON THE SWEET SHOPS
    146 1 LONDON, Sun /CHILDREN made a rusf! .jii \j sweet shops all over the country today end of sweet rationing in Britain. For most of them It was Ihe first time In their lives they had been able to buy twee's without Government reside tlons. They
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    Cinema Crowd Saw Shooting
    200 1 Cinema Crowd Saw Shooting From Our Own Correspondent BENTONG, Sun. IN the midst of a cinemagoing crowd in front ot the Sun Theatre in Kuantan yesterday evening a European police sergeant shot dead a wanted Chinese bandit. The bandit was recognised by a. police patrol which was with the sergeant.
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    JEWS PROTEST
    42 1 TEL AVIV, Sun.—lsrael Communist and United Workers' Party deputies, together holding one-sixth of the seats In Parliament, held a mass meeting in Tel Aviv in protest against "Western warmongering." They pledged themselves to prevent Israel becoming an "Anglo-Ameri-can imperialist base."—RevUr.
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    AIRCRAFT HAD TO RETURN
    140 1 AQANTAS Constellation with 38 passengers aboard which took off from Tengah early yesterday morning for Calcutta and Britain had to return to Singapore just before nearing Penan? because of engine trouble. Passengers spent last night at Raffles Hotel and are expected to be delayed for two
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    Reds To Inquire Into Shelling
    210 1 Reds To Inquire Into Shelling SHANGHAI, Sun. fPHE Chinese Commun* ists today promised to investigate the s>helHng of the British sloop. Amethyst in the Yangtse. She later ran aground near Chinkiang. At the same time they accused British and Nationalist naval craft of jointly attacking Communist shore positions on the
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    QUESTION BY CHURCHILL
    52 1 LONDON. Sun —Mr. Churchill will ask Mr. Attlee when Parliament reassembles on Tuesday whether the Government will make a statement about the Yangtse River situation. He will seek informaion on th circumstances in which sn:p s of the Royal Navy wrr^ attacked and British sailors killed and
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    RUSSIA AND U.S. "EQUALLY TO BLAME"
    339 2 RUSSIA AND U.S. "EQUALLY TO BLAME" PARIS, Sunday. DELEGATES to the "World Peace Congress" booed and hissed an American speaker yesterday when he said that Russia and the United States were "equally responsible" for the cold war. Mr. John Rogge, a former U.S. Assistant Attorney General, said th e U.S.
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    WOOD PULP CONFERENCE
    69 2 WASHINGTON. Sun.-Pro-blems of Increasing wood pulp production will be discussed at a 24-nation preparatory conference, at which India will be represented, in Montreal from Apr. 25 to May 4. It will be the first such conference which Is being sponsored by the Food and Agriculture Organisation under
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    Gaoled Jap To Testify In Court
    146 2 Gaoled Jap To Testify In Court TOKYO, Sun. FRMER Vice-Admiral Shlgeru Fukudome, Japanese Naval Commander in Singapore at the close of the war, Is in Japan to testify at the trial of Admiral Seemu Toyoda. Chief of the Navy General Staff at the surrender. Fukudome is serving a three-year sentence
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    Hyderabad Trial
    99 2 HYDERABAD, Sun. MIR Laik All, former Prime Minister of Hyderabad State, told a court martial here yesterday that he had given orders to detain Mr. F. H. Rowan, a British civilian killed in Hyderabad during last September's Indian military action. The ex-premier, now under house arrest, was giving
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      Chinese Want Japs Barred From Talks
      283 2 CHINA has protested against the presence of two Japanese observers at the 58-nation Red Cross conference at Geneva. The Chinese delegate asked the conference to have the Japanese withdrawn, and this is being considered. Delegates are considering three revised conventions on the treatment of
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    Pakistan Bans Book
    64 2 KARACHI, Sunday. IMIE Pakistan Government has banned the entry of a British book entitled "One Hundred Great Lives," it «as announced last night. A picture of Prophet Mohamet on the book's dust ■atket was said by an authoritative source to be offensive to Pakistan's Muslim population. Under
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      622 2 NOTICES TEACHERS OF ENGLISH IN VERNACULAR SCHOOLS, NEGRI SEMBILAN Applications are invited for appointment as Probationary Teachers of English In Malay Vernacular Schools In Negri SembUan. Preference will be given to candidates who have passed School Certificate or who have sat for the Examination. In addition the foUowlng vernacular qualification
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    AUSTRALIAN REDS'URGED REVOLUTION IN MALAYA'
    371 3 MELBOURNE, Sunday. RECENTLY resigned executive of the Australian Communist Party today wrote that he believed the Sydney Party Congress last May "urged Malayan comrades to wage a revolutionary struggle against British Imperialist interests. It was not long before the Malayan Communist Party resorted to open
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    6 Aboard Missing Aircraft
    148 3 6 Aboard Missing Aircraft RANGOON, Sun. A UNION of Burma Airways plane is missing with four [MWllffri and a crew of two aboard The plane, piloted by a Royal Air Force officer, S. D. Penton, took off from Mingaladon Airfield for Akyab. Western Burma, yesterday Later it signalled that it
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    HUXLEY WINS THE HUXLEY MEDAL
    59 3 LONDON. Bun.— The bio- I logist. Dr. Julian Huxley, won his grandfather's medal on Saturday. The Royal Anthropologlcal Society has announc- i >>d that it is to award him the I 1950 Huxley Memorial medal and invite him to delivpr the I Huxley lecture next
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    Singapore Diary
    86 3 TODAY INT Mo day Morning Marls P.esbytenan Church Hail ■d Road. 830 a.m. to noor Y.W C.A.. International Fortmghily Club Mr. T. P. F. lieon Sex and Family Life." 5 Raffle- Quay, in i.m. Tin Singapore Battalion of the B j\V BriKade. executive meeting. 77. Prinaep Street. 5.30
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    SUPER U.S. CARRIER SCRAPPED
    140 3 SUPER U.S. CARRIER SCRAPPED WASHINGTON. Sun. '■'.HE U.S. Secretary of De1 fence, Mr, Loui s Johnson, yesterday ordered construction stopped on the Navy's controversial 65.000-ton super aircraft carrier A Defence Department spokesman interpreted Mr. Johnson's order to mean that instruction was halted permanently. Only last Monday the Navy announced that
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    WANTS ROBESON BANNED
    59 3 NEW YORK. Sun-Mr. Willard B. Rogers, chairman of the Connecticut State Development Commission, has asked the State Police Commissioner to bar Paul Robe.son. ihe Negro singer, i from his home state. He said he was "disgusted" with Robeson's statement at the left-wing "World Peace Congress in Paris
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    Bao Dai Leaves By Air For Singapore
    110 3 K X-EMPtKOK Bao Dai «f AnnaTleft Nfaf&ptrt oan U4i made his final orepi rat inns for departure yest;;rday. after the CochlnC hina assembly had approv- d that territory's participation in Vietnam, which Bao Dai had made a condition of nil return. A Saigon
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    MORE SOVIET SYNTHETIC
    67 3 MOSCOW. Sun- The Sovltt Union increased industrial production 23 per cent. n the first three months over the same period last year, the Central Statistical Bureau I reported yesterday. Steel production increased 27 per cent, over the same period a year ago, coal 12 per (ent. railway
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    'HUKBALAHAPS DEMORALISED'
    52 3 MANILA. SunHukbalahaps a s a force are no longer a seriou s obstacle to peace and order, according to a report submitted to President Quirino by Brigadier General Alberto Ramos, chief of the Constabulary. The Huk Army, says the report, ha s been demoralized into "small impotent roving
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    JEWS SEEK ARAB FRIENDSHIP
    57 3 NLW YORK, Sun. -Israel's policy is one of friendship to all nations 'whether or not rhey diverge among themselves in other aspects." said Dr. Chain Welzmann. Presi ?e? en xr of lsrael > an addressIn New York. Israels primary objective, he said, is "lasting peace betSt
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    REDS PLAN U.K. CHAOS: MINISTER
    145 3 LONDON, Sun. I>BITAINS Deputy Prime j Minister, Mr. Herbert Morrison. *a:d yesterday that Communists plotted the London dock strike last week I w it, the a.m of wrecking Brl- taln't nconomjr. "Communist plotters sought to pr -<n s which they believe ls the easiest way
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    63 3 JOHORE MEDICAL SPORTS (LIB gave a farewell dinner to DrE. C. Vardy. physician at the General Hospital Johore Bahru, on the *ye of his departure for Europe on a leave and study tour. Dr Vardy is in the centre of the group with the Matron, ■niss Henderson and Dr. and
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    Minister In Colony
    53 3 INDIA'S Deputy Minister for External Affairs, Or. B. V. Keskar (in*black coat) at a Press conference In Singapore yesterday. The Indian Government Representative, Mr. J. A. Thlvy, Is next to Dr. Keskar and on the extreme right is Mr. S. Than, the first secretary to the Representative.
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    'India To Remove Trade Snags'
    171 3 MR. K. N. Kaul, the Deputy Secretary to the Indian iTi Government's Finance Ministry, has agreed to remove certain difficulties being experienced by Indian businessmen in Malaya In their trade with India. Tht managing committee of the Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and other Indian
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    Kaul Says Jute Ban Is Justified
    171 3 Kaul Says Jute Ban Is Justified ASKED on Saturday about India's ban on the export of jute goods to Malaya, Mr. K. N. Kaul, the Deputy Secretary to the Indian Government Finance MinLstry, said New Delhi had abundant evidence that such goods had been re-exported to South Africa. He added
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    LONG JOURNEY HOME
    52 3 MANILA. Sun— The re- 1 mains of Lieut. I. J. Paredes of the Royal Air Force arrived In Manila aboard the steamer Antenor, from Ensland. Eldest son of Congressman, Quentln Paredes, Lieut. -Paredes was killed in England one month before the United States entered the war In
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    SULTAN AT SAINT'S GRAVE
    55 3 ANCESTORS GRAVES: Recently the Sultan of P«r«k and the Raja Perempuan v isited the graves of their ancestors. Picture shows the Pa wait* Raja pouring the Ayer Slemat— Holy wat er— on the Sultan's head before the tomb of the Virgin Saint of Perak at Temong—picture
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    Britain & India 'Close Friends'
    441 3 Britain India 'Close Friends THE Indian Deputy Minx ister for External Affairs, Dr. B. V. Keskar, said in Singapore yesterday: "At no time in Indian history has there been greater friendship with Britain than at the present time." Dr. Keskar. who is on a visit to Indian embassies in South-East
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    SHIRLEY TEMPLE
    35 3 HOLLYWOOD Sun.—Shirley Temple was 21 yesterday Site spent her jjirthday as I she had so many othersmaking a Him. It is estimated that Shirley has a fortune of $U. 5.5 000 000. -U.P.
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    "Trying Hard To Settle Indonesian Issue'
    194 3 "Trying Hard To Settle Indonesian Issue l\H. S. C. Alagappan. the Indian Consul-General in 11 Indonesia, said in Singapore on Saturday that the Indonesians and the Dutch were trying very hard to solve the Indonesian question. i Dr. Alagappan had come I here to meet Dr. B. V. Keskar. the
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    NEW POST
    38 3 HOBART, Sun.— Mr. K. R. Blackwell, formeiH of the Malayan Civii Service from 1921 to 1944, has been appointed Tasmanian organiser of the United Nations Association and (he Australian National Committee for the United Nations. Reuter.
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    Shanghai Waits
    366 4 While the Communist statement on the tragic Yangtze shooting leaves several points unexplained, it will be widely welcome for the implied assurance that the Communists will not make the coming battle for Shanghai the occasion of another attack on foreign interests. According to Communist headquarters the gunners on
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    Jamaica's Future Is Good
    1190 4  -  There Are Dangers Ahead, But By LADY TWEEDSMUIR, M.P. IT is already almost A a dream, that visit to Jamaica which my husband and I undertook. For we travelled so far and fast and saw so much that it is not easy to crystallise impressions. At
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    Radio Karen Goes On The Air
    475 4 Radio Karen Goes On The Air RADIO Karen, newly created voice of the Karen people, has denied officially-made accusations that the Karens aa c linked with the Communists in revolt against the Burmese government. In its first "world broadcast" from inside the Karen stronghold at bomb-shatter-ed Insein, 10 miles to
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      Professional Officers And The Cowgill Report
      395 4 THE report recently published on the revision of salaries in the Public Services by Mr. J. V. Cowgill. Joint Salaries Commission officer, does not solve the problem of remuneration, especially in the higher ranks of the services Ftoiti reports and articles which appear In
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      A GRIM FAIRY TALE
      185 4 ONCE upon a time there I was a little waitress whose work gave her I some measure of inde- I pendence and a chance to be a human being in her own right. That may or may not be a good thing according to whether "Pro
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    NEW WAR DAMAGE PLANS OPPOSED Britain Will BE Urged To Contribute Morel
    603 5 NEW WAR DAMAGE PLANS OPPOSED Britain Will BE Urged To Contribute Morel m 2?f Staff Correspondent rnnp M KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. JHL Malayan Associated Chinese Chambers of dPrirfprfT 1 06 at 1 inference here today, C ,S P g°, Se^ c aPPlic»«ona PP Iic »«on of the report of the
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    CHRISTIAN LEADER IN SINGAPORE
    168 5 Dr. Leung arrived in Sin*aPolV<?sterday from Bang- He is on a tour in tN> Interests of the Eastern Asia Christian Conference, which Js to be held at Bangkok m cc t e ml >er under the auspices of the International Missionary Council and the World Council
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    NEW MOON
    24 5 The new moon day on Wednesday, will be celebr.^d at the Sinhalese Buddhist Temple. 263 Outram Road by SciafK^ 0 BUddhist As
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    CAR FATALITY
    34 5 An Indian, Mr. J. A. H Khanday was killed when he was struck by an unknown T a n,^ o e Bukit riman Road, Singapore, near the 4J milestone, on Saturday night.
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    Children As Trishaw Riders
    96 5 Children As Trishaw Riders From Our Staff Correspondent P JOHORE BAHRU. Sun R employing children under 14 years of age as trishaw riders, six owners of trishaws in Pontian were each fined $30, in default two weeks' rigorous imprisonment by Inche Nasir bin Haji Abubakar, Circuit Magistrate Until very recently
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    VIENNESE MUSIC
    51 5 The third gramophone recital featuring a Viennese programme was held last nteht Jn Raffles Institution hall. The recital included many Strauss waltzes and compositions by Franz Lehar, Schubert and Richard Heuberger. A selection of vocal num bers was also played The next recital will be held on May
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    WOMAN CHOSEN
    40 5 From Our Own Correspondent SEREMBAN, Sun.— Tengku Azizah binte Tengku Petra the first woman to be election to the Negri Sembilan State Council, was today appointed to the committee to raise funds for the University of Malaya. 1
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    HOPE OF UNION LINK-UP
    90 5 THE Liaison Sub-Commit-x tee, consisting of representatives of Government servants co-operative socie"f- unions and associations, might develop into a Federation of unions of Government servants. m J ll^ h ope T, was cx Pressed by Mr. N. A. Kularajah. secret- 1 ary of the Singapore Govern-
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    HYMNS ON THE BEACH
    71 5 The Bethesda Church, Katong last night brought the church to the people when c service was held on the beach at Marine Parade. A portable pulpit was used and seats provided. The Rev. A. J. Turner officiated and more than 500 Joined in the service. A
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    PHILCO MANAGER IN COLONY
    66 5 More air conditioning equipment could be expected in Singapore and the Federation in the next six months I^m tne regional manager of Philco International Corporation, Mr. Julius Shell Mr. Shell said that soft currency countries like Malaya would be supplied with equipment from British factories to
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    HOVELS TO GO
    34 5 PENANG, Sun.— lnsanitary buildings erected during the Japanese occupation and not conforming to Municipal byelaws may have to be demolished next year, the Municipal Engineer, Mr. j. w. Clark indicated today
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    TAMIL SCHOOL BUILDING FUND
    137 5 The Omar Pulavar Tamil School building fund has now reached $2,702. Further contributions are: Imperial chemical Industries (M) Ltd" $100. Mr. M H. Abdul 4L 100> Btnff Fo °d Control Distribution Dept., $41, staff Thos. Cook Son Ltd. $29 Mr. T. A. Mawthu Annan $15. Mr.
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    Indians Told: No Sectionalism
    216 5 A^nd^nhnM l^ 3118 t0 for et their actions yesterday afternoon. "The more you absolve yourselves from sectional reelings, the greater will be the strength of your country, and greater will you rise," said Dr. Keskar replying to an address ->t welcome presented by the Indian community
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    Under-18sTo Fly Cheaply
    118 5 EXCURSION return fares for v schoolchildren on BOAC and Qantas Constellations travelling from Australia or New Zealand to Singapore during a school vacation are now cut by 50 per-cent of the normal half fare. In addition, excursion fares are now available to boys and girl s who
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    SULTAN AT IPOH DANCE
    65 5 From Our Staff Correspondent IPOH. Sun.— St. George's a hh f Wa s^ celebrated nere la st hJI? ce K Pre sld^ nt of the p erak M» hh A Of the Royal Society Ct St. George Mr. F. L. Cave fenny, and his wife received
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    'STOP CELEBRATING DEEPAVALI'
    150 5 i?MAT r S r tafT Cor^pondent r KUALA LUMPUR. Sun IE Pan-Malayan Dravid»i*. 1? derat 'on. which neid its third annual conference at Kuala Lumpur, wants to end the celebration of Deepa vali- "which degrades and disgraces the Dravidian -om-munity"--and instead to ce^brate Thaipongal. Dravldian s are
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    Jap Women Eager For Democracy
    170 5 lAPANFSF Ur Woman Correspondent w De m cracy under General Mac Arthur's regime was slow In establishing ftself, he said but was definitely coming to stay. The women, especially benefit?" 1 on reaping its' Many of them have forsaken elementary education and a life at
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    Production Of Palm Oil
    93 5 DALM oil and kernels pro- d V ctlon ln the Federation of Malaya for the first quarter n n 6 y <? ar ta estl mated at respYctiv^ 8 and ***** 481 Only in January was production less, it being 3,793 tons for palm oil and
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    SPEEDED UP
    48 5 ana sea shipments between seaports in the Far SSm Se f V r d by Ameri can President Lines and the 80 cities on United Air Lines' coast-to-coast system will be speeded up under a new Interchange agreement signed by the two lines, It is announced.
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    Warning Against "Slot Machine" Trade Unionists
    202 5 meeting ut'aSM^ V vil aSSu??!! ■*">"■» *or them the next t0 wln a c ™cession .11 wa s essential, in bulldn* sound trade unions, that So,,M Wl VJ be J on &*<* to them take nn atte H d meeti "gs and XSU a
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    NEW OFFICERS ELECTED
    163 5 About 400 members attended the annual meeting of the Singapore Muslim League hfld at the Diamond Theatre" The following officers were elected for the new term: Patron, Mr. M. J. Namaziepresident. Mr. Karimgani; vicepresidents. Messrs. Sardon Zubir, Ahmad bin Mohamed Ibrahim. Abdullah bin- Yahya M Jumabhoy, and
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    CALL TO MALAY YOUTHS
    173 5 Malay News From Our Malay t'orrespondent UALAY youths must help m themselves, their kamPongs, their country and their race, said Capt. Hussein Onn, UMNO Secretary for Youth Affairs, at a tea Party held by the Selangor Youth Section at Klang S'SSESSIfc there "Z^fi Malays had taken
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    SUPPER DANCE
    30 5 The Over-Seas League Far East branch, held a buffet supper and dance on the sea verandah of Sea View Hotel on Saturday attended by more than jgo people.
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      BUSINESS DULL ON MALAYAN STOCK MARKET
      729 6 BUSINESS DULL ON MALA YAN STOCK MARKET From A Market Correspondent c«LOW to resume after Easter, only a small volume 5 of business was written on Malayan markets in the four day s under review. Quotations tended to sae in all sections save Loans. Most of the business of the
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      Week-End Rubber
      131 6 Th« Singapore Chamber of rommerci Rubber Association'! loon prlco on Saturday, Apr. 23, »-ere in cenU per lb.: Buyer SelUr So. 1 R.S.S. Spot loos* nominal 35 a 3SV FOB. In balM May No 1 R.S.S. 35'i 3d-,. No. 2 R.S.S. 34 U L t. No 3 R.S.S.
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      REPORT ON RUBBER TO OEEC
      158 6 Krom Our Own forrespoiidem LONDON. Sun. THE unsatisfactory position in the rubber growing industry will be reported to the Organisation for European Economic CoI operation, according to the Fin- anclal Times' Amsterdam correspondent, who reports Dutch growers assaying that only stixk- piling by the Unittd
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      RUBBER CROPS
      35 6 EVATT Company, announce the following March rubber outputs. In lbs.: Brunei Utd. Plant 36,000 Changkat Serdaug Est 27,500 Haytor Estates ***** Lunas Estates 63.400 Nyalas Estates 59.000 Riverview Estates *****0 Tapah Estates 101,120
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      Aluminium Coy's Borneo Project
      145 6 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Sunday. A MOST promising potential development" in North Borneo was mentioned by the chairman of the British Aluminium Company, Mr. R. W. Cooper at the annual meeting in connection with the company's pursuit of Increased production. I Mr. Cooper said that
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      Rubber Dividends
      123 6 IJOTH Cheviot Rubber and Labu (F.M.S.) Rubbw companies ar« raising their dividend* for 1»48 from 7.57 per cent, to 12 'i per cent., less tax. Each company resumed payments in 1947 sfter a six-year lapse. Cheviot's profits, before tax. are up from 139.107 to £69.193. Labu a from
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      London Stocks
      158 6 Following war* thi closing middle prices of selected stock* a* supplied to the Strait* Times by special arrangement with the Financial Times UnlaM otherwise marked shares arc of {1 denomination. The quotations are dealer* mldI die price*.) LOANS Fund 4% 1960-9* 113 7/16 +1/16 BAILS Can. Pac. <«6)
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      Dow Jones Averages
      25 6 Apr. 22 Apr. 23 Industrial. 173. 118.18 Rails 47 1B 47 45 Domestic Bonds 98.48 98.51 Utilities 39.55 35.55 —Straits Time.- Service
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    POMPEY'S TEAM-WORK REWARDED Success Gained Without Stars
    598 7 POMPEY'S TEAM-WORK REWARDED Success Gained Without Stars LONDON, Sunday. PORTSMOUTH celebrated their Jubilee season by carrying off the thampionship. They made certain yesterday with a two goals to one victory at Bolton, while their most dangerous rivals. Newcastle and Manchester United, could only draw. 1U Thus Portsmouth have gained compensation
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    20th-Minute Goal Gives Bromley Cup
    148 7 LONDON. Sun. ROMLEY of Kent yesterday won the Amateur Cup of soccer football for the third time in their career when they beat Romford of Essex in the final at Wembley Stadium by one goal to nil. The all-important goal came after 20 minutes when
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    Singapore AAA Lack Facilities
    175 7 Singapore AAA Lack Facilities T ACK of equipment, training JL-i ground* and funds have hindered the development of Singapore's athletic taleut and the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association are looking forward to the Singapore Olympic and Sports Council's plan for a stadium to overcome this, problem. This Is stated In the
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    Rugby League Results
    72 7 Rugby League Results LONDON, Sun. Rugby League results yesterday were: Dewsbury 22, Castleford 9; Halifax 17, York 8; Hull Kingston Rovers 17, Oldham 16: Hunslet 9 Batley 13; Kelghley 8, Huddersfield 13: Leigh 16. Rochdale Hornets 9; Liverpool Stanley 0, Widnes 21; Salford 34, Bramley 8; Swinton 16. St. Helens
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    SABRE CHAMPION
    32 7 CAIRO, Sun:— G. Dare of Italy won the individual sabre title In the world fencing championships here yesterday, beating his fellow countryman. G. Pellinl, 5—3.5 3. iir the final. Reuter.
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    HOLLAND WIN 4-1
    20 7 ROTTERDAM, Sun Holland beat Prance by four goals to one In a soccer International here yesterday Reuter
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    KHALSA ASSN. WIN BY 70 RUNS
    60 7 rl Khalsa Association defeated the Customs by 70 runs In a cricket match played at St. George's Road yesterday. Scores were: Khalsa, 103: (Mohlnder Singh 32, M. B. Singh 17; Reutens five for 28). Customs, 32: (Aziz 12; Gurdial Singh fire for 17; B.
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    120,000 See Rangers Win Cup Final
    271 7 120, 000 See Rangers Win Cup Final GLASGOW, Sunday. A CROWD of 120,000 packed into Hampden Park xx yesterday to see Glasgow Rangers beat Clyde by four goals to one in the Scottish Cup final and so retain the trophy. This was the Rangers' eighth victory in the last 21
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    English Cricket Has Brighter Hopes For 1949
    822 7 English Cricket Has Brighter Hopes For 1949 By JIM CHAMBERS EWGLISH cricket, down in th e dumps after its slaughter by Don Bradman's Australian team in 1948, recovered some prestige by winning two of five Test matches against South Africa this winter. It can, therefore, approach the 1949 season with
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      138 7 cmriDADv P^'JL 00 News (als0 at 9 30): Muslc for strings: 10.30 -a* you SINGAPORE 7.10 Share Market Quotation* Like If; 10.45 Australians 00 1.00 Monday Matinee; 1.30 8^2 Mk- VsTxh^ Me^ R C rd: U C1 Se SWSii'fl SK SS e 3 si-ioHS b.f.e.b.s. Programme Summary: 6.03 Light Catallero"
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    S.R.C. BEAT JOHORE C.C. BY INNINGS
    516 8 S.R.C. BEAT JOHORE C.C. BY INNINGS G. Clarke Scores His First 100 THE Singapore Recreation Club gained the day's only outright victory in the Singapore Cricket Association's tournament when they beat the Johore Cricket Club by an innings and 66 runs at Johore Bahru yesterday. i The ten points they
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    51 8 OWNED by Major R. MUcdonald-Buohnan and trained at Beckhampton by Noel Murless. Abernant seen here w.th Gordon Richards up. in a hot favourite at 6to 'or the J.OOO Guinea*, to be run at Newmarket m Aprl 27. Atcf. nant was the champion two»year-old of 1948. winning n\f out of »ix
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    Not Many Teams Will Beat R.A.F.
    488 8 MALAYA CUP VERDICT went right for a Singapore except that brief moment in the 13th minute that brought them the only goal of the game— in their Malaya Cup tie against th e Royal Air Force on Saturday, but there is no reason for
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    S.C.R.C. Gain Easy Victory
    86 8 THE Singapore Chinese Recreslion Club defeated BOD.C.A i !>y 7 wickets In a cricket match played at Si. Oeorttis Rd. yesteiday. A feature of the game was the K')<)d bowling of Thiain Slew who toe* nliTe BO. DC. A. witketß tm 'i'A runs. TIM B. O.
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    Owens' Record Equalled
    56 8 PROVO, UTAH. Sun. JESSE OWENS' 14-year-old world record of 203 lOths. seconds for 220 yards was again equalled here yesterday by Lloyd La Beach, of Panama, who finished third in the London Olympic sprint events. The record, set up l»y Jesse Owens in 1935. was previously equalled
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    Macao Beat Colony 5-0
    220 8 A RECORD crowd of over 2.000 saw the visiting Macao table tennis team trounce Singapore by five games to nil at the Great World last night. For the Colony table tennis stars, it was a lesson in the finer art s of the game. The Macao
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    ST. PATRICK'S XI
    47 8 St. Patrick's soccer team to play against Raffles College at Buklt Timah tomorrow evening will be as follows:— C. Rodrigues; P. Wee, L. Andrade: Low Per.g Hai. R. Westerhout, A. de Silva: Wee Eng Siong. M. Wee. A. Tan, Lee Kiar Jian, L. Ross.
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    Jollilads Win Two Games
    73 8 THE Jollilads' first tram beat the Ceylonese Pioneer Corps first team 4-3. and their second team beat the Ceylonese by three goals to nil in two soccer matches played at Woodsville yesterday. The Jollilads' scorers in the first t am game were Tobing. Hussein, Dollah and
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    Sports Diary
    50 8 LEAGUE SOCCER: Snr. Lie.. Tigers S. C. v. Rover* S.C. Jalan Besar; Junior "A" Group 8. Reg. Pay Office v. Custom* S.C. GejrUng; Junior "B f Group 2. t'YMA (PM) v. Aslon A.C. CYMA grai; St George's Rd FRIENDLY SOCCER: R.A.F. j Jurong T. Hotspur* Victoria School grnd.
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    PRESCOTT HITS 108 v SELETAR
    133 8 PRESCOTT HITS 108 v SELETAR AC F. Prescott was in brilliant batting form for RAF. Changi in their Singapore cricket tournament match against R.A.F. Seletar at Changi yesterday, scoring 108 runs. Changi won the match by five runs with a total of 215 to Seletar's 210. Prescott stayed two hours
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    U.K. Soccer & Cricket—P. 7
    137 8 U.K. Soccer Cricket— P. 7 c Fear b Makepeace 50; Filby b Makepeace 54; Oilier b Makepeace 1; Jame* lbw Makepeace 3; Lee b Bowman 18; Hamlet Fear b Stevens 8; Dlxon n.o. 20. Extraa 14. Toal 210. Bowling: Bowman five for 56; Makepeace four for 46; Steven* one for
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    NEE SOON SOCCER FINAL DRAWN
    44 8 THE Nee Soon GarrUon soccer cup final between the R A.S.C. School and O.H.Q. 2nd Echelon played at Nee Soon yesterday resulted in a one-all draw. The replay will be held at Nee Soon at s. is p.m. tomorrow.
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    Injuries Did Not Stop Coventry
    304 8 LONDON. Sunday. IN .spile ol a large number of injuries. Coventry scored a good victory over the Old Blues In I yesterday's Rugby Union programme. Coventry lost Pateman. the England 'victory International I fullback, carried off unconscious; Preeef, Ibc England stand-off half, damaged an ankle,
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    PLAN TO IMPROVE SOUTHBADMINTON
    379 8 By KEN JALLEH BADMINTON officials and observers, deploring the standards exhibited by the Southern states in the Pamadasa. Cup tournament, are seeking a solution whereby these States can improve their game. They speak of a Northern reign in Malayan badminton, and of Penang. not Singapore, as
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    Joe Louis To Fight In Manila
    112 8 Joe Louis To Fight In Manila MANILA, Sun. RETIRED heavyweight boxing champion, Joe Louis, will appear in two three round exhibition matches in Rlzal Baseball Park «4i May 15. The promoter of the exhibition announced that Louis was matched with Jim Wilkins, a 21-year old air force champion at Clark
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    Indians Win On First Innings
    357 8 Indians Win On First Innings GOOD batting performances byl M. K. Motiwalla and Hussaln Shah. follow|?d by some steady bowling by Ibrahim Esa. enabled the Indian Asoociation to collect sever! first Innings points from the Colonials in a Singapore Cricket Association tournament fixture on the R.I. ground yesterday. Hussaln Shah
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    Time Robs C.S.C. Of Victory
    568 8 TIME robbed the Ceylon Sports Club of full points in their Singapore Cricket Association tournament game against the Singapore Cricket Club on the padang yesterday after they had established a clear mastery during the day's play. Batting first, the Ceylonese scored 101 runs. V. R.
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    "Casuals Win First Game
    130 8 AFTER a string of defeats in the Senior League. Chinese Casuals registered their first victory at the f-x-pense of the S.RC. at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. It was a dull game. Casuals were awarded a penalty when Henderson tac[kled Ah Yik from behind. Peck Whye took
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    2nd. ECHELON WIN BY 7 WKTS
    83 8 'p. H. Q. 2nd Echelon defeated ill T. T. C. (Nee Soon) by seven wickets in the semi-final of the Garrison cricket competition at Nee S9Oll yesterday. T. A T.C. batted first and scored 110 <Lt. Clarke 39. Capt. Given* 20: Sgt. Barnes seven
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