The Straits Times, 1 May 1950

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    20 1 The Straits Times MALAYA S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 1845 EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MAY 1, 1950. if PRICE TEN CENTS.
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    M.I.C. TO BACK CONSTITUTION
    324 1 'NewPolicy'Of Co-operation Is Approved From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. A "NEW" policy to work the Federal constitution with the other communities and abandon the previous boycott decision was unanimously approved by delegates attending the general session of the Malayan Indian Congress at Kuala Lumpur
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    Planes Fight Over Italy
    109 1 Planes Fight Over Italy TRENTO, Italy, Sun. yfIREE unidentified ,)ianes engaged in a machine-gun fight over the Italian Alpine village of Ruffre. near the Austrian and Yugoslav border s yesterday. Major B. Torncllo, chief of the Trento Carablnleri. said that the planes appeared over the village at about 3 a.m..
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    KOREAN FLEES FROM RED
    63 1 Lt. Lee Kun-soon, a Korean pilot who fled from Communist North Korea to Pusan In a Runton-made fighter plane said he was pursued by two other pbnes and shot at by Communist antl-alrcivft guns, state reports from Seoul. I L.f-e. a Catholic, said the North Korean
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    U.S. Probes Killings
    73 1 WASHINGTON. Sun.-The assassinations of Mr. Robert Doyle and Professor Raymond Kennedy by terrorists in West Java on Thursday are being Investigated, said the U.S. State Department today, adding that American Embassy officials were asslstl^* local police In inquiries The bodies had *»en ldentllicd Mr. Doyle was correspondent
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    MOSCOW MISSION
    33 1 AMSTERDAM. Sun. The Indonesian "mission to Moscow" led by Mr. L. N. Palar, 'ndonsaiau representative vlth the United Nations, left lere today by B'r for Moscow oy vay of Prague.— Reuter.
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    Siam King, Queen On Honeymoon
    171 1 From Oar Own Correspondent BANGKOK, Sun. KING Phumiphon Aduldet and Queen Sirikit left Bangkok today by special tram for their honeymoon at Hua Hiii. oopular seaside resort. Crowa* assembled at various points to catch a glimpse of the King and Queen as they drove to
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    Hong Kong Shuts Its Doors Today
    139 1 numj ivum*, aunaay. of Chinese were flocking across the 1 Hong Kong border today last day of unrestricted entry to the British colony. From tomorrow, for the first time since the British took over Hong Kong :n 1841. the authorities will treat Chinese from
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    BARRISTER FREE ON BAIL
    39 1 SAIGON, Sun— A Vietnamese Magistrate here released on ball a local barrister, M. Tho, who had been staging a hunger strike for five days. M. Tho was arrested after anti-American riots on March 19.— Reuter.
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    Shin well Better
    34 1 LONDON. Bun.— The Defence Minister, Mr. Emanuel Shlnwell, who has been Indisposed at ht« home with a •light attack of food poison. Ing. was today stated to be fully recovered.— Reuter.
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    55 Chinese Police In Training
    87 1 55 Chinese Police In Training From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. PFTY-five Chinese, who are making history by joining the Federation Police Force as recruit police constables, arrived in Kuala Lumpur this morning to start their training at the Police Depot. > Within hair an hour of their arrival
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    Railway Engineer
    52 1 LONDON. Sun— Mr. D. O. Rlley, of Harrow Weald, who will shortly go to the Federation as a railway engineer, trained as a civil engineer on the L.M. and S. Railway before the war. He served with the Royal Engineers from 1940 to 1946 and obtained his AMICE,
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    Wesak Eve Devotee
    39 1 A TODNG devotee offers prayers before the Image of the Buddha at the Sakya Muni Temple at Race Course Road, Singapore, in connection with the Wesak ceremonies yesterday. Wessk ceremonies open, P. 5.— -Straits Times picture.
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    FINANCE EXPERT TO HEAD VIETNAM GOVT.
    156 1 FINANCE EXPERT TO HEAD VIETNAM GO VT. SAIOON V Sun. MR. Tran Van Huu, 54-year-old Indo-Chinese finance expert, has agreed to form a new government in Vietnam to replace that of Mr. Nguyen Phan Long which resigned this week after four months In office. Mr. Tran Van Huu has cabled
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    More U.K. Aid To Malaya Demand
    368 1 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Sunday. IT IS only togical to suppose that if existing trends in the development and continuation of bandit tctfrity are not reversed Malaya will eventually be Ji>fi". Warns the London Economist. sfit*. i*. I.*;1 T"ery serious i ii*wyLkM»nd <t)&
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    REBUFF TO U.K. REDS
    80 1 LONDON Sun. A I STKAU AS Deputy A High Commissioner in London, Mr. Norman Mighell, has refused to meet a British Communist Party deputation wishing to protest against his Government's plan to outlaw Communists. In a letter to Mr. George Matthews, Assistant Secretary of the British
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    Thousands In Spear, Gun Fight
    119 1 Thousands In Spear, Gun Fight DURBAN Sun. 4 HEAVILY armed force of police yesterday rushed to the Mapumulo district of Zululand to quell thousands of Africans In two factions fighting with guns and spears A fury of hut-burning and fighting broke out after a wedding on Thursday, though the wedding
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    INDIAN TEA 'RECORD
    68 1 CALCUTTA. Sat.—Tea production in India In 1949 was estimated at 579.000,000 lbs which "exceeds all previous records," according to Mr. N.B Banerjee. chairman of the Indian Tea Planters' Association. Mr. Banerjee said at the annual meeting of the association today that the Indian tea industry was "safe
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    ON THE PHONE
    20 1 LONDON, Sun. A new 4,100-mile direct radio-tele-phone communication lint between Mos*>w and Shanghai was opened yesterday. UP.
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    Governor Sees U.S. Baseball
    240 1 Governor Sees U.S. Baseball IT.S. naval police formed a guard ol nonour on the Singapore Padang yesterday afternoon for the Governor, Sir Franklin Glmson, who threw the first ball in a baseball match between two U.S. navy teams. Detectives and officers of the special branch mingled with the crowd of
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    Philosopher's Death
    23 1 BUDAPEST Sun.— Dr. Lazlo Rudes, world famous philosopher and a close friend of the late Nikolai Lenin, died here yesterday. A.P.
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    Police Double Security Road Checks
    267 1 Police Double Security Road Checks f p!E Singapore Police have intensified screening operations during the past 48 hours and more than 40,000 people have been checked at road blocks as against the normal 10,000 a day. The Deputy Commissioner of Police, CID Mr. R. C. B. Wiltshire, told the Straits
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    PRECAUTIONS IN FEDERATION
    37 1 TEDERATION poUce watch for possible increased Communist activities in the country today. In the past few days Communist flags and posters have been found on trees and buddings m various parts of the Federation.
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    Birthday Greetings
    28 1 NEW DELHI, Sun.— Dr. Rajendra Praard, President of the Republic of India, has sent greetings to Queen Juliana of the Netherlands on her birthday today.— Reuter.
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      Tornadoes Slash Country: 12 Die
      266 2 HOLDENVILLE, Oklahoma, Sunday. ATA T 12 people are dead as a result of tornadoes which have slashed ac*>ss Oklahoma and West Texas. Near Sentinel, Oklahoma, a banker collapsed and died, apparently of a heart attack, after frantically telephoning to warn his wif« that a tornado
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    37 2 MISS MATILDA ETCHES, I«M«n <tre» 4*sigm*r\ •md Mr. Part Bo»on, mfer economic adviser to President Truman, wt»o were ■arried m Lndan. Mte b t i» o n .tb«r and Mr. Homon a widower with no children. Reuter
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    CROWDS CROSS SACRED BRIDGE
    35 2 nn JOKYO, Sun._ About 100,000 Japanese crossed the ra- fflsa? to^'s birthday. He is 49 hp f» rll «J' Emperor* c^ therS Prlme MtoisteTYotheir respects to the 124 th emperor— AT
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    NO FAROUK WEDDING THIS YEAR
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    FOREIGNERS IN MASS EXODUS FROM RED CHINA
    360 3 WASHINGTON, Sunday. jy|ORE than 700 foreigner* have boarded the American liner, General -Gordon, off Tientsin in a mass evacuation from Communist China, the State Department announced here yesterday. The group, mad* up of 26 different nationalities, includes 154 Americans, of whom 93 are
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    CHAOS IN YULIN, SAY U.K. OFFICERS
    129 3 llOMi KONG. Sun. 1i II r British freijhter Kdith Moller returned here yesterday from Yulin, where her officers said conditions were "completely chaotic." Their general impression of the southernmost Hainan port was that the "officials did not know whether they were coming or going."
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    UN Without Russia Plan Considered
    161 3 UN Without Russia Plan Considered LAKE SUCCESS, Sun. II was revealed yesterday t.iat the State Department in Washington had Biven consideration to the ilca of reorganising the United Nations without E'issia. New York neuvpaper had p. .v ftecl a story abuut a (oriaJKbC ■jo -lying that "come State Depi..merit official:'
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    Race Propaganda To Be Allowed
    83 3 LAKE SUCCESS. Sun.-The Unfted Nations Human Rights Commission nas decided not to bin propaganda supportin-; racial and national su-P'-iorlty or race hatred. The Soviet Union and France had sought to Include in the Commission's proposed C v nr.nt on Human Rights an i'rticle outlawing any
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    SAVINGS BANK OPERATOR
    38 3 SIVINGS BANK: Miss Seto Ham operating an accountin? machine at tbe headquarters of the Post Office Savings Bank, Kuala Lumpur By using such machines an operator can post 700 entries In a day.— P.R. picture.
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    Itch May Cure Itch To Strip
    99 3 KRhSTOV A,- British Columbia, Sunday. tiAUTuNS of itching powder are due in Krestova shortly i to be used by the Canadian authorities, it is believed, in an attempt to cure Doukhobors of stripping off their clothes as they burn down their homes. The Doukhobors
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    More Seeking China Cotton
    113 3 HONG KONG. Sun.— A boom in the export of Chinese cot- j ton piecegoods to the South Seas via Hong Kong is expect- ed this year, according to Chinese traders. Shanghai mills are said to be receiving many inquiries from the Philippines, Malaya Indonesia, and Siam.
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    P.I. ASKS BRITAIN TO RETURN N. BORNEO
    200 3 MANILA, Sunday. ■THE Philippine Congress is to seek restoration of x British-held North Borneo to the heirs of the Sultan of Sulu who are all Filininn r it i7env it i MijMiio citizens. The Chairman or the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Mr. Diosdado
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    S'PORE WEDDING
    37 3 MISS TERESA Frances Helen Holdway and Mr. Alfred Douglas Fraser after their wedding at tbe Trinity College Chapel, Singapore, on Saturday. Dr. H. B. Amstuts officiated. The bridegroom is a marine engineer. Straits Times picture.
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    "Currency Pool Plan Rejected"
    194 3 WASHINGTON, Sunday. ITHOKITATIVE sources said that American officials have decided against trying to create a currency pool or regional payments plan for South East Asia and Japan. This had been one proposal under discussion here by top level officials, who are trying to work out a
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    London Dock Strike Ends After 11 Days
    129 3 LONDON. Sun. rE 11 -day dock strike ended yesterday when 2,000 key representatives of the 14.500 strikers decided to resume work to-morrow, May Day. on 205 ships. i The National Dock Labour Board had told the 14.000 strikers to return to work tomorrow
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    Singapore Diary
    63 3 Y. W. C. A. INTERNATIONAL FORTNIGHTLY CLUB, cooking demonstration, 5, Raffles Quay, 10 a.m. RED CROSS WORKING PARTY, Guide Hut, Clemenceau Avenue. 10 a.m. to noon. WESAK CELEBRATIONS. Victoria Memorial Hall, 4.30 p.m. SINGAPORE ART SOCIETY. life class. British Council Hall. Stamford Road, 6 p.m. to B. SO
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    ITALY GETS MORE
    51 3 NAPLES, Sun.—Anti-Com-munist dockers unloaded the second Atlantic Pact arms shipment to Italy— 23o tons of small arms and ammunition— without incident in Naples yesterday. Minor Communist demon- 1 stratlons were broken up by police at several places far from the heavily-guarded dock area. Several demonstrators were arrested.
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    TITO TRIESTE OFFER FAILS
    87 3 ROME, Sun— ltaly last night rejected Marshal Tito's proposal to exchange the i Italian city of Gorizia for 1 1 Trieste. The Foreign Minister, I Count Sf orza, said after a x I conference with Premier de Oasperi; "Tito's point of, view regarding the problem of
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    'US Capital in Burma Needs Assurances'
    169 3 RANGOON. Sun. AMERICAN private capital. A In Burma as elsewhere, generally speaking wanted reasonable assurances that Investments would turn out all right. Mr. D. McKendru Key, new U.S. Ambassador to Burma, said here today. He was asked at his first Press conference here, after
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    Tin Restriction Plan Includes Buffer Stock
    728 3 From Our Staff Correspondent LONDON, Sunday. THE 'draft international agreement proposing control of tin exports and the creation of a buffer stock was made public yesterday by the International Tin Study Group. The proposed agreement, drafted at the March meeting of the Group, is
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    QUERY ON TUNISIA FOR U.N.?
    74 3 QUERY ON TUNISIA FOR U.N.? LAKE SUCCESS. Sun. AN Arab state is expected to raise the question of Tunisian independence at the next meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, the personal representative of the exiled Tunisian Riff leader. Abd El Krim. said here today. The last meeting of the
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    DEATH
    28 4 ANGUS FIONA ANBKL.L, infant daughter of Mr. Mrs. J. Angus. I>eply r«jrett«J. Thanking all lrtends for floral tributes and Kvmpath'rs Our appreciation to I>r« who attended her.
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Mon., May 1, 1950. The End Of Illusion
    926 4 The profound thankfulness felt in Singapore on learning that the Governor and the other high officials with him had suffered no harm in the bomb outrage on Friday night, and that this explosion in a rowded place had
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    CHAMPURATION IN LONDON
    222 4 I HAVE the honour to refer to the news Item which appeared on Page Five of the Straits Times of April 27 under the headline "P.R. Publication under Fire,'" and which refers to an error In the description of a Chinese Scout in the magazine "TODAY" published
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    23 Years For The G.C.S.
    141 4 23 Years For The G.C.S. WAS surprised at the scale of salary recommended by the Benham Committee for the General Clerical Service. I believe that the G.C.S. Scale ag recommended by the Trusted Commission was referred back by the Federal Council for further consideration, as it considered $5 yearly increments
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    A SEREMBAN REACTION
    219 4 T»HE Benham Committee's report on salaries nas created a storm of indignation In the ranks of the lower-paid Government servants. To tne man-ln-the-street it would appear as if the committee was appointed to Improve the salaries of the already highly paid officers at the expense of the
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    A BUILDER TO AN EXPORTER
    101 4 I THANK your correspondent "Exporter," (whose letter headed "An Exporter Replies" was published on Apr. 27) for the Information that we have a control of timber exports. We also have a timber famine in Singapore on constructional works, so, as Singapore's huge' building programme gradually
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      A POLITICAL DIALOGUE
      761 4 pVERYWHERE in. coffee-shops, clubs, mosques and "other places where Malays meet together, they are discussing the new proposals of the Communities Liaison Committee for Malayan citizenship. These proposals, if approved, will open the door of citizenship In the Federation to the first generation of non-Malays bom in
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      A Penang Malay On Wahi Annuar
      169 4 I FAIL to understand why so much publicity has been given to Wahl Annuar. the Malay bandit who surrendered recently. He has "starred" in a film made by the Malayan Film Unit and again he has "starred" in a radio broadcast. An ex-bandit who
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      "I Live In Kampong Amber"
      141 4 "I Live In Kampong Amber" I AM a Kampong Amber squatter. I have been living for nearly 12 years in a house well over 50 years old. The sanitation is hopeless. I have watched with disgust pregnant women and small children descending into a deep drain running to answer the
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      FROM A EUROPEAN HUSBAND
      117 4 I WRITE to tell you how fully I agree with "Cecil Street's" comments. on the employment of Eurasian girls R y BOAC, in your issue of Apr. 25. "Cecil Street's v remark that European woman "want to put a bit extra into the family purse" is
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    On The Margin
    439 4 On The Margin Minah's It |ti< 1 WHEN I sat down to dinner the other nighi I found a most striking and beautiful bowl of flowers on the table— flowers of a kind 1 had never seen used U>r table decoration in Malay:' before. Thsy were a vny delicate bluish
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      55 4 /will it *mn) r~£^ yr 1 «od/ I *v S^-T *£b l^JB^ OUST 171 AH SO IT IATGKI.... (This cartoon b»s been sent to the Straits Times by a Johore G.C.S. clerk with apologies to cartoonist KWAN, whose cartoon of the G.C.8. waiting: for the en to hatch appeared In
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    MALAYA'S OVERSEAS TRADE UP
    399 5 More American Dollars Netted For Empire Pool MALAYA'S overseas trade continues to rise and the country's ability to earn American dollars for the Empire pool shows a steady improvement. The value of the total trade for March was $396,168,922, with exports valued at $208,366,353 and imports
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    TRADE UNIONS & POLITICS
    149 5 TRADE UNIONS POLITICS AN announcement that the Army Civil Service Union was launching a campaign fur adult education was made by the President, Mr. V. K. Nair. at a meeting yesterday, addressed by Prof. T. H. Sileock, University of Malaya, on "Adult Education and the Tradt Union Movement Prof. Sllcock
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    Wedding At Tanglin
    150 5 IMlfc wedding took place at tin Tanglin Garrison I .lurch Singapore, or. Saturday, of Miss Ann Cecilia Dooson-Smyih. daughter of Dr. and Mrs W. J DobsonRmyth. ol lorquay, and Mr. James Gordon Perry, son of Mr. and Mrs. F.E.S. Perry of Hi nley-on-Thames. Mr. Perry is employed
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    CASE DISCHARGED
    39 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Sun.— Tie charge of criminany intimidating Namii by threatening him with bodily injury against S. K. Bhaiira was withdrawn by the prosecution in the Sessions Court today. Discharge not amounting to an acquittal was ordered.
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    Father & Son Found Stabbed
    189 5 Father Son Found Stabbed Pram Oh: Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU. Sun. rnHREE unknown persons 1 after ransacking the house of Wong Thin in Yap Tau Sah Street Kluang. tied his hands behind him and took him and 1 his son to a nearby stream. Both were gagged and then stabbed
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    NO LABOUR MAY DAY MEETINGS
    54 5 The Labour Party of Sin- gapore will hold no May Day meeting today. In a Press statement issued yesterday, the General Secretary of the Party, Mr. M. P. D. Nair, said that the reason was the dis- turbed conditions in the Federation and the state
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    NO PERMIT
    33 5 From Omr Own Correspondent KAJANG, Sun.— Ang Kian Gin, a motorist, found on the Semenyih-Broga Road, a res- tricted area, without a permit, was fined $10 by the Kajang Circuit Magistrate.
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    FOWL CASE POSTPONED
    87 5 from Oar Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Sun When the case against Oh I Kee, charged with stealing nine fowls, valued at $20, was sailed in the Police Court yesterday he was absent. Court Inspector Tahir, asking for a postponement, stated that Oh Kee was a leper and
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    UNION CONDEMNS BENHAM REPORT
    63 5 About 100 members of the Singapore Union of Postal and Telecommunications workers who met yesterday for their fourth annual conference, unanimously approved a motion proposed by Mr. G. Kanaasamy, secretary of the Union that as the Conference viewed the Benham Report with great dissatisfaction the Executive
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    WESAK CEREMONIES OPEN IN S'PORE
    210 5 TWELVE out of 15 Singapore candidates who sat for the religious examination set by the Young Men's Buddhist Association, Colombo, received certificates at the prize-distribution held at the Singapore Buddhist Association, Outram Road, yesterday Messrs. Wee Yam Khoon, K. S. Williams and Sim Choon Kirn
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    DENTAL DEGREE
    52 5 PROF. R. BRADLAW, Dean the Faculty of the Roy* College of Surgeons, who flew from England for the ceremony, confers the F.D.S.R.C.S. on Mr C. F. Mummery Director of Dental Services in the Federation, at Saturday's Graduation Day at the King Edward VII College of Medicine, Singapore. Straits
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    Air Staff Query On Neden Report
    385 5 A LETTER has been sent to the Command Civil IX Administration Officer by the President of the Ai r Ministry Local Staff Union, Mr. A. M. Nair, referring to paragraph 6 of the Neden report, and asking "if the same conditions in all respects
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    "Love In A Mist"
    160 5 JOHN Forbes-Sempill, of course, is delightful, and "Love in a Mist," presented on Saturday by Singapore Repertory, is a vehicle for his particular brand of comedy. Two couples are isolated— till (he fog lifts— in a bungalow, one a holy matrimonial partnership and the other an
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    Congested Areas May Have New-Type Schools
    125 5 SINGAPORE'S Chinatown and other congested areas may soon have two-storey and three-storey school buildings. This type is being: considered by the Education Department to overcome the shortage of suitable land in the town area. The department has a programme for building the second batch
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    BURN KONGSI, SMOKEHOUSE
    194 5 BANDITS ACTIVE IN JOHORE From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. JOHORE police reports recorded the burning of a J smokehouse and kongsi house on Ho Chin Nam Estate near Johore Bahru, robbery of estate labourers and squatters on the Yong Peng-Labis road near Kluang, and the
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    Took Sultan's Timber
    73 5 From Our Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Sun All bin Yusof was convicted in the Police Court today on a charge of theft of timber from Ayer Moleh Estate, the property of the Sultan of Johore, and sentenced to 10 days' Imprisonment and in addition was fined $200.
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    NEW BUSES FOR JOHORE RUN
    70 5 New Vulcan omnibuses of the Green Bus Company will soon be in service on the Slngapore-Johore bus routes, said Mr. Chong Wee Ling, manager of the company, at i the company's dinner at the I Great World on Saturday. The dinner was to commemorate the
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    Hunter Gored In Rush By Wounded Boar
    222 5 Hunter Gored In Rush By Wounded Boar From Out Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. JJUNTING a wounded wild boar nearl> Yost a Kuala Lumpur hunter his life yesterday afternoon when the boar suddenly turned <m him. The hunter, Mr. P. K. Jones, a*ed K5, suffered five injuries and was taken
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    SEDITION
    33 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Sun Ko Tee, detainee, of Majedee Detention Camp, was convicted in the Police Court of being in possession of a .seditious document and *"as sentenced to ten weeks' rigorous imprisonment.
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    $1,000 WATCHES IN BISCUIT TINS
    89 5 Krom On Staff Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU. Sun. DURING routine inspection by Customs o*ticers of the north-bound night mail train at Johore Bahru yesterday, three tins of cream crackers were found on a seat. No one in the compartment claimed ownership. Lifting the tins a Customs
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    LUNCHEON PARTY
    65 5 The Indian Trade Commissioner, Sarda Joglndra Singh, writes to point out that the picture of the luncheon party published In Wednesday's issue was incorrectly captloned. It was of a luncheon meeting of the Overseas Governments Trade Commissioners, arranged by Sardar Joglndra Singh, at the Cathay and not a
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    Quartet At University
    133 5 •pHE Masters Quartet lasc night gave a spectacular performance to the Music Society o/ the University of Malaya which packed the Oei Tiong Ham Hall. The Governor, Sip Franklin Oimson. was among the crowd of guests. Robert Masters and Muriel Taylor played a vigorous Kcdnlv duo which
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    REFRESHER
    50 5 From Our Staff Correspondent PENANG. Sun.— One hundred and twenty-eight men and women teachers yesterday completed a Week's refresher course in physical training for English school teachers at the Penang Free School. This is the first time that such a cour;e has been conducted and run entire'y by Asians.
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      323 6 LONDON, Sun. I^RfiSH proflt-takln« der pressed Rubber shares in a dull week-end market on the London Stock Exchange. There were occasional small losses in Domestic issue*. British Government stocks continued their recent decline and closed with losses of a quarter per cent. Closing middle prices ot ■elected stocks,
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      RUBBER PRICE RISE BRINGS IN SHARE BUYERS!
      680 6 From A market correspondent LAST week's spectacular fluctuation in the price of the rubber commodity— by as much as 10 cents per lb. for near delivery did not lead to similar movement in Rubber stares. It did, however, bring to that section of
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      STEEP RISE IN MALAYAN IRON OUTPUT
      138 6 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. MALAYAS Iron mint at BukJt Besut. In Trengganu. now commercially operated, produced 1.069 tons during the first three months of this year, according to the quarterly bulletin of statistics of the Mines Department. Last year production of
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      Week-End Rubber
      114 6 WEEK-END rubber commodity prices were quoted as follows: Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association noon prices on Saturday (Apr. In cent* per Ib.f— London Rubber London, Apr. 28.—Spot 21 ttd., June 21 %d- July-Sept. 20 3/16 d.. Oct-Dec.. 18 11/IM.. Jan.-Mar. 18d., May-June, cJI. 20V4d. Market: Easier. New
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      STATEMENT OF POLICY
      118 6 Mr. Miller's Call To Government From Our Own Correspondent LONDON. Sun. MR. Eric Miller, chairman of the Anglo-Malay and Blkam rubber companies, told the annual meetings In London that what was wanted as regards Malaya was a brief Government statement. In language which could be neither misunderstood
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    ARSENAL WIN & EQUAL A RECORD
    722 7 ARSENAL WIN EQUAL A RECORD Gunners Played At Peak Form LONDON, Sunday. ARSENAL'S two-nil victory over Liverpool in the F.A. Cap final at Wembley yesterday was naturally the dominant happening of the soccer world. It enabled Arsenal to equal Boiton's record of three Cup wins at Wembley. It also added
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    3-Year-Olds Come Into Their Own
    406 7 3- Year-Olds Come Into Their Own By EPSOM JEEP T1HREE-YEAR-OLDS had a X real outing at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, taking five races In a card of eight. Seldom before has one season produced a finer array of new blood and It is certain that this year's three -year-old Free
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    FLANNERY CUTS AYRES' LEAD
    183 7 RIDING four winners at Kuala Lumpur, Frank Flannery. last year'* champion Jockey, Is now only 4J winners behind leading jockey Arthur Ayres. Flannery shares riding honours with Gordon Lansdown. Jack Manning was the most successful trainer with two winners and his chief patron. Mr. Yeap Hock
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    34 7 CENTRE-FORWARD Duquemin toes up to beat J prims-KLiB-FfiA 2r.3fS. *rS^H one but the result did not matter as they had »IKW made sore ot the championship and promotion to me First Division.— Renter photo.
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    City Teams Down To Division II
    469 7 STIRRING BAnLES IN LEAGUE MANY stirring battles were waged yesterday by Football League clubs still engaged in top or bottom struggles. Two things became certair in the relegation fights. Next season Manchester City and Birmingham City must once more try to climb from the
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    Langley Wins Golf Final By One Hole
    180 7 Langley Wins Golf Final By One Hole DEAL. Kent. Sun, JD. A. Langley, former boy > champion and once run-ner-up for the English golf -championship, yesterday won the Bngitsh title when he beat a former winner, lan Patey. by one hole ln the 36 holes final on the Royal Cinqu*
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    WASHED OUT
    34 7 MANCHESTER, Sun. Rain pre vented play yesterday In tb« Lancashire League cricket matches featuring the Indian players Mankad of Castletown Moor, Hazare of Royton, Umrigar of Werneth and Amarnath of Radcufle.— Reuter.
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    U.K. RUGBY RESULTS
    113 7 LONDON, Sunday.— Yesterday' 6 P. igby iesulU wen: RCGBT LEAGUE Rugby Leaf«e championship sanl-finals: Huddersfleld 9, Swlnton 0; Wlgan S, Halifax 5 (replay -t Wednesday at Halifax). Club matches: Whitehaven 5, Oldham 3; York 9, Dewstmry 34 RUGBY UNION Aberavon 8, Uanelly 6; Abertillery 10, Bridgend 0;
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      291 7 S-pore: 7.20 American Ja»: 7.30 t pow 1 8.30 News; 8.45 MetroSINCAPOAB wubur stringB 8 a, s-pore; polttan Cfcera 'Auditions of the 10 am. News from Kl' 10 05 J" 1 1 T»n Ton y Valerlo; Air"; 10 "'Talking of Turtles (John Cl^; 8 S;Tp Mond£ «*> "Great KxpecUtlons- 8
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    RECS AND COLONIALS WIN OUTRIGHT
    304 8 Ceylonese Take Seven Points SINGAPORE Recreation Club and Colonials Cricket Club each collected ten points from outright victories in Singapore Cricket Association Senior tournament fames yesterday. Ceylon Sports Club and Indian Association won their games on the first innings. For the Recs, their success at
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    55 8 AN INCIDENT early In yesterday's soccer match at Jalan Besar Stadium betwren Singapore Civilians and Hong Kong Serrices. A want; Bakar, Colony cen-tre-forward, leaps high in the air in an effort to head in the ball. His shot just skimmed the cross-bar after he had beaten Fairbrother (white shirt) for
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    Selangor Triumph 6-1 In Cup Game
    264 8 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. SELANGOR scored a spectacular six-one victory over the Federation Combined Services in their first Malaya Cup soccer match played on the Kuala Lumpur Rifle Range stadium today. Benjamin, who led the Selangor attack was at his best.
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    SINGAPORE TEAM
    59 8 THE Singapore team to meet Johore in a Malaya Cup soccer fixture at Muar on Saturday will be. Chee Seng; Abdul Rahman, Sal- < leh; Vass. Harith. Hee Jon*;; Sharif? Madon, Boon Seong, Awang Bakar, Boon Leong, i Buang Tumin. Reserves: Tew Chang, Hing Weng. > All players
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    Boxer Team Win 6-5
    200 8 By Paul G. PenUU WITH Sir Franklin Gimson. the Governor of Singapore throwing out the first ball, the highst*ppin<t baseball contingent from the Aircraft Carrier U.S.S. Boxer, nosed-out an all-star selection from U.S. destroyers Craig and Paries by 6 to S before a largo crowd on
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    57 8 CHEE SENG, Singapore Civilians goalkeeper, seen lying on his back after a spectacular dive out of the goal to save a shot by Hong Kong Services' inside right, Marsoen, standing on the right, hi yesterday's match at Jalan Besar Stadium. Trying to stop himself from tripping over Chee Seng is
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    Moncrieff Sets Speed Record
    534 8 T N. K. MONCRIEFF, bespectacled Qantas aircraft J# engineer, set up a new Malayan record for the racing cars over 1,500 c.c. yesterday. Competing in the half-mile standing start speed event organised by the Singapore Motor Club at Lim Chu Kang he clocked the excellent time
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    Senior Tournament Scores
    1111 8 IA v SCG INDIAN Ann. beat S.C.f. on (he lint innlBfs on Khai<ia ground. 8.C.C.— 1ST. INNS. Nelson c Yusof Madarl b Yacob Madari 3 Ewart b Lall Singh 10 Heard lbw b Lall Singh 16 Pearson b Yusof Madarl 34 Potts c Thlvy b Bhupalan 13
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    Singapore Defeat Soccer Tourists
    398 8 Singapore 1; H.K. Services Nil. A FTER TYING Singapore Civilians up in knots for I the first half with some very clever team-work, speed and understanding, Hong Kong Services 'gradually lost their grip on the game at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday and lost one-nil. Although they
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    Sports Diary
    49 8 SOCCER: Snr. le*.: Royal Navy I t Indonesian Igt. at Jalan Besar; Businex hse. romp: Sine Darby !v! v O.T.E.C. at Geylaag; Jnr. B1: Tu*n Mont f Social A.P. at 8.0.D. GOLF: RSGO Women's Medal (Bo»ey). BASKETBALL: U.S. Navy v Kong Siong 0.8.A. at Happy World ■tadliun.
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    18 8 U.S.S. Craig basketball t«am beat the Ya-Yu A.A. 35 to 29 at the Happy World Stadium yesterday. I
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    ROV Head Junior Cricket Table
    1721 8 REGISTRAR of Vehicles S.C. went to the top of the 1V Junior cricket tournament table yesterday with an innings victory over the strong Shell S.C. Co-leaders till yesterday, the V.M.C.A., failed in a strong bid to beat Indians 2nd eleven outright and had to be
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