Malaya Tribune, 5 September 1946

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    52 1 The Malaya Tribune BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE THE ONLY NATIONAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA Now printed simultaneously i n (Penang office ope ning shortly) l 'Phone Numbers: Editorial 581J Advertising 5812 Circulation Accounts 5813 EIGHT F.MiES. SINGAPORE. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1946 PRICE 10 CENTS The Malaya Tribune 111 _,EPTI.MPEK
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    $178,000 TO MODERNISE SINGAPORE POLICE
    292 1 R&EQUIPPING FORCE Radio In War Against Crime (Tribune Staff Reporter) In recogntion of the big part radio will play in the war against gangsterdom, a large sum is to be spent by the Singapore police on fitting out radio cars, jeeps, and making the radio
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    WAX MODEL WAS TOO LIFELIKE
    113 1 Reuter. —So he bashed it! BLACKPOOL, Sept. 4.—Because a waxworks model was too lifelike it was "beaten up" by a holiday-maker, it was stated at Blackpool on Tuesday. William McCrea of Liverpool, admitted wilfully and maliciously breaking a wax mouej of a Life Guardsman in
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    WAAF's, Photos Please.....
    90 1 Li v DON. Sent. 4.—Comofficer* of RAF may >oon DC a>kVAAFS wr plio'owhieh arc o be he Pub! c Rclaj Diree oratt of :hc a Ministry. The Chief rma cn Officer Jias ai .t d o nd the it est arid mo* reprer< uoman in the After
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    Anti-Corruption Laws Tightened
    107 1 it. Thors. Two I] tighten up anti-eor- ai urea in the Colony ed this morning by the Idh isory Council, the firci bill* known as ention ol Corruption 1 Ordinance, 1946, officers are given the era <>f arrest. search > titration which arc cooon then in respect
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    St. Leger Final Acceptances
    35 1 Reuter. ,v 4.—The following sixteen final acceptance-, I St. Leger to be run at Bent 11: Fair. Nirgal. San FerH>pani©U, Fleet Street, ai. White Jacket. AirAnwar, Croupier, r, Highland Laddie. Saubrious.—Reuter.
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    "WE Beat The Japs" —Russia
    185 1 "WE Beat The Japs" Russia Reuter. MOSCOW. Sept 3.—ln its lead article today Pravd* claims it was the Red Army which brought about the downfall of Japan. '"There are people who keep repeating that the fate of Japan was scaled before the Soviet Union entered tlie war," >ays the paper.
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    Spanish-French Border Reopened
    48 1 A.P. HLNDAY. Prance, Sept. 3.— The .■"vanish-French bolder which officially was dosed last February by the French gorernment, was opened today to permit passage- of technicians and persons desiring to cross the frontier "for humanitarian reasons Th? traffic was limited to 70 persons daily —A.P.
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    38 1 WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.— Mr. William Clayton. Acting United States Secretary of State, said today that the United States was ready to close the incident of the shooting- down of American planes over Yugoslavia if Yugoslavia made suitable indemnification.
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    India Grants First Loan
    118 1 Reuter. NEW DELHI, Sept 4.- The Government of India today granted a loan of Rs. 50.000.00U (£3.750.000) :o Siarn. (he first loan ever made by the Government of India ?o a fore an conniry. T>u> loan, Which is for 20 ycatr and carries interest ai the
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    Soldiers (Off Duty) Can Now Wear Civvies
    304 1 New "Freedoms" For BOR'S Reuter. LONDON. Sept. 4:—The Army Council has issued in the form of a letter instructions to all commands for removal of unnecessary restrictions on the liberty of the soldier in accordance with the proposals recently outlined by Field Marshal
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    AIR CRASH DEAD 16
    49 1 Reuter. PARIS. Sept. 4.—Shortly a ltei 4 p.m. it \va> stated officially that there were 16 dead in today's. Le Bourget air crash. There are ten survivors, several of whom are seriously injured. Earlier reports gave the death roll as 20 and in.iuerd a- six.—Router.
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    $50,000,000 Jades Survived Jap Loot
    319 1 Spore Balm King's Priceless Treasure (Tribune Staff Reporter) Over 1.000 pieces of priceless jade that once adorned the mansions of royalty and mandarins in the imperial capital of Peking now are /he prized possessions of Mr. Aw Boon Haw, well-known Singapore Chinese personality. How hi-
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    Jap Wants Our Governor As Witness
    133 1 Reuter. HONGKONG. Sept. B:—Niimori Genuhiro. Japanese interpreter accused ,f atrocities against prisoners of wur, wants to call Sir Franklin Ginison. olonial Secretary of Hongkong and at present Governor of Sing» pore to testify to his "Ood csaracU r. This was disclosed by the defence
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    Jinnah's Arrest Possible
    307 1 Nehru Govt. Plans Drastic Action Reuter. LONDON, Sept. 4:—News I from India once more monopolises the front pages of Britain's national and provincial morning newspapers. The Daily Mail for instance! splashes across seven columns the headline: "Mass Muslim arrests if India riots go on," with a second
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    Bombay "Quiet"
    113 1 BOMBAY. Sept. 4—The situation in Bombay was "quiet" tonight th e Bombay Government stated. There were seven cases of arson and six of looting during today. Casualties were 23 dead and 83 injured. Total casualties from Sunday till 4 p.m local time today were 146 dead and 484
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    I CAME BACK WITH THE LIBERATION FORCES
    576 2  -  (By Lim Keng Hor A year ago today. I returned to Malaya with the first reoccupation roops, setting foot on Singapore soil for the first time for more than 3\ years. It was a very momentous and thr lling day which I shail
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    HE GOT HIS OWN BACK ON THE JAPS
    237 2 (Tribune Staff Reporter) A former inmate of Outram Road Prison during the Jap regime, on the eve yesterday of the first anniversary of the liberation of Singapore, told me how he had his own back on a group of Japanese exactly a
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    Allied Troops In Siam: Talks in Bangkok
    117 2 Official sources in Singapore said yesterday that Ma.ioi-Geneial Arkj UTifht'a visit to Bangkok W9jS connected with the military problem ari.-ine oie of banditry on the SiamMalaya frontier He is visiting Gen. Brtlnskill, GOG. British Troops in Siam. and is staying with the Bn
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    TWO WILL BE RE-INTERRED
    156 2 The remains of two Singapore internees the lato Mr Justice Adrian Clark and the late Mr. G H. c I Mayor will he re-interred in the Christian icetioa of Bidadari Ceasetary. according to a recent decision of the Municipal Ccramiasionera. Tht' Commissioners have approved that two
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    SOEKARNO CABLES NEHRU
    144 2 A.P. BATAVIA. Sept. 4 .—President Soekarno today cabled Pandit Nehru the Indonesian Republic's "sincere pood wishes and earnest prayers for a peaceful, prosperous and united India", on the occasion of his be- coming the first Premier of an AllTndian Government. "We are confident the new Indian Government,
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    33 2 A.P. Forest Hills. New York, Sept.4.— In the postponed third round match. Herbert Flam. National junior champion, ousted Ampon Felieismo, Filipino Davis Cup player, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1. 8-6, from the National tennis championship.—A.P.
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    Pulan Minyak Raid Echo
    343 2 After taking four paces into the darkened interi of one of the wooden houses built on piles at p.,Minyak just before dawn on July 4, Mr. E. J. Linselltlf the C.I.D. heard a shot and someone jumped through the side door into the mud below. n
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    BLACK FLAGS IN U.K. TOWNS
    154 2 Reuter. LONDON. Sept. 2.— Black flags arc flying i_ a number of British towns today a> Muslim League adherents throughout the country observed the hartal i n sympathy With Muslims of India on the accession to power of the Indian Interim government under Pandit Nehru.
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    36 2 Mr. H. P Bryson is now the Co-untitled lonial Secretary during the absence on leave of Mr. P. A. B MeKerron. Mr. Bryson will in addition, also act as a member of the Singapore Harbour Board.
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    INDIANS WITH ARMS GAOLED
    66 2 Three Indians who VV]r found in possession of a while travelling in a taxi fttoa* n** per Serangoon Road on the night at June 21, were today M years' r.i. by Mr. Jastice Thorcmv! a: the Assizes. A fourth Indian, also traveling in the taxi, was
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    53 2 Alleged to have untitled session Of a .4.") Wei.lt y without a licence on Thursdi 16-year-old Chinese. Cheng V Kwong was ordered to be remanded in custody after a of unlaw ful possession of arms arai ed to bira in the Third P \<_.«terday. The ease will I. ticned on
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    SPECIAL LIBERATION DAY MESSAGES
    1551 3 eflr ,i nlZlrS 'n L, 4 reoccupa !0 rce s landed in Maiai/c m the scheme to ni c inin n £2? S lal Hl ch an attack °V Quarter million men but due to r surrender of Japan considerably lesser forces actually landed at two
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    ACSEA C-in-C
    133 3 AIR MARSHAL SI Li HUGH SAUNDERS On the anniversary of Malaya *s liberation from the hands of the Japanese I send on behalf of the Royal Air Force in the Far East and in particular on behalf of those personnel who clayed their part in the rehabilitation of
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    ALLEGED POSSESSION OF GRENADE
    61 3 Two Javanese Hussein bin Mail Bangar and Oncng bin Zailudin. alleged to have been found in possession of a hand grenade on Aug- 3 at Telok Ayer godowns, were ordered to be remanded in custody by Magistrate K. M. Byrne yesterday, when the charge was explained
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    INDIAN SOLDIER HELD
    33 3 (Our Own Reporter). PENANG, Tuesday. An Indian soldier was arrested for selling a revolver to a detective for $150. Marked notes were used in the transaction to trap the soldier.
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    MALACCA CELEBRATES
    111 3 (Our Own Reporter). MALACCA, Wednesday. The Chinese community in Malacca celebrated Sept. 3, the Chinese Victory Day on a grand scale. The day's celebration started off with a mass meeting at the Capitol Theatre with the President of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce presiding. He recalled China's struggle
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    V-DAY IN PENANG
    151 3 (Our Own Reporter) Penang, Wednesday. Nearly 200 cabaret girls and members of the Young Women's Christian Association went round the j streets and visited various offices i J\ sterday to sell charity flags in aid iof the Mala>an Welfare Fund on tile occasion of Victory Day celebraI
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    China Search For Indian Major
    104 3 (Tribune Staff Reporter) A British Indian Army officer, now en the Missing list and for whom a strenuous search is being made at present throughout Chirm. after an unsuccessful search in Ja va.— Major S. K. Ghoso. 2nd Puninb Regiment, D A A J.. 3rd
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    Penang Now Has Bread Queues
    117 3 i Our Own Reporter* PENANG, Wednesday Bread queues reminiscent of the days when bread was first sold at controlled price were seen during the last two days at nearly all bakeries in town. There was no baking yesterday, and hundreds who had fallen on bread
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    36 3 The next meeting of the East and West Society will take place on Thursday at the V.M.C.A., Bras Basah Road, at 8. Major T. A, Ratcliffe will speak on The Relation of Psychiatry to everyday life."
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    Defence Opens In Sime Road Camp Trial
    396 3 Occupying the whole day in the witness stand and admitting the use of violence. Tominaga JikKO told the War Crimes Coun yesterday that in the civilian internment camps there were different races and nationalities, living under the same conditions, and there were some
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    THREE YEARS RIGOROUS FOR GUNMAN
    243 3 Chua Ah Joo (3ft), one of the men who had been arrested in the big police raid on July 4, on a cluster of houses built in the swamps beside Geylang River at Palau Minyak, died in prison. This was disclosed when two men, Gnoh
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    Very Mean Offence
    94 3 Extortion is one the meanest offences. Only bu'.iies go in for this type of offence." remarked Mr. Paul BtOrr. First Pol'ee Magistrate, when he sentenced Cheong Peng Hong (27), a mechanic to six months' rigorous imprisonment, yesterday. Cheong extorted $15.80 from Te Swee Tin, owner of a
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    10 Years' R.I. For Jap Kempei
    110 3 Found guilty on charges of being concerned in the illtreatment of a Chinese and in the k/'Uing cf eight other civiLan residents of British North Borneo somet me in 1945, a Japan es e Kempeitai official. Sgt. Saka Fumio, was sentenced to 1C years'
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    Extortionist Gets Gaol
    178 3 A 17-year-old Chinese, Leong Bwee Eng. dr-scribed as a paperbox maker, was convicted and sentenced to tour months' s.iby Magistrate L. C Goh yesierday on charge of extorting 50 cents from a hawker by putting him in fear of arrest. The complainant said that on Aug. 4
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    CIGARETTE PROFITEERS
    47 3 A total of 16 Chinese cigarette vendors w:r P fined SIOO each or one month's r.l. when the y appeared in th e Second Di3tr.ct Court yes;erday on separate charges of seir.ng cigarettes above control pric?s. at 50 cents to $1 for packets of 10s.
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    Celebrate What?
    605 4 T< Singapore's own V-J i >;0 r trsl anniversary 01 im L• over of Hie city by i. c to the British rces a. er jus! over three and hull' years' occupation. It would be impossible t<> exaggerate the dc.v. im 01 joy experienced by :i populace at
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    REBUILD DAMA GED PRESTIGE!
    1112 4 A Year Of Liberation In Retrospect Twelve eventful months have rolled by since the dreadful Japanese incubus has been exorcised from Malaya. A delirium of unbounded joy gushed from he hearts of a peopleseared for lour years by oppression. Like the Qsh thai hibernal ed deep
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    Transport Woes
    204 4 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR* THE PEOPLE'S POSTBAG Sir, ft Is heartening to know that certain commercial houses in 'his city are at present grar.tincr their employees a trarsport allowance to he!n them meet tho ♦extra strain on their pockets during the prevailing bu< strike To these fortunate employees,
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    Surplus Stores
    148 4 Sir, I have to thank you for pub- shine my letter on the above subject. thoujzh abridged. But 1 was astounded to read an announcement that Government has sent a messaire of thanks, on behalf of the people in Singapore ar.d the Malayan Union, to the British Red
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    Control, or Piracy?
    327 4 Sir. I am u**pr sod '»>" your leader ontrol. rr Piracy of Saturday Vigu-» 31. i?i which ><"i asserted lliat the net result of th" control on .shipping l>y the Dutch authorities ♦<> •and from .lava and Sumatra is I.ESS FOOD FOR MALAYA, because the vessels tarry
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    The Causeway
    67 4 Sir, I came from Malacca and determined io spend a day in Johore Bahiu and proceed to Singapore the next day. As I was enjoying the sight seeing I suddenly came upon a very ugly object, that is, the Causeway, the connection between the Malay Peninsula and the
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    HARVEST THANKSGIVING 1946
    429 4 More than ever before in history depends on tin- grain and roo: harvests now being reaped or about to be reaped in the Northern Hemisphere. Harvest is traditionally a time cf rejoicing and thanksgiving. Thi s year its garnering will be watched witth anxious eyas by the
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    DEMAND FOR CHINESE SILK
    58 4 Reuter. shanghai (Air Mail m.md for Chinese -ilk goods frtai Australia and India, «rhjcb wen pi it. d mainly by Jap.i:i b war, us >teadil\ increasing Ov e r 50.000 pieces ol were exported t<> Austra reports reveal, and the state-owne China Silk Compaq recently received
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    Progress
    50 4 A few comparai Ive pr re; > S -pt 5. 1945 and today. 1945 lf*€ RiCfj eHM't Wets |3.5« Pork Wets Href 30 cts W Vegetable- 5 Iscts 10-WCts Iced Wat t 2 cts 16 20 cts COffee ft Milk 3cts. Iscl Note:—British monej was in nal circulation before
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    60,000,000 Americans To Go On 'Road Honday'
    460 5 Reuter. (From William Hardcastle, Renter's Correspondent). WASHINGTON, (Air Mail).—Car holidays, new shopping centres, an increase in goods for civilians and plans to sel up a university and colleges for the study of labour problems are early developments expected in the United. States Sixty
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    U.S. Warships May Be All Airconditioned
    116 5 A.P. Sept. 4 The U S inning to aircondition avy cruisers. now th< Sal-m and Newport r> ng used to deerbe3t ype of equip C tchranc annouiicNavj k noi trying to it* personnel". Tho improve efficiencyin be no question that n an aircondltioned have
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    British Troops Leave Greece
    86 5 A.P. &pt 4—A British spokesman sa d British troops were ..drawn irom Greece the regrouping of rcea in the Middle newspapers earlier British troops would Irawn new that the pie have voted to reX ng George. tlsh Government is d to withdraw troops s the political
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    CHINA PEACE COMMITTEE IS STALLED
    167 5 A.P. Nanking. Sept. 4. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's failure to state unequivocally that h° would order a nation-wide truc e has stalled the Stuart Committee and threa'ens a comple.e breakdown of its truce negotiations. The two government members and two Communist member* of the committee failed
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    48 5 A.P. KALGAN, Sept 1 :—Communist Citnera] Nieh Jung-chen told investigators the Communists did not ambush the United States Marine convoy near Peiping on July 27 in the hope of forcing the \farincs to leave China because he knew such an incident would have no such 13 Hit. —A.P
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    Protests Against Rocket Bomb Tests
    161 5 Reuter. LONDON. Sept. 2.-Dr. Nicholas Murray, famous scholar and advocate of international cooperation tor peace, in a letter to the Times to-day protests against the British rocket bomb tests in* Australia endangering natives in the central Australian reservation. '"It i s proposed." he writes, "to
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    Formosan Aluminium Industry
    67 5 Reuter. SHANGHAI, Sept. 3. Three American experts are expected >n Formosa .some time this month to help put its aluminium lndustiy b.iek on its feet. Before the war the island produced monthly 1,200 tuns of aluminium. It is estimated that about U5512,000,000 will be required to rehabilitate
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    Molotov Reported Back In Paris
    230 5 A.P. Paris. Bept. 4—The Soviet Foreign Minister M. Molotov today returned to the Peace Conference from four days' Moscow consultation, apparently prepared to give his American, British and French colleagues ihe views ol Generalissimo Stalin in the Big Four huddle this afternoon. There was no
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    Prince Bernhard Unhurt In Crash
    77 5 A.P. London. Sept. 4. Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands was showered with broken glass today but was unhurt when his limousine collided with a Dutcn Army truck in London. The car was damaged but he entered another vehicle and con inued to his hotel. He
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    39 5 Reuter. JERUSALEM, Sept. 2—About 100 Jews who had been a month in Rafa internment camp returned to their homes in Tel Aviv today after intervention of the Tel Aviv Municipal Council with the authorities it is reported her<*. —Reutor.
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    Egypt's Reparations Claims On Italy
    104 5 A.P. PARIS, Sept. 3:-The Peace Conference Secretariat reported on Monday that Egypt has tiled reparations claims against Italy totalling 10,385,293 Egyptian pounds. The Egyptian memorandum said the country was limiting its claims to a sum "representing direct losses actually suffered on Egyptian territory and the
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    5,000 III From Flour Poisoning
    65 5 A.P. TOKIO, Sept 4— The "Asani" today reported that 5.000 residents of Nakano Ward, Tokio, took ill iif<er eating flour rationed through regular channels. The newspaper taid it believed .some poison plant roots were mixed in the milling of the flour and municipal authorities were
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    South America Wants Immigrants
    627 5 Ten Live In A Sq-Mile In Brazil Reuter. (From Henry Hogg, Renter's Correspondent) RIO DE JANEIRO, (Air Mail)— With a population of just over 40,000,000 and an area of 3,300,000 square miles Brazil is the greatest potential immigration centre in the world. Under the chairmanship of
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    DIONNE QUINS HAVE A NEW BROTHER
    59 5 A.P. North Bay Ontario, Sept 4. A baby boy was born to Mrs olive Dionne, mother of the famous Quintuplets. He is her 14th child, of which 13 are living. The Quintuplets, now 12 years old. were Immensely excited at the news. The doe
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    28 5 NEW YORK, Sept 4.—untitled smthal, 83, eminent Polish pianist and last of the great pupils of Liszt, died today. He had been in poor health for several years
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    "Gestapo-type Supervision" Alleged
    138 5 Reuter. LONDON, Sept. Vatican Radio today broadcast a report by uubiased observers'' that in the SoMet occupation zone of Germany "sermons aiv ■gain supervised as formerly by the Gestapo." The "observers" reported that the difference between the present state of affairs and conditions daring tlie Nazi regime
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    It's Roast Beef Now
    70 5 Reuter. BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 3—Three Persons lost their live.s and 3.000,000 tin* of beef awaiting shipment to Britain Were totally destroyed by a Bte which broke out here in the early hours today at the plant of a meat pocking concern. Damage b believed to be
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    Ike Williams Retains Lightweight Title
    333 7 British Champion KO'ed In Round 9 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT Reuter. CARDIFF, Sept. 4:—Ronnie James, the British champion proved no serious match for Ike Williams, coloured American, who retained the world lightweight championship at Ninian Park with a knockout in the ninth round of a scheduled
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    Cricket League: Final Positions:
    245 7 Pt. 3.—Final positions tj cricket championship J nta on awarded for j H for a lead on the unless it becomes a en eight points art suited in Yorkshire win? mpkmship playing 26 all the 16 others. 16 gam c lost one i first innings lead
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    52 7 mil Brotherhood AssociaI the R.A.F. i.Semba- friendly game of soccer ng on Saturday, id supporters are real the I ?:ad an at 3.:?0 p m. for Sembawaag. The BroU am will be: S- arum; Rasak: Somoo: Sabapathy; Muniandy: V Roberts; Manium; VijiaWuthiah. aeserres: Ksr V ago Be
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    Arsenal Lose Home Points
    189 7 Mid-Week Soccer Results Reuter. Sept. 4.- Football reEl ST DIVISION 1 Blackburn R. 3 0 Manchester United 3 2 Portsmouth 0 0 Charlton Ath. 2 Middlcs--0 borough 1 1 Sheffield Utd. 2 3 Huddersfleid 0 iOMD DIVISION 4 Leicester 0 r, 2 Luton Town 1 3
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    Merchant 82 vs South Of England
    180 7 Reuter. HASTINGS. Susses, Sept 4:—Close of play scores in the cricket match between India and a South of England team. INDIA IST. INNINGS Merchant c Ames b Qoddard 82 hfushtaq Ali c Ames b Perks 28 T'ankad b Maliett 26 Ha/ate c sub. b
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    Chou Denies Russian Aid
    160 7 A.P. j SHANGHAI. Sept. 4.—Gen <hou j Er-lld declared yesterday that susi pension of United States assistance to tin- Chinesp Government and the withdrawal of United States force* Ifr m China would make peace ("i .»diately attainable. He said the Soviet Government jat 00 time aided
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    Paratap Home After 30 Years
    99 7 A.P. MUTTRA, INDIA.—Raja Mahrndra Pratap, an exile from India over 30 years, has arrived at hir, homo in Muttra after meeting Mahatma Gandhi and Other Congress leaders in Wardha. Mahendra Pratap was accorded a rousing reception at the station by thousands who thronged to greet
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    PERHIMPONAN B.P.
    57 7 The former Java Road Youngsters' Badminton Party is being re-orga-nised under the new name of Peril imponan Badminton Party, situated in the compound of No. 25 Java Road, with tw 0 newly built courts. Will all former members who intend to rejoin, please communicate with Mr. A. Sujak,
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    Bali: Fighting Denied
    183 7 A.P. SINGAPORE, Sept. 4.—A British military spokesman today officially denied an Indonesian Ministry of Information report that the island of Bali was the scene of constant fihtmp between Indonesians and Dutch The British denial, the spokesman said, was based on reports of a British staff officer jusl
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    SOCCER TEAMS
    109 7 Singapore Indian- v. the RASC Petrol Dv p (Fairer Park) tomorrow: Sithainbarani, s. R- S. Naidu (Capt), G. Somoo. Ramasamy, K. Bala. Suppiah. Govindasamy. S. X Thomas. AmgOO Berry, If Krishna, v. Roberts, 8. Deenah, Tbevadas, Ram.i. Victor. Players meet at the Buffalo Road entrance. Singapore Indians v.
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    ALEC HAPPY
    40 7 Reuter. A Mblc from London sportsman Alfred COpC that everything had been fixed up tor Erie Bedser to go n> Australia canned his brother Alee to be very happy a- the Stirling Castle approached Gibraltar thi> morning:. Reuter
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    Union Governor Gives Rice Assurance
    341 7 (Our Own Reporter) Penang, Wednesday. Assuring the gathering that the rice position would be improved and the shortage remedied, the Governor of the Malayan Union (Sir Edward Gent), speaking at a Chinese Victory Dinner last night urged the people to boost the food campaign. "Let
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    Singapore's Welcome To the British Troops
    614 7 THE CHEERS OF A YEAR AGO 'Tribune Staff Reporter) Singapore to-day celebrates the first anniversary of its liberation. Though to-day is not officially a public holiday, many businessmen are giving a half-holiday to their staffs. The highlight of the Victory celebrations will fall next
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    NEW MAGIC DRUG FOUND
    116 7 London. Sept. 2.—'Polyporin' is 'he name of a new mould culture which may have results as sensational as penicillin. Details just released claim it to be effective against typhoid, cholera and dysentery. Striking results are said to have been obtained against absessses, boils, carbuncles, eye infec
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    70 7 A.P. WASHINGTON. Sept. 4—President Truman today occupied himself primarily with the peace conference and entral affiars en his first full day back from the Bermuda vacation. The President began his White House chores putting in an early call to Secretary of State James F. Byrnes in
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    115 7 The following passengers arrived by 8.0.A.C. Q.E.A. on Sept. 2. From U.K.—Mr. W. Munro. From Bangkok— Maj. D. D. Williams Hunt, S/Ldr. J. M. Blocli, Capt. J. !W. Bri>t,»w. From Hong Kong—Mr. F. D. Bisseker, Mr. Galden D. Litchfieid, Mr. I Arnold Tseng, Mr. Yeo Seng Goh,
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    "Sharir's Power Lies In Dutch Weakness"
    381 8 Reuter. THE HAGUE. Sept. 4:—The Sultan of Pontianak bet ter known to the Dutch as Li ell t. Col. Max al Kadrie and ruler of 100,000 Indonesians in west Borneo said at a press conference here that, the Republicans are pursuing a policy of
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    134 8 Reuter. LOIt DON, Sep.. 4 The Football Association Committee Which $at 'o enquire in'o mci dent s arising /rom Derby County's tour to Czechoslovak a and the C.M.F. and (he Wolverhampton Wand* rers tour of Sweden announced their findings today. Referring to the ia( >hal two Wolverhamp
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    "No Immediate Need For U.S. To Re-arm"
    201 8 A.P. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 4 US Secretary of War Robert Patterson said the presence of United States forces in China was well warranted" but he declined to distinguish among any foreign theatres in relation to peace, asserting "they are all important." He told
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    221 8 Reuter. DORCHESTER. Sept. 3. After an all-night search in the woods, a prisoner who escaped six weeks ago from Dorcestcr prison, was captured today He was Frank Taylor, who accompanied by a Riri In slacks, pointed a rifle a( a policeman who challenged him at
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    30 8 The Young Men's Muslim Association is holding a tea-party in celebration of the Hari Raya Puasa on Saturday, Sept. 7, at. Restaurant Kita, North Bridge Road, at 4 p.m.
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    393 8 UKRAINE STATES CASE AGAINST GREECE Reuter. LAKE SUCCESS. New York. Sept. 4:—The Security Council to-night invited M Dimitri Manuilsky (Ukraine) and M. Vassili Dendramis, Greek Ambassador to the United States, to the Council table to take pari without vote in the discussion of Ukraine's charges against
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    93 8 Reuter. ACCRA. Gold C:>ast. Sept 4 Mr H. L. G. Gurney. Officer Administering the Gold Coast Government, has been appointed Chief Secretary to the Palestine Government to succeed Sir John Sic aw and is leaving shortly to taKe up Ills appointmentIt was reported on August 29
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    UNO Assembly Meets Sept. 23
    53 8 Reuter. LAKE SUCCESS, Sen- York. Sept. 4.—The Secretary-Gene-ral of the United Nation*, Dr. Trygvc Lie. ton uh: announced tha- .he United Na ions general assembly wi I he held on Sep 23 as planned. No formal proposal for postponement had been received from any one,
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    103 8 Reuter. LONDON, Sepl i Supplies of penicillin and drugs urgently needed to save the Ufe of Mr R G. rVlkman, Resident ot Balaga, Sarawak, seriously ll] wltn suspected pneumonia, were parachuted in from an RAF. Spitfire piloted by WinCommand t J R H. Merifleld, famous flying record-breaker
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    233 8 Reuter. COPENHAGEN, Sept. 4: —Sir John Boyd Orr, direc-tor-general of the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation warned delegates that the danger of a sudden collapse of world food prices "looms in the near future" and said measures to prevent it must be taken
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    134 8 London. Sept. I:—Sixtcci drt-d enjrineen employed tkc British Airways CorpontMfe, Briti-h European Ainray> ud B'• tish South Air.eieiai; Ainrayi b coming out on Ktrik. on Sept U from nil :<.ir ba«c.- b< lonjring the thre" hie eOrporatici.s :o breakdown of talks between" the drletrates of tho
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