Malaya Tribune, 8 October 1946

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    52 1 The Malaya Tribune jIY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE THE ONLY NATIONAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA Now printed simultaneously in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur Ipoh (Penang otlice opening shortly) Phone Numbers: Editorial 5811 Advertising 5812 Circulation Accounts 5813 r PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1946 TEN CENTS. The Malaya Tribune LTESDAY, OCT.
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    STORAGE OF ATOM BOMBS IN BRITAIN DENIED
    300 1 DREW PEARSONS REPORT UNTRUE' WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 The Secretary of War, Mr. Robert Patterson, stated here tonight that 'there is no truth whatsoever" in the report bro?dcr.st by Drew Pearson last night that a stock of atom bombs had been given to Britain
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    Chinese Strike In Medan
    54 1 Reuter. BATAVIA, Oct 7: —AH industries employing Chinese workmen at Me dan, Sumatra, are closed as the result of a strike In h\] Chinese workmen whose Wage demands put forward hy the Chinese Labour Union have not been complied with. No demonstrations <>r breaches of order
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    Horrified
    52 1 Reuter. .JERUSALEM, Oct 7.—The spokesman for the Jewish Agency Executive and Jewish National Council (Vaad Leumi I declared tonight: "We have heard with horror of the murder of the British airman inJerucaJem. No political moive can justify Slh'h an "Ct and '-very such ftd should bhe regarded as despicable
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    untitled Boys Killed When Plane Hits School
    67 1 A.P. iRN, Holland, Oct. ith 'ii!l in the air Monday, in ichich a }>'.::nged on to a Monday even--12 It schoolboys :4 and 15 of 21-year-old pilot, s mother, uatching her house, died attack as she saw 1 ng into the school. boys
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    Molotov Back At Peace Table
    52 1 Reuter. II Vyaohfslav Pbreiftn Minister Fan> from M—COW ence r '»ok his place at he Soviet doieyati tai to o iference '-'0 mi nates after Ink.- Orel tin- i-hairman-ftfr. Ernest Bevin teed in Pan- that M. v Marsha! Stal.n and leaden during his il to
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    U.S. Wants Loan Of Beef For GI's
    72 1 kSHINGTOff, Oct. 7.—Tne Si itei Army is asking Britain —v million 16 of \rgenfeed its troops in fiurope. earned authoritatively iere it, it is tloupht. trill, if •mi rOWed from 83 per t A gentina's exportable -urCh is being bought DV 3ri•.cent Anglo-Argen
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    A NIPS TO DIE
    23 1 Reuter. Od 7—Five Japanese war were condemened to death ary tribunal at Saigon, the France Presse Agency i today.—Reuter.
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    "Double Tenth" Celebrations
    109 1 A procession of over 100 d-'co- j rated lorries, 2 000 students from Chinese scho >ls and thousands of member s representing the hundreds of Chinese associations accompanied by dragon and lion dancers will be the highlight of the Singap ire Double Tenth celebrations on Thursday. The
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    KILLEARN GIVES DINNER PARTY
    47 1 Reuter. BATAVIA, Oct. 7— Lord <illearn. the British Special Commissioner in A ia. and Lady Killearn gave a dinner party to-night at Hotel dcs Indes here for the Dutch an 1 Indonesian representatives .aking part in the Batavia conference on Indonesia's future. —Reuter.
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    Persian Fighting Ends
    103 1 TEHERAN. Oct 7. Persian GHQ announced here I day that lighting in southern Persia ceased last night Nasir Qashqai. leader ot the Qashqai tribesmen who revolted in southern Persia has sent a note to Ghavam es Sultaneh. Persian Prime Minister, asking him to reopen negotiations and has
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    Welles Critical On Nuremberg Acquittals
    195 1 A.P. WASHINGTON. Oct 7. U.S. former. Under-Secretary of State Sumner Welles predicted that the refusal ol the Nurem berg court to judge the German General Staff guilty will have •far-reaching consequences to the detriment of world peace." in his weekly broacast, Welles said it is
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    Vatican Denial
    63 1 Reuter. LONDON. Oct. 7—Vatican radio said today that no one had been authorised to give the Pope's opinion on the Nuremberg trial sentences. "We have been authorised to state that the recent statement by the so-called spokesman of the Vatican giving a summary of the Holy father's opinion
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    Lord Justice Lawrence, the British President Judge at the Suscmberg Trial, reading part of the verdict on the Tribunal on (he 21 Nazi lcadc>< at Nuremberg on Sept. 10. A.P. Photo.
    31 1 Lord Justice Lawrence, the British President Judge at the Suscmberg Trial, reading part of the verdict on the Tribunal on (he 21 Nazi lcadc&gt;&lt; at Nuremberg on Sept. 10. A.P. Photo.
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    FIRE ENGINE OVERTURNS, 3 INJURED
    86 1 Arrry Fire Enffiic overturned a? Tnm penis R &gt;ad yesterday while en it« way t&gt; Selarant: Barraek&gt; to Three men'were injured, one believed to h« ratbn leriOttH. They have been •dmittee' to the rti»th 1 G H A Utllanc tire occurred near Setafmmm Barracks at
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    74,000 Tons Rubber Allocated
    327 1 Reuter. LONDON, Oct. 7. -The Board of Trade announces Unit the Combined Rubber CommKtee has allocated a total of 74.000 tons of rubber to all countries for the fourth quarter of 1946. This amount is additional to the 200,000 tons recently allocated to the United Sates.
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    Coalition Demand
    74 1 Reuter. ATHENS. Met 7 -JThe Oreek left winu EAM. in a statement today, declared that they would continue the fight foi the return to Gieeee vt Cyprus and eastern Thrace They f;ll&lt; &lt;red that Km?: Oeorge "f the Hellene's action in keeping in power the government headed by
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    'Split' Fear Must Be Dispelled—Smuts
    515 1 'Split' Fear Must Be Dispelled— Smuts Reuter. PARIS Oct 8.— High! iph* of yesterdays plenary session of ihe Peace Conference unquestionably was General Jan Smuts* optimistic survey of the conference's achievement. South Africa's great states man spoke of the fear that the world is splitting into two camP :s but
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    Sir Keith Park's Son Pleads Guilty To Manslaughter
    141 1 A.P. ISHERLOHN. Germany, Oct. B.—Two British officers, one of them the son of Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Rodney Park, former SEAC air chief, pleaded guilty here yesterday to manslaughter. They were accused of fatally wounding a 10-year-old German boy with gunfire
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      31 1 The Morning Tribune is the only Malayan: newspaper with its own correspondent in HOLLYWOOD II i:\fllV GUIS I Famous Filmland Authority sends air! mail news pictures, everyday to the Morning Tribune
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    Police Killed In Self-Defence
    374 2 'In both cases the wounds were caused by shots fired by a party of police at the command of A.S.P. Mr. J. H. Davies, and such command to fire was given in self defence," said the Coroner, Mr. WV G. Porter, yesterday at the close of
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    Still, Liquor Found On Raid
    143 2 Peh Kok Eng. a Chinese, pleaded guilty in the Third Police Court yesterday, to charges of being in possession of dutiable liquor, fermenting dutiable liquor and being in possession of a still without licence, on Sept. 29. He was fined $250 or one month on
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    Share Market
    57 2 fOttr Financial Correspondent.! The share market opened quietly eady yesterday. In ti s. Hong Fatts were wanted up to $1.12, Rawang Tinfields 8 ('-cl Selayangs 9 lO'-jd. and Jeiebus were bid for up t" 88 cts Rubber shares continue to be a dull I r.d neglected market. Industrial
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    Troopship Otranto Due Here Today
    180 2 The troopship Otranto ls expected to arrive in Singapore today on her way to Hong Kong. She will only be carrying about 480 civilian pas-engers. She is scheduled to embark up to a further 2.000 Chinese at Singapore for Hong Kong. On her return call
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    Bigamy Sentence Appeal Fails
    86 2 Sentenced to two years' rigorous imprisonment for bigamy, Henry Anarg Tan alias Mohamed Jaffar bin Bachik appealed against sentence before the Court of Criminal Appeal yesterday. The Court dismissed the appeal. Anang Tan argued, he had given his wife an "oral"' divorce and had thought that
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    B-29 Proves It Can Defend U.S. Anywhere
    631 2 A.P. Cairo, Oct. 7.—Th e 9,500 miles flight over the "top of the world" by the Pacusan Dreamboat proved that the Superfortress could do its job of defending the United States over any part of the globe, its phot said yesterday. v Col.
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    'Parental Love Plea Absolute Nonsense'
    346 2 War Crimes Trial "It is useless for the defence to come here and say we treated these people with parental love and affection. It is absolute nonsence. It is absolutely incredible," seated Lt.-Col. C. H. Withers-Payne, the prosecutor, in his closing address at the trial
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    28 2 A.P. SOFIA, Oct. 7 —The United States .md Britain have officially informed the Bulgarian remment that they were abolishing the blacklist* of Bulgarian merchants, it was disclosed hare.—A.P.
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    S'PORE FOOD & PRODUCE MARKETS
    249 2 S'PORE FOOD PRODUCE MARKETS (Our Own Correspondent) Prices quoted below are lor picul weight except where otherwise stated. Foodstuffs:—Yesterday's quotations were:— "Meehoon": Siam $110; Indo-China $75: Kedah $80. Siam glutinous rice $100: Kedah glutinous rice $90: Siam rice milling $38. Rock sugar:—Best quality £105; medium quality $100. "Gula Malacca": Superior
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    Rubber Market
    84 2 (Our Financial Corresnono'or.t"&gt; There is still no confirmation miong local rubber market circles a 1? o whether the recent acreement t&gt;v 'he United States to rurchase the r ir.st ict of 100.000 tors Malayan "übber would be absorbed in one lot &lt;»r spread eve- fir Octc'tuT-Novem-her slrpment. Meanwhile,
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    CORDELL HULL
    45 2 A.P. WASHINGTON. OcV 7. t'ovdell j Huil. 75 year-old I. -met Secretary cf States, who suffered a strike en August SO, held als own after improving yesterday. Huli. still seriously ill, spent a restful r.ight with his condition unchanged, the hospital said. —A.P.
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    PARATROOPS TO BE JAILED IN IPOH
    548 3 An official statement was issued last night by headquarters of Allied Land Forces, South East Asia, on the conditions of the prison camp of the 243 mucinous paratroopers of the 13th Parachute Battalion who were recently convicted by court martial. The men are serving
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    AIRCRAFT LANDINGS COST MONEY
    106 3 i Staff Reporter) commercial plane it costs money. tost machine and at an aerodrome v I be same plane, ,-.way will only ,nd Of the scale for irgo and pnssenger- of W.OOO lb., the .0 while for ea'h or part thereof) n c .&gt;f tho figure*
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    Charges And Bail Reduced
    82 3 causing grievous hurt I tain confessions were r.r bari to obtain i d I ail of $10,000 each •to $1,000 each when tor* and detect v s ne those employed ia rci during the Japanese, rem charred before t Judge P:ojl Storr. yesmen claimed trial ard
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    ARMS RECOVERED IN KEDAH
    39 3 I ma and ammunition revered by Police action in h frt m January to Septemthls year were:—revolvers istols 30, rilles 230. shot Sten gun- 30. hand i 176, bombs 62. bayonet 733 rounds of ammuni-
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    Alleged Dutch Seizure Of $750,000 Sugar
    141 3 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Sugar cargoes valued at more than three-quarter follars are repotted to have been settea rvr -v authorities from five Chinese vessels ':&lt; Ing detained. Thp cargo assessed at 300 tons was removed at Batavia and Singkep where the vessels are still
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    untitled-YEAR-OLD PIANIST TO BROADCAST
    60 3 Lee Ban San. tho 15-year-old fro n Batavia. will broad•an hour of piano recital c Red Network of Radio Ma- U) B.SO p m tomorrow etre and the fit metre HM ncludes Prelude ir. Kachmaninoff, Romance Impromptu On. 1 No. n. Paasipied by Debussy, ta »ie
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    Delay In Payment Of Back-rent Criticised
    267 3 The present acute shortage of housing accomodation could be considerably relieved if the War Department and liquidated their liabilities on claims arising out of requisitioned property without undue delay, declared the chairman, Mr. Lee Kong Chian at the annual general meeting of the Eastern
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    Union Governor Jungle-Camped
    100 3 His Excellency the Governor of lie Malaya Union. Sir Edward Gent, ras the guest of honour at a teaDarty a* the Residency. Kuala lapis, riven hy the Resident Commissioner &gt;f Paha-g. the Hon. Mr. Arthur «leep and Mrs. Sleep. Among the ruests were prominent citizens of Suala
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    Ex-Interpreter On Hurt Charge
    164 3 Mr. Ch of Koon Keng gave evidence a the Second District Court yeat**lav when ex-Interpreter Teh Swee soon was accused on three counts f voluntarily causing hurt to three jersons: Choy Koon Heng, Tan Yew "heng and Khoo Hock Chew during :he Japanese occupation, in order
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    SIKHS ON RIOT CHARGE
    42 3 Nine Sikhs appeared before SeconO Magistrate L. C. Goh yesterday on r charge of rioting at Aliwal Street at 6 p.m. on Aug. 18. The case was postponed for mention on Oct. 21 and police bail was extended.
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    MUNICIPAL SERVICES UNION
    123 3 Tho inaugural meeting of the Singapore Municipal Services Union will he held tomorrow (Oct. 9) at 4.46 p.m. at the Municipal Council Chamber, Municipal Offices, when tho draft Constitution and Bylaws rf the Union will be considered and. if approved, adopted. The Union is open to all
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    ROTARY CLUB
    31 3 The Rotary Club of Singapore meets at 1 p.m. tomorrow in the Roof Garden of the Adelphi Hotel. Kctarian Revd. R. K. S. Adams will speak "Rebuilding with Scouts".
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    Officer Acquitted On All Charges
    235 3 Fatal Jeep Crash Echo Capt. John Gillespie of Base Reinforcement Section ACSEA, was acquitted and discharged by Seconci District Judge T. T. Russell yesterday on all three charges of causing death to Lt. Baker and Driver Fazal Hoosein, and causing grievous hurt to Mrs. E.
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    Armed Robbers Appeal Against 'Cat' Lashing
    253 3 Four appeals against convictions in armed robbery cases were dismissed by the Court of Criminal Appeal comprising Mr. H. C. Willan, Chief Justice of the Malayan Union, Mr. Justice L. V. J. Laville and Mr. Justice N. A. Worley yesterday. One armed robbery appeal,
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    Acid-Throwing Case: Another Indian Arrested
    146 3 Another arrest has been mad -1 jin connection with the acid i throwing incident at Cuff Road on Oct. 1. The total number of people detained in this incident is n tw eight Indians. The last man to be arrested is S. Amia Singh &lt;23)
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    Ex-Inspector Ibrahim's Appeal Withdrawn
    43 3 Due to have con.: up yesterday for heari-g before the Court of Criminal Appeal, the appeal of former Inspector of Police. Ibrahim bin Omar, was withdrawn yesterday by counsel Mr. S. G. Pfllai who stated those vere his instructions.
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    PARANG USER FINED $50
    154 3 Pleading guilty to a charge of voluntarily causing hurt to a Chinese, Peh Ah Soh, with a parang, Wong Ah Lok was cautioned by Magistrate K. M. Byrne yesterday never to use a k~ife again on anybody. As this was his first offence, he was left
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    GOC's Farewell Message To Malay Regt
    209 3 Lt Gen. Sir Frank Messervy, KBE CB, DSO, G.0.C.-in-G. Malaya Command yesterday visited the Ist Battalion of the Malay Regiment stationed in Kuala umpur to say good-bye in person. Ihe following is the English translation of the Special Order of the Day he read
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    FREE MILK FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN
    83 3 I SchO »1 children in all vernacular rchoclfl in the Ulu Selangor. Ulu La v gat and Kuala Lumpur districts will -hertlv receive a free issue of a hallj pint of milk daily. Under present arrangements. :h 720 &lt;ases of full cream powdered rctlk received
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    The Kluang Mutineers
    456 4 Seldom has any British i! military or other- i r. fallen so foul of public opinion as has the Kluang uri martial which trieo i men of the 13th ParaBattalion. That the onvicted paratroopers were i uilty of mutiny is not lestioned. The criticism is directed at
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    Parks To Keep The City's Youth Off Singapore Streets
    939 4  -  A PLEA FOR PLAYGROUNDS By Tessie Cornelius Walking along the pavement of one of Singapore's streets the other day I found my way barred, not by the outstretched arm ol a beggar or the oilers of a Wayside hawker but by
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    SWEDEN & THE RUSSIANS
    371 4 SWEDEN THE RUSSIANS STOCKHOLM Relations between Sweden and the Soviet Union have taken a turn lor tlt better and Swedes have won a new popularity in Moscow to their policy cf more trade and no blocs I Another contributory factor 1 in this improvement ol relation] j baa been the
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    THE PEOPLE'S POSTBAG Moratorium
    217 4 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR SIK. With liftmr of fI niyratcrium the position of credit.-- in local banks purine the occupation period will be decided. As the result of the recent announcement by the Resident Commissioner." Penang. that title deed- deposited in the Yokohama Specie Bank' Penang,
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    'The Way I Sec It"
    567 4 SIR, —"New Scheme to Defe.it Black Market'' makes good readme and the originator cf the scheme de serves every encouragement fur his initiative in striking a blow at the black market. Whether it will he a "bhattering" blow remains to be seen. With the support
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    Record Holder Beaten
    83 4 A.P. STOCKHOLM, Oct. 7. Marcel Hansenne, French ace mnner, won the international 10,000 metre race at the Colombes Stadium, beating Rune Gustavsson of Sioeden, the world record holder for ihe distance. His time of 2 minutes 24.2 seconds was three seconds behind Gustavsson's record, however The meeting
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    U.K. Women Must Wait 4 Years For Nylons
    252 4 A.P. LONDON, Oct. 7—A committee of 16 Industria ists has decided that British women must forego luxury of silk and nylon stockings for two to ie more years in the interest of national recovery. In the meantime, they must be satisfied with
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    NEW ZEALAND ISSUE
    148 4 AUCKLAND N.Z New v I and's first post-war electi not to be held until ne. end of the year, but candid have begun what promises I be one of the most bitl fought campaigns in the I nion's history, j The election will be a straight two-party
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      32 4 STRANGE AS IT SEEMS Ernest Hi* iNVACH O Kt »0N COVJN T V Jk CAllF. AMH DEVOURED EVERVTWINC IN THEIR PATH/ POISONOUS, GRAIN llLLfD TRENCW. MILES LONG THOUSANDS M, CE riNALLV ANNIHILATED
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    CHINA LENDS MALAYA SIAMESE RICE
    232 5 At the recent meeting of the International Emergency Food Council in Washington last week it was decided with the full agreement of the Chinese representative acting on behalf of the Chinese Government, to divert temporarily to Malaya, Borneo, Hongkong, India and the N.E.I, during October,
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    IDENTIFIED AS REDS
    136 5 [N Oct. 7 -The force v attacking a U S. ammunition dump in he live miles west on Thursday has d as Chinese Com--3 Bftcially announc •k was planned ano r the purpose of obnunitiorf by a comi immunist regiment. I north of Tangku. uncement said, to
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    Slept Through Assembly
    54 5 Reuter. PARIS, Oct. s.— Four members of the public woe found sound asleep in the public gallery when the French Assembly adiourned today after another all-night session—the second this week—in its race to finish outstanding legislation before midnight tonight. The deputies finally adjourned for breakfast and bed
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    Korean Reds 'Persecuted'
    110 5 Korean Reds 'Persecuted A.P. MOSCOW, Oct 7—A Moscow dispatch from (Jinsen) Korea based on "information received here" said that mass arrests of leading in prominent parties and organisations were proceeding in cities and villages in Korea. The dispatch said the American ri-.d Korean police were especially bratal in the persecution
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    MINOR U.S. SLUMP FORECAST
    160 5 A.P. LONDON. Oct 7 The Financial Tunes says some students of the recent stock market setbacks in London and New York "are muttering of 1920 and suggesting history may repeat itselt The Times expresses the opinion that "nothing could be less likely." The Times say s
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    PHOTO FINISH DECIDES RACE
    86 5 Reuter. IARIS, Oct. 6.—M. Marcel POUtfMJ r our-year-old Caracalla won the Prix de L' Arc de Triomphe valued at 2.(00,000 francs (about £5.000» over a course about one and half miles at Longchamps today. Caracalla beat Paul Boyriven's Prince Chevalier by a head in a close
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    JAVA TRUCE COMMITTEE
    248 5 Reuter. The following communique was issued by Lord Killearn's office last night in Singapore: "The conference of Dutch and Indonesian delegations, under the chairmanship of Lord Killearn met this morning at 10.00 a.m., (Jav a time) at the residence of the British Consul General. Batavia. "Lord Killearn
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    Indonesia-India Rice Barter Details
    418 5 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Dr Sharirs rice deal WHO India 700.000 tons of padi—wat an exclusive offer to that country Mr K. L. Panjabi, Government of India's Food Secretary told the Tribune last night when asked if there was still any possibility Of diverting a portion o.
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    Courier Flights To Belgrade Suspended
    242 5 Reuter. ROME, Oct. 6:—All courier flights between Italy and Belgrade. Sofia c.nd Bucharest, have been suspended, it was officially learned here today. This move follows the forcing down of an R.A.F Dakota of the Transport Command at Nish in Yugoslavia en Friday while on a
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    Lolos Down Rescue Plane
    137 5 A.P. CHUNGKING. Oct 6 —Dazed and stunned passengers and the American pilot ol a Chinese National Air transport plane which crashed in the wilds of Lolo land 15 days ago were engaged in a gunbattle with the .savage Lolos. according to meagre reports reaching Chungking The
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    Philippines Now Looking To China
    303 5 Reuter. MANILA. Oct. 6.—Tho Manila Chronicle, in an editorial expressed the opinion that the Philippines are now looking towards China as a solution to the need for self-sufficiency in these islands. "The Philippines turned its back tr i China economically from the tune Spain's colonial
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    Record Wheat Crop This Year
    136 5 Reuter. WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.—The world's wheat crop this year will be the biggest since 1940, the United States Department of Agriculture's Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations forecast to-day. They expressed, however, that with a world harvest of 5,900,--000,000 bushels production will still be slightly below
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    EXCHANGE TRADE STIFLED
    77 5 Reuter. SHANGHAI, Oct. 7.—The exchange business is stifled following the official order that prices cannot be quoted at more than five per cent, higher or lower than the official rate. There are no sellers of US. dollars, and observers say that a 4.200 level is around which
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    31 5 ATHENS, Oct. 7.—Capt. untitled a Greek police official, who recently prosecuted at a court martial in Salonika, was murdered last night in the Central Square there, as he wans returning home.
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    Roxas To Stamp Out Terrorism
    90 7 ■I- 7 —Moved by the laj n the lobby of g hotel, President ailed the justice marahal and the nfi n nee to plan an •si tf, rrorism. into the spacious th&lt; Manila hotel bystander, K. L. ..Man Beach. Cali- sp&lt; ?ial agent of tarj
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    SON of ZOMBIE UNMASKED
    81 7 I d mued up at the j An i last Saturday to I ff Conda scoring I K.O. win over the much i wrestler, Son of fourtl) round of a ght round contest. c h l famous knee unmask In public I as Cliff Trowers. 11
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    Rat Hunt In Kuala Lumpur
    29 7 ID •r, Ku:.la Lume of ten parts of Tub- j .i of over 3,i»00 is three j that for the whole at :'-0.000 rats.
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    16 7 rr.eeting of the sports I• id on Su-.day at 10 fa premises, fl, Race
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    FISHLOCK, IKIN SHINE IN MCC's SECOND GAME
    710 7 (From Norman Preston, Reuters special correspondent travelling with the MCC team) FREMANTLE, Oct. 7.—Few England county grounds are prettier or better equipped than the spacious Fremantle oval where the MCC to-day became the first international side to play there. In comfortable surrounding I
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    MALAYAN UNION TALKS: COMMUNIQUE
    109 7 Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur. Monday. An otfieial communique issued this morning says that certain Malayan newspapers of Oct. 7 have r- ported articles from the London Sunday newspapers purporting to outline the course of constitutional discussions respecting the Malayan Union. The statement adds: "Any official
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    Dreamboat Catches RAF Napping
    237 7 A.P. CAIRO. Oct. (V—Tho U. S. Army'? Superfortress "Pacusan Dreamboat" neared Cairo today with in? gasolene reserves running dangerously low because of climbing necessary to overcome severe icing conditions ir, the Far North and over the Alps. The plane radioed a request at 0600 GMT. tor
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    Playfair B.P.
    92 7 The following will represent the Flayfair BP. in a friendly badminton match consvting of 4 singles and 3 doubles, to be played against th&lt; Devonshire B.P. on Friday in the Happy World Covered Stadium. Low Siak Chuan. Cyril Wee. Lim Lian Seng. Chan Swee Lee. Robert Lee. Ng
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    Tin Miners Petition For Rice Policy Revision
    355 7 fuoh Monday.—Malayan Chinese tin miners have forwarded through the Chinese Chamber of Commere" a three-pofnt petition to Government urging immediate revision of Governments policy n con nection with rice control if the mining industry is to be completely rehabilita ted at an early
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    MALACCA SOCCER
    201 7 Malacca, October 6. Playing on a heavy ground and in an incessant drizzle, the Selangor Eurasians beat the Malacca Rompers 4-3 at soccer On the Padang today. The Eurasians set the pace from their kick-off and took the lead through Danker who put his side up will a
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    S.C.C. v. R.A.F. TENGAH RUGGER TODAY
    70 7 The following wUI represent the S.C.C at rugby on the Padang this evening at 5.15 against the R A.F. (Tongaht:—J.J. Bell: C Milton. J. M. Fulton. M. E. Davies. W. V. Sausotte; W. E. Grieve. H. B. Wilson: E. C. TokeU v, J. W
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    TELOK KURAU SOCCER
    53 7 In a game of soccer player at Telok Kurau ground on Sunday, the ••Rocklites- drew with the Singapore Indians. The Indians had the services of four of their ieguler Crst XI players and Angullia between the posts had much to do in frustrating the many efforts of
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    'CANNED' MUSIC MADE NERVES OF FACTORY WORKERS WORSE
    230 7 Reuter. SYDNEY. Oct 6.—"Car some factories was worse noise of machinery. Dr. J. Dr. Drew added that noises injurious to health included tooloud radio music, the crowing of roosters, the barking of dogs, and caterwauling of cats, the row from car exhausts,
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    YOUTH LABOUR SHORTAGE IN AUSTRALIA MAY WORSEN
    276 7 Reuters. SYDNEY, Oct. 6.—Youth labour shortage, at present acute, will get worse during the next two years. Cause of the decline, Deputy-Director of Reestablishment (Mr. A. W. Paul) says, is the marked lowering of the birthrate in the depression years of the *****.
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    MALACCA CHINESE TO ENTERTAIN G-G
    36 7 The Governor-General, Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, will be guest-of-honour at a dinner to be given by the Chinese community of Malacca next Friday, sponsored by the Malacca Chinese Chamber of Commerce.
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    53 7 CAIRO, Oct. 7. —The Muslim Brotherhood —an organisation which a year ago associated itself with a campaign for the return to Palestine of the Mufti of Jerusalem handed a manifesto to King Farouk's secretary last night demanding that the King should dismiss the government of Sidky Pasha in view of
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    F/M Auchinleck Calls On Nehru
    86 7 Reuter. NEW DELHI, Oct. 6.—Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck. Commander-in-Chief India, called on Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Vice President of the Interim Government, this afternoon. Earlier Pandit Nehru, accompanied by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, former President of the Congress Party, and by Sardar Vallabhai Patel and
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    Marchioness Gives Evidence Against Actress-Daughter
    312 8 Reuter. LONDON. Oct. 7.—Lady Elizabeth White, 28--vear-oid actress daughter of the Dowager Marchioness of Townshend, and Paul An:hony Walsh, aged forty, described as of no occupation, were at Marlborough Street magistrate s court to-day sent for trial to the central criminal court. Bail was allowed.
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    PEACE TALKS: FINAL STAGE
    154 8 Reuter. PARIS. Oct. 7.- With nin-' days left to complete consideration of the draft treaties with rive European ex-enemy satellites, the Paris Conference entered it s l ast Phase this afternoon when Mr. Ernest Bevin. British Foreign Secretary, pre sided over the plenary session considering the
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    DAKOTA AT BARI
    62 8 Reuter. ROMS, Oct 7.—An RAF Dakota, v. hieh was forced down hy VagOalavs at Nish in Yugoslavia arrived at Bari. Italy, yesterday, it wm* officially &gt;tated at Air HQ. Italy, today Renter adds it was officially stated in London yesterday that the plane had h-en allowed to
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    STAMP CLUB
    42 8 The Singapore Stamp Club will hold its fortnightly aocial matting at the Palm Court, Capitol Re-tau rant Bar. today at S.SS p.m. An auction of stamps will be hebl and refreshments will be served Mem ban may bring their trienis.
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    Commercial Schools Chain Planned For Malayan Union
    341 8 (Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur. Oct. It is understood from reliable sources that Government has decided to establish a chain of commercial institutes in cadi ol the large centres of the Malayan Union for the training of modern clerks. Kuala Lumpur is shortly
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    Trade Mission In Hong Kong
    145 8 Reuter. KONG KONG. Or; 7 -Sir Lo*h,&gt; Boyce. leader of the British trade miss.on now in China, said today that an Anglo-Chi-nese trade agreement was being negotiated diplomatically." and that his mission was not in China for that purpose. The mission's aim. he told a
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    Millwall Win First Match
    20 8 Reuter. LONDON, Oct. 7.—Second Division Millwall 2. Luton Town O Tottenham Hotspurs I, Newport. County I.—Renter.
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    12 HURT IN CLASH OVER PLOT OF LAND
    38 8 A.P. HAIFA. OH B:—.Tews and Arabs lashed here on Monday in a dis pute over ownership of a tract of land. Ten Jews and two Arabl were injured --A P
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    Birmingham Beat Sparta 3-1
    125 8 Reuter. BIRMINGHAM, Oct. 7:—Birmingham City Football Club beat Sparta Czechoslovakia! B-1 at Birmingham todaj after half-time I-all. Sparta took the lead in «die usth minute through centre-forward Hajok bnl within two minute* Trijrg. Birmingham centre-fprward, headed through frOW leftwing corner kick. Wilson James who had come
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    FRENCH FILM AWARDS
    112 8 Reuter. PARIS. Oct. 7.—Georges Auric, French composer was awarded the music prize at the Cannes film festival for hi s work in the British film Caesar and Cleopatra and in the two French films. Pastoral Symphony and the Beauty and the Beast, it was announced today. Other
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    ARTIST DEAD
    18 8 Reuter. LONDON. Oct. 7—C.R.vV. MevinS .n. celebrated artist, died here tolay at the age of 57.—Reuter.
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    New Nip Constitution Approved
    137 8 A.P. TOKYO, Oct. B.—A revised constitution for Japan, outlawing the maintenance ol armed forces, drastically curtailing the Emperor's powers, and granting the people a specific bill of rights, was accepted by the Japanese House of Representatives yesterday by 342 votes to five. Pour Communists and one
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    GERMAN RATION
    152 8 Reuter. BERLIN. Oct. 7: —Lieut.-General I lay, deputy hfilitary Governor in !i: United State- aoae of Germany said that renewed United States •hipping str ke thieatens the ehan rea Of maintaining the present food ration Of 1,58f calories per day in tii" United States aid British zones. "Wl
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    A 'Crowning Cruelty'
    165 8 A.P. SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. B.—{The dropping of the atomic bomb on Japanese civilia is'" was a crown ing Cruelty" of the recent year. This statement was made by J. Reuben Clark, I Church leader, in urging the United States to halt the development ot' methods aimed
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    Stock Markets Encouraging
    107 8 LONDON, 0c( 7:— The behavieai today of the stock markets has be— dist srtly encouraging. A&gt; an influence. Wall Street has beea put nature of the basing indicated a reconpletely into the background. The turn of the nailer investor to the Oilt-edgtd Becorities spent a quiet today
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    'BLACK' WINE OPERATORS MAY DIE
    135 8 Reuter. PARIS. Oct. 7 Perl in the recently disclosed black n. u ket in wine in France ta to death penalty if they tinued to operate sine Farge, the French Food M a timated today. Questioned on the Win ket which is said t&lt;&gt; have
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    Nchru Replies To Tories
    115 8 A.P. NEW DELHI. Ort 7 Jawaharlal Nehru sa-d his Congress Party wants Brit: hi 1 to be withdrawn ir. m Ind i with the greatest posslbh speed The statement was in reply hi suggestions by speakers a: the British Conservative Party conference in Blackpool. England 'hat
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    Communist Claims
    73 8 Reuter. NANKING. Of V:. today published rigur I W claimed to have been inflicted by the Communists on C nttsl Government forces in tin past three months. The Communist, claim the annihilation of W armies. 15 divisions. 47 regiment* and 22 battalions totalling SJe* killed 58.000 wouno d
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