Malaya Tribune, 6 August 1947

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    58 1 The Malaya Tribune y THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE THE ONLY NATKJNXE NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA Now printed simultaneously In Singapore. Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh Penang. 'Phone 5811 (Three Lines) TTcTH I rAG* :s SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1947 TEN CENTS The Malaya Tribune London Agents:—Messrs. Colin Turner Ltd., Talbot House, 98,
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    ATTLEE ASKS WARTIME POWERS TO FIGHT NEW CRISIS
    835 1 Factories may he seized UP. London, Aug. s.—Prime Minister Attiee, In a surprise rn«>v? today, asked the Commons for Wartime powers to fight national bankruptcy which Is threatening Hi itain. Mr. Attiee gava notice of his intention to present a bill to
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    Oetoyo Answers Winkleman
    278 1 untitled n etary General I, nesian Ministrj ot P« fi I k Lhi (n S indaj i Dr. oharir ci a Both men t Nea *in 01 r-i* n t J j Ly'll lIH r WhY» j Cress supthr ugh to In c. to report on w*
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    $33,000 RAISED FOR TB CLINIC
    35 1 A m ha, air adv been '.uv-d by the Fo'anr Club P the ol bwldin* an Anh-TB rlinir in *y.ngaTunr* The sow r»onircd for thifl PJ WUHO not $18,000 as
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    Crisis May Speed Tin Recovery
    73 1 (Tribune Stall Reporter* j Tin shares were steady in Lon- i lion yesterday. ThiG is probably accounted for j by thy tact that the present crisis makes the economic fabric of the Empire more dependant than ever on tin and rubber, Britain will have to
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    GREEK TOWN INVADED
    51 1 U.P. ATHENS, Au? 5. Miliary ruthorities reported tonight that between 300 avd 500 guerr lias last nigh: the *«wn of Arahova, 100 mil Q s north-west of Athei s, and killed 17 Greek soldiers. The auerriHa3 withdrew later i fter burninc seven! houses a: d looting stores.
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    Japs Work For Civilians, Are Rounded Up
    184 1 (Tribune StaiT Reporter) 1 Military Police acted on a report in the ith disclosing the use of Japanese nnel by local civilians in clearing up <• digging drains, story said that the itou, si h bein P aid Military Pol 1 '■ec-nth- c
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    JEWISH CLUB NOT OPENED
    81 1 London, Aug. s.—The Leicester 1 Jewish Social Club did not open tonight in an effort to prevent a repetition of the anti-Jewish demon- stration there on Sunday night. It had also remained closed Monday night Bishop of Leicester Dr. Vernon Smith iisued a statement urging ''preservation
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    Negro Baptists: Discrimination
    70 1 U.P. COPENHAGEN, Aug. s.—Dr. Marshall Shepherd, a spokesman for the four million United States Negro Baptists, charged today that white delegates to the World Baptist Congress told Darish hotels not to remt room" tj Negroes. "When we return to the United States, we will suggest to our
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    TEA STILL FAVOURS THE SELLER
    59 1 LONDON, Aug. 15.—The present world supply position of tea still favoured the seller and would cont rue to do *o probably urtil 1947, Dr. Edith Summerskill. Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food said in the House of Common* ten'ght when rejecting a proposal to
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    UK REJECTS SOVIET NOTES
    40 1 U.P. LONDON Auk. s:—The ForeVn Office said tonight that Britain has reDlied to recent Soviet notes and rejected the Russian view that Allies countries should net ratify peace treaties until oil enemy ssat'-'S hanV approved >them.—U.P.
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    PRESS BARRED FROM SOVIET MERCHANTSHIP
    113 1 U.P. New York. Aug I,— The Soviet Iron curtail claimed down in New York as lor the first time in the memory of veteran newsmen they were not allowed to beard an incoming passenger vessel. No explanation was given by the First Mate of the
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    "ASIAN," NOT "ASIATIC"
    69 1 Reuter. NEW YORK. Aug 5. The word '•Asiatic*' should be dropped from the U it»d Nat or vocabulary acccrc'.'i:;;; to both Indian and Che.es* c.el^at's to the Economic c. d S:'c a! Ccunc'l. Who prefer 'he vecra •As an." because, as Ch'na*.! Dr. P c Chars said,
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    U.S. ARMY Exercises
    40 1 U.P. FRANKFURT. Aue. s:—Lt Gen. Glarenc*' R. Hu«bn«r, DeOUtv United States Commandt in Eurone. *old a ureas conference today that three American "Dock^ 4 divvisions'' are expected to b" manuevering soon in the American done of Germany.—U.P.
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    33 1 Washington. Aug. 5. Mr. Walton Butterworth. former Counsellor of the United States Embassy tc China, has been named head of the State Department's Office of Ear Blastern Affairs, the State Department announced today.
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    Six Malayans to learn trade Unionism in UK
    337 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) The first opportunity afforded to men from trie British colonial territories to be sent to the United Kingdom and trained in trade unionism is already in final preparation here in Malaya. Six Malayans are to be appointed shortly to
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    'Peril To Peace'
    78 1 LAKE SUCCESS. Aug. s.—The Egyptian Prime Minister, Fahmy Nokrashy Pasha, opening his country's esse againrt B'tfsin tcfore JL«i Unicd Uu iCOS Security Jnuiu,.! today declared that .the present tension between Egypt and Br tain Was a potential peril to peace and security. The persistent British occupation of
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    EVA IS STONED
    33 1 UP. Berne. Aug. 5.-A frenzied young man threw two fist-sized stones against the car in which Senora Person and Federal President Philip Etter were riding on Lake Bridge here today.—UP.
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    RABIES THREAT TO SINGAPORE
    428 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) There is a grave risk of rabies coming to Singapore. While the importation of dogs and cats from the Malayan Union has been strictly prohibited since the dreaded disease established itself upcountry, rabies continues to spread southwards. Latest reports show that it has
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    Dismissal Of New Employee Caused Strike
    150 1 (Tribune Staff Reportei > About 300 workers of Fraser Neavet Ltd. are still on a strike which began a week ago. An- official spokesman of the Company today expressed hope jf an early settlement. The strike la the first occasion ie the Company's local
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    India ban on Dutch Planes Still On
    115 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) The Indian Government has not as yet lifted the ban put on landi ing facilities to all Netherlands aircraft in India, two days ago. Mos: affected afe the KLM Airlines aircraft who run six times I weekly on the Ixmdon-Amsterdam-
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    INDONESIANS "STAY ALERT"
    105 1 Batavia. Aug. 5 —Radio Jogjakarta reported that the Dutch violated the cease fire order this morning by capturing Gombong, 30 kilometers southeast of Poerwokeito. Gombong was a pre-war Dutch army training centre. Almost at the same time, VicePresii'ent Mohammed Hatta called or- the Indonesian army and the
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    SHARIR IN CAIRO
    38 1 U.P. LISBON. A'lrr. s:—The planten which mer Indonesian Premier Suuarj Shariir was supposed to travel Irom Bombay to the United S'atf-s arrived here today without him. Ann passengers said that he disembarked in Cairo. —U.P.
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  • Obituary
    DEATH
    38 2 The remains of Mr. H. H Martin, brother o t' Mrs. M. R. g. Fernando, will be removed for internment at tho Buc.dh a Cemetery, Bidadari today. Cortege leaves 1024-B, Jan sen Road at 5 30 p.m.
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    Postal Workers Form Pan-Malayan Federation
    152 2 Tribune StalT Reporter! Nineteen delegates from the Postal and Telecommunications Department gathered in Kuala Lumpur over the last week-end in tne ftrst conference Oi its kind ever to be held in Malaya. The delegates, from all parts ol Malaya, resolved to form .i Pan Malayan
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    Rubber Market Reacts Sharply
    146 2 (Tribune Market Corn Ycsterdav the rubber market i reacted sharply to the heavy r i fall in New York over the week- j end and business was done at tiie opening in the morning at 30', cents lor No. 1 R.S.S. f.o.b, August, which shows a
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    34 2 Reuter. PARIS. 5—Bitwoded untitled AnbalkaUhow, Prime Minister of Abyssinia, arrived in Paris last night on a private visit to the French capital. He landed at Marseilles Wit! hi 3 daughter en July 29.— itellt«r.
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    Cafe Partner Claims Trial
    99 2 Maicjeen, a 39-year-old Indian, described as or c of the Dartners of the Victory Caf •at Collyer Quay, claimed trial yesterday at the Third Magistrate's Court, to a charge of being in possesion of. 6.400 dutiable Ctiesterheld cigarettes on Aug. 2. Maideen also pleaded not guilty
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    Arms Cache Found Near Ayer Tawar
    151 2 N (Tribune stall r IPOH. Aug 5 106 arm* of var hand grenades II quantity 0 f found by the Monday night in th jungle rear A^JiM Hidden in i MmoarJ*! rrete tank <urk *-he weapons re<uit. of intormat ~< V l ard tho
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    WAUGHS FIRM IN A HESITANT MARKET
    353 2 SHARE MARKET Tribune Financial Corr.t Ail sections of tne share market were very hesitant yesterday while awaiting the Prime Minis ter's speech which will be made today. The announcement •of paymen*, of 10 P»?r cent, interim d vldend on Henry Waughs pro duced the
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      628 2 SITUATIONS VACANT Municipal Commissioners Of Singapore Applications are invited to fill the vacancies of permanent Accounts Clerks in the Municipal Treasurers Department a'a commercing salary of $15° p.m. plus Cost of Living Allowance (present rate $90 p.m). Neat handwriting, the posses sion of book-keeping or accountancy certificates ami a number
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    Georgic's Incoming Troops Think Singapore 'Swell'
    475 3 They Laughed Cheered i nd TheßandPkyed On (Tribune Staff Reporter) mid piped in by the band ct the SeaBritain'; pgesl trooper the 27.000-ton lly nto Hai'bour yesterday mining; her rvicemen straining to eaten their firs" v: n japore. I rcentagc oi U» I coining
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    CAPITOL SHOWS "THE SONG OF SCHEHERAZADE"
    114 3 i us who were a* the i invitai nm< Shaw and r< delightned by UnivtrsalI musical Schehe- m hnicolour, the ftcry is ba «c on th* music and R a>'r.y-Korsa-at Russian eotnpo- the comaffa r in Molater ;o prov? i hi "mis pal <l~
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    untitled Girl To untitled In UK
    57 3 Ah Kouii ol '>• ca ring for 8 on the sails from S;nH angusi 17. •.>., c' n va v ''ducat -i Seremban, I C G'ade i Uon i with emmn iculation, d to the Law Jo ~,K k. Urvversity oi X hei b
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    NEW CONGRESS PRESIDENT
    21 3 AeJL °SP*" Mr unun.mInd or. iU(,h Sin^h JJjR! Present lfT ht> untie, 1 ft- Got! ii be near
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    Dalforce Send Petition To Montgomery
    147 3 The Dallorce Association submitted a petition on the back pay question to Field Marshal Montgomery on August 1. The petition reviewed their activities during the war and recounted their petitions to the War Ofiice claiming 3*. years' back pay. It stated that out ot a
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    Planters' Loans Board
    171 3 It may not be generally known that the Planters- Loans Fund, which was set up In December 1915. s available lor the puri pose- of assisting the general development of the original Federated Malay States I Perak. Selangor. Negri Sembilan and Pahang). The Fund has a working
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    "I HAVE BEEN LED INTO BAD COMPANY," SAYS YOUTH
    194 3 I have be: led Into bid company and I ask your lord«n;p to treat me leniently". The above plea was offered by a Chinese youth, Wong Sin Ha: 'in mitigation of sentence at the 7th Singapore Assizes Which ope: ed at
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    4 Yrs. For Theft Of Car Wheel
    135 3 Sentence ot lour years' rigorous imnrisomnent was imposed on a Malay. Mohamed bin AO: dullan. at the Singapore 7th Assizes yesterday by Mr. Justic- Thorogood on a charge of theft ot a Ford motor car wheel. Mohamed bin Abdullah was alleged to have
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    MALAYANS IN SIAM ON INSULT TO HUMANITY'
    163 3 "We believe that the conduct vi the French in Indo-China and the Dutch In Indonesia i« an insult to humanity in this icar 1947. "We believe that war with superior armed force agates* South East Asian peoples can never be justified us a
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      291 3 NOTICES EXPORT OF SOAP TO THE MIDDLE EAST Soixij manufacturers who c soup has been exported n the Middle East since the occupation will be allowed <• portion rd the preeent quota and should übntit evidence of such exports before the- Hth of August. 1047 Sd -V. H. WADE Ag:
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    Colonies And Industries
    599 4 When he opened the Malayan Agri-Horticultural Exhibition in Kuala Lumpur the Governor, Sir Edward Gene, emphasised the fact that Malaya's agricultural oonomy should be reinforced by the development of secondary industries. "We have," he said, "the workers, the skill and the organising capacity to develop here (if
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    MALAYANS to TALK ABOUT
    852 4 Well-known in Singapore Sports circle lor his activities in youth work, is MR. LOOI ENG SAN, Assistant Secretary uenc;ai of the YMCA, Singapore. /.Iter devoting 16 years of conscientious service, Mr. LOoi has earned a Six-month leave which he intends to spend in the United Kingdom
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    Cassandra
    536 4 LONDON (By Airmail) GOING from a prize light at Olympia on Tuesday night to the Stewards' enclosure at Henley on Wednesday morning is the quickest way I know of seeing the absolute extremes of English society. Ii this country suddenly changed into a totalitarian police-state overnight, the new Himmler
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    Hunting Down A Ghost
    141 4 Borley Rectory, near Ipswich, is hoping to bring to an end the antics of its "swishing ghost.' The Rev. A. C- Henning, rector of the Church described how he was sitting with his wife when he heard footsteps and a "wishing sound as of a long
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    DOLLAR OVER LATIN AMERICA
    190 4 American has dislodged Great Britain as the largest investor ot private capital in Latin America. Since the end of the war nearly half-a-bilhon American dollars have gone to augment the US $2,700,000,000 holding America had there before the warApart from political reasons there are economic reasons
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    STRANGE AS II SEEMS
    7 4  -  V ERNEST HIX
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    The People's Postbag Another Answer To "Lone Eagle"
    429 4 Letters _To The Editor Sir.—Reading through the "Peoples Postbag" of your popular newspaper of July 30. I pondered for a moment to decipher the pessimistic views of your learned correspondent, "The Lone Eagle", and as a result I am compelled through distress
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    Tipped Off!
    72 4 Sir.—A man who holds a J position in the Administration the Colony, wh- n using a p~l such as "Lack 01 puolic CiH*! ation" or any such hacfctf phrases, shows a lack of standing. Very often I hear the bafte themselves tipping each other > "A raid com'ng
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    UNO "Cease Fire Order" Is "In terfere nee," Says Du tch Consul-General
    845 5 (Tribune Staff Reporter) At his first Press conference yesterday. Dr. A. M. L. Winkelman, the new Dutch Consul-Goneral in Singapore, labelled the United Nations Security Council's order for a cease-fire as "an interference" in Dutch internal affairs, defended
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    P.R. Educational Shows Are Free
    202 5 The comment in the local Malay press on the subject of the alleged collection of money by a mobile P. R. Cinema Unit in the Malacca area has proved on in vestigation to be without just: he at ion. The matter was brought to the
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    Accommodationfor Students From Malaya Probable
    512 5 ISS Plans TB Sanatorium (Tribune Staff Reporter* The International Student Service (Geneva) is planning to bund an international tuberculosis sanatorium for students at Madras, and students from Maiaya and other South Bast Asia countries, suffering from tuberculosis, may soon be able to convalesce there. Mentioning
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    Intimidation Alleged
    67 5 Lim Choon Boon, a Hokkien, was yesterday at the Fourth Police Court allowed bail of $200 when he claimed trial to a charge of crimir al :nt midat;on on Aug. 8 at ihe Fraser and Neave Aerated Water Company, by threatening the workmen at work with imjury to
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    MU Governor On Tour Of Province And Penang
    280 5 His Excellency the Governor of the Malay Union, Sir Edward Gent, left Kuala Lumpur by the night mail train on Tuesday for I Province Wellesley for a short I tour of various places in the Province. His Excellency will arrive at Prai
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    Army Recruits For Call-Up
    63 5 Potential Army recruits whose names were registered in the fallowing serials are required to report at the Recruiting Centre, Oldham Lane, Singapore as shown: R.A.S.C.—Group 7 on the 6th August at 8.30 a.m. R.A.O.C.—Group 56 on the 7th August at 8.30 a.m. R. Sigs. Group 44
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    Whitley Council Scheme To Aid Trade Unions
    290 5 Mr. J. A. Brazier, Trade Union Adviser, states that with the growth and development of trade unionism amongst Government employees, the need for establishing recognized channels whereby the employee has access to his employers, becomes very necessary. The primary function of a trade
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    Coroner Commends Witness For Assistance Given After Accident
    497 6 The story ot an accident on Bukit Timah Road, at the junction ot Cavanagn Ro;.d, on the night of July 28. when two young Chinese were allegedly Knocked off a motor-cycle, (which had been removed from a coffee shop at Geylang without
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    Chinese Jailed: Had Jap Revolver
    150 6 Tried on charges ot unlawful possession of a Japanese revolver and one round of ammunition. Lee Ah Kow 23» was found guilty and sentenced !to live years' rigorous impri- sonment at the Seventh Singapore Assize Court yesterday by Mr. Justice ThorQgood. While on rounds, a
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    LITTLE THEATRE PLAYERS SCORE IN "THE WITCH"
    874 6 NUM. Contrary to general fears that H. Wiers-Jenssen's Norwegian drama 'The Witch" i translated by John Minefield), might prove j "indigestible' to Singapore thea-tre-goers used to light comedies. Monday night's performance by the Little Theatre Players* proved to he a success. I "The
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    Business Names Registration
    364 6 Some Amusement Park businessmen arc in doubt whether they have to be registered under the Business Names Ordinance. 1940. As the stalls or shops in the Parks arc not assessed separately under the Municipal Or j chnancc, and therefore it is the annual value of the Amusement
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    Untitled
    54 6 Reuter. LONDON, Aug. 5.—Mrs. Seaton of Carson Road, Luton, has sent to the Home Secretary a petitior containing 2,500 names she had collected in Luton appealing for a reprieve of her son, Private Charles William Seaton, who was sentenced to death for the murdei of his aeven-menth-otd daughter. He is
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    Carried Arms, Gets 5 Years
    260 6 "As a coffeeshop assistant y o u must know what was going D in this Country—what happens to people who carry arms." stated Mr. Justice Thorogood at the 7th Singapore Assizes yesI rday in ieply to a Chinese coffeeshop assistant's plea for a lenient sentence.
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    Ceylonese Labour Force Arrives
    407 6 (Tnbui.e Starr Report Sixty men. forming the advai cc pi tary Labour Force and Military Polio vals yesterday on the British trooper O They were met by Col. F. A. ii. Owen-Lewis (Deputy Director. Pioneer and Labour*, and his liaison officer, Captain Till:'am a thu. The
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    Entered SHB On Borrowed Permit Fined $40
    162 6 A Chines? lab ci Chon". who 'I.- ;i Txrmit to leave •> d -j .:ts!crda v Jiij j• ecn f District C Chau Chon; to ««ntc' mM r Eft a wiihov Aug. 2 I A. 8. P. Mahmud. pro erfi. said thai .it
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    $500 Haul From Owen Road Hou
    43 6 Three a mcd f into a hou nO rd a I iial I Jewcflt y a 1 the Chinese occi they left It appears over I wall and i m 1 1 w window to lain entry,
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    Airmen, Recs Clash This Evening At Jalan Besar
    244 7 SAFA LEAGUE MATCH The Royal Air Force and the S.R.C., close contend < third place in the SAFA league, meet this jaian Besar in the final round. Both teams are out nl tne umu.i as the Army are far ahead with 21
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS
    13 7 SOCCER. SAFA League: S.R.C. vs R A.F.. Jalan Besar, 5.15 p.m.
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    USE OF CRIMINAL FORCE ALLEGED
    123 7 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Lim Kan* Chwee »19». n Hoi::en. and Han Sco Korg <18>. a Cantonese, pleaded iot guilt: yesterday at the- Second Police Court to using stfroinal force on Mr. Chan Mens I long, a Vehicles Inspector, at Clifford Pier on the morning o£
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    Ipoh Y's Win Tennis
    272 7 I Irom Our Own Reporter* IP<>H Local YMCA. tennis players showed their mettle Unst the Kuala Lumpur V's in their annual games yesterday on the Association courts when they won by eight games to four. Several Interesting matches ,ere seen, Lope, the Perak sin- glea champion,
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    Found inside SHB Area: Indian Pleads Guilty
    201 7 M. Palanisamy (37), an Eng-lish-speaking Indian, was yesterday at the Second District Coon cautiond and disehanjed by Mr. J. L. McFall, after Ws bad explained why he had been fcunrl m the harbour board area without a permit on Au£. 3. Palanisamy was
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    Boxing Dispute Settled By lke Williams
    170 7 Reuter. Philadelphia, Aug. 5. For five years there has been some dispute j as to whom was the world light- j weight champion because the Xa- j tional Boxing Association of Ame- j rica recognised "Ike" Williams while the New York State Athletic Commission
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    St. Andrew's School Athletic Meet
    528 7 "Loyfat" House won the champ ionship at the St Andrew's School, 30th Annual Sporus held yesterday at the Jalan Besar Stadium, scoring; a total score of 90 points in 27 events, while ,'Gomes" House took second place at 81 1,2 points. The Individual Championship for
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    JOE LOUIS TO RETIRE IN 1948
    154 7 Reuter. NEW YORK. Aug. 5.- Ii he Ls still undefeated, Joe umis, world heavyweight champion, plan to retire from tfie ring .n 1948 after h« has had three mo c fights. He made this announoemen; when playing golf. He was asked how long h
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    100 YDS. RECORD EQUALLED.
    50 7 Reuter. Georgetown, Jamaica, Aug —Cynthia Thompson of Jamaica equalled the women's world re cord for the 100 yards Of 10.3 set up by F. E. B. K< en of Holland in May 1944. when she won the evont at an international athletic meeting here yesterday. —Router.
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    EXCITING WIN BY 40 RUNS FOR SOUTH AFRICANS
    433 7 Reuter. SWANSEA, Ang. s.—With half an hour left for play, the South African cricketers gained an exciting wiii by 10 runs over Glamorgan here today despite the amazing recovery of the Welsh team after they had lost six wickets for 39 runs.
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    Strike At Ford Works Averted
    59 7 Reuter. Detroit. Aug. s,—The strike of 107.000 Ford Motor Company workers which was threatened lor noon today has been at least temporarily averted. Union and Company spokesmen announced last night a "tentative understanding" on the recent Taft Hartley labour disputes law, which limits trade union
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    Combined Colleges To Visit XL, Seremban
    229 7 A Qombined Colleges cricket team will visit Kuala Lumpur and Beremban next weekend \j rKv two matches against .State XI s. Toe first match will be against Selangor XI on Aug. 9. The next day, the team will meet Negri Bembitan at Beremban. A
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    MAJ-GEN COX BACK FROM UK
    139 7 Singapore District's popular GOG, Major Gel eral L. H. Cox returned to Singapore by plan* yest'-rday evening at'tei- t\v, months stay in U.K. His plane t( uched down at tin Chang: Airfit id. Major-Genera] Clx left. Singa pore in the first week of June to
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    Friendly Badminton
    86 7 Friendl y Badminton A team for 5 singles and 2 deuoles will be .-elected from the J following players to repress n j the Engineers Dept., Branch of j the Singapore Municipal Servi- ces Union against Rallies Ensti tution in a friendly badminton match on Saturday. Aug. 9. starting at
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    GRAND CELEBRATIONS FOR INDIA'S FREEDOM DAY
    393 8 From Our Own Reporter) KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 5. Preparations are under way for the celebration of August 15th, 1947, India's Independence Day. The Malayan Indian Congress has proposed the following pro-gram-re- of celebrations, which were finalised after consultation with the office of the Representative
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    Detective Who Worked For Japs On Trial For Murder
    307 8 (From Our Own Reporter. KUALA LUMPUR. Aug. A detective attached to the Japanese Military Police during the occupation, named Saw Shong Har. alias Tan Ngiap. faced trial before Mr. Justice Spencer Wilkinson, this morning a enrage of murder by intentionally causing
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    Chinese Plan "Father's Day" In Singapore
    127 8 A programme has been arranged by the Mayfair Musical I Dramatic Association and the 1 various Chinese schools in Singa- pore to celebiate "Chinese FaI thers' Day" on August 8. "Fathers* Day" was first celej brated in China after the sur- render of the
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    KIDNAPPED COUNCILLOR'S EVIDENCE AT INQUEST
    301 8 Echo Of Raid On Gangsters' Lair (From Our Ow; 1 importer) TATPING Aug. 4 —An echo of the ordeal went through by Mr. Kee Hun Hor, Penal 2 Courcillor. was hear In the local coroner's court «;i en an inquest was held into the death
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    Stealing Was No Remedy For Unpaid Wages
    144 8 Srirangam. a Tam l. who stole his employer's coeds because ne was not paid any wages, was yesterday at the Fourth Polic» Court sent to simple imorisor ment for a month After pass ng ser.ter.ee, Mr. H. W. Nightingale, the Magistrate, told him
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    New Film Enterprise Starts In Ipoh
    287 8 I From Our Own Rep IPOH Sponsored by a group of Indian and businessmen from various parts of thterprise, the first of its kind in in Pe»-;ik r has been started in Ipoh with n authorised for which issue, permission has been obia::. Secretary,
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    Strike By Attendants At Mental Hospital
    361 8 Troops Assist In Care Of Patients fProm Our Own Reporter^ IPOH. Aug. 5. An appeal for voluntary workers to help in the csre cf the mental patients at the Taijong Rambutan Hospital is being made till the present strike of about 500 male and
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    MOTOR CAR TURNS TURTLE
    117 8 <From Our Own Reporter) B'WORTH. Aug. A h re car, while trying to avoid a cvlist, turtle in 'mrt <,i r'h« Butterworth Police Station at about 2 p.m. today. The car, a Morris was travelling from the c'-reciion of the village towards Mitchell Per when a
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    CHINESE FALLS TO DEATH
    68 8 A Chinese. Liv L<-e (341 was killed instantaneously wh< n he fell out of a window on tha sixth floor of a bote] in Eu Tong B>ng Street yesterday afternoon. At rJiai hour, the area was cicowded with hundreds of ped.estrains on the street* Mr. Lai
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    S'TORE RACES IN NOVEMBER
    71 8 The first races to be run on the reconditioned arce course at Euk t Timah are scheduled for Nov. 8, 11. ar d 15, Mr. A. C. Niven. secretory of the Singapore Turf CUib, told the Tribune today. The big sweep tickets will be l educed
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    EMIGRANTS TO START LIFE 'DOWN UNDER
    334 8 (Tribune S aff R- n Fourty-four Q r Italtes fkein s m the r homela, Km an. They arrived a The em eumulati] r at seme time because ficulty ir. j They had tak- of making pa r.ey on the G Dectir* to stay
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