Malaya Tribune, 16 August 1947

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    54 1 The Malaya Tribune TH E PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE MALAYA'S NATIONAL NEWSPAPtR Now printed simultaneously in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh Penang. 'Phone 5811 (Three Lines) lioll' ,M SINGAPORE, Saturday, August 16, 1947 TEN CENTS The Malaya Tribune London Agents: Messrs. Colin Turner Ltd., Talbot House, 98, St. Martin's Lane W.C.S.
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    World Hails New Indias
    210 1 "INSPIRING" SAYS KING 15. The ilags of Pakistan aid proudly over the capitals of the Bangkok, Nanking to Paris, except at Bangkok. where it was nivei sally fine as beneath thr n< w dominions Indians solemnly I the new India and the new pr mote tranquility
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    Buried
    413 1 '"UN An m a 6 ram v r )d y' oor febrr, flri Ur i a] D, ,ld th knj t™?** Behind the fi U > v 'e-car cortege.— Secrteary General Dr. Run Kerno, the Indian represent at Ives and leading personalities of others of the United Nations proceeded
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    118 FEARED DEAD IN MINE DISASTER
    181 1 Only One Escaped In Undersea Explosion U.P. WHITEHAVEN, England, Air, 15.—One hundred and eighteen men and boys ate missing, fear?d dead, after an explosion in an undersea coal pit named William— England's oldest undersea mine. The mine explosion trapped every working man except a
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    Girl Loses Money, Finder Thanks Her
    100 1 U.P. SHANGHAI. Aug. 15 Miss I Chov> Wen received a letter tcday enclosing the personal papers she los along with Government bonds of the face value of $2,000 (U.fL). 30 C hinese dollars in cash, watch and other valuables in the city pari; three
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    New Arrests In Rangoon
    86 1 Reuter. hangoon, Aug. 15 New anrsts Slid security measuies and the surrounding district were reported here today, nearly four weeks after the assassination i f U Aung San. Deputy Chairman of the Burma Executive Council, and other Burmese Cabinet ministers. Guards at Insein Prison, where ex-Premier
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    Australia Rations Dollars
    70 1 Reuter and AAP. Canberra. Aug. 15.- The Australian Cabinet surveying the economic position in light of the British crisis, decided today on dollar economy measures. The cabinet decided there should be severe rationing of the use of dollars for travel purposes and directed that a review be
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    20 1 Berlin, Aug. 15.—Official reports show a substantial increase in the Rhur coal production, since the Anglo-American incentive payment plan began.
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    JINNAH: PEACE IS THE GOAL
    182 1 Reuter. KARACHI. Aug. 15 Mr. Jinnait. Gowrnor-U-t-mrai oi Pa- Idstan. toid eiti/«-ns of tn new dominion in a broadcast speech 'Oday Our object should v peace within and p*ac« without." Making his hr-t address to th* I nation a few hours after taking I th«
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    Children Among 11 Terrorist Victims
    217 1 Reuter. JERUSALEM, Aug. 15. —Government announced today that 11 bodies including those of four children, hed been it covered from the shambles of an Arab home, blown up before dawn, by Haganah men at Petah Tiqvah, northeast of Tel Aviv. J J I*. L A
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    HK Strike Threat Becomes Reality
    71 1 Hongkong, Aug. 15.—The str ke threat, which was looming in the past few days, became i reality when orders were issued by the Chinese Engineers Institute requesting affected members to walk out immediately. This was a surprise move as omcral.s of the Union earlier asserted
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    Ambassador Robbed
    32 1 Reuter. Lor don, Aug. If.—Odd and silfW medals and trophic which ihe Egyptian Ambassador in London, Acizlt Pasna, won as a world chamoion squa .1 rackets player, have been stolen.—Reuter.
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    New District Court Opens On Monday
    81 1 (TVbune Stuff Reporter) A new District Court to be known as the Fifth District Court, to aid in dealing with hundreds of cases pending trial, will start on Monday. August 25. This Court will be situated at present Seventh Police Court in Empress Place,
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    STC Bus Ablaze At Petrol Pump
    46 1 {Tribune S'aff Reporter) A newly-arrived Bedford omnibus oi the Traction Company, on trijl runs yesterday afternoon, caught fire while refuelling at B.T.C. depot. The Fire Brigade put the are out. The ''mis was badly dam Lged. Nc on-* was injured.
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    My my, it's hot
    48 1 U.P. L ndon, Aug. 15. -The mercury soured to *7 degiess F. at the Air Ministry roof in Central London at 4 p.m. today. Normal for the day is 70. A weatherman said April to August lias been the hottest spell sine- 1933. UP.
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    ATOM SECRETS LEAKAGE
    121 1 U.P. London. Aug. 15 The House of Common's Select Committee on Estimates reported today that "evidence about atomic research" I given in confidence before the sub- committee, was broadcast, presumably by the BBC. I In its report, criticising the I "serious lack of consistency" among government departments,
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    Won't Remain Neutral
    35 1 U.P. London, Aug. 15. A Foreign Oil ice spokesman said today. Bri- tish troops would not remain neutral in the Arab-Jewish clashes ir. Paiestine. but. would oppose whichever side used violence. OP.
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    Tornado hits port
    39 1 Mcx co. Auk. 15. —Authorities here descrih?d the situation very alarming, as 95 mph gU»I —the var guard of an approaching tornado —beg. 1 n hitting UliS uort city cf 85.000, shortly fcr I lore roon
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      219 1 All the Idesj slyks WATCHES CLOCKS Wholesale Retail Oaring to limited s.ock ro catalogue is issued Expert Repairs Undertaken Yick Woh Hing 429. North Bridge Road. Spore. Phcne 7922 (rear Midclc Road' TIGER RHYMING COMPETITION First four U inners t^Fi' Published below are four prizewinning entries. Further lists wili JcOsv>/)
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    Lighted By Atone
    30 2 U.P. CHICAGO Aug I. Strove. UniverSy" astronomy said k,*Qfl a cloud ten ■:^M <;f the sola: -SM b*h>ves, cor,si«ts■ nf pally small parable ,o .-tar- U.P j
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      602 2 I IN SINGAPORE Agents For Malayan Railways AND «LXX LINE FOR LONDON, ANTWERP. AMSTERDAM. ROTTERDAM. GLENARTNY (calls HAMBURG) Duo Mid.-Sept. From UJC. lor Straits, Hong Kong and China GLENBEG In Port GLENARTNEY. Due 16th August. RHESUS Due late August. INiMM lii V\ S. W. CO. j SAILINGS TO SAIGON. HONGKONG,
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      545 2 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. I incorporated n S'ngapore* BLUE FUNNEL LINE SAILING FROM U.K. AND U.S.A. m C lO H'Korg Aug 31 "Calcnas" Duo tram JJ.K Aug 3l AtreU: Sailings forIIVERPOOL, GLASSGOW and CONTINENTAL PORTS "Eun-ades" Sails lor Liverpool i'lameleve-' Sails for Havre and Liverpool.. Aug. 24 •SSon"'! ....>a.ls for Liverpool
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      387 2 NOTICE We bee to infonm our clients that we are now a limited company under the name and style of; The Singapore Baggage Trans--1 port Agency. Ltd. with Watered offices at 45. The Arcadt. Telephone 4658. EDUCATIONAL I wiab I could write Shorthand! Do Typewriting! Know Book- Keeping! Be able
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      467 2 GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION Tenders y/ill be received at the Office of the Director of public Works. Singapore up to noon of the 26th. August, m\ for the followingSupply and delivery of Furniture for Schools, Singapore Plans and Specifications may fbe seen, and printed forms ot tender with all particulars obtained at
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      480 2 NOTIKICATIo^r Tender, will 0 e reJJ Office of the D works. Bin ,-;^«*m the 29' di August General Repa r s to jS Dital, Singapore '^m Speciiic,.- ion r.- a v printed form of l-articulaix m the office ol tne r, gineer. Rural Pw Street. Singapore or mrr da.a.m. and
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    No Reformatories Available, So Judge Sends Boys To Jail
    465 3 Two of I limine Chinese who made a sensaLwan sarly this year appeared in the Perak I i before the Hon Mr. Justice Cox Evans j 1 [pal charges under which they had •ir''' I a "in. 1?o i, le who
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    Shiploads Of Aussie Fruit Arrive: Prices Slump
    244 3 Importers here were hard-hit. when they were unable to hold off for better prices due to the perishable nature of the consignments. There was particularly a glut oj "Naval' oranges from both Southern and Western Australia, and wholesale prices nosedived to about S8
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    SHB WORKERS THREATENED MANDORE: 'YOU MUST LEAVE"
    204 3 Singapore. Friday. a i tttiging three Inaiai--, n rioting, the Four !i l&rjante, Mr. H. W. Nlshttr pit verferdaj said: "Ir. i*w oi the .net tha* thu j LCCB3M havi beep in custody 1 BteJm I discharge them 8" ■••■.•have already served a
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    "Bad-Blood" Men Get Jail, Rotan
    122 3 Singapore. Friday. that ho Quite I iioycd that theie had been 1 Uood between the oomolainnrr end the accused ar.d that tn< accused had waited for an opportunity to beat him up. Justice Brow-i sentenced tnree Indians to four If*** riotous imprisonment and 12 strokes
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    SARONGS FOR S'PORE CO-OPS
    114 3 The Controller of Supples has placed at the exposal o. the Co-operative Societies Department a few bales of Salongs to be distributed to the members of Co-operative Soae ties in Singapore. As thf rumber is limited, it M intended to supply in the hrsinstance two sarongs
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    More Blood Donors Wanted
    144 3 The Blood Bank in the Singa .pore General Hospital has been further augmented by tne ACxV tional blood donors who have enrolled themselves at the Blood Transfusion Service Exmbit.cn Centre at the 'World-Wide Trade Fair" at the Great World In two weeks, 300 visitors ot the
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    Punjabi On CBT Charge
    58 3 Singapore, Friday. Sajant Singh (35), a Punjabi was yesterday ordered by th Fourth Police Magistrate. Mi 1L w. Nightingale t 0 be remanded in police custody umd today. i Saiant claimed trial to charge of criminal irust of $300 entrusted jo him on a date not.
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    CENSUS ENUMERATORS WANTED FOR ONE NIGHT
    61 3 120 Census Enumerators waited to enumerate population, s float on the night of September 53rd and 24th. Applicants ac able to write Erglish or Malay and speak Hokkien Hainanese or other dialer ftalarv $10 Enumerators wdl be provided with boats, and w'Sl be accompanied
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      48 3 MARCONI j MAIN'S BEST RADIO CALL FOR m,T SET AT ONCE BEFORE THEY ARE SOLD OCT AGAIN THE i/r-. r So:e Ager>s Malaya, EE HUAT RADIO CO., Fo remost Radio People Orchard Road,Sitigapore Phone 4566. !4 m BRANCHED: PEj,L STR WT. 223. BATU ROAD. ->J^ ANG KUALA LUMPUR.
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      766 3 SFSF SITUATIONS VACANT; WANTED CONDUCTOR experienced field and tapping Work preferably knowledge- ol Accounts. Inclusive salary $150 with Provident Fund Contribution to approved person. Apply Soeoin: na Estate. Limuc. WANTED GIRL JUNIOR TYPIST Salary $120 including CO L. Apply Box 1006. M.T. Spore. VACANCY occurs for Female Steno: Mu-t be
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      612 3 FOR SALE DECENT BUNGALOW estate manager's typo with two-acre compound containing few fruit trees road frontage situated vicinity of Braomar estate 14th Mile Cheras Road, Kajang Por Price and paiticulars Apply Box 997. M. Tribune, Singapore. REFRIGERATOR FOR QUICK SALE. Electric coidspot 6 cv Feet Almost New, very economical cost
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      620 3 FOR QUICK CALE ONE Van. One Fiat Ballila, One 1940 Renault, New Tyres and recently Ducoed, and 2 Taxis One Morris 8. and One Standard. The above are all in good running order and can be viewed at No. 10 CAVENAGH ROAD. DOGS: For Sale Pedigreed Lovely Alsatian, Wirehaired Fox
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      639 3 ACCOMMODATION RESPECTABLE Indonesian couple no children require furn'd or unfnrn'd room town area. Please reply Mr. Din c/o Mr. Max 55, Crescent Road. Singapore. YOUNG CHINESE bachelor requires unfurnished room with quiet family. Breakfast and laundry. Reply Box »93 M.T. Spore. OFFICER AND WIFE desperately required furnished/unfurnished two or more
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    Citizens Of Tomorrow
    486 4 For fifty years at least tlie Administration has concerned itself with tho welfare of children and the protection of women and girls. If the results have been practically negligible, that is no reflection on the good intentions harboured by successive administrators. Primary objects have beep, to protect
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    JAPANESE LABOUR MOVEMENT
    1237 4  -  With America preparing to evacuate Japan, the world is concerned whether Japan will once more develop into a militarist state or a democratic one. Our contributor is of the opinion that a democratic Japan can be built only on the basis of a strong By S. Raja
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    A Calendar That Makes Sense
    388 4 Reuter. Manila <Air Mail).—Lieuten-ant-Commander Willard E. Ed wards, electron!cs officer at Ford Inland, Honolulu, is credited with having invented "the calendar .hai maj&s sense.* 1 He first evolved the calendar thai makes today's calendars archaic when he was a schoolboy in in 1919. Both the
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    STRANGE AS IT SEEMS
    7 4  -  by ERNEST HIX
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    The Peoples Postbag Cost Of Living
    252 4 Letters To The Editor Sir, 1 have read many comments on the recent increase in prices of controlled Foodstuffs and have taken into account the causes leading to the present unstable control of the blackmarketeers. This recent announcement of the increased cost cf foodstuffs
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    Asian Judges
    129 4 Sir,— May I have the oppos liity to ask the Public, espee* Singapore's prominent aws tions. to vote ai.d elect Judges to the Benches of tbti cal Courts. Since the beg'nning of t gapore's administration and: til to-date (including the. aggressive world wars, to. were fought for accomp&s
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    Stray Dogs
    91 4 Sir.--Stray d'Jgs are bead a nuisance as before the Seme of these animal dreadful sights—covered .sores and ouviously a m.HC themselves and a nuisance everyone. And th? authi tell Us there is a danger d bies. This is a problem could be deait with easily. "<■ only requires
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      80 4 NEW SHIPMENT of limited number of commercial Ri'ir-gern'ors w»th glass-doors just arrived. Come and select yours before they are sou; out. LEE 6 FLETCHER 102-106, ORCHARD ROAD, PHONE 333P 1 j Jewellery £r i Diamond Watches i TRY jC.CDe Silvatr Bros. 3. RAFFLES PLACE, j Singapore Phone *****. jkaaaVHa*a«a*a*flwa«aaHMMMßa«* aaawasw^
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      31 4 X YOUR THROAT! YOU WILL BL SATISFIED AFTER SMOKING WMff I Obtainable Everywhere m at $140 pr Tin r j 5 H|^^^^/ MADE IN B** 1 J*. _90 r QUAY, SiN******
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    SPORE INDIANS CELEBRATE INDEPENDENCE
    611 5 vi/r/r TO BIRTH OF \I:\Y DOMINION (Tribune Stall Reporter) i t the independent Dominion of India, Representative Of the Government of India p Tricolour Indian Fk;g at Waterloo Street ,n if»fc a m v-stcrday. belt nging to the St. Joseph's Institution, has Indian patriots in th's
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    INDIA'S GREAT DAY
    71 5 tb. ring cable from Ur. J*o!m Mac Donald, Governorla o sent to Mr. Thivy. b emment o. i: y la eej !y s ippointed that i event me acceptk:■ a vitati >n to your cereH Singap re on India'; i c with you and our w on
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    Chinese Greetings
    203 5 Tho Singapore Office Of the China Democratic League has sent the message to Mr. John A. Thivy, Representa ttve of tho Government of India •On the occasion of the inauguration of the Dominions of India and Pakistan which will lay the toundiU'on for the liberation of the 400-million
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    8 Weeks For 100 Katties Of Rice
    95 5 Goh Chai War (20), a Hokkieti, admitting four previous convictions, one fur possession of dutiable tobacco and three others of theft, was yesterday at the Third Magistrate's Court sentenced to eight weeks' rigorous imprisonment for misappropriation of 100 katties of rice on Dec.
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    Spore Muslims Rejoice Over Birth Of New State
    258 5 Singapore Muslims, in passing a resolution proposed by their President Mr M. J. Namazie, expressed rejoicing that the laoourfi of the "All-India Muslim League had been crowned with success and a new Muslim State had been born peacefully and constitutionally. w, k»
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    Pakistan Flag Unfurled In Spore's Muslim Stronghold
    447 5 In Singapore's Muslim stronghold the ancient Isiana at Kampong Glam, where live the descendant, of a Singapore Ma lav ruling dynasty—the flag of Pakistan, toe new Muslim Dominion oi the Brit sh Commonwealth of Nations was yesterday broken at a tall masthead for
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    Killearn On The Greatness Of India
    256 5 Tho following is thr text of a telegram sent from Lord Klllearn. Special OommlMioner in South* East Asia, to tho (iovernor-Gener-al of Pakistan yesterday: "Pakistan today takes its place in the world as a new nation, but one whose peoples nave long since proved
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    OAG Congratulates S'pore Muslims
    89 5 The following congratulatory message from the 0.A.G., Singapore, was sent yesterday to the Indian Muslim community of Singapore. To: Syed Ibrahim bin Omar Alsagoff. 88, Raffles Quay, Singapore. My dear Syed Ibrahim,— Please convey to all members of the Indian Muslim Community of Singapore my most
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      133 5 THAT NEVER, NEVER CHANGES IN QUALITY! '«(I USIt, the BORPtN COW Klwo' !i is p.irr pf.-.vdrrcl whole milk. Only fine milk throi hV S r, J<ic ,n, o Kl>m. And it is kept safe and P" r J *Pc< "tip.„ k,n B prnccsn Klim quality never vanes? -yFp- 'I t
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      190 5 PRODUCT ADVT. OF THE GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.. LTD. OF ENGLAND T«4 SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR PENANG Peak Agents: The Uinta Electrical Distribution Co., Ltd. IPOH. I mSSSSSSSSSSm S mimdes ejoymetii HIpSPS HURGHMAN S, i SPECIAL j N?l I M>4o£ /A/ ENGLAND iW^h^ VITA-PUSS Thousands who are tired and IsS?^' yale may
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    Co-operation "That Amounted To Collusion" Alleged In Inquiry Into Kedah Incidents
    373 6 The Board of Inquiry into <he Kfdah 'incidents in then findings state that there seemed to be a degree of co-operation 'that amounted to collusion", between the vested interests and the government executive (the police) for the purpose of
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    INTIMIDATION
    127 6 (Our Own Reporter* Malacca. Aug. 15.— Intimidation and assaults by trishaw pickets were reported to the police Md a number of arrests have been made as a result of a large number of pedallers calling off the strike against the Union's instructions. In an appeal to the police authorities,
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    Knife Held At Victim's Throat
    168 6 Crime Sheet Three robberies took place in streets In the town area on Thursday night. None of the robbers were armed with guns. Only in one case one of thugs had a knife which he used to intimidate his victim. The firsr reported hold-up. believed
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    Truck Driver Not To Blame
    226 6 A finding of death by misad- venture was returned by the j Singapore Coroner, Mr. W. G. j Porter yesterday, at the inquiry on Chua Ah Bee (50), the rag- and-bone-man, who was killed instantaneously when he was knocked down by an R.N.A.S. truck at
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    HULA HULA AT B. P. FUNCTION
    87 6 An exnibition of the Hula Hula was given by the Misses Dolly Jerellliah and Jenny Gwee assisted by Mr. Chan Kirn Swee at the fust Social organised by the Red Rocket Badminton Party on Saturday last. The Social was held at the residence of
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    "No Vindictiveness But Compromise" — Thivy
    887 6 "No Vindictiveness But Compromise" Thivy The following is the full text of the speech of Mr. J. A. Thivy. Representative of the Governi ment of India in Malaya, at the j Indian Flag Hoisting Ceremony in Singapore yesterday: This simple ceremony that I had the honour to just perform before
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      238 6 to/my 1.15, 3.30, 6.30 9 p.m. 1 Vffl A lhril lade,, J *M Gollont Bandit of the West! narked Co| un a I OF THE RANGE 1 snorted v They're R0UGH!..,... They're T0UCH!..,... I They've got the STUFF! Every Scene's a REVELATIM a X E%V_* OV|T| jj OPENING TO-MC^OV^ Specially
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    Table Tennis Results To Date
    318 7 Results to date of the Singapore i Tabic Tennis Junior inter-club 1 League championships, which are I being held nightly at the Great World Hall:— JULY: New Democratic Youth Leagv* beat Amateur T. T, Party I! —1, Chin Woo Athletic Assn. heat Printing Workers' Union
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    C.S.C. BILLIARDS
    28 7 The final for the American Billiard Championship between Wong Soo T ng Taj Kwee Liang will r.ake place *< the Club-House today at 7 30 p.m. sharp.
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    India ns Meet RAF Today In Final Struggle For Points
    240 7 Tho Indian Association and the Royal Air Force will both complete their SAFA League Programmes today at Jalan Besar. A keen last struggle for points is expected. The Airmen may hay a chance of coming off ihira m the League
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    Serangoon Assn.
    243 7 An extra-ordinary jreneral meeting vii Bersngoon Association will be held on Sunday at 10 a m. at th« Empire Theatre Hall. The Teams drawn for the annual seven-a-eicLc soccer league are as follows: CHEW CHIN CHONG'S TEAM Teo Chee Tang. Low Khoon Hong Yeoh Cheang Bok. Yap Beng
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    Sports Letter
    134 7 Indian Football Council .suggestion. "Staunch Indian Supporter" suggests the formation ol a Singapore Indian Football Council, similar to the SCFA, with a view to rallying all Indian players together, and forming a strong side to compete in the Cup competition: A lot has been said and r/riiten about
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    OPERA STARS TO WED
    34 7 U.P. LONDON. Aug. 13 Mimi Benzall, Metropolitan Opera star and John West.brook, British actor, announced their engagement today. Westbrook is Miss Benzall's leading man in the operetta, "The nightingale." -U.P.
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS
    90 7 SOCCER. SAFA League: R.A.F. vs Indian Assn., Jalan Btsar, 5 p.m. Malaya Cup Veterans meeting. G. H. Cafe, 2 p.m. CRICKET. SCC vs SCRC, Hong Lim Green, 2 p.m. SRC vs Roeklites, Padang, 2 p.m. SCC "A" vs 2nd Echelon Hq.. Padang 2 p.m. BADMINTON. i SBA Championship
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    Oxford Blue Hits 264
    118 7 LONDON. 15: M.M. Waiford, Oxford triple blue, nearly beat tho season's highest total anj. Somerset, record individual score at WestOn-snper-Mate yesterday against Hampshire. I in icoiitlg 2SM Irl five hums L':"» minutes ot i in-! driving, which brought him !< boundaries Walford came fithln three runs
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    Sing Tao To Train At Chelsea Ground
    95 7 Reuter. Poole. Dorset. Aug. 15. The last 10 members of the Sing Tao Sports Club ol Hongkong accompanied by the manager and iounder of the club. Mr. Aw Ho, arrived at Poole marine airport yesterday in th 1 8.0.A.C. flymabiat -Hudson" from Bangkok.
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    Scottish soccer results
    90 7 London. Aug. 13.—Scottish League results: A" DIVISION Abenjc i- 0, Hibernians 2. Airdrienoninns 3, Celtic 2. Clyde 1. Falkirk 1. Hearts 3. St. Mirren 2. Morton 3. Dundee 0. Queens Park 2. Motherwell 5. Queen cf South 0. Patrick 1. Rangers 5, Third Lanark 2. B" DIVISION
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    "SEVEN A SIDE" SOCCER
    62 7 The c.V.M.A. (Church of the i Sacred Heart) will be holding a "Seven-a-Side" Soccer Competition tfer the Challenge Shield presented by Mr. Lee Seng. Members, who wish to participate in the competition, are requested to send in their names to the Hon. Sports Secretary, c/o 117,
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    Drawn Game At Victoria Grounds
    147 7 Supporters and spectators j were treated to some exciting soccer on Victoria School ground yesterday w ten the HaUtowyu XI drew with the Chinese Hurricanes nve-all. Having led 4—3 at interval, and 5-3 soon after the resumption, Ha'k wyu failed to main- tain the pace
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    £75,000-Just To Play Golf
    59 7 Reuter. NEW YORK. Aug. 15.—Mr?. Mildmd DMriekSea Zuharias, America's foremost a lb-round athlete who Won the British women's ijolf championship at Oullan» lest June is to accept an offer of about '75.000 by motion picture company to turn professional. She has notified officials of the United
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    Return Badminton
    93 7 A team of f our singles and one I doubles pair will be selected from the following players to represent the Engineers' Dept.. Branch of the Singapore Municipal Services Union against the Treasurer's Dept. in a return badminton match en Sandfly, starting at 8.30 a.m. Seah Eng Liat,
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    Marshall B.P.
    54 7 The following WiU represent the Marshall Badrn,ln'Jon Party ayaatst the Social Badminton Party in th«leturn match at 1778. Haig Load, <.n Sunday, at 3.30 p.m. Seah Kirn Hock. Ooh Kirn Puay, Soah Heng Lee. Yeo Kian Eng. Yeo Kian Yam, Hoon Tai Yil:. Tan Siew Hock, Han Tew
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    Second Day Of Kuala Lumpur Races
    207 7 Peter Con (late Arona.n 5.04 I Raptey Queen B.W United* Sagittarius H. 04 i For Ever Amber I vail »-01 I Horses, Class 3. Div. 3. 6 Fur. i Waddle 9 00 I Campanile 8.11 Rontella 8.08 Ling Soo 8.07 The Raven xv Gay
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    Doubled Demand For Birth Certificates Extracts
    134 8 There are nowttreew r ce as many people dnily applying for ex- 1 tracts- of birth cert'flcates at the Registry of Births as in the pre war days. That is why it is .still necessary to have the ban on applications Icr extracts ol
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    WANTED: 120 HARBOUR ENUMERATORS
    183 8 (Tribune Staff Reporter) A census of persona on all craft alleat in b .:gap< r? Waters Wiil I be taken at midnight on Sept j 26, 194/. This enumeration of person> 1 afloat, whether in sampans, twa kows, prahus, or luxury liners presents one cf the
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    G.G's Message To Penang
    251 8 The Gk*vern*>r-Qenetal, fcfjUcotm Ift&cDoiuikl, sent the. foUrming messtlge yesterday to Mr. M.mon on the oeCHSWm of the rtag-ra'-dng ceremony in Penang. T salute tho of India. May it wave brave an<l free for centuries to come In recent years tho rn«lian people ami the British people
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    HK Faces Grave Labour Unrest
    80 8 Reuter. HONGKONG, Aug. 15. This colony may face the gravest labour unrest since the disastrous strikes of 1925 as employers gave what was considered an Unsatisfactory reply to thi Clvnese Engineers Institute's ultimatum presented yesterday for an increase of S3 daily in the basic wages
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    ENGLAND may be WITHOUT YARDLEY for TODAY
    301 8 Newcomers In Test Team v. Africans Vn- o(r „nsi Derbyshire yesterday. He scoring 17 i against r^irmyn nf thr» SsleC- thp npvs to the Cnaiiindu oi tincomrminieatcd tne ntv w z.u fl h s ftna i deci*i hut lie will not nictKc nis
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    AFRICANS BEAT GLOUCESTER
    180 8 Reuter. Cheltenham, Aug. 15.—The South Africa.: tourists beat j Gloucestershire today by m runs. Major honours for the victory belong to Athol Rowan who flight ed and turned the ball so well on a wicket which assisted this tvp- of bowling that he took seven fcr 47
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    INDIANS IN MALAYA ASKED TO OPPOSE WHITE PAPER
    263 8 iOu- f>wr R««nort< r> KUAUt LUMPUR An;: 13 strong plea to Indians in II i i «ya to nuttootl the cdn<ltutlornl pr>i'<<sni.' drafted by the UJA and P' TiORA and to give rhetr support in opposing the White Taper whs made by
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    63 8 The following will represent the C.V.M.A. (St. Teresa* at badminton against Bencoolen Sports Ciub. B. P. tomorrow at 3 p.m., to be played at their court. Players.— <E.*M. d'Almoida. SLephen Chin. Thomas Lee, Bernard Chok, Maurice Nunis, Michael Nunis. William Nunis, John de Mello. John Teo, Michael Goh, G. F.
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    54 8 The following will represent the S.C.RC. in a cricket ma'ch agairst the S.C.C. at Hone; Lim Green on Saturday md Bunt"ay: L#w Hock Chye, Wee Chong Ghee, Chia Kirn Swee. Chua Boon Urn, Yap Choon Lin. Dr. Ong Swee Law, Gaa Kee Tiai, Cheong Thiam Sew. Evan Wore J=eah Keng
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    Brooke Banned From Hearing Of Action In Sarawak
    111 8 Mr. An*hony Brooke, wkm has mtiitutcd legal proceeding* aoa>v. <- Mr. K. H. Diyinj, Attorney General for Sarawak, and tin Sarawak Press Company in /r.spcet of alloyed libellous nubT'eations in 'he Sarmyak Trilti iv, has l>cen refused permiĕßion to be preaent in
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    AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS SENDS £2,000
    127 8 The Chalrmxr or the Aua*ralan R r d Cross Socie\ Has plac *d a sum of A £2,000 at tne <lis .joso.i of the laternaQoraj Red Cross CrmmJttLe ot' Geneva o Elrgapere. This pK is for the purchase ot mocical supplies, which ate to be
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    SRC CRICKET TEAMS FOR WEEK-END
    126 8 Following are the S.R.C. cricket teams and tixturoh for the weekend:— Today, 2 p.m., vs Rocklites on the Padang: G Ciarke, R. Bar h. G. Bogaars. J. Coekbum. P. D'Akitcidii. J. D'Almeida, E. Lc Mereier. R. Milne. D. MiUcr, H. Rodriguez, P. Scully Jr. Tomorrow,
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    27 8 The Kong Beng Sia Buddhist Mission* In Lorong 32, Geyiang has been exempted Irom registration undo, the Ordnance. Services will be c 0 ducted regularly as. befsre.
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    Singapore Port Becomes Terminal More Important
    271 8 (Tribune Staff Keiwrtcr) Singapore is steadily changing into a terminal for ccan going ships instead of being only used by ships in transit from Europe to the Far East and vice versa, as in pre-WBr clays. Many of the ships that come from England,
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    Police Escort To KL For "Little Mouse"
    147 8 When Lav See Cha:, nicknamed "little mouse appeared at the Second Police Court again yesterday, a detective from the C.1.D., Kualu Lumpur, who had been the 'Little Mouse's" rivjl in an inter-school Bfht some years back, escorted him back to Kuala Lumpur, after
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    TAMIL BROTHKKHOOD LOSE 3 NIL
    64 8 The Tamil Brotherhood soccer XI l.st tj R.E.M.E. by three goals to nil y:?terday at Jalan Besur. Th.« Brotherhood de fence was hard pressed psatlcolarly in the second half when R.E.M.E. BCor+l all their goals through Harks, with a 100-I drive: Maddison, off a melee
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    "Battle" Rage In Palestine
    111 8 JERUSALEM X v Arab.source in Jaffa JfJ that a "battle' was t»3 ween Arabs and Jeu« on the borders fl TeJaviv Quoting pol.ee repora,tj source added that £J forces were involve sides with sporadic ib<«*J Earlier today it vas a, announced that the Jev,J Arab w
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