Malaya Tribune, 11 June 1948

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    62 1 The Malaya Tribune BY THE PEOPLE I OR THE PEOPLE Larger Sales than any Afternoon Paper in Malaya Printout Shnultaneoufthf KuaUt Lumpur, Ipoh de Pendntf. Telegram*: "Tribune B'pore." Telephone: 5811 (9 lines). EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1948 PRICE TEN CENTS The MALAYA TRIBUNE London Agents Messrs. Colin Turner
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    MP SEEKS DEBATE ON MALAYA'S MURDERS
    202 1 Situation Greatly Deteriorated THE "great deterioration' of the labour and political situation in Malaya was referred to in tiie House of Commons last night, by l'.ir. Waltc* Fletcher, Conservative member of Parliament. Mr. Fletcher was seeking a debate on Malaya He said that in
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    SWORN IN
    14 1 U.P. PRAGUE. June 10. Cze choslovakia's hand-picked Parliament was sworn in today.—U.P.
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    GOLDEN TOUCH
    40 1 U.P. ADEL AI I) K. Australia, June 10.—Ken Me'ne borrowed s.x > in 1040. and invested it in the Melbourne Gold Boring and Prospecting Company. lie sold half hU interest yesterday for $832,000 US and kept the other half.—U.P.
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    100,000 FACE FAMINE
    106 1 Reuter. London, June 11. Food shoi t je "even starvation' fare;'early 100.000 Solomon island is. according to An ;tr?Jic adio. Tae motor supply ship ;.om n /hich last brought supplies tC he islands on Feb. 17 1 v damaged a month late', md epaiis have just been
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    DRAGON BOATS
    47 1 Shanghai. June 11. Elaborately decorated dragon boats will take part in a regatta here this afternoon in the Whang poo River In front of Shang hai's Bund in celebration of China's century-old Dragon Boat Festival, One of the boats will be manned entirely by women.
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    ANYTHING FOR MONEY
    65 1 U.P. s l 7 LAKE CITY. June itm, i f, 7 s P n( l 4o "w •ithinij, ac- i nln Harold Welch, who Mi'iu ay Frejk ll( t <<ta'c Fau here. f advertised in the news- W r.t'f. ma.; or j jHtftg fo l/r buried ">',','"
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    SENATE APPROVES CONSCRIPTION
    30 1 WASHINGTON, June 10. Ii approved inscription for men from 19 to 25. Authorised strength of the i be increased to and officers, tore than present limits. Reutcr.
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    "Exchange Wives" Deal Ends In Court
    280 1 Reuter. LONDON June 10.—Details of a relationship i ich two husbands exchanged wives in priover a period of eight years, while reverting ir legal partners in public, were given in the rce court here today. Mr C. A. Slater sought a igainst his wife,
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    FRENCH ACTRESS' 3rd MARRIAGE
    78 1 U.P. PARIS. June 10.--Dark-hair-ed Danielle Darrieux. French stage and screen actress, recently was married in the little village of Osmoy, outside Paris, to author Georges Misinkides. it was learned today. It was her third marriage. The actress was first married to Henry Decoin in 1935. They
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    WORLD'S FASTEST PLANE
    111 1 WASHINGTON, June 10.- I" Secretary W. Stuart SfnmgUm mid that the Ame- An Force research l>hi»< XS-i had several tiynes "staci faster than the ■StMl nf sound. Mr, Si/mtngton told a news nmfermce that so far as he »i" other plane had 1 P< 'i such supersonic
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    New Controls Cut Road Accidents
    280 1 Traffic congestion ami street accidents have been reduced to a satisfactory extent by the introduction of the new traffic control schemes and extra installation of control lights in Singapore. Mr. C. J. R. Bembroke. A.S.P.. Traffic Police, said that he was satisfied with the new
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    13 ACCIDENTS
    39 1 {Tribune Staff Reporter) A total of 13 accidents occurred in Singapore in the past 24 hours beginning from J a.m. yesterday All were of a minor nature md two persons were treated in hospital for slight injuries.
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    ARMED MEN RAID DEN
    38 1 Raiding an opium den in Lorong Tye Seng, off Paya Lebar Road, late last night, three Chinese armed with a pistol got away with three ohandu pipes and $60 in cash, crom two inmates.
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    COAL OUTPUT IN U.K. DROPS
    129 1 U.P. LONDON. June 10. Fuel Minister Mr. Hugh Gaitskell Wftrned today that the falling' -,oal production and increased tome consumption is endangering Britain's coal export programme. He told a press conference: 'I must warn you that we arc it a critical moment in our iftairs.
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    U-FURNITURE
    37 1 London. June 10. Mi. Harold Wilson. President of the Board of Trade, announced in the House of Commons that from June 23 the sale of utility furniture will no longer be confined to holders of units.
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    MALAYAN STUDENTS FINGER-PRINTED
    132 1 Reuter. Melbourne, June 10. Victorian Education Minister, Mr. Kent Hughes, who was an Eighth Division war prisoner, said today that "a senior Federal Minister with the necessary authority and knowledge of the East should go to Malaya immediately to re-establish amicable relations." "The Federal Government", he added,
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    Soviet Cuts Korea Army
    167 1 U.P. MOSCOW. Tine 10.—Russ'a has decided to "»i?iee tb*» rnmnT of Red Army troops in Korea. M*%tO* Radio announ°ed tonieht. A n o facial co***?nTinicriw issued by th n Soviet '-vutarv command in Northern Korea stated: "By nr**r of zh* Soviet Military Command a reduction ~f
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    FORCED PETROL COUPONS SEIZED
    102 1 Tribune Staff Reporter) A total of 325 sheets of forged petrol coupons were seized by Inspector Yeow of the OLD. last night and three Chinese arrested in this connection. Each sheet contains two tengallon coupons and two fivegallon coupons. The raid was carried out on a
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    RUBBER FUTURES
    75 1 U.P. NEW YORK. June 10.—New York rubber futures were five to 35 lower reflecting a dullness in the primary markets. Sales total 89. Spot 22 5/8. Closing: June 22.15 nominal. I July 21.65 traded, August 21.72. September 2172 nominal. October 21.82 bid. November 21. 76 nominal, December 21.73
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    LONDON RUBBER
    23 1 U.P. LONDON. June 10.—Trading dull Closings: July to Sept ember 13-«/16. October to December 13. January to Mar?h 12 7/8. —U.P.
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    NEW TURK GOVT
    19 1 Reuter. ANKARA. June 10.—A new Turkish cabinet was formed today with Hasan Saka continuing as Premier—Rerter
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    HEAT WAVE: NO BREAK IN WEATHER
    140 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) A heat wave h«s once again hit Singapore. For the past 24 hours the temperature has beea 90 5 deerees in the shade t*w Weather Station *rt R.A.F. (Tengah). The beaches at Katong and Changi were packed throughout yesterday, while towndwellers
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    WELCOME to H.K. TRADE MISSION
    83 1 A dinner was held last night at the Wing Choon Yuen Restaurant, Great World, by the Singapore Chinese Textiles' Sundries' Importers* Union to welcome the five delegates of the Hong Kong Chinese Manufacturers' Union Trade Mission from London. Tributes were paid by the president and
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    EMPEROR A 'TAX DODGER'
    48 1 Reuter-AAP. l OKIO. June 10.—The Tokio newspaper. Mimpo tonight accused Emperor Hirohito of tax dodging. The paper said tax assessed the Emperor's income tax at 88.250 yen. but because of an "order from above" he had been crossed off the taxpayers' list. —ReUter —AAP.
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    SEEKS BLIND JUSTICE
    92 1 U.P. OKLAHOMA CITY, June 10. A bind man charged with a crime need not be tried by a jury of blind men, Oklahoma Criminal Court of Appeals held today. The Court uplield a manslaughter conviction of Orbie Gutherie, Oklahoma City furniture leader, who shot and killed his
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    ARABS WARN: NO TRUCE VIOLATION
    81 1 CAIRO, June 10.—Rahman Abdul Azzam Pasha, Secretary General of the Arab League, today announced that any violation of the Palestine cease-fire "would result in the cancellation of the truce." Azzam made this statement to newsmen after Count Bernadotte had informed him of the tiuce control
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    CHARGES DROPPED
    37 1 NUREMBERG, June 10. Charges against Gustav Adolf Steengracht Yon Meyland, former German Foreign Office official, for loothing public property, has been dropped by the American War Crimes Court trying 21 former Nazi diplomats and officials.
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    CAR STOLEN
    20 1 A 10 h.p. Austin car was stolen from Tanglin Barracks last night, and has not yet been recovered.
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    S. F. T. U. TO CALL STRIKE
    217 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Ine cJ.fc'.T.U. decided at a meeting today to call a onelay protest general si t ike if the federation and Singapore Governments do not reteiuM Balan President. Perak Planting Labourers' Union), Uew Yit Fun. publisher of the Comnunist organ. Ming
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    85, STILL BLOWING
    16 1 Oldest brass-bandsman in Britain, Mr. George Bullock, of Longhope, Gloucestershire, is So today.
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    OLD BONES
    24 1 Bones dating back to the year 1300 were found and removed by children playing in the ruins of Pakefield parish church, Suffolk.
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    POLAR BEARS IN THE COMMONS
    92 1 U.P. LONDON, June 10. Mr. Frank Medlicott (Liberal National) asked in the House of Commons today whether the 12 Polar Bears, which ar- rived in Britain from Sweden on April 30, had come "because of misleading information on our climate given by the Metereological Office."
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      24 1 WEATHER Fair this afternoon tad evening. Some showers tomorrow morning. Temperatures in past 24 hours: Max. 90 5 deg. Min 76.1 deg. Rainfall: Nil.
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    Governor Presents Orders, Medals At Colourful Ceremony
    313 2 (Tribune Staff Reporter) At a colourful ceremony at Government House yesterday, Sir Franklin Gimson, Governor of Singapore, presented Orders and appreciation of meritorious services rendered, or devotion to duty by the recipients. Heading the list was Sir Han Hoe Lim, Senior Unofficial Member
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    THE CITATIONS
    1993 2 Following are the citations: SIR HAN HOE LIM, C.B.E. His Maiesty Deal owed upon Sir- Han Hoe Lim the honour nf Commander of the Most K>:celkmt Order of the British En tire in 1941 in recognition t his outstanding services to the public life of the Colony over
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    MATES, CAPIANS FORM UNION
    74 2 (Tribune Staffpp r Asian certmid**?*/ officers in Singapore mg mates and Maia u aave formed a Marlri ,J ,4 S of Singapo,e ,„l:" ship of about 2wo out tal of 500. profession. J X 10 U* The Union has m*m m papers to the authorm?*> registration.
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    FELL OFF BUS, DIED
    33 2 A Chinese who bad fall™ off from a moving bo s h Thomson Road on Tuesdr died in the General HospiJyesterday as a result m Z injuries he sustained.
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      264 2 I "tfdvflKEll'l Ll NATICKLISH 'Cfrand Opening today In Their Best Howl-Raiser! ?£l MsJayan Premiere Night 111 CttlfchKl'' "1 R H A R A fast and uproarious entertainer J siwarna- ™»nt with GAGS! SONGS! Starring: Pritvimj, GALS! lata, Satish, -Suralya, Jafdish, R. N. Singh and many others. To-Morrow At Mid-Nite SECOND
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      144 2 QIEE XT Last Day: 3.00, G. 30, |J| p M Jean Pierre Auniont Kellv in '-CROSS of the 1 (HcKAINK" OPENING TOMORROW "THE SKA HAWR" TOD\Y AT 3.15, (i.30, 9.15 p.m. Fi'.mistan Presents "LEELA" (Hindustani) Sat. Mldnite: "VM. TWO" (Tamil) GREAT WOKLI) GLOBE 7—9.15 p.m. "The Drum" in Technicolor Opens
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      343 2 ON YOUR RADIO TODAY WITTF 1 NFTWORK PROGRAMMES-IN MALAY 115 Opening Announcement arTTA* 2 12.00 p.m. Programme Sum- Piog. Summary in Tamil with MALAY ILJNULdati Tiary 12 os Domestic Affairs. Signature Tune, 1.17 Tamil- PROGRAMMES 12.45' News in Malay, 1.00 -ongs. 1.20 News in Tamil, 1.30 J Close Down, 6.00
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    Penang Municipality Back On Its Feet
    959 3 Services Comparable With Pre-War Level June 10.— "It 1946 be put down as when following the reoccupation, the f 1 're-established its position and beJ^ its services, 1947 can be dethe year during which such services beL e a standard comparable with pre. Mr
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    Police Raid K. L. Red Organ Premises
    218 3 KUALA LUMPUR, June 10.—The premises of the Mln Sheng Pau, the Chinese language official organ of the Malayan Communist Party, was raided by officers and men of the C.LD. this afternoon. Liew Yit Fun was listed one of 506 top Communist leaders in
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    Jollilads Matches
    85 3 The following players are selected to play football for the JciliLads against the R.A.F. (Beletar) on Sunday at 5.15 p.m. at SeJetar ground: Sithambram, Rasa, S. Muthiah, Ohani. Muru gasu, Sintha. K. R. Muthiah, j Saiahudin, Dollah. Munlyandi, |M. I. Osman, K. Krishnasamy. If. Krishnan (capt.). At Seletar
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    Joint Back-Pay Tribunal
    279 3 Since April a joint tribunal of the Colony and the Federation ha s been sitting to consider claims from members of the Volunteer Forces. Local Defence Corps, Johore Military Forces, Malay Regiment. L.E.P., and Dalforce who were not POWs or internees during the Japanese occupation period or
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    DEATH INQUIRY
    119 3 An enquiry into the death of a 27-year-old Chinese woman was held at the Coroner's Court on Wednesday. i Deceased, Lucky Koh, met Arith a car accident on May 2 it the 5th mile stone Upper Seiangoon Road. She was riding in a van beside the driver. bin
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    SCHOOL FOR SAKAIS IN SEGAMAT
    407 3 Kuala Lumpur. June 10. Reeea'ly the Sakais at Tuane Kaiang, Segamat District, received some visitors their third contact with the outsjde world in recent times. The visitors comprised the District Officer. Segamat. the State Public Relations Officer a Hospital Assistant, the Penghulu of Mukim Sungel
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    Abetment Alleged
    43 3 A young SLraruj-oorn Chinee woman, Nonnie Wee, was charged In the Second Police Court on Wednesday with abetting the commission of offering a bribe to E. Roxburgh an officer of the Ffre Brigade, in order to obtain a favour from Map.
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      446 3 VEHICLES FOR SALE FOR SALE Dodge and Plymouth Saloon both 1943 model good condition reasonable price inspection 314, Lavender Street, Spore Phone 4591. (T. 748) DODGE NISSAN '39 Model good running conditon $600. Phone 7062 between 9 5. (5.746) WILLYS JEEP very good condition new battery good tyres $1,100. Telephone
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      478 3 FOR sale VIOLIN "Stainer" model, complete with bow and case going for $300/-. Apply 6, Bencoolen Street, Singapore. (V.765) FOR QUICK sale attractive bungalow site oft Fort Road area 81C7 sq.ft. freehold. Direct buyers only. Apply 5, Derbyshire Road. (U. 756« FGR SALE one Westinghouse 7 cv.ft. Electric Refrigerator (with
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    Goodwill, Limited
    800 4 The longer this controversy regarding the so-called Wnite Australia immigration policy goes on, tne more nauseating does it become. The policy is Australia's business and nothing would ever have been heard had the law in Australia been implemented with one spark of human consideration or concession to reason.
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    NORMANDY-4 YRS AFTER
    2423 4  -  By B. H. Liddell Hart IThe Eminent Military Historian. j Four years ago the AngloAmerican armada —over 4,000 ships —arrived off the Nornandy coast. It was a nasty morning to 'ollow a bad night. The waves jvere running high and breakng in heavy surf on the reaches.
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    Government House Ceremony
    613 6 (FROM PAGE TWO) Deputy Divisional Warden of the Passive Defence Service, having joined the service as far back as January, 1939. He was an outstanding officer and showed administrative ability of a high order. It was in no small measure due to him that his Division which
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    ANNUAL APPEAL
    287 6 The following contributions to the Salvation Army annual financial appeal, which now totals $18,833, are acknowledged $300: Anonymous. $250: Messrs. Shell Co. of SS Ltd.; Messrs. Chartered Bank of India, Australia China; Messrs. United Engineers Ltd. $100: Messrs. Wm. Jacks Co. (Malaya) Ltd.; Messrs. T. Hemsley Co. Ltd.;
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    S'pore Volunteers "At Home"
    83 6 Lt. Col. R. W. Watson Hyatt and officers of the Singapore Volunteer Corps held an "At Home" in honour of the King's Birthday at the Volunteer Beach Road yesterday morning. Among those present were Major Gen. Cox, Mr. P. A. B. McKerron, Mr. J. B. Neilson.
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    S.H.B. Workers To Meet On Pay Demands
    155 6 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Iron-workers, painters and carpenters working under Singapore Harbour Board dockyard contractors will meet tonight to consider replying to a letter addressed to their Union (the Singapore Mechanics and Engineering Workers' Union) by the legal representative of the contractors. This follows
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    $1,125 TAKEN IN ARMED HOLD-UP
    159 6 mat AOCA JUNE 10 A DARING DAYLIGHT ROBBWYW^feISSr NYALAS ESTATE, 30 MILES FROM THE TOWN WAS REPORTED TO THE MALACCA POUCT BY SANDARIN, AN INDIAN-TAPPING ..CONTRACTOR, WHO WAS THE VICTIM OF THE HOLD-UP. It is learned that Sandarin came to Malacca on the morning or
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    US LABOUR SEGY DIES
    25 6 U.P. WASHINGTON. June 10,— United States Secretary of Lanour Lewis B Schwellenbach died here today at the Age of 53.— U.P.
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    PROMPT ARREST AFTER REPORT
    149 6 From Our Oven Reporter) MALACCA, June 10:— Striking immediately after the receipt of information regarding alleged extortion, the MalaccaC.1.D., led by Inspector C. M. Sundraraj, made two arrests within 20 minutes from the receipt of the complaint. The complainant, a new Chinese arrival named Yong Peng,
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    K.L. Estate Workers Back At Work
    206 6 (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, June 10.- The labourers of Lima Bias and Klapa Bali Estates, Slim River, numbering 1,300, who walked out of the estates as a protest against the eviction of 54 labourers, have agreed unconditionally to return to the estates
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    EMERGENCY MEETING BY S.F.T.U.
    133 6 Representatives of over 70 Singapore trade unions affile ?d to the Singapore Federa tion of Trade Unions attended an emergency meeting night to discuss the arrest unier banishment warrants of Mr. Byzer Ahmat, VicePiesident of the S.F.T.U., Mr Koh Sui Guan, President of the Singapore Ruhher
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    Picknickers Lose Cash Property
    47 6 A party of picnickers had $550 worth of cash and per sonal property stolen from them yesterday afternoon from their picnic spot at fanah Merah. The theft was discovered at 2.30 p.m. The stolen property included handbags, lountain pens and a wrist watch.
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    CATHEDRAL WEDDING
    163 6 (Tribune Staff Reporter) At St. Andrew's Cathedral yesterday afternoon the Rev. Kinross Nicholson officiated at the wedding of Miss Joan Yvonne Walker, daughter of the late Mr. James E. Walker and Mrs. Walker, of Buckinghamshire, England, and Mr. Willetn A. van Oorde, son of Mr. and Mrs. H.
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      584 6 SHIPPING" MANSFIELD CO., LTD. (Incorporated In Singapore) BLUE FUNNEL LINE SAILINGS FROM U.K. U.S.A. "Neleus" Due from U.K. }J "Mentor" Due from U.S.A gj* JJ ••Atreus' Due from U X Ju f ♦•Rbexenor" DM from VM Jun< 7 SaUines for LIVERPOOL, GLASGOW CONTINENTAL PORTS •Alax" Sails for Jeddah, Liverpool June
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      609 6 NOTICES SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY Tenders are Invitedfor the •SUPPLY OF RUBBER ME TER PARTS FOR USE OF WATER METERS" for the Water Department. Tenders close at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, 22nd June, 1948. Tender Form and Specification from Municipal Secretariat, Room No. 235. SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY Tenders are invited for the rurcha.se
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      225 6 NOTICE NOTICE b hereby given that as from Ist July i 948 new dance coupons (colour orange) will be Issued. Patrons are kindly requested to use up all old coupons by Wednesday night 30th June, 1948, after which date such old coupons will not be recognized by us and they
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      245 6 fHE HO HONG S.S. CO. (1932) LTD. incorporated In Singapore. 65. CHULIA STREET. PHONE 3944 5 PASSAGE ft FREIGHT SERVICES. 'Hong Slang" sails for Rangoon 23 (Saloon and deck passengers) -Bidor' Sails For Palembang Pladjoe June 12 *Uong Tat" Sails For Djambl June 25 "Kepong" Sails For Rangoon J" ne
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    RESHUFFLE LIKELY IN SPORE FORWARD LINE
    349 7 Talking Soccer....By Spectator I)r obably bo a THwShuffle m the Singa£afd line for the vital Negri Semon Saturday week. display by the \J* particularly the t givea rise to KSJSition among the d! a J Kamid may be flom the category xC "i in
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    NARROW WIN FOR ROVERS
    184 7 A Strang rail) l»> the Rovers eond hall enabled them tabh against the j d iaj v. in .i Station and Ml i Barrow win by two n a Div. II soccer it the St George's Rd. ground yesterday, m&li Kranji were a shade tii In
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    POST-MORTEM
    167 7 On yesterday's game CHANGI Rafs were out to better their goal average j owl succeeded in moving above the "Tigers." Had Thomst/n been in top form, the score might have been 10-niJ. However, seven goals is not a true indication of the run of play. In the first 30
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    7-GOAL WIN FOR CHANGI AIRMEN
    379 7 R.A.F. (Changi) 7 S.C.C. 0 The Changi Airmen considerably improved their goal average in the first division of the League at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday when they trounced the S.C.C. to the tune of 7-nil, a result which put the Airmen above the Tigers and
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    DEVONS WIN
    21 7 The Devons defeated Base 3roup, R.E.. by 4-nil in a Second Division league soccer match played at Selarang. yesterday.
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    NO EXCUSES FOR ENGLAND'S DISAPPOINTING BATTING
    1166 7 BOWLERS WERE THE TOP-SCORERS Reuter. NOTTINGHAM, June 10.—There can be no excuses. England were let down today by their recognised batsmen when the opening match of the five Tests against Australia began here, for the first seven men mustered only 57 runs and eight
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    PROSPEROUS B.P.
    169 7 In a thrilling badminton match between the Prosperous B.P. "Reserves" and the Thomson Youngsters B.P. "B" team, the former won by five games to two Results (Prosperous B.P. players mentioned first):— Ong Tiong Ghee lost to Yaacob (5/4), (0/3), (12/15); Osman H. Karim beat Tan Gcok Chye (15/8),
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    DISASTER...
    40 7 U.P. I LONDON, June 10.— British afternoon paper headline writers today had but a single thought. In black type they all C described England's pro- gress in the test cricket j match against Australia with the word "disaster." —L.P,
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    SCOREBOARD
    153 7 Reuter. England, Ist Innings Hutton b Miller Washbrook c Brown b Lindwall c Edrfch b Johnston IK Compton b Miller 19 Hardfttaff c Miller I» Johnston Barnett b Johnston 8 Yardley lbw. b Toshack 8 Evans c Morris b Johnston Laker c Tallon b Miller CS Bedserc Brown b
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    FULL POINTS TO S.H.B. POLICE
    112 7 In a game full of excitement and spills, the Singapore Harbour Board (Aux.) Police, yesterday came through with colours flymg against the Singapore Police in a Div. II LeagMe match on the Thompson Road sports ground. The result was 2 -1 in favour of S.H.B.
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    HONOURS EVEN
    50 7 Honours were shared in the Dlv. 11l soccer fixture between the La Salle Sports Club ana the Serarigoon Association when the game, played at the C.V.M.A. grounds yesterday, ended in a one-all draw. Netlbronner scored for La Salle, while Ta.i Joo Han equalised fo r the Serangoon Association,
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    Holiday Cricket In Singapore
    659 7 Four cricket matches, one between the Singapore Crie<et Club and the Johore Cricket Club, were among the mliday sports activities in Singapore yesterday. The S.C.C.: Johore fixture, puayed on the padang. was ,yon by the S.C.C. by 31 runs. Another match on the pading, between SRC.
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    HOME SECRETARY STOPS AUTOMATIC REPRIEVES
    344 8 Reuter and U.P. LONDON, June 10.—Mr. Chuter Ede Uu Home Secretary, today revoked his decision of lasi April that all future murderers would automaarn'lv b« renrioved. From now on he told the. House of Commons, each case) would be considered on il merits. The position
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    2,000 REDS MOW DOWN IN CHENGTU
    161 8 Reuter. SHANGHAI, Ju:u 10. Chinese Government troops i have lifted the siege of Tzc yang, the Tientsin-Pukow railway city in south-western Shantung and re-opened .1 hundied mile stretch of the I line between Tzeyang and Hsuchow. it was reported here tonight. Another 2.000 Communists
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    TO CLAIM CHAMPION'S TITLE
    162 8 Reuter. Nfif Y f >r I r. J"ii" A protect t"iahi.\t the figh* brtli'Tyi (lilt f,rvr >irb %f>**rhi lioht /i/">"'/»rr "'i/ rhtmputn. and Freddie XTi'ls. British and Kuronfnn ehuntptft*. beinn recfigniscl n< fnr the irorhi title (1 to he made t<> the Ame ri/v; n \'riti'>H'il
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    REDS BURN UNION JACK
    111 8 Reuter. CALfTTA. .Inno 10 Two Union .Inr'rs wp>c bnrnt in Calcutta tftav hy two «m«l' r ronps of Ha its being ho stod with tho Tn'Han national to rolobrate Kjn? Georce's birthday. Police ClllCO' f *hit IV both cws C'lnnnnnis's burnt the British fin n. One
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    BRITAIN LEADS NETHERLANDS
    56 8 Reuter. BIRMINGHAM. June 10 Breat Britain gained a lead of two rubbers to zero over the Netherlands when the third round European zones Davi.*Cup tie started here today. Results were: A. J. Mottram beat A. C. Van Suol 6-3. 6-4 9-11. 6-3. Geoffrey Paish beat Robert Van
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    P.C. INJURED
    110 8 A police constable was inlured and taken to hospita 1 yesterday morning when h» was Involved in an accident i with a lorry at the junction of Scrangoon and Selcgic Road 1 The constable, who was ir civilian clothe", had hi 3 righl leg Injured. At 10 a.m.
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    Important Anti-T.B. Discovery
    148 8 U.P. PALO ALTO (California I Jane 10—A chemical villau which makes the body vulnc rafcle to tuberculosis ha s been identified by a Stanford UnivetsiU scientist in what may br the most Important research advance in the Study of '.hat disease. As an outgrovth of three year.
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    NARENDRA NATH ELIMINATED
    41 8 Reuter. BF.CKENHAM. Kent. June 10,—Narendra Nath. the Indian Davis Cup player was eliminated in the third round of the men's singles in the Kent lawn tennis championships here by Frank Sedgman of Australia who defeated him 3-4. 6-3.—Reuter.
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    Monetary Fund Sells $8,060,000 To India
    356 8 Reuter. WASHINGTON. June 10 The International Monetary Fund announced today it had ■old 10.000 to India. The India Government deposited ar,j cquiVK °nt amount of rupees; with the Fund. This brings to $36,060,000 the Fund's total sah 3 of currency to India to date.
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    CRASHED PLANE HAD AMPLE FUEL
    131 8 Reuter. SHANNON AIRPORT. Eir^ '■'<- 10. -Probable cause o ie -li'aster here on April 1* vhon a Constellation airline* rashed, killing 30. includin} '.ir Humi Mehta, the Bombay nlllionaire, was failure to main.tin enough height to clear th< rround. Disclosing this in a prclimin iry
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    STORY of U.S. "T—MEN."
    217 8 For the first time the Singaooic public will be able to get i glimpse of the inside work ngs of the U.S.A. Treasury De >mrtment responsible for the onviction of over 60 per cent >f all prisoners detained ir "ttatc penitentiaries last year. The Treasury Department
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    U.S. HONOUR AT STAKE
    114 8 Reuter. WASHINGTON. June 10. —I Mr. Harold Stassen. candi- date for the Republican pre-j sidential nomination, said the j national honour of the United j States was involved when he| urged here today full restoration of the sum authorised for the European Recovery Programme. Taking up
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    First Oxford 100 To Indian Test Player
    270 8 Reuter. LONDON, June 10—While England wickets were dropping quickly at Nottingham, Abdul Hafeex Kardar, who was a member of the Indian team which toured England in 1946, in scoring a hundred against iWiddlesex became the first Oxford University player this season to reach
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    URANIUM FIND
    45 8 REGINA (Saskatchewan. June 10.—A new discovery of uranium in Saskatchewan was confirmed by Provincial Resources Minister J. L Phelps. The discovery was made in the vicinity of Laclorange. about 200 miles north of Prince Albert by Bid Richardson and Lin McArthur of Toronto.
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    HAS $3 MILLION MORE TO SPEND IN TEN DAYS
    152 8 Reuter CHICAGO. June 10.—X. N Modi of Midinagar. India, is to <-pend 54.000.000 in America in a mcuth on capital good With only ten days left he has spent a little more more than $1.*****0. Mr. Modi is derector and genera!
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    41 8 The return of road accidents of May in Negri Sembilan shows a total of 32 non-fatal and three fatal accidents. The fatal accidents took place at Port Dickson (2) and Mantin. The most number of non-fatal accidents was in Scrcmban (16).
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    News From The Mews
    250 8 i By ALL AX LEWIS PENANG.—Tiio Malayan j a keys' Association ba* m plcted arrangements for ther* charitable dance to hi Singapore on July 12 p,J ceeds will go to the l Nicholas' Home for the Blind Tickets ate obtainable ft* all jockeys throughout Kii-a-a at
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