Malaya Tribune, 17 June 1948

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    61 1 The Malaya Tribune BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE Larger Sales than any Afternoon Paper in iMalaya Printing SiuiultanronMh/ Kuala Lumpur, !poh A Prnatuj. Telegram*: "Tribune Spore/ Telephone: 3811 (9 lines). EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1948 PRICE TEN CENTS The MALAYA TRIBUNE London Agents Messrs. Colin Turner Ltd.,
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    TROOPS LIKELY TO BE USED TO RESTORE ORDER
    896 1 COMMUNISTS BLAMED FOR LATEST MURDERS COMMONS, LORDS DISCUSS MALAYAN LAWLESSNESS Reuter. TROOPS may be vu S ed to restore order in Malaya. This was stated in the House of Commons last nignt by ;»Ir. Arthur Creech Jones, Secretary of State for the
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    Families Flee Estates
    43 1 I Tribune Staff Reporter) IPOH Today. European faSun gel Siout area cuated to Ipoh: the themselves ato remainl their posts and work Ks m)aji on as usual. Extra police and military «uards have been provided, arrests have been made yrt.
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    NO REPLY TO S.F.T.U. DEMAND
    90 1 Tribnm Bta i Reporter) l\ understood that with I trd to the request for the c of th« trade union offistnt by the Singapore Federation of Trade Unions to the Governor of Singapore and .the Federation High Cormissioner. no reply will bo forthcoming from gubernatorial
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    RED PAPER STAFF HELD
    95 1 'trwm Ohi Own Reporter) KUALA LUMPUR, Today. 1 VitSnn sis hours fiom mid"ik'iit to this morning, officers "H men of the C.I.D. raided weisl places in Kuala Lumpsr, wise and arrested 42 peoP 1 almost the entire staff of the Min Sheng Pau. Chinese igt organ
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    HIS BEARD LED TO COURT
    49 1 U.P. Mws, stxtyH r "Id Anaust Vallont fm i in, dollar fine today m MMwttmji a widow of his •je, who snipped off his "I"'' he wot asleep. -Vu Mid after 28 years of '"Kl<»,t growth the beard Vtttimy too "ragged and <l>rt,, up
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    MURDER WITNESSES WON'T TALK
    105 1 f Tribune Staff Reporter) Johore Police are experiencing difficulty in conducting investigations d recent polltica' murders. E> .-witnesses and those who live near the scen<* of the killings often refused to tell the Police what had I happened. The latest political crime occurred yesterday morning on
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    RED PLOT IN ITALY FOILED
    32 1 U.P. ROME. June 16. —Premier de Gasperi charged tonight that Italian communists had dotted a post-election coup hut were foiled when police seized their hidden arms. —LLP.
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    Arabs Talk Terms With Truce Count
    244 1 Reuter and U.P. CAIRO, June 16.—Arab leaders told Count Folke Bernadotte. the United Nations mediator, in Cairo today that the Arabs' basic conditions for peace in Palestine were 'no partition" and no Jewish state." This was disclosed by Azzam i Pasha. Secretary General of
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    SOONG ANGRY
    63 1 U.P. Canton, June 16. The Kwangtung Governor, Dr. T. V. Soong, today ordered a firing squad for any officials or officers lound guilty of recruiting conscripts forcibly. Dr. Soong was reportedly enraged by reports of continued forcible recruiling and other malpractices !by local officials, who allegedly I were
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    BLANCO COURT SHOOTING
    38 1 The Chinese. Ng Ah Keng. who was shot by a gunman in Blance Court last night is still in a critical condition in hospital. He was hit twice, in the abdomen and the left arm.
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    NOVELIST DIES
    21 1 U.P. CRITANNY. via Paris. June 16. -J. H. Rosny Jnr.. famous French novelist, aged 89, died lcic today. —U.P.
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    Anti-Red Drive By Siam
    112 1 Reuter. Bangkok. June 16. The Siamese police yesterday arrested a large number of Chinese Communists after day'ong raids of schools, associations and other establishments. Most of the arrested Chinese ire S3 id to be school teachers With Communist leanings who arrived lately from Shanghai and other
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    Reassessment Of Houses, Properties
    134 1 «Tiibune Staff Reporter) All unauthorised houses and jroperties within the Munici>a' limits are being assessed now by the Singapore Munici>ality. Large numbers of unauthoris»d houses and properties put up during the occupation reriod and scattered all over kfc*» Municipal at— ai« aaWtu ye receiving the benefit
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    RUSSIA JOINS GERMANY TALKS
    84 1 Reuter. BERLIN. June 16. Report.; that Russian officers lad joined with Western Ulien officers to discuss Russian participation in currency eform fo r the whole of Gernany were confirmed here onight by German officials in touch with the Soviet military administration. It was emphasised that the
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    FOOD SHORTAGE IS REDS' BEST WEAPON
    169 1 Reuter. LONDON, June IB.—Viscount Bruce of Melbourne, chairman of the World Food Council, said today that un'ess statesmanlike action was taken to end the world food shortage, Communism wou'd have the most potent weapon it could desire." He was speaking In a House of
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    LONG BLACK-OUT ON SUNDAY WILL SHORTEN FUTURE BLACK-OUTS
    182 1 (Tiibunc Staff Reporter) Several sections of the city wtll experience a long black- I out on Sunday night when a large generator In the St. lames' Power S.tatioa will be taken oft for repair and alteration. The repair gang will be at
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    LISTOWEL DEFENDS Sir EDWARD
    346 1 Reuter. LONDON, June 16.—Charges that the High Commissioner, Sir Edward Gent, had not taken sufficient measures in February to deal with the situation in Malaya and that this was a contributory cause of crimes of violence that was sweeping Malaya, were refuted by the Government «?nokesman,
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    Officer Killed In Car Crash
    109 1 A young Army officer. Capt. E. Shudbury, R. E., attached to 232 WKS. received fatal injuries when the car, which he is believed to have been driving, crashed into a tree in Adam Road at about 1.30 a.m. today. The front portion of the car
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    DUTCH BREAK OFF TALKS
    98 1 U.P. BATAVIA, June 16.--The Dutch have broken off the protracted Indonesian negotiation for the time being. The action was announced in a United Nations communique, which published the text of a note from the Netherlands delegation saying the action was prompted by the publication in Time
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    EARLY MORNING ARMED VISITORS
    71 1 (Tribune Stuff Reporter) In the early hours of this morning, two Chinese armed with pistols went to a house in Thomson Road and knocked on the front door. Mother and daughter, opening the door, were startled to see the strangers. The girl threw down a gold
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    Boy (12) Chases Thief
    109 1 fTribune Staff Reporter) A plucky 12-year-old Chinese lad was instrumental in the arrest of a Chinese who is believed to have snatched away a purse containing; $18 from his mother yesterday afternoon, as they were leaving the General Hospital- grounds. While tiw thief was running away
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    GRENADE FIND IN HOUSE
    58 1 'Tribune Staff Reporter) Last night Inspector Aziz of the Malays and Indian subbranch, C.1.D., discovered two hand grenades in a house in Paslr Panjang. i Two persons; a Chinese and an Indian, htrve been arrested in this connection. In the past week the Police seized a
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    MR. MALLAL TO BROADCAST
    27 1 The Hon. Mr. M. J. Mallal will broadcast from Radio Malaya tonight at 8.18 to remind the Singapore public about registering as voters.
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    Emergency Powers In Four Federation Areas
    208 2 In view of the serious state of lawlessness now prevailing i in certain areas of .the States of Johore and Perfck, His Ufr ceUency the High Commissioner has deemed it necessary to make essential regulations conferring wide emergency powers for dealing with this state
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    ARCHITECT HONOURED
    158 2 (From Our Own Reporter) KUALA LUMPUR, June 16. Congratulations to Capt. C. O Jennings, Municipal Architect, on his being awarded the OB.E. honour by His Majesty the King, were recorded at the meeting of the Municipal Commissioners this morning. Mr Jennings was awarded tne honour for the fine
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    Chinese Shot While Drinking Coffee
    196 2 A Chinese, shot in the abdomen last night, apparently while having a drink at a roadside coffee-stall in Blanco Court was admitted into the Civil General Hospital shortly after 8 p.m. The man was stated to be in a critical condition. The shooting appeared to
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    Convicted on Chandu Charges
    132 2 Two Chinese, "rfoh Cheng and 1 Ong Poh Tech. were brought before the Second District I Court yesterday, charged with j illegal possession of chandu and equipment used for the consumption of chandu. It was stated that about 1 p.m. on June 4 revenue officers, raiding
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    WARRANTS FOR BANISHMENT
    84 2 SEREMBAN. June 16—The Chief Pohce Officer, Negri Sem-1 bilan, Mr. G. B. Folliott told the Tribune yesterday that banishment warrants had been issued to a number of persons known to be connected with the recent disturbances and violence at Sua Betoog Estate, Port Dickson, and Ladairg Geddes
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    Women Students Celebrate
    101 2 (Tribune Woman Reporter) Raffles College women students held a dinner at their hostel at Mt. Rosie on Tuesday night. It was a social gathering to mark the end of the academic year 1947-48. Among the guests present were Dr. G. V. Allen, the Hon. Mr. C. C.
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    State Lotteries For Later Discussion
    64 2 KUALA LUMPUR. June 16--—When the subject of Lotteries came up this morning at the meeting of the Municipal Commissioners, it was decided to discuss it at the next meeting of the Commis sioners, as two of the members _Mr. K. K. Benjamin and Mr R.
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    McKERRON FLIES TO LONDON
    198 2 Urgent news of the deterioration of his wife's health has made it necessary for Mr. p A. B. McKerron, CMG, to fly to the U.K. immediately. He left Singapore by iir this morning. During his absence. Mr. Andrew Gilmour, MCS wi'l act as Colonial Secretary. Mr.
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    LAST MONTH'S REPAT WORK
    181 2 A total of 150 1.R.0. Chinese repatriates from China were accommodated at Bushey Par* Camp during the month of May. Thirty of them were released from St. John's on May 21 and were transhipped lo Rangoon by the Hai Lee twc days later, while 120 from
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    New Municipal Commissioners
    60 2 Two new Singapore Municipal Commissioners nave been appointed by HE. T.he Governor, Sir Franklin Glmson. They are Mr. Duncan Robertson and Mr. Sandy G. Pilloy. Mr Duncan Robertson takes the place of Mr. A. Corbti during the latter's absence on leave. Mr. Sandy Pillay succeeds the Honourable
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    SHIPPING TO DJAMBI
    125 2 A press release by The Ro yal Netherlands ConsulateGeneral regarding the closing of the port of Djamti, explains that during the period June 16 to June 30, no new sailing permits will be issued by the Harbour Master ai Tanjong Pinang to vessels intending to proceed to
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    Jail & Rotan For Armed Robber
    192 2 Jail Rotan For Armed Robber A Chinese, Lee Ah Liew. who robbed an i n i keeper of $900 in cash and jewellery on the men* 6 last year, was sentenced to eight years' rigorX ment'and 12 strokes of the rotan by Mi. Justice T in the Assize Court yesterday.
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    NO POLIO YESTERDAY
    15 2 No fresh ease of litis or death from the was reported i-st.nLy.
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    RURAL PROGRESS HELD UP BY LACK OF MATERIALS
    300 3 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Mr. C. W. A. Sennett, the Commissioner o£ Lands, told the Tribune yesterday that the Authorities would like to help improve conditions in Malay Kampongs but "it all depends upon the availability of materials and equipment from abroad." How
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    Good Luck Gesture To Valberg
    88 3 dent and Members ,h committee «1 Manvt- 1 oi the Singapore and Spcns Council arrai fing a larewell ua 316 to wish good luck to Valberg, Singapore:-. psentative at the Work» r p: year. The ten held at the YMCA. Sihart RoaA on Tuesday Jan.
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    INDUSTRIAL CLASH
    43 3 PARIS June 16. Seventy remh troops were reported i'ounavd in thf lighting be- n strikers and troops and ,L- at the industrial town Ferrand today, riu ;>«>l!ce had arrested 60 of strikers, it was .said, who dashed wltn the authorities. Reuter.
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    2,217 FAMILIES GOT RELIEF
    274 3 A total of $20,417 was spent as relief for 2,217 families the Social Welfare Department in May. An additional amount 'd $071 was paid to the residents of York Hill and Himhev Park Homes as pocket money. Out of the Silver Jubilee Fund a sum of
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    EN ROUTE TO BATAVIA
    85 3 M. P. Salade. French Consul* General in Batavia. accompanied by his wife and children, passed through WntfapOft y ts terday on the Willem Ruy.s en route to Batavia. M. Salade told the Tribune that the east was not a new place to him as he trad
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    RAF MERGER FOR MAINTENANCE
    90 3 As from yesterday (June 16) No. 389 Maintenance Unit and No. 390 Maintenance Unit will merge with Headquarters R.A.F. Base Seletar. The new formation will be known in future as R.A.F. Maintenance Base (Far East) Seletar and will be commanded by Air Commodore G. P. H.
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    5 Years For Malay Youth
    236 3 Mohamed. Yusof bin Manmood, 18, described as a labourer employed by the military at Kranji, was sentenced yesterday to five years' rigorous imprisonmont by Mr. Justice Thorogood at the Singapore Assize Court under the Arms Act: Mohamed Yusof was tried on one charge of carrying
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    Seamen's Plan For Maritime Board
    424 3 (Tribune Staff Reporter) The six Singapore seamen's unions which recently opposed the Government's scheme for a Seamen's Registration Bureau have drafted an alternative scheme for a Singapore Maritime Board to act as a single source for the recruitment of seamen and provide joint negotiation machinery
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    Dates In Demand
    132 3 (Tribune Staff Reporter) With the approach of the Puasa festival, dates are again in keen demand with prices jumping from $15 a picul last week to the present price of $20. "in anticipation of some brisk business from now onwards until the beginning of next month, Indian
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    CONGRATULATIONS NEW INDIAN G.G.
    46 3 The Representative of the Government of India in Malaya suggoats that organisations in Malaya send congratulatory cables to Mr. C. Rajagopalachari, tho first Indian Gover-nor-Genoral, on the day he assumes office. The holding oi' social functions is left entirely to the organisations.
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    CARR-SAUNDERS REPORT
    54 3 (Tribune Staff Reporter) A joint committee made up of members of the Raffles College Council and the Medical College Council met yester day at 2.15 p.m. to discuss the Carr-Saunders report on University Education m Malaya. Thoy are to pay special attention to the question of the constitution
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    P.E.A Has Big Name But Small Body
    467 3 "THE PEOPLES EDUCATION ASSOCIATION IS AN INSTITUTION WITH A RIO NAME BUT ONLY A VERY SMALL BODY," DECLARED PROFESSOR T. H. BIfjCOCK WHEN HE ADDRESSED ROTARIANS YESTERDAY ON THE AIMS OF THE PEA. "It hag a big name because i it has big
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    GUNMEN HIT YOUTH, SISTER
    117 3 Six masked Chinese gunmen broke into a house occupied by a Chinese family tin Wilkinson Road at 4 a.m., yesterday, hit a 17-year-old youth and his sister on the head with the butts of their revolvers when resistence was offered, and left in a car with
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    SENT TO HOME, ABSCONDED
    97 3 An Indian, Mohamad bin Tararah, was convicted and sentenced to 15 months' rigorous imprisonment yesterday by the Second District Magistrate A. D. Farrell. He was accused of offering a sum of money to Cpl. A. S. Hamilton attached to R.A.0.C.. at Kranji. for some motor spare
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    Political Murder
    848 4 Public opinion has been shocked at the succession of murders, some of which are unquestionably politically inspired and all of which are part of the same wave of violence which would not have come into being but for the ceaseless subversive agitation which has been going on and
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    AS OUR READERS SEE IT 'White' Australia Threat To UNO
    460 4 Sir, It is not surprising that the reception aocorded to the Australian goodwill mission at Bukit Serene, where local community leaders were present, was a very unpVeaaant one to Mr. MacMahon Ball and his team. The Malayan point of view
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    "Worse Than In Jap Time"
    327 4 Sir, The Japanese had system of checking violence and lawlessness and It worked admirably, In town areas at least. Sentries were posted at ai: junctions of roads leading into towns and all users of the roads were subjected to examination in order to detect the
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    Leadership Of Indians
    515 4 Sir,—I crave the indulgence of the Letter-bag columns ol your popular daily for expressing my opinion on the Indiar Labour Problem in Malaya with reference to the Malayan Indian Congress President's recenl statement. The Malayan Indian Congres? has expressed tne view thai they may be forced to
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    TWO "AUSSIES" THANKS
    159 4 SIR, —May I, as a visitor to Malaya, express my appreciation of the kindness and hospitality which has been shown to my mother and me during our visit here. We have enjoyed our stay in your colourful and exciting city so much, that it will be with
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    Income Tax Vagaries
    498 4 Sir,—Under the provisions of the Section 59 of the Income Tax Ordinance. 1947, the Comptroller of Income Tax may by notice in writing require any person to furnish him with a return of income. In term of that section every person chargeable with tax for any year
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    Plain Words
    98 4 Sir. "To adopt a pre-war 'ta kuasa' attitude in po«t-uv Malaya is to sacrifice our p0... tical ration cards in favour of dependence on the pohtica: OABU OU.M SJ,>mo ;0 f,}UtV] registered themselves." Above is supposed to be the pronouncement of a member 0 our Legislative Council quoted
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    MINNIE'S RECORD
    71 4 Another world milking record has been broken by I herd i British Friesian cattle MMNi ry Mr. R. A. P. Pearson, cf Moor town Farm, Ringwood (HartDuring 24-hours his Garsdos Minnie gave 198 lb. of at easily beating the previous 24--hour record of 155' 4 lbs. to Bridge
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    PLENTIFUL SUPPLY OF TEXTILES IN MALAYA
    489 5 More Coming In Than Last Year (Tribune Staff Reporter) i i textiles stock position can now be said fv satisfactory and there are more supplies in than last year," the Acting Registrar t[rports and Exerts, Mr. A. D. Stutchbury, \'m the Tribune rdins to
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    US STILL TRYING TO SETTLE LEND-LEASE WITH SOVIET
    852 5  -  (By William Hardcastle Reuters Correspondent) Reuter. WASHINGTON—Russia's outstanding lendlease account—it amounts to a total of 11,058,833 dollars (about £2,704,708)—is one of the minor United States-Soviet issues which the Truman administration may soon use as a "test of sincerity" weapon with Moscow. rri
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    FOOD for BRITAIN
    149 5 Reuter-AAP. SYDNEY.—Hundreds of tins of fat are pouring into the Food tor Britain Fund's depot in Sydney from all parts of New South Wales—and the organising secretary, Mr. Harry Simpson, says he docs not know what to do with it. He added that the Food ror Britain
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    Duchess Of Gloucester Visits Clinic
    109 5 H.R.H. the Duchess of Gloucester recently visited the Charterhouse Rheumatism Clinic headquarters at Weymouth Street, London, W., of which she is President, and was shoicn evidence of good progress in research and treatment It ivas her first visit s-nce reluming from Australia. More than 150.000
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    MALAYAN NEWS BRIEFS
    749 5 Mr. Haider E. Tyebkhan. President of the Muslim Chamber of Commerce, and manager of Messrs. H. A. Tyebkhan Co., who was made a Justice of the Peace in the Birthday Honours, was entertained to dinner by friends and well wishers at Meera's Restaurant, Penang, on Sunday night.
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    British Honours "Too Cheap"—U.S. Jibe
    204 5 NEW YORK. —Diplomatic circles in Washington are making cynical consents that British honour*; are being awarded to Americans too generously and nidiscriminately with the motive of curryi^Jf^ur British honours were once the most coveted m the world, but in the United State they are;W too
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    High Rate Of Crime In U.K.
    267 5 LONDON. Crime in overcrowded, rationed. austerity London is likely to remain at a high level until living conditions improve, according to the Commissioner of Metropolitan police. Sir Harold Scott. Sir Harold is responsible for the security of a population of eight and a quarter
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    POPE TO HOLD CONSISTORY
    76 5 Reuter. ROME. -According to usually well-informed Vatican circles, the Pope has decided to hold a Consistory during June. The latest date mentioned is Mcndav, June 14. It is hoped that the Patriarchs and Archbishops of the Oriental Rite who Hve in the Near East will be
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    GOLDEN SLIPPER, RAFFLE PAY WELL AT PTC MEET
    1513 6  -  (By ALLAN LEWIS s s ,xr s: ans Sr a plact Ll Raffle ret5?n«l a WX2 wln-d.vldwrd an,! $19 for a place. rvmninri won the seven fu Crispian won the sewn furlongs race for clans one sprinters' to pay $14 for a
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    33 6 Pool $202,762 Ist. Prize *****5 2nd. Prize *****5 3rd. Prize *****4 Starters: *****6, *****0, *****5, *****7, *****4, 1474*2, *****8. Consolation Prizes: *****8, *****7, *****2, *****2, *****1, *****4, *****3, *****2, *****9, *****6.
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    S'PORE MAY HAVE BORSTAL INST.
    263 6 (Tribune Staff Reporter) FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE QUESTION nm STAL INSTITUTION FOR SINGAPORE raw? *1 FORE THE PRISON INQUIRY COMMISSION a?J" 1 S ING YESTERDAY. Y1 TO Mp. F > Before making any recommendations, the Commissioners decided to seek the advice of certain important
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    3 EUROPEANS KILLED IN LATEST CRIME WAVE
    835 6 Details of the'ghastly murder of three European planters were telegraphed by the Tribune correspondent from Ipoh last night. The triple murder took place at an estate off Lintang Road, a few miles from Sungei Siput. The dead men are: J. M. Allison, manager
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    Olympic Team To Skip Rangoon, Play More Matches In S'pore
    451 7 Talking Soccer By SPECTATOR „*u kaMME for UM Chinese ;„',,!< fontbaMew "ho are r, in 1« Sinifapare next 1,, >hi be .-Mended f«I--iflS rereil* "I news that tfSi* ',a> here will be Zr, rtffcartjr three matehei have v' 1 i
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    TODAY'S SPORT
    72 7 sO( Milt: sAI A Div. 1 (..'t. \s. Na\\. .Jalan BcMMUr stadium. Isiv. t —S'pore Chiwm Kaffiriceritfg Assn. vs. IHIh Air Formation Signals, Gtjrhag Siodtam; Potkto vs. V. u.o.iv, Alexandra; Dockyard vs. K«.\,ts, St. GefargOS K»al (K.u.D.) ground; Ist vs. 5.D.11. AwHiary Police, fatten Dtp*. I>iv. S—La Salle
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    Friendly Badminton
    84 7 A friendly game of baaminton will be played between the Harrisons Crosfield Sports Club and th e Mansfield Badminton Team on Saturday, at 3 p.m. at No. 19. Urn Tua Tow Road. The following will represent the H. C. Sports CIuo: George Thio. Lee Peng Hwee Ong Eng
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    Jollilads A.U.
    52 7 The following players ar t > seise ted to play football for she Joiliiads soccer team against the Base Group R.E. Par Easi. on £unday at Alexandra Road ground at 5.15 p.m.: Sithambaram. Narayana, Rasak, S. Muthiah. Ghani, Murugasu. Sintha. Nadarajah. Krishnasamy, Muniyandi, Salahuciin, Dollilah. Suppiah At I.
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    Zero Hour For Olympic Entries
    225 7 Reuter. LONDON, June 16. —Midnight tonight is the Deadline lor the 60 nations which accepted an invitation to send their entries either by cable or the official forms indicating in which of the ;36 events of the 17 sports at the Olympic Games wey will
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    "Hospital Youngsters"
    85 7 The following will represent the Hospital Youngsters Ist and 2nd XI s at soccer against the Seletar Combined Indians and the Seletar Youngsters, respectively at the Naval Base ground on Sunday at 4 p.m. K. Jeevarajah, A. Kanapathi, Harrown, K. Arumugam, R. Rajah, T. Nadarajah, Fhali Earn, J.
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    POST-MORTEM
    141 7 On Yesterday's Game AT last soccer supporters vrre treated to a food oame! /f uvi.s Jeaaf expected, for apart from the ground conditions being not conducive to good football, neither the 8.R.C. nor the Amicabies have lieen playing good soccer 'recently. When Barm returns to the team, Rccs' vanguard
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    Recs Beat 3 A's To Take Fourth Place
    923 7 S.R.C. m 2, AMICABLE ATHLETIC ASSN. 1. THE S.R.C. PLAYED SPLENDIDLY TO BEAT THE AMICABLE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION BY THE ODD GOAL IN THREE AT JALAN BESAR STADIUM YESTERDAY. It was the Recs' first game in the second round ot the First Division
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    ALL-S'PORE SIDE SELECTED
    84 7 The All-Singapore side tc meet the Federation team in the trial to select the AllMalaya XI for -the match against the China Olympic footballers will be selected from the* following 15 players: Angullia (Spore), wra g g (AFmy), Abdul Rahman (Spore), Salich (Spore). Reilly (R.A.F. SeU, Haji
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    HONOURS LIST
    242 7 BATTING 100 n.o. V. C Wcsteriiotit (SJt.C vs. P.W.D.). 83 n.o. Yogarajah (P.W.D. v». S.R.C) 63 D. B. Hai* (S.C.C. vs. Kha tea Assocn.) 0? Gtinaretnam (P.U.S. vs. V.M.C.A., X I i 50 J. Anchant (S.R.C. vs. Non-Renders). IB M a I or Noble (GHQ FARELF vs. S.C.C)
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    MOTOR RACER DIES IN CRASH
    102 7 U.P. ALTDORF, June 16. A fatal accident marred today's fourth leg of Tour de Suisse whoji Belgian rider Richard Depoorte» crashed in a tunnel near the village of Washcn. Rushing down tihe Susten Pass at a speed of 80 kilometers per hour. Depoorter wearing sun
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    Ping-Pong Friendly
    107 7 The Foochow Methodist Church beat the Singapore Municipality in a friendly pingpong match by five games to two. Following are the results (Foochow Methodist Church players mentioned first):— Lav Buong Peck beat Chan Man Cheok 18/21, 21/16, 21/19, 16/21, 21/19; Goh Gie Chiong lost to Lee Meng Kong
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    Hwa Yew B.P.
    120 7 In a friendly badminton match, played last Sunday, the Hwa Ylw *B.P. beat the Milky Lads Party by G games to 1. Uesults: (Hwa Yew players mentioned first): Singles: Chua Kee Meng beat Lim Hong Suan 15/0, 15/2; Seah Kirn Teck beat Tan Kie Yeow 15/5, 15/5;
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    Mayflower B.P.
    106 7 In a very keenly contested jnd thrilling match, played at the Clerical Union Hall, the i Mayflower B. P. defeated the Perhipoan Stia Club by four games to two. The results arc as follows:--(Mayilower B.P. players mentioned first). Tan Guan Hcng beat Suadi 7-15. 15-4, 15-9; Lav Tong
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    Rearranged Programme For HK A Wise Move
    1171 7 Weekly Cricket Review. By Ram Piara THE decision to He'd a Singapore Civilian XI against the Hong Kong team (due today) instead of the representative Singapore Colony leant was a very wine one Indeed and deserves commendation. As the Services are a!reidy alloted
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    2 FRIENDLY GAMES
    115 7 In a friendly game of soccer >layed on the Padang yesterlay between the S.C.C. and the Indonesians, the S.C.C. won by ;he only goal of the match. During the course of the game both teams played well. S.C.C. obtained their goal Hi rough Taylor, the centufoiward. Honours
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    Cheng's Friendly B.P.
    61 7 The following have been selected to represent the Chena's Friendly BP. in a friendly' badminton match against the National City Bank B.P. on June 20. at Malayu at 3 p.m. Singles: Messrs. Billy Quek. Andrew Lim, Tan Beng Chiang, Sect Cheng Hua and Sect Kirn Cheng, Doubles:
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    2 'GLAMOUR' DOUBLE 100's BY GLAMORGAN BATSMEN
    398 8 Reuter. LONDON, June IC—Today's County cricket championship matches were cominated by Iwo men plavlng for Gl tmorganshire who each exc»R<i?d 200 runs and who each claimed more than a hundred! in boundaries. Rmrya Dnvfcs wh-» h in hi14th year butted with ah th
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    News From The Mews
    266 8  -  (BY I j A LLAN LEWIS I'FM*"''- .'nosd-iy. .1 INGRAM, who rle r Ibe on T *fvdav nn»l was to lv»vp ii<l«l<m oday. has returned to Bm':anore ny r»l?ir"\ an'l will Irave for Australia, per ss. Gordon today. Ingram, who T understood wu to have rkVfsn
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    DRAW FOR WIMBLEDON
    208 8 Reuter. London, June 16. Nine play «ra will carry the challenge rom India and Pakistan in he Wimbledon lawn tennis championships which begin on Monday next, but the draw, aade today, hold: little hope of access. Narandra Nath, Dilip Dose nd K. B. Madan. India, and Kyat
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    Union Demands Nationalisation
    68 8 Reuter. BLACKPOOL. June 16 Immediate nationalisation of Britain's Iron and steel industry by an emergency decree was demanded by the Foundry Workers Union conference here today. The delegates, representing 77,000 foundrymcn. rejected a proposal to withhold compensation from owners, but agreed that only the minimum rates a$
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    FLUKE-OR A HABIT?
    103 8 U.P. LONDON. Juno 10. The F'tg.ish Gnlj Union tadmy was investigation r world >r<i c'oilm bpj n Torqnoy C ub ffnlfcf H C. Bowbotmant, his ho'ei! out the ehib'.s ith hnle 1) times fa thrct month* The 42-year-old wcek-ern-' player j Rowhotham, tohooe handicap >s seven, laughed
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    DUTCH SUSPEND INDONESIA TALKS
    155 8 Reuter. Batavia. June 16. The Dutch today suspended talks for a political settlement in Indonesia which have been going on with a Republican delegation for the past six months under United Nations auspices. They also rejected suggestions put forward by the United Nations Good Offices committee
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    QUEEN'S CLUB TENNIS
    60 8 Reuter. LONDON. June 16:—When the London lawn tennis champlonshios were continued at Queen's Club today. Sumant Misra and F. Kukuljevic of India were eliminated in third round games of the men'; singles. Eric Sturgess (South Africa* b?at Misra 6 -2. 6 -2. While R Falkenbur (United Statcs>
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    TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE! Ronnie Barth Ihi SRC rlyhl ">noti ott« hi* head lu if*( tnill Ijtt'it n Time A'y defender during tin S R.( c\ AAA. Dii. I ,,,i„h at Jalan Bcsnr wstnaay. The IBees ««on t—t.
    40 8 TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE! Ronnie Barth Ihi SRC rlyhl ">noti ott« hi* head lu if*( tnill Ijtt'it n Time A'y defender during tin S R.( c\ AAA. Dii. I ,,,i„h at Jalan Bcsnr wstnaay. The IBees ««on t—t.
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    Another Win For Derby Jockey
    316 8 Reuter. ASCOT, Berkshire. June 16.—An English horse. Master Vote, stole the limelight when the Royal Ascot meeting was continued today before another great crowd, for this five-year old gelding did what no other horse has ever done in winning .he Royal Hunt Cup, Ascot's premier
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    CONTROL PLAN FOR GERMANY
    119 8 Reuter. PARIS. June IG. The French Foreign Minister, George Bidault. defending the six-power plan for Hermanv in the National Assembly de bate tonight declared: "I d' rot know in the whole of history so far reaching a provision fj cffeivive control as that proposed in the
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    Hassett Hits Another ioq
    292 8 NORTHAMPTON, Juno 10.- T mc w leading the Australians today foIi OV M Test century with 1?7 in the first l*i u *H their match against Northamptonshire s p fyf A Cor dismissing the county for 110. the tourists nasser this total for the loss of
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    Trotting Becomes Popular
    126 8 Reuter-AAP. SYDNEY, June IS. Stanley Burgoine, Victorian .jockey, baa switched from galloper, to trotters. He is tin ur.st Jockey to do so since night trotting was introduced m Victoria toward the end >f 1947. Burgoine has handed in his rider's licence to the Victoria Racing Club and
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    "Frontier Gandhi" Is Jailed
    129 8 Reuter. PESHAWAR h_ «andhi was ;onment fo: f, o nUer I*s He was sentenced kT hstnet magistrate of »1 P the Northwest or be.nc found gJl it v at ~Vi'dsh-'i „nHor of the FtontuT CriajcT? 'ations. Ho wa? attestor] at Bakadui Khcl a fwT listrict. The
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    REJECTION OF U.S. PROTEST
    79 8 Reuter. WASHINGTON. June 16Tha United States ha, rated to Egypt and Syria :hi is does not recognise I blockade those countries la* instituted along the cott4 Palestine "and will prowl accordingly." Georgi C Mishall disclosed today. Both Syria and Egypta»v. rejected a former America protest on
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    BELGIAN STRIKE
    46 8 U.P. Brussels. JttM I*'». A t™ of a million iron awJJ workers struck today jto* r>!gium'fl largest Jfi labour officials announced* flay. The steel wouers demanding a live increase with minimum"" cents (U.S.. per hour amounts to 8 bajc minimum salary of P —U.P.
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    36 8 KUALA UJMPUR.SI .The Kuan the course of "fj** 20 greaadei aad JJJ J t of ammunition WJJ R j empty hut j- the m »3 Scrdang area, 1« 1 -trc town.
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    Boys Flee To U.K. In "Borrowed" Plane
    119 8 Reuter. LONDON, June 16.— Twenty-ow! Slovak refugees arrived at a B r iUsn g station today in a Cfcechoslova< < which thsy had escaped dur ng Among them were two women a'lfj two boys ime aged eight and the other n. It whs
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